Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

A version of the following article originally appeared on Entrepreneur Middle East. Decisiveness towards survival, and later investing, will move the needle forward. Primarily, there are three levels of innovation: incremental, sustaining and disruptive. Disruptive innovation is what most people mean when they say innovation.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 19, 2024

When you invest in your business with your own money rather than investment dollars, you pay attention to every penny. The so-called J-curve of business growth — a period marked by initial investment losses before the eventual upturn — was a dark and isolating time. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

This followed an investment late last year by Time Warner in the company in a round totaling $36 million , led by Rachel Lam , head of their investment group. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3 hours of TV / day.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. THAT is disruption. The video industry will be disrupted just as books, newspapers and music before it.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 2, 2021

Joe Reilly , CEO of Circulus Group and a longtime contributor to Family Wealth Report , interviewed me to share views on disruption in asset management, my research into the field, and where the industry needs to be headed. I knew that executing this research, and then publishing it, would attract pertinent investment opportunities. .

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 22, 2015

I''m incredibly excited to announce Brooklyn Bridge Ventures'' investment in Plum Print. I''ll talk more about my investment in another post, but what I really loved about their announcement today was how great the article in Techcrunch was. I met Sarah in person at Techcrunch Disrupt in NYC a few years ago.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

This article was originally published on TechCrunch. By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. Why is that?

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Here are Michael’s expanded answers to the most asked questions about these issues, including links to some of our past articles to help elaborate on these themes. . Angel investors or venture capitalists will require that entrepreneurs sell shares (equity) of their companies for investment. Many paths to successful startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Think USV is only invested around Union Square in NYC? And in many communities that are new to building tech startups I’ve found that a lot of angel money is not very sophisticated at investing in startup companies. Think the next big startup can’t come from Dallas, TX?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Working at a big company is honorable and I don’t believe the narrative that all of this tech disruption is to kill off big companies. In fact, the headline of one read, “How Putting $10m into uBeam illustrates everything that is wrong with tech investing today.” But “what is wrong with tech investing today?”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 21, 2020

In part 1 of this article, Tim discussed the false assumptions driving B2B innovations that fail. While the desire and intention to create disruptive digital customer experiences grows, however, the majority of B2B companies struggle to deliver. 5 Steps to Create a Digital Product Strategy for B2B CX Innovation. Choose Your Focus.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

This article originally ran on TechCrunch. It’s why my investment philosophy is called, “ the entrepreneur thesis.&#. When I saw what BuddyTV is working on and how long they’ve been the market (since 2005) I realized that this has huge potential to help disrupt the television market. Of course I have.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2021

From today until midnight on May 18 (PT), we’re offering a free Disrupt Innovator pass (a $99 value) to anyone who purchases an annual or two-year Extra Crunch membership. TechCrunch Disrupt takes place virtually September 21-23. Learn more about this year’s Disrupt event here. . When will I get my free Disrupt pass?

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Revolution

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This article originally appeared in Harvard Business Review on October 3, 2022. At the turn of the 20th century, any number of American municipalities with similar access to talent, materials, investment, and transportation might have emerged as the beating heart of the automobile industry. as do manufacturing workers.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

Nathan Heller published an article called Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? The key question he poses is: has the industry become so large that it needs to be disrupted? Then these firms raised larger funds to invest in LBOs, but they diversified, too. in the New Yorker. In the 2000s, a wave of PE funds went public.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka. I didn’t end up investing but I always loved the concept. There is a world filled with professional producers of video content who are extraordinarily talented but lack access to Hollywood.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 15, 2023

Miranda Naiman, a 7-year EO Tanzania member and an unstoppable force for good, is the founder of Empower , a disruptive consulting firm that passionately provides talent, advisory and insight services to clients across the African continent. and more articles from the EO blog. This seminar is free and open to anyone, upon registration.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

This article originally appeared on Silicon Alley Insider. We always say that great opportunities are composed of a world-class team addressing a big & disruptive market opportunity. These markets for disrupting the way that TV is consumed and delivered aren’t large yet, but they’re going to be.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2017

And the giant gets disrupted precisely because its cost structure to serve its customers and its cash cow, high-priced offering makes it nearly impossible for it to try compete. ADT invested in a startup called Zonoff, which was to be acquired by Honeywell for a modest sum. And what prompted this lawsuit?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

Such passionate individuals are not only disrupting industries but also making a significant impact on social and environmental issues. We can foster an ecosystem that supports and uplifts young entrepreneurs by encouraging creativity, providing investment opportunities, and celebrating achievements. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We all know media companies are suffering as CPMs (the amount they can charge per thousand visitors) are falling, available inventory is climbing, free content and blogs are proliferating, user attention is being divided with social networks and the core media business cash cows like classified ads have been disrupted by companies like CraigsList.

