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Comments on "On a least-squares-based algorithm for identification of stochastic linear systems"Publication Year: 1999, Page(s):1395 - 1396
Cited by: Papers (14)
The bias-eliminated least squares estimator proposed in the paper by Zheng (see ibid., vol.46, p.1631-8, 1998) is shown to be identical to a simple instrumental variable estimator, using delayed input values as instruments. View full abstract»
Methods for blind equalization and resolution of overlapping echoes of unknown shapePublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1245 - 1254
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This paper considers the related problems of using an uncalibrated antenna array to (1) recover an unknown signal transmitted over an unknown (but stationary) multipath channel and (2) resolve overlapping pulse echoes with unknown shape. Unlike previously proposed multichannel blind equalization techniques, the methods described herein employ a model based on physical channel parameters rather tha... View full abstract»
Fuzzy selection filters for image restoration with neural learningPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1446 - 1450
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A novel class of nonlinear filters, called rank conditioned fuzzy selection (RCFS) filters, is proposed to improve the filtering capability of rank conditioned rank selection filters. In contrast to the selection filters, the output of RCFS filters is obtained from the center gravity of a selected fuzzy set of the observation samples View full abstract»
Improved estimation of hyperbolic frequency modulated chirp signalsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1384 - 1388
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This article deals with parameter estimation of product signals consisting of hyperbolic FM and chirp factors. A computationally simple algorithm that decouples estimation of the chirp parameters from those of the hyperbolic FM part is presented. It relies on a simple data transformation that removes the hyperbolic FM component, leaving one with the simpler problem of estimating chirp parameters. ... View full abstract»
Analysis of the convergence properties of self-normalized source separation neural networksPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1272 - 1287
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An extended source separation neural network was derived by Cichocki et al. (see Proc. 1995 Int. Symp. Nonlinear Theory Appl. NOLTA, Las Vegas, NV, p.61-65, 1995) from the classical Herault-Jutten network. It claimed to have several advantages, but its convergence properties were not described. In this paper, we first consider the standard version of this network. We determine all its equilibrium ... View full abstract»
Fluctuation analysis of a two-layer backpropagation algorithm used for modeling nonlinear memoryless channelsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1297 - 1303
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Neural networks have been used to model the nonlinear characteristics of memoryless nonlinear channels using the backpropagation learning (BP) with experimental training data. The mean transient and convergence behavior of a simplified two-layer neural network has been studied previously in order to better understand this neural network application. The network was trained with zero mean Gaussian ... View full abstract»
A modified path-following algorithm using a known algebraic pathPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1407 - 1409
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A new computationally efficient path-following algorithm is presented for source localization that uses a uniform linear sensor array. An algebraic relation is demonstrated between the bearing of a source under a plane wave assumption and the actual source bearing and range. This relation can be used as a path to follow to the peak of the 2-D MUSIC spectrum. As a result, in the case of an array th... View full abstract»
A study of Cramer-Rao bounds on object shape parameters from scattered fieldPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1478 - 1481
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We have studied the Cramer-Rao bounds (CRBs) on the size and orientation of a known object using the scattered (acoustic or electromagnetic) field. A circular array of transceivers surrounding the object under test is proposed. The CRBs are theoretically derived and compared with the mean square errors computed via Monte Carlo simulations. The CRBs are found to increase rapidly with wavelength. Fo... View full abstract»
The probability density of spectral estimates based on modified periodogram averagesPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1255 - 1261
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Welch's (1967) method for spectral estimation of averaging modified periodograms has been widely used for decades. Because such an estimate relies on random data, the estimate is also a random variable with some probability density function. Here, the PDF of a power estimate is derived for an estimate based on an arbitrary number of frequency bins, overlapping data segments, amount of overlap, and... View full abstract»
