Man and Superman: Life Near An Approaching Technology Singularity

By Guest Author Frank H. Levinson

Ray Kurzweil began writing more than 25 years ago about the possibility of a technology singularity occurring sometime in the late 20^th century. He defines “Singularity” as “a future period during which the pace of technological change will be so rapid, its impact so deep, that human life will be irreversibly transformed.”    >>>

Want to Start a Venture of Your Own? Find a Niche.

We are in 2017. The Internet is ~25 years old. The Smartphone is 10 years old.

Want to start a venture of your own? Find a Niche.

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6 Podcasts with VCs Interested in Cloud Startups

Just as entrepreneurs brought computing from centralized mainframes to distributed desktop PCs and then to cloud computing, entrepreneurs continue to make their marks on various parts of the cloud. Without the support of venture capitalists and investors, much of this progression would not be possible. If your startup operates in the cloud, you would be wise to listen to this selection of 30-minute podcast interviews with VCs interested in cloud startups.

Brian Jacobs, Emergence Capital – General Partner, Brian discusses his views on where cloud opportunities are likely to be at this point. While we’re in a mature market, he is still bullish on innovation.
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Are You Facing Layoffs? Want to Start Off on Your Own?

The Indian IT Services industry has announced 200,000 layoffs.

Are you facing layoffs? Want to start off on your own?

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From Laid-off Engineer To Successful Startup CEO: Michelle Munson of Aspera

One great option is Bootstrapping with a Paycheck.

Come talk to me to brainstorm, strategize, tackle roadblocks, weigh your options, including bootstrapping with a paycheck.

8 Women Founders on Building Their Startups in Podcasts

Entrepreneurs, especially woman entrepreneurs, looking for some inspirational and informative startup founders to share their unique perspectives and lessons learned, will find several success stories worth following in this selection of 30-minute podcasts.

Therese Tucker, Founder and CEO of BlackLine, is a very successful female entrepreneur who followed our core philosophy of bootstrap first, raise money later. When I first met her in 2009, her company was in the $10 million revenue range. Subsequently, it has continued to grow at 50% CAGR year over year, and Therese raised private equity funding in 2013 to take liquidity for herself and her team. The company has since gone public at a Unicorn valuation.

Stephanie Leffler, CEO of OneSpace, has done a prior successful, bootstrapped venture from St. Louis and exited it. This time round, she has bootstrapped to about $350k in revenue and then raised venture capital from Highland Capital and others. Stephanie is a damn compelling entrepreneur.
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How To Seed Two-Sided Marketplaces

How can you seed two-sided marketplaces? Not easy, but …

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Podcasts of 8 VCs Operating Outside of Silicon Valley

Entrepreneurs building their startups outside of Silicon Valley and interested in learning how venture capitalists and investors work with and support local ventures should listen to the following selection of 30-minute podcast interviews.

Seattle, Washington:

Jason Stoffer, Maveron – Jason Stoffer is General Partner at Maveron, a consumer-only venture capital firm that has had a successful track record of investing in e-commerce ventures ranging from eBay, Shutterfly, and Groupon to the more recent Zulily, as well as education ventures – discusses e-commerce opportunities.
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Can You Scale an SME Facing B-to-B Business in India?

Can you scale an SME facing B-to-B business in India? Not easy, but …

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