Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. In fact, the incumbent is usually very dismissive of this new competition as our the large buyers of the incumbent’s products.

Startup 376

Startup Framework Marketing Customer 376

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. If there was a process or bidding war or something resembling a competition, he would just walk,” the employee said.

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Xconomy

JULY 29, 2016

This is an example of AI that can understand humans, in both competitive and supportive roles. As long as a human is in the loop to determine intent and constraints, I believe we are operating within a safe framework for lethal force. Begole : What is the future of autonomous defense systems? Alaoui: Both.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Examples Research Design 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. I pointed out that when you become a partner in a VC firm almost by definition you’ve seen years of businesses that failed or concepts that didn’t quite work. In my view the best VCs are merely your guides. They are your sparring partners.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Course Guide Entrepreneur 150

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? " There are definitely cases where the lead developer grows into a CTO.

CTO Coach 231

CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

While there is no right or wrong answer, having seen the extremes I’d like to offer you a framework for considering the right answer for yourselves. So let’s consider a bad (but likely) scenario where either you don’t hit your targets, the market sours or competition is kicking your butt making it hard to fund raise.

Venture Capital 314

Venture Capital Startup Invest Pricing 314