A two-level interleaving architecture for serial convolversPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1481 - 1486
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We present a bit-serial architecture for convolving/correlating long numerical sequences by long filter functions. Because of its two-level interleaving structure, the proposed device does not require "wait cycles" between consecutive input samples. As a result, it achieves the highest possible throughput. Cascadability, fault tolerance, feasibility in VLSI technology, and computing pe... View full abstract»
On computing the 2-D FFTPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1428 - 1431
A a new implementation of the two-dimensional FFT (2-D FFT) is proposed. Compared with the usual separable solution, the new realization of the 2-D FFT has reduced arithmetic complexity. Computational savings are achieved because the 2-D case enables, after some modifications of the basic separable algorithm, scaling and inverse scaling of butterfly operators. The new improvement is also applied t... View full abstract»
A general efficient method for chaotic signal estimationPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1424 - 1428
Cited by: Papers (35)
This article presents a general, computationally efficient method for chaotic signal estimation based on the connection between the symbolic sequence and the initial condition of a chaotic system. The performance of the method in white Gaussian noise is evaluated. The new method is asymptotically unbiased and attains the Cramer-Rao lower bound at high signal-to-noise ratios View full abstract»
Design of FIR Nyquist filters with low group delayPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1454 - 1458
Cited by: Papers (12)
A new method is proposed for designing FIR Nyquist filters with zero-crossing impulse response and low group delay. It is first shown that FIR Nyquist filters that satisfy the zero-crossing time-domain condition have a frequency response property where both the magnitude and phase responses in the passband are dependent on the stopband response. Therefore, the design problem will become a magnitud... View full abstract»
Complexity reduction of the NLMS algorithm via selective coefficient updatePublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1421 - 1424
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This article proposes an algorithm for partial update of the coefficients of the normalized least mean square (NLMS) finite impulse response (FIR) adaptive filter. It is shown that while the proposed algorithm reduces the complexity of the adaptive filter, it maintains the closest performance to the full update NLMS filter for a given number of updates. Analysis of the MSE convergence and steady-s... View full abstract»
On the LTI properties of adaptive feedforward systems with tap delay-line regressorsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1288 - 1296
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It is shown that an adaptive system whose regressor is formed by tap delay-line (TDL) filtering of a multitone sinusoidal signal is representable as a parallel connection of a linear time-invariant (LTI) block and a linear time-varying (LTV) block. A norm-bound (induced 2-norm) is computed explicitly on the LTV block and is shown to decrease as N-1, where N is the number of taps. Hence,... View full abstract»
Equivariant adaptive selective transmissionPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1223 - 1231
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In this paper, we consider the problem of selective transmission-the dual of the blind source separation task-in which a set of independent source signals are adaptively premixed prior to a nondispersive physical mixing process so that each source can be independently monitored in the far field. Following similar procedures for information-theoretic blind source separation, we derive a stochastic ... View full abstract»
Realization of 2-D linear-phase FIR filters by using the singular-value decompositionPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1349 - 1358
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The singular-value decomposition (SVD) technique is investigated for the realization of a general two-dimensional (2-D) linear-phase FIR filter with an arbitrary magnitude response. A parallel realization structure consisting of a number of one-dimensional (1-D) FIR subfilters is obtained by applying the SVD to the impulse response of a 2-D filter. It is shown that by using the symmetry property o... View full abstract»
Multidimensional systolic arrays for the implementation of discrete Fourier transformsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1359 - 1370
Cited by: Papers (18) | Patents (1)
This paper presents an efficient technique for using a multidimensional systolic array to perform the multidimensional discrete Fourier transform (DFT). Extensions of the multidimensional systolic array suitable for fast Fourier transform (FFT) computations such as the prime-factor computation or the 2n-point decomposed computation of the one-dimensional (1-D) discrete Fourier transform... View full abstract»
A modified QRD for smoothing and a QRD-LSL smoothing algorithmPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1414 - 1420
