The Guide to the New York Startup Scene is a resource for startups, investors, entrepreneurs or anyone interested in seeing what the Big Apple has to offer the growing tech scene.
From The Windy City to The Ready City, a Socioeconomic Pivot for ChicagoJohn R Dallas Jr
Although narration, animation and audience interaction bring to life this appropriately disruptive message regarding cultural facts and theories associated with Chicago's decades of lagging behind so many other cities, there is enough meat on these bones for a healthy nibble or two.
Please reach out for more information. This presentation is available at a special fee for up to two hours working with a high-performing audience, and for certain colleges and universities, classes are offered without the normal speaking fee.
Please contact:
jrdallasjr@hillviewpartners.com
312.643.8000 Main
312.415.2222 Mobile
Презентація Романа Зінченка книги "Startup city book" у рамках фестивалю декодед 2016. Розповідь про те навіщо місту стартапи, що має робити місто щоб стартапам було комфортно.
The Colorado tech industry is burgeoning. This is a thorough overview of the Colorado startup ecosystem to get you familiarized in order to plan your next step.
1. Introduction to the Startup Ecosystem
2. Startups in Hong Kong
3. Community builders
4. Government support & Universities
5. Incubator and Accelerator Programs
6. Competitions, events
7. Talent's corner
8. Co-working spaces
9. Venture Capital
10. Resources
11. References
The Guide to the New York Startup Scene is a resource for startups, investors, entrepreneurs or anyone interested in seeing what the Big Apple has to offer the growing tech scene.
From The Windy City to The Ready City, a Socioeconomic Pivot for ChicagoJohn R Dallas Jr
Although narration, animation and audience interaction bring to life this appropriately disruptive message regarding cultural facts and theories associated with Chicago's decades of lagging behind so many other cities, there is enough meat on these bones for a healthy nibble or two.
Please reach out for more information. This presentation is available at a special fee for up to two hours working with a high-performing audience, and for certain colleges and universities, classes are offered without the normal speaking fee.
Please contact:
jrdallasjr@hillviewpartners.com
312.643.8000 Main
312.415.2222 Mobile
Презентація Романа Зінченка книги "Startup city book" у рамках фестивалю декодед 2016. Розповідь про те навіщо місту стартапи, що має робити місто щоб стартапам було комфортно.
The Colorado tech industry is burgeoning. This is a thorough overview of the Colorado startup ecosystem to get you familiarized in order to plan your next step.
1. Introduction to the Startup Ecosystem
2. Startups in Hong Kong
3. Community builders
4. Government support & Universities
5. Incubator and Accelerator Programs
6. Competitions, events
7. Talent's corner
8. Co-working spaces
9. Venture Capital
10. Resources
11. References
Book Summary: "Simply Brilliant" by William TaylorAdvait Kurlekar
Happy to share a summary of a very interesting book I recently read. Gives great insights and learnings on how myriad organisations have successfully managed their strategy implementation. Am sure one can find as good examples in India as well!
Would love to hear your views on this new initiative as well as any suggestions of books to summarise.
Since the early 90s Internet has created new different possibilities of doing business all over the world. This has generated a new kind of entrepreneurs, focused on generate value by identifying and exploiting these emerging market opportunities: the digital entrepreneurs. Digital entrepreneurs are becoming more and more important for the economic growth of a country.
The term digital entrepreneurship encompasses the different opportunities generated by Internet, mobile technologies, and new media: retail companies benefit from the diffusion of e-commerce as well as “ebay or amazon small entrepreneurs”, who are able to sell products without bearing fixed costs; mobile technologies bring benefits to small businesses by opening up new market opportunities; last but not least companies and individuals develop new business models exploiting the opportunities provided by web 2.0, through the use of social media and blogs.
Nowadays, as more companies start doing digital business, competition is increasing and new digital business strategies are developed to achieve higher market shares and sustainable profits. Companies can beat the competition using an appropriate digital marketing strategy, which lead to increase sales and achieve business success. The concept of digital marketing is becoming more and more important even for traditional entrepreneurs, who have to be able to develop new skills to compete in a digital economy.
The Startup Ecosystem - Maxime Pico Startup42Maxime Pico
All you need to know to begin your journey in the startup world. Sources, Comments, References, FAQs.
This is from a lecture I give to first-time entrepreneurs and people who want to know more about this ecosystem
Presentation given to Dutch executives with the leadership training company De Baak in Beijing on March 2009. It's our first focused on "Chinese innovation", with our soon-to-be-famous "5C" (tm) and "LABL" (tm) models of Chinese innovation and what to do with it. A few examples of mobile and Internet services are given for illustration. Explaining why we selected them and what to do with them is the core of our business.
