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Jonathan Aberman: We"re not Silicon Valley. We should stop using its entrepreneurship model.

Our region’s prevailing view of entrepreneurship discourages many who have entrepreneurial personalities and reduces our economic potential. We need to chart a new course. Our current views on entrepreneurship are driven by the dominance of the Sil.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 24th, 2019

HBR: Why some of the most groundbreaking technologies are a bad fit for the Silicon Valley funding model

We’re entering a new era of innovation, one that Silicon Valley's venture-funded entrepreneurship model doesn’t quite fit, and we will have to develop new approaches to building the future......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsApr 9th, 2018

Jonathan Aberman: Evan Burfield and the art of ‘regulatory hacking’

I have long believed that our region has a specific model of technology entrepreneurship that is different from models elsewhere. Last week, another member of our community provided his perspective on what that model is, and why our region is an inn.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJun 21st, 2018

5 email tips to stop your messages from being ignored, according to experts who work with Facebook and Nestle

Silicon Valley sisters Janine Kurnoff and Lee Lazarus say to use the subject line to convey your 'big idea' and offer context before making a request. Lee Lazarus and Janin.....»»

Category: smallbizSource: nytMar 8th, 2021

Silicon Valley braces for tougher regulation in Biden’s new Washington

Democratic leaders for years have proposed a bevy of new laws to shrink Silicon Valley’s corporate footprint, restrict its insatiable appetite for data and stop the spread.....»»

Category: topSource: washpostJan 18th, 2021

Project Syndicate: How California can stop the Big Tech stampede from Silicon Valley

Will California’s state and local governments reduce burdensome taxes, regulations, and other barriers to stop the outbound stampede?.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchDec 29th, 2020

Jonathan Aberman: Forget "new normal," we"re in the What"s Next Economy

It’s time to stop asking what the “new normal” will look like, because it’s already here. We need to accept that we live in the What’s Next Economy.  None of us has lived through an economy like the What’s Next Economy. It’s natural .....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsMay 4th, 2020

Tesla surges after earnings beat, vows to sell 500K vehicles in 2020

Tesla Inc. stock rose late Wednesday after the Silicon Valley car maker reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations and said Model Y production started this month......»»

Category: topSource: moneycentralJan 29th, 2020

Tesla surges after earnings beat, vows to sell more than half a million vehicles this year

Tesla Inc. stock rose late Wednesday after the Silicon Valley car maker reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations and said Model Y production started this month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 29th, 2020

NewsWatch: Tesla surges after earnings beat, vows to sell more than half a million vehicles this year

Tesla Inc. stock rose late Wednesday after the Silicon Valley car maker reported quarterly earnings that beat Wall Street expectations and said Model Y production started this month......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 29th, 2020

Military service isn"t all that different from Silicon Valley entrepreneurship, says this Army aviator-turned-CEO

As part of the Silicon Valley Business Journal’s special coverage for Veterans Day 2019, we reached out to military veterans who are part of the local business world to get their take on how their military service prepared them for a career and wh.....»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 5th, 2019

She blew the whistle on Theranos. Here"s her take on Silicon Valley startup culture

Erika Cheung's new nonprofit Ethics in Entrepreneurship is designed to fix the sort of issues that create companies like Theranos. She said that skepticism of startup companies is high......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsOct 17th, 2019

Tesla delivers fewer-than-expected cars in Q3, stock falls

Tesla Inc. said late Wednesday it had delivered about 97,000 vehicles in the third quarter, including 79,600 Model 3 sedans. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected the Silicon Valley car maker to sell about 99,000 vehicles, including 8.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchOct 2nd, 2019

Which Silicon Valley companies force workers to give up their right to sue over sexual harassment?

Former marketing consultant Shannon Coulter announced the campaign, Force the Issue, on Tuesday in order to pressure 900 large, public traded companies to stop requiring their employees to sign off on arbitration clauses agreeing not to sue......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsSep 19th, 2019

This Indiana investor expanding to Columbus attracts Silicon Valley eyes to the Midwest – but not the ones you"d think

Midwest technology investors have spent the past decade trying to attract venture capitalists from Silicon Valley and the East Coast to homegrown startups. An early-stage investor from Indiana who's expanded to Columbus turns the model on its head......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsAug 28th, 2019

Tesla to offer first look at Model Y amid worries about demand, margins

The Silicon Valley car maker is scheduled to reveal the Model Y, a compact SUV, at 8 p.m. Pacific on Thursday at its Los Angeles-area design studio......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchMar 13th, 2019

Goodbye, Silicon Valley, hello, Atlanta: Black entrepreneurs part of new migration to South

Atlanta's black middle class, rich history of entrepreneurship and small but growing tech scene are drawing blacks weary of mostly white te.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMar 10th, 2019

Should Facebook Be Regulated? Silicon Valley Lawmaker Wants "Internet Bill of Rights"

Representative Ro Khanna says Silicon Valley can be a model for the nation. But first, it needs "humility" and new privacy rules......»»

Category: topSource: newsweekApr 19th, 2018

Tesla aims to begin Model Y SUV production in November 2019, sources say (TSLA)

AP Photo/Jeff Chiu Tesla aims to begin producing its Model Y SUV in November 2019, sources told Reuters.  Reuters has learned the Silicon Valley company led by Chief Executive Elon Mu.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 11th, 2018

Tesla will have to tap markets this year, Goldman Sachs says

Tesla Inc.'s "sustainable" Model 3 production rate for the second quarter is likely below 2,000 sedans, and the Silicon Valley car ma.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchApr 10th, 2018

'Grey's Anatomy' star Jesse Williams has message for Silicon Valley: Stop excluding black people

Grey's Anatomy star Jesse Williams is using his star power to open doors for people of color in tech. His message: Stop excluding b.....»»

Category: topSource: usatodayMay 18th, 2018