Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2015

The way to start is with a sample financial model, freely available from many sources on the Internet, such as this one from Entrepreneur. The manual calculations to translate market assumptions into costs, volumes, expenses and net return are massive. Projections you know to be wrong won’t help you.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars- Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. A couple of big factors that I think are helpful, is the network it opens up. The accelerator's deadline is Friday.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The Techstars Health Accelerator recently set up shop in Los Angeles with Cedars Sinai�the second, Techstars powered startup accelerator in the city--in a move to help healthcare startups get to market quicker. A couple of big factors that I think are helpful, is the network it opens up. The accelerator's deadline is Friday.

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Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some expert help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. This means avoiding geographic locations or product categories to your business name. Limit it to two syllables.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. In that context, I offer you my latest collection of popular investor-to-entrepreneur terms and concepts. Frothy is good for entrepreneurs. Seed-round investment.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. If you have a market lead then raising capital and making investments now will help you as others enter the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Net Income: The five factors listed above all contribute to something that is directly measurable: net income. Items that paint a big picture include revenue by major product area, cost of goods, and operating expenses by category. Keep track of what you’re doing to develop and enhance your sustainable competitive advantages.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

The net of it, is we're really in the big data business, and we're taking what was formerly a totally monolithic piece--a single DVD, or video game, or sports game--and converting that into something that is consumable in the social web. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand. Video games are also huge.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was recommended to me by my friend, Net Jacobsson , who was trying to do some basic Life Hacking. If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. Can’t hurt.&#.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. This means avoiding geographic locations or product categories to your business name. Limit it to two syllables.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable. These days, it even helps if the name can easily be turned into a verb, like Google me. This means avoiding geographic locations or product categories to your business name. Limit it to two syllables.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

“We’ve added a significant number of new customers in recent months alone, including premier multinational brands, and we’re now helping these companies to achieve their communications goals with unprecedented cost-efficiency.”

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Entrepreneurs create opportunities by creating ripples, and mini-ventures are great ripple creators. This enterprise netted the entrepreneurial student a nice fistful of bills before each test. the smartass entrepreneur replied, “It’s called business. When the Professor asked, “What do you think you are doing?”

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. More Mansion Videos.

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