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This paper introduces a modified QR-decomposition (QRD) that extends the method of QRD to a more general case to solve the least-squares lattice smoothing problems. We show that the conventional QRD is a special form of the modified QRD that occurs when no future data values are used. Within the framework of the modified QRD procedure, an order-recursive QRD based least-squares lattice (QRD-LSL) s... View full abstract»
Discrete fractional Fourier transform based on orthogonal projectionsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1335 - 1348
Cited by: Papers (109) | Patents (2)
The continuous fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) performs a spectrum rotation of signal in the time-frequency plane, and it becomes an important tool for time-varying signal analysis. A discrete fractional Fourier transform has been developed by Santhanam and McClellan (see ibid., vol.42, p.994-98, 1996) but its results do not match those of the corresponding continuous fractional Fourier transf... View full abstract»
Complex ISAR imaging of maneuvering targets via the Capon estimatorPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1262 - 1271
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An inverse synthetic aperture radar (ISAR) can be used to produce high-resolution images of moving targets of interest by utilizing the relative motion between the target and the radar and by transmitting signals with large bandwidth. Most ISAR imaging algorithms are based on the range-Doppler processing, which implies that the Doppler shifts remain constant during the coherent integration time. F... View full abstract»
Multicomponent polynomial phase signal analysis using a tracking algorithmPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1390 - 1395
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We describe an efficient technique analyzing signals that comprise a number of polynomial phase components. The technique is based on a previously proposed "multiple frequency tracker", which is an algorithm for recursive estimation of parameters of multiple sine waves in noise. It has a relatively low SNR threshold and moderate computational complexity View full abstract»
An overview of aliasing errors in discrete-time formulations of time-frequency representationsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1463 - 1474
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Discrete-time time-frequency representation (TFR) algorithms claim to provide alias-free approximations to their continuous-time TFR counterparts without requiring oversampling of the signal By counterexamples, we demonstrate that some of these claims are invalid. We give new necessary conditions for reducing aliasing errors in these discrete-time TFR algorithms View full abstract»
Multichannel system identification and deconvolution: performance boundsPublication Year: 1999, Page(s):1410 - 1414
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June 24: Silly Safari Animal Athletes at Prestonville city Park, lunch provided, 10:30 a.m. until noon
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The Carroll County Senior Center is located at 110 Sixth St., Carrollton, Frances Steurer, Center Manager, (502) 732-7026; e-mail: email@example.com. Breakfast is served 8:30 a.m. Monday and Wednesday, call to make a reservation, lunch is served at 11:30 a.m. each day, please call to make reservation to eat lunch the following day.
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Posted by redbullforbreakfast in Irvine, CA on September 19, 2004 at 2:24 PM (CDT)
Hm… Looks ok but I don't like the color. It does have his classic monkey on there though :)
Frankly, I'd stick to his clothing.
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Seriously… Unless you're a Japanese girl, as was said, or a raver, or an e-tard, or (no offense to anyone here), homosexual, these things suck…
My gay friend was in LOVE with all this Paul Frank stuff. It's all he wore. It drove me nuts…
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I have had the bottom one for a couple weeks now and i think it looks way cool.
Sorry it isnt the exXXxxxo 321 crome 2 fast 2 furious limited edition case and doesnt come with any free linkin park downloads.
It looks a lot better than half these cases on this site.
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meh…at least it's better than those felt booty ipod cases…
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yech! I think I'll stick with my Ziploc sandwich bag.
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I checked out the cartoons and stuff, I've seen these items from time to time and didn't really know what the fuss was all about.
But god now i do. That website is insulting, those cartoons can be summed up with this:
Holy, i feel sorry for those who bought these "over-rated" monkey.
Posted by OMFG! in Irvine, CA on September 19, 2004 at 9:46 PM (CDT)
I think their marketing is intersting: "You music Pirates?"
I doubt Apple (or the music companies) will like that.
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i'll stick with my vaja and ziploc combo
Posted by todd2fst4u in Irvine, CA on September 19, 2004 at 10:13 PM (CDT)
I dunno why people think only japanese girls and homosexuals should buy those. some body please tell me.
