This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 3, 2014

It''s super interesting to go back and trace connections and relationships that led to new opportunities. After seeing my ability to bring a big community together, she wound up introducing me to TK because he was running a hackathon of his own around the first Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC in 2010. More detail from Tarikh below.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

How many billions is for the public market to decide but there’s no doubt in my mind that the underlying value of renting out big chunks of space and using tech enabled, streamlined processes to sublet it out in smaller chunks works. After all, that’s what hotels are, right? Plus, the overall dollars invested tend to be smaller.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 2, 2011

This is particularly acute in New York City, where you have several industries undergoing serious disruption, a critical mass of creativity from the cross pollination of ideas, and lots of capital. It’s not so much that we have a shortage of talent as much as we have an overabundance of opportunities for innovation.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

The disruptive technology-enabled startups are being showcased at its Demo Day, following their five-month participation in the Labs’ accelerator program. “At The post Morgan Stanley Inclusive Ventures Lab hosts Global Demo Day of Disruptive Startups appeared first on American Entrepreneurship Today®.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

They are detail oriented, cost focused, quality obsessed and chasing a big market opportunity. We’re the underlying platform that enables the calls to be tracked like clicks while weeding out fraud. We can technology enable offline advertising. There will be new opportunities in this value chain.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

Such passionate individuals are not only disrupting industries but also making a significant impact on social and environmental issues. We can foster an ecosystem that supports and uplifts young entrepreneurs by encouraging creativity, providing investment opportunities, and celebrating achievements.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Some of the opportunities involve machines, while an equal amount of opportunity lies in the software behind the machines. Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Travis Connors, Building Ventures At Building Ventures, we see enormous opportunities developing for the use of robotics in construction over the next 20 years.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I think the best VCs understand that we are enablers not masters of the universe. Yes, Miles, I mean you. VCs have the safety of not being that person. That is what separates us. And what makes you crazy. And special. We are money, advice, coaching, cheerleading, interventionist but not “the decider.” ” That’s you.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

But in 2021, Homebound expanded to Austin, Texas, its first non-disaster market, with the goal of taking learnings from those rebuilds and applying the same “streamlined, tech-enabled building process” to make custom homebuilding an option for local homeowners. Nikki and Jack are terrific founders we are pleased to back,” he wrote via email.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

They were brought back together by the pandemic to start the e-commerce enablement company. Specifically, Melonn will expand in the regions in which it already operates and likely enter a third country in 2023 — potentially Brazil, where the opportunity is massive, said Gómez. “We

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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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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 27, 2025

This disruptive model enables cloud companies to build the most cost- and power-efficient AI solutions. Filling a Critical Market Gap The market opportunity is enormous. Now, as we enter the AI era, networking infrastructure is once again emerging as a key enabler of innovation.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 17, 2018

Its disrupting nature has given it an enormous potential with countless applications. Tesla’s autonomous cars, Google’s personal digital assistant “Siri” and Amazon Alexa/Echo are examples showing how AI can disrupt every aspect of our modern lifestyle. Rather, decisions should be backed by data.

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abovethecrowd.com

JUNE 17, 2014

Many entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley believe that the financial services industry in the United States is “ripe for disruption. ” This supposedly “electronic” network enables people to transfer funds from one bank account to another. Once you have the assets, all the disruptive things that Silicon Valley types want to do will be easy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Competitors can leapfrog you on features or outspend you on customer acquisitions but communities are very hard to disrupt. So within a matter of days post shelter-in-place, Bevy took everything they were already enabling offline and started applying those tools to running remote communities and meetings. Derek founded Bevy ?—?a

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American Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

The platform enables financial advisors to manage their estate planning for all U.S. As we navigate the largest wealth transfer in history, the need and opportunity for estate planning solutions has arguably never been greater.” jurisdictions. Half of all personal wealth in the US will change hands over the next two decades.

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Dream It

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Potential to DISRUPT business CISOs are accustomed to constant innovation. Be prepared to tell the CISO how your solution can be deployed alongside existing technologies without causing disruptions. The products that CISOs love are those that enable their team to easily test drive and see the value. It is no different for CISOs.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

At Qumra, we get excited about companies that disrupt traditional industries while doing good and improving quality of life. Our portfolio includes some great examples such as Fiverr that has disrupted the labor market by unlocking the global talent pool, or Talkspace, which is providing access to therapy to all.

