TechCrunch

MAY 1, 2023

Back in February, we started calling for content — urging startup subject-matter experts to submit applications to lead roundtable discussions or breakout sessions at TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 on September 19–21 in San Francisco. TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 Audience Choice voting opens Now comes the part where you, dear readers, play a major role.

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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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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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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 14, 2022

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 kicks off in just four days, startup fans. Here’s a handy how-to guide for everything you can expect at TechCrunch Disrupt presented by AT&T on October 18-20 in San Francisco at Moscone West (Oct. Transcribe TechCrunch Disrupt with Otter.ai! We can’t wait to greet you. 21 online). 2:10 p.m. –

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Selected from the most competitive batch in TC history, selected founders from across the globe will pitch on the virtual stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021. To watch the pitches, join us at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 here. Today, TechCrunch is excited to announce the 20 startups pitching onstage in this year’s Startup Battlefield.

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Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 5, 2024

It’s an area where a lot of companies are trying to innovate. How does that actually look in terms of a successful change in strategy? And the types of both their military activities and the types of coercive strategies they use working with companies have done a lot to turn others to looking to how you can work with us.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Just seven days until more than 10,000 people around the world storm the internet to attend TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 on September 21-23. And, because Disrupt is highly interactive, you’ll have plenty of opportunity to engage, ask questions and receive answers. Head to the agenda and plan your strategy. Also covered. Fundraising

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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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TechCrunch

MAY 5, 2021

Historically, one of the most effective ways to do that is to exhibit in Startup Alley , at TechCrunch Disrupt. This year at TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23) we’re shaking up history and adding a new layer of opportunity exclusively for founders who apply for a Startup Alley Pass.

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StartupNation

MAY 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic was a catalyst that accelerated innovation and change in almost every industry. Given this, three relevant questions for all entrepreneurs to consider in the context of their own company and industry are: Why did it take a pandemic to accelerate innovation and change? How did your business fare? Opportunity.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Mark your calendar for TechCrunch’s annual celebration of the startup community — TC Disrupt 2021 returns this September 21-23! At Disrupt , you’ll rub virtual elbows with the thousands of startup founders, investors and innovators building cutting-edge products and companies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 5, 2023

In a world where constant change and the need for sustainable solutions are more urgent than ever, young entrepreneurs emerge as the driving force behind innovation and progress — as demonstrated by the winners of EO’s 2023 Global Student Entrepreneur Awards. Starting a business and driving innovation requires resilience and perseverance.

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Jason Malki

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

The company offers innovative, affordable payment solutions for a wide range of services, including elective treatments ranging from telehealth, fertility, dental, vision, and cosmetic to pet care. He also co-founded TruCom, an innovative communications company, culminating in its acquisition by Broadview Networks.

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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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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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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Fragmented markets can be a great target for disruption. They are the classic case of the Innovator’s Dilemma because they fundamentally can’t innovate on their product and can’t lower costs or their business craters. They have high-priced property and zero innovation. Public Storage does about $2.4

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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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Tomasz Tunguz

JANUARY 26, 2020

The key question he poses is: has the industry become so large that it needs to be disrupted? This supply/demand shift that provides founders more leverage in conversations has catalyzed some innovation in venture. Nathan Heller published an article called Is Venture Capital Worth the Risk? in the New Yorker.

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AsiaTechDaily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Delve into his story as it unfolds with lessons from filmmaking, startup ventures, and the fascinating world of technology innovations and investing. This gave me a front-row seat to the world of tech/innovation, and I began making some personal angel investments along the way.”

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Tomasz Tunguz

AUGUST 28, 2021

Many people think of pricing as monetization, but just as important to think through it as an acquisition strategy. If you are pursuing a two step go-to-market strategy with which the first user has a low willingness to pay, but the ultimate buyer has a larger budget, consider usage pricing. Value/ Usage. Intermittent. Intermittent.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Society is reorienting to a new post-pandemic norm?—?even even before the pandemic itself has been fully tamed. We live in a hostile world and it’s now a tech-enabled hostile world.