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Gust

MARCH 23, 2014

See my Forbes article on “ Get A Domain Name Without Bankrupting Your Startup ”. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology. Invested Interests business entrepreneur reputation' Michael Fertik and David Thompson outline this issue and others in their book “ Wild West 2.0. Take heed, and take action.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 7, 2021

How did the pandemic disrupt your company, and what pivot did you make in response? Our classes gained quick popularity as peoples’ lives were disrupted and routines turned upside down. We adopted an iterative process, trying ideas with small investments to learn what worked and what didn’t. We grew and evolved. .

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So it’s really hard to draw too many conclusions about whether the investment really makes sense because often you learn stuff in the fund raising about the future strategy of the company that might make you much more excited than somebody on the outside might be. Others I have not. Online peer-to-peer lending. 14.7mm in Series D.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

When I described to people why I initially invested my calls went something like this, “He’s taken kicks to the face for nearly 2 years and is still standing. I was sick of hyperbole articles pronouncing that VCs were “scared or AngelList&# or “it was disrupting VC&# or some other BS exaggeration like that.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. The formation of Hulu was defensive – designed to stop another YouTube or Napster from emerging and causing disruption to the TV industry. One day television & film are going to be disrupted and the opportunities for monetization by those that understand the future will be immense.

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TechCrunch

JULY 31, 2022

A few examples… When asked in February what differences in the landscape he saw in 2021 and if deals were much more competitive, Accel partner Ethan Choi responded: “On the investing side, deals were definitely more competitive and valuations certainly reflect that, even despite a correction in public fintech comps.”.

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Angel Capital Association

JUNE 14, 2023

Unlike traditional lending, angel investment is seldom tied to collateral, college degrees, or other assets that some entrepreneurs don’t have access to. For investors themselves, angel investing is a mix of exhilaration and caution. I may see a deal that doesn’t meet my criteria, or I can’t invest in it for some other reason.

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TechCrunch

JULY 18, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt returns live and in person October 18–20 in San Francisco, with an online day on October 21. Disrupt is ripe with networking opportunities, and our event app is the perfect tool to help you find and make genuinely valuable connections. You have even more opportunities to meet and connect with other Disrupt attendees.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

.” Saran shares five reasons “why VCs should consider ratcheting up their investment into adtech startups building the next generation of creative tools.” Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. ” Creative adtech is on the cusp of a revolution, and VCs should take note.

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TechCrunch

MAY 28, 2022

But when he was struck by the urge to start a company, he researched the money-attracting industries of the world, and then, using AngelList, saw how many companies were trying to disrupt those industries. So YC viewed this as a major disruptive play. What do you think made Convoy stand out? Is that still a good method?

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Feedough

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Today, disruption is rather slow-paced. Startups are known to disrupt the markets, and this disruption usually ends up in developing totally new demand for its offerings. Such demand and other metrics of a disruptive startup, when represented in the form of a graph, form a shape of a hockey stick. Did we miss something?

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Full Extra Crunch articles are only available to members. Using lessons learned from her portfolio companies like Lyft, Refinery29 and Twitch, this article should be required reading for every founder. 6 investment trends that could emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks for reading, and I hope you have a very happy new year.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 23, 2023

Now a young startup wants to disrupt that. As it scales, Peerlist has attracted some investment from many industry insiders. I invested because this is the need of the hour for this industry, and timing is perfect for such disruption.” The Delaware-registered startup, with an office in Pune, said it has raised $1.1

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

“Everstream has grown revenue 30x from the initial investment made by Columbia Capital three years ago and was successful in doubling the business in both 2021 and 2022.” Supply chain resilience is now a key priority in the enterprise, with 43% of organizations planning to increase investment there.

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Tomasz Tunguz

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The main point of the article is quoted below: [We are living in an era of] cautiousness far too satisfied with incremental improvements. Peter Thiel and Gary Kasparov wrote in the Financial Times about “Our dangerous illusion of tech progress”. To his great credit, Thiel is a contributor to this effort.

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