Tune into Larry Rifkin’s American Trends, and listen to “Innovate or Die is the Message!”
It’s a painful reality but we have seen corporate behemoths taken down by upstarts because they failed to focus on the changes in society and stuck to their outdated processes, often because they had so much invested in them. (Read: Kodak Is it enough to be nimble and quick? No. Is it enough to have the best technology? No. So how do you align for success in this era of exaggerated change?
Episode Links:
January 16, 2018, tune into KZSU Stanford Radio 90.1 fm to hear Captain Hoff talk about his book: Make Elephants Fly: The Process of Radical Innovation.
You can listen online at: http://kzsu.stanford.edu/live
You can also tweet your questions to @kzsu or @kzsudj
It is feasible to launch and scale a successful startup with millions of dollars in funding capital. But how does an entrepreneur launch and scale a successful startup if he or she has little or no money?
This is the situation most startup founders find themselves in. They want to build a world-changing business, but they don’t have enough money to rent a desk at a pricey co-working space, let alone launch their product.
Founders Space is happy to be collaborating closely with BayAngels. Since the dawn of the new golden age of entrepreneurism, BayAngels has been a force for innovative change.
Beginning in 1998, the BayAngels have backed a long list of ventures, including Open Table, PhotoBucket, Zoom Systems, Z-Force, On Site Dental, and many others. Their style of angel investing has been emulated across the globe.
Our partner, SOMAcentral, has a new space at Sacramento & Battery in the heart of San Fracnisco’s Financial District
The new location is at 353 Sacramento Street, right across from Embarcadero 1. They have the entire 18th floor, so it’s got fantastic views! This is a clean, bright, fresh new space. Check out the pictures in the link below to see for yourself:
As the CEO of Founders Space and author Make Elephants Fly, I’m used to working with startups from all over the world. Many of these are now preparing to come to CES to show off their latest achievements and launch their products.
These are the trends that will dominate CES this year:
– Everything is getting smarter. This is the year AI eats CES. AI is everywhere, from smart refrigerators to personal robots and intelligent security systems.
Review: My friend, Skip Prichard, just launched his new book called: The Book of Mistakes. You’ll love it and learn a lot.
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