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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

Both Sides of the Table

That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. I grew up in the US but lived in England for so long I can never remember from which country my slang comes. But then I started to see it happening internally. So we (and by we I mean “they&# ) at Accenture decided to come up with our own bull shit.

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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

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. It should affect how you think if you are an incumbent but also if you’re a startup. It is not a beach novel to be sure.

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TZ Startup Hot Seat | Mark O’Sullivan Founder and CEO of Vanilla Forums

Tech Zulu Event

In this installment of TZ Startup Hot Seat we have a chat with Mark O’Sullivan on Vanilla Forums how he came up with the concept and how they plan to revolutionize the industry, and the challenges and rewards of being an entrepreneur. Do you keep up with other companies doing similar things? What is coming up next?

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The Future of Human-Robot Interaction

Xconomy

The panelists were JR Alaoui , CEO and co-founder of Eyeris , a deep learning and emotion recognition startup; Rob McHenry , vice president of public sector operations at PARC (and former DARPA program manager); and Leila Takayama , founder of Hoku Labs and a professor of psychology at UC Santa Cruz (formerly of GoogleX and Willow Garage).

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Big Data is Getting Bigger as a Startup Opportunity

Startup Professionals Musings

Even though “Big Data” has now been around for a few years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. By any definition, the opportunities from Big Data have the potential to create a next wave of successful technology companies that could change the way we all live and work.

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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

Both Sides of the Table

They become obsessed with why the problem exists and they start chipping away at ideas for solving the problem. Consultants should provide you data & frameworks – not decisions. Startup Lessons' .” And that’s the simplest way I view my job. In my view the best VCs are merely your guides.

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Entrepreneurs Needed To Deliver Big Data Solutions

Startup Professionals Musings

Even though “Big Data” has now been around for a few years, the opportunities for startups seem to keep growing, just as the amount of data keeps growing. By any definition, the opportunities from Big Data have the potential to create a next wave of successful technology companies that could change the way we all live and work.