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Revolution

JANUARY 5, 2022

Fazeela’s experience as an investor and trusted advisor to tech-enabled businesses makes her an invaluable addition to the team, strengthening our approach of providing hands-on company portfolio support. Many other women and girls are not given a voice or opportunity to chart their path?—?something

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

The capital will enable us to bring in the best talent, make strategic acquisitions and expand into Europe, which is important to us.”. Meanwhile, funds and accounts managed by BlackRock led the Series E investment, with new investors Schonfeld, Invus Opportunities, CreditEase and H.I.G.

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StartupNation

MAY 11, 2021

Businesses that were far along on their digital transformation — those who had already moved to a more agile organization and who had a deep understanding of their customers — were in a better position to deal with the challenges the pandemic introduced and to seize market opportunities it presented. Opportunity.

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TechCrunch

MAY 26, 2021

So much of fintech focus and coverage is about disrupting existing banks. Everyone is trying to disrupt everyone, including fintechs like PayPal,” Angelos told TechCrunch. What we’re realizing is there is a significant opportunity to pair up a lot of venture-backed companies with our existing clients.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

March 3 is your opportunity to hear from and engage with the people who, through entrepreneurship, venture capital, labor organizing and advocacy, are both using and challenging tech to disrupt the status quo for the betterment of all. We connect consumers and businesses to enable high-quality, ethical and transparent data exchange.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By providing a low initial investment and robust deal flow, SDAC enables accredited investors from across the U.S. SDAC angel investors build social capital as they work together to discover investable companies with the potential to disrupt industries and solve real-world challenges. To learn more, visit www.thesdangels.com.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Fund II intends to back technology-enabled companies across countries and industries at every stage of their development, from seed to public, throughout Latin America, with a focus on e-commerce, digital financial services, healthcare, education, blockchain and enterprise software, among others. .

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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2022

There’s no hiding from it: The metaverse is coming, and it’s on track to disrupt the world of business as we know it. So as a business owner and/or leader, you might be excited by the wealth of opportunities that the metaverse will bring. Excitingly, the creation of a whole new world means a whole new world of marketing opportunities.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

According to Mohamed Emera, the company’s director of growth, ILLA is targeting the FMCG logistics head-on, which speaks to the company’s focus on disrupting the market in Egypt. Image Credits: ILLA. The bigger picture is global, where fragmentation in supply chain is a $1 trillion market. .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Do I have the opportunity to grow right now? AT&T Small Business Opportunities. Chris feels that he also wants to enable small business customers to do that. We've been hearing it a lot — this time in history presents a lot of opportunity for disruption. Disruption comes from this space.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 11, 2021

We see an emphasis on young founders (“40 Under 40”), innovative ideas and disruptive challenges to legacy brands, incumbent companies and “old” ways of thinking. There is a massive opportunity to provide products and services that will make life better for today’s seniors and future generations of older adults to come.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Combining efficiency innovations can lead to enabling innovations that create new industries. For example, coupling cheap computing with virtualization enabled cloud computing - a potentially $100B industry. Blue ocean opportunities like asteroid mining and commercial space travel will attract a certain type of personality.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 12, 2020

SDR ground station technology improves downlink communications, provides significant cost savings and is far more dynamic, acting as an enabler for the exponentially growing Satcoms market.” Description: “Helix Technologies – enables precision GPS antennas, providing 10cm level accuracy. Helix Technologies.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

Apple saw this potential and took the opportunity to add it to their technology portfolio.” WaveOne also claimed that its video compression tech was robust to sudden disruptions in connectivity. So what might Apple want with an AI-powered video codec? Well, the obvious answer is more efficient streaming.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It may be a hobby or something of personal interest that enables you to develop a level of expertise that other people value. Pursuing your passion is a good jumping off point, but not all passions can become profitable businesses—so opening up your eyes to other opportunities is another pathway to start a business.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 9, 2021

While DocSend has 17,000 customers, Houston says the acquisition gives the company the opportunity to get in front of a much larger customer base as part of Dropbox. It’s worth noting that Box offers a similar secure document sharing capability enabling users to share a link instead of using an attachment.

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TechCrunch

MAY 25, 2022

EdgeQ , Kneron , and Hailo are among the dozens of upstarts vying for customers, the last of which nabbed $136 million in October as it doubles down on new opportunities. He has a deep history of investing in deep tech startups that have gone on to disrupt industries across AI, data, semiconductors, among others.” “Sima.ai

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