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Don't buy merchandise from somebody who can't even spell "MP3s" correctly.
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i think to suggest that these things are only popular among teenage japanese girls…is an insult…....mainly to teenage japanese girls…..these things are categorically gay.
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Funny, Cad…it looks awfully spelled correctly to me.
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Does anybody know if Mulberry makes Ipod cases?
If so where can I get one?
Posted by 4G Champion in Irvine, CA on September 20, 2004 at 9:35 AM (CDT)
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In an article in HBR entitled What Startup Accelerators Really Do the author points to some research in attempt to explain what accelerators do and evaluate if it is effective. The evaluation is interesting.
..accelerators can have a positive effect on the performance of the startups they work with, even compared with other key early-stage investors. But this finding is not universal among all accelerators and so far has been isolated to leading programs. the author gets a little more specific than the HBR article on which programs make a difference that can be measured.
In the research paper the author gets a little more specific than the HBR article on which programs make a difference that can be measured.
We find that TechStars and Y Combinator are strongly associated with ventures being faster to raise capital relative to the matched comparison ventures. Effects for some accelerators (500 Startups, AngelPad, Dreamit, and Excelerate Labs) are lower in magnitude, while still other accelerators are associated with ventures that were slower (LaunchBox Digital) or no faster in their time to raise to raise (Seedcamp). In sum, these results suggest that some accelerators accelerate venture gestation, that some accelerators accelerate more than others, and that acceleration is difficult and not achieved by all accelerators.
What the paper suggests is that accelerators work but only two (YC and Techstars) are measurably accelerating. Other programs are not. The group of accelerators they looked at where limited as they looked for accelerators that had at least four companies with funding events before summer 2013 that are public in Crunchable.
Referring to the research paper the article does a great job of defining an accelerator and makes the point that there appears to be a secondary benefit of accelerator programs – they increase the overall investor activity in the community around the accelerator and not just for companies in the program.
There are some challenges not discussed in this article that I would have liked to have seen mentioned: a) companies go into multiple programs over a short period of time, b) what is 'normal' for the average company, and c) picking the best of all companies that are applying to accelerator programs is different than acceleration as its defined.
a) Companies go into multiple programs.
Companies enter multiple accelerators over a number of years finding their way towards TechStars, 500 Startups, and/or Y-Combinator while maybe changing their name and/or product as they go.
b) What is normal?
There is no 'control group' — it is unknown what a 'normal' number of companies being founded is and whether they would eventually migrate to the valley or a larger centre with a larger network or if they stay put how would they 'normally' do? This opens up some questions on whether the presence of so many accelerator programs is driving the growth in investor activity or if it a result of the growth in investor activity.
Do early stage investors drive the creation of these programs as a way to manage their deal flow? Are there any companies left that choose not to go into an accelerator or at least apply to one? My guess for both those questions is that yes they are essentially managing deal flow for early stage investors and because of that there are few to no companies founded by first time founders that are not in an acceleration program.
c) Picking the best of all companies isn't 'acceleration.'
No one really knows what 'stage' a company actually is when it enters a program. The top programs could just be better at attracting the limited number of companies that are ready (but don't know it at the time) to raise capital. This is related to my first point.
In order to learn, iterate, and grow the number of successful companies there needs to be an understanding that building a company is an art not a science. There is no 'process' that will be repeatable by any two individual founding teams. The real 'magic' is found in the network — the peer group of masters and apprentices.
Probably the biggest challenge with accelerator programs is that they try to differentiate themselves in order to attract both funding and applicants. From specializing on a particular subject (sales, hardware, etc) to how they manage a cohort or funding.
Founders of anything benefit from building a peer group across all verticals and they should be co-located as much as possible with any/all barriers removed. No teams in different buildings. No walls. No classification and specialization. Just one big 'cohort' of people with a company that does anything.
Accelerator programs need to focus on grooming the larger 'network' and focus on the quality of those network connections. If they do it correctly they will find the startup world is small.
