Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2021

Elon Musk with Tesla and SpaceX may be the most current example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Strive for breathtaking design, as well as function. Design is not just about making things look pretty.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Scott McCorkle has spent most of his professional career thinking about business to business software and how to improve it for a company’s customers. If customers are doing the things i want them to be doing through my product. . “MetaCX sits above any digital product,” McCorkle says. Midwest rising.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. Of course branding is many things and this post doesn’t attempt a master class. Ariel understood her customer?—?the

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

There is nothing more pure than building a product, putting it out in the world and seeing paying customers using your product and in some cases loving it. Sam’s vision was to build a world-class “reverse logistics” company that could be as ambitious as Amazon has been in delivering goods to our houses.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but when it comes to getting ahold of an appointment for your hair or another treatment…that’s a different story: The bespoke nature of a lot of the work has meant that a large swathe of the professionals providing these services have stayed offline when it comes to interfacing with customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

link] Why (and who) she thinks will pay for premium Quibi content In a world of Netflix, Hulu, HBO, and YouTube, why would a customer choose to pay the $4.99 We would argue that our movies are world-class movies, just designed entirely for mobile.” monthly subscription (or $8 ad free) for Quibi?

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

At City Yoga the other day our instructor, Anthony Benenati began the class by reciting the 5 Yoga Sutras known as Kleshas or stains that prevent students from achieving enlightenment. The Kleshas, Anthony told the class, are: Ignorance, Ego, Attachment, Aversion and Fear of losing one’s sense of self.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

Techstars Disney Accelerator class of 2015 was announced yesterday. HYP3R enables businesses and brands to identify influential customers at their locations and engage them in real time, when it matters most. Techstars Disney Accelerator Class of 2015 appeared first on TechZulu. 2 3D-Printing Companies. Influencer Targeting.

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socalTECH

JULY 17, 2013

Essentially, we focus on customers who view flowers as living art, and want amazing flowers in their space, either corporate customer in a work environment, or consumers in their home. They both want amazing, living art, but they also expect world class service. We have world class level of service.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

At City Yoga the other day our instructor, Anthony Benenati began the class by reciting the 5 Yoga Sutras known as Kleshas or stains that prevent students from achieving enlightenment. The Kleshas, Anthony told the class, are: Ignorance, Ego, Attachment, Aversion and Fear of losing one’s sense of self.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

The Lean Startup approach dictates that successful customer development is an iterative process. Eric (Ries) was a student in one of the very earliest customer development classes at Berkley. Four Steps was essentially my class notes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Preaching What You Live.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2013

RampRate Sourcing Advisors is a leading IT sourcing advisor with a proprietary index and close network of partners designed to perform fast, efficient IT services transactions. Our transaction-focused methodology delivers low risk, best-in-class business terms, rates and service levels for our customers. Great package. (.).

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 19, 2020

The problem with other companies building pre-fabricated or modular homes for what are called accessory dwelling units on California properties is that they’re not being built for middle-class homeowners. ” Instead, Dietz and the architecture firm Modative collaborated on a new design for a pre-fabricated house.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

You can ask them to come and watch your videos at your owned & operated websites (O&O) where you can make higher margins as well as ask directly for more meaningful customer information such as Facebook connections, Twitter oAuths, email addresses and the like. This helps get CPM rates higher – even within YouTube.

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Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

At SCE Carrier Solutions, our team of experts knows that no two organizations are alike; as a result, we work with our customers to pick a fiber optic solution that best suits their particular needs. 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

APRIL 22, 2019

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Yarnell Design (www.masonyarnell.com/tech). Brilliant web and iPhone app design. Joyent - An Enterprise Class Cloud Computing Company funded by Intel Capital, provides the most comprehensive cloud solution available today. The City of Glendale (www.thinkglendale.com).

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Inverted Software

JANUARY 2, 2019

Nvidia was recently hit with multiple class action lawsuits following this year’s cryptocurrency crash. Defendants also touted the strong demand for its computer gaming GPUs, assuring investors that NVIDIA’s computer gaming customer base would compensate for any decline in revenue from cryptocurrency-related sales.

