TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. There are CEOs that always seem to guide their companies to the right place at the right time and drive their stock valuations up. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

.” Here’s what I mean … Let’s start with what it takes for a journalist to want to write a story. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? Do I have data or facts to present so the story has legs? Final example.

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Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Jeff Bezos didn't get to be the world's richest man by writing a lot of checks, and one recent way to keep Amazon's profits healthy has been to cut its affiliate commissions scheme. See our full guide on How to Make Money from a Website. See our guide to the Best Ecommerce Website Builders. commission).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2010

I’ll confess up front that I’m a big fan of Guy Kawasaki’s humor and writing style. Back when he was writing to entrepreneurs, he published the book “ Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2010

Here’s my non-conventional guide to improving them. Then competition. and then write down what they said on a white board (so they feel listened to) but then go around the room and call on everybody and ask, “so what do you think?&#. The first 7 years I was running them and the past 3 years I’ve been attending them.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2012

Competitive Rivalry. Competitive Rivalry. Even though the internal competition was strenuous, it was not until the twilight of the group’s career that it eroded the band’s cohesion. Create an audacious vision, guided by a detailed roadmap of the near-term steps required to reach the next milestone. Complimentary Talents.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. Any competition in LA?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

My first job was as a page at NBC, and after that I went and did a year and a half of writing and production at MSNBC with Keith Olbermann and Chuck Scarborough. Michael Dubin: Gillette and Shick are great at making you think you need all that fancy shaving technology like a vibrating handle, LED guide light, and all that stuff.

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Dollar Shave Club Startup Pricing Sample 210

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Packaging, pricing & discounts – In the early days of my first company we always had “list prices&# we quoted to customers and of course we were always willing to negotiate based on who the client was, how important the business was to us, who the competition was and how well the deal was negotiated. We called it PUCCKA.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

I’ve started writing up some of those sales & marketing lessons and I plan to continue to build that section out over time. It’s my guide to understanding when you’re being gamed. Sure, you need to be competitive on price. Sales people will always tell you how far ahead the competition is.

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Sales Startup Pricing Customer 316

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I talked about this in the TWiVC video but I didn’t do a good enough job of writing it up in the summary notes in the post. And when you finish the demo you can bring in the other important components such as competition, team, customer acquisition strategy, etc. Let them guide you. Mobile app? Very few people ask.

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Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

But the biggest thing to know is this: Companies who are scaling quickly in revenue and with a high gross margin often should invest as much capital in growth as they can manage responsibly because when you find a product / market fit and your company is growing at a very fast scale you want to capture market share before competition sets in.

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Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

It was a pleasure to write them myself. He had the idea that people would want city guides to tell them where to eat and what to do. I brought up the fact that I find many larger companies abusing the patent system to slow down smaller competitors which is actually anti competitive. Summary notes, as always, provide below.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. For example, if you’re going to build a travel planning website (as many, many startup entrepreneurs do) your basic research would be: How much do people spend on travel books / guides today? Competition.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

I often write about the best strategies for startup fundraising or how to manage startup financing and optimize for growth. Make sure you have a lawyer to help draft your contracts and guide you’re communicating policies and procedures.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

General interest, awareness, and discussion about AI has waxed and waned since the field was founded in 1956,” they write ( PDF ). “We As the technology has advanced, so has the competitive landscape. The partnership is not set up as a lobbying organization.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Technical Advisors Research 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Over 12 months, until we were generating enough dollars of cash flow, we basically used that credit to write ourselves convenience checks, so we could pay our rent, pay for materials, and for those sort of things. Jake got a similar amount. Plus, teachers can only grade by completion, they can't grade and help the whole classroom of students.

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Software Review Technical Review Education Startup 178

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

And if they can monetize their follower base then they have an incentive to grow their base, Tweet more, engage more and write better quality Tweets. If we continue our success we will have strong competition. They’re not currently monetizing their status updates on Facebook – I can tell you that much! Everybody gains.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

I faced the same challenge not being able to form a team because most people joined the competition with friends that they had already planned on working with. It was a wonderful feeling to win in a competition for the 3 rd time in a row, but much more rewarding that finally it was for my idea, creating something from my vision.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

It should be your guide for what to avoid. This can include: Fund raising, product development choices, sales, marketing effectiveness, competition, business development, M&A … whatever. You can write this as a narrative in 3–5 key bullet points. But what are the KEY ISSUES management is grappling with.

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Startup Slides Metrics News 226

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Short-lived but an epic way to cap off our interview; Shaq showed his competitive side when he hilarious tried swatting away Chris’s game controller out of his hand. Big ups to the Twitch.TV guys for making it happen! To the Trade show Floor!

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. You need to let the energy of the room guide you. tip: write it down when asked / parked). Let me write that down.&#. - Congratulations.

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Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition. What’s going to happen in the future?' Example: Netflix).

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2014

While sizing up the alternatives, I couldn’t help but pick up a recent book by Karlene Sinclair-Robinson with the creative title of “ Spank the Bank: The Guide to Alternative Business Financing.” Managing cash flow is just one of the many ways that entrepreneurs have to think creatively to innovate, beat the competition, and survive.

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Entrepreneur Capital Startup Funding 101

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

A startup-oriented lawyer may not be able to convince a jury of a guilty man’s innocence, but they can guide your adVenture through the menacing legal shoals it will no doubt face. Just as you would not ask your family physician to perform a coronary bypass, do not ask your corporate lawyer to help you write your patent application.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2013

While sizing up the alternatives, I couldn’t help but pick up a new book by Karlene Sinclair-Robinson with the creative title of “ Spank the Bank: The Guide to Alternative Business Financing.” Managing cash flow is just one of the many ways that entrepreneurs have to think creatively to innovate, beat the competition, and survive.

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Startup Entrepreneur Equity Examples 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. billion globally by 2030, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I just finished a new book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run seven successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised more than a million dollars. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign.

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