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How entrepreneurs benefit from ‘Alien Thinking’

Entrepreneurs' Organization

But the alien metaphor serves as a neat acronym for the five dimensions of our ALIEN thinking framework: A for Attention. Current innovation frameworks–think lean startup or design sprint–emphasize speed and action over reflection and strategic breaks. In 2009 he went to Silicon Valley to find seed investors.

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Announcing the startups and judges onstage at TC Sessions: Mobility 2022

TechCrunch

TechCrunch is excited to announce the six companies pitching in person and onstage at TC Sessions Mobility 2022. Hailing from around the United States and the globe, founders will pitch on the main stage, for four minutes, followed by an intense Q&A with our expert panel of judges. Startups pitching on the main stage.

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VC Corner: Ann Miura-Ko, Floodgate

Startup Grind

Pitch your startup for an opportunity to meet with Floodgate. Taskrabbit; Nov 2009 What is one question you ask yourself before investing in a company? Although we spend lots of time talking about numbers, metrics and frameworks, there’s an artistic component to entrepreneurship that’s really important. And it’s fun!

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How to Miss By a Mile: An Alternative Look at Uber’s Potential Market Size

abovethecrowd.com

Deep research and quantitative frameworks are sorely lacking in today’s short attention span news approach. I have always loved the deep, structured analysis that Bill Simmons and Grantland bring to sports, and when Nate Silver also joined ESPN, I was looking forward to the same thoughtful analysis applied to a much broader range of subjects.