TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

Keeping up with the competition: You’re a market leader in a fast-growing field. Newer, nimbler competitors keep introducing new features before your team can catch up. Outgrowing your stack: Your tech stack was just right for your startup. Due diligence prep: You’re coming up on a funding round or looking at a potential exit.

Technical Review 260

Technical Review Development Team Review Software Review TechEmpower 260

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. I raced home to put my kids to bed, say hello to my wife and then spend a grueling administrative hour doing email. What do I do now?

Software Review 381

Software Review Startup Email Conference 381

InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2014

Prior to the digital age, high-profile people deployed brute force to screen out unsolicited, inbound communications. Sam trusted his Assistant to set his calendar and screen out irrelevant encounters. Then immediately follow up with an email or direct message, noting the reason you left a voicemail. Old School Charm.

Networking 241

Networking Software Review Email Press 241

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. But Net had told me that he picked up some valuable lessons from the book, so I thought, “WTF? They can travel the world, take classes in interesting subjects, spend time with loved ones or start new hobbies. You’re on the DS (deferred startup) plan.

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. Our user numbers are up.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2012

According to the founders, Contur is a virtual assistant that sorts and organizes your emails automatically. The founders add that Contur takes all of your emails, groups the related ones together so that you can see your emails in context. TechZulu caught up with the founders and this is what they said. Any funding yet?

Email 63

Email CTO Hire Startup Organization 63

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

On August 23rd, 2013 I had an email intro from my good friend and trusted source Jeff Berman who only sends me stuff when it is somebody he respects (ie a strong filter vs. those who send casual intros). Andrew & Petri posed a question to me, “If Walt Disney were starting his company today, what kind of company would he build?

Funding 373

Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

CTO Hire 282

CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 282

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2009

The promised to follow up with: calls, using your product, talking to customers or “noodle on things.&# Will they? Despite best intentions they probably won’t follow up on their actions. Why don’t VC’s follow up? So don’t expect an unprompted email or phone call next week. So how to proceed?

Venture Capital 277

Venture Capital Startup Email News 277

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

It’s the first EIR that we’ve had in the years that I’ve been with the firm and I hope will be the start of our investment in this program. I became aware of Sam several years ago as I started noticing his name repeated in the comments section of my blog. Sam later decided he wanted to do a startup.

Startup 372

Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

Eric Greenspan

MAY 4, 2010

But…why, oh why, can’t my iPhone do the following… Why can’t I touch and hold an email and be given a popup menu that offers: Find/show all from this person. Flag for Follow-up. Why not use a fingerprint scanner as login, directly on the screen? Why not allow a screen of Favorites for phone numbers?

Screening 190

Screening Startup Email 190

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2009

Many entrepreneurs make the mistake of thinking that funding is something you do in “funding season,&# some mythical 2-month period when you’re ready with a great Powerpoint deck and you hit up all of the VC’s at the same time so that you can quickly raise money and get back to the job of building a business. But be polite.

Venture Capital 309

Venture Capital Guide Startup Technical Review 309

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup. I’ll put up the video when they post it on their website. Stories have starts, middles and ends.

Startup 362

Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

It’s the person who never gives up – who never accepts “no&# for an answer. If you’re already running a startup you know all this. But some founders have that extra quality that makes them never give up. If you fold at the first un-returned email what hope to you have as an entrepreneur?

Entrepreneur 338

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Google 338

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. The first thing I do is suggest they explore if they really need to hire a full-time CTO for their startup and if so, what kind of CTO they need.

CTO Hire 225

CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 225

Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2015

So I was surprised and excited when one of these verbal fishing expeditions during a lunch brought up a technology the company had patented back in 1995 and forgotten. The Internet was young, and the patented product allowed a visitor to dial into a computer (does anyone remember dial-up electronic bulletin boards?)

Patents 120

Patents Screening Startup Email 120

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you truly believe that you, your company and your products are exceptional and your company will be valuable then you’re actually doing them a FAVOR by helping them invest in your startup. In my post “ Measure twice, cut once ” I’ve outlined how to plan before you start raising. Should You Start with Your “Safety Schools?”

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

If you follow the tech media you would be subject to a lot of narrative biases that are completely off base – and this includes the value of email and phone calls. I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2011

In the spirit of the “land grab” mentality of the day, we emphasized usage of our screen sharing technology with no thought applied to how we would convert such users into paying customers. We then sorted these email addresses by company and initiated targeted sales campaigns wherever we identified a critical mass of users.

Custom 162

Custom Customer Technical Support Startup 162

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. How did you start blogging? “My In 2004 / 2005 I was starting to get intrigued with user-generated content. was starting. The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 23, 2017

We all have a pretty good idea about things that drag down our productivity or suck up time that would be better spent on more fulfilling activities. At nighttime I don’t check my email or social feed right before bed, which helps me from having last-minute anxiety before going to sleep. Why did I delete Facebook and Twitter?

