Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Power has been guiding growth companies for 25 years, and now teaches innovation at the Harvard Extension School.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In homage to The Dude’s sentiment, tech startup Akanda Virtual Networking named its open source project The Rug because it “ties together” OpenStack networks by managing orchestration, routing and other key network services. Their attempts to architect software automation for physical networks were a bridge too far.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Sometimes it’s a question of marketing or pricing, but most of the time, it’s because people don’t see its true potential or lack the skills to make the most of it. For example, new mobile devices are creating an era of cloud computing and BYOD (What is BYOD?). Network Architecture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Power has been guiding growth companies for 25 years, and now teaches innovation at the Harvard Extension School.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2018

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Power has been guiding growth companies for 25 years, and now teaches innovation at the Harvard Extension School.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

Are we seeing a time in which pre-revenue companies are more valuable than our offline institutional brands? The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2016

While the technology revolution has produced some remarkable advancements in computing, the higher level of access has come at the price of increased security risks. This is especially true when considering the fact that all interaction now takes place in a cloud-first, mobile-first world.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. And as long as private-market capital is available these companies would rather remain private for longer before going public. We all have one-click purchase power (Apple, Google, Amazon, eBay). The iPhone was released.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Plus, operating in a co-working space can help you meet and network with people who have skills and experience that your startup may need. If you don’t want to transfer your debt, contact your credit card company and negotiate for a better APR. Good credit, bulk purchases, or cash payments may qualify you for a lower price.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

A similar experience occurred at a cloud computing company where I acted as an addVisor. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Thus, when you sell a young company, you often trade an adVenture for a job.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

A similar experience occurred at a cloud computing company where I acted as an addVisor. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Thus, when you sell a young company, you often trade an adVenture for a job.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2014

As technology prices drop, so does the barrier to entry for innovation. New networking capabilities are allowing ever-smaller chips and sensors to communicate with one another, and as a result, take actions or pass data to the cloud for additional processing, making these “things” smart. First world problem.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Pick a company name and check any potential trademark infringements on Trademarkia or KnowEm. Open your company bank account. Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Set up your computer and network. Recommended.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

After starting three companies, I've found that some widely accepted advice lead me to failure while. You work in (or run) a services company. Intrapreneurship: Embracing Disruptive Innovation Within Your Company. The last couple of years have seen a significant increase in IT and interactive companies placing be.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. Talk to companies that have taken this money and see if they’ve gotten support. Look at Josh Kopelman over at First Round Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Cloud computing and the open source movements have brought down the costs of starting a company by more than 90%. From this we have seen a commensurate boom in the number of startup companies. But on micro level, over-funding also creates performance problems for specific companies. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

I have other areas of interest & competence such as cloud computing and document management given my background. If that bond isn’t there or if it feels like I’m in a bidding process for the highest price, I might as well be Wells Fargo. Not by dropping price & quality – they don’t have an advantage there.

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