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Lee Jun-goo, CEO of ANDOPEN, Sets Sights on Global Biometric Control Market

AsiaTechDaily

Register The once futuristic scene of iris recognition for identification, seen in the 2002 film Minority Report, has become a reality in 2023. Finally, as an entrepreneur who began a business in Pangyo, what advice would you give to future start-ups?

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TechCrunch+ roundup: Dry powder’s slow fuse, landing page basics, generative AI hype

TechCrunch

Young looks back at “five key failure points” that are common potholes on every founder’s path and shares tactical advice for addressing internal conflict, losing product-market fit and other stumbles. “If these reflections help even one founder make one less mistake, I would consider this effort worthwhile.”

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. In any given year there are about 50 venture-backed companies or so that are bought for $100 million or more. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008.

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Meet Benchmark’s New Partner: Eric Vishria

abovethecrowd.com

After graduating from Stanford in mathematical and computer science when he was just 19, Eric joined the newly-formed enterprise software company Loudcloud (which became Opsware in 2002). We believe that successful early-stage venture investing is just that: a craft. He stayed briefly at HP as a vice president.

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Ed Zimmerman: The Growing Scarcity of Series B Venture Rounds

WSJ - The Accelerators

ED ZIMMERMAN : The funnel for venture funding isn’t cylindrical — it’s shape follows a more Darwinian conical path, as many seed stage companies march into the cone’s wide entrance and far fewer make it to the cone’s narrow end.

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Benjamin Button Biohacker

Entrepreneurs' Organization

Ben is an EO New Zealand member who joined in 2002. But given how poorly I was operating before, I’m happy to gain a few advantages for my next ventures. Initially, I would continually challenge, question and scoff at her advice. Ben is an experienced CEO, leader, strategic planner, growth hacker and product developer.

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Everything An Angel Investor Should Know About The Corporate Transparency Act

Angel Capital Association

link] Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes and does not contain or convey legal advice. xi) Venture capital fund adviser. Any public accounting firm registered in accordance with section 102 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 ( 15 U.S.C. See the definitions in the regulations (31 C.F.R. 80a–1 et seq.)