Y-Combinator gets it. They are years ahead of pretty much all accelerator programs having made a shift away from what people often referred to as ICT to focus on everything and anything that they have a partner interested in. YC's power is in its network of Black Swans.
What could this means for programs today? It is very likely they are not as effective as they think they are at accelerating companies. Don't rest on positive media mentions and good marketing. Programs should avoid following a model thinking there is a 'best practice' to follow and focus more on the success of the companies they are helping.]]>
Overall it was a good year and I feel really lucky to have had the opportunity to move away from 'startup everything' thinking to try different things. I put a lot of emphasis on developing my coaching skills and it has been hugely rewarding.
The year was bookended with the loss of two really important "old guys" in my life: my grandpa, and my uncle Don. My Grandpa (the only one I knew) passed away nearly a year ago. It was extra tough because my oldest son and daughter (8 + 6 yrs old) knew him and experienced a loss.
A fresh reminder that life has a time constraint and that one must enjoy the time they have now and do as much good as you can while you are here.
For 2016 I am looking forward to building on the last year. Family wise we hit a few big milestones (big birthdays, the 4th kid goes to school in the fall) which are going to change some things.
My goal for 2016 is do as much good as I can.]]>
To complicate this some more the public funding often asked for metrics that are tied to activities and celebrates them (e.g., funding events, number of people attending an event). This isn't just in the accelubation space, pretty much all government funding for any agency or service wants to see numbers that are tied to activities that reach the highest number of people over a few people that do very well. The public likes those numbers and can understand those numbers.
Think about health care. The media constantly points towards 'wait times' in the ER and number of beds in hospitals. The real results we would like to see would be something like the percentage of successful diagnoses, treatment success, and some number on the quality of life after treatment.
If wait times in ER are down to 5 min by giving everyone a placebo would that be better? Maybe? But a lot of people would probably be a lot worse off. Thankfully doctors and nurses take the time to provide proper care to everyone. They look for efficiencies while working inside regulations and maintaining (and improving) the overall quality of care. The numbers that speak to the meaningful results are hard for the public to consume as they all require a deep dive to fully understand them.
With accelerators and incubators there is a similar difference between what the public can consume and the numbers that point towards growing more successful companies. There is an expectation to report on the number of companies, demos, number of jobs, and the number of people expressing interest in 'tech' by attending events.
To drive those numbers you can just run a big events company that pack event spaces and generate media attention. That might help produce energy but it also creates noise and consumes people's time. The numbers that would be more interesting are company growth numbers, the time it takes to grow, can these companies find the right people (how long are jobs posted before they are filled and do they stay filled), are local investors investing, etc. The interesting metrics are a long list but it takes a deep dive to fully understand, evaluate, and act on them.
Metrics are just numbers. They require context.
Success looks different for each community. What is a result and what is an activity depends on what you are trying to achieve. If the success is simply getting 50 people in a room to talk about startups, then that is what it is. There is underlying expectation that events lead to a connection that leads to a company that has 20 employees.
The trick (or the art) is to focus on achieving the metrics your stakeholders care about (number of people for example) and the important result that will help you make a difference (company meets key funder at a small event).
The events and the energy is important but what will add the most value to improve quality is something else. That something else boils down to something simple but there is a distillation process (activity) that is necessary in order to get there…
Connecting the right people at the right time.
My favourite example of this is my own experience with Communitech. There were two key 'moments' that gave my company a chance it would not have had otherwise.
There were lots of other things – events, services, etc – that support meeting the right people at the right time. I don't feel like those two key moments were 'chance' collisions. They were indirectly designed.
Connections like that aren't random enough in the wider business community outside of places like the Valley (although even there you kiss a lot of frogs). There still lacks the concentration and that is where accelerators, incubators, and the larger organizations become essential community 'distilleries.'
