Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Meredith came to see me along with the CTO Marc Berte. Was there consumer demand? The more we dug the more confident we became (and so did every advisor we used). It also happens to be how your car likely tells the distance to objects when you park or if you have a side assist whether you can change lanes safely. No brainer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2017

Yet, in my role as a small business advisor, I still see many founders and executives who see data and analytics primarily as a measurement device on current results, rather than using it to evolve the business strategy and direction. Be sure to get multiple views of insights and implications from advisors that you trust.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Los Angeles-based CurbStand (www.curbstand.com) is hoping to change that, by offering up a mobile app which connects you with the company''s network of CurbStand valet parking companies, which offers on-demand retrieval of your car, mobil payments, and on the valet parking operator side--lots of business analytics tools and reporting.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Investors demand more than that. But never forget that traction is necessary, but may not be sufficient, to lower the risk perception of investors, and assure an investment. The quality of the team, and overall financial health are equally important, as well as how your offering compares to competitors.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested. I began as an advisor, and then started spending a week, then two, then three. The nice thing about those two businesses, is they feed each other nicely. That''s how each of those pieces evolved.

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socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

There's a gigantic need for the demand side of the marketplace. There's a giant need in the supply side to be able to go out to a web site, put your corporate profile down, and have a very efficient system for matching both the demand and supply side, matching the intern and the job at a local and geographic level.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2016

In my case, I had a mentor at the time who helped me understand how there was a parallel between the printing press and the Renaissance, and the Internet as the next step in information and communications. From NetZero, I went to Demand Media, where I was EVP of IT. What are your backgrounds?

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

We also have Chris Cookson as a technical advisor. He’s a former President of Sony Pictures Technologies and former CTO of Warner Bros. Jeremy Zimmer, the CEO of United Talent Agency (UTA) – he’s our advisor as well. Entertainment. He’s our sounding board for technical operations, specially with content protection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2012

Providing the major funding source for an early-stage startup is a totally different dimension, but it usually trumps all the items above in demanding some equity. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO? An important key is NOT to dodge the discussion up front, come to some agreement quickly, and write it down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Providing the major funding source for an early-stage startup is a totally different dimension, but it usually trumps all the items above in demanding some equity. Who will be the CEO, CFO, and CTO? An important key is NOT to dodge the discussion up front, come to some agreement quickly, and write it down.

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