Jason Malki

JULY 16, 2025

Implemented robust financial controls & operational strategies. In this capacity, he channels his extensive experience toward supporting the next generation of innovative startups. Leads investment strategy and portfolio management for Mondegreen Ventures. Artificial intelligence.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 12, 2025

Recognizing the Pioneers Reshaping Business, Technology, and Leadership CatalyX Ventures, the globally renowned innovation accelerator, has officially announced the winners of its prestigious 2025 CatalyX Champions Series Awards, celebrating groundbreaking achievements across industries.

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StartupNation

JULY 17, 2025

But, it typically involves giving up equity and facing pressure for an exit strategy (like an acquisition or IPO) within a few years. Startup Financ ing: From Traditional Loans to Innovative Solutions 4. Operational risks might involve supply chain disruptions or employee turnover.

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StartupNation

JUNE 1, 2025

As a publicist and brand strategist, I had always viewed management through a lens of campaigns, messaging and market strategies. The Journey of Leadership: Practice Making Mistakes Creativity Meets Business: How Today’s Innovators are Living Drucker’s Principles Apple is a great example of this approach.

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Revolution

MARCH 10, 2025

Years of offshoring, bottlenecks, and climate-driven disruptions have made it clear: we need to rethink where and how we source materials. Cambium has partnered with brands, developers, and mass timber manufacturers seeking high-quality materials with reduced carbon footprintsnot just as an ethical choice, but as a sound business strategy.

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American Entrepreneurship

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Enterprises are then able to upgrade to quantum-safe encryption without disrupting their operations. Also, theEndless Frontiers Actestablished a Technology and Innovation Directorate to use $100 billion in federal funds over five years to research emerging technologies including quantum computing, and specifically mentions the need for PQC.

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Paul G. Silva

APRIL 29, 2025

When you can’t predict what’s coming around the corner, your best strategy is having people who can adapt and excel no matter what happens. The Pitfall to Avoid : Many organizations rush to set strategy before securing the right team.

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American Entrepreneurship

MAY 7, 2025

The growth equity firm, known for supporting disruptive consumer technology companies, will work alongside Blackstone to help Liftoff expand its AI capabilities and explore strategic acquisitions. Weve merged, innovated, and built momentum, yet we believe the opportunity for growth in mobile is just beginning.

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StartupNation

JUNE 29, 2025

This tendency is exaggerated when the new offering is disruptive or innovative. If the offering is truly innovative and/or disruptive, this first step is even more vital. This too is a bit more difficult if the offering is viewed by the prospect as innovative and/or disruptive.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

How to kickstart your AI automation strategy Automate intelligently with Zapier What is AI automation? Drives innovation: AI automation is a powerful R&D assistant. AI automation often comes into the picture through BPM strategies like process mining. " to a market-ready solution.

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StartupNation

JULY 16, 2025

It’s crucial to assess whether this route aligns with your venture’s financial health and long-term strategy. This includes customized repayment schedules, innovative interest structures, and collateral flexibility. Still, this form of financing is no panacea. No Equity Sacrifice Private debt does not dilute ownership.

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American Entrepreneurship

JUNE 10, 2025

Recipient researchers’ projects were chosen for their potential for high-impact innovation against ovarian cancer or translating insights from other fields. Selections were made with input from a prestigious scientific advisory board, with a focus on scientific rigor, innovation, and real-world clinical promise.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

In an era where Amazon has become so dominant in the retailing and delivery of physical and digital content are there strategies that can succeed? The founder of Parachute, Ariel Kaye , had a clear vision for what she wanted to disrupt and how she thought she could do it. Here are some ideas of what I believe matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

These days that’s not the case and it’s a great outcome for entrepreneurs and for innovation. I understand why he wants to differentiate himself but I wonder if a scorched Earth strategy against the main funding source for your company pays in the long run. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Wherever your business sits on the spectrum, you’ll want to follow these tips to navigate supply chain disruption. Most Popular: The Benefits of Encouraging Creativity and Innovation in the Workplace. So, how can one navigate the disruptions and mitigate the risks? So, how did we get here? You got this!

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. I guess this is the ultimate definition of implementing a business model when you’re not clear on strategy! INNOVATOR’S DILEMMA. The Need for Strategy.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

We’re just a few short weeks away from the first in-person TechCrunch Disrupt in three years. Great partners make Disrupt possible, but they do more than just write a check. In addition to this talk, AT&T will be hosting several video breaks for attendees that share innovative tools and information to help startups grow.

