Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Establish and evaluate metrics at multiple levels. As times change, you may need new metrics, such as total experience, web site hits, and social media complaints. Investigate broader implications of disruptive events. An example is the transportation industry moving to electric – key player positions are changing rapidly.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 24, 2021

There are many types of metrics, some very easy to manage. There is no greater feeling than to achieve a goal and to celebrate that with some form of out-of-the-ordinary event. Second: measure the results of delegation. But failure to find and use them regularly is a failure at the top. Third: support. Fifth: celebrate.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 16, 2017

The event will begin with a Keynote Presentation from Preston McAfee, Chief Economist and CVP of Microsoft. He will examine the future of Entrepreneurship in new markets, new organizations, new business metrics and entirely new classes of jobs within future Startups. What is the future of Entrepreneurship?

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Xconomy

MARCH 30, 2020

San Diego has long been considered a second-tier primary biopharma hub in terms of number of companies and venture capital raised, falling behind the twin behemoths of Boston-Cambridge and the San Francisco Bay Area on those and other metrics. Venture capitalist Nancy Hong recalled that some.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 16, 2017

The event will begin with a Keynote Presentation from Preston McAfee, Chief Economist and CVP of Microsoft. He will examine the future of Entrepreneurship in new markets, new organizations, new business metrics and entirely new classes of jobs within future Startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2023

Idea entrepreneurs are largely driven by the “crisis of the moment” or the next event on their schedule. Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

Looking for someone who can put together that perfect wedding or corporate event? PartySlate (www.partyslate.com)--which is backed by a slate of LA area investors--offers up a place to browse photos on events, find venues, and most importantly, planners who put those events on, so your next big event can be an unforgettable one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Of course, that has be a repeatable event, with enough revenue to sustain the business. Decide early where and when money will come from, set some milestones and metrics, and work to a plan, or be caught short. The free model, with a loose intent to monetize later, made popular during the tech bubble, doesn’t work anymore.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

amSTATZ is an online community that brings fitness professionals, athletes and fitness events together into one place. Founded in the summer of 2011 and their first product out a few weeks ago amSTATS wants to help users to follow fitness events and programs near them and find a great fitness trainer to help them stay fit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2022

Changes in your organization’s core performance metrics. If one metric changes, it may not be significant, but someone needs to monitor whole categories for fluctuations that may be a weak signal. Broad disruptive events. Everyone notes macro changes, but the weak or secondary implications are often overlooked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In business vernacular, targets are usually called metrics. A good metric has to be easily measurable, and directly correlated to results, rather than hours worked. For example, for a sales person, this metric number would likely measure new revenue or new customers. Provide incentives to focus everyone on real results.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Join this interactive talk series with early innovators from Sonos, Tinder and former Facebook executive to learn how they're using behavioral analytics to better understand key business metrics like conversion, engagement, and retention.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2016

My venture firm, Rincon Venture Partners recently teamed with Jason Lemkin, Founder of SaaStr , to host the first SaaStrX event. The Most Important Metric. Near the conclusion of our discussion, I asked each CEO to name any non-obvious metrics by which they guide their businesses. Such metrics will obviously differ.

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socalTECH

MAY 10, 2013

It''s a combination of leveraging our data to provide activation of users, by sending out the posts, and really providing brands with the metrics of before, during, and after a campaign. In addition, those platforms are not providing the metrics that marketers need. That''s how we take the business to the next level.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Being that the theme of the night was community, it was perfect that the event was held at CoLoft , a workspace in Santa Monica that focuses on start up entrepreneurs. Noah has what I believe he called “Thank You metrics”. I was fortunate enough to meet the founders of CoLoft, Cameron and Avesta , before they had opened.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 11, 2017

It’s a departure from vanity metrics and irrelevant, general content that fails to create authentic connections with consumers. Whether you’re a media planner, CMO, strategist, or content marketer, you’ll walk away energized from a story.tech event. We’re experiencing a remarkable shift in video right now.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2021

Of course, that has be a repeatable event, with enough revenue to sustain the business. Decide early where and when money will come from, set some milestones and metrics, and work to a plan, or be caught short. The free model, with a loose intent to monetize later, made popular during the tech bubble, doesn’t work anymore.

