TechCrunch

JULY 13, 2022

Kentico was the brainchild of Petr Palas, who saw an opportunity to build a content management system (CMS) for developers using Microsoft’s.NET framework. This represents a potential switching opportunity to modern CMS solutions.”

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

between 2009 and 2019 — providing data on 3,784 entrepreneurs who started 2,002 companies over this period. The report illustrates one impact of this long-standing inequality around access to the elite education — as it shows it carries through to decreased opportunity, post-university, for accessing VC funding. In the U.K.,

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TechCrunch

APRIL 13, 2022

Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. Spoiler alert: Uber for X is no longer a differentiator.

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AsiaTechDaily

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From commerce, where it’s fine-tuning marketing strategies, to healthcare, where it aids in rapid advancements, data is key. Starting from 2009, there have been regulations requiring athletes to participate in formal education programs, which has led to a decrease in both team tactical training hours and individual practice time.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2022

Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. Spoiler alert: Uber for X is no longer a differentiator.

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StartupNation

AUGUST 4, 2021

Teams looking to transition to hybrid work should poll their employees and design a strategy that best suits them. We have also taken this opportunity to update our IT systems to support the needs of the new hybrid remote workforce,” Whitinger said. Tech Brewery Ann Arbor.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 15, 2022

Other topics on our list for this year include exploring the opportunities and challenges for urban air companies and cities, the dual paths companies are taking to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology, cybersecurity, micromobility, self-driving trucks and autonomous delivery. Spoiler alert: Uber for X is no longer a differentiator.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Grand Circus continues to be one of the central players in the Detroit startup ecosystem, empowering people to enter the field of tech who might not otherwise have the opportunity. They help users navigate away from assumptions or use of outmoded data to drive their marketing strategy. This is a unique opportunity. Pocketnest.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2021

” The software development agency has worked on more than 350 digital products since its founding in 2009, for startups of all sizes. They have an audit process that is based off custom development strategies they built out for us. From being around so long, we’ve probably made every mistake you can possibly think of.

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Y Combinator

JULY 24, 2020

In this post, we’ll walk through Faire’s opportunity as a B2B marketplace for independent retailers and brands. In contrast, the number of independent bookstores in the US increased 49% from 1,600 stores in 2009 to 2,500 stores in 2018 6. Similarly, independent establishments in Faire’s core categories have grown from 1.47

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Rolling ten-year returns have steadily declined across hedge fund strategies. The HFRI Index returned 18.3% annually over the last twenty years.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

In addition to his books, Geoffrey Moore assisted in writing “In a Downturn, Provoke Your Customers” for the Harvard Business Review in 2009. His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn. Provocation-based selling turns these challenges into opportunities. But challenges create opportunities.

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Andreessen Horowitz

APRIL 30, 2024

A lot of the things that we ultimately did when I was running Global Payments from 2013 to 2023, a lot of things that we ultimately did were not even like a glint in my eye back in 2009, 2010 when I was just thinking about coming over. Why did you choose that strategy? So, my perspective is that there is a fantastic growth opportunity.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Venture capital is just equity--and it's equity that isn't widely available to everyone and it gets invested in by a wide variety of investor types with different strategies. Strategies are enacted to take the "market" part of the return out and just leave the "better or worse than the market" part in. It's a lot more skill based.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I thought if I could live and work in Spain I could become bilingual, but I never got the opportunity. Later, I got the opportunity to live in Barcelona, but they speak, ironically, Catalan there. We don’t take tech guys in the strategy consulting group.” Be an intern” And by the way, this is 2009.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 25, 2021

We are, indeed, in a moment in time when technology, opportunity and understanding converge toward a more caring way of conducting business at scale. Example: In 2009, Southwest Airlines decided to go against industry standards that were shifting toward fees for checked luggage. The new wave of consumers is making different choices.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. Self-reported 60mm daily unique as of Dec 2009, games played by 250mm people a month (AppData). Potentially limits acquisition opportunities for independent ad networks. Pincus said FrontierVille is most successful launch (1mm+ daily users in < 1 week).

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

While a few iconic brands including Uber, Airbnb, and Square emerged successfully from the last downturn, most venture-backed companies struggled during this period, and many ended up pursuing M&A strategies. While some adapt and survive, others end up retreating and creating M&A opportunity down the line for those left standing.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And Gernert said there also opportunities to add more commerce-related data to Parse.ly, since Automattic also owns WooCommerce. was founded in 2009 and has raised $12.9 founders Sachin Kamdar and Andrew Montalenti are joining WPVIP, with Kamdar leading go-to-market strategy for Parse.ly Specifically, Parse.ly ” Parse.ly

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 13, 2018

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? When evaluating opportunities, great leaders can articulate the risks of a given bet and the reasons why they can be overcome. Execute on the strategy to win.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The company has largely been bootstrapped, although it did raise a private round of a few million dollars in 2009 and a $20 million injection of capital in 2020. “The core strategy is to continue to develop new vehicle categories,” Radenbaugh said.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

If you ignore everything but experience, you will never have an opportunity to discover the next big talent in your industry. The best strategy is to mix approaches. Michael Klazema has been developing products for criminal background check and improving online customer experiences in the background screening industry since 2009.

