Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Business success is all about meeting the needs of the modern buyer, who is more informed, has access to more choices, and is ever smarter about making purchasing decisions. Even those things that worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, as the market matures, the culture changes, and competitors appear with new solutions.

Marketing 174

Marketing Invest Demand Metrics 174

socalTECH

JULY 30, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands reported its results Thursday, saying that the firm saw record revenues in Q2. According to Internet Brands, it had net income of $4.6M in net income on revenues of $23.2M The firm had not previously disclosed financial information about its various acquisitions in the quarter.

Internet Brands 160

Internet Brands .Net Acquisition Web 160

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

With the seemingly endless reports about the death of email, its no wonder that the commonly-held myth of decreased email usage exists. Combined, these statistics suggest a net of 190f consumers who are using email more often. Combined, these statistics suggest a net of 190f consumers who are using email more often.

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Social Media Email Media Technology Council 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In her classic book on this subject, “ The Essentials of Fabulous ,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net it out. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.” It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them.

Entrepreneur 139

Entrepreneur Social Media Startup .Net 139

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Competition.

Sales 102

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 102

socalTECH

MAY 31, 2012

A major supplier to Anaheim-based Fisker Automotive looks to be in severe trouble, linked to issues uncovered in March by Fisker when one of that company's automobiles failed during testing with Consumer Reports.

Layoffs 124

Layoffs .Net Report Funding 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2009

Irvine-based Broadcom will lay off 200 workers, or about 3 percent of the firm's employees, the firm said yesterday on its earnings call. The move came after the firm reported net revenues of $1.127 billion for the third quarter of 2008. READ MORE>>.

Layoffs 100

Layoffs .Net Report Company 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2014

I knew eventually people would realize that the Kauffman Report and all the talk of VC returns were rear-view mirror analyses. Geographically our strategy is to fund about 50% of our deals in Southern California (from San Diego to Santa Barbara) and 50% of our deals on a national basis. Wait, didn’t you just raise a fund?

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Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Although I hear more and more about “global warming,” and the many ways we are destroying our environment, I still don’t see many global business winners in this space, comparable to Facebook and Amazon. The EPA estimates that 75 percent of the American waste stream is recyclable, but we only recycle about 30 percent of it.

Artificial Inteligence 79

Artificial Inteligence Resource Examples Startup 79

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. And that’s what I love about her narrative. It represents the great majority of entrepreneurship and eschews the fairytale rags-to-VC-riches stories we so often read about in the press. Here’s what I learned about Tracy: 1. That may soon change.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2019

In her classic book on this subject, “ The Essentials of Fabulous ,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net it out. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.” It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Social Media .Net Blogging 103

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Almost anyone who has sold a company has a story to tell about their good deal, the problems with the buyer, a last-minute change of terms, or more. The background for my story. The year was 1998. I’ve been offered $15 million for my company and my partner is suing me for all I am worth.

Sales 120

Sales Web Design Web Design 120

Xconomy

AUGUST 19, 2016

When the Olympics roll around, many watchers get into a sport they previously hadn’t thought much about. And once in a while, a defender uses his or her face, inadvertently, to block a ball spiked over the net. Talk about sacrifice. STAT found the figures in Editas’s quarterly earnings report.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Patents .Net Study 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2015

Business success is all about meeting the needs of the modern buyer, who is more informed, has access to more choices, and is ever smarter about making purchasing decisions. Even those things that worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, as the market matures, the culture changes, and competitors appear with new solutions.

Metrics 101

Metrics Marketing Demand Paramount 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

According to an Ernst & Young report , the number of startups that have gone public in the US over the past decade is down about 75% from the previous decade, to about 10% of startup exits. Public companies of any size must comply immediately with the full reporting requirements of the SEC.

Startup 97

Startup Report Entrepreneur Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Business success is all about meeting the needs of the modern buyer, who is more informed, has access to more choices, and is ever smarter about making purchasing decisions. Even those things that worked yesterday may not work tomorrow, as the market matures, the culture changes, and competitors appear with new solutions.

Metrics 57

Metrics Demand Marketing Paramount 57

Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

Below we’ll outline how to squeeze those last drops of talent out of your own social circles, how to incentivize current employees to lure in potential candidates in their networks, and how to entice “superconnectors” to recruit through their own far-reaching nets. But how do you go about pitching your friends? Tap Into Your Network.

