Bleeding Edge: Startups Outpacing The Current Limited Market !
Bleeding Edge is a two edged sword, which can lead to your Startup’s failure if not being careful and smart enough.
Having an out of the world edge isn’t just enough, if you cannot con
Being bleeding edge is a gamble. Look at Google Glass—it was ahead of its time but failed because people weren’t ready for it. Timing and consumer education are critical for success
Bleeding Edge: Startups Outpacing The Current Limited Market !
Bleeding Edge is a two edged sword, which can lead to your Startup’s failure if not being careful and smart enough.
Having an out of the world edge isn’t just enough, if you cannot con
Google Glass was hailed as the future of wearable tech, but it flopped due to privacy concerns and limited functionality. Despite Google's success in other areas, this project failed to gain traction.
Was it ahead of its time, or just poorly execut
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Vikas Acharya
Building WelBe| Entr... • 4m
The Startup Paradox: Why Being Too Early Feels Like Being Wrong
Most startup founders believe that being first in a market is an advantage. But history shows the opposite: startups that are too early often fail just like those that are too late.
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In 2012, Airbnb was bleeding money.
Investors weren’t interested.
The media called it a “stupid idea.”
Who in their right mind would let strangers sleep in their home?
Founders were broke.
So broke they sold custom cereal boxes during the U.S. elect
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Sairaj Kadam
Entrepreneur • 6m
The Billion-Dollar Secret No One Talks About: Timing Over Talent
When Uber launched in 2009, it wasn’t the first ride-sharing app.
Apps like Sidecar and Taxi Magic already existed.
But they didn’t take off.
When Instagram came out in 2010, it wasn’
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Vishu Bheda
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Medial • 4m
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt explains why Google lost its top spot in AI.
Eric Schmidt believes startups succeed because founders and their teams work extremely hard and move fast.
He says founders are special—they push people, challenge limits,
OpenAI just hit $10B in annual revenue — and it’s only getting started.
From 2M to 3M business users in just a few months. That’s 1 million new companies paying to use ChatGPT — in less than half a year.
Revenue is up 82% YoY, and yet OpenAI is sti
FUNDRAISING DYNAMICS
Two key factors play a major role in early-stage fundraising: founder pedigree and traction.
➡️ Founder pedigree becomes especially important when you’re just starting out with an idea on paper. Investors look at your backgroun
The Idea Maze: A Founder's Framework for Startup Success
Marc Andreessen's assessment of Balaji Srinivasan is striking: "Balaji has the highest good idea output rate of anyone I know." With multiple $100M+ companies sold, experience as Coinbase CTO,