Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2022

million, born 2005-2024, yet to be defined Generation X (Generation Me) – 64.9 These shifts are independent of technology innovations, but certainly will drive the application of key product developments. First, a quick summary of the major U.S. million, born 1985-2004, biggest business opportunity Baby Boomers (no other name) – 70.7

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socalTECH

APRIL 5, 2017

We focus on digital transformation and customer experience. However, they tend to be maverick developers in a large organization, or working independently. You're no longer mixing future development and bug fixes in a single branch, you're getting that branch really, really stable. What is LifeRay?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2013

I first met Ethan in 2005. Because I knew that Ethan was on to a powerful idea and one in which he had developed huge competence and domain knowledge in. The goal is not only to help local service-based merchants find new business but also to help them be more efficient in booking existing customers which should help with loyalty.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Those technologies allow us to scale and offer a superior product for customers. Who are your core customers? Those are the three active areas, and we have several customers and have made lots of headway there. Why do these customers choose you rather than build their own systemsin particular, the carriers?

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FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I still drive the same car I bought for cash in 2005. Work on budgets, submit RFPs, answer customers support calls, work the bug-tracking software, and trying to meet the next sprint release schedule. Your 2am coding session is more important than their 2am cocktails on the redeye back from Japan where they have no customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I lived in London from 1997-2005 and for 6 of those years ran my startup based out of London. 4:30 How did you come up with the idea of customer development? 37:45 Let’s talk about the dichotomy between customer development and Y Combinator? I remember this lesson well. What brings you to LA?

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JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2010

For today's profile, we decided to talk with Taher Scherzay , Founder of FavRav (www.FavRav.com), a Los Angeles-based firm which has created a Facebook application to help small businesses find customers through social media, and also allow consumers to better tap the referral network of their friends. A lot of it was around stability.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 22, 2018

Access control, as a whole, hasn't evolved over forty years, and we're bringing technology like the mobile cloud and software in the cloud, to create really disruptive innovation to how businesses respond to customers. In 2000, James and I started KnowledgeBase, which we sold in 2005. We then started Edgecast in 2006.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. At G4, Scot served as VP of Program Editorial and Internet, and developed, Produced, and Hosted G4TV.COM, the network’s interactive talk show.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. I have been lucky to have been around both parts of corporate IT and application development teams, and on the infrastructure side. Years of my career have been driving efforts like that. Tim O'Neal: There are many compelling elements.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds.

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socalTECH

MARCH 9, 2015

Pasadena-based New Matter (www.newmatter.com) is developing a 3D printer, the MOD-t, which it says will help bridge the world of 3D printing experimentation with the consumer. It''s really designed as an easy to use product, to maximize the likelihood of customer success with the 3D printer.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

Elizabeth Amini: I actually ran into him in 2005, when he was a keynote speaker at a conference. Back to the website, describe who the demographics are of your customers? One of those tips, is a half an hour walk, five times a week results in 33 percent less risk of developing Alzheimers. I ended up managing that project.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2012

In that role, he led product strategy and development for TripAdvisor sites in the US, UK, France, Italy, Germany and Spain, as well distributed applications and syndicated content on partner sites like Facebook. He was also an early member of Accenture’s first practice group dedicated to Internet strategy and development in the mid-1990’s.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

He turned me down for a job in 2005. Customer support – After my pre-breakfast meeting I had my actual breakfast meeting. But it’s mostly customer service. But what kind of business person would I be if I allocated 100% of my time to customer service and zero to marketing? Research & Development.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Formerly, he was Managing Director of both Product Management and of Business Development at Los Angeles Times Interactive. A 12 - year veteran of the online world, he has worked in sales, business development and content partnership functions for Yahoo!, Before that, he was VP, Client Strategy at Blast Radius.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Within that have own custom cabinet shop, our own metal shop, make our own furniture, and as an offshoot of that, started exploring developing modular, prefab homes in 2005. That's developed into new business in and of it self. Whereas, in home building, it's much more tangible -- it's dollar in, and dollar out.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 31, 2011

1) Give Your Customers (And The Media) What They Want. He used this term so often that it eventually became the title of his 2005 book on business advice. Thus, the Virgin brand has come to represent a maverick company that strives to deliver maximum value to its customers by pursuing creative and disruptive business models.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

