Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

He is the founder, CEO, and ten percent owner of Amazon, the world’s largest e-commerce retailer, with an estimated employee count now approaching one million. These narratives are then studied at the beginning of each meeting, followed by more collaborative team discussion and decision making.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

million in seed funding since its founding in 2012. Under CEO John Ellis, Tapiture progressed from category browsing, to a socially-driven content and social media commerce discovery site that was more predictive by incorporating Big Data for a tailored user experience. “We We use machine learning to analyze the behavior.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 26, 2016

As e-commerce continues to grow, one part of that business, one area continues to be a very difficult area to scale efficiently--the labor intensive, back end warehouse, shipping, and fulfillment operation. That allows our customers in e-commerce to be able to take a single item, or one or two from the shelf for delivery to customers.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Not only is Sieva attending Wharton this Fall, he and his partners, Hansae Catlett (Stanford), Hiro Tien (Stanford) and Josh Hoffman-Senn (Harvard), will launch The MBA Fund later this year. Their venture fund will focus on startups founded by Wharton, Stanford and Harvard students and alumni. valuation greater than $500 million).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with 90% of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow. Solicit funds from friends and family.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

According to a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until real revenue flows. Commit to a major customer.

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Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Self-funding or bootstrapping is still the most common and safest approach for startups Keep your day job until revenue starts to flow.

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Develop Development Product Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. It seems that more people are focused on money today.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

Marketing 52

Marketing Commerce Social Media Entrepreneur 52

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 6, 2015

As Amazon continues to dominate the increasingly crowded e-commerce space, a growing number of brick-and-mortar retailers are offering to match its online prices in their stores. On July 21, Jet’s launch day, Profitero conducted a study to evaluate Jet’s lowest-price promise. It’s far too soon to know how well Jet will fare.

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Pricing Commerce Startup Study 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days.

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Startup Entrepreneur Equity Course 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study. Startup funding comes from personal savings and family. Non-equity funding has to come from personal sources, or government grants, or bank loans. It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience.

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Case Study Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 101

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

socalTECH

JANUARY 22, 2014

One, is an e-commerce engine which enables ordering, promotions, and loyalty programs. You received some significant amount of funding last year, can you talk about that? That funding was really raised to help us fund in part the acquisition and growth of the combined company as we scale.

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Mobile Customer Custom Platform 127

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Studies show that anyone can be an entrepreneur, but many won’t be happy as entrepreneurs. Finding funding for startups is a tough process. The simple answer is that if you need funding, do your homework and start networking early. Many believe that entrepreneurs are born and not made. But that is far from the truth!

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Blogging Social Media 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2011

I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience.

Startup 94

Startup Case Study Ideas Framework 94

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping boostrapping, Funding, lean startup. . Everybody is Selling Something: The Arrival of "Me-Commerce". The "old school" models of e-commerce, as dominated by bulky hosted storefron. Entrepreneurism / Monetization e-commerce, monetization, Selling. . A powerful revolution—Citizen Commerce—is forming.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. At Sony, he didn’t feel like he could “steer the ship” and get his ideas heard so he left and started GUBA, GUBA had no seed funding. at a level of specificity you don’t always find in VCs.

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