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There was a time when a company could not sell its shares to the public unless its revenues were growing and it was turning a profit. Companies that lost money were deemed too risky for public investors.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: Companies Company Could Deemed Growing Investors Lost Money Profit Public Revenues Risky Sell Shares Time Too Turning Unless Were

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Since 2011, Groupon has lost $730 million, and Zynga has lost just over $1 billion. Twitter has been in business for 10 years and went public in 2013. Since then, the company has lost $2 billion.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: Been Billion Business Company Just Lost Million Over Public Since Then Twitter Years

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Why can't modern tech companies both grow and turn a profit at the same time?

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Topics: Both Companies Grow Modern Profit Same Same Time Tech Time Turn Why

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To make a vehicle autonomous, you need to gather massive streams of data from loads of sensors and cameras and process that data on the fly so that the car can 'see' what's around it.

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Topics: Around Autonomous Cameras Car Data Fly Gather Loads Make Massive Need Process See Sensors Streams Vehicle You

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Conventional companies try to find new uses for capabilities they already have. Transformers look at what the market needs and then go build it, hiring new people and/or taking people off other jobs.

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Topics: Build Capabilities Companies Conventional Find Go Hiring Jobs Look Market Needs New New People Off Other People Taking Then Transformers Try Uses

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Nvidia's self-driving-car business grew out of a long-standing relationship with auto companies. Car guys used Nvidia chips for computer-aided design, then used Nvidia supercomputer chips to do crash simulations. When the car guys started thinking about autonomous vehicles, Nvidia leaped at the chance to help them solve the problem.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: About Auto Autonomous Business Car Chance Chips Companies Crash Design Grew Guys Help Long-Standing Out Problem Relationship Solve Started Them Then Thinking Used Vehicles

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Nvidia's CEO, Jen-Hsun Huang, is an engineer and a chip designer. He cofounded Nvidia and still runs it like a startup.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: Ceo Chip Designer Engineer He Like Runs Startup Still

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Most startups flame out or just muddle along. Your chances of spotting a unicorn, pre-horn, are incalculably small. But if, knowing that, you still want to toss aside your cushy job, at least listen to corporate vets who have made the transition.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: Along Aside Chances Corporate Flame Job Just Knowing Least Listen Made Most Muddle Out Small Startups Still Toss Transition Want Who You Your

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A startup job is an investment, after all: Venture capitalists may wager money, but you're staking something more precious - your time. And unlike VCs, you can't spread your risk by betting on a bunch of companies at once. Start with TAM. That's 'total addressable market,' and if it's not big enough, there's no point in talking.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: After Betting Big Big Enough Bunch Capitalists Companies Enough Investment Job Market May Money More No Point Once Point Precious Risk Something Spread Start Startup Talking Time Total Unlike Venture You Your

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Hubspot's leaders were not heroes but rather a pack of sales and marketing charlatans who spun a good story about magical transformation technology and got rich by selling shares in a company that still has never turned a profit.

~Daniel Lyons

Topics: About Charlatans Company Good Good Story Got Heroes Leaders Magical Marketing Never Pack Profit Rather Rich Sales Selling Shares Still Story Technology Transformation Turned Were Who

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: Unknown

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