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Rustic Canyon Speaks out on GaiKai Exit, Changing Nature of VC, LA Tech & More

Both Sides of the Table

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. 33:15 Have you noticed a change from 2003 to now in the “serendipity factor” of Santa Monica?

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Welcome, BizLink Orange!

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In recent years, the region has emerged as a thriving innovation hub, home to a host entrepreneurial activity with Orlando consistently ranking as one of the best cities to start a business. Since 2003, The National Entrepreneur Center has been collaborating with area resource partners to champion entrepreneurs and small business owners.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

Both Sides of the Table

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Mark: Apple is like China, they have introduced an incredibly amount of innovation to the market.

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FreshBooks reaches $1B+ valuation with $130.75M for its SMB-focused accounting platform

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Morgan, Gaingels, BMO Technology & Innovation Banking Group and Manulife also participated in the equity investment, along with platform partner and new backer Barclays. In 2003, FreshBooks’ co-founder Mike McDerment was running a small design agency. ” Image Credits: FreshBooks.

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8 cannabis investors share their outlook on the European market in H1 2022

TechCrunch

However, things are moving on the legal side of the market — it appears medical cannabis still carries most of the momentum, and it is only accelerating. Leah Fletcher , founder and director, Arbutus Innovation Centre. According to Europol , illicit spending on cannabis in the EU amounts to €9 billion each year. billion by 2026.

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Meet Tatiana Glad, our New Global Executive Director

Impact Hub

A: I have a passion for water and social innovation. I co-founded Waterlution in 2003 and continue to touch in with young water innovators through that network. I bring into this new role the incredible experience I’ve had with my team and our partners at Impact Hub Amsterdam over the last years. How do you do that personally?

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e-con Systems Secures $13M Funding for Global Expansion Led by GR2022 Holdings

American Entrepreneurship

Founded by Ashok Babu Kunjukannan, Harishankkar Subramanyam, and Maharajan Veerabahu in 2003, e-con Systems partners with key sensor makers like Sony, Onsemi and Omnivision, and lens makers like Commonlands and Corning, and ISP partners like NVIDIA and Socionext. For more information on e-con Systems, please visit their website at www.e-consystems.com.