Paul G. Silva

AUGUST 9, 2023

Strategizer is likely one of the top innovation consultants out there. Every year billions of venture capital dollars flow into startups with disruptive innovations. If you run a global network of widget factories then presumably you know a lot about the costs, risks, and expected revenue of opening a new widget factory.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 12, 2019

At GLC, he will address the rapid pace of change, innovation and disruption facing us all?and This massive scale of disruption has understandably left organizations on shaky footing , struggling to engage consumers and employees alike and stay relevant. Master digital disruption with digital reinvention. and what to do about it.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

They've teamed up with 40 other businesses on offering tools and consulting to help small businesses. On the first responder side, AT&T has FirstNet , the only dedicated network for first responders where they have access to the best network available. The ATT&T network has stood the test. Disruptive Innovation.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 20, 2022

But this hasn’t stopped startups from trying to disrupt the status quo. “Alternatives like management consulting and design agencies are expensive and inaccessible to the vast majority of business professionals.” Besides Prezi, there’s Pitch , a deck creation suite from the founders of Wunderlist. Prezent.ai

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 11, 2023

To understand the value of business consulting for startups, we reached out to CEOs, founders, and other business leaders for their insights. From understanding the bigger picture to breaking free from constraints, discover the top 14 benefits of business consulting for startups, as shared by these experienced professionals.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2014

” I said I learned this 15 years ago because that is when I stopped being a consultant. I enjoyed the first half of my time at Andersen Consulting (now Accenture) because I was a computer programmer and had to build stuff that actually worked. Consultants spend all of their time pretending to know these answers.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2023

The company was founded in 2014 and has its own sidechain technology, Liquid Network, as well as bitcoin mining operations and hardware wallets for Bitcoin and other assets. Erik previously worked on Wall Street as a VP for AIG investments and was a co-founder and consultant of other startups.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The company is exhibiting as one of the Battlefield 200 at Disrupt 2022. It has a network of consultants who help employees figure out what expertise they need to get better at their job. The pace of technological changes means companies now expect their employees to be constantly learning and upgrading their on-the-job skills.

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StartupNation

JULY 13, 2021

Most were either trying to play catch up to startups that had come out of nowhere to disrupt their industries or to existing competitors who had gotten an earlier start at digital transformation. They had gone accustomed to the same tried and tired MBA playbooks and strategy consultant decks. The result?

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TechCrunch

APRIL 24, 2023

Grant Easterbrook Contributor Share on Twitter Grant Easterbrook is a fintech consultant based in Amsterdam. First, these startups were unable to overcome the difficulty of building a two-sided network for a product with a slow sales cycle. He also co-founded Dream Forward, which was acquired in 2020.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Today, Fuzzy announced $44 million in growth funding to expand its digital pet care network of veterinary professionals to alleviate some of the strain on the industry and make care accessible and affordable to all. The San Francisco-based company previously raised $18 million in a Series B round in March. Fuzzy live chat via its app.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Entrepreneurs who understand cyber threats can avoid compromises that disrupt business and erode trust with both clients and consumers. However, research released by the Ponemon Institute reveals that nearly 60 percent of small-to-medium-size businesses experience network breaches. Always remain vigilant about data breaches.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

My professional background is a combination of tech innovation, big banking, social science research, and organizational design consulting. By 2012, I had moved out to the suburbs, I had twins and a baby daughter, and I was still consulting. Then a disaster struck and really catalyzed the idea of the book. So, what could I do?

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

The battle to win Startup Battlefield began long before TechCrunch Disrupt kicked off Tuesday. Sarah Tavel is a general partner at Benchmark, where she invests in network effect businesses with a focus on marketplaces and social, as well as cryptocurrency.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Lead generation, consulting on the phone, following up with emails within the same day—all of it matters. For me, that meant constantly seeking out professional guidance by investing in consultants early on. If you don’t have the money to invest in a coach, attend networking groups and seek out mentors.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Alex Yastrebenetsky is the founder and CEO of InfoTrust , a digital analytics consulting and technology company helping marketers use data to make smarter decisions. Social entrepreneurship is disrupting business as usual acxross the globe: Today’s forward-thinking company founders engineer their businesses to do good deeds from the start.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? We're seeing, for the first time, investment and some disruption in huge areas like education, food, healthcare, government and even hardware based startups.

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Impact Hub

OCTOBER 7, 2023

These complementary pillars leverage Impact Hub’s extensive network of over 100 communities across the globe to accelerate learning across diverse realities. The global network inspires local ecosystems with the latest innovations while connecting them to a broader international context.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 16, 2021

No one knows this better than entrepreneurs; after all, entrepreneurs in the tech industry created some of the most recognizable gig economy networks, including Uber, Airbnb and Upwork. Instead of hiring a recruiter, you might be better served by pouring your energy into crafting job descriptions for a freelancer network like Upwork.

