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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most influential books of my career is The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clay Christensen. Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts.

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How a Little Bit of Fear Breeds Innovation

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Incumbent human processes were cumbersome, laborious, costly, slow and demoralizing. If you are interested in entrepreneurship, innovation and accelerating your growth, then you will want to register for EO24/7 , EO’s annual virtual-learning event. Ultimately, a little bit of fear breeds innovation. Learn more now. .

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When AI Favors the Incumbents

Tomasz Tunguz

Incumbents have lept onto advances in generative machine learning more aggressively than any trend in recent technology history. But generative ML differs because incumbents are pushing the envelope. In addition to these the advantages, these incumbents have another edge : their distribution.

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Fintechs could see $100 billion of liquidity in 2021

TechCrunch

We believed then, as we do now, that fintech represents one of the most exciting major innovation cycles of this decade. For the fourth straight year, the publicly traded fintechs massively outperformed the incumbent financial services providers as well as every mainstream stock index. Public fintech stocks rose 97% in 2020.

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The Surest Sign You’re Winning is When Goliath Takes a Swing at You

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I’ve been involved with several startups where a giant incumbent attacks you and tries to sue you out of existence. This Goliath imposed fight by ADT is particularly annoying for me because Ring is literally my family’s single favorite tech innovation of the past several years. The first instinct is fear, then dread, then panic.

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Revolution co-founder talks Living Social, ZipCar, Steve Case & GroupOn Super Bowl Ads

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We look at huge markets where there are large incumbents that might not be incented to innovate or react to what they perceive as an insurgent. Big companies just don’t seem to innovate the same way. We will invest pre-revenue and even pre-product if we have discovered the right team in the right kind of market.

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How Much Should You Raise in Your VC Round? And What is a VC Looking at in Your Model?

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So it’s incumbent on you to know what a smart business plan and use of cash looks like. Most VCs lead one round of financing in your company and are looking for other VCs to lead subsequent rounds. Will these milestones be enough that a VC would pay a higher price in the next round of financing? That’s what’s called a “soft no.”

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