Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 5, 2010

. #1 Fear of the Unknown – My opinion is that it is only an unknown if you don’t research it and educate yourself about the topic. There are different resources that can help you figure out what social media is all about. Some companies simply don’t care.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Social media is now one of the key marketing tools, but not the only one, so the challenge is to manage the resource tradeoffs effectively by constantly assessing payback versus cost. Add a blog to give yourself a voice, show your expertise, but skip the sales pitch. Companies have to communicate, rather than just pontificate.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

In this blog, we discuss the key differences between our Dark Fiber and best-in-class Wavelength Services in order to help businesses determine the right option for their requirements. SCE Carrier Solutions works to educate our customers on selecting a fiber optic solution that best meets their demands.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Start early by registering your company, and reserving the name as your website domain name. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Make every effort to do things “in house”, rather than rely on outside services, accountants, and law firms. Create intellectual property. Temper theory with reality.

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Southern California Edison Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

In 2020, the average education sector data breach cost $7.1 Since the optical lines are privately owned, companies are not dependent on a service provider and it’s increasingly difficult for outside entities to tap into them without visiting the premises in person. million dollars. Switched Ethernet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2014

Customers buy from people, not from a company, at least at early startup stages. Next, do the same to brand your company. Too much innovation will confuse your customers, and drain your resources. Sponsored by VISA Business Starting a business is usually the result of a personal dream or need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

by Joseph Jaffe and Maarten Albarda, both experienced marketers working with new companies, as well as larger firms. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

by Joseph Jaffe and Maarten Albarda, both experienced marketers working with new companies, as well as larger firms. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 5, 2016

What is the ideal age to start a company? It’s a question that often circulates in the business press and on tech blogs. These decades are when you have the knowledge and experience, not to mention the contacts and resources, to make a new business successful. Entrepreneurship education is a great start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Blogging (Wordpress), micro-blogging (Twitter), and social networks are the trinity. Content is still king, so do the proper homework on what you blog, and the quality of the messages you deliver via social media. Assess and commit the resources required. Companies now have to communicate, rather than just pontificate.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

Keeping track of all the new companies, funding, networking and events going on across town is challenging. Its mission is to connect, educate and promote online innovators that are coming out of L.A.’s s own backyard into one central online hub, rich with all the resources and information that L.A. has to offer startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2012

They surveyed 549 successful company founders across a variety of industries, and gathered their views on success and failure drivers. 70% said their university education was important, so only a few said skip it. Many are predictable, all were interesting, and a few even surprised me: Stick with the business area you know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

by Joseph Jaffe and Maarten Albarda, both experienced marketers working with new companies, as well as larger firms. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. There is no set formula – you’ll find as many examples of companies that are family run as not.”. Do you find there is additional pressure on you because your name is on the company’s front door? “

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education. There is no set formula – you’ll find as many examples of companies that are family run as not.”. Do you find there is additional pressure on you because your name is on the company’s front door? “

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Remember that small businesses don’t usually get favorable rate agreements with hotel chains and rental cars, and thus may spend more on the road than big companies. A baseline of $3,000 per quarter per potential traveler is the place to start, based on industry averages. Startup market research and focus groups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2014

Almost nine in ten respondents (87%) found benefits from running or working in a small company, like flexible working hours and being in control of your life. In fact, most startup founders work for no salary during the first year or two of company operation. Few benefits. You earned it, and you need the rest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including the book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” That means forget using interns or outsourcing this function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Don’t start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, “friending” on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationship. It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

In a matter of months, he developed technology that was superior to that created by the world’s leading scientist over the prior 15-years, despite his lack of a formal education. The alleged First Mover Advantage asserts that companies which are the first to exploit a new technology and/or market have an inherent advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Often they assume that this is only a big-company issue, having more to do with the legalities of equal opportunity, hiring minorities, and moral imperatives. In reality, diversity in a startup can be your big competitive advantage. It will help both you and your business to grow faster and live longer.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2013

According to Kaleio founder & CEO, Jim Riley, “This partnership marks a significant step in us becoming an invaluable resource for college students and working-class professionals to not only find and apply for job openings or internships, but to also leverage the power of their network and others within their targeted industry.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2010

Several companies, like Charles Swaab, offer programs like Money Matters: Make it Count , which teaches the financial basics to teens through Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. Even if you are not sure that your child is a budding entrepreneur, there are several practical reasons to introduce him or her to the basics of business.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. The chart shows three scarce resources and their improvements over time. This blog post lays out my case. In the end, Seth Godin’s comments on Fred’s blog post said it best: “His black swan is showing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Don’t start podcasting, blogging, tweeting, “friending” on Facebook, and posting YouTube videos until you know what your messages are, who will manage them, who your audience is, and how they and you are going to benefit from the content and relationship. It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2013

One of the first questions that I get from many entrepreneurs is “How should I set up my company to minimize my setup costs, tax liabilities, and risk of lawsuits?” The alternatives include a sole proprietorship, LLC (Limited Liability Company), S-Corp (Subchapter-S Corporation), or C-Corp (US Corporation).

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

It's a very linear process, and allows them to capture knowledge and link to centralized resources that relate to a topic, including documents, pictures, files, video. How did the company start? It has links to supporting web site and resources. We call this a "Genie," and you can build a Genie using Knowledge Genie.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

Some companies turned to cutbacks over boosting financial reserves. Marty Zwilling Disclosure: This blog entry sponsored by Visa Business and I received compensation for my time from Visa for sharing my views in this post, but the views expressed here are solely mine, not Visa''s.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

“Pivoting” is another name for a strategic change decision, or for changing your strategy, your business model, target customers, or direction, and this is an integral part of evolving a company. According to Steve Blank , research has shown that a typical successful Internet startup experiences up to three pivots in their evolution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. Fancy websites are expensive, but blogs and Facebook pages are free. The caveat is that these young entrepreneurs have to drop out of college to do it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2013

If you do not know how your staff is doing, how can you truly know the inner workings of your own company? Staff discontent can put your company in serious jeopardy, while on the other hand, high staff productivity can be your best company asset. For growing companies, this is an important area to manage. Overhead costs.

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Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Modern telecom companies rely on a wider variety of infrastructure than before, especially when it comes to improving services with 5G. If your current wireless infrastructure company doesn’t have the portfolio to meet those needs, then it’s time to augment them or find a new partner. They Can’t Provide 5G Densification.

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Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Nelsen is now a consultant on tech transfer and entrepreneurship issues, and she is also serving on the boards of companies and nonprofits, according to her LinkedIn profile. Lita Nelsen: It’s gone from incidental to purposeful, in the sense that companies were spinning out of MIT forever, but certainly going back to the ’50s.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Assemble the resources needed for the business. New ventures with major innovations, called “ disruptive ” solutions, such as the advent of electric vehicles, require changes in support technologies, more marketing for customer education, and new government policies. Elon Musk mitigated this by making his battery patents free to all.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! ► October (1) New Video! . I'm 30, now will you take me seriously?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

Occasionally on this blog I break away from industry commentary and write more broadly. The travel companies offer brochures showing private beaches and phenomenal sights. It’s why I still randomly meet up with people I’ve met on Twitter or this blog. You get a feel for the company “vibe.”

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 40 Startup Posts for August 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Some great free resources listed this month that I thought were interesting. Kanye West. Let's recap.

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