socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. Our interview this morning is with Robin Richards , the CEO of Los Angeles-based CareerArc (www.careerarc.com).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2014

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. Entrepreneur of the Year” finalist. Exploit your product and service differences. One new metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS).

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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. entrepreneur Excel financial model startup'

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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. I have had this discussion with many a first-time entrepreneur. Is it one product line or multiple?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cedars Sinai has a wide range of networks, from providers, payers, and other key stakeholders, and Techstars has a wide network of investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the startup space, and being able to connect those people creates and amazing opportunity. Omkar Kulkarni: We're deliberately casting a wide net.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

Cedars Sinai has a wide range of networks, from providers, payers, and other key stakeholders, and Techstars has a wide network of investors, entrepreneurs, and leaders in the startup space, and being able to connect those people creates and amazing opportunity. Omkar Kulkarni: We're deliberately casting a wide net.

Mentor 100

Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

I often ask entrepreneurs to consider, “What’s your objective? Is it one product line or multiple? For example, if you sell your product through a third-party reseller who charges 30% of any sale then your COGS will be 30% of revenue (assuming no other costs of sales). Thus the trade off between profits & growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

When choosing an identity for a company or a product, simple and straightforward are back in style, and cost less to brand. Avoid picking names that don''t allow your business to move around or add to its product line. This means avoiding geographic locations or product categories to your business name. Keep it simple.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

Warren Buffett and Rupert Murdoch clearly fall into this category. Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey are business examples in this category. After many stories of leaders in all these categories, he offers some good tips on how to get counted in the category you prefer: Know thyself. " Which category will you fall into?

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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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Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Products: You obviously can’t create value without a viable product (or service) to sell. This section of your Venture Value Scorecard should summarize the important advances you have made recently in research and product development. Keep track of what you’re doing to develop and enhance your sustainable competitive advantages.

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.Net Metrics Competition Template 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

When choosing an identity for a company or a product, simple and straightforward are back in style, and cost less to brand. Avoid picking names that don't allow your business to move around or add to its product line. This means avoiding geographic locations or product categories to your business name. Keep it simple.

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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. But Net had told me that he picked up some valuable lessons from the book, so I thought, “WTF? I wish I were good in the email category. So I don’t read too many of them. Can’t hurt.&#. Yeah, right!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

When choosing an identity for a company or a product, simple and straightforward are back in style, and cost less to brand. Avoid picking names that don't allow your business to move around or add to its product line. This means avoiding geographic locations or product categories to your business name. Keep it simple.

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Company Companies Google Customer 108

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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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

CallFire will continue on a strong growth trajectory throughout the remainder of the year, driving revenues for the company as we work to transform the telecom category.” An Internet industry pioneer, Burr founded NetZero and saw it through early growth to its dominant position as one of the world’s largest Internet Service Providers.

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Venture Capital Cloud Computing Class Education 89

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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