TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

The final product the team created was a rather pricy cradle, and I asked the team whether the price tag made sense. “Cradlewise is the only baby product in the market that uses deep tech and AI to learn the baby’s sleep patterns and growth trends.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

As I’ve highlighted I believe we’re in a unique period similar to 2005-08 where the biggest tech firms of Silicon Valley (and some media companies) are scooping up small software companies as “talent acquisitions&# versus accretive revenue / profit generators. And these are people with deep pockets.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 3, 2010

I do a lot more recreational things with people I know in the tech scene than I ever did in finance. If you can’t fully throw yourself in to a startup—to dive into the deep end—then I think you’re going to find the pervasive nature of the work, how it takes over your life, very difficult to handle. What actually counts as a friend?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Last year, fintech API infrastructure players came into the African tech scene, ushering in Plaid-like services to businesses and developers. Per the company’s statement, the plan is to “pull a Stripe-Shopify-esque tag team.”. “We OnePipe , a fintech API company with a different play from the lot, joins the list today, raising $3.5

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

He said that data suggests people prefer to “buy high, sell low.&# And so it goes in tech investing. Even people who haven’t had good exits, gained experience in their careers or have enough deep pockets to last a market downturn fancy themselves as angels. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. Same with VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

For that reason I don’t even look at deals in the biotech or clean tech fields. Deep down I’m still an entrepreneur “fighting against the man&# but I’m still a pragmatist. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. I think being knowledgeable about your sector can be important.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

You can tell if they have a deep-seated competitive spirit. Can’t go a mile deep on competition? Anyone who’s ever presented to me with these titles hears the same questions: “OK, so who does tech report to? Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. But even then I think it’s funny.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

There’s a guy in Los Angeles that I met at several tech networking events. He was a really nice and personable guy who had deep domain knowledge in an industry that he’d worked in for 10 years that is in need of technological advancement. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. Making Things Happen.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

In deep tech companies value creation milestones are more likely to be tagged to validating the technology and IP creation. This equity will vest over 2-3 years. Agenda items will focus on key metrics illustrating value creation, particularly in software as a service companies.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

The big “ah hah&# came through a lunchtime discussion with my friend James Hritz , a smart and deep thinker who is VP Strategy & Biz Dev over at FAN. When I was looking through some questions to see if I could answer them I noticed that topic suggestions were getting attached in real time like tags. The Revelation.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Dustin is respected and liked by many in the LA tech scene so it was nice to see him go “white hat.&# Angel investors were clambering to put money in. It was founded by Scot Richardson who has deep domain experience in this space. Tags: SoCal Stuff. They are quite secretive so I’ll respect that.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

After that it’s domain experience, access to VCs and deep pockets. He’s backed so many of the Silicon Valley’s young elite tech professionals. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Part 1 – Access to Great Deal Flow – is here. He gave them early breaks.

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Image Credits: GPC Smart Tags Because the company is throwing itself into a market that is relatively well understood, its challenge isn’t to explain what it is doing but how it is moving the market forward. Again, this is not a deep tech play or a market shrouded in mystery. Great competition overview.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 13, 2023

Finger as the new nucleus Tech giants such as Apple, Samsung and Huawei have long focused on the wrist. Ultrahuman currently sells its smart ring, called the Ring Air, for $349, while BoAt is looking to bring its offering with a price tag of sub-$80. The startup has been working on the device for over a year. In the U.S.,

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

But where this has really crossed the line with me is when they are database dialing startup tech entrepreneurs rather than growth equity businesses. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice. Many of these entrepreneurs are young and impressionable and mistake the inbound attention for real interest. They’re flattered.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

Often if you have deep pockets (or a proper fund) you’ll can protect yourself by getting out your checkbook again. But this only works if you have deep pockets. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. More money is needed, VCs are harder to come by and when they invest it can be on penalizing terms.

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StartupNation

APRIL 27, 2021

I could have narrowed it down to an even more specific audience, such as job search advice for tech workers, job search advice for recent graduates, etc. Many business managers have budgets set and money that’s tagged for spending. From there, let a select group of people try it out for free, or for a deep discount.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 10, 2022

– Unsurprisingly, fintech startups were well-represented in Y Combinator’s W22 batch, with 35 international companies participating and 25 more tagged as crypto-focused. Its team has “deep” operating experience – hence the “OG” in its name, which stands for “operating group.” You can read more about it here.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

I get to do a deep dive on their business model, product roadmap and competitive positioning. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. For those companies that I don’t find that interesting I don’t have to spending any more time on. Other times I might get great results and approbation. I own the results.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

