SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. How are you funding this? What level of funding do you currently have? Do you need to provide RSS?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

- SoCal CTO , January 13, 2010 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 No Accounting For Startups - Steve Blank , February 22, 2010 Startup Advice In Exactly Three Words - #StartupTriplets - OnStartups , January (..)

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

If this is the case, offer to make a meaningful introduction to a potential customer or partner of one of their portfolio companies. Professional service providers are incentivized to foster your business, as a portion of the funds you raise will go toward payment of their invoices. In such cases, you don’t have time to be coy.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Bruce Willis deals command hefty valuations, as new injections of capital are typically applied to growing a self-sustaining business, rather than funding an ongoing burn rate. Such deals are ideally funded by customer dollars until the opportunity is adequately proven and/or management accrues an adequate level of experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news. I covered that topic in my Twitter is RSS post. Twitter is better than RSS – it’s “curated RSS.&# The stream is limited in length and therefore people share links.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 18, 2012

Our customers benefitted from this and saved thousands over the years as a result. But later in 2011, new customers slowed, appointment bookings slowed and average appointment time dropped. We were certain the funding would come through. We were so close to getting the funding. I was wrong. We needed it badly. Of course).

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Lean startups validate their business model by quickly iterating and assessing potential customers' feedback. Authentic) Better Funded Competitor Lost - Paul Revere and the Raiders recorded and released Louie, Louie within days of the Kingsmen. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2009

I’ve sat through a lot of VC pitches and having been CEO of an enterprise software firm for many years I’ve also sat through many customer meetings with sales teams. If your presentation requires an explanation of RSS vs. ATOM always best to say, “let me quickly state how RSS and ATOM are different.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. Assuming normal valuations at fund raising rounds you’ll be down to 6-12% after you’ve created a stock-option pool and raised capital. Get customer input.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. I’ll bet your customers, business partners or suppliers would love similar.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. Benefit of a proprietary platform can be finding customers. From BBM's web site: media RSS - extensions to RSS subscription format to support time based media, enclosures, copyrights and other meta-data needed for media.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. a couple of people that worked for Softbank plus me got together and with sponsorships from Softbank created a separate venture fund.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2010

GRP Partners had also funded my first company. Steven knew that from a fund perspective he wasn’t going to earn the amount of money that a typical VC might look for since we were selling early. I had initially called them wondering if they’d fund my third venture. GRP Partners had also funded my first company.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. Your customer blog probably won''t morph into an international bestseller. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Let''s get real. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

Our customers can sign up, and they can get full access to our API, where they can create campaigns to target public officials. We've made it really, really easy to offer to their customers. You did find some angel funding, didn't you? Kurt Daradics: Yes, we have some funding from Dale Okuno, who is the CEO of EzData.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. My fund was an early investor in Overture. Customer Service Workshop Fast Company joins the customer service revolution across the US. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 They also come in many different types from syndication formats like RSS and Atom to custom API streams.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009. With access to billions of mobile impressions and cutting-edge location technology we make sure that your message reaches customers ready to buy what you sell. Subscribe to RSS. Idea Mensch.

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SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

It is generally a soft touch at the beginning of the development process, perhaps identifying 1-2 early alpha/beta customers to help flesh out use cases to be built upon over time. While I know I can add value, I also know when and how I can add value. Lack of confidence? Camaraderie? Perhaps all of the above. Lack of confidence? Camaraderie?

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. Back to Top « Customer Service. Customer Center.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Use possible input ($errSrc, $errMsg, …) from the caller to customize the error page. UFA Widows and Childrens Fund The Uniformed Firefighters Association of Greater New York distributes donations directly to the families of fallen firefighters. Every URI indexed anywhere is an asset. All errors are mine.

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