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Cyber insurance startup At-Bay raises $34M Series C, adds M12 as a new investor

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Microsoft’s venture fund M12, also a new investor, participated in the round alongside Acrew Capital, Khosla Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Munich Re Ventures, and Israeli entrepreneur Shlomo Kramer, who co-founded security firms Check Point and Imperva.

Startup

Startup Demand Los Angeles Customer

Build On-Demand Teams Instead of Hiring Employees

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2016

With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today can’t afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time employees. Build an on-demand team of strategic do-ers. Leverage the broadest possible network.

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Selling Online In 2016 For The First Time – What Works When You Have A Blank Slate?

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

It may seem hard to believe, but even in 2016, there remain a number of successful consumer brands that are not sold online. I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC.

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How An Entrepreneur Can Win In This Age Of Disruption

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

The cost of entry to the entrepreneur lifestyle is at an all-time low, but the challenge of winning and success is at an all-time high. Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. Entrepreneurs in this category are real risk takers, such as Elon Musk.

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6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

6 Entrepreneurs share their predictions for this year’s evolution of online industries, which will be key for small businesses across the globe in 2016. For the VPN industry specifically, we will see a lot of new providers as the barrier to entry is extremely low, and demand is high. Wireless Global Connections.

Commerce

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8 Innovation Inhibitors Challenge Every Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2016

I’m a practical guy, so I recognize that expecting the real world to be fair is a dream that every entrepreneur needs to put aside as they reach the age of majority. Demand for safety and usage regulations. It takes more than a single entrepreneur with an innovative idea to build a business. Let’s keep it that way.

Entrepreneur

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Here’s A Painful Problem For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 40 percent increase in data breaches in 2016, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires.

Entrepreneur

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6 Ways Tech Startups Are Changing in 2019

Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

Entrepreneurs preparing to launch a startup in 2019 should be aware of the latest trends that will guide their successes or failures. In 2017, on-demand or “gig” workers grew nearly a quarter — 23 percent — over the previous year. Internet users rose seven percent that year, down versus the 12 percent rise seen in 2016.

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Startup Guide Demand Google

Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

We also saw a few of our portfolio companies grow steadily, notably one that made a risky/painful pivot in 2016 that is just starting to show exciting results. I continue to be surprised by some clever SoCal entrepreneurs who are creating out-of-the box companies that are opportunistic and reflect our markets ingenuity.

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7 Good Entrepreneurial Habits That Turn Bad

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Good entrepreneurs are all about managing change, but too many forget that they have to change themselves as their dream evolves from a startup to a scalable business. For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002.

Social Network

Social Network Startup Demand Entrepreneur

What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I’d like to explain as best I can my opinion on what is going on because most of what I hear from entrepreneurs is not only wrong but is reminiscent of what I heard in 1997-2000. ” “This will be great for VCs and bad for entrepreneurs.” What is the True Sentiment of VCs? ” “Sure, prices are dropping.

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The Right Way To Get Funding From Family And Friends

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2016

Most entrepreneurs I know are so passionate about their new idea that they are surprised when family and friends don’t line up to invest in their new venture. The reality is that investors, including myself, believe that the entrepreneur is more key to business success than the idea. Talking loudly is not enough.

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Make It Work, Now Belongs To Geek Squad

Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

I built CRMs out of Microsoft Access and installed networks. I was overwhelmed with that choice, but as I scanned the article published in the Star Tribune, APRIL 11, 2016 — 11:07AM., I never competed with them at that point, as they were still small and we were focused on installing big Citrix based networks.

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Interview with Buck Jordan, Miso Robotics

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2021

This was in mid-2016, and the decreasing costs of robotics and computer vision made me think that the process of making a burger could be fully automated. The demand is there. They love Flippy, and it allows them to keep up with demand despite social distancing, making what would otherwise be impossible.

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Cyber insurance startup At-Bay raises $34M Series C, adds M12 as a new investor

Build On-Demand Teams Instead of Hiring Employees

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Selling Online In 2016 For The First Time – What Works When You Have A Blank Slate?

How An Entrepreneur Can Win In This Age Of Disruption

6 Top Trends For The Digital World In 2016

8 Innovation Inhibitors Challenge Every Entrepreneur

Here’s A Painful Problem For Aspiring Entrepreneurs

6 Ways Tech Startups Are Changing in 2019

Reflections On 2017: Peter Cowen, Sutton Capital Partners

7 Good Entrepreneurial Habits That Turn Bad

What Most People Don’t Understand About How Startup Companies are Valued

The Right Way To Get Funding From Family And Friends

Make It Work, Now Belongs To Geek Squad

Interview with Buck Jordan, Miso Robotics

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