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Reflections on 2020: Andy Wilson, Alliance for SoCal Innovation

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Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. As you may recall the Alliance's mission is to elevate the region as a global leader in innovation, technology & entrepreneurship. We've been posting these throughout the next two weeks.

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Why Entrepreneurs Should Be Respected More Than Loved

Both Sides of the Table

The “span of control” for a growing tech startup is probably 6-9 people. You help them prioritize their objectives and review the results. They review competitors offerings and analyst reports. Contrast that with years of decay at Yahoo! Entrepreneurs should care more about respect. You set direction.

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Reflections On 2018: Matt Stodder, Startup Boost LA

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During the holiday season, our tradition over the last few years has been to post reflections on the past year and some predictions for 2019 from Southern California's technology industry. Are there any technology innovations, gadgets, devices, software, that you found most interesting in 2018?

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Data Collective | New Dawn for Big Data Entrepreneurs

Tech Zulu Event

A tweet by Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer on August 9th caused a stir in the tech scenes. The Thursday launch of Data Collective demonstrates the increasing uptake of Big Data and signals a new door for entrepreneurs building Big Data companies. .” Strong Network, Operational Experience and Technical Background.

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Some Career Advice for Aspiring Tech CEOs

Both Sides of the Table

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. She joined Yahoo!

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7 Ways To Keep Your Focus On Execution After The Idea

Startup Professionals Musings

Investors have also learned not to invest in ideas but only in entrepreneurs and teams who can deliver solutions. Google , for example, was not the first Internet search provider (think Yahoo!, As a result, Google has become a verb, and the company is a tech giant with record growth rates and a revenue of $74.5 billion in 2015.

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ConTraps Part II – Contract Traps Entrepreneurs Should Avoid At All Costs

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This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Entrepreneurs should never agree to the following provisions when negotiating with a BDC, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship. Kiss of Death ConTraps. Issue Unmitigated Exclusivity.