Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 14, 2010
Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. People throw them around at cocktail parties. I say it deadpanned. It’s irony.
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 29, 2011
This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. If the tech community believes that a certain area is the epicenter of a particular industry, motivated entrepreneurs will start their ventures in such locations, thus reinforcing the geography’s perceived advantageousness.
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Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 28, 2021
Nevertheless, according to Rose, both are poised for further growth due to online technology, and there is indeed plenty of opportunity. Small business statistics have long shown that the failure rate for startups within the first 5 years is higher close to 90 percent. They will need more money.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 2, 2012
Southern California's technology community--despite all of the recent excitement around Silicon Beach--continues to be underserved in terms of capital, with a lack of venture capital funds (with money), and other private technology investors. The second reason is that we are a hybrid fund with a unique strategy.
socalTECH
JULY 16, 2013
As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.
InfoChachkie
JANUARY 20, 2015
To illustrate the extent to which a company’s name is largely irrelevant to its ultimate success, let’s examine the genesis of six successful technology companies’ names. eBay – Derived from Founder Pierre Omidyar’s consulting company, Echo Bay Technology Group. Some of my favorites are listed HERE. substituting "Gre8" for "great").
Startup Professionals Musings
JUNE 5, 2015
David is one of the most active angel investors in New York, and also the CEO of Gust , which is an online platform for startup financing used by over 45,000 accredited angel investors, 1000 angel groups and venture capital funds, and 200,000 entrepreneurs. billion collected in 2014. They will need more money.
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