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Asset Management Is a Peculiar Industry Ripe for Disruption

David Teten VC

The resulting herd mentality hurts innovation and leads to suboptimal returns. This negative externality is unique to financial services and was particularly obvious in the 2008 Global Financial Crisis. The scope of the liquidity infusion has been massive even by the 2008 standard. Contributors.

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Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

The last closed market we had was from about September 2008 until June 2009--10 months. These closed periods have more to do with trends in other markets or macro fears than they have anything to do with prospects for innovation. In 2008, people weren't sure if we were heading into a complete financial collapse.

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Meet the 5 judges who will pick the 2021 winner of TechCrunch Disrupt’s Startup Battlefield

TechCrunch

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. It’s a critical appointment — while brief — that can have a lasting impact on the founders who win, as well as help maintain TechCrunch’s reputation as an outlet that finds innovative tech and entrepreneurs behind it.

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Birdzeye’s Norlock is Helping Minority Owned Businesses Gain Equal Access to North American Retail…

Jason Malki

Trevor started his career in consumer electronics in 2008, at a small startup in San Francisco called JOBY. We bring to market DISRUPTIVE brands that come into existing categories and shake things up; offering consumers a better, healthier, sustainable option. global revenue. While managing Sales + Strategy over the last 5.5

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Spain’s ten-year plan to put startups in the economic driving seat

TechCrunch

The broad-brush goals for the strategy are to increase growth in startup investments; attract and retain talent; promote scalability; and inject innovation into the public sector so it can bolster and support Spain’s digital development. “We are not only focusing on innovative entrepreneurship.

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How To Unleash Sustainable Innovation That Matters

Entrepreneurs' Organization

As President and co-owner of the 102-year-old Lamey Wellehan shoe stores, Jim Wellehan used sustainability to foster innovation and remain relevant in the face of fierce competition. In 2008, Unilever , a company of 172,000 employees and 2015 sales of $60.6 In 2008, Airbnb was born out of the humble search for a spare air mattress.