TechCrunch

JUNE 7, 2021

Abby Kearns , chief technology officer at Puppet , has more than 20 years of experience scaling growth for numerous Fortune 500 and startup companies. Boards are facing pressure to be strategic and thoughtful on how to evolve in the rapidly iterating world of technology, and a CTO is uniquely positioned to address specific challenges.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

He stood up, grabbed the mic and gave a heartfelt overview of his experiences in experimenting with new technologies to build relationships with his audience, get feedback on his product quality and to market his music all the way to the top of iTunes. He was riveting. To stay the crowed was “wowed&# was an understatement.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

And today, a startup that’s helping companies connect with a wider range of designers and other creatives to meet that demand is announcing a round of funding to fuel its business growth. “We want to go from 350 to 1,000 creatives,” he said, “and then maybe 10,000, or 100,000.” Superside provides them.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

And this month we announced that Maker Studios, where I am an investor and board member, crossed 3 billion views. He joined when Maker was a small, chaotic organization and helped bridge our talented creative team with the outside world of investor, brands, partners & press. This has been a very welcome addition.

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 27, 2023

Chroma , a startup working to build a new type of audiovisual entertainment specifically for mobile devices, is now adding a Twitter co-founder to its board. Pihlström had previously worked as a creative director, design advisor, designer, and prototyper at Pinterest, Beats Music, and VSCO. million in seed funding (5.1

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

But they also take on issues in science, technology and management. But in my experience it’s surprising at how little time we as investors and as board members and startups as management teams spend thinking about how to create the best team dynamics. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After numerous discussions we held the line and all agreed as a board that profitability was much more important than chasing new markets and that perfecting our systems and methods was critical before we expanded and just increase the scope of our problems to solve. Seriously, this happens.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

As an industry we’re not always as good as we could be about our own “creative destruction” to create the tomorrow of venture capital. The core of the investing job of course is investing dollars into startup companies and helping as a mentor, advisor and board member on the companies in which you’ve invested.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

If I’m interested I get to spend more time with them, if I’m not I don’t have to – A few companies per month come in that have fascinating business ideas that warrant my spending more time trying to understand their people, company, technology and market. I hate not getting to own results. That’s true.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

But I never thought of myself as an underdog because I knew it is easier to get those four things than what I, and every Roami team member, innately have: creativity and grit,” says King-Geovanis. The company also says it will be investing in technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 30, 2013

I’m sure you know, but Elon was the co-founder (and largest shareholder) of PayPal, the most important payment transfer technology of its era and still the most instrumental to date. 0001% who still doesn’t use Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social technology. He is that.0001% Dorrian is an entrepreneur.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 7, 2025

Since merging with Vungle in 2021 under Blackstones leadership, Liftoff has accelerated its growth trajectory by combining complementary technologies and expanding its product portfolio. Jeremy Bondy, CEO of Liftoff, emphasized the significance of this partnership: The investment from General Atlantic marks the next phase of our ascent.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

As the CEO you have a team that is counting on you and a board that is measuring your performance. We rise to the occasion as it stirs our creative juices. There is something about the adrenaline rush of being under time pressure that excites us and teases out our creativity. It’s hard to hide. So I always performed.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. The people with the time, energy & creativity to build organizations like TechStars need to bring their ideas to fruition. You can be part of the creative destruction. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

The press around the raise & company was fantastic and the promise of their technology – wireless charging that works as easily as WiFi – would positively affect many of our lives. What person hasn’t crouched at an airport to get 18% extra on one’s battery before boarding an airplane?

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 26, 2021

What do all startups that drive growth by embracing strategic thinking, inspiring creativity and supporting talent have in common? Startups that embrace inventiveness and creativity rise, and such innovation happens when leadership and teams unify in pursuit of a shared vision within a culture that highly values collaboration.

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Ben Franklin Technology Partners

JULY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Ben Franklin Technology Partners hosted a virtual pitch event for their TechCelerator Startup Bootcamp. PlayPrint , founded by Kevin Zhang and Syed Bokhari (Centre County): Offering innovative, eco-friendly alternatives to children’s toys, PlayPrint focuses on creativity, educational value, and sustainability.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I’m just not sure you can build a great technology firm outside of Bay Area.&#. In Silicon Valley you have mega venture capital funds who have a history of giving $20 million to early-stage technology companies hoping to swing for the fences and become the next Google, Facebook or Twitter. Now let’s think about retention.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

I never would have paid for music back in 1999 or 2000 when I was sporting my 64mb Creative Nomad, powered completely ilegally by Napster. How many cool sites are out there that do interesting stuff with music that have “all the indies signed up” but can’t get any of the majors on board. 6) Consumer Friendly.