How large corporates improve the way they innovateCapgemini
Mick Liubinskas is Entrepreneur in residence at muru-D – a startup accelerator backed
by Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company. Mick
has a successful track record of startup creation. He was the co-Founder & Director
of Pollenizer, Australia’s first digital incubator, and was a co-founder of Startmate. At
muru-D, he is responsible for attracting and selecting high-potential technology startups
and then working with them to drive significant, global, long-term success. After many
years in Australia, Mick recently moved to Silicon Valley.
We spoke to him to understand how large corporates can improve the
way they innovate. Mick explains why entrepreneurs need to lead innovation initiatives at big corporates.
He also highlights the importance of proximity to tech hubs: “Innovation and entrepreneurship are about the 10,000 tiny discussions that are greatly helped
by proximity.”
Innovation is everywhere - Malaysia Innovation Ecosystem and Startup SceneInnovation is Everywhere
Malaysia is a rather small country in populous South-East Asia, with 29 million inhabitants, North of Singapore and south of Thailand, with a "peninsular" part and half the island of Borneo (shared with Indonesia).
Malaysia has been early to invest a lot in high technology and has a Silicon Valley of its own since 1997. Is infrastructure enough to create conditions for innovation?
In this presentation, we share the milestones of Malaysia as an innovation ecosystem, we identify their best practices (in particular the neat organization of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur) and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
Read more about us as we roam the world to explore the emerging markets startups scenes, from Iran to Chile, from China to Nigeria.
Reach us at: martin@innovationiseverywhere
Innovation is Everywhere
Building a Startup Ecosystem: The London StoryBINDI KARIA
One of my signature keynote talks is "Building a Startup Ecosystem: The London Story", which I've lived and worked in first hand from 2000-present. I wrote this chapter for a book released last week by Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland called "Yes Business Can", which is provides insights for every entrepreneur - from securing funding, improving productivity and investing in intellectual property, to trading overseas and safeguarding mental health in the workplace.
My chapter is posted here on Slideshare, and you can download the entire book via this link: https://resources.lloydsbank.com/yes-business-can/
Enjoy my chapter and I encourage you to download the entire book - loads of great insights from so many talented people across the UK Tech ecosystem.
This report is an attempt to cover as completely as possible the growth and overall status of the technology startup landscape in St. Louis, as of year end 2012. The report is based entirely on original data reported by the more than 250 startups that ITEN has tracked since 2008.
ITEN accelerates tech startups with programs for rapid product development, connections to talent, essential networking, and access to funding. Designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, requiring neither payment nor equity, ITEN is a unique community asset building a new culture of innovation in St. Louis and beyond. ITEN can be found on the web at www.itenstl.org and @itenstl on twitter.
Tech Entrepreneurship as an Opportunity Builderfrontlinesol
This Gathering of Leaders 2014 session demystified what tech is and explored the development and expansion of tech entrepreneurship opportunities for men of color.
The Best Startup Investor Pitch Deck & How to Present to Angels & Venture Cap...J. Skyler Fernandes
Take the online video course on Udemy:
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-best-startup-investor-pitch-deck/?referralCode=A5ED0FBD65120A93A16E
3.5+hrs of video content, walking step by step each part of the pitch, with personal VC stories, examples, and advice.
The "Best" Startup Investor Pitch Deck is an aggregation of some of the best pitch decks and wisdom from some of the top angels, VCs, and entrepreneurs including my own person insight/experience. The slide deck includes a template for entrepreneurs to use to present to investors, with details on what should be addressed on each slide. There are also additional slides on how best to pitch to investors effectively, how to design and format slides, and what to do before the pitch.
7 step to a successful startup efactor miniNaeem Zafar
Efactor.com workshop on 2/22 in SF on how to go about starting a business while avoiding mistakes most people make. Proven lessons from having started 6 and advised over 200 startups and 1000 entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.
Book Summary: "Simply Brilliant" by William TaylorAdvait Kurlekar
Happy to share a summary of a very interesting book I recently read. Gives great insights and learnings on how myriad organisations have successfully managed their strategy implementation. Am sure one can find as good examples in India as well!
Would love to hear your views on this new initiative as well as any suggestions of books to summarise.
Since the early 90s Internet has created new different possibilities of doing business all over the world. This has generated a new kind of entrepreneurs, focused on generate value by identifying and exploiting these emerging market opportunities: the digital entrepreneurs. Digital entrepreneurs are becoming more and more important for the economic growth of a country.
The term digital entrepreneurship encompasses the different opportunities generated by Internet, mobile technologies, and new media: retail companies benefit from the diffusion of e-commerce as well as “ebay or amazon small entrepreneurs”, who are able to sell products without bearing fixed costs; mobile technologies bring benefits to small businesses by opening up new market opportunities; last but not least companies and individuals develop new business models exploiting the opportunities provided by web 2.0, through the use of social media and blogs.
Nowadays, as more companies start doing digital business, competition is increasing and new digital business strategies are developed to achieve higher market shares and sustainable profits. Companies can beat the competition using an appropriate digital marketing strategy, which lead to increase sales and achieve business success. The concept of digital marketing is becoming more and more important even for traditional entrepreneurs, who have to be able to develop new skills to compete in a digital economy.
