Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

This clarity enabled us to focus our actions on what mattered mostcreating a mentor network that could genuinely accelerate startups. When we simplified the angel syndication process I described in our simplicity post , we first tested small changes (bullets) before implementing them across our entire investor network (cannonballs).

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Deep learning takes this a step further as an advanced subset of ML, using complex "neural network" structures to decipher highly intricate patterns in massive datasets. These learning capabilities are crucial for AI automation, enabling systems to adapt and get smarter. Let's look at some examples.

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StartupNation

MAY 22, 2025

Contingency Planning : Prepare for the most likely scenarios that would cause disruption and focus on robust backup systems. Challenges and Opportunities for Women Working Remotely Family Support Entrepreneurial success when put in the context of a parent is reliant on a strong network that is pivotal to building a successful business.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 13, 2013

Yet, when I think about its impact on our lives and what it enables people to do, I can''t help but be underwhelmed. Facebook, despite the fact that I use it everyday, is probably the online network I could most easily do without. Despite everything it theoretically knows about me, Facebook ad units disrupt my feed.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Our publisher distribution network reaches in the tens of millions of unique users and is comprised of “head end&# stars as well as many “mid tier&# and “long tail&# publishers. The affiliate networking market alone is about a $2 billion industry now.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It will enable the naturally creative but geographically and socially disenfranchised to make money doing what they love – participating. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). It exists precisely because there is a network. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. billion views.

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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. Reilly: What do you find is most disruptive in the industry right now? What prompted you to explore this space?

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TechCrunch

MARCH 27, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and re-imagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth. What’s new at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023? That’s certainly true for the Builder Stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. The ability to interact, transact and disrupt is an order of magnitude greater at broadband speeds than at 56k dial-up modem speeds. THAT is disruption. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Clubhouse is an iPhone app that enables members to host and join audio—not video!—audio-only For those new to the scene or still in the dark, Clubhouse is a drop-in, audio, social networking chat. There were no tradeshows, no traveling to customers and no in-person EO events. I was living life “the pandemic way”.

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Dream It

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Finishing is the ripest for disruption. Nearly two years ago, we set up our first credit fund to provide products like asset and project finance and built out financial tools focused [on] asset-enabled businesses. Something in both the masonry and bricklayer arena as well as framing would be interesting.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 12, 2021

One clear differentiator is that the company functions as an enabler (at payment rails and the core infrastructure) within banking and payments. “The focus was to leverage our ability as an enabler to create proprietary technology for both segments.” Appzone clearly plays a different game from other African fintechs.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

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. Being connected has never been more important than it is right now, and first responders can feel confident on this network. The ATT&T network has stood the test.

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American Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 8, 2023

By providing a low initial investment and robust deal flow, SDAC enables accredited investors from across the U.S. SDAC angel investors build social capital as they work together to discover investable companies with the potential to disrupt industries and solve real-world challenges. To learn more, visit www.thesdangels.com.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

“Finding and closing security gaps from an attacker’s perspective is a disruptive approach to the way organizations can proactively protect their networks. Christian Müller, chief information officer at Schwarz Group, says that adding a security piece to the portfolio is essential, especially as more shopping moves online.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 19, 2021

According to Mohamed Emera, the company’s director of growth, ILLA is targeting the FMCG logistics head-on, which speaks to the company’s focus on disrupting the market in Egypt. Image Credits: ILLA. The bigger picture is global, where fragmentation in supply chain is a $1 trillion market. .

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Firstly, crypto networks are swallowing up value and creating environments where every possible form of on-chain value interlinks and interacts with the other. Web3 is where all decentralized systems will learn to interact with each other, building on the security and value (thus network effects) of a broader ecosystem.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Capria Ventures has been making direct investments in key tech hubs of the Global South for over a decade, using its experience and networks to source and create value for a new generation of startups. Its current investments in India and Southeast Asia include fintech firm Alami, agritech firm BharatAgri, and jobtech company Betterplace.

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Andreessen Horowitz

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The UK has had real-time payments since 2005, via the Faster Payments network. This enabled them to unlock further funding as VC-backed growth companies over time. The creativity of UK entrepreneurs has and will continue to disrupt the status quo in financial services. A full 8 years earlier than the U.S.)

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StartupNation

JANUARY 26, 2022

There’s no hiding from it: The metaverse is coming, and it’s on track to disrupt the world of business as we know it. Championed by newly rebranded Meta (formerly Facebook), the metaverse will be a network of 3D, 360-degree immersive and interactive micro-worlds. Making the metaverse work for you .

