2013 Competition Course Entrepreneur 
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 16, 2023
The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2021, from 280 to 360 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Marty Zwilling
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 10, 2021
We have global opportunities from these trends but of course also big challenges. Of course we can’t. In 2001 companies IPO’d very quickly if they were working, by 2011 IPOs had slowed down to the point that in 2013 Aileen Lee of Cowboy Ventures astutely called billion-dollar outcomes “unicorns.” Hot, Flat & Crowded.”
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Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 28, 2020
The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever.
Tech Zulu Event
OCTOBER 28, 2013
On Friday October 25th, this innovative spirit was put on display at the 2013 Student Innovator Showcase. This event was a competition, and judges began making their rounds around noon. It’s not about the money for us,” said Cosmo Scharf of Coursewiz , a college course-scheduling platform. “We
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
A few months ago I wrote about an entrepreneur, Sam Rosen, whom we brought on as an EIR at Upfront Ventures. His ideas to date hadn’t totally resonated and of course ideas matter, too. Now remember that Sam is an entrepreneur. Shouldn’t all your storage be inventoried with photos in 2013? Of course there is competition!
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 8, 2014
Ability to source information easily to help build a thesis around companies / industries / competition. Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. In 2013 we launched many firsts to reinvent our firm.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 6, 2013
Anyone who works with entrepreneurs will tell you that all are different. These are the ultimate chess players in the game of business, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition. The Opportunist is the speculative part of the entrepreneur in all of us. But none have any lock on success. Opportunist.
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