Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Our mission is to organize all of the world''s real time location information. You can press a button, and it scans the social media chatter and organizes highlights aroundyou, of relevant conversations around a particular location and particular time. What is Tilofy about? Ali Khoshgozaran: Tilofy comes from location and unify.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

To get some insight into how those names are changing--we caught up with Steve Banfield , SVP and GM of Registrar Services over at Rightside (www.rightside.co) -- which is in the midst of spinning out from Santa Monica-based Demand Media. Steve Banfield: What will become Rightside has been part of Demand Media. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

If you demand accountability, but expect to make every decision, both of you will fail. To optimize the delegation process, and still ensure accountability, Google has implemented a seven-step process which they believe optimizes ownership, motivation, and accountability in the ranks. Delegate control commensurate with accountability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2015

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. I especially like Cushman’s outline of the ten principles which distinguish the organization and operation of an open business from the more traditional closed model. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization).

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In layman's terms, while conventional search mechanisms demand exact phrases or keywords to return relevant results, LLMs can understand and interpret the intent and context behind a query. Structured Data refers to information organized in a defined manner, making it easier to search and analyze.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We had worked at another organization together in online marketing, and learned every aspect of the business, from closing new deals, on-boarding new clients, to building media plans. The world here is constantly changing -- particularly with shifts to mobile, Google algorithms, etc. - What''s the story behind the company?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. The client demand we are seeing as we have married our analytics with Jovian's engineering is staggering. I think we'll see a dramatic escalation of demand for the software this year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. In a new book by David Cushman with Jamie Burke, “ The 10 Principles of Open Business ,” the authors contend that many recent success stories in business, including Google, Apple, and Amazon, were built on at least one open business principle.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

For additional verticals, we'll expand that through additional acquisition or through organic sites launched internally. And second, that Curate Media will be the corporate brand and organizing unit. At the end of the day, what we do is create demand and pass that in the form of a lead to someone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Many pundits feel entrepreneur Jonathan Abrams failed to get the professional management and resources he needed to scale, including turning down an offer from Google for $30 million and was run over by Facebook, a later competitor. You can’t demand total loyalty from all, so you have to learn to accept criticism without being defensive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements. They are run by smart & shrewd people or they wouldn’t become leaders in incumbent organizations in the first place. About how Microsoft viewed Google Apps. Sony, the iPod.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, Google''s SketchUp and makerspaces such as TechShop, with all the tools you need to make almost anything. Opportunity to meet investors and support organizations.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Our goal is to build a self-sustaining company, which can succeed either as a stand-alone entity or as an integral component of a larger organization. Avoid too much specificity, as you may risk sounding like yet another startup that is, “Waiting For Google.” Like Godot, you will likely find that Google will never come knocking.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Jeff was tweeting about needing help organizing and promoting the upcoming #140conf LA Meetup. My first step in organizing the #140conf LA Meetup was to reach out to my contacts to drum up volunteers, sponsors, venue providers, and attendees. I of course agreed to get involved. They are all rockstars! We are expecting a full house!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

If you are the first to deliver this, your startup might be the next Google! If you add the next generation of natural language processing (NLP), you will be able to ask Google Voice Search or Apple Siri the questions right through your smart phone. A personal assistant must be highly organized and detail-oriented.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2018

For example, Google has institutionalized innovation through a manifesto initiated by Marissa Mayer in her early days as a VP there. Executives should solicit new ideas from everyone at every level, both inside the organization and outside, top down and bottoms up. Let customer value be the driver, rather than cost savings.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. This industry is so mature now that the cat-and-mouse game between companies and Google has gotten sophisticated. Rebelling is simply a form of snobbery.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

CallFire today extended its position as a leading provider of text message and voice apps that help organizations grow, with the launch of a definitive next-generation platform capable of scaling to meet the exploding global demand for advanced cloud telephony features, services and capacity.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Whether it's for a cross-country race or building an IT organization, if you don't pay attention to your journey, you may miss something meaningful about the company's success or an important opportunity. As a funny side note, when I did a Google search to fact check the amount, one of suggested searches was 67 billion Dollars in Rupees.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

ABC Family, Fox, Universal Music, Google, Facebook, Demand Media, MyLife, Riot Games, DFJ Frontier, Rustic Canyon, GRP Partners, Siemer and Associates, Marketshare, Saatchi Online, OMD, Ignited, Rubicon Project, Smashbox Cosmetics, NFL, UCLA, USC, and dozens of start-ups. Opening Party hosted by Demand Media with KCRW at the Viceroy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

From tablets to smart phones to Google Glass , people are increasingly relying on their mobile devices to assist them in managing their lives. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Mobile Computing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

Damir Davidovic: What's driving that growth, is we have established a standard in the public sector for agencies and organizations using our system. We have really been spreading around lots of organizations across the state, through word of moth and referrals from satisfied customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This has obviously occurred in battles with tech platforms like Yelp vs. Google or Zynga vs. Facebook). When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Our goal is to build a self-sustaining company, which can succeed either as a stand-alone entity or as an integral component of a larger organization. Avoid too much specificity, as you may risk sounding like yet another startup that is, “Waiting For Google.” Like Godot, you will likely find that Google will never come knocking.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

So, we've started to do that organically, and through some acquisitions. Jeff Kupietzky: The notion is that there are now two primary upstream providers of search, Google and Yahoo. So, you really only have one primary competitor, which is Google. The business you put on them, is the most value you can create.

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Frank Addante

JULY 20, 2012

That’s why I believe so strongly in a product-driven organization. Sales and marketing become the channels to take that product to market and everything else in the organization-finance, human resources, IT-are there to support the product and those who work on it. The perfect example of a product-driven organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Here are ten of the key questions that apply equally well to the world of startups and entrepreneurs, as they do to large organizations.

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. startups from around the globe to grace the stage in front of Valley VCs, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Salesforce, Vmware and more. Backing Southern California's next great technology companies. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Helping entrepreneurs succeed. socalTECH readers.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Before starting the company, I held engineering roles at Google and Meetup. Areas near downtown have developed rapidly to keep up with the demand to be closer to the city. Currently, I am the cofounder and CIO of Remesh , which is an AI platform that understands and engages groups of people in conversation in real time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

Of course, you need to listen for biases, but local angel group leaders can quickly tell you who the bad angels and good angels are, and what kind of terms they typically demand. Do a simple Google search like you would on any company or individual before signing a contract. Network with other entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve been involved with SaaS companies with VCs who don’t understand demand generation, lead qualification, sales coverage ratios, sales forecasting or frankly when deals should be inside sales vs. outside sales. It felt like there was a wavelength with management and somebody wasn’t on it. FourSquare. Everywhere.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Price point is undoubtedly a factor (the Samsung fridge goes for $3,600), and there just isn’t much demand for app-enabled kitchens. “Neatly organized food items will be recognized and categorized via sensors. That’s why consumers aren’t clamoring for connected kitchen appliances.

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