Tag: startups
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The disruptive tech ecosystem, put briefly
The technology industry is in the business of creating products and services that either enable new activities or make existing activities less expensive. Venture capitalists are in the business of funding entrepreneurs who run experiments to try to create these new products and services. I believe the only way the technology industry can offer meaningfully…
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Dropbox at “hundreds of millions of dollars” in revenue
Of all the start-ups, though, Dropbox has seemed to enjoy the most meteoric growth. It just reached 200 million users—or about 10 times as many people as it had at the end of 2010. Its revenue has grown 20 fold since late 2010 and is now in the “hundreds of millions of dollars” per year…
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When white-collar workers have opinions
"The mobile revolution has given end-users the power to find new software, new ideas and new content all by themselves," he says. "If our users find a new mobile app that gives a better way to do their expense claim easily and efficiently, they will put pressure on their employer and say, ‘Why are we…