Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2020

In my role as an advisor to entrepreneurs, I often see struggling businesses trying to be too many things for too many people, resulting in customer confusion, initiatives executed poorly, and high costs, few customers, and slow growth all around. It’s a recipe for disaster. This approach is equally fraught with peril.

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JULY 24, 2009

Southern California's high tech news and companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. inspired with entrepreneur Aaron Ross at our next meeting, on July 28th in.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. Need office or Tech Space? An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Stradling Yocca Carlson & Rauth (www.sycr.com) Sponsoring socalTECH's Orange County High Tech Report. www.socalip.com) Focused on high tech's unique need - Pragmatic cost-effective IP portfolio management - U.S.

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socalTECH

APRIL 7, 2011

Many local entrepreneurs might know Todd Jerry , formerly a venture capitalist at Anthem Venture Partners. We thought we'd learn a bit more about the practical barriers in taking many eco-friendly technology innovations into the market, plus the contrast between the construction and architecture business and the high tech investing world.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

Southern California's high tech news and companies. Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. customer relationship marketing programs designed to preserve your core revenue. source for executive talent -- serving emerging growth company clients in the high. Startups Made Simple.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This morning's contribution is from Krisztina 'Z' Holly host of the The Art of Manufacturing podcast and founder of MAKE IT IN LA (www.makeitinla.org), which supports connecting local manufacturers and high tech companies. We also started offering Factory Tour Workshops to entrepreneurs, with nearly 100 applying for the pilots.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. Alex Schneider: We designed the space to be a real creative, collaborative environment. What is the Ventura incubator? Where did you find your current crop of companies?

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socalTECH

MARCH 27, 2009

Thanks to all of the sponsors and advertisers, who allow us to keep you updated on Southern California's high tech news and companies. Interesting in reaching Southern California's high tech industry? Helping entrepreneurs succeed. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. Email us at info@socaltech.com.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2015

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more new business solutions than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Efforts to discourage scope creep are not designed to punish creativity. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2013

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Efforts to discourage scope creep are not designed to punish creativity. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. But TWTFelipe is an entrepreneur. But it wasn’t meant to be.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2013

One of those high profile neighborhoods here is Pasadena, home of Idealab, Caltech, OpenX, and many other high tech companies and institutions. Because of that, I formally reached out to Caltech, Idealab, the Art Center College of Design, and all the CEOs I knew running tech companies out here. more) READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Over the last couple of weeks, we''ve featured a number of reflections on the year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community. As founder of Digital LA, I run one to two tech events every week bringing together tech, startups, investors, Hollywood, developers designers, and more. I like events.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2013

I was 23 and had been programming computers, designing computer networks and selling software for 10 years. I wanted to do business projects and I got in touch with a guy from the strategy consulting practice in the telecoms & high-tech practice in London. You’re a tech guy. I was a serial entrepreneur.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Another factor that impacts a patent’s value is its type, of which there are essentially two: utility patents and design patents. Utility patents generally offer more protection than design patents and are thus usually more valuable. Design patents make up the majority of non-utility patents. Provisional Approach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. business entrepreneur mentoring startup team' It works, but in all cases, to be a successful mentor, there are some key things you have to do: Be available always. Give it a try. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The broader one’s understanding of the human experience, the better design we will have.”. Of particular interest to entrepreneurs, Part III discusses the creative process of technical innovations. So they don’t have enough dots to connect, and they end up with very linear solutions without a broad perspective on the problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

A simple differentiation is that a product plan is designed for internal use, to get the product out. For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. A business plan is a detailed description of your business, with a bit of product description thrown in near the front.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2011

For most new high-tech products, the first customers are always “early adopters.” Features you designed for average users, like wizards for configuration, and simple buttons to eliminate complex processes, will get no feedback, or removal recommendations.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As noted in Now Is Never Too Early , successful entrepreneurs are not inclined to wait.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For most new high-tech products, the first customers are always “early adopters.” Features you designed for average users, like wizards for configuration, and simple buttons to eliminate complex processes, will get no feedback, or removal recommendations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Tags: entrepreneur mentoring startups business. It works, but in all cases, to be a successful mentor, there are some key things you have to do: Be available always. Give it a try. You can do it. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. If you are a problem solver by nature, this requires you to change your mindset from giving the “answer,” to helping someone else understand the process, and come to an even better solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2011

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Efforts to discourage scope creep are not designed to punish creativity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Efforts to discourage scope creep are not designed to punish creativity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

A simple differentiation is that a product plan is designed for internal use, to get the product out. For software, websites, and high-tech products, this is the “meat” of what you intend to build. Tags: entrepreneur investor business plan product plan. Don’t get me wrong. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. If you are a problem solver by nature, this requires you to change your mindset from giving the “answer,” to helping someone else understand the process, and come to an even better solution.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

We were contemplating one of the problems we had all faced, which was when we designed a project, the issue was that it usually never got done on time. Often times, in the world of cell phones and high tech software, you don't know the challenges throughout the process of creating a product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. High-travel sales and buyer positions. Only the under-35 age group need apply.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur - OnStartups , November 1, 2010 There's always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world. This doesn’t make sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. High-travel sales and buyer positions. Tags: entrepreneurs startups business. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2013

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. High-travel sales and buyer positions. Only the under-35 age group need apply.

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