Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Lately I’ve been having to say things I thought I’d never have to remind people, like, “getting to positive gross margin in several territories is a very low bar to claim success” or “profitable excluding marketing costs” is not actually a real thing. Market Size. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Depth in a specific business area, such as marketing or accounting, is important in understanding the internal and external processes of a business. Get real experience early.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Depth in a specific business area, such as marketing or accounting, is important in understanding the internal and external processes of a business. Get real experience early.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Stacy Stubblefield: We actually started out of an incubator, based out of Beverly Hills. We were working on a bunch of different projects when we first started at the incubator. Ryan Disraeli: I was studying business with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. How did the company start? What were you majoring in? Ryan Disraeli: Yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

The real value of a college education is in learning how to learn, since markets and business models are changing so fast. On the contrary, early corporate training courses, potential future customer contacts, and getting real world marketing experience all are extremely useful for budding entrepreneurs.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

The price of membership varies depending on what resources an applicant is looking for, whether that’s marketing, help connecting with potential brand partners or use of studio space. At launch, members estimate that one-day access to the workspace will cost $25, while the use of the studio will range between $150 and $250 an hour.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. So explain where you are now with the taking your technology to market?

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After founding 5 companies in a row, resulting in $5 billion in market value, $1 billion in sales, 2 IPOs (one on NYSE and one on Nasdaq) and raising $300M inc capital — I realized that my calling in life is to take all of those amazing experience and channel it into the next generation of impact-focused entrepreneurs.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 22, 2016

Inspired chiefly by the tech industry’s move into downtown San Francisco and the rejuvenation of the “SoMa” neighborhood South of Market Street, Turner said the Irvine Company has been asking, “can we create the same sense of community in our office complexes?”. In April, a study released by the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Costin Tuculescu: I cam out of UC Irvine as a software engineer, studying computer science. I immediately was recruited out into another company in webcasting, CTM Marketing Group, building out their platform for them. The firm was incubated with the founder's own cash--the other founder is my father. Thanks, and good luck!

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socalTECH

MAY 1, 2019

I just thought there would be more of a marketing spin, but it's not. What we're trying to do, instead, is allow them to serve more people, and do more things by charing a lower amount, providing technology infrastructure, and modernizing their infrastructure and marketing. It's more about product differentiation.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

We had more than 700 resumes, short-listed 65, interviewed 16 in one-hour meetings had 6 full-day interviews including a presentation by the candidate on a selected market opportunity and we did 3 finalist dinners to test cultural fit. If you had a non-business undergrad and want to study for a master’s in business – go for it!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

Although it may seem counter-intuitive, angel investors and venture capitalists (VCs) are looking for solutions that are already complete, with some real market traction, that need funding to be scaled to a large market, with potential for rapid growth and a large return. Find private fund incubators for technology pilots.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

According to a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Join a startup incubator. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this valley, and there are some good ones I will outline here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Universities and the marketplace are spawning tools like OpenStudy , which is a learning network enabling massively multi-player study groups.

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Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don''t attract investors failing within the first three years. Join a startup incubator. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this valley, and there are some good ones I will outline here.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Frank Addante

OCTOBER 12, 2021

After founding 5 companies in a row, resulting in $5 billion in market value, $1 billion in sales, 2 IPOs (one on NYSE and one on Nasdaq) and raising $300M inc capital — I realized that my calling in life is to take all of those amazing experience and channel it into the next generation of impact-focused entrepreneurs.

Startup 52

Startup Case Study Ideas Invest 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Join a startup incubator. Nevertheless, it’s an option that doesn’t cost you equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. This is the transition stage from basic research to applied research.