The Startup Ecosystem - Maxime Pico Startup42Maxime Pico
All you need to know to begin your journey in the startup world. Sources, Comments, References, FAQs.
This is from a lecture I give to first-time entrepreneurs and people who want to know more about this ecosystem
Presentation given to Dutch executives with the leadership training company De Baak in Beijing on March 2009. It's our first focused on "Chinese innovation", with our soon-to-be-famous "5C" (tm) and "LABL" (tm) models of Chinese innovation and what to do with it. A few examples of mobile and Internet services are given for illustration. Explaining why we selected them and what to do with them is the core of our business.
How large corporates improve the way they innovateCapgemini
Mick Liubinskas is Entrepreneur in residence at muru-D – a startup accelerator backed
by Telstra, Australia’s leading telecommunications and technology company. Mick
has a successful track record of startup creation. He was the co-Founder & Director
of Pollenizer, Australia’s first digital incubator, and was a co-founder of Startmate. At
muru-D, he is responsible for attracting and selecting high-potential technology startups
and then working with them to drive significant, global, long-term success. After many
years in Australia, Mick recently moved to Silicon Valley.
We spoke to him to understand how large corporates can improve the
way they innovate. Mick explains why entrepreneurs need to lead innovation initiatives at big corporates.
He also highlights the importance of proximity to tech hubs: “Innovation and entrepreneurship are about the 10,000 tiny discussions that are greatly helped
by proximity.”
Innovation is everywhere - Malaysia Innovation Ecosystem and Startup SceneInnovation is Everywhere
Malaysia is a rather small country in populous South-East Asia, with 29 million inhabitants, North of Singapore and south of Thailand, with a "peninsular" part and half the island of Borneo (shared with Indonesia).
Malaysia has been early to invest a lot in high technology and has a Silicon Valley of its own since 1997. Is infrastructure enough to create conditions for innovation?
In this presentation, we share the milestones of Malaysia as an innovation ecosystem, we identify their best practices (in particular the neat organization of the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in Kuala Lumpur) and assess their strengths and weaknesses.
Read more about us as we roam the world to explore the emerging markets startups scenes, from Iran to Chile, from China to Nigeria.
Reach us at: martin@innovationiseverywhere
Innovation is Everywhere
Building a Startup Ecosystem: The London StoryBINDI KARIA
One of my signature keynote talks is "Building a Startup Ecosystem: The London Story", which I've lived and worked in first hand from 2000-present. I wrote this chapter for a book released last week by Lloyds Bank and Bank of Scotland called "Yes Business Can", which is provides insights for every entrepreneur - from securing funding, improving productivity and investing in intellectual property, to trading overseas and safeguarding mental health in the workplace.
My chapter is posted here on Slideshare, and you can download the entire book via this link: https://resources.lloydsbank.com/yes-business-can/
Enjoy my chapter and I encourage you to download the entire book - loads of great insights from so many talented people across the UK Tech ecosystem.
This report is an attempt to cover as completely as possible the growth and overall status of the technology startup landscape in St. Louis, as of year end 2012. The report is based entirely on original data reported by the more than 250 startups that ITEN has tracked since 2008.
ITEN accelerates tech startups with programs for rapid product development, connections to talent, essential networking, and access to funding. Designed by entrepreneurs for entrepreneurs, requiring neither payment nor equity, ITEN is a unique community asset building a new culture of innovation in St. Louis and beyond. ITEN can be found on the web at www.itenstl.org and @itenstl on twitter.
Tech Entrepreneurship as an Opportunity Builderfrontlinesol
This Gathering of Leaders 2014 session demystified what tech is and explored the development and expansion of tech entrepreneurship opportunities for men of color.
The Best Startup Investor Pitch Deck & How to Present to Angels & Venture Cap...J. Skyler Fernandes
Take the online video course on Udemy:
https://www.udemy.com/course/the-best-startup-investor-pitch-deck/?referralCode=A5ED0FBD65120A93A16E
3.5+hrs of video content, walking step by step each part of the pitch, with personal VC stories, examples, and advice.
The "Best" Startup Investor Pitch Deck is an aggregation of some of the best pitch decks and wisdom from some of the top angels, VCs, and entrepreneurs including my own person insight/experience. The slide deck includes a template for entrepreneurs to use to present to investors, with details on what should be addressed on each slide. There are also additional slides on how best to pitch to investors effectively, how to design and format slides, and what to do before the pitch.
7 step to a successful startup efactor miniNaeem Zafar
Efactor.com workshop on 2/22 in SF on how to go about starting a business while avoiding mistakes most people make. Proven lessons from having started 6 and advised over 200 startups and 1000 entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley.