Networking 83

Networking Startup Software Review Conference 83

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

Wil--who has previously been involved in such starutps as Affordit, GotCast, GoBig Network, and several others--sat down with us to talk about his new startup. You saw the first glimmer of this on Kickstarter, with projects, and then at the same time, we saw the JOBS Act come about equity. What's Fundable? That's all they need.

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

But for everybody else, where are 6 things you could learn from Joanne Wilson: Sales: until about minute 20. Put yourself in a position to learn things you don’t know&# We talked about this in the context of management (in retail her motto was, “get away from the cosmetics department. Totally get outside your comfort zone.

Startup 311

Startup Sales Venture Capital Entrepreneur 311

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. At a small company, if you''re constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. Be very selective about the problems you attack. Never cover your a$$.

Startup 103

Startup Company Companies Training 103

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2012

In about three or four clicks, you can set up a gallery, and we give them a personalized URL so they have an identity online, and anyone who loves their photographs can see their gallery. A couple of us had always joked about buying artwork and hanging it up in our homes. It's been a net win. Where did the idea come from?

Startup 153

Startup Pricing Sites Acquisition 153

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2017

In her classic book on this subject, “ The Essentials of Fabulous ,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net it out. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.” It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Social Media .Net Startup 66

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2012

In a recent book on this subject, “ The Essentials of Fabulous ,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net “it” out. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.” It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them.

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Social Media .Net Startup 112

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. The thing is – even if your services business is a smaller scale than this – you have complete control over the decisions about where to take the business. There are a couple of ways to think about this growth.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2013

Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. Be very selective about the problems you attack. Never cover your a$$.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Training Technical Review 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

In a book on this subject from a while back, “ The Essentials of Fabulous ,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net “it” out. Everyone looks for “rapport talk” rather than “report talk.” It’s not always about you, so dress and talk for them.

Startup 101

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media .Net 101

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

My estimate is that the top 5 YouTube networks will do > $200 million net revenue in 2013 (after Google’s share). The news that Ynon Kreiz is joining to run the company as Executive Chairman was first reported by Peter Kafka at AllThingsD (and later picked up by Variety , AdWeek and several other traditional media outlets.

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Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

We don’t think about how much Microsoft does to make our lives easier, especially at work. 3. It’s not just about Windows. We know about the great ways in which Microsoft enables businesses to operate more efficiently, but we don’t all associate Microsoft with gaming (and gaming is a huge business).

Writing 88

Writing Training Email .Net 88

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

I advise all of my companies to use an impressed payroll service, one that takes the taxes from your bank account along with the net payrolls each period. I have a story about this for later in this insight. I promised a story about payroll taxes, and it is not a good one, despite the best of intentions. Well, almost.

Services 159

Services Statistics Startup .Net 159

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In fact, BusinessWeek reports that roughly 40 percent of the S&P 500 chief executives have MBAs in any given year. So here''s my net on how an entrepreneur should look at an MBA: If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down. What’s different about the entrepreneurial environment?

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Education .Net Class 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Similarly, acquiring a larger footprint of direct reports is often a sign of success at large businesses. At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation. Be very selective about the problems you attack. Never cover your a$$.

Startup 105

Startup Company Companies Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Use Net Promoter Score (NPS) to help you turn visitors into raving fans. In non-conversion exit surveys, visitors often report that they need to think about it and come back later. Furthermore, existing customers are the easiest to convert—provided they had a good experience the first time around.

SEO 53

SEO Tips Newsletter Statistics 53

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2014

We’ve been actually working on the actual ORA-1 itself for about a year-and-a-half now. The screen is about three times larger than Google Glass’s screen and results in more information. 1,500 can net a lot of people great tech, but for a pair of AR glasses does not seem so appealing.

Google 89

Google Screening Startup Pricing 89

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

Lots of discussion these days about the changes in the VC industry. The VC industry grew dramatically as a result of the Internet bubble - Before the Internet bubble the people who invested in VC funds (called LPs or Limited Partners) put about $50 billion into the industry and by 2001 this had grown precipitously to around $250 billion.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

I expect that should seem intuitive to all entrepreneurs, but every investor I know has many stories about startup funding requests with major business model elements missing. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Competition.

Sales 97

Sales Customer Custom Outsource 97

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2011

Randy Churchill and his team at PricewaterhouseCoopers meticulously prepare a quarterly report detailing the venture landscape, called Shaking The Money Tree. Other than shortening the investor’s quarterly commute to your Board meetings, the net benefits of relocating for many startups are illusory, as I describe HERE.

Venture Capital 233

Venture Capital Capital Funding Technical Review 233