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David Teten VC

MAY 19, 2021

Note that I specifically am excluding from this analysis the firms that help investors access investment funds, e.g., CAIS , Context365 , iCapital Network , OurCrowd , Palico , PrimeAlpha , Trusted Insight. Firms like MaxMyInterest can enable this. Elite networks. Leverage platform network to increase returns.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

The second, a Web2 network, was acquired by a Fortune 200 company. Investing enables me to “roll up my sleeves” and advise while also enjoying the upside that comes with successfully implementing the plan to scale. Blockchain is already disrupting numerous industries and I expect that to continue at greater speed over the next 5 years.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 22, 2021

From our Extra Crunch Live Pitch-offs all the way up to the world-famous Disrupt Startup Battlefield, we can’t get enough of ’em. Network with corporations, VCs, & founders. Networking. Join thousands of investors, corporate executives, startups, and policymakers to network via video chat. Waste Matters.

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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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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

It may be a hobby or something of personal interest that enables you to develop a level of expertise that other people value. This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. The most common advice given to aspiring entrepreneurs is to start a business that ignites your passion.

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David Teten VC

MARCH 1, 2022

Scouts are typically hired because they are well-networked and credible in an industry, geography, and/or community that a VC is focusing on. This role helps augment the candidate’s profile with personal branding, networks, track record, dealflow, and industry best practices. HOW TO GET A SCOUT ROLE. Solo GP Training. Hawke Ventures.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 5, 2022

Coro — a startup building an all-in-one cybersecurity platform aimed at mid-market companies, with functions to monitor devices, users, email, networks, data and apps and remediate any malicious activity — has raised $60 million, funding it plans to use to continue doubling down on this particular gap in the market.

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Dream It

OCTOBER 9, 2019

But this age of disruption has also created numerous opportunities for hackers and cybercriminals. As the name suggests, Cymulate enables companies to simulate attacks on their own systems without compromising current operations. The startup specializes in detecting unusual activities in networks with huge user bases.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 3, 2021

To be sure, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted and profoundly altered many aspects of work life, including in-person diversity training and workforce development. Companies that stress internal diversity are more profitable, as they can successfully appeal to more diverse markets. The MLT program isn’t another pledge, index or disclosure push.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 31, 2021

A wave of disruption of digitizing informal retail stores is sweeping across emerging markets this year, and Chari is joining in on the action. In another digital banking play, Lemonade Finance provides multi-currency accounts for these migrants to enable seamless transactions and banking. Chari (Morocco). Mecho Autotech (Nigeria).

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 10, 2021

LynxDx pivoted from cancer treatment to COVID-19 testing during the early pandemic, and now is one of the primary providers of rapid COVID-19 tests in Ann Arbor and for the large University of Michigan network of employees. RightBrain Networks. It also enables users to automate workflows and resolve accounts. FreightVerify.

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Impact Hub

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

designed to equip entrepreneurs of color with tools and resources to enable them to accelerate growth and maximize impact. These resources include funding, access to industry experts, mentorship, workshops, fireside chats and visibility into adidas’ networks. To enable inclusive and sustainable innovation – at scale. .

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TechCrunch

MAY 29, 2021

Investors will be driving forces in enabling the highest-potential companies to build products that countries everywhere will benefit from — no matter where they were conceived. That means having VC firms that spotlight international entrepreneurship and foster global expert networks. ambassadors. That’s just one company.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 26, 2022

In 2016 at TechCrunch Disrupt New York, several of the original developers behind what became Siri unveiled Viv , an AI platform that promised to connect various third-party applications to perform just about any task. The pitch was tantalizing — but never fully realized. ” It’s lofty stuff.

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OurCrowd

JULY 25, 2021

Entangled Networks: Quantum computing for all? The company has already enabled more than 28 million people in over 120 countries to kick start and scale their businesses online. Entangled Networks: Quantum computing for all? Startup of the Week: GoDaddy bets on Tailor Brands. Wall Street Journal: Gallium nitride is “the future”.

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OurCrowd

MAY 7, 2021

Treedom, based in Italy, enables consumers and corporations to plant trees and track their environmental impact with the click of a button. This breakthrough allows automation to be deployed at a more nimble scale, and will completely disrupt high-speed time-to-market manufacturing forever. Register Here. Introductions.

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Impact Hub

AUGUST 13, 2020

For Impact Hub, it made the liquid and digital elements of our network more important than ever, and at the same time encouraged us to reflect and pivot certain aspects of how we operate and how we provide support to Impact Hubs and our members across the globe. It is an activity or a project enabled by an internet connection ”. .

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