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Category: Automotive, Self-driving, Silicon Valley
Without any doubt Silicon Valley leads with the number the self-driving and autonomous car initiatives. Living here since 2001 I every day encounter self-driving cars on the streets in Mountain View, Palo Alto, Los Altos, and San Francisco. Just this Sunday I encountered a Dodge van with mounted cameras and radar systems on Shoreline Blvd …
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Category: Innovation, Intrapreneurship, Metrics
The basic problem with every innovation is forecasting revenues. Intrapreneurs may know to some level of certainty how much it will cost to reach a certain stage with their project, but it’s nearly impossible to predict how the success on the market will be. While there are a series of metrics to measure innovation, management …
View PostCategory: Behavioral Economics, Intrapreneurship
We all have read the stories about those startup founders who struck it rich with selling their company or bringing it public through an IPO. All the hard work and risk paid off with millions or even billions of dollars that they could pocket. Still, most of the startups fail but we love those success …
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Category: Humor
Alcatraz and the Golden Gate Bridge star in Red Bull’s latest commercial.
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Category: Mindset, Portraits, Silicon Valley
Who can brag of having a true Venetian girl as a friend? Well, I was able to pull that off. I met Aurora Chisté for the first time when she worked in business development and marketing for the Italian the gamification startup Beintoo. Aurora certainly is one of the most inspiring and dynamic people I …
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Category: Automotive, Silicon Valley
“But Tesla is losing money! They just announced heavy losses!” The knowing smile on the face of this German manager was immediately followed by an astonished look on his face. “And still their share prices rose and remain on a high level. I just don’t get it!” It’s true, in summer 2015 Tesla lost per …
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In this collection we dive in what your pitch should contain, and what a VC wants to learn and hear about your startup. Read also the collection of items that you should NOT say at a VC pitch: What Startups Should Never Say During A VC Pitch. 1. Company Overview The VC wants to know …
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