Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

To check out the Google founders, and because I still see so many business plans that are modeled after Google (more search engines, and more billion dollar growth models), I had to take a look at the classic book about them a while back, called “ Inside Larry & Sergey’s Brain ,” by Richard L. It didn’t disappoint me. They break the mold.

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Xconomy

JULY 3, 2019

Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] Join Xconomy and World Frontiers Forum on July 16 for Net@50 , an event exploring the internet’s past and future. ] Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.

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socalTECH

MAY 22, 2014

ACTIVE Network said it has signed up the YMCA of the North Shore in Massachusetts and YMCA of the Brandywine Valley in Pennsylvania as customers for the company''s ACTIVE Net cloud platform. That software helps organizations with managing facility booking, memberships, communications, and running community programs. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Then the dotcom bubble burst, and he wound up with a net worth of negative $10,000. Calacanis' new book is called, "Angel: How to invest in technology startups —Timeless advice from an Angel Investor who turned $100,000 into $100,000,000." But most of Jason's money has been made by angel investing.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Although young companies rarely measure profitability this repeatedly, more mature companies usually can bring from five to ten percent of revenues to the bottom line in the form of net profit. Not long after, the company was sold in a “fire sale” amounting to slightly less than the debt on the books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. Net result and reward. Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare. Reward your people.

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

The app works with WD's My Book Live, My Book Live Duo, and My Net N900 Centra HD routers with storage. WD said the app is free, and runs on iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch, and Android devices. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2013

The move comes as Zynga said it expects a net loss in the range of. $39 million, and that it is expected booking to be in the "lower half" of its outlook range. Zynga said the moves will save it an estimated $70M to $80M in pre-tax, annualized cash expenses. 39 million to $28.5 READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2021

Entrepreneurs who require funding for their startup have long counted on self-accredited high net worth individuals (“angels”) to fill their needs, after friends and family, and before they qualify for institutional investments (“VCs”). Rose, according to his classic book, “ Angel Investing.” Neither does David S.

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socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

The firm said it already has strategic partnerships with The Blue Book, The Association of General Contractors of America (AGC) and the American Subcontractors Association (ASA). Those domains are at the same level as the common.com,net,org, and other domain extensions currently in use.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2022

One 11-year study of over 200 companies over a decade ago, detailed in the book “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. I saw a good summary of these in the classic book, “ Ethical Leadership ,” by Andrew Leigh, an expert in this area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2023

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

As I noted in Why Most Business Books (Still) Suck , I am generally not a fan of business books. If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. Pithy – Guy is the Steven King of business books.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 1, 2013

The publishing industry has gone through massive disruptions in recent years from advent of online book sales, to the closing of bookstore and the growth of ebooks. Social media has transformed the way books are marketed and sold. Author of new book, “Finding The Next Steve Jobs” released via Net Minds.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2022

Angels are typically high net worth individuals who are investing their own money, for a wide range of motives. By definition, an angel investor is not an “institutional investor.” Venture capitalists (VCs) are paid to invest other people’s money, and measured on the rate of return they get.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

In the classic book, “ Driving Demand: Transforming B2B Marketing to Meet the Needs of the Modern Buyer ,” top marketing consultant Carlos Hidalgo updates the old guidelines on how to set up demand generation processes, keep them current, and measure results.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

You no longer need to worry over daily cash or threats to your net worth. Write a book. Whether the exit was as large as you hoped, or whether your goals of taking care of all the people who helped you get to this point were realized, the exit itself generates a complex set of emotions in all of us. Start dreaming of the next big idea.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 28, 2011

At a time when TV Everywhere is a catchphrase, more devices are connected to each other and the net, and the cloud is becoming a real home for TV, movies, music, and books, well look at what it means to have Entertainment Everywhereand how its changing everything. link] (more)

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

You can review all the specifics of this approach in the classic book by Nathan Furr and Paul Ahlstrom, appropriately titled “ Nail It then Scale It: The Entrepreneur's Guide to Creating and Managing Breakthrough Innovation ,” but I will net it out here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I was happy to see quantified evidence of this in a new book, “ Winning on Purpose ,” by Fred Reichhheld, creator of the Net Promoter system of management, in concert with Darci Darnell and Maureen Burns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2019

