socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Last week, the University of Southern California 's Viterbi School of Engineering announced that it had established a new, business plan competition, the Maseeh Entrepreneurship Prize Competition ([link] specifically aimed at students in the engineering school. Why a business plan competition, and why in engineering school?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2023

Whether the partner is a supplier looking to gain a lock on your business as it grows or a customer looking to create a competitive barrier through use of your product, such an investment typically carries fewer restrictions than from a professional investor and less oversight. Professional angels: This is the arena where I work and play.

Venture Capital 295

Venture Capital Startup Class Invest 295

SoCal Tech Calendar

JANUARY 22, 2020

Startup World Cup ("SWC") offers innovation and entrepreneurship opportunities for the startup ecosystem around the world via a global series of startup conferences and competitions that bring together phenomenal startups, VCs, and world-class tech CEOs.

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Pepperdine LAVA SoCal Southern California 100

socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2019

According to the startup, it has created a legal intelligence decision engine, which it says gives litigators a "competitive edge" in legal services. The startup was created by CEO and co-founder Nicole Clark, which the company describes as a career litigator.

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Tool Seed Funding Class Research 100

Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

But sometimes there is a barrier, an impossibly high cost not considered, a social backlash never thought of, or competition already covering the idea that is unknown to the originator. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking… Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?”

Company 156

Company Companies Ideas Competition 156

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Access to entrepreneurs-in-residence, business mentors.

Class 124

Class Startup Resource Mentor 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. FabLab s is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early.

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Competition IBM IBM Startup 60

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2022

Outbehave Your Competition to Create Customers for Life ,” offers eight key principles for defining and managing the experience to keep it consistent and profitable: Keep every employee on stage, delivering an experience. They have to out-behave and outperform your competition. Gregg Lederman, in his classic book, “ ENGAGED!:

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Custom Customer Services Training 123

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2018

The ruling came in a lawsuit, filed by the Plaintiff, Allan Candelore, in a class action suit on behalf of consumers over 30 years old who were required to pay $19.99 Candelore had alleged that Tinder's pricing was age discrimination under the Unrah Civil Rights Act and the Unfair Competition Law.

Class 113

Class Pricing Los Angeles Competition 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Edison2 won the $5M mainstream class for the prize, the Li-ion entry received $2.5M for the alternative side-by-side class, and the X-Tracer Team won the $2.5M alternative tandem class. Tags: vehicle mileage clean aptera competition prize automotive foundation xprize. READ MORE>>.

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Class Southern California Competition SoCalTech 157

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For new entrepreneurs and startups, I recommend an initial focus on these six steps from the very beginning to set the right culture and save the tremendous cost of a transformation and risky competitive catch-up later: Start with an overriding top-down focus on customer experience. Set the expectation for continuous improvement.

Customer 106

Customer Custom Startup Competition 106

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. The biggest motivator for starting brightblu was John Greathouse’s Entrepreneurship class.

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Class Startup Santa Barbara RSS 231

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Is there a market for your class of product at all? Fourth is competitive risk. The time it takes may well be the difference between survival and doom; or it may be the plan that distances you from your competition if any of these events do occur in your mutual future. First, there is market risk.

Competition 156

Competition Marketing Class Product 156

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the newer class of “super angels,” who often look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Jeff Bezos , CEO of Amazon, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio.

Guide 136

Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2010

The University of Southern California and wealthy engineer Fariborz Maseeh , now a hedge fund manager in Newport Beach, is announcing this week a $1M endowment, which will fund an annual, $50,000 prize for a business plan competition for the school's engineering students. affiliated event focused on spreading innovative ideas. READ MORE>>.

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USC Southern California SoCalTech Competition 214

Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

But sometimes there is a barrier, an impossibly high cost not considered, a social backlash never thought of, or competition already covering the idea that is unknown to the originator. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking…. Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?”

Company 243

Company Companies Ideas Competition 243

Berkonomics

APRIL 4, 2019

When a company accepts an investment from professional or organized investment groups – such as angel groups, venture capitalists or corporations, there is usually a document signed entitled “investors rights agreement” that calls for additional financial and narrative reporting requirements due to that class of shareholder.

Class 120

Class Course Report Competition 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The new paradigm, driven by disruptive technologies, cloud-served supercomputing, and the new generation of young adults with global empathy, is partnering and giving something now for a competitive advantage in the future. FabLab s is an example of a new class of facilities for entrepreneurs to start experimenting early.

IBM 131

IBM IBM Startup Examples 131

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2020

For new entrepreneurs and startups, I recommend an initial focus on these six steps from the very beginning to set the right culture and save the tremendous cost of a transformation and risky competitive catch-up later: Start with an overriding top-down focus on customer experience. Set the expectation for continuous improvement.

