Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

While the market isn't short of spritely, innovative entrepreneurs, harsh economic headwinds combined with a pullback in investor spending have made it harder than ever for budding businesses to break through. Source: runwayml.com In June, Runway raised $141 million in funding, nudging its market valuation to an envy-inducing $1.5

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2019

In that process, we realized that those drones we were developing could be used for bad purposes by people out there. Luke Fox: It has been deployed in a pilot program for 12 months, all during 2018, in a wide variety of different environments around the world. How did the company start? Thats a similar analogy with drones.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Eleven-year-old TiMi currently has a team working out of Los Angeles on global business and plans to grow it into a full development studio that “helps us understand Western players and gives us a stronger global perspective,” said the studio’s international business director Vincent Gao.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2018

In this age of constant market evolution and new technology, there is no such thing as a static business that is self-sustaining. Specific measures that go beyond the traditional linear thinking include the following: Develop new products for your existing segment. Populating new domains to sustain your market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

If there is no competition, there is likely not a market. Every potentially successful product has competition, or an alternative, or customers with no interest in change. If you really believe your idea has no competition, perhaps you haven’t looked, or there is no real business.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Members hire Associations, Members fire Associations is what the new mantra will be for Association Executives in 2018. Cyber & nuclear threats, disruptive innovation, and increasing competition for market share will continue to reshape how members view their memberships. Will not be hired by your prospective members.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. Watch our video series at SXSW 2018 with The Case Foundation. Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation (Fargo, ND). BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

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socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2020

Constantine is CEO of Ulevate, and Dmitri is an advisor, and also is known as the co-founder of email management and filtering software developer SaneBox. It turns out, the size of the spa market is double the size of the global taxi market, and the market dynamics and unit economies of this are incredible.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

At the Techstars Startup Week Phoenix 2018 powered by Chase for Business , the Raza Development Fund and JPMorgan Chase announced a $1.1M The Raza Development Fund created a new $1M loan fund from money remaining from a 2013 JPMorgan Chase grant from the PRO Neighborhoods competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2018

If you want your company and team members to be seen as going above and beyond the competition, you need to include an element that adds social value or sustainability for the greater community. Make sure you select a mission that adds shared value and provides a competitive edge, as well as playing to your strengths and interests.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

With the speed of change and volume of market feedback today, as well as the advances in machine learning, Amazon, Alibaba, and others have proven the value of software driven strategy decisions. No human or paper tracking systems are a competitive alternative. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/17/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

The question is how we develop our future role and potential, while satisfying all the business and personal demands on our time today. I believe these insights can and must be extended to you and your career, in line with the following guiding principles: Make your interest in learning your competitive advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

While 2018 was all about better understanding the SoCal opportunity, 2019 was about honing our focus and defining our core programs. The start-up has developed kinetic energy based, long-duration energy storage solutions. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We see a growing sense of regional collaboration.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

FGC Plasma Solutions developed a plug-and-play solution that introduces plasma through their fuel injector system into gas turbines and jet engines to save on fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Second,] don’t forget about the market. Photo: 2018 NASA iTech Cycle 1, Courtesy of NASA. GermFalcon. Somatic Labs.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Here’s why that should scare you… In recent years the pace of the market has accelerated dramatically. It means competition is more fierce because formidable new competitors can arrive overnight. from sales to marketing, product, to ops and finance?—?centers Now everything our company does?—?from Read more… ?? Read more… ?? ??

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2018

In this era of rapid market and technological change, I know I have to challenge my small business advisory clients to keep innovating and stay ahead of the game. These indicators are a mindset and actions that every one of us can develop and demonstrate, without any special birthright, genes, or advanced intelligence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Most of these are non-profits, set up by a university to commercialize new technologies, or a municipality to foster business development for the local economy. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

For example, in the sales silo of my former organization, it was common to point to marketing or development as the source of a sales issue, but communication across to these organizations took forever, and agreeing on a common solution was difficult. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/29/2018.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2018

Instant global communication now makes it easy to reach new markets without rethinking your entire product strategy. The work required here is a full analysis of the best markets to pursue, based on future growth projections of your customer segment, as well as those to avoid. Find ways to work with your competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

There are some key strategies I recommend in developing that mindset, whether you are currently and employee or an aspiring entrepreneur: Keep the business customer at the top of your pyramid. For example, if you are in marketing, forget the number of features, and highlight the value of the whole compared to the cost.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2017

We expect in 2018, we will have as much as 150 million Euros, or around $180M US. The fund has been about two years of development with Peter Warnoe, who is a serial entrepreneur who is very famous in the Nordics. You need smart money which helps you poen up markets, so you can achieve exponential growth in real time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Yet many of you are telling me that we are all missing big opportunities by not recognizing the unique challenges faced by startups in developing countries , where infrastructure is lacking, and talent is not so concentrated. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Yet many of you are telling me that we are all missing big opportunities by not recognizing the unique challenges faced by startups in developing countries , where infrastructure is lacking, and talent is not so concentrated. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place.

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