socalTECH

JULY 10, 2017

What we typically see when we implement or test our scores against applications they have previously funded and taken a loss on, is that we could have reduced net chargeoffs from 40 to 60 percent. For larger lenders, that might represent $40M to $50M in carveout of losses that they can reduce. I spent a good portion of my career there.

Artificial Inteligence 124

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Al Gore, by just talking about it, still seems to be leading the way in monetization, having amassed an estimated net worth reported recently as around $300 million. In this new technology age, smart entrepreneurs are starting to be able to deliver higher-performance components at lower cost, such as composites in lieu of aluminum or steel.

Artificial Inteligence 79

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. I’ve netted out his and others to create the following basic strategy for entrepreneurial growth: Apply your core competency to related markets.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Customer Custom .Net 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Find a major customer, or a complimentary business, who sees such value in your idea that they are willing to give you an advance on royalty payments to complete your development. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Funding 96

Xconomy

JUNE 2, 2016

As a startup CEO, I also went wondering whether and when Spare5 might engage Cuba and Cubans—as suppliers of the human insights we source, and customers who need high-quality data to train artificial intelligence engines. The net is that Cuba has massive shortages of items we take for granted. Once both the U.S.

Startup 63

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 8, 2009

In a couple of weeks we held our first seminar educating parents on how to keep their kids safe online. We are not therapists, but we know technology so we did the best we could. Products like Net Nanny and SpectorPro can block or monitor your children’s access to the Internet.

Google 115

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Find a major customer, or a complimentary business, who sees such value in your idea that they are willing to give you an advance on royalty payments to complete your development. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The collective 28-minutes required to view the videos will net you far more than another episode of Modern Family. Clear attribution by Snoop would have educated the young staff person, and millions of others, regarding classic, old-school funk. Collaboration – Share your results, data, customer feedback, fans, etc.

Startup 255

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire serves clients in a diverse array of industries, from automotive, education and entertainment, to finance, healthcare, marketing and real estate. CallFire’s business model focuses on providing complete application solutions to businesses, while its open API enables applications to be customized in virtually any fashion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

At a small company, if you''re constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Marty Zwilling.

Startup 103

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Negotiate an advance from a strategic partner or customer. Find a major customer, or a complimentary business, who sees such value in your idea that they are willing to give you an advance on royalty payments to complete your development. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support.

Startup 113

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Along the way many things came together: being able to find the right people, getting great customers, having lots of luck, being in the right place at the right time. But throughout the transition I had my safety net. From day one we focused on customers. One key decision early on was that RightScale needed to become big fast.

Cloud Computing 188

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2013

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Never cover your a$$.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Training Technical Review 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2011

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Never cover your a$$.

Startup 105

Startup Company Companies Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation. One positive aspect of having worked in a large company is that they usually provide actual training and education for a new role, rather than all “on-the-job training.” Never cover your a$$.

Startup 95

Startup Company Companies Training 95

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

The International CES is produced by the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) , the preeminent trade association promoting growth in the consumer technology industry. The emergence of a new era of technologies, collectively known as Web 3.0, provides a strategically significant opportunity to make media and business run better.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2013

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Customer service. Who better to run your customer service than an experienced professional with a little gray hair, who is firm but calm, soft-spoken, and credible around your customers?

Startup 98

Startup Mentor Demand High Tech 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Customer Service. Who better to run your customer service than an experienced professional with a little gray hair, who is firm but calm, soft-spoken, and credible around your customers?

Entrepreneur 107

Entrepreneur Mentor Demand High Tech 107

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2010

They have worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated. Customer Service. Who better to run your customer service than an experienced professional with a little gray hair, who is firm but calm, soft-spoken, and credible around your customers?

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Mentor Statistics High Tech Demand 75