Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 18, 2010

Encourage the most successful LA tech entrepreneurs who had previously started companies to get involved as mentors, instructors or just informal advisors. He was able to raise money from a VC in Minneapolis called Split Rock , grow the business to over $200 million in sales and sell to Experian for nearly $380 million.

Technical Review 259

Technical Review Venture Capital Southern California Tech Coast Angels 259

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Boomer investors are much more likely to get in the game with a high focus on mentoring and give-back, as well as the financial return potential.

Startup 124

Startup Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2020

As a business advisor, I have too often seen technical entrepreneurs get a product or service off the ground with ease, but then struggle mightily when their business reaches a couple of million in annual sales, or the employee count grows beyond a handful. Growing the company means growing people through mentoring and training.

Startup 125

Startup Training Entrepreneur Organization 125

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2020

Most successful startups have deep relationships with experts who can mentor and support them, or provide access to critical resources and funding. Some of the highest potential ideas and businesses require a massive educational and sales effort, which may not be your forte or interest. Your time is a critical limited resource.

Ideas 151

Ideas Entrepreneur Resource Knowledge Base 151

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2015

As a mentor to startups, I see more and more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer. Sales Professional. The best sales people in any company are highly focused, and self-motivated by the commissions they can earn by closing a few big deals. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Social Media 99

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

in sales last year, what he learned from his experience at TechStars, and where he's going with Fanmix. million in sales last year, with great margins, and it's profitable, with a team of ten people. The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. So, we were pretty excited to educate ourselves at TechStars.

Startup 242

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

As an advisor and mentor for many startups and small business founders, following my initial career in big business, I realize that the key strategies to achieve success in small businesses are often different from those that make larger businesses successful. Sharing the same space also facilitates creativity.

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Sales Organization Entrepreneur Examples 69

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Mentors outside of the university will come and help the innovators and students who have come up with their new ideas, and help them to convert those into professionally prepared business plans. Here, the mentors come and focus on what the innovators want to do. Along with the prize, we also have the course, which is unique.

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Competition Southern California Mentor USC 154

Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

To have a successful sales strategy, it would behoove you to include women’s voices on your team, even if you’re selling [a men’s product].”. All founders agreed that by adding female mentors or board members to the mix helped them gain a stronger perspective of their potential customers to attract more business. “As Final Thoughts.

Tips 71

Tips Customer Custom Dollar Shave Club 71

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors. Just like in the “old days,” sales still solve all problems.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2013

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Angel investor.

Startup 98

Startup Mentor Demand High Tech 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Angel Investor.

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Mentor Demand High Tech 107

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Boomer investors are much more likely to get in the game with a high focus on mentoring and give-back, as well as the financial return potential.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Report 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Make marketing and sales a priority. Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs.

Tips 102

Tips Help Startup Blogging 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2010

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. How can you beat finding someone who has been there and done that, able to mentor Gen-Y, has lots of connections to people in your industry, and is often willing to work for equity alone? Advisory Board. Angel Investor.

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Mentor Statistics High Tech Demand 75

InfoChachkie

JULY 21, 2016

The show would be more educational (and realistic) if it allowed viewers who are looking to be educated and entertained to watch/listen to entire pitches online or via podcasts. If you watch Shark Tank as entertainment and not to obtain a startup education, you will be benignly inspired by fellow entrepreneurs.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Entertainment Technical Review Ideas 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2016

As a mentor to startups, I see more and more startups that are really an individual professional, marketing themselves as a consultant or freelancer. Sales Professional. The best sales people in any company are highly focused, and self-motivated by the commissions they can earn by closing a few big deals.

Entrepreneur 56

Entrepreneur Services Startup Social Media 56

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

Dan Dato , Mentor at upStart.LA. Howard is currently the CEO of Gamzee, a social games company that makes game that play everywhere written in HTML5. Dan an experienced entrepreneur and veteran senior executive of several venture-backed digital businesses. His passion has always been working with startups.

Tech Coast Angels 105

Tech Coast Angels Startup Angel Southern California 105

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. We need to take some risks in education and in innovation in this country so anybody that it trying to break through the traditional mold and try to create a new model ought to be lauded, not attacked. The value of a college education. My 2 cents: 1.

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Education Startup Incubator Class 322

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Make marketing and sales a priority. Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Social Network Startup Patents 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2016

As a business advisor, I have too often seen technical entrepreneurs get a product or service off the ground with ease, but then struggle mightily when their business reaches a couple of million in annual sales, or the employee count grows beyond a handful. Growing the company means growing people through mentoring and training.

Entrepreneur 55

Entrepreneur Training Organization Examples 55

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. The company also educates people about their rights on capture data when interacting with law enforcement. AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM).

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

You can find a mentor, a coach, a project, or experience, to help you prepare for the role you are looking for. The education around new products and bringing them to the market is the same in both markets. Plus, we're really ramping up our client success team and sales team to meet the demand in the U.S. versus New Zealand?

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

In 1991, Bill started Knowledge Adventure, an educational software publisher that grew to be the third largest educational software publisher in the world and was eventually sold to Cendant Software and is now a division of Havas Interactive, which is owned by Vivendi. Chris Dumler , Co-Founder of Los Angeles Startup Foundation.

Idealab 84

Idealab Tech Coast Angels CalTech Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Following graduate school, he worked in Film Finance and Sales at CAA, Creative Development at Vuguru (Michael Eisner’s multi-platform studio), and Content Partnerships at Blip Networks. Mike’s work in sales, marketing, distribution, and business development is essential to customer acquisition, growth, and scalability.

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2010

Every startup mentor has his favorite list of basic strategies to avoid pitfalls, and I’m no exception. Make marketing and sales a priority. Unfortunately, for every success story you see, there is an even longer list of failure stories with mistakes that you don’t see. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs.

Guide 92

Guide Startup Social Network Patents 92

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. About $37B worth of lost sales a year, worldwide. We know language education is a huge market, with 1/7 of people around the world learning a new language.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Dinesh Ravishanker , CEO & Co-Founder at CallFire.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2013

The Black Tux online tuxedo rental, which is reinventing the customer experience in the antiquated $10B+ tuxedo rental and sales industry. The Blayze network already reaches or 200 million viewers and has generated thousands in sales. Within three months, Panjo has achieved hundreds of thousands in monthly gross merchandise sales.

Class 100

Class Startup Tech Coast Angels CTO Coach 100

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. He is focused on delivering real business value by educating clients about the latest proven technologies, strategies that deliver improved profits and operational efficiencies, and using technology to improve life.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Lisha works tirelessly to build a platform of advocacy around issues such as tech inclusion, diversity, and education. Marissa leads the Education Practice at Village Capital. Previously, he was a founder of a tech startup, served as a mentor at the Technology Entrepreneurship program for Stanford, and AE at Living Social.

Technical Review 70

Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Whilst the tide is turning, there’s still a need to educate startup founders about the competitive advantage well-designed products and services can bring. Too much talking, not enough listening Perhaps it’s because funding is so important to early-stage startups that they soon get good at perfecting their sales pitch. growth hacking.

Startup 78

Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Alex serves on the Board of Directors for Logsdon School, a non-profit school providing educational services to students with special needs. Dinesh Ravishanker , CEO & Co-Founder at CallFire.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

They generally are extremely well-educated with many holding numerous degrees and/or certifications, especially African American women. Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success.

Conference 40

Conference Entertainment Startup Digital Hollywood 40

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. Teach Like You’re the Student - Steve Blank , August 10, 2010 “I never have let my schooling interfere with my education.”. If you want to build an important company, then at some point you have to scale. Has convertible debt won? Mark Twain.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191