Over the last 10 years I have seen key 'moments' or a series of those moments for many founders. Sometimes the timing is off or the personalities don't match. You just keep trying as things find a way to work themselves out.
You can't just expect to have events and have those chance connections happen and turn into something valuable. The event is the activity, the result is relationships that are forged and what happens next. The activity can be measured on the short term but the results are measured over a much longer term. The big results take time!
Activities and their metrics are the health check but everyone needs to keep focused on the results they want to achieve. We spend a lot of time discussing how we are pushing the car out of the snowbank. The important thing is the car gets out of the snowbank.
If you updated this data collected by MaRS in 2013 I would bet more than 50% would be 2012/2014 'founded' years.
There is a increased profile for young entrepreneurs today as a result of the market for credit that these organizations compete in. There are also many companies that have grown with significant VC investment or had lucrative exists that were more than just paying back the investors. The challenge is that little is known on what specific role incubators or accelerators have played in these companies success.
What did they do that helped? What has changed since that company was in the program? What has changed in the larger community?
With a new government in Canada there is now a focus on an election promise that was directed at this economic development strategy – funding accelerators, incubators, and research. Recently published articles written by Marcus Daniels along with features on Jim Balsillie and John Ruffolo's lobbying efforts to provide a 'voice' for technology startups focus on the need for change in the accelerator and incubator landscape in the country
Marcus sums an observation and challenge shared by many.
Across Canada there is too much duplication and isolation at the accelerator level. Solving this problem begins by recognizing that the needs of founders in both tech and other high-growth areas have changed.
While some some accelerators have evolved, many have failed to adapt and are creating initiatives that keep the lights on, as opposed to new programs to incentivize the best entrepreneurs on the planet to build their ventures in Canada.
I think the key message from Marcus is that accelerators have failed to adapt to the things that have a meaningful impact on building companies in Canada. Instead, they focus on the activities that provide them the funding they need to keep the lights on.
Balsillie's quote from his article focuses a lot more on building a set of business metrics for accelerators and incubators:
"If you're going to give more to incubation, create an accountability framework that's based on real business output," Balsillie said.
"We've never had any performance metrics — there's a lot of spin and hype. Which part of it is real outcome and which part is pixie dust?"
Great! A call for metrics that matter — but what are they? I tried to figure that out with post on startupnorth but those assume they operate as a business with a focus on profit. I posted a more detailed look at metrics that matter as well.
What we are talking about are government funded programs that are tasked to 'hack the market' and give early stage companies a better chance than they would have normally in Canada to grow.
The challenge, as I see it, is that it is much harder (and simpler) than most people have generally estimated. It is also a longer term commitment to the founders than most organizations are currently tooled for.
The programs are all increasing in size as they try and tackle any and all activities that might help build an ecosystem. The hard part is understanding or believing that it is much simpler to help founders (see note at the end). There are just a few key activities or opportunities that an early stage founder can use and not find themselves. But for each and every founder it takes the care and understanding to deliver personalized services/support.
Balancing services is hard and only a few have figured out how to do this well.
Helping companies exist, grow, and be successful is an Art not a Science.
The challenging in understanding this Art of building companies is likely rooted in a misunderstanding of startup ecosystems and what/who/where/how they can be manipulated. That is where metrics for programs can get messy.
For fun, read this post on ecosystems for a perspective from Europe.
'Ecosystem': the problem is that the very term has become a bit of a cliché. Everyone uses it. For most people, its meaning has been lost along the way. It has become irritating to hear everyone talking about the damned 'ecosystem', all the more so because in reality it's often not an ecosystem but a toxic environment for startups.
The emphasis of the post that follows the above quote is the that ecosystem is forged by entrepreneurs that are out there building companies. That is something that Brad Feld states in his Boulder Thesis as well.
Can ecosystems be forged by accelerators and incubators or by the entrepreneurs participating in them? Do those entrepreneurs require those programs? Do they slow things down or speed things up? Do they make businesses better than they would have been without the program?
