老牌自行车公司和初创公司都在销售电动自行车以满足用户需求。
Established bike companies and startups are embracing ebikes to meet demand.
这有助于他们选择正确的初创公司，也意味着他们可以提供建议、人脉以及资金。
This helps them pick the right startups, and means they can supply advice and connections as well as money.
专门为老年人设计的产品市场在明年可能达到300亿美元，初创公司希望能够将其落实。
The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups want it on the action.
由于大多数初创公司都失败了，我认为这位评论者说的“我预测2007年将是死亡之年”可能是正确的。
Since most startups fail, I expect this commenter may be correct when he says "I predict 2007 will be the year of the dead pool".
他的初创公司Tiny Speck 正在和5000多名用户一起测试它的第一款游戏Glitch。
Tiny Speck, his start-up, is testing its first game, Glitch, with more than 5, 000 users.
这家初创公司的产品可以让可能不习惯使用电脑的老年人只用电视机和遥控器就能收发电子邮件、视频聊天和使用社交媒体。
The startup's product enables older adults who may not be comfortable with computers to access email, video chat and social media using just their televisions and a remote control.
卡普尔指出，我们都不喜欢失败，不管硅谷的企业家们多么经常地赞扬那些失败想法或崩溃毁掉的初创公司所传达的有益影响。
Kapur notes, none of us like to fail, no matter how often Silicon Valley entrepreneurs praise the beneficial effects of an idea that fails or a start-up company that crashes and burns.
专为老年人设计的产品的交易额在明年可能达到300亿美元，一些初创公司也想参与进来。
The market for products designed specifically for older adults could reach $30 billion by next year, and startups want in on the action.
微软自己的Office软件在“生产力”软件市场上占据主导地位，但这些初创公司代表了为智能手机世界从头开始设计的一波新技术浪潮。
Microsoft's own Office dominates the market for "productivity" software, but the start-ups represented a new wave of technology designed from the ground up for the smartphone world.
我们就像初创公司一样组织在一起。
这也是愿景对初创公司至关重要的原因之一。
That's one of the reasons why vision is so critical to startups.
是谁不让初创公司们访问这些信息呢？
这种核算特别适合那些小的公司、企业或者初创公司。
Such kind of accounting is ideal for small businesses, enterprises and start-up firms.
但是这次结果可能会有所不同：初创公司的数量不会减少。
But this time the result may be different. This time the number of new startups may not decrease.
初创公司往往还会在技术和财务方面与其他公司或个人合作。
Startups often collaborate with other companies and individuals on technology or financial issues.
这也就意味着很多互联网初创公司不再需要风险投资级别的资金了。
Which means many Internet startups don't need VC-scale investments anymore.
因为互联网初创公司的启动成本已经非常低了，盈利点可以很容易突破。
And because Internet startups have become so cheap to run, the threshold of profitability can be trivially low.
我们有些初创公司在成立时就实现了盈利，每个月有3000美元的收入。
We've had startups that were profitable on revenues of $3000 a month.
迄今为止，影响一个投资者对一家初创公司的最大因素是其他投资者的看法。
By far the biggest influence on investors' opinions of a startup is the opinion of other investors.
如果你问我欧洲的初创公司缺乏什么，我会说：如饥似渴、动力和崇高目标。
Ask me what I see lacking most in startups in Europe and I'll say hunger, drive, and lofty goals.
每种商业类型——初创公司、中型企业和公共事业——都需要独特的思维和看法。
Each of these business environments-startups, midsize firms and the public sector-require a unique mindset and attitude.
举个例子，他们知道哪个初创公司已经被孵化器或者天使投资人列入了候选名单。
For example, they'll know which startup have been shortlisted by a incubator or angel investor.
本文作者马克·兰多夫是在硅谷有多年经验的企业家、科技高管和初创公司顾问。
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, high tech executive and startup consultant.
本文作者马克·兰多夫是在硅谷有多年经验的企业家、科技高管和初创公司顾问。
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, high tech executive and startup consultant.
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