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TechCrunch

MAY 9, 2022

By handling large amounts of data to analyze and benchmark lines of business, BI promises to help identify, develop, and otherwise create new revenue opportunities. Pervasive BI remains elusive, but statistics on the category reveal that about a third of employees use BI tools for analytics to inform strategy.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 16, 2022

However, Tiger Global limited its activity in Africa from 2009 to 2014. They learned their lessons and now have a different strategy. That is why they saw an opportunity in the likes of Flutterwave, and they came in at the best time.”. Investor interest in fintech reached its peak in 2021. IROKO and others were a tiny play.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 5, 2018

It was such a blast that I did it again in 2009. I had many different strategies, but was not sure how it was going to work out. By reaching out to people who’d appeared on the show, I gained valuable insights and strategies. How Hire Santa Started. Being Santa to children is an unforgettable experience.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 19, 2022

eCommerce platforms such as eBay (founded in 1995), Shopify (founded in 2006), , Big Commerce (founded in 2009) and more have been around for years. For many, they knew they had to “sell online” and adapt to better e-commerce solutions and strategies. Selling online is not new. From the Alibaba B2B SMB Survey.

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EntreWorks Consulting

MARCH 10, 2020

In recent years, many states and communities have embraced food systems and ag/food sector development as core economic development strategies. This is a great place to not only learn about Vermont’s model efforts, but also about the opportunities and challenges of supporting food systems development in your region as well.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

What opportunity have you discovered in the market? Problem/business opportunity. Some companies aren’t necessarily solving a problem but instead tackling a business opportunity that has arisen. These are the questions your pitch deck needs to answer. What have you built to tackle it? How does it work, and who is it for?

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 10, 2021

Top investment opportunities Startup of the Week: InsideTracker, optimizing human performance Going beyond ESG investing Laly David: Excited about FoodTech FT: OurCrowd leading Israel’s private sector in Gulf investments Join us online Dec. says Myoung Cha, chief strategy officer and president of Omnichannel Care at Carbon Health.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The opportunity came up to invest in this one and I pounced. Gogii came in my office in 2009 with three of the most talented founders I had seen. But I never gave up. I quietly watched their success from the sidelines and kept spending time with and telling the CEO, Scott Lahman, that I wanted to invest in his next company.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2015

He also talked about the work he enjoyed doing: coming up with our strategy, working with our largest customers (like Allstate, DirecTV), working with VCs (Accel, Upfront, Rincon, Salesforce.com) and talking with future investors. Its a big to-do list and one that demands someone experienced in operating at this sort of scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2022

Photo by Scott Clark for Upfront Ventures Focus on Cash While the headlines in 2020 & 2021 touted many massive fundraising events and heady valuations, we believed that for savvy investors it also represented an opportunity for real financial gains. In fact, I am still active on two boards where I first invested in 2009.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

As more consumers were skipping commercials the idea of authentically integrating brands into media seemed obvious to me and ended up informing a lot of my investments in 2009 and 2010. Hamet is an extension of this strategy. The idea immediately resonated. I wrote about that decision here. He will be a venture partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

I first met Nick Halstead in 2009 when he was running a company called Tweetmeme (the predecessor to DataSift) who had invented the Retweet button and actually helped Twitter develop its early API. So Nick drove strategy & tech from the UK and remained an active board member and CTO of the company. Shaping an industry.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company, with bases in both Austin and Australia, was started in 2009 and facilitates exits for millions of online business owners, some that operate on e-commerce marketplaces, blogs, SaaS and apps, the newest data integration being for Shopify, Blake Hutchison, CEO of Flippa, told TechCrunch.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 13, 2021

800,000 candidates have used the app to access job opportunities. As a partner, you find new clients and new job opportunities. This is an interesting strategy as it greatly increases supply on the Iziwork marketplace. There are still some growth opportunities in its existing markets as well.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Even when they are “off the clock,” they will almost always investigate potential opportunities if they present themselves (94% are very/somewhat likely to click a link/read a post if it could potentially solve a business need). Before founding db5 in 2009, Chris served as Chief Executive Officer at Hall & Partners USA.

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