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Venture Well

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Our experts offer five tips to help early-stage startups manage global supply chain disruptions. The post 5 Strategies for Startups Navigating an Uncertain Supply Chain appeared first on VentureWell.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2020

Focus on Growth and Innovation. For the future, focus on business model innovation. If your business has taken a beating given the sector that you are in, is it possible to innovate out of this crisis? Primarily, there are three levels of innovation: incremental, sustaining and disruptive.

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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. What does it take to design innovative digital customer experiences that predictably win?

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500

OCTOBER 25, 2019

In the decade since the Great Recession, we have seen digital upstarts – taking advantage of disruptive technologies from AI to IoT – reshape the economy and the corporate pecking order. Conventional wisdom dictated that incumbents should focus their innovation efforts on R&D and growing their cash cows while investing in a few startups.

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Revolution

MAY 11, 2023

At the end of the day, you want a thought partner who’s aligned with your strategy.” The soundbite: “What distinguishes the apex innovators from behemoths who disappear? Executing on opportunities at the intersection of utility and disruption allows for exponential innovation. Seed- and Early-Stage U.S,

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Revolution

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Today, the nation’s political hub is gaining increasing traction as an innovation capital where game-changing startups start and scale, including Revolution-backed Sweetgreen , FiscalNote , Homesnap , and Cava. Just ask our Chairman and CEO, Steve Case, who built AOL in Northern Virginia in the 1990s. Order your copy today.

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TechCrunch

MAY 17, 2023

Today is last day to cast your vote for Audience Choice roundtables and breakouts at Disrupt 2023. You pick the sessions you want at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Specifically, you help decide which of the 17 roundtable discussions and 15 breakout sessions will earn a spot on the Disrupt agenda. Voting ends at 11:59pm PDT tonight.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. A 90% disruption in cost spawns innovation – believe me. I believe the changes to the industry will be lasting rather than temporal change.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Welcome to the first day of TechCrunch Disrupt ! You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. You’ll find all the day’s programs, stage location and times listed in the Disrupt agenda and in the event app. Connectivity isn’t a nice-to-have for innovation.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

We look at huge markets where there are large incumbents that might not be incented to innovate or react to what they perceive as an insurgent. It allows him the opportunity to do what he does best, finding and motivating entrepreneurs then thinking through market strategy. Big companies just don’t seem to innovate the same way.

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TechCrunch

MAY 2, 2023

In early 2022, you may remember, we called for experts to submit applications to present breakout sessions and roundtable discussions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 , taking place on September 19–21 in San Francisco. Audience Choice voting opens for TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 It’s time to make your voice count!

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Morgan’s head of digital investment banking and digital private markets, will join us onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt on October 18–20 in San Francisco. Before joining JPMorgan, Elanjian spent nine years at Goldman Sachs, where his team led the strategy development and implementation for market structure and financial technology investments.

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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. And second, I wanted to inform the strategy of my new firm, Versatile VC , from the most educated point of view. .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 27, 2021

TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 takes place September 21-23, and we’re here to call out just some of the awesome content we have scheduled over three very busy days. The Disrupt agenda so far features more than 80 interviews, panel discussions, events and breakout sessions that span the startup tech spectrum… with more to come!

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500

JUNE 9, 2020

Supply chains have been disrupted, businesses have had to close or operate at limited capacity for months, and even founders have had to expand their fundraising timeframes as we saw in our 2020 Female Founders Data Report. There’s no doubt that COVID-19 has affected nearly every industry globally.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

But my take: Gaikai had superior technology & a superior business strategy. We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. I agree with him.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

DECEMBER 4, 2019

What advice do you have for entrepreneurs looking to expand—how can they use marketing strategies, social media, and product development to grow their businesses? That being said, we have seen many examples of large companies that get disrupted by smaller, scrappier startups. Many paths to successful startups.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

It’s hard to believe it but TechCrunch Disrupt — only one of the most engaging, fun, well-attended startup events in the world — is around the corner, taking place September 19–21! Outsiders may not realize just how much work goes into planning Disrupt. chief strategy officer Imran Khan has acquired a 2.5% This is a first.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 22, 2018

Alice Mann’s latest book, Future First: How Successful Leaders Turn Innovation Challenges into New Value Frontiers is an important read for any business leader or entrepreneur who wishes to embrace global challenges as innovation opportunities. What are some techniques for innovating around these challenges?

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