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David Teten VC

JULY 27, 2021

It provides mentorship, networking, and equity-free grants up to $50,000. Next Canada’s programs offer a world-class education, exclusive events, an expansive network, and more. Next36 focuses on supporting students and recent grads launching their startups, while Next AI supports AI-enabled ventures looking to disrupt industries. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 25, 2021

The raise comes after Pula closed $1 million in seed investment from Rocher Participations with support from Accion Venture Lab, Omidyar Network and several angel investors in 2018. . Pula is one of the few African startups disrupting the farming industry with technology. The pair both act as co-CEOs.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

They hired a consultant in the LGBT community who had relationships with all of the most popular gay clubs (who you know) and they built from there. She was disruptive. The need to have well-defined networks of people you trust for introductions (he talks about Shervin Pishevar, who is also a friend of mine).

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AsiaTechDaily

MAY 17, 2023

Moreover, founders must learn to embrace the challenges of fundraising, honing their pitching and networking skills in the process. If you hate networking, you still have to hype yourself up and get it done. 100% I would recommend it to others! As luck would have it, during this ‘1.5

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I found GroupMe at the Techcrunch Disrupt Hackathon. Singleplatform was a referral from an IT consultant who was trying to sell me stuff—which was pretty much the most random source ever, and Backupify was actually my own idea built by someone far more capable than I was to see it through.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The truth is, the way in which tech companies hire has been relatively untouched by disruption, with most still relying on resumes and conversational interviews for its highest-stake decisions. This is not helped by natural overreliance on networks as means to fill hiring pipelines in early-stage company building.

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Innovation 2 Enterprise

OCTOBER 18, 2019

After graduation, both accepted jobs in New York City — Yash in private equity and Puneet in healthcare consulting. Healthcare and life science require disruption,” said Yash, “something that creates better treatment practices, or something that makes the costs go down.”. Every person has helped us.

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Source Link

MARCH 24, 2020

During that time, I served as a small business development center consultant at the University of Northern Iowa. It is our job for the next few months to empower this network, amplify your impact and for us to collectively champion one another. These are all emotions I vividly recall from June of 2008.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 30, 2021

Jump in without consulting the data, and you risk boarding a sinking ship. Backed by the Small Business Administration, SBDCs offer free or low-cost consulting services to help entrepreneurs turn their ideas into viable companies. . Before you meet with a mentor or consultant, get a head start on mapping out your business model. .

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 14, 2022

Ultimately, it is a new internet-native work model that we are starting with legal because it is a $100 billion market that has not been disrupted much in the last 100 years,” Ahmed said. Currently, it is running on an invite-only model, and 5% are accepted into the network. Lawtrades app design. Image Credits: Lawtrades.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I’ve got to go consult documentation or ask another engineer who might be busy with something,” being able to get yourself unblocked in the moment before you’re out of flow state is extraordinarily valuable. Kevin: I think those are 2 very different questions and I’ll dig into them separately.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“Greece is one of the global superpowers in shipping, so when I was working in consulting, I became close to the industry and really fell in love with it.”. After consulting, Diakogiannis spent time in venture capital, were he saw how labor marketplaces are disrupting industries like construction, manufacturing, oil and gas.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 12, 2021

Jeff Ton is the founder of Ton Enterprises and strategic IT adviser to InterVision, a leading strategic service provider and premier consulting partner in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Partner Network (APN). Share on Twitter. Operating in the cloud is soon going to be a reality for many businesses whether they like it or not.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Xero, recently released a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting. Some examples would be partners, a network of other business owners or even an accountant or bookkeeper. Another smart move is leveraging data and insights to make informed decisions with future supply chain/financial disruptions. As the U.S.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Equipt aims to make the process easier by being the packager, the logistics, the clinician (via its provider network), providing technical support, and the return of data from connected devices. This feeds into its financial model where the company charges for DME and HME consultations.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2022

The gig economy has, to use a well-worn word, disrupted industries from ride-hailing to quick-service restaurants. ” Fascinatingly, A.Team leveraged its own network in combination with a full-time staff to build and expand the A.Team platform. . The evidence is mixed on this.

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Startup Blogpost

MAY 19, 2023

Mentors have years of working in the industry they are consulting for and can identify business opportunities for the startup. This kind of closed network is great for forming close bonds. In organizational theory, it’s called an “execution network.”

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 6, 2021

As a McKinsey report about the impact of COVID-19 on the beauty industry put it, “the use of artificial intelligence for testing, discovery and customization will need to accelerate as concerns about safety and hygiene fundamentally disrupt product testing and in-person consultations.” Another way Perfect Corp.

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