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10 Funding Quotes Every Entrepreneur Should Skip

Startup Professionals Musings

Other writers, like Guy Kawasaki, have irreverently called some of these “entrepreneur lies,” but I prefer to think of them as innocent over-enthusiasm or over-confidence that can kill your deal. Gartner says our market will be $50 billion in 2015.” Entrepreneurs who utter this line are kidding themselves.

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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

Even Salesforce abandoned it’s silly “No Software” tagline, after the company had to explain in 2015 that it meant, “No legacy software, just cloud software.”. You’re not a SaaS entrepreneur, you’re a software entrepreneur. You’re not a SaaS company, you’re a software company. ASP To SaaS To Software.

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On-Demand Startups Are Completely Changing the Industry

Tech.Co

That all changed with social media , and now everyone is glued to their phone’s screen. Last year, venture capitalists reduced investment into on-demand startups by 35 percent from 2015 which could indicate a significant slowdown in the industry. Entrepreneurs in this industry need to ask what else their service is offering.”.

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Meet the 2017 Startups from the Disney Accelerator

Tech.Co

The BB-8 app-enabled Droid had such a global adoption among kids and adults that it was named the number one Star Wars toy of 2015. What you might not realize is that the adorable droid was the brain child of Sphero, a robotics and digital technology company and an alumni to the Disney Accelerator program.

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Xconomy Special Report: 12 San Diego Tech Startup to Watch in 2017

Xconomy

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. Tim Rueth, a UC San Diego entrepreneur in residence and member of the EvoNexus selection committee, also screened the list, and offered his perspective.

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10 Ways To Make Your Investor Pitch More Effective

Startup Professionals Musings

Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” According to Gartner, the opportunity is 100 million by 2015, with 12% compounded growth.” business entrepreneur investor pitch startup'

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Interview with Helen Lee, JOANY

socalTECH

The, one day at a dinner party, a producer friend of ours, who had insurance through the screen actors guild (SAG) asked�if you do health insurance, help me. We were super excited to participate, Christine and I moved to New York for three months, and graduated in the fall of 2015. We'd come in, make fixes, and implement systems.

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