He displayed a deep mastering of the power of the Internet, direct marketing and Twitter to manage his business. Tags: SoCal Stuff LA SoCal startup technology. He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that. Mark Suster, QD3, Brian Solis, Chamillionaire, Ian Rogers, Brian Zisk.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I find this is more often an ex operator VC and often somebody who deep down is a product guy. If you’re not intimate with the product it’s hard for me to buy that you’re going to be a successful tech entrepreneur. Tags: Start-up Advice startup technology vc venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There have been a number of high profile tech IPO s in the recent months including companies such as OpenTable and more recently LogMeIn. But we may also be at the “end of the beginning&# (to quote Churchill) of the deep recession. Tags: Pitching VCs Start-up Advice VC Industry startup technology vc venture capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

Of course if I’m not ensconced in deep, thoughtful work then by all means I answer the call. Dmitry walks the audience through the basic techniques that most high-tech savvy professionals use to streamline our digital lives. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. That’s my 2010 hack.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 15, 2022

Because Berlin is so close to the Polish border, many in Berlin’s startup scene and beyond have began a grassroots effort, backed by tech, to provide supplies, ferry passengers across the border and find jobs and homes for refugees. Duscha started with a post on LinkedIn that put out a call to action among the tech community in Berlin.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 4, 2021

This deep dark healthcare hole requires a significant amount of time and patience to navigate. Want to know how top founders, speakers and tech investors think? Everyone is drowning in admin. Patients, our time is now. We’re not just giving you a seat at the table. We’re seating you at the head of our table. Let’s get well, better.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I find this is more often an ex operator VC and often somebody who deep down is a product guy, like Bijan. Here’s how you add tags. If you’re not intimate with the product it’s hard for me to buy that you’re going to be a successful tech entrepreneur. Bjian has made it clear he’s in this camp.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 10, 2010

If you’re the founder and you’re a top salesperson, but don’t have a native understanding about the web and product builds, you have to face the fact that you might make for a very frustrating partner for a tech lead. Tags: Venture Capital & Technology. This is where product and design leads come into play.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In the last decade, Detroit has seen a huge growth in tech employment. So what are the companies that are putting Detroit on the tech hub map? Check out the top Detroit startups and tech companies to watch in 2021. Top Detroit Startups and Tech Companies 2021. And yes, they’re hiring! Especially sneakers. Plain Sight.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2011

And a guy that I had seen several times comment to me on Twitter & my blog, Brian Sierakowski (from the Greater Baltimore Tech Council) had sent me a Tweet asking if I’d come to meet entrepreneurs in Baltimore. When we got there the lines to get a ticket were 15 deep. I had a free day. Back of the next 15 person line.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

.” If you’ve ever worked with a talented EA or PA, you know how invaluable it is to have information like this at your fingertips — and it’s largely a matter of good organization, not deep familiarity with the people or concepts involved. “We used to think of the app ecosystem as the solution,” Ritter said.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MAY 12, 2022

To be fair, I do understand that the DeFi ecosystem is full of fancy words and complicated tech jargon can easily confuse even the sharpest minds. But I’ve also realized that without a deep understanding of DeFi, growing your portfolio is challenging. In the CeFi model, everything comes with a price tag.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Traditional banks can’t do this because (1) their service models are tied to individual branches and (2) they rely on legacy monolith and mainframe tech infrastructure that makes daily/weekly product deployment cycles impossible. On top of this, Monzo’s tech infrastructure is much cheaper to operate than its competitors.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 24, 2021

Israel-based AI healthtech company, DiA Imaging Analysis , which is using deep learning and machine learning to automate analysis of ultrasound scans, has closed a $14 million Series B round of funding. “Our data sets are tagged and classified by several physicians and technicians, each are experts with many years on experience.

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OurCrowd

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Ron heads a strong team with deep experience in 3D printing and plant-based food industry. Top Tech News. HIL Medical tech makes superior cancer treatment more accessible. Founder Jerry Yang on FinTech’s future. Join us on Tuesday, February 15th with special guest Jerry Yang, the Founder and former CEO of Yahoo!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

So we as consumers (and as a tech industry) languished for 7 years. If Google is sometimes flawed in it’s “do no evil&# mission, you gotta believe that Larry and Sergey deep down believe this mantra. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. Steve Jobs? Not so much. He has done much good for our industry.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 18, 2023

As a professional tech writer, I've been trying to make email better—both for me personally and so I could have something to write about—for almost a decade. For this list, I dug deep through the pool of email clients for macOS, spent time testing each contender, and landed on these five apps as the best email clients for Mac.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 22, 2010

An amalgamation of other people’s services might win business with some companies (there is an age old debate between “best of breed&# versus “integrated solutions&# ) but in the end I doubt a business that goes “a mile wide and an inch deep&# can be a huge company. Tags: Tech Market Analysis.

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