To check out the Google founders, and because I still see so many business plans that are modeled after Google (more search engines, and more billion dollar growth models), I had to take a look at the classic book about them a while back, called “ Inside Larry & Sergey’s Brain ,” by Richard L. It didn’t disappoint me. They break the mold.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Consider: When GOAT started it was a restaurant reservation booking app called GrubWithUs … it’s now worth $3.7 You need shots on goal as not every one will go in the back of the net. billion When Ring started, even the folks at Shark Tank wouldn’t fund it. It sold to Amazon for > $1 billion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. What is the need you fill or problem you solve? Target market. Who are you selling to?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. Net result and reward. Startups which display real innovation, such as alternative energy sources and new medical treatments, are still rare. Reward your people.

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Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

The second founder, Rob Duva , created another company called Fin & Field to book hunting & fishing excursions. The massive shift of dollars the moved from public markets to private markets has benefitted us and while at times can distort valuations as they themselves chase FOMO, the net results will be net positive for us all.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2021

John Bradberry, in his classic book “ 6 Secrets To Startup Success ” explores many of these attributes, especially passion, and defines some useful principles to help enthusiastic entrepreneurs squeeze the most out of their passion, while not being trapped by it. Unfortunately, less than half of these new ventures survive beyond a few years.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Johnson in their classic book, “ Business Alchemy: Turning Ideas Into Gold ,” these different success expectations are what separates a lifestyle entrepreneur from a growth entrepreneur: Owner is the only one “in charge.” Under all of these, net income flows easily into your personal income. According to William R. Cobb and M.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2010

In the firm's 8-K filing describing the transaction, Dot Hill said the purchase price was reduced from earlier amounts due to negative net book value of Cloverleaf's balance sheet. Dot Hill said it expects the buy to help it expand beyond the storage array market, into the higher margin storage software market. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The Facebook parent-company saw its stock price get bludgeoned after a bad earnings report showcased that Apple’s ad-blocking changes are shaving billions off its books and the company’s crown jewel — the Facebook platform — has stopped growing and actually shrank this quarter.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

Dave’s book and ebook on raising money available on Amazon.com. However, most often, these funds are solicited by a well-meaning entrepreneur from investors who are not qualified as accredited investors under the law (currently requiring a proved income of $200,000 a year or $1 million in net worth for an individual investor).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2022

I found the key ones to be outlined well in a new book, “ Hunting Discomfort ,” by Sterling Hawkins. This leads to a constant search for safety nets, backup plans, and alternatives, rather than just getting to work, doing the job, and enjoying more and more learning, as well as confidence. Concentrate on highlighting your positives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2022

In her classic book on this subject, “ The Essentials of Fabulous ,” Ellen Lubin-Sherman, who has been tracking fabulous people most of her life as a writer and journalist, tried to net it out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

I just finished a new book, Agility: How to Navigate the Unknown and Seize Opportunity in a World of Disruption , by Leo Tilman and Charles Jacoby, which has helped me net out the key principles for businesses to become more agile. They started with a focus on books, but expanded online access to cover almost everything.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

Net out the problem and your solution in the first 30 seconds. Even if you have an hour booked, the advice is the same. Successful startups are all about the right people with the right stuff. Executive summary glossy. Investor and strategic partner pitch. Pitch your company, not your product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2021

I don’t have any solid insight on this subject, so I was intrigued by the classic book “ Leaving on Top: Graceful Exits for Leaders ,” by David Heenan, a business executive and Georgetown professor. Cast a wide net, including people inside and outside your fields of interest. Push your comfort zone. Keep good company. Stay connected.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2023

In my consulting practice, I seem to struggle the most with those of you who are perfectionists, so I was pleased with the guidance I found in a new book, “ The Imperfectionists: Strategic Mindsets for Uncertain Times ,” by Robert McLean and Charles Conn. Enlist the collective intelligence of the crowd.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

A couple of years ago I read the popular book, “The Four Hour Workweek &# by Tim Ferriss. It was recommended to me by my friend, Net Jacobsson , who was trying to do some basic Life Hacking. Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. My 2 biggest negatives about the book: 1.

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