After a year in the market, MakeSpace was growing rapidly and our biggest issue was CAC (customer acquisition costs) relative to payback period (when we get our marketing investment back) and relative to LTV (lifetime value). But that’s harder to build in 2016 than it was in say 2005. That is how great businesses are built.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2012

Microsoft Dynamics CRM has over 30,000 customers and 2 million users worldwide. All we have to do is look at the data, though: Since its launch in 2005, Microsoft’s Xbox 360 has sold 66 million copies worldwide. Over 73% of large businesses in North America use Microsoft Exchange Server as their primary email system.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

Derrick Oien: We have a platform we develop, called ANTHEM. The second customer is the social networking sites. Historically, it was something that started to develop before our launch with operators back in 2005, and it now serves as a laboratory for development of our product. Intercasting is backed by $17.5M

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2009

If you are a premium customer, we charge for the calls. The premium customer can buy that premium service in denominations of $25, $50, $100, or $200 dollars. Dialpad was acquired by Yahoo in 2005, and became the voice engine for Yahoo's VoIP services. It's 5 cents per call. John Nahm: Freemium has been working spectacularly.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

Ilya also founded Coplex, a startup development studio. When I got to LA after I graduated from college in 2005, I pursued it full time, and we quickly grew that company to over $5M in revenues a year, without any kind of funding. What's your story and how did you end up founding Pluto TV? It started to feel like the Matrix to me.

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

Last week, Irvine-based Teridian Semiconductor (www.teridiansemiconductor.com), a developer of semiconductors for the electric metering and electricity measurement market, was acquired by Maxim Semiconductor. Jerry Fitch: The business management team at Golden Gate Capital bought Teridian in 2005.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. Jetty is a horizontal use components, which is particularly appealing to development teams. It gives them an escalation path only dealing with us.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

Meebo - Founded in 2005, Meebo enables real-time social interactions with instant messaging and group chat at meebo.com and on partner sites across the Web. Contact us for more information on supporting TechZulu's growth and development. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv Big and Small.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. I thought, what would I do if I was trying to sell to a customer.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

We also allow the users to have a custom URL, for example, resumebucket.com/joshstomel. I had early success working in-house with Matt Coffin at LowerMyBills in 2005, and then I was brought on by Yahoo to build out the Yahoo Publisher Network Team. It was developed from a different angle. What's the idea behind the site?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

A few sponsorship spots still available for early 2010 events: TechZulu still has a few slots open for our early 2010 events for our large diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalist, PR people, developers, bloggers, Hollywood entertainment and many more. Custom ad deals and partnerships. . . Are you interested?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Shani Higgins joined Technorati in 2007 to lead strategy and day to day operations for the company¹s advertising sales, business development and the Technorati Media advertising network. Lisa Stone co-founded BlogHer in 2005 with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

Jose daVeiga: In 2006, we started developing the concept, consisting of a PA announcement and a Jumbotrom image. I was doing project management at CarsDirect.com, and we met there while Kent was in Business Development. Kent also went off to other things, but in 2005 we got awarded that patent. Explain what you mean by in-venue?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 29, 2010

Meebo - Founded in 2005, Meebo enables real-time social interactions with instant messaging and group chat at meebo.com and on partner sites across the Web. Contact us for more information on supporting TechZulu's growth and development. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Headquartered in San Francisco, Justin.tv Big and Small.

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2009

He was basically active investing until 2004 and 2005, and then started getting much more involved in the non-profit space. Some of the companies that you would know--LowerMyBills, Stamps.com, MediaVast, Xdrive, and Netzero--so as an investor, he was very successful. He's now sitting on three different boards of nonprofits.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2009

Last Week, Calabasas-based Masher Media announced it had received a round of angel funding from the Tech Coast Angels to fund its development of MyMiniPeeps (www.myminipeeps.com), a virtual world for children. In 2005/2006, I really saw that the trend was shifting from television to the Internet.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2010

We bought the assets from Vidoop, which was an LLC that was first established in late 2005 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was funded in 2006 with about $8M in investments, and we were fortunate to have the benefit of that investment in the development of the intellectual property. Curtis Staker: It's certainly financial customers.

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