No one knows with any certainty and I don't think it will be easy to figure out because founders enrol in everything that is available. All the programs will promote their success but it is challenging to find out what is really going on because 2+ programs will be promoting the same success. Read The Market for Credit and Supporting Entrepreneurs.
Over time successful entrepreneurs will give back to the community (funding, advice, connections) but unless we know what is currently working (and not working) then it makes it possible for critics and point out the burning money.
What would happen if all the programs stopped? Would any of the entrepreneurs that will find success notice? If the truly successful programs are indeed successful should they not now be obsolete given that there is now a successful group of founders re-investing time and expertise?
My guess is that if all the government backed programs shut down the following things would happen:
In Canada we are not at a stage were shutting down programs is a wise course of action. But I think with the next phase of investment there are a few things that should be discussed or changed:
Note: The Creative Destruction Lab is demonstrating how a program can operate on a shoe string budget and have a significant role in educating students. Metrics wise it has ~36 Alumni companies that have collectively achieved ~$200M in value in a few short years. No program in Canada comes close to that but many other programs in Canada are connected to those companies. EDIT: No program should take credit for a company's success but they should celebrate it. Also, I had the wrong value for CDL.
Another note: This post isn't about organizations that have a longer term vision and are trying to solve bigger problems. They may have accelerator or incubator programs as part of their larger offering but overall they are something different.
I re-installed the OS in May and totally wiped the drive. There weren't any files on there but I told iCloud to wipe the HD when it appears online… if it ever appears online. I think, from kijijji it is worth $200… maybe.
If you see a Macbook Air around Waterloo with a Kik, Boltmade, TribeHR, a small tinker bell sticker, and a couple other stickers on it let me know. I don't think there are many with that combo around]]>
It's not about being on stage at a Demo Day or featured in an article in TechCrunch or closing a $20 million round. It's about continually shipping code. It's about putting our menacing bugs. It's about a 6:15am flight to a customer in Detroit in Winter for a $200k deal to hit your budget for the quarter.
I would argue the "lean" everything movement along with accelerators desperately looking for positive returns (or PR in the market for credit) contribute to this. They glorify the 'Unicorn' and try to 'hack the system' to get bigger/better results faster than what is 'normal' with hard work.
There is no repeatable process for building a company that is specific enough to be a step by step manual to success. There is no short cut to building a great product or team! StartupWeekends, accelerators, incubators, courses, workshops, and Lean X get you on the path but you still need to spend the time to learn things.
I always tell new founders it takes 2 years to get started, 5 years to know if you have anything. There is nothing I have seen in the 10 years I have paid a lot of attention to startups that makes me think my generalization isn't accurate 4/5 times
Suster's posts are almost always good to read – this one is great because he pulls together a commentary on politicians behaviour and a guy with a broken heart. Read it and be reminded that hard work is the only way to get real results.]]>
The upside for all the people involved simply isn't there in most cases. It takes a huge amount of effort and resources to make a program successful.
I think this highlights two potential issues that many of the organizations that support startups could have.
They grow. They generate PR. They position themselves as experts on early stage companies. They do all the things they know you should do to build a successful company. When you are around startups all the time there is a tendency to see the world through the lens of the startup – growth, lean, pivots, MVPs, agile, metrics, etc. What they don't focus on is the companies they are trying to help. All those other things tie up a lot resources.
Achieving optimal effectiveness of a program
I have a theory that the optimal effectiveness (cost vs return) of an accelerator or incubator is at a very small scale. They should provide a service that benefits the founders and the company without PR/Marketing/Events/Space. There is one exception, Y-Combinator. Its scale is huge but I would argue its allowing a lot of waste because the returns are so big and there is a lot of inherent value in the alumni base that offers a 'fraternity' type social network.
…and YC started really small. It didn't have a marketing or communications team. It doesn't appear to have sought out PR to recruit or host big parties.