Social Media 267

Social Media News Mobile Snapchat 267

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2016

As the human ear ages it loses its ability to hear high-pitched sound frequencies (above 15-16 kHz) through a condition known as presbycusis that starts at 18 years old. So even though it’s a playground I have mostly to myself right now – I figure every gathering is a bit more fun when your peers turn up. So, too, Snapchat.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Screening Venture Capital Guide 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. Our user numbers are up.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

If your confidence is low about starting your own business, and you are tempted to “reduce the risk” by signing up for one of the many “work at home” startup offers you see, think again! If there is only an email address, they are likely not a legitimate business. The problem is getting worse. Test the contact info.

Startup 95

Startup Google Social Network Screening 95

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

Some have urged a “digital sabbath” where one would give up logging in for one (or two?) Like many of you I dragged my mobile phone into my bedroom at night and would occasionally check email or Twitter or Facebook before bed. But the evening sessions led to my thinking about work right before sleeping.

Mobile 150

Mobile Startup Email Course 150

Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

From analytical reporting tools to helpful integrations such as email and Slack prompts, you'll be able to run your whole business, not just your remote work teams, in a more efficient manner. In fact, if you don't have a regular meeting on the books, preferably over video, you could end up not seeing your employees at all.

Tips 157

Tips Software Review Study Email 157

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2011

The firm's CEO, David Weir, said in an email to users that the article--which investigated the firm's accreditation process--"badly misrepresented" the company's policies and procedures. SharesPost allows users to trade shares in privately owned companies, mostly venture backed startups like Twitter and Facebook. READ MORE>>

Santa Monica 133

Santa Monica Journal Incubator Screening 133

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Kincast is chocked full of fun features, all of which make uploading and sharing easier than drafting an email. When you open Kincast, it starts on the viewfinder and is ready to start recording. No need to open the camera app, switch over to the video camera option and then start recording.

Screening 81

Screening Content Startup Email 81

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We want to give our brightest new startups the connections and interactions they need to help streamline success. He teamed up with Jordanna Joaquina, a genetic counselor, to create an online version of what she was already doing in the physical world. Oh, and the cocktail party afterward also rocked! (I Watch this space.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

I just had to line up behind him. If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Communicate frequently and proactively The most effective CEOs that I’ve observed send regular, short, board update emails every few weeks or monthly just to give the board a sense of what is going on. But I find that the more informed your board is and the more you’re staying on their radar screen the more effective they’ll be for you.

Tips 212

Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2013

I see it on email even more. ” In it he talked about how he gets daily emails asking for intros to Oprah (he does a lot of work with her) and his advice. Todd Gitlin is one of the best executive recruiters the technology & startup market in Los Angeles. Startup Advice' It seems we live in an era of “ask.”

Venture Capital 407

Venture Capital Press GRP Partners Blogging 407

Berkonomics

MAY 14, 2020

Even if we were safer at home as we became experts sharing screens in Zoom. Email readers, continue here…] Good boards of directors have a committee of the board to deal with “audit” issues, which should include analysis and recommendations to management about workplace safety as a part of a broader issue of risk management.

Screening 156

Screening Resource Email Custom 156

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

San Diego-based KidZui , the web browser startup aiming at the children's market, said Wendesday that it has upgraded its software, launching KidZui K2. The software also provides access and email reports on what kids are using online. KidZui is headed by Cliff Boro. READ MORE>>.

Mission Ventures 133

Mission Ventures Education San Diego Screening 133

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

Well, summer’s almost here and the weather’s warming up. inch full HD (1080p) screen and HTC Sense innovations. HTC BlinkFeed provides customized content and real-time updates streamed live on your home screen. During a week-day while the kids are still in school of course! Keep your eyes on the prize!

Screening 106

Screening Social Media Guide Hollywood 106

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The screen gets really hot as its pressed up to your cheek and so I find myself just putting my ear up to the speaker. As the speaker is up to your ear then; your mouth is a but further away and the person can’t quite hear what you’re saying. So grin and bear it by keeping your cheek on the hot screen?

Screening 91

Screening Press Slides Email 91

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 3, 2013

Available exclusively from AT&T, pre-orders start today, Friday May 3 here and will retail at $199.99 ″ 1920 x 1080p Full HD IPS Screen (400 ppi resolution). Internal Storage: 32 GB on-board , support for up to 64 GB of expandable memory for a total of 96 GB. ″ Optimus G Pro. 3,140 mAh Battery. Android 4.1.2

Screening 104

Screening IP Mobile Social Network 104