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TechEmpower

JUNE 6, 2018

Not just in measured results per second (several metric crap tonne), but in number of tests measured (~1830), number of framework permutations tested (~464), number of languages included (26), and total execution time of the test suite (67 hours, or 241 billion microseconds to make that sound properly enormous). It's lost in the noise.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Liquidity event: Name at least five companies that might be ready to acquire the enterprise if successful. Email readers, continue here.] Metrics and management: What might be the first indication the company will not be able to achieve its goals and objectives? Order all 3 Berkonomics books for $49.95,a a 33% discount.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2023

Most business metrics I see compare current performance to your own previous experience, rather than your performance compared to industry standards and competitors. Amend this culture to highlight and reward new initiatives on a regular basis, with metrics to assess value and progress.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Create company measures for success that go beyond financial metrics. You manage what you measure so be careful about having too narrowly defined of performance metrics. Perhaps having renewal rates with a good bonus spiff, have a component of MBO tied to usage performance metrics or spiff certain milestones like business plans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

Other sources stronger than paid media today include key social media influencers, such as “mommy bloggers” and popular YouTube events. All require planning, deliberate actions, and quality content and event creation which will likely absorb all the savings from reduced paid media campaigns. Earned media. Long-term sales.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

There are many types of metrics, some very easy to manage. There is no greater feeling than to achieve a goal and to celebrate that with some form of out-of-the-ordinary event. [Email readers, continue here…] Second: measure the results of delegation. But failure to find and use them regularly is a failure at the top.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

He is a frequent speaker at trade and industry events. Many of the factors are not obvious and include building mystery to drive margin, why boring B2B companies often win but are challenging in other ways, how bootstrapping wins, integrating metrics from the start and many other similar lessons. Tony has a Ph.D.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 14, 2016

push for achievement – hopefully establishing a realistic set of strategies and accurate metrics to measure progress along a timeline. You will have just set in motion a whole series of events which might never have begun without your establishing, then selling your dream that you set in a tangible form. But not often. Leaders lead.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2023

In addition, current investors want to see every startup go public or be acquired, as an exit event, so they can get their due return for that investment which has been tied up for the last few years. New startup founders keep all the operating metrics they need in their head. Set your startup health gauges and use them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2022

Put it behind you by setting your own realistic metrics for success and happiness. It has to start long before that, with a mindset event that drives a real change in behavior. Be prepared to experiment. Build the courage to “think different.” Fear is a dangerous emotion with which to guide your actions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2020

Idea entrepreneurs are largely driven by the “crisis of the moment” or the next event on their schedule. Managing marketing metrics and the sales pipeline. Effective marketing requires converting ideas to real content, creating programs to educate channels, and managing metrics to see what works and what needs to change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2022

The solution is to establish and maintain a culture and processes that don’t view change as a discrete event to be spotted and managed, but as an ongoing opportunity to improve competitiveness. Relevant skills include continuous improvement of existing methods, processes and devices against a set of quality metrics.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 1, 2010

Part business plan, part live presentation, Clean Tech startups will compete in this exciting event by presenting their case to a panel of Venture Capitalist judges who rank the business attractiveness using a variety of performance metrics. Friday, May 7, 2010 -- California Clean Innovations Fast Pitch Competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Sets goals and milestones, with metrics to track progress. They define metrics for each goal, and diligently track themselves against these metrics. Reward yourself for results with time away from work, or special events with your family. Ideas can’t be tracked, and tend to only morph into other ideas as time passes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In fact, the first challenge is to build a strategy, put together a budget, and define measurement metrics. Set specific objectives, budgets, and metrics for each one. Content that works should be relentlessly repurposed, from web site to social media, events, etc. Pick a theme and a team for each and get started.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The exact turnouts of the employee walkout and solidarity rally are unclear, but there was enough hype around the event that Preston preemptively moved it to a location with more space. TechCrunch was able to reach B. Pagels-Minor, but they did not offer a comment. million for the one-off special. Meanwhile, the company spent $3.9

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Changes in your organization’s core performance metrics. If one metric changes, it may not be significant, but someone needs to monitor whole categories for fluctuations that may be a weak signal. Broad disruptive events. Everyone notes macro changes, but the weak or secondary implications are often overlooked.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

Vanessa Dawson: We have been here for three or four years in Los Angeles, and the primary events we operate in LA is a showcase pitch event, as well as a founder and funder dinner series, and problem solving membership program, that pairs corporate executives with founders to help tackle key business issues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2021

In addition, current investors want to see every startup go public or be acquired, as an exit event, so they can get their due return for that investment which has been tied up for the last few years. New startup founders keep all the operating metrics they need in their head. Set your startup health gauges and use them.

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