Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. times the return of other companies over the last 10 years. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. times the return of other companies over the last 10 years. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2019

I remember first seeing a good summary of these risk-reduction myths a while back in a classic book, “ How to Start a Business & Ignite Your Life ,” by Ernesto Sirolli, PhD. Of course, if you have a great idea AND a great execution, your company may well be the next unicorn. Partner with experts who share the risk.

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Software Review Ideas Outsource Development Entrepreneur 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. times the return of other companies over the last 10 years. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’

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Software Review Summary Examples Offshore 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Investor in Twitter, Foursquare, DISQUS, and (by Naval’s own admission) “a lot of other companies you have never heard of”. I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. I recommend you first review Dharmesh’s article and then listen to Naval’s thoughts. The whole environment has changed.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

I understand this instinct for more capital and I have two very different personal experiences: In my first company we raised an A-round of $16.5 million and in my second company we raised only $500,000 by choice. Each person is the company has to personally do more vs. lead others doing work. People do what people do.

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Startup Software Review Pricing Entrepreneur 292

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver. Careseekers can view caregivers by location on an inbuilt map, HD videos, social references and reviews. LinkedIn for Caregivers.

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Software Review Technical Review Southern California Summary 77

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What are related products/companies?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Many of the founders of these companies are surprised to learn that I'm willing to review what they are doing (maybe an hour) and get on the phone for an hour with them and provide free advice. This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What are related products/companies?

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CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). LaunchpadLA Opens Up Spring Applications. Broadcom Powering New Mac Wireless. Surf Air Gets First Aircraft. In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health). How to find a startup mentor.

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Southern California Technical Review SoCal San Diego 168

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. I see many companies that don’t make this transition well.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. If you raise millions of dollars from professional investors it is no longer “your” company but a shared company that you control. Reviewing financial & operational performance.

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socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

Instead of equity, the company is aimed at profiting profitable small businesses with business debt funding from investors, to help those businesses grow and get to the next level. Ethan Senturia: Dealstruck is trying to solve the problem of successful, growing, mid-sized companies. What is Dealstruck? We have real people here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

These should all be people who bring credibility and value to your company just by their very association with your company name. They should have deep backgrounds and experience in a relevant domain to your startup, and executive experience in running a company. Even still, you should expect to offer compensation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

In my first enterprise software company we developed a methodology for sales that we called PUCCKA. ” In truth many companies had no idea why they actually needed Facebook Likes but there was still a pain point. ” It’s a reason a company would buy. This article initially appeared on Inc. Click here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

These should all be people who bring credibility and value to your company just by their very association with your company name. They should have deep backgrounds and experience in a relevant domain to your startup, and executive experience in running a company. Even still, you should expect to offer compensation.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

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

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

For those just tuning into the events, we’ll provide you the long short of it in play by play fashion: AOL owned company, TechCrunch ( acquired in 2010 ), who operates CrunchBase lists their database as “the free database of technology companies, people, and investors that anyone can edit.”

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Google 74

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2013

I worked in both before leaving to work in a software company at 17. I had a business class seat due to status of flying a lot and my family was in economy. So unless you explain to me logically why it doesn’t make sense at our company, my assumption is that it’s a good idea.”

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Sales Class Training Technical Review 416

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

If you want to watch the show click the image above or this link , but if you want a quick read – here’s a summary: 1. I explain in the video what happened in my first company (e.g. Down rounds are psychologically really difficult on companies and can make it harder to do later rounds. A: It’s not best.

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

These should all be people who bring credibility and value to your company just by their very association with your company name. They should have deep backgrounds and experience in a relevant domain to your startup, and executive experience in running a company. Even still, you should expect to offer compensation.

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Invest Technical Review Software Review High Tech 50

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. We also see teams out of companies like Qualcomm and Broadcom. where he is Chairman.

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Southern California Media Venture Capital Invest 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. We also see teams out of companies like Qualcomm and Broadcom. where he is Chairman.

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Capital Southern California Media Venture Capital 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. Great companies are built by having great products. One great company, AppFolio , filmed all of this user interaction and made the DVD available to me. They are people who built and sold companies and have a bit of money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2020

If you think about it, most of the influential names in the entrepreneur world today, including Elon Musk and Richard Branson, have each started many companies, learning from each, and fully recognizing that not all are destined to be remembered. You can’t win a race that you never start.

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Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Software Review 131

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2015

BTW – if anybody at Twitter reads this you need to fix your “embed Tweet” code because as you’ll see from above it doesn’t properly embed when you have a quoted Tweet. **. When I was done I had to send an email to Adam Lezack that was urgent and due by the morning. HSzvQK63th. Ezra asked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Here is a summary of the processes required, timeframes, and the results: Restructure management teams.

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Course Software Review Customer Custom 88

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

When you are selected you share the stage with 49 other companies (in the case of TechCrunch50. Most people pay attention to the first 5 companies. By company 22 it’s hard to remember what any of them did. Many other great companies are not. - It’s no wonder many companies don’t get good coverage.

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Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2013

Here is a summary of the “big picture” high risk considerations: Inexperienced team. An expert in software is considered high risk in manufacturing, and a Fortune 100 executive running a startup is high risk. New drugs often fall in this category, due to long clinical trials and FDA approvals required.

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Startup Summary Software Review Sites 109

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Here is a summary of the “big picture” high risk considerations: Inexperienced team. An expert in software is considered high risk in manufacturing, and a Fortune 100 executive running a startup is high risk. New drugs often fall in this category, due to long clinical trials and FDA approvals required.

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Startup Summary Software Review Sites 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Here is a summary of the processes required, timeframes, and the results: Restructure management teams.

Course 48

Course Startup Software Review Customer 48

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

If the recruiting manager’s job consisted solely of reviewing your resume it would be an easy task. You’ve been given 10 minutes to stand on stage and tell what your company does and why it matters. I would then have as many pages of analysis as required to show the detailes of my review. Presentations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

Every mature company I know is looking for more innovation from within. They are painfully aware that tenure on the list of S&P companies is shrinking – from thirty-three years back in 1964, down to twenty-four in 2016, and predicted to be just twelve by 2027. In this context, strategy deviations can keep the company on track.

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Company Companies Software Review IBM 93