Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. In contrast, when the market is falling, by definition your investment is worth less THE DAY AFTER you have invested.

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Dream It

AUGUST 29, 2019

The definition of Exit Strategy from Investopedia: “The method by which a venture capitalist or business owner intends to get out of an investment that he or she has made in the past. Companies like Google are making acquisitions when they need to fill a critical gap in technology and see an opportunity (i.e. Take Google as an example.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

To know that while acquiring a business in China will help you globalize faster it most certainly will take you off of your most immediate problems at home and that dominating your national opportunity first is far better than being spread thinly across two complex opportunities. Bring it on. So you become jaded. Disappearing messages?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. There are many opportunities to expand margins beyond the traditional brokerage business of YouTube networks.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Kara Goldin is a force of nature: Authentic, unafraid of failure, and creative in pushing boundaries and disrupting the status quo. That’s not accurate; I definitely had fears. When you’re trying to disrupt an established category: Go outside of your business to search for inspiration and ideas. Who is this “ Wonder Woman ”?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Market Opportunity. We always say that great opportunities are composed of a world-class team addressing a big & disruptive market opportunity. By definition the market is already large and therefore crowded or it’s nascent and the opportunity is not totally clear. But what about markets?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Students are great source of ideas because they’re willing to challenge the existing norms – the basis for all disruption.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I was saying that I was happy it was all out in the open because I felt at least everybody could now understand the issues & opportunities from the perspectives of angels, entrepreneurs and VCs. While they currently allow international funding opportunities, the bar is set at a different level. I argue the opposite.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Welcome to day three of TechCrunch Disrupt , where the opportunities to learn, connect and grow your business just don’t stop. Remember, you’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. Disrupt Stage | 10:00 am. Disrupt Stage | 10:30 am. Let’s go!

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. This is the “truly disruptive technology” that startups often claim. It’s definitely worth a look.

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Gust

JUNE 29, 2014

As I was reading about it a while back, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. This is the “truly disruptive technology” that startups often claim. It’s definitely worth a look.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Great entrepreneurs invest countless hours reinventing, reimagining and disrupting products and services of all kinds. No one likes to admit weaknesses, but just as you look for the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWOT) in a business deal, use that same rubric on yourself. Definitely. What do you struggle with?

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

So, as we shift in the nature of warfare, there’s more and more opportunity for non-traditionals and service providers to be a part of that procurement story. Kathleen: I don’t think there’s a pre-definition of number of primes. That is definitely a different model than authoritarian states.

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Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Remember that investors like industries that have a billion dollar opportunity, and a double-digit growth rate. Soft responses from your candidates will definitely kill your credibility. Exit strategy.

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NZ Entrepreneur

JULY 17, 2022

Good ideas often stem from our experiences – opportunities we’ve seen that have come from problems we’ve had. Essential skill #2: spotting patterns to be ready to pounce on opportunities. In today’s innovation-led marketplace, spotting opportunities offers a first mover advantage. But the idea is simply the starting place.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

“We basically just chased the opportunity wherever it was,” he tells TechCrunch, summing up how Bounce tackled the last two years of pandemic disruption. But by summer 2020 there was a temporary unlocking as parts of Europe reopened to tourism — so Bounce focused its efforts on markets like Croatia at that point.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 18, 2021

When we saw them double-down on their investment, it gave us confidence to invest in Apeel and an opportunity to do so,” Park said. Food waste is a global problem, and after listening to James, we definitely feel like Apeel is the next wave of how to attack these huge problems in an impactful way.”. and Europe.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Sam also had a vision as early as 2012 about how MakeSpace would be a large employer of middle-income jobs: The company would hire employees rather than just have contractors and he would lead the effort to ensure they had opportunities for growth and benefits for their families. I will miss my daily interactions with Sam.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 28, 2023

Companies want to build for the pain point you never dreamed to disrupt; VCs want to invest in an emerging trend before it becomes a household name; and those breaking into tech are told to lean into their earnestness, because you never know who is going to answer your cold email. To get this in your inbox, subscribe here.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 15, 2021

It’s a unique moment, one that creates an unusual opportunity for startup founders on the hunt for talent. While all startups are certainly not focused on being disruptive, they often rely on cutting-edge technology and processes to give their customers something truly new. percent, versus 5.5% percent in the economy overall.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 7, 2017