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Develop Development Product Funding 102

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with 90% of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Join a startup incubator. I often get asked about the real alternatives to bridge this valley, and there are some good ones I will outline here.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2013

He told TechZulu,”I figured the market could do with some alternatives.” I studied a Business Science with Honours in Marketing at University of Cape Town. We received some incubation from 42 Engine, but beyond this will start looking for VC in 2013. ” Here is the interview in full. How does it work?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Universities and the marketplace are spawning tools like OpenStudy , which is a learning network enabling massively multi-player study groups.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 58

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

We spoke with Nikhil, to hear why he thinks the site is important for green technology companies and investors, as well as how the effort is related to his own incubation firm, Artilient Labs. As my thesis in college, I studied the efficiency of salt water ponds to store solar power. Let's start with an overview of Clean Green Guy.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

The app beat 70 other start-ups focused on innovation in digital media and technology to win the first place at the Silicon Beach Awards hosted by the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California. Winning the USC’s Silicon Beach Awards however is not their only accomplishment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2018

A classic study based on intensive research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence. Breed myth.

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Competition Research Ideas Incubator 51

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Julie Edge, who received a grant from The Kauffman Foundation to conduct the first study on cofounder relationships. CoFoundersLab has gained ground quickly creating partnerships with entrepreneurial programs at Ivy League universities, top incubators and accelerators, and investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2013

A new study based on the latest research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence. Breed myth.

Startup 94

Startup Research Ideas Incubator 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2016

A classic study based on intensive research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. Most believe and follow one or more of the popular myths on business creativity, even though none of them have much scientific evidence. Breed myth.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Research Ideas Incubator 60

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

We caught up with Sam Rogoway , the firm's CEO--and the former founder of TripUp, which is now part of Kayak--to hear about how the firm is hoping to revolutionize the local business video market with its services, which just launched last month. In each market, we have a filmmaker who has been in the documentary space before.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Clean, safe and reliable natural gas company Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) has established $1 million innovation fund in partnership with Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) , to speed the development of clean technologies to meet current global energy needs and become a sustainable energy source.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

In the US we now have some very well established incubation programs run by high-caliber mentors including IdeaLab, yCombinator, TechStars, BetaWorks and Launchpad LA. Suddenly everybody wants to be an incubator. We need to study humanities, religion, politics, biology, economics as well as computer science. Not for others.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

Our first project was 3D imaging of the heart, so that doctors could study a pacemaker and defibrillator recall from the Alfred E. This is really also funded because of Mike and my other project, the 101 incubator. I''ve worked in the movie business, movie, audio, imaging. Mann implantable device area. How are you funding this project?

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Startup Competition Software Review UCLA 262

Xconomy

JUNE 10, 2016

Plans for new incubators were announced in two different cities. —Two more clinical setbacks decimated the shares of Massachusetts biotechs: Ocular Therapeutix’s (NASDAQ: OCUL ) OTX-DP failed a trial for allergic conjunctivitis , while Catabasis Pharmaceuticals’ (NASDAQ: CATB ) CAT-2054 flunked a study in patients with high cholesterol.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

We also have companies where space is not the only commercial market for them. Space is just another harsh environment, but their primary market is commercialization terrestrially. Quite a few of our companies are, in the near term, going to market commercially in parallel with their space applications. Thanks, and good luck!

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Southern California Startup Entrepreneur Los Angeles 124

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

It’s been a short, but action packed few months since we were introduced to The Immunity Project ‘s goal to “develop a free vaccine for HIV/AIDS” The organization’s aptly named Twitter handle is @hackHIV and they’re the second nonprofit organization ever to be backed by Bay Area Incubator, Y-Combinator (YC).

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

I went to school at Babson, back East, and majored in finance and entrepreneurial studies. I've been engaged in about thirty startups, anywhere from in incubators, being an angel investor, to leading the charge. I've never had a proper job, and have been on one gear, building businesses, for a very long time.

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Southern California Startup Customer Custom 200

socalTECH

MAY 10, 2018

The idea, is to make it accessible as a multi-disciplinary part of Tel Aviv University, so that young people, alumni, and students with ideas for a company can join the fund, not only to be funded with seed money, but also so they can be accelerated and potentially incubated before they go out.

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