Fast Track Tools brings you a simple customizable presentation evaluation form. This can be used to solicit feedback on content, delivery, visuals, and on how you facilitate Q&A. This framework will give your observers a framework for evaluating your presentation.
Y Combinator Startup Class #1 : Ideas, Products, Teams and Execution (Part 1)Fabien Grenet
Slide utilisé dans le cours n°1 de la Y Combinator Startup Class de Standford (http://startupclass.samaltman.com/) donné par Sam Altman.
Publiée sur slideshare pour pouvoir être intégrée à l'article http://startupeers.co/y-combinator-startup-class-1-how-and-why-to-start-startup
Sam Altman's slides from the CS183B course "How to Start a Startup".
The CS183B course website: http://startupclass.samaltman.com/
Find all the course materials on: http://bibblio.org/o/Gx/how-to-start-a-startup
I am not the owner of these slides. The materials and their associated copyright is the property of Sam Altman. They are reproduced here under attribution and solely for educational and non-commercial purposes.
This deck outlines how venture capital works from the venture capital perspective from investment criteria, investment strategy, how deal flow works, and deal flow management.
This is an evaluation sheet for a company pitch and can be used by investors or judges of pitch competitions. I used this regularly in first round meetings with companies as well. It is also a great resource for entrepreneurs to review to see if their pitch covers everything needed to sway an investor. This evaluation sheet is based on the "The 'Best' Startup Investor Pitch Deck": http://www.slideshare.net/Sky7777/the-best-startup-pitch-deck-how-to-present-to-angels-v-cs
These are the things I learned about Angel Investing. If you're thinking about investing in startups, either directly or via services like AngelList, my hope is that these tips can help you avoid some common mistakes.
This past year Aqua, the high-rise featured on the cover of this report, won the prestigious Emporis Award as the “best new skyscraper for design and functionality” in the world. Not only is the building visually stunning, but it also features the largest “green” roof in Chicago and is the tallest building in the world to have a woman (Jeanne Gang) as lead architect. This new architectural marvel is just one symbol of Chicago’s excellence on the world stage. We are a top city for business internationally, and continue to rank higher on indicators such as Global Financial Centres, Cities of Opportunity, and Global Cities Index, on which Chicago jumped from #8 to #6 as a leading global city this year.
These measures mean we are heading in the right direction. During the past year, we’ve found new ways to market Chicago’s business advantages with limited resources. We’ve relied on close relationships with our business and civic partners to collaborate and bring businesses to Chicago, despite the economic downturn. These collaborations have provided tremendously successful interactions with foreign business and government leaders, both here and abroad. We’ve hosted prestigious leaders in conjunction with the U.S. Saudi Opportunities Forum, Global Cities Forum, GreenBuild, Experience America, and more. We also traveled to the Shanghai World Expo to make Chicago top of mind for business and government leaders.
Gridley's Guide to Digital NY -- January 2012Linda Gridley
Gridley’s Guide to Digital New York is a unique and comprehensive report for investors, buyers and entrepreneurs looking for one place to quickly get up to speed on New York’s exciting, explosive digital ecosystem. In addition to this report, we have designed an “easy to use” website that lays out the information in this report (and more) in a fun, creative way. You can access this website from our firm’s home page, www.gridleyco.com, or at www.gridleydigitalny.com.
We decided to put together this report when we were out visiting companies and investors in May/June of 2011 and people starting asking us about all of the “digital momentum” in NY. There was a feeling that lots was going on, but people didn’t really understand just what “it” was and how extensive “it” was. Well, now we can tell you a few things about “it”:
Since 2006,
• There has been $8.4 billion of capital invested in Digital NY companies.
• While the total number of Digital NY private companies probably is well over 600, we have identified 374 to be included in this report. Companies in our report either have raised at least $5 million of outside capital or are prominent enough in the Digital NY scene to merit inclusion. The digital sectors we focused on are: Content, eCommerce, Marketing, Mobile, and Social.
• There are approximately 212 investors with a focused interest in Digital NY. This includes all stages – Seed, Early Stage, Growth, and Buyout – and includes local firms as well as firms with little or no physical presence in NY.
• There have been fifteen private companies that have raised over $100MM of capital (Fab.com, Fotolia, ZocDoc, Gilt Groupe, MongoDB, Appnexus, GrubHub Seamless, Foursquare, OnDeck Capital, Everyday Health, ideeli, Thing Daemon, Warby Parker, 1stdibs, Quirky) and 24 that have raised between $50MM and $100MM.
• There have been seventeen $100MM+ sale transactions of private Digital NY companies since January 2008 (Tumblr, Buddy Media, Mediamind, iCrossing, Admeld, Huffington Post, Webloyalty, About.com, Interclick, Hotjobs, Innovation Interactive, OMGPOP, Ziff Davis Media, Zagat, Behance Network, Register.com, and Answers.com).
