Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

In the initial phases of any new market you’re developing a product (hopefully with a minimal set of features), getting feedback from customers, refining your product based on user feedback and then re-launching your product. Markets develop for a complex set of factors that are often beyond all of our control.

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Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Crowd Gathers for San Diego Tech Coast Angels “Quick Pitch” Competition.

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Tech Coast Angels Technical Review San Diego Software Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. As an early-stage VC I love this phase.

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 18, 2019

As drivers we look out for them, as pedestrians we might be annoyed if they steer in our way but the riders themselves have developed better norms as happens in all forms of transportation. Turns Out There Are Competitive Moats There were some tech meme’s out there last year that scooter companies had no moats. They’re not new.

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Santa Monica Venice Competition Software Review 250

socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

There's been a huge debate over the future of Adobe's Flash raging over the last month, as both Google and Mozilla disabled Flash due to security holes and other issues. All of digital advertising today uses Flash as a foundation technology. I think it's a shining example of Silicon Beach's technology helping out Hollywod.

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Hollywood HTML Software Review Advertising 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

He kicked off the fest with his opening keynote, saying LA is a unique city of mash-ups, where tech, startups and entertainment – plus creativity, cultures, and passion – mix with successful results. RT @OEInnovation #SBF why I live in #LA: intersection of #beach #tech #entrepreneur #entertainment. & Women 2.0:

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67

socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

Marc Friedmann: SciVee serves the STM - Science, Technical, Medical - market. It's a pretty established, mature market, which has existed since the beginning of the printing press, but has evolved forward for hundreds of years and has been going through a lot of changes in the last twenty years. We provide rich media to the STM market.

Journal 124

Journal Technical Review UCSD Web 124

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. I assumed that the people of Los Angeles were disingenuous attention whores and didn’t know anything about technology.”. Whats Hot Menu. what’s hot?

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Develop an attitude of gratitude and humility. Smart business executives learn to use new technology software to give them new insights and more free time. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize.

Software Review 57

Software Review Technical Review Startup Press 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

Here is an entry-level benchmark for the new software personal assistants: Simple and intuitive communication. Technology environment savvy. Technology environment savvy. A good assistant know how get things done efficiently, recognizing user hardware and software limitations. Memorable personality.

Web 98

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I suppose I should have imagined that this line would get more press than all other comments combined. Responses ranged from, “hey, they’re in a HUGE market&# to “it is an amazing company and their technology rocks.&# I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. Fair enough. But everything has intrinsic value.

Pricing 309

Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

If you want fireworks this weekend, you can either celebrate the 4th of July or watch the latest post-Brexit political developments in Britain. To boost the initiative, which aims to speed the pace of cancer research, FDA said it would consolidate its cancer review divisions under the Oncology Center of Excellence.

Buzzfeed 59

Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 1, 2011

We were invited to play with double Grammy winners Arrested Development and got great reviews, but when it came to marketing our shows and our album, we found that the tools out there for artists were a disaster. Somewhere during that time I put together a 10-piece funk, jazz and hip hop band with my close friend, Yotam Rosenbaum.

Startup 80

Startup Design Advertising Search Engine Optimization 80

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Photo by Hope House Press - Leather Diary Studio on Unsplash It’s also true that there will be tough moments in your company’s journey where you will want to be able to carry people behind the tough decisions you want. Some members probably want most of the board meeting to be a review of financial information.

Startup 226

Startup Slides Metrics News 226

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. " The Bible Code predicted the Sept 11 attacks 5,000 years ago."

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Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

But in these years I learned how to sell software – necessity is the mother of all invention. I learned how to integrate customers into our product development process. I learned how to get press coverage when we were no longer “hot.&# I learned how to manage costs effectively. I never built Google.

Startup 285

Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

You do a startup and decide you want somebody to step in and run the company so you can focus on technical excellence. You want somebody who can raise $15 million to build out your R&D, business development and sales organizations. I am a strong believer that leadership and team development comes from these daily interactions.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

Startup 343

Startup Technical Review S3 Services 343