TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

This time, the ICC is suing UpCodes for false advertising and unfair competition, claiming that the startup’s copies of building codes are “incomplete and riddled with errors.” ” He added, “It’s a model of how open government data can drive new innovations and successful startups.

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startup collaboration incumbents innovation 104

WSJ - The Accelerators

JULY 2, 2015

There has been a lot of discussion recently of where the choke points are in the cone, and I believe we’re headed into a period in which the Series B venture round will be more of a choke point than it has been in the past, especially for American startups. The graphic follows those startups until April 2014. Certainly not.

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ventures incumbents venture capital financing 28

Gust

MAY 24, 2012

As a quick review, most startups begin life as corporations with a single class of equity securities, referred to as Common Stock , issued to founders, employees, and outside service providers. Options and warrants, when issued, are also typically exercisable for shares of Common Stock.

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board incumbents angel investing investing 159

Tomasz Tunguz

APRIL 18, 2015

In the Innovator’s Dilemma for SaaS Startups , I outlined the path of many software companies, which disrupt incumbents by first serving the small-to-medium business and then move up-market by transitioning to serve larger enterprises with outbound sales teams. The pyramid above describes the Traditional Model.

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SaaS innovation startup incumbents 59