Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

This will facilitate the expansion of battery charging and support facilities, and ultimately create more customers and growth for the whole industry, including Tesla. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2010

Hungtington Beach-based Axceleon , a developer of software used to manage cloud computing, said today that its EnFuzion3D software has been selected by MDeC Malaysia. The firm said the software will be used to manage a 128 node IBM BladeCenter rendering farm. Financial impact of the win was not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. Commercial product prototypes. Business commercialization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Commercial product prototypes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. Funding new product research and development is just too risky, with a large time delay before any return is likely.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand , which develops human capital management and employee learning software, has cut its sales head count, and shuffled its sales and services organizations, the company said late Wednesday. com, SAP, and IBM. It also named Jeff Lautenbach as President of Global Field Operations. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Los Angeles-based Oblong Industries , the developer of gesture-enabled user interface technology, has raised $65M in an expansion stage investment, according to the company. Oblong said its customers now include NASA, PwC, and IBM, along other Fortune 500 and Forbes Global 2000 companies.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 2, 2016

Irvine-based Accurate Background , a developer of automated, workforce screening tools, said that it has hired on former Box.com executive Scott Hebert as Chief Revenue Officer. Sales at Salesforce.com for nine years; he also has served at IBM. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Developed first floppy disk operating system. The myth that arose to explain why IBM selected Microsoft’s Operating System over Digital Research’s market leading software is that Mr. Kildall opted for a joy ride in his private plane the day the IBM executives visited his offices. Established basis for PC local-area networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

This will facilitate the expansion of battery charging and support facilities, and ultimately create more customers and growth for the whole industry, including Tesla. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Entrepreneurs talk to customers and competitors talk to each other about the new trends and technologies they see. Evaluate customer response prior to development. Surface your prototype, get customer feedback, make corrections, and iterate until you get it right. Being open is the new business culture around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Yet I still get too many business plans that clearly are looking for money to do research and development (R&D) on a new and unproven technology. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative a while back. Commercial product prototypes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2021

I was with IBM in the early PC days when Bill worked with us to provide PC DOS and other software. For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. Product development. Customer retention. More customers are lost to apathy after the sale than poor service or quality.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 15, 2018

” There are other tools out there, IBM has OpenPages and ThomsonReuters developed a tool for audit and risk and compliance , but these software services pre-dated Sarbanes-Oxley, and were not made with a modern organization in mind, according to Lee and Kim. “Companies still manage Sarbanes-Oxley in Excel.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

Entrepreneurs talk to customers and competitors talk to each other about the new trends and technologies they see. Evaluate customer response prior to development. Surface your prototype, get customer feedback, make corrections, and iterate until you get it right. Being open is the new business culture around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

For example, I grew up in IBM when Bill Gates was helping us deliver the first IBM PC. We slowly realized that Microsoft’s value went far beyond his technical contributions, due to his connections with key software developers and relationships with hardware manufacturers who could make the PC revolution universal.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Saturday, February 17, 2007 Finding Good Developers in Los Angeles? About 18 months ago, the entire group began to mention that they were having more difficulty finding good developers. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. You need to be visible in marketing efforts, viral videos, and interactions with key customer segments. Build relationships with known business leaders.

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socalTECH

MARCH 15, 2010

Pasadena-based Guidance Software , a developer of forensics software for digital investigations of computers, said today that it has hired Leo J. Cole was most recently VP of Marketing for Websense, and also served for over 25 years at IBM. Cole as the firm's Vice President of Marketing.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 12, 2011

Aliso Viejo-based Corent , which develops software tools to more easily port traditional software to the software-as-a-service model, has raised $3.2M The firm is targeting enterprise customers with its offering, and has a major deal with IBM to help customers move their software into the cloud. in a funding round.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2009

contract from the Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC), the firm said Friday afternoon, in additional funding as part of a research program. Tanner said the funding is part of the firm's development of technology to intercept rocket, artillery, and mortar threats for ARDEC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

I once met with an entrepreneur who had developed a new algae strain to cure world hunger and make him rich. Look for validation from your mainstream customers. With my software background at IBM, I’m well aware that technical early adopters value more and more features, and are able to deal with complexity.

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

IBM has announced today a solution to this problem called Bluemix Local. “With the delivery of Bluemix Local , IBM now has the broadest spectrum of hybrid cloud capability in the industry,” said Steve Robinson, general manager, Cloud Platform Services, IBM. ” IBM gave this example. Clients want options.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Tanner said that the funding will go towards developing zinc-oxide nano-wire based ultra-violet light detectors, which are being applied to military applications such as detection of missile plumes, bio/chemical agents, and explosives. Tanner's customers include NASA, JPL, Microsoft, the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Rather than punish them, it may pay you to nurture and manage their outside-the-box thinking, and capitalize on their innovations that help your customers and keep you ahead of the competition. Sometime employees on your front lines have a better handle on what customers need next than external entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2015

This will facilitate the expansion of battery charging and support facilities, and ultimately create more customers and growth for the whole industry, including Tesla. Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Not everything will work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

That’s a win-win-win deal, since the ease-of-use attracts more people to the new site, it enhances the Facebook brand, and it simplifies the customer interaction. Here are the other reasons to use this strategy: It reduces common costs and customer learning curves. There's an opportunity for follow-on sales to existing customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2014

Whenever I heard why we didn’t feel a sales process at an important customer was going well (or if we lost) I would get involved myself. They are as good at selling you as they are at selling your product to customers. Customer also buy social proof because others are acting as strong references.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

Kofax, which develops document capture software, said that Hendrickson joins the firm from the Service and Support Professionals Association (SSPA), and has also served at Agentis Software, BEA Systems, JFH Associates, Informix, international Customer Solutions, and IBM Corporation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2019

What is not so obvious is how to create and roll out solutions that can directly impact customer trust or financial well-being. Human employees and customers still need roles. Your role in business is to manage the transition where humans and machines will productively co-exist to keep human customers satisfied.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2009

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Your Software Development Partner. Cadence, Intel, IBM, Freescale, Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, LSI, X-Fab, and many other leading-edge. Deloitte (www.deloitte.com/us/technology).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

This will facilitate the expansion of battery charging and support facilities, and ultimately create more customers and growth for the whole industry, including Tesla. Another partnering model example is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2022

Thus, ever after years as an executive in IBM and other companies, I’m still looking for the magic. That means showing that they value each person for who they are, take interest in their development and growth, and care about excellence and results. The key here is to adopt a “ proactive personality.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2014

This will facilitate the expansion of battery charging and support facilities, and ultimately create more customers and growth for the whole industry, including Tesla. Another new partnering model is the IBM Watson Group $1 billion investment to share cloud-based development and super-computing tools. Not everything will work.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In the mid 1960’s, large mainframe manufacturers, such as IBM, Burroughs and Honeywell, provided complete IT solutions. IBM might not have offered the best printers, but buyers had no choice because early mainframe vendors provided a closed set of proprietary technologies. The earliest mega-scale web services (e.g.,

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2009

Custom Insurance Programs for Technology Companies. Your Software Development Partner. Key Information Systems (www.keyinfo.com) Providing IBM Storage Solutions. Litigation - IP Licenses and Agreements: distribution, development, joint venture - Intellectual property aspects of mergers and acquisitions. Technology.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

For this morning's interview, we caught up with Elizabeth Cholawsky , the new CEO of Santa Barbara-based HG Data (www.hgdata.com), which develops software which helps marketers and salespeople understand the "technology stack" of their potential customers and prospects. We sell directly to big enterprises, like IBM and Cisco.

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