Custom 168

Custom Customer Services Startup 168

Berkonomics

JULY 5, 2018

Most businesses fall into the class of those that can be sold someday to a willing buyer. Is your value proposition for an eventual buyer that you have some secret sauce that allows you to compete more effectively against competition? Is your business one that may be sold for profit someday? What creates value in a business? .

Class 226

Class Competition Email Entrepreneur 226

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2021

Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage. Your competitive advantage is the interplay of three different, ever-changing forces – your assets, aspirations and values, and the market realities of supply and demand. World-class professionals don’t try to take on the world alone. Build and use your network.

Startup 143

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 143

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Most colleges have now added classes in entrepreneurship to include the necessary business focus to technical majors that usually drive innovative ideas. Make a summer internship your best learning class. Contrary to a popular myth, a great invention and passion alone won’t drive a great business.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Mentor Class Resource 157

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

I’ve always been looking for the specific behaviors required to make the change, so I was pleased to see some real guidance in the classic book, “ The Melting Point ,” by Dr. Christian Marcolli, a world-class expert on sustainable high performance. The stakes are higher than ever in this competitive and rapidly changing world.

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Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 148

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. That says you are competitive today, have a real barrier to entry, and the potential to remain ahead of the competition for a long time.

Startup 118

Startup Competition Patents Resource 118

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

However, at most startups, competitive advantages are derived from a combination of invention and innovation, as described more fully in Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You? Startups often out-maneuver their larger rivals by changing the key parameters upon which competition has historically been based. The Berkoff Blastoff.

Startup 198

Startup Competition Activity Class 198

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. The industry veteran. The financial suit.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2023

You need a good cook, good marketing, and first-class service. Follow the “how to” instructions above for combining the ingredients, combined with you own “special sauce” (competitive edge), and I’m sure you will deliver a tasty dish, on time and with a profit. not a solution looking for a problem) Be sure you have a great team.

Startup 112

Startup Metrics Coach Marketing 112

socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We got over 400 applications for the ten slots we had open in this class, and we picked ten amazing companies. So far, eight of the ten companies in our current class have raised outside funding, and we're really happy with how it's gone so far. Our current class has performed incredibly well. So when is the next class?

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Class Mentor Startup Santa Monica 261

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 24, 2011

What is the secret sauce that enables best-in-class companies to create and sustain their competitive advantage? Wednesday, March 30, 2011 -- ACG 101 Executive Book Evening. How can small and middle-market companies utilize strategic thinking to penetrate and dominate new markets?

ACG 113

ACG Class Competition Marketing 113

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

However, it's worth noting that the Calendar view is only available to customers on Trello's Business Class and Enterprise plans — not the Free plan. Trello Business Class. Find out how Trello stacks up to the competition in our Best Project Management Software guide. Storage Trello Free. Trello Enterprise. per user per month.

Software Review 152

Software Review Technical Review Guide Class 152

Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2012

When a company accepts an investment from professional or organized investment groups – such as angel groups, venture capitalists or corporations, there is usually a document signed called an “investors rights agreement” that calls out additional financial and narrative reporting requirements due to that class of shareholder.

Class 202

Class Report Competition .Net 202

Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Whether the partner is a supplier looking to gain a lock on your business as it grows or a customer looking to create a competitive barrier through use of your product, such an investment typically carries fewer restrictions than from a professional investor and less oversight. It’s an option, even though an expensive one.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2014

Don’t bash the competition. Every investor knows how vulnerable a new startup is to competitors, so investors always ask about your sustainable competitive advantage in the marketplace. That says you are competitive today, have a real barrier to entry, and the potential to remain ahead of the competition for a long time.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Competition Patents Resource 110

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Using big data that has been mined for specific information, we can now market to individuals within classes, some of whom will not fit the stereotype and would have been missed with more generalized efforts. Big data – thick data – will be a competitive battlefield in this next generation of atomized marketing.

Marketing 120

Marketing IP Email Class 120

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The X Prize Foundation , the nonprofit which is managing a number of prize-based competitions to spur on scientific research and innovation, said Wednesday that it is launching a new lab program at the University of Southern Califonia Viterbi School of Engineering. READ MORE>>.

USC 154

USC Course Class Research 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2021

The tighter the loop, the greater the value captured and the stronger the competitive differentiation. This number almost doubles the number who have already moved into the middle class and urbanized. Upgrade, reuse, or recycle every product. Make every product a natural loop, from creation to use to recycle to reuse.

Startup 162

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Social Media 162

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2020

A major chunk of this activity is provided by the newer class of “super angels,” who often look more like micro-VCs, except that they are investing their own money. Examples of some leaders in this space include Ron Conway in Silicon Valley and Jeff Bezos , CEO of Amazon, who each may have over 500 startups in their portfolio.

Funding 125

Funding Venture Capital Startup Class 125