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TechCrunch

MAY 16, 2022

With that in mind, here are five lessons from the heroic actions of Obi-Wan Kenobi, and how corporate and startup executives alike can apply these ideas to devise transformational strategies and tactics: Find trouble before it starts by gathering street-level data.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

As you consider whether to adapt your office into a co-working space, think carefully about whether the strategy is right for your team. Yes, it may be financially better for the company, but if it proves too disruptive or simply isn’t the right fit for the company, it can end up costing money in the long term.

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Tomasz Tunguz

MARCH 17, 2016

But to incite disruption requires a different set of marketing skills. In the Innovator’s Solution , Christensen proposes the idea of competing against non-consumption. Viewing the SaaS world through this lens, disruption means enabling users to do things for the first time.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 12, 2022

However, few investors can directly impact the value of the underlying asset, except for private equity and venture capital investors with portfolio acceleration strategies. Rolling ten-year returns have steadily declined across hedge fund strategies. The resulting herd mentality hurts innovation and leads to suboptimal returns.

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American Entrepreneurship

JANUARY 25, 2024

TravelPerk continues to innovate, integrating AI across the product stack to deliver a world-class experience for customers and travelers. TravelPerk was co-founded in 2015 by a highly seasoned entrepreneurial innovation team. Within the enormous global business travel market, SMBs have remained a largely underserved segment.

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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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TechCrunch

JUNE 2, 2021

This very cool and downright extraordinary business development opportunity kicks off in July and takes you through TechCrunch Disrupt 2021 (September 21-23). That support includes these three masterclasses on essential entrepreneurial topics: Key Principles of the Lean Startup Methodology with John Lynn, founder of CELA Innovation .

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AsiaTechDaily

JANUARY 4, 2023

“Disruptive approaches to enabling next generation lidar capabilities are imperative for important applications such as automotive safety,” said Michael Smith, Assistant Vice President, Corporate development at USAA. a crucial 3D sensing technology for diverse, consumer, automotive, and industrial markets.

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American Entrepreneurship

OCTOBER 17, 2023

This is particularly true of industries where technology is disrupting business models. Separate innovative startups from those are based on proven business models such as retail stores, computer repair etc. Innovation : New ideas often become the foundation of large businesses, but they are started with a great deal of risk.

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OurCrowd

JUNE 20, 2022

–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stellar Cyber, the innovator of Open XDR, once again disrupts cybersecurity economics with a new lineup of cost-effective, functionality-rich security sensors, enabling both MSSP and enterprise users to deploy 360-degree security coverage and a multi-modal detection strategy in every environment.

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AsiaTechDaily

APRIL 27, 2023

Capria’s Fund II will make early-growth investments in fintech, mobility/logistics, agtech/foodtech, climate, and jobtech/HRtech sectors, supporting tech-enabled innovators primarily focused on domestic-first transformative solutions of many of the fastest-growing emerging economies.

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HPA

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Co-founders Mike Dannenfeldt and Mike Milburn both bring experience with customer success and innovation on the Salesforce platform. “Pimly has an exceptional team that is disrupting a fast growing and dynamic market,” said Erik Severinghaus , the HPA deal lead. “

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

NOVEMBER 27, 2020

Read on to learn why Joachimsthaler believes this framework encourages innovation more than any other business model. A traditional company focuses on disruption or becoming more customer centric. Tesla has offered to share its innovative battery technology and other software with the automotive industry.

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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. Organizations traditionally have prioritized their strategy and budgets according to the “business hierarchy of needs.” The result?

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

With great innovation comes big change, or even better, disruption, to systems that have been in place for years. Studios are causing this precise disruption to the traditional ways of building companies and how to invest in them. With larger funds also come more rules and structures around the investment thesis and strategy.

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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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