Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2021

Most entrepreneurs dream of achieving the exponential expansion of a Google or Amazon, but few investor pitches I see outline any strategy beyond simple marketing to make this happen. Nurture partnerships with many other organizations. Build a list of specific organizations that can help you, and how to engage them.

Search Engine Optimization 158

Search Engine Optimization Artificial Inteligence Organization Social Media 158

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2022

The largest and most successful businesses of the past have been traditionally driven by autocratic and powerful leaders who managed a highly structured organization of subordinates. I see that model changing today to one of team collaboration and decision making, per companies such as Amazon, Google, and Zoom.

Organization 105

Organization Mentor Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. In my view, the pendulum is swinging back, with investors looking more for the traditional indications of business integrity, stability, and growth: Some element of organic growth is a good thing. Both have worked.

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Organization Invest Custom Customer 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Google reached $1B in revenue within five years of incorporation, and now has a market capitalization of over $1 trillion. In my view, the pendulum is swinging back, with investors looking more for the traditional indications of business integrity, stability, and growth: Some element of organic growth is a good thing. Both have worked.

Organization 173

Organization Invest Customer Custom 173

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

XPRIZE , the Marina Del Rey-based organization that is known for running competitions to spur innovation solutions to some of the world's biggest problems, has launched a new effort called the MOONBOTS Challenge.

Marina Del Rey 100

Marina Del Rey Competition Google Design 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And they need it because nobody senior at Stripe, Discord, Coinbase or for that matter Facebook, Google or Snap is leaving without a ton of incentives to do so. How our VC Firms Like Ours Organizing to Meet the Challenges? (HP Style) are dead. The most connected and high-potential founders start with wads of cash. just to name a few!

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Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

product or engineering positions -- plus provide one free year of Betterworks services to that person's company or organization. The competition for technical talent in Southern California -- and particularly, the Los Angeles Westside -- has been heating up in recent weeks.

Southern California 191

Southern California Startup Santa Monica Los Angeles 191

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Resource Startup Incubator Seed Funding 159

Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2019

Employers are increasingly offering remote work options as a differentiator to attract top talent in today’s competitive hiring market. These new expectations, coupled with the increase of contract and part-time workers, have forced organizations to adapt to a whole new workplace landscape.

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Tips Competition Organization Marketing 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2021

Good examples of startup focus before success include Google with their search engine, Facebook with friends networking, and Apple with personal computers. Maintain an intimate knowledge of the competition. No organization, large or small, can manage more than five goals and priorities without becoming unfocused and ineffective.

Startup 154

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Metrics 154

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

In short, the VC industry is very sharp-elbowed amongst some very competitive people who are used to winning and most deals don’t have enough space to share investment rounds so people were naturally pretty quick to judge A16Z. This was an industry defining deal on returns in the league of Google, Facebook, Twitter and one imagines Uber.

Venture Capital 264

Venture Capital Invest Funding Competition 264

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure. Strategically, you need a plan to survive through organic growth, with outside funding to effectively accelerate scaling. In reality, all risks are not the same.

Resource 121

Resource Metrics Entrepreneur Technical Review 121

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

Personal care is exactly that — personal and individualized — and therefore it’s been tricky for personal care specialists to use scheduling tools to organize it. The gap in the market that Boulevard is building to fill is that one-person bands, independent salons, and bigger chains all grapple with the same problem.

Help 195

Help Startup UCLA Tool 195

Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Being a part of the SOTY alumni lasts well beyond the pitch competition. One of our advisors heard about the Startup of the Year competition and thought we should consider pitching. The Startup of the Year competition has always recognized that great ideas and talent live everywhere – not just the coasts.

Startup 70

Startup Competition Google Capital 70

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. Rebelling is simply a form of snobbery.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

A flat organization is one where there is no (or very few) levels of management in between staff and executives. It would almost seem wrong not to mention Google on a list of companies with great culture. Google has been synonymous with culture for years, and sets the tone for many of the perks and benefits startups are now known for.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

A flat organization is one where there is no (or very few) levels of management in between staff and executives. It would almost seem wrong not to mention Google on a list of companies with great culture. Google has been synonymous with culture for years, and sets the tone for many of the perks and benefits startups are now known for.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Invite the investor to dinner or fun-related activity.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2019

He outlines the attributes of the “entrepreneurs” or intrapreneurs in your organization, and how to lead them to make your company an innovator: Love to explore novel approaches and solutions. He created a simple Gmail for internal use, and later it became one of the biggest Google offerings. any organization, no matter what the size.

