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Keen On… Ninja Innovation: What A Guy From Detroit Can Teach Silicon Valley About Innovation
Does Silicon Valley still lead the world in innovation? Yes, says Gary Shapiro, the long-time CEO and President of the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) and author of the best-selling selling new book, Ninja Innovation: The 10 Killer Strategies of the World’s Most Successful Businesses. But, Shapiro – who lives in Detroit and works in Washington DC – reminds us, that dominance is fragile. Firstly, Silicon Valley has the typical arrogance of the incumbent, he argues. Secondly, there are many new centers of innovation around America – from Nashville to Charlotte to Austin to even New York City – which are successfully competing with Silicon Valley. And thirdly, Shapiro believes that California’s high taxes are less and less attractive to startup entrepreneurs. So we are still the top Ninja, Shapiro believes. But it probably won’t last forever.
So what, I wonder, could Gary Shapiro and the CEA, which organizes the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES), learn from Silicon Valley? And why, I asked the author of Ninja Innovation, should a startup entrepreneur go to CES next January?
Reminder: The Seattle TC Meetup + Pitch-Off Is Going Down On July 18
It feels like just yesterday we were congratulating the winners of our TC Meetup + Pitch-Off in Austin, and yet we’re less than a month away from the very next epic evening of startuptacular pitchemonium. Seattle, are you ready?
The Seattle TechCrunch Meetup + Pitch-off is going down on July 18 at ShowBox at the Market, from 6pm to 10pm.
Alongside beer, good people, and great conversation, there will also be several talks with local tech luminaries and a 60-second pitch-off where entrepreneurs have a minute flat to dazzle and excite a panel of judges.
It’ll be a night to remember, so go ahead and mark it on your calendar after you head over here and grab a ticket.
They’re $5/pp and include a drink ticket, so we ask that your ID say that you’re 21+ please.
But if competition is the spice of your life, consider applying to be in our 60-second Pitch-Off competition. If chosen, you’ll have one minute to pitch the pants off to a panel of judges, including TechCrunch staffers and local VCs. We ask that your products be in stealth or beta.
Those who are chosen will also get private Office Hours sessions with TechCrunchers John Biggs, Matt Burns, and Frederic Lardinois before the event to get feedback on their pitch and their product.
First place will receive a table in Startup Alley at the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt. Second place will receive 2 tickets to the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt. Third place will receive 1 ticket to the upcoming TechCrunch Disrupt.
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