Silicon Valley Bank and Orrick supported by CB Insights released this years new York Venture Capital Almanach 2013: a useful snapshot of where the New York venture community is right now, as well as a brief summary of
where we’ve been.
Here are the top 7 best cities for startups in United States:: 1. Silicon Valley/Bay Area, California 2. New York City, New York 3. Boston, Massachusetts 4. Los Angeles 5. Seattle, Washington 6. Washington D.C. 7. Chicago, Illinois
Insider Guide to Korea's Tech and Startup Ecosystem in 2017 - G3 PartnersG3 Partners
Korea has become one of Asia's most important startup hubs. Here is a detailed look at the movers and shakers, support systems, investors and top performing startups in 2017. Compiled by the industry insiders at G3 Partners, we layer analysis on top of facts, stats and lists.
• New investment funds for 2017
• Korean investors & global VCs in Korea
• Korea's biggest investments of 2015 & 2016
• Korea's top accelerators and co-working spaces
• Startup meetups and events in Korea
• Top markets for Korean startups
• Startup support for Koreans and foreigners
• Korean unicorns & top startups
• Tech & startup trends
• Who's who
• And tons more...
Tech Cocktail_2012 startup accelerator reportEugene Kim
20-page startup accelerator report that outlines five key factors for startups to consider when choosing an accelerator. Accelerators offer entrepreneurs a chance to spend several months intensely focused on their product and business – fueled by funding and mentorship, and often in shared office space – before pitching in front of investors at “demo day.”
Topics discussed include: Does location matter? Which programs are more hands-on? Which ones have the biggest networks? The report also includes a list of 70 accelerators around the country.
Chicago VC & Startup Ecosystem - RBL1 - Rebel One ResearchRebel One
For Rebel One we take pride in elevating entrepreneurs wherever they are. In our ecosystem research report on Chicago we identify the venture capitalists, incubators, accelerators, startups, and other players that help the startup ecosystem flourish. Check out our latest report here.
Exploring the San Diego Startup EcosystemJason Knapp
How San Diego has become a premier tech startup city, and information about local resources including incubators, accelerators, university resources, co-working spaces, and funding sources, along with tips for getting started
We look at the big companies that started small, and small companies ready to do big things in Chicago. We also take a look at the ecosystem of launch pads that are empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Sudheer Mechineni, Head of Application Frameworks, Standard Chartered Bank
Discover how Standard Chartered Bank harnessed the power of Neo4j to transform complex data access challenges into a dynamic, scalable graph database solution. This keynote will cover their journey from initial adoption to deploying a fully automated, enterprise-grade causal cluster, highlighting key strategies for modelling organisational changes and ensuring robust disaster recovery. Learn how these innovations have not only enhanced Standard Chartered Bank’s data infrastructure but also positioned them as pioneers in the banking sector’s adoption of graph technology.
Threats to mobile devices are more prevalent and increasing in scope and complexity. Users of mobile devices desire to take full advantage of the features
available on those devices, but many of the features provide convenience and capability but sacrifice security. This best practices guide outlines steps the users can take to better protect personal devices and information.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Climate Impact of Software Testing at Nordic Testing DaysKari Kakkonen
My slides at Nordic Testing Days 6.6.2024
Climate impact / sustainability of software testing discussed on the talk. ICT and testing must carry their part of global responsibility to help with the climat warming. We can minimize the carbon footprint but we can also have a carbon handprint, a positive impact on the climate. Quality characteristics can be added with sustainability, and then measured continuously. Test environments can be used less, and in smaller scale and on demand. Test techniques can be used in optimizing or minimizing number of tests. Test automation can be used to speed up testing.
Communications Mining Series - Zero to Hero - Session 1DianaGray10
This session provides introduction to UiPath Communication Mining, importance and platform overview. You will acquire a good understand of the phases in Communication Mining as we go over the platform with you. Topics covered:
• Communication Mining Overview
• Why is it important?
• How can it help today’s business and the benefits
• Phases in Communication Mining
• Demo on Platform overview
• Q/A
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 5DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 5. In this session, we will cover CI/CD with devops.
Topics covered:
CI/CD with in UiPath
End-to-end overview of CI/CD pipeline with Azure devops
Speaker:
Lyndsey Byblow, Test Suite Sales Engineer @ UiPath, Inc.
Dr. Sean Tan, Head of Data Science, Changi Airport Group
Discover how Changi Airport Group (CAG) leverages graph technologies and generative AI to revolutionize their search capabilities. This session delves into the unique search needs of CAG’s diverse passengers and customers, showcasing how graph data structures enhance the accuracy and relevance of AI-generated search results, mitigating the risk of “hallucinations” and improving the overall customer journey.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Alt. GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using ...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
Pushing the limits of ePRTC: 100ns holdover for 100 daysAdtran
At WSTS 2024, Alon Stern explored the topic of parametric holdover and explained how recent research findings can be implemented in real-world PNT networks to achieve 100 nanoseconds of accuracy for up to 100 days.