You need a great idea—ideally one that is disruptive and will scale and that you care about passionately. Most investors reject the opportunity to invest and being told “no” hurts. Share definitive documentation with investors, including a capitalization table. By Murray Indick and Kate Tyler. We understand.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 19, 2022

However, it is pertinent to be very careful when hiring your first team members — the last thing you want to do is onboard someone who turns out to be a bad fit and causes major disruptions. Kaizen: Constantly Improve (we see every issue as a growth opportunity). Deliver on Promises (we do what we say we will); 3.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

By gaining real world experience and exposing these college students to potential future employers, the program moves LSC’s mission forward to “disrupt the cycle of poverty and inequality”.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

This latest Series B has been the subject of rumors since this summer (and most recently a report last night that the round had finally closed), PrimaryBid’s growth comes at a time when a number of startups have been building investment services targeting niche opportunities, and services for those who are underserved.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

“Enterprise expenditure on custom software is on track to double from $250 billion in 2015 to $500 billion in 2020,” so we’ll definitely be diving deeper into this topic in the coming months. For starters: he’s never had an opportunity to pitch at a VC firm where there was another Black person in the room.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 6, 2022

We are about to enter a new era of innovation, so it’s our priority to ensure companies are equipped to manage the proliferation of shopping channels and experiences to become the disruptors — not the disrupted.”.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

. “We can improve both outcomes and costs by moving care from the hospital back to the place it started — at home,” they write in a post that explores five innovations enabling at-home care and identifies investment opportunities like acute care and infrastructure development. Image Credits: Bryce Durbin. Ritu Narayan founded Z?m

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

The fresh investment comes as VCs see a growing opportunity in AI-powered, copy-generating adtech companies, whose tech promises to save time while potentially increasing personalization. “Generative AI is completely disrupting the way content is created today. Regie was founded in 2020 by Matt Millen and Srinath Sridhar.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Disrupting the traditional MBA may be the most tried, tested and tweaked edtech startup pitch out there. Being the first layer between job seekers and their first job in tech may help Stoa avoid competing with bigger players, but this opportunity could be its biggest challenge, too. Understanding the unaccredited mindset.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

“While we had a plan and knew roughly what we were going to do, we could never have imagined the insane acceleration of Austin or what we’d be able to accomplish in what has definitively been the biggest 10 months in the history of the company.”. Image Credits: Sonoma home / DANIEL KELLEGHAN PHOTOGRAPHY.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

A few examples… When asked in February what differences in the landscape he saw in 2021 and if deals were much more competitive, Accel partner Ethan Choi responded: “On the investing side, deals were definitely more competitive and valuations certainly reflect that, even despite a correction in public fintech comps.”.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

But while some in the tech world describe that kind of chaos as a garbage fire, others see it as something very different: an opportunity. Day 106 , for example, was spent at TechCrunch Disrupt, where he came to see Paul Davison, another hustler, talk about the highlights of Clubhouse and the low lights of Highlight.)

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 20, 2016

And we can break the definition down even further. In solving a business challenge or making a decision, creativity and opportunity are born out of debating a range of options and then selecting the best one for the circumstances. Fundamentally, alignment is an output of an input and a throughput : Input + Throughput = Output.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 15, 2021

“Organizations still don’t have an effective radar to get ahead of threats and opportunities, and turning challenges into opportunities,” said David Benigson, the startup’s CEO, in an interview. In any case, Signal AI itself has definitely grown.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 11, 2022

For the SMBs that Stenn targets, it uses the World Bank’s definition, which works out to a business having up to $120 million in annual sales. Amazon has yet to make large moves here but it might well do so in partnership with other financiers, opening up a window of opportunity for a company like Stenn.

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OurCrowd

AUGUST 31, 2020

SEC’s Historic Decision Broadens Definition of Accredited Investor. For the first time, they went beyond an income-based or wealth-based definition to include expertise, skills and financial licensing, among other criteria, to enable an estimated million or more US households to join the ranks of the accredited investors.

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Startup Blogpost

AUGUST 8, 2023

We invested in training our writers and improved our service delivery, turning the setback into a growth opportunity. Embrace uncertainty as an opportunity for innovation, not a harbinger of failure. If you plan for the long game, you will have a definite goal that will allow you to become resilient in terms of uncertainty.

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