Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

I’ve netted out his and others to create the following basic strategy for entrepreneurial growth: Apply your core competency to related markets. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers. New products or services to existing customers.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

Our vision is to redefine the concept of ‘office’ by making it more inspiring, productive, and socially connected. We do this through great space design, frictionless provision of workspace and services, and market-leading event programming.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

It is YouTube marketing at its best. Years before Hello Flo’s “The Camp Gyno” video existed, in 2009, Orabrush, a tongue cleaner company, was setting the precedent for what would be how to make a million dollars in ecommerce sales utilizing YouTube marketing. Here is a YouTube marketing case study they did. Song: Karate.

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Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. How profitable is my product or service? As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Gyft’s team sent a very brief email asking politely to set up a time to demo their product. Gyft has tapped into the $100 billion dollar gift card market by enabling shoppers to manage all of their gift cards from one mobile device. Get your headphones ready, they launch Halloween 2012. Here is a fun video to summarize: 3.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Yet I am amazed to see US Census Bureau data from 2012 that at least 50%, maybe up to 75%, of small businesses still have no presence at all. You should allow three months for the design, building, and rollout of your first site, and you can actually build it yourself these days. Viral marketing needs a website.

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Web Startup Sites Design 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

Many startups these days are started by young, technical or product founders who are in the idealistic phase of their lives and careers. It was written by Mark Halperin and John Heilemann and documents the 2012 election from the early GOP primary fights right through to the final outcome.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

“Made in the USA” is more than just a slogan; it’s a philosophy for business, one that emphasizes the importance of staying within the national economy and creating products of the highest quality. There’s a reason why Apple has recently pledged $100 million in American manufacturing plants for future products.

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Technology Google Mobile Outsource Development 104

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2013

We''ve now reached critical mass in content, and in Asia we''re number three in the amount of information on products and suppliers online. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. In 2011, we built our site, and in 2012, last year, we started getting content. Tell us about your backers?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. The feedback was always universal, “that was the most helpful marketing meeting I’ve every had.”

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 13, 2012

This week at CES we’ve become witness to multiple celebrity endorsed products. As 2012 gets underway, The House of Marley, a collection of premium quality, earth friendly personal audio products, is making way for new designs and products to enjoy the music that moves you.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

The company was founded in 2012, developed by an all-Trojan team and has already made a big splash with this first-of-its-kind travel website. If the online solutions that exist in the markets today were adequate, that number would be near zero.” At the end of the day, the company aims to make things simple and intuitive.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

spent 2011 raising our seed round, which we used to build our team.and launched the product into beta about a year ago, at the end of 2011. We then spent the first half of 2012 beta testing the product, getting feedback and input to the point where we could start selling it. The platform can be divided into three products.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. One method to negotiate a lower rate or no cost to have a developerwork with you > Pre sell your product. One method to negotiate a lower rate or no cost to have a developerwork with you > Pre sell your product.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 14, 2012

As expected with televisions now a days, it’s a race to see which company can get the largest, thinnest, and 3D pumping TV out to market. JBL’s latest line up for 2012 was solid. I’ve never seen so many televisions and headphones in my life. It was unbelievable. It was out of control big.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 11, 2013

By partnering with Javelin Venture Partners for their $1.25M seed round, they’ll be looking to support future product developments to grow and provide support for international growth. was founded in February 2012 by a team of three passionate music fans. and their user-curated music sharing platform. About Plug.DJ.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. Enplug is a fast-growing, ubiquitous Silicon Beach company.

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Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2009

Where is the technology now, and is it on the market yet? We're doing our development in El Monte, and we think we'll be operational by the beginning of next year, and full scale by the end of 2010, with product launch in 2011. That makes solar panels as a product not competitive at all, if you removed government subsidies.

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UCLA Technical Review El Monte Startup 159

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In high school, he founded Solar Devices, a firm that sold plans and kits for solar energy products. In college at the California Institute of Technology, he patented a new loudspeaker design and formed GNP Loudspeakers, Inc. which made a natural language product for Lotus 1-2-3 called HAL. Bill received his B.S. Event Details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. But from my perspective in really helping entrepreneurs, both fall short on several counts: Focus too much on the product, not enough on the business model.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Leveraging mobile application and online platform.

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UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

This approach, popularly known as “ glocalization ,” means you have to design and deliver global solutions that have total relevance to every local market in which you operate. What all this doesn’t mean is that you should roll out your product in every country at the same time. with demands for new products and services.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has 15+ years experience developing product integration and interactive campaigns for major sports, entertainment and consumer brands. As President of Game Development and Operations at SGN, a leading cross platform game developer and distributor, Josh Yguado is responsible for development, marketing, and operations for all games.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Diamond Sponsor. Check out Treatsa and send a.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 77

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. We move the discussion over to early product days. Enplug is a fast-growing, ubiquitous Silicon Beach company.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22nd, 2012. CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. join us in proving there’s more than one place in California to create great technology.

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CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

socalTECH

JANUARY 13, 2012

Talk about what your products are used for? How we do that it is we've integrated a breadth of different technologies, and also designed and architected one software platform to manage all of that. If you're familiar with the design firm Ideo, they actually deferred their costs to help us launch our company.

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Software Review Cloud Computing Startup Technical Review 140

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

MuckerLab has already secured its reputation as one of the hottest startup accelerators in town with a particular emphasis on product for incubation-stage software, services and media ventures. The further along the product is the better — because it shows commitment and the skills to execute. Founded by L.A.’s

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Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2012

Miselu’s seeks to “innovate products to create the next generation of musical experiences,” according to their statement on their website. Groesche got me intrigued with Miselu’s grand vision so I couldn’t help but ask him for a quick interview on the product: Tell us about presenting the product early at SXSW?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Everything happens in the browser (no software to download) and the finished product looks amazing on large screens! He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Event Details.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire technology is already playing a prominent role in 2012 political races across the spectrum. Clients have included MoveOn.org, Rep. .

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

It’s the first performance-based marketing platform specifically designed for the music industry. Additionally, the database includes on-street meter and sign restrictions in the top 26 US markets. Applications are now open for the January 2012 program. Diamond Sponsor. Check out Treatsa and send a.

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Idealab Tech Coast Angels Startup Platform 49

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 8, 2014

If you need to keep calls, texts and emails confidential, than this is the product for you. The initial company, Roam Mobility Service came to market in January 2012. It offered the first product with roaming replacement services for travelers between Canada and the United States. ” Emir’s Take On Wireless.

Mobile 86

Mobile Startup Customer Custom 86

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We've had a very small round, and it was pretty full, of between $1M and $2M around March, and we're using that to beef up our marketing and hire one more engineer. I left in 2012, and I was one of the top 5 of the top 10. Has analyzing all this data been illuminating to you on things you've personally seen in the real estate industry?

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Sales Startup Email Tool 145

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Going So-Lo: How Brands are Driving Sales & Personalizing Customer Experiences with Social, Location-Based Marketing. Thursday: Advertising and Marketing. Global Brands vs. Global Celebrities: Who’s The Smarter Marketer? Brand and Brand: Getting the Most out of Sports Marketing by Working Together, Hosted by Nokia X Burton.

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Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

We started building LoveIt at the beginning of 2012. We’re fortunate that our primary investors are also very active Board Members who are working with us closely to build a great product that’s engaging for users. Our biggest challenge has been to quickly build a product for a very competitive space that includes formidable players.

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