Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

According to one study a decade ago, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Focus on creativity more than smashing competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Find enough venturesome capital. Transformative entrepreneurs pay attention and capitalize on these cues, rather than ignore or fight them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

According to an MIT study a while back, only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Find enough venturesome capital. Transformative entrepreneurs pay attention and capitalize on these cues, rather than ignore or fight them.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2018

Tech startups are always looking to capitalize on the next big thing. market capitalization, and tech is a growing target for corporate research and development dollars. And every year, the startup ecosystem is slightly different. Tech Incumbents Are Essential. In the U.S., Why Tech Startups Care.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Focus on creativity more than smashing competitors.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. That's been very effective.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. The Yin and Yang of Product and Engineering - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 22, 2010 For a tech company, product and engineering are the heart and soul of the business. Tesla is not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Find enough venturesome capital. The objective must be to get sufficient capital, with experienced and motivated counsel, to make the venture succeed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Focus on creativity more than smashing competitors.

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Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. Find enough venturesome capital. The objective must be to get sufficient capital, with experienced and motivated counsel, to make the venture succeed.

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Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Competition 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Focus on creativity more than smashing competitors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I like the ten steps he defines, which I can summarize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. But if you CAN find a way to even get your 0.1

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2010

startup, capitalized growth stage, large, established company, etc.). 50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive , studies support that, “…the more similar the person giving the testimonial is to the new target audience, the more persuasive the message becomes.” As noted in Cialdini et al.’s

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. The PepsiCo10 program in 2010 saw the company team up with Mashable and Highland Capital Partners to. Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Joshua Baer, Capital Factory. As a leader in social commerce, we strive to stay ahead of what’s happening right now.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2011

Yet, according to a study by the Center for Women’s Business Research , the number of female-owned firms is growing twice as fast as all the rest, so women are catching up. Here are key observations from this and other studies: Leadership style. Only one in four companies in the USA today are run by women. Business relationship style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking. According to most studies, getting into angel investing without being prepared to make a total of between 20 and 80 investments is a good way to lose ALL your invested capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Yet, according to a study by the Center for Women’s Business Research, the number of female-run firms is growing twice as fast as all the rest, so women are catching up. Women have larger social networks, for advice and resources, and relationships with other business women are more nurturing than competitive. Emotional style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2010

Yet, according to a study by the Center for Women’s Business Research , the number of female-owned firms is growing twice as fast as all the rest. Here is a summary of observations from this and other studies: Leadership style. According to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, women’s self image seldom includes entrepreneurship.

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Entrepreneur Study Competition Summary 49

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: 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 The following are the top items based on social signals. Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. Here’s why.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

(there’s a great story from Jonah in the video but you have to watch to hear it :)) But it’s undeniable that it has become a digital media powerhouse having raised around $500 million in capital with a valuation reported at $1.7 billion and revenues likely exceeding $250 million (Wikipedia lists 2015 revenue at $167 million).

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