January 3, 2016
The Miami Tech Scene Is Heating Up
Miami is a city of many traits. Historically recognized for the sun, beach and tourists of South Beach, it has now become much more than that. With one…
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January 2, 2016
The Unicorns Of Southeast Asia
I have spent most of my life living and traveling in Southeast Asia; the last two years as the mentor to Asian startups. Southeast Asia — home to…
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If At First Your Acqui-Hire Sucks, Try Again
It took back-to-back acqui-hires for me to learn there’s a right way and a wrong way to do them. We had made it. Despite running low on money…
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Why Silicon Valley Should Bring Unsexy Back
Neckties embedded with QR codes. Pants that make drum noises. “Uber for medical marijuana.” These are just a few of the goofy startup ideas that have cropped up…
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What’s The Half Life Of A Unicorn?
Cybercorns are companies that have surpassed the magical $1 billion valuation. Several of these extraordinary ventures are Okta, Sophos, Tanium, Palantir, FireEye, Splunk, Zscaler, Lookout, CloudFlare, Illumio and…
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How To Stem The Global Shortage Of Data Scientists
Data scientist might be considered the “sexiest job of the 21st century,” with many companies eager to hire data science talent. But 20 years ago the term was…
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Why Groupon Needs To Go Private To Rebuild Its Vision
After seeing big and small competitors collapsing or withdrawing altogether from the race, Groupon still enjoys an undisputed leadership in the deal space. However, with slow growth in…
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The Freelancer Generation: Why Startups And Enterprises Need To Pay Attention
Gone are the days of the 40-hour work week that kept us at work eight hours a day. I find that most startup founders or business owners in…
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Investing In Artificial Intelligence
Artificial intelligence is one of the most exciting and transformative opportunities of our time. From my vantage point as a venture investor at Playfair Capital, where I focus…
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The Midwest Startup Formula Will Change The Status Quo For Building Businesses
As Silicon Valley startups continue chasing private valuations, entrepreneurs in the Midwest are following an entirely different approach. Our goal is the same — to build world-class businesses…
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