Startup success

June 13, 2017

The technology industry is bustling with innovation -- new products built on emerging technologies launch daily and the market is ripe with opportunity for the next big, disruptive idea. While established organizations are finding it difficult to keep pace with technology disruption, there are huge opportunities for savvy entrepreneurs and nimble startup ideas.Today’s startup landscape welcomes new players and is supported by a strong venture capital industry with ample funds to back projects. There is also an active ecosystem where experienced entrepreneurs are directly investing in ventures and offering their mentorship to executives just getting started. Under these conditions, even the earliest stage ideas have the opportunity to scale quickly and succeed.

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