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AsiaTechDaily

JULY 19, 2023

Register Gyeonggi-do is set to commence the pilot operation of its domestic public transportation service, the ‘Panta G Bus,’ which is fortified with self-driving technology, at Pangyo Techno Valley. However, for safety reasons, children under the age of 6 are not allowed to board.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 30, 2018

We started with the easiest problem that technology could attempt to solve. LESSON: Technology solves silicon-intensive problems and humans solve judgment-intensive ones. Our attribution rate of 91% was a roaring success—we’d created a scalable technological solution in the process! Tight timeline, undefined goals.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Splice’s financing follows an incredibly acquisitive 2020 for the company, which saw it acquiring music technology companies Audiaire and Superpowered. In addition to the financing, Splice also nabbed Kakul Srivastava, the vice president of Adobe Creative Cloud Experience and Engagement as a director for its board.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2019

The company was born from a board game—literally paper and cardboard game—project in university. Kadevjo has won many entrepreneurship and technology awards. I continue at Kadevjo Studio in El Salvador as its creative director. Kadevjo develops applications for mobile devices and games. Where are you now?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

So the industry formed around a day of the week when all partners could avoid having company board meetings or traveling. Creative destruction will continue to create opportunities for people who understand the deflationary economics of the Internet. I’m long on payment technologies. Why is that? Yesterday was a Monday.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 16, 2012

I suppose someone could put that burger on a Pinterest board of food as well. I just worry that the sales cycle is 20 years to get publishers to change habits, for advertisers to get flexible about creative and for users to evolve 3rd eyes to increase the potential pool of attention. Am I leaving anything out?

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Red Rocket

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

But, what has recently caught storm is the use of generative AI in the creation of many marketing creatives. Largely because the technologies are more accessible and easier to use than ever before. And, to be clear, the content being produced by AI is across all forms of creatives: text, images, videos, coding, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

Unless you work at Snapchat or are on the board – nobody really knows how many users they have but I think it’s well reported to be a s**t-ton. Not yet completely reported but Snapchat is snapping up some really great ad technology professionals from FB and from the LA ecosystem. Engagement. Users are highly engaged.

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StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. They can easily do that thanks to higher automation, transformation speed, and business efficiency, which are immanent in modern, groundbreaking technologies. Pre-developed technology is much cheaper. Live your values together.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 13, 2025

(January 3, 2025) The New Jersey Commission on Science, Innovation and Technology (CSIT) awarded over $2.7 The funding will support pilot demonstration projects from startup companies creating technologies that mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases and other pollutants. In 2023, the NJEDA awarded more than $3.6

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StartupNation

JUNE 6, 2025

Twenty years ago, I kickstarted the company with only one employee on board. They can easily do that thanks to higher automation, transformation speed, and business efficiency, which are immanent in modern, groundbreaking technologies. Pre-developed technology is much cheaper. Live your values together.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 16, 2022

From automating mundane processes to satisfying changing customer demands, startups count on agility and creativity to see them through. FinTech startups continue to rise at an unprecedented rate, with concentrations in blockchain technology and trading apps leading the way. Creative edtech solutions. billion by 2025. .

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Feedough

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

In the words of the company’s top associate – Our technology joins your existing company data with a flexible team that evolves as your company goes through the various stages of its lifecycle. It charges $99 for its services of strategic guidance and mediator and $65/hr for every expert that gets on board. The Concept.

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American Entrepreneurship

MARCH 15, 2024

Tesla co-founder joins TELO board timely guiding the company through its next development stage EV manufacturer TELO gained significant support for its innovative mini-truck via a $5.4 TELO’s funding announcement coincided with Ma rc Tarpenning , co-founder of Tesla, joining its board, having also participated in the latest funding round.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

You’re not lecturing to a college class, you’re not at a cocktail party and you’re not chatting with a small group in a board meeting. I always tell people that if you’re not creative in how you tell stories the simplest way to do so is by telling “a day in the life&# of your potential user.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 16, 2017

You need to be innovative and creative to come up with security awareness training that educates, engages and enthuses. Cybersecurity Awareness Training … For the Board of Directors! Take a look at this innovative security awareness video specifically made for CEOs, board members and top management. That’s right!

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AsiaTechDaily

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Thanks to these concerted efforts, three Pangyo startups were spotlighted in the government’s recent “Super Gap Startup 1000+ Project” This ambitious initiative earmarks 1,000 high-tech startups for development and technological commercialization over five years. billion won in September 2023.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Entrepreneurship represents fleshing out an idea, based on one part creativity, one part execution, and the remainder sheer guts. That creative piece of the brain helped me envision a thriving consulting firm in a space that was not formerly pursued. They are my sounding board, and they fuel my own desire to be better.”

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