Removing Uninteresting Bytes in Software FuzzingAftab Hussain
Imagine a world where software fuzzing, the process of mutating bytes in test seeds to uncover hidden and erroneous program behaviors, becomes faster and more effective. A lot depends on the initial seeds, which can significantly dictate the trajectory of a fuzzing campaign, particularly in terms of how long it takes to uncover interesting behaviour in your code. We introduce DIAR, a technique designed to speedup fuzzing campaigns by pinpointing and eliminating those uninteresting bytes in the seeds. Picture this: instead of wasting valuable resources on meaningless mutations in large, bloated seeds, DIAR removes the unnecessary bytes, streamlining the entire process.
In this work, we equipped AFL, a popular fuzzer, with DIAR and examined two critical Linux libraries -- Libxml's xmllint, a tool for parsing xml documents, and Binutil's readelf, an essential debugging and security analysis command-line tool used to display detailed information about ELF (Executable and Linkable Format). Our preliminary results show that AFL+DIAR does not only discover new paths more quickly but also achieves higher coverage overall. This work thus showcases how starting with lean and optimized seeds can lead to faster, more comprehensive fuzzing campaigns -- and DIAR helps you find such seeds.
- These are slides of the talk given at IEEE International Conference on Software Testing Verification and Validation Workshop, ICSTW 2022.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4
Startup Guide: Chicago
1. Startup Guide: Chicago
Compiled by Adam London + Marina Dedes
@al0nd0n // @marinadedes // @lightbank
Photo credit: The Chicago Neighborhood Project
2. Startup Guide; Chicago
Let’s start with a few quotes to set the tone
I think Chicago could be a great place for building bootstrap companies; longterm companies; companies that are focused on selling stuff – revenues and
profits. That represents the City of Big Shoulders, the Midwest, the whole ethos
here.
- Jason Fried (Founder & CEO 37Signals)
Unlike New York, and its connection to the financial sector or Los
Angeles with the entertainment sector, Chicago’s economy is built on
its diversity. That allows us to be a world leader in many different
areas all at once.
- Mayor Rahm Emanuel
There are enough successes now in our community that young entrepreneurs can
look at those successes and say to themselves I can absolutely do it here, I can do
it here in a unique way that I probably couldn't do it on the West Coast, and time to
go, let's do it.
- Brad Keywell
3. Startup Guide; Chicago
Who we are
Adam
London
@al0nd0n
Associate at Lightbank
Associate at the Boston Consulting
Group
§ Founder: Letters to Success
(education-focused, non-profit) and
@TheLunchRead
§ University of Michigan’s Organizational
Studies Program
§ VentureUP and Chicago Tech
Academy Launch boards
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Marina
Dedes
@marinadedes
VP at Lightbank
Senior Associate at Duff & Phelps
B.S. Materials Science and
Engineering, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign
§ Chicago Tech Academy’s Launch
Advisory Counsel, 1871 Mentor,
VentureUp
§ Junior Board of Lawrence Hall Youth
Services
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4. Startup Guide; Chicago
The Table of Contents
A note to start
Over the past decade, the Chicago startup
community has seen incredible growth. More than
ever, it’s possible to build a business anywhere and
Chicago has become a uniquely vibrant tech
community. The Windy City has a phenomenal
combination of talent, experience (larger startups /
corporations), and financing and service providers.
We’re often asked (by visiting investors, recent
college graduates, new founders) for advice
navigating the growing Chicago community. This
interest intensified in recent years with three highly
visible—nearing a billion dollars each—liquidity events
(Groupon, Grubhub, and Braintree).
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The following is an attempt to write all that
navigational information down. While we tried to be
exhaustive, many wonderful people, companies, and
places will surely be left out. We hope to revisit,
revise, and update the guide as the community
continues to grow.
-Adam and Marina
Startup Guide: Chicago by Section
1) About the
Windy City
A bit of background information on the history
of the city / tech community and the current
state of the market.
2) Who’s
here?
A guide to the startups actively building
businesses here - who they are and where they
work.
3) Where to
start?
A collection of lists highlighting things to know
when getting involved with the community or
starting a business—places to learn,
collaborate, study, and build, etc.
4) How will
we scale?
The angels, VCs, and large companies
(strategic investors, strong corp dev groups,
etc.) who call Chicago home.
5. Section 1: About the windy city
Photo credit: The Chicago Neighborhood Project
6. Startup Guide; Chicago
History of innovation and technology
Many people remember the Great Chicago fire for the destruction it caused. In reality, after
the 1871 fire, architects and entrepreneurs flocked to Chicago to rebuild the city.
Centrally located, the city was a major transportation hub and center of business for
agriculture, trading, and industrial goods companies.
