TechCrunch

AUGUST 19, 2022

This includes long-established incumbents such as Unity, developed by tech powerhouse Unity Software, which is currently in the process of merging with IronSource. But Linietsky was keen to highlight one core difference between W4 and these incumbents: it’s expertise. ” Support and services.

incumbents 100

incumbents communities support development 100

Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Not yet profitable but invaluable to developers worldwide, the decade-old company bootstrapped, differentiated from formidable competitors GitLab and Atlassian’s BitBucket, weathered leadership upheavals, and eventually ingested lots of venture capital which helped them weather the challenges they faced. 5/ “Decentralized Everything?”

leadership 71

leadership incumbents culture networking 71

TechCrunch

JANUARY 12, 2021

They saw me as an American that could bring them business opportunities and that was it, I felt that I was judged more on the merits of the value that I could bring than I would in the U.S. — Spurred by opportunities, I started a successful import and export business in China, and after a few years I had over 30 employees.

entrepreneurship 113

entrepreneurship capital venture capital VC 113

TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Incumbents like Amazon have thrown their hats in the ring, too (see: CodeGuru ). But what is verifiable is that Codacy sees a strong business opportunity beyond code reviews in the area of engineering performance monitoring. In other words, leadership cares for the forest and not the trees.

culture 76

culture leadership incumbents development 76

StartupNation

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In-depth market research and analysis is necessary for startups to identify opportunities, develop strategies to take advantage of those opportunities, and then execute. The answers to these questions indicate how big of an opportunity your company has (or doesn’t have, depending on the data). Why take a market-in approach?

startup 107

startup strategy incumbents disruption 107

TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Founded by former headhunter Romanie Thomas , a core mission for Juggle, she said, is to see women in 50 percent of business leadership roles by 2027. Speaking to TechCrunch, Thomas added: “The whole company was born out of my personal frustration and lack of women in business leadership, which I saw firsthand as a headhunter.

SaaS 84

SaaS leadership incumbents energy 84

TechCrunch

JUNE 9, 2022

Today, one of the companies helping those larger banks with that task is announcing a big round of funding to double down on that opportunity. ” There are a number of other companies that have identified these same problems faced by incumbents in the financial services industry.

incumbents 78

incumbents leadership disruption strategy 78

TechCrunch

JANUARY 31, 2023

billion valuation in an IPO two years ago, while startups like ConductorOne — which brings automation to identity and access management — are nipping at incumbents’ heels. But with Nayyar back at the helm and the massive new loan, Saviynt’s leadership is evidently intent on righting the ship.

incumbents 67

incumbents leadership pitching investing 67

A Smart Bear

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

They say things like “we have a unique feature” and “the incumbents are dumb,” which might be true, but isn’t a strategy. Management systems, whether about performance management, or leadership, or healthy teams, or product strategy, or one-on-one interactions, or meetings, or productivity — are like deciding between coding styles.

culture 161

culture strategy SaaS founder 161

Y Combinator

MAY 1, 2019

In just liking to make fun of things, or liking to try and be funny and criticize things, it seemed like a good sort of opportunity to do that. But it was more that this opportunity came up that was not something that was in my purview, which was working at Patreon. Jarvis Johnson [00:02:14] – Because I was like, wow.

peer-to-peer 44

peer-to-peer advice creativity opportunity 44

TechCrunch

JANUARY 16, 2021

What are some overlooked opportunities right now? How should investors in other cities think about the overall investment climate and opportunities in your city? What are the opportunities startups may be able to tap into during these unprecedented times? What are some overlooked opportunities right now? are at risk.

startup 141

startup mix-use SaaS advice 141

Y Combinator

APRIL 26, 2021

Even with $125K from YC and $1–2M in venture funding, a startup’s credit limit is still likely to tap out at $20K from an incumbent creditor—which is not nearly enough to cover software, marketing, and other expenses. incumbent offerings which only offered end-of-month reconciliation). The incumbent system involves three key “stacks.”

incumbents 120

incumbents financing finance enablement 120

TechCrunch

AUGUST 23, 2022

Hear from these newly installed execs about what their leadership means for OnlyFans. The social network is dedicated exclusively to women in professional leadership positions, charging thousands for a private membership (if you’re lucky enough to get accepted). TechCrunch Startup Battlefield — Session 2. Yes, Chief. with Peter A.

disruption 81

disruption pitching VC ventures 81

Andreessen Horowitz

MARCH 20, 2024

When you have such a critical change in the platform structure, you need to rethink so much that it’s only going to happen if you have this very strong kind of top-down leadership. That didn’t require any kind of strong, decisive leadership as much as it just required paying attention to the market. Adam: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

incumbents 143

incumbents networking technology creativity 143