IBM 53

IBM IBM Java Google 53

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. Entrepreneurs should look for ideas from anyone, inside the organization or outside, top down or bottoms up, but the implementation responsibility is all yours. Marty Zwilling.

Artificial Inteligence 58

Artificial Inteligence Startup Google Organization 58

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We had worked at another organization together in online marketing, and learned every aspect of the business, from closing new deals, on-boarding new clients, to building media plans. The world here is constantly changing -- particularly with shifts to mobile, Google algorithms, etc. - What''s the story behind the company?

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

You'll be able to link cards to external resources such as YouTube videos, Dropbox and Google Drive files as well as Stripe and Salesforce records. It's organized by workspace which allows you to jump to different boards within those workspaces easily. Improved cards. You'll also be able to link cards to other Trello boards.

Software Review 152

Software Review Technical Review Guide Class 152

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2018

For example, Google has institutionalized innovation through a manifesto initiated by Marissa Mayer in her early days as a VP there. Executives should solicit new ideas from everyone at every level, both inside the organization and outside, top down and bottoms up. Aim for an order-of-magnitude innovation improvement.

Satisfaction 53

Satisfaction Startup Competition Customer 53

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Most entrepreneurs dream of achieving the exponential expansion of a Google or Amazon, but few investor pitches I see outline any strategy beyond simple marketing to make this happen. Nurture partnerships with many other organizations. Build a list of specific organizations that can help you, and how to engage them.

Ideas 105

Ideas Search Engine Optimization Startup Artificial Inteligence 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Many risks can be managed or calculated to improve growth or provide a competitive edge, while others, like skipping quality checks to save money, are recipes for failure. Strategically, you need a plan to survive through organic growth, with outside funding to effectively accelerate scaling. In reality, all risks are not the same.

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Resource Metrics Custom 129

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2014

Investors hear this as trying to do too many things with limited resources, meaning the startup will not shine at anything, and will not survive the competition. No organization can manage more than 3 to 5 goals and priorities without becoming unfocused and ineffective. Realistically frame the competition.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Competition Oracle Technical Review 103

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

A few people have asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart. If you don’t have somebody inside your organization who is setting the technology direction then I’m convinced you’ll never head for greatness. It’s what makes Google, Google and Facebook, Facebook.

CTO Hire 400

CTO Hire Fractional VPE Startup Outsource Development 400

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Our goal is to build a self-sustaining company, which can succeed either as a stand-alone entity or as an integral component of a larger organization. Avoid too much specificity, as you may risk sounding like yet another startup that is, “Waiting For Google.” Like Godot, you will likely find that Google will never come knocking.

Entrepreneur 253

Entrepreneur Google Invest RSS 253

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

Incubator 87

Incubator Startup Resource Seed Funding 87

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

MBA’s are trained to design, organize and manage such large-scale, complicated operations. Minimal Science / Technology – Other than the technology associated with ecommerce, most successful MBA startups do not rely on technological innovations or fundamental, scientific discoveries to achieve a competitive advantage.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Allegis Startup Competition 113

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Where does YP fit in a world dominated by Google and Yelp? With Google, they are obviously the big dog, no matter who you are talking about. Outside of Facebook, Google is the internet. Google has to go through channels like us just to get to an advertiser. The process was nearly flawless. If you look at Yelp''s U.S.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2013

Investors hear this as trying to do too many things with limited resources, meaning the startup will not shine at anything, and will not survive the competition. No organization can manage more than 3 to 5 goals and priorities without becoming unfocused and ineffective. Realistically frame the competition.

Startup 103

Startup Competition Technical Review Oracle 103

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

Incubator 106

Incubator Startup Help Resource 106

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

As a self-made entrepreneur and former chairman of Diamond Resorts International, he asserts that the five biggest companies by market value today, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and Apple, aren’t really tech, but hospitality companies. It forces you to prioritize the health of your organization from the inside out.

Technical Advisors 82

Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Custom Customer 82

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Google’s AdSense) or some other form of ad. As John Battelle chronicles in his brilliant (and must read) book, The Search , Google thought this idea stunk. So Google launched Google AdWord and AdSense based in part on technology it acquired when it bought an LA-based company called Applied Semantics. &#.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Where does YP fit in a world dominated by Google and Yelp? With Google, they are obviously the big dog, no matter who you are talking about. Outside of Facebook, Google is the internet. Google has to go through channels like us just to get to an advertiser. The process was nearly flawless. If you look at Yelp''s U.S.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211