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socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

The firm recently raised a $15M series C funding, and we caught up with Kevin to learn more about why its customers, and investors, are interested in its technology. Kevin Hell: We''re going all the way down to the chip design and production, which is coming out of Asia. What does OnRamp Wireless do? Ghz range, in a very unique way.

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socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

The firm notably has Atari founder Nolan Bushnell as an advisor and serving as its chief game designer. So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. So Nolan is behind the design of the games? My other, non-marketable skill included philosophy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2013

Steve Jobs of Apple has been maybe the most visible example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Strive for breathtaking design, as well as function. Design is not just about making things look pretty.

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LATechDigest

AUGUST 23, 2016

Keemotion enables broadcast partners, professional leagues, and universities from around the world to produce, customize, stream and share professional-quality HD video content live with the push of a button. The program will be highly customized to each individual company, including curated connections with relevant domain experts.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This is class four for Launchpad LA. Milk & Honey has had shoes designed by Rachael Ray, Ginnifer Goodwin, Malin Akerman, and Kate Mara amongst others and has appeared in People, Redbook, Inked, Lucky, Bridal Guide, InStyle, Marie Claire, and numerous other publications. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2012

Steve Jobs of Apple has been maybe the most visible example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Strive for breathtaking design, as well as function. Design is not just about making things look pretty.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 13, 2012

Rather than trying to do the same things better than their competitors, savvy entrepreneurs identify new ways to create and deliver value to their customers, which often result in sustainable competitive advantages. He quickly went from being a mediocre collegiate swimmer to a world-class champion, winning four Olympic medals in 1988.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

Through inspirational content, online classes, and products, Brit + Co enables their audience of over 125 million to use creativity to shape their best lives. Developers also choose Epic’s Unreal Engine for cinematic production, visualization, design and simulation. Epic Games.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2012

It’s a long way from an entrepreneur’s “idea” to a working product with a real market and paying customers. Here are some key objectives to keep in mind when designing your prototype to make it attractive to investors: Validate the customer need and opportunity. Leverage the technology to change directions as needed.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

Heidi Muther: I entered college with the intent of becoming a Mathematics professor, but after taking multiple economics classes, I changed my major to Business Economics. I ended up really relating to the nuance and intricacies of product supply and customer demand. Secondly, eCommerce is a powerful marketing platform for us.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

In addition, today’s customers judge a company by perceived people relationships through social media, phone conversations, and sales experiences. As a business advisor and investor in new startups, I see how difficult it is to make any process work, no matter how well designed, if the team is dysfunctional.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. She focused on her customer. The premise is that you should blog for your customers, suppliers and ecosystem – not for your peers. How’s that for an ex painter? Sam just told me, “You HAVE to meet Tracy.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Open to potential career pivoters and professionals of all levels, the panel consisted of the following panelists, whom entered their positions from backgrounds ranging from business to engineering to design. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. You always want perfect data on what customers are doing. Jay chimes in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers. Hire people smarter than you.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2012

500 Startups add that successful startups don’t just need great coders and designers but require scalable and cost-effective customer acquisition which they help startups at. Chewse now joins the 500 current class commencing today, November 31 with an aim to even be a better marketplace for groups to easily order great food.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2010

It’s a long way from an entrepreneur’s “idea” to a working product with a real market and paying customers. Here are some key objectives to keep in mind when designing your prototype: Validate the customer need and opportunity. Building a prototype should be an early and high priority task for every startup.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Entangled Media , one of the startups out of the current class at MuckerLab , has developed Younity (www.getyounity.com), a service which hopes to do just that--make your files available from anywhere. Erik Caso: I've been designing software for 16 years, and am attracted to difficult problems. What's your background?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

This post is designed mostly for non-technical founders. Trying to work without this person is like wanting to build a world class sky scraper but not having a great lead architect and civil engineer. They care about the quality of what is build more than they care about end customers.

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