Case Study: Chicago has deep roots in technology
In 1928, the Galvin Manufacturing Corporation (now, Motorola) began making radiorelated products, including the first walkie-talkie and the first commercially successful car
radio. Following the success of the Motorola Radio, the company went public in 1943. In
2012, it was acquired by Google for $12.5b
7. Startup Guide; Chicago
A community that builds
Chicago has
always built
big
companies
And many
big Chicago
businesses
have roots in
tech
- Illinois is home to 30+ Fortune 500 companies (4th
behind California, Texas, and New York)
- Many of those Fortune 500
companies are located in the
heart of downtown Chicago:
‘The City That Works’
{
A few examples…
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8. Startup Guide; Chicago
Snapshot of the market
$391m
raised from VCs
and angels in 2012
59 companies
raised >$1m in 2012, a
34% increase over 2011
50+ VC firms
outside of Chicago invested in local companies
A peak at 2013, a year
of incredible growth.
In Q3 of 2013…
26 acquisitions
Exits
Funding
Built In Chicago’s 2012 Digital Startup Report:
1 IPO
$698m+
from exits with disclosed
dollar amounts
§ 39 companies raised $265m, incl. Cleversafe’s $55m Series D
§ 44 new startups founded, 4 companies acquired
§ $864m dollars in exits (led by Braintree’s $800m exit to Ebay)
According to Built in Chicago, 367 startups launched in
Chicago in 2012—that’s 1 every 24 hours.
40,000 people work for 1,500+ digital companies in 2013, an increase of
21% over 2012. Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to double that number.
9. Startup Guide; Chicago
A link to the Midwest
Often referred to as Silicon Prairie, the Midwest has a booming startup ecosystem. Chicago is located at the
center of many great Midwestern cities committed to growing innovation and technology.
Madison
Milwaukee
Ann Arbor
Minneapolis
Detroit
Omaha
Columbus
Des Moines
Kansas City
St. Louis
A sample view of a few startup friendly funds, co-working spaces,
accelerators, etc. scattered throughout the Midwest…
Cincinnati
10. Section 2: Who’s here?
Photo credit: The Chicago Neighborhood Project
12. Startup Guide; Chicago
A few Chicago companies on the rise (look out for the next exit)
Note: An advantage to being part of a fast-moving industry and quickly growing tech community is that startups
are launched (and gain significant traction) every day. This list is just a glimpse into a few of those companies
that are known to have achieved impressive metrics and / or raised significant financing.
13. Startup Guide; Chicago
Case studies: Deep dive on a few companies on the rise
Note: We picked two companies to profile so that you wouldn’t have to stare at logos all day. Obviously, we’re
slightly biased and know a few of these better as investors but tried to pull information together only based on
public sources.
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Sprout Social was founded in Chicago in 2010 as a, ‘management and engagement
platform for social business’
Software is used by leading international brands, such as: McDonalds and Yahoo!
Series A from Chicago investors (Lightbank), then raised a $10m Series B from NEA
BrightTag was founded in Chicago in 2009 and is a leading marketing technology
platform, allowing brands to connect and act on cross channel customer data
Named one of 2011’s 50 most innovative tech co’s by Venture Wire / Dow Jones
Raised money from local + other investors: Pritzker Group, TomorrowVentures, Baird
Capital, I2A, EPIC Ventures, and Yahoo Japan!
14. Startup Guide; Chicago
A glimpse at more great teams currently building in the Windy City
Pro-tip: Check out Built in Chicago, Crafted in Chicago, or Crunchbase for
frequently updated lists of Chicago startups.
15. Startup Guide; Chicago
Where do all these startups work?
Spotlight on: two neighborhoods—River North and the West Loop—with
growing tech communities
§ The stretch of the Brown Line (from Merch Mart
to Chicago) is home to many Chicago startups /
co-working spaces
§ 1871, Starter League, Chicago Ventures, and
Motorola Mobility call the Merch Mart home
§ Spot Hero, Trunk Club, and countless others are
spread along the Brown line
§ Groupon, Lightbank, and many early stage co’s
are based out of 600W near the Chicago stop
§ Google announced move
to former cold storage
warehouse by 2015
§ Home to: Threadless,
Sandbox Industries,
Crowdspring
Map courtesy of Built In Chicago
16. Section 3: Where to start?
Photo credit: The Chicago Neighborhood Project
17. Startup Guide; Chicago
Getting to know the community through events
For many folks, events / organizations / meet-ups / etc. function as a great
starting point to understand a community.