There are things that do scale (space to work, creating a big club house full of energy and people, etc) but the effectiveness to truly 'accelerate' a business is limited in terms of the ability of the organization to help companies grow faster than they would have without the program. What a program that does space and events may help is to create an ecosystem that is more accessible. It creates an environment were peer mentorship can happen. It is impossible to say whether that would happen naturally or not.
In many cases the community needs a kick start so its great accelerator programs do that.
In all cases the founders need a personal and professional kick start that only very focused coaching can provide. Each founder/company is different as well. There are some general things that can help but nothing is as effective as knowing the people, situations, and having credibility in a given founder/funder network.
Space, club houses, and events are a different business model — it isn't company acceleration, it is community building.
How to combat this tendency to operate on a growth trajectory is to separate the business operations (space, etc) from the support directly offered to the companies. Keep something totally focused on the companies but don't hang the success of the business operations on the success of the companies.
What a startup community needs for long term sustainability are local investors that can add more value that just dollars plus are invested in the community. Along with a few other things according to the Boulder Thesis.
If you have a great community with mediocre slow growth companies its hard to argue the investment was anything more than a community development activity.
If you focus on building successful companies the returns will go into the community. That is the optimal return on investment where incentives become aligned – investors (accelerators) see a return, founders gain wins and become investors, early employees gain experience and opportunity.
I do not believe all accelerators should just stop all that other stuff but I think they should be very clear what value they are creating vs capturing (for self promotion). Accelerators should ensure they are on the side of creating value. They need to take the time to know the founders and that is hard to do if they are out promoting their program.]]>
Enter Boltmade. Back when TribeHR just received funding we shared a space with a small group of talented people that build high quality software and understand products. They kept growing and would become Boltmade. Over the last year a lot people I have a lot of respect for joined their team. I am excited to work with them!
What am I doing at Boltmade? Doing stuff like bringing back StartupCampWaterloo (next week!) and talking to awesome companies from all over that are looking to have great software built. We are building something really special at Boltmade in Waterloo — the people working on the project own it, we utilize both development and design best practices it takes to build holistic products. We also help you develop processes internally that will result in a long term ability to continue to develop software products inside your organization. We even can help you recruit your team!
That is my favourite part. I know from experience that building a high quality product and team takes a lot of time. At Boltmade we can help a lot of companies grow and succeed… and have a lot of fun doing it!
We are based in Waterloo but our purpose is to help companies inside and outside of the region build bigger badder things.
…and the Boltmade team is growing!
It had almost been a year since StartupCampWaterloo14 and it felt like it was long overdue. The folks at Boltmade opened their office up to StartupCamp so we tried a different venue and stuck to our original format. It was a load of fun!
Thanks to everyone who attended StartupCampWaterloo15! You folks made it a great event. The following is info on who presented.
From my browser history we had:
Others on the whiteboard:
TheBIKEProject – Renish Kamal
Sharebubble – Lucas Cohen
FromTheseRoots – Mic Berman
Also, our new friend from Iceland via Halifax wrote a great post about the Toronto-Waterloo communities. Take a look: http://vikingentrepreneur.com/mars-communitech-and-the-toronto-startup-scene/
Our next event will be in May. It will be warmer.]]>
Today I thought a lot about my grandpa, Ralph Thili. His parents were part of a generation that fled unrest in Europe (looming invasion of Poland). Born in Hamilton, he had to take on a lot of responsibility at a young age to help support his family. As with all people of his vintage he has had an interesting life full of challenges:
My earliest memories are with him teaching me how to golf with cut off clubs and me walking around the Dundas Valley Golf Course. That is what we did together right up until fairly recently.
My Grandpa passed away today. It's sad. I feel very lucky to have known him for nearly 40 years. It is tough to write something about him but I wanted to collect some thoughts since he was my only grandpa that I knew and the person that I got my entrepreneurial inspiration from. I will continue to be inspired by him, improve my golf game, and hope I get to see my grand kids grow into their 30s.
Update: Obituary for Grandpa]]>