TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. A Biden presidency doesn’t need a Green New Deal to make progress on climate change. ” Climate resiliency .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. I believe that over capitalizing companies too early often favors the VC. Rinse & repeat.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Streamline management costs.

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Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Streamline management costs.

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Startup Outsource Development Sales Social Media 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

A good many startups I know have been “successful” over a couple of years in overcoming the challenges of starting the business, including incorporation, services development, funding, and setting up operations. It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Streamline management costs.

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Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. ” But they want to do it with leverage.

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Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Executives from large companies have sometimes long forgotten how to do this (“My people will contact your people to work out the details.”). Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2016

It is no secret that the number of private companies with valuations in excess of one billion dollars has skyrocketed since the start of 2014. The inevitable outcome will be the collapse of the weakest companies, while those with sound underlying business models will be recapitalized with reasonable valuations.

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Startup Entrepreneur Invest Venture Capital 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

Executives from large companies have sometimes long forgotten how to do this (“My people will contact your people to work out the details.”). Others hire consultants, or outsource much of the real work. Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Template Mentor 94

Frank Addante

JANUARY 23, 2007

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 13, 2015

End-of-quarter discounting is a rational tactic for public companies that are slavishly bound to quarterly financial objectives. However, if you never offer price discounts to anyone, you can resist all such requests by deferring to your company “policy.”

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Pricing Startup Sales SaaS 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Doubtful, unless I already know them really well, know the company really well, and have some spare cash. When I get funded,” the entrepreneur thinks, “I can build a prototype, hire a development team, go to market, scale more quickly, and beat my competition.” Some of those will be outside the company.

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Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. 3) Attempt To License An Idea.

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Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2011

As noted in parts I and II of this series, agreements with Big Dumb Companies (BDCs) can be alluring and potentially fatal. This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Do Not Execute an Ambiguous Statement of Work.

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Outsource Development IP Technical Review Entrepreneur 193

Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Web 2.0 Outsource Development 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. and trademarks.

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Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Way back in the early eighties, I was privileged to be part of the original IBM PC development team, led by Don Estridge. For example, even though we were leading an entrepreneurial effort within IBM, we found it a challenge to deal with the inbred mainframe culture, reverence for process, and accounting practices of a large company.

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IBM IBM Entrepreneur Technical Review 85

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► February (1) Building and Developing an A++ Team ► 2008 (14) ► December (1) Develop a Culture Roadmap ► November (2) Green Week - Save the Environment and Your Cash Creating a Culture of Innovation: Cultural Values. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Startup 3.0:

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2015

He makes a convincing argument that it’s time for every company to get prepared for the next customer generation, or your company is heading toward life support. More and more, I see evidence that customers want to be pulled to your company, rather than feel that you are pushing yourself on them.

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Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 97

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Today I’m announcing that GRP Partners is doubling down on the Twitter ecosystem by investing in DataSift , a company who provides a real-time data platform and tools to third-party developers and corporations. And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. What does that mean?

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2014

He makes a convincing argument that it’s time for every company to get prepared for the next customer generation, or your company is heading toward life support. More and more, I see evidence that customers want to be pulled to your company, rather than feel that you are pushing yourself on them.

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Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2021

He makes a convincing argument that it’s time for every company to get prepared for the next customer generation, or your company is heading toward life support. More and more, I see evidence that customers want to be pulled to your company, rather than feel that you are pushing yourself on them.

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Customer Custom Social Media Outsource Development 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

He makes a convincing argument that it’s time for every company to get prepared for the next customer generation, or your company is heading toward life support. More and more, I see evidence that customers want to be pulled to your company, rather than feel that you are pushing yourself on them.

Demand 71

Demand Customer Custom Tips 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

He makes a convincing argument that it’s time for every company to get prepared for the next customer generation, or your company is heading toward life support. More and more, I see evidence that customers want to be pulled to your company, rather than feel that you are pushing yourself on them.

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Demand Customer Custom Tips 56