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How to Get a VC's Attention at an IRL Event

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A few years ago, I was at Techcrunch Disrupt and this guy taps me on the shoulder as I was chatting in a group. In many situations that you might meet a VC, you know who’s going to be at this event, so do your homework. He simply extended a handshake and said: “Hi, sorry to interrupt. My name is Alan.

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Innovation Through Crisis

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Focus on Growth and Innovation. For the future, focus on business model innovation. If your business has taken a beating given the sector that you are in, is it possible to innovate out of this crisis? Primarily, there are three levels of innovation: incremental, sustaining and disruptive.

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Technology Trends: 10 Areas of Innovation to Watch for 2012

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What areas need to be disrupted? I've seen about a dozen companies in the last year trying to help me figure out what to do with my time and how to collaborate with my friends around events. More Accessible Innovation Resources for All. What areas are going to change? Calendaring. I'm waiting for the "Fab.com for cyclists".

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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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I have written about Deflationary Economics (one of my most read posts ever) & The Innovator’s Dilemma before. I hope to be asked back for next year’s event. Disruption of Education. We spoke about the disruption of VC through crowd funding. Clayton Christensen certainly didn’t disappoint.

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What I *Would Have* Said at TechCrunch Disrupt

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These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. If the company is moderately successful, growing and has great prospects for the future than a small liquidity event will help founders & venture capitalists to be aligned. That’s awesome. It is such a disconnect.

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My Pandemic Pivot: From 0 to 130

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Contributed by Amanda Ma, founder and CEO of Innovate Marketing Group and EO Los Angeles member. I am an avid entrepreneur and have now been in the events industry for 15 years. In March 2020 when the pandemic hit and the US shut down, the events industry was completely disrupted. The entire industry ground to a halt.

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How I learned to change the oil in my car and found a new office because of Shake Shack and a hackathon

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In turn, I wound up inviting her to a 300 person event that I threw at the Shake Shack in Madison Square Park. 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.