Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

While I do agree that many attributes of a good entrepreneur, such as curiosity, confidence and determination, are largely determined by early-life experiences, a good education is critical in understanding the elements of creating a business and wooing customers. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

While I do agree that many attributes of a good entrepreneur, such as curiosity, confidence and determination, are largely determined by early-life experiences, a good education is critical in understanding the elements of creating a business and wooing customers. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Entrepreneur 98

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The real value of a college education is in learning how to learn, since markets and business models are changing so fast. On the contrary, early corporate training courses, potential future customer contacts, and getting real world marketing experience all are extremely useful for budding entrepreneurs.

Startup 72

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

While I do agree that many attributes of a good entrepreneur, such as curiosity, confidence and determination, are largely determined by early-life experiences, a good education is critical in understanding the elements of creating a business and wooing customers. Get involved in startup-business incubator activities with peers at school.

Writing 111

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. So explain where you are now with the taking your technology to market?

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Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

Inspired chiefly by the tech industry’s move into downtown San Francisco and the rejuvenation of the “SoMa” neighborhood South of Market Street, Turner said the Irvine Company has been asking, “can we create the same sense of community in our office complexes?”. In April, a study released by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

Develop 40

Develop Development San Diego Startup 40

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Costin Tuculescu: I cam out of UC Irvine as a software engineer, studying computer science. I immediately was recruited out into another company in webcasting, CTM Marketing Group, building out their platform for them. The firm was incubated with the founder's own cash--the other founder is my father. Thanks, and good luck!

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Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

We also have companies where space is not the only commercial market for them. Space is just another harsh environment, but their primary market is commercialization terrestrially. Quite a few of our companies are, in the near term, going to market commercially in parallel with their space applications. Thanks, and good luck!

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Southern California Startup Entrepreneur Los Angeles 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 113

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

Startup 123

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

I went to school at Babson, back East, and majored in finance and entrepreneurial studies. I've been engaged in about thirty startups, anywhere from in incubators, being an angel investor, to leading the charge. Simultaneously to that, the brand now has the ability to directly communicate with, and sell to, the customer.

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Southern California Startup Custom Customer 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

Although it may seem counter-intuitive, angel investors and venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for solutions that are already complete, with some real market traction, that need funding to be scaled to a large market, with potential for rapid growth and a large return. Find private fund incubators for technology pilots.

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Research Develop Development Funding 57

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. This is the transition stage from basic research to applied research.

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Develop Development Product Funding 102

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

The idea, is to make it accessible as a multi-disciplinary part of Tel Aviv University, so that young people, alumni, and students with ideas for a company can join the fund, not only to be funded with seed money, but also so they can be accelerated and potentially incubated before they go out.

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El Segundo Southern California Startup Santa Monica 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2018

A classic study based on intensive research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence. Breed myth.

Competition 51

Competition Research Ideas Incubator 51

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A new study based on the latest research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence. Breed myth.

Startup 94

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2016

A classic study based on intensive research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence. Breed myth.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Research Ideas Incubator 60

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Wondering how, as a small business, you can reach customers in the YouTube age? Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. What is Near Networks? Sam Rogoway: Yes, it has.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment).

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