Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. Cloud Computing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

Manhattan Beach-based Morphlabs , the provider of software for managing private and public cloud infrastructure, has raised $1M in funding from a strategic partner, the firm said this week. According to Morphlabs, the investment came from BroadBand Tower, a provider of Internet services, hosting, and other services in Japan.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. The audience is now the actors.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. dot-com bonanza.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. It means finding a large underserved market and addressing this market with a product or service innovation, often with a different business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. Cloud Computing.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Many entrepreneurs encounter a similar dilemma. Thus, entrepreneurs must decide when to stop listening to the Sirens’ song of a quick buck and position their company to take advantage of long-term, sustainable business models. However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price.

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socalTECH

JUNE 29, 2017

Investment interests: Consumer Internet, eCommerce, enterprise software, cloud computing, financial technology, advertising technology. We've summarized the funds that have announced new funds in the last nine months or so, or that are in the midst of raising funds--a total of more than $1086 million in total funds. Section 32.

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socalTECH

MARCH 5, 2014

For all of the consumer adoption of the cloud, enterprise users are still not as bought into the vision of cloud computing as one might think they would be. So, how do you help ease enterprise customers into the cloud--or at least, help them use cloud technology to help them with their business goals?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. Cloud Computing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. His checklists cover everything from building a vision, to consistently delivering results, for entrepreneurs up to mature business executives. Cloud Computing.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

Under the terms of the development agreement, wannabe app creators get their application for free as long as they sign up for the monthly hosting service. “But, I wasn’t going to let someone tell me I couldn’t be a tech entrepreneur.” “I had an app idea but no real idea how to executive it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. It means finding a large underserved market and addressing this market with a product or service innovation, often with a different business model.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

Many of these enterprises utilize Eucalyptus to allow them to operate a hybrid cloud, with some data running on a public cloud (such as Amazon or Rackspace) while more sensitive data is managed within a private cloud. The most typical use case is a scalable web service. RightScale is the management tool of the cloud.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

New this year are application services and outsourcing, cloud application infrastructure services, cloud security, privacy and smart cities. According to the report, private cloud computing, NFC and Internet TV are at the moment overvalued. It’s definitely worth a look.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2010

One of Southern California's successful, serial entrepreneurs is Winston Damarillo , who founded Gluecode, which he sold to IBM in 2005. Morphlabs is a cloud computing company, part of a good cluster of firms that we now have in Southern California, including 3Tera in Orange County, and Eucalyptus in Santa Barbara.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based web hosting and cloud computing provider DreamHost (www.dreamhost.com) raised a big, $30M funding round for the company--the first in the company''s long history. Simon Anderson: DreamHost offers a web hosting, and now, cloud computing platform and storage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. The audience is now the actors.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Or would you like me to sell you a story on how cloud computing is green because these large datacenters are more energy efficient than the same number of computers run in ad-hoc ways? Let me answer ‘why computing needs RightScale.’ Computing is going the way of the electric grid. It’s contagious!”. 5) It is 2015.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

Join us for a special evening with InfoWorld’s Dave Linthicum as he delves into global enterprise software trends with some of LA’s most successful SaaS and cloud computing companies. The opportunities cloud computing and SaaS afford management. Finding business agility in the cloud. Chief Digital Officers.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Joyent - An Enterprise Class Cloud Computing Company funded by Intel Capital, provides the most comprehensive cloud solution available today. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

As I discuss in Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop , there are situations in which a startup can generate profitable, near-term revenue that does not support, and may even undermine, its long-term strategy. “Sometimes we measure things and see that in the short term they actually hurt sales.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2011

Or the Cliff Note’s version: Open Source & Cloud Computing (led by Amazon) drove down tech startup costs by 90%. That’s certainly good for our industry in terms of future returns for investors but I would argue also for entrepreneurs. The series started here if you want to read from the start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. It means finding a large underserved market and addressing this market with a product or service innovation, often with a different business model.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

It’s a new age for aspiring entrepreneurs, where anyone with a dream or a hobby should be turning it into a business. Too many entrepreneurs still think plans are for investors, and investors are required to build a startup. Use low-cost subscription software and cloud computing. Both are wrong.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. The audience is now the actors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. It means finding a large underserved market and addressing this market with a product or service innovation, often with a different business model. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

When evaluating a potential Institutional Investor, entrepreneurs should consider what they are not , as much as what they are. Entrepreneurs in search of startup capital are well served to seek an UnVentureCapitalist (UnVC), an investor who understands and appreciates the unique benefits of capital efficiency.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. PowerMark www.thepowermarkgroup.com , Southern California's premier full-service marketing and. Apply to be one of 32 cloud computing. Southern California's high tech news and companies. They include: Sponsors. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

It’s intended in a discussion with an entrepreneur to get them to question whether there is really amazing underlying value in the product or service they’re offering. We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. It’s really not as pejorative as it sounds. GroupMe to Skype.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Big Data Christopher Surdak entrepreneur information wave startup' The audience is now the actors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. Cloud computing: the death of dedicated infrastructure. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. The audience is now the actors.

Startup 55

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. PowerMark www.thepowermarkgroup.com , Southern California's premier full-service marketing and. Apply to be one of 32 cloud computing. Pixelgate.net (www.pixelgate.net) - Internet Access, Web Hosting, Network Services. Technology.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

As discussed in Hiring Entrepreneurs, the impact of each new hire during your startup’s early days is tremendous. As noted in Optimistically Pessimistic , successful entrepreneurs are indifferent as to the specific tactics they must employ to accomplish their fervently held strategic objectives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2018

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. It means finding a large underserved market and addressing this market with a product or service innovation, often with a different business model.

Pricing 52

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2010

When evaluating a potential Institutional Investor, entrepreneurs should consider what they are not , as much as what they are. Entrepreneurs in search of startup capital are well served to seek an UnVentureCapitalist (UnVC), an investor who understands and appreciates the unique benefits of capital efficiency.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. Financial Services? As with the late 90′s the answer is “Yes. Sure, that’s a fine category.

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