The Chicago startup community is powered by, but much larger than, the entrepreneurs and teams
building great products and businesses. The following is a glimpse at a few of the key organizations and
events in the community—a starting spot for those looking for ways to learn more, get involved for the
first time, or build deeper relationships in the Windy City à
Events
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Technori Pitch
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Entrepreneurs Unplugged
1871 Chicago Founder Stories
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TechWeek
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Chicago Ideas Week
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StartupWeekend Chicago
ITA CityLights
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Built In Chicago Launch
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Uncubbed
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Social Media Week
Health 2.0
CUSP
Meet
ups, +
other
groups
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Chicago Tech Meetup
Tech in Motion
ChicagoRuby
Tech.li
TechCocktail
Built In Chicago
Refresh Chicago
Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC)
Illinois Technology Association
Illinois Venture Capital Association
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Moxie Awards
Momentum Awards
Chicago Innovation Awards
18. Startup Guide; Chicago
Where to learn (on getting a tech education in Chicago)
So you want to building something? Chicago has an abundance of places / resources to help you out at the
earliest stages – the following is our round-up broken down into phases: 1) Education 2) Ideation 3) Incubation
- Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Chicago Innovation Exchange
Tech in
traditional
centers of
education:
- Health, Technology, & Innovation
- Enterprise Works
- UI Labs
- ‘The Garage’
- Innovation Center
- Learn to code, design, and ship web apps at this
beginner-focused software school (ft. classes in: HTML/
CSS, JavaScript, Ruby, Visual design, UX design)
Education
“Where to learn”
- 10 week digital design school focused on UX, visual
design, and front-end development, (HTML/CSS/JS)
New
school
programs:
- ‘Career accelerator’ helping students gain the skills,
mindset, and network to success in startups (ft. tracks in
sales, technical marketing, web dev., product / design)
- ‘Full-time, 8-week iOS bootcamp to start careers as an
iOS developer
- ‘9-week intensive program teaching professional web
development using Ruby on Rails
19. Startup Guide; Chicago
Where to think (or, a list of great early stage work environments)
So you want to building something? Chicago has an abundance of places / resources to help you out at the
earliest stages – the following is our round-up broken down into phases: 1) Education 2) Ideation 3) Incubation
Co-working
spaces
Ideation
“Where to think”
A list of some of our favorite, Wifi-providing coffee shops in Chicago.
A more
casual
atmosphere
(aka the
coffee shop)
NextDoor (Lakeview)
Dollop (Multiple)
Heritage General Store (Lakeview)
Buzz Kill
(Wicker Park)
Wormhole (Wicker Park)
Caffe Streets (Wicker Park)
Intelligentsia (Multiple)
Star Lounge (Humbolt Park)
20. Startup Guide; Chicago
Where to build (early stage incubators and accelerators)
So you want to building something? Chicago has an abundance of places / resources to help you out at the
earliest stages – the following is our round-up broken down into phases: 1) Education 2) Ideation 3) Incubation
Searching for a Chicago-based incubator to accelerate your
company / idea? Here are a few ideas of local incubators and
accelerators.
Incubation
“Where to build”
21. Startup Guide; Chicago
Resources to help your company grow (part 1)
Now that you’ve started building a product or business, you might need a bit of help. The
following are a few serviced providers we’ve used at Lightbank.
(Law)
(HR)
(Accounting)
(Insurance)
(Hardware)
And as that business grows, you’ll likely need to find (more) talent. In addition to Lightbank’s internal talent
scout, we’ve seen the following agencies recruit employees for strong startups across Chicago.
Tech / Design-centric recruiting
Technology and General recruiting
(We have an in-house talent
team – so if you’re looking for a
job: reach out!)
22. Startup Guide; Chicago
Resources to help your company grow (part 2)
As you grow, you’ll want to get the word out. Here are a few Chicago-specific tech publications.
Contact: John Pletz
Contact: Amina Elahi
Contact: James Janega
Contact: Matt Present
And if you need help reaching out to, or strategizing about,
media outreach – here are a few local, tech PR firms.
Early-stage PR agencies
Later stage (or bigger budget) agencies
23. Section 3: How to scale?
Photo credit: The Chicago Neighborhood Project
24. Startup Guide; Chicago
A non-exhaustive list of Chicago-based sources of capital
Angels
Seed
Series A & B
Growth
25. Startup Guide; Chicago
There’s more to Chicago than (just) early stage tech financing
Here are a few examples—and a lot of logos—of larger local companies with active strategic
funds, business development groups, and corporate development units.
26. Questions? Additions? Things that we missed?
Reach out à Adam [at] Lightbank + Marina [at] Lightbank
Photo credit: The Chicago Neighborhood Project
27. Startup Guide; Chicago
It is hopeless for the occasional visitor to try to
keep up with Chicago—she outgrows his
prophecies faster than he can make them. She is
always a novelty; for she is never the Chicago
you saw when you passed through the last time.
- Mark Twain (Life on the Mississippi)
28. Startup Guide; Chicago
Sources
Big thanks to the entire Lightbank team* for their help,
thoughts, and feedback.
Also, credit is due to many sources for information used
throughout the presentation, including:
The Chicago Neighborhood Project, Built In Chicago,
Crafted in Chicago, RedRocket Venture Blog, The
Economist, Blackline Review, The Chicago Tribune, and
Fast Company