Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2015

We offered a service that has a net promoter score of 87 placing us higher than such great brands as USAA, Costco, Apple and Amazon. Each bin could broadcast what it was doing in storage live at any time? We initially launched this test as MeerSpace but people didn’t seem to get the reference.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Press .Net Customer 150

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. 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. I was not disapointed.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2012

If you're a startup business owner, how do you get to the next step, and build your first product? That's the idea behind a new startup, Fundable , headed by serial entrepreneur Wil Schroter , which allows you to use rewards -- product, company schwag, an even equity -- as a tool to get your startup to the next stage.

Startup 223

Startup Equity Venture Capital Ideas 223

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

Earlier this week, Derek Norton , a long time advisor to the media, Internet, and technology industry in Los Angeles, announced a brand new venture capital fund called Watertower Ventures (www.watertowerventures.com). Derek Norton: I just closed on a new fund, worth $5M, which I raised from a group of high net worth, high profile LPs.

Invest 145

Invest Funding Capital Startup 145

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

Every company wants a name that stands out from the crowd, a catchy handle that will remain fresh and memorable over time. Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Avoid unusual spellings.

Google 117

Google Customer Custom Sample 117

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. Overvalued stocks have been called "frothy’" for some time, but now the term is being tossed around in lieu of the word "bubble" in the new world of perceived overvalued startups.

Startup 57

Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

Every company wants a name that stands out from the crowd, a catchy handle that will remain fresh and memorable over time. Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Avoid unusual spellings.

Startup 104

Startup Google Customer Custom 104

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Every company wants a name that stands out from the crowd, a catchy handle that will remain fresh and memorable over time. Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Avoid unusual spellings.

Company 108

Company Companies Google Customer 108

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Ria Consulting is hosting its 3rd annual Dallas Day of Dot Net on February 8-9, 2013 at Sheraton Market Center in Dallas, Texas. You’ll learn how to manage multiple environments with Git and Visual Studio 2012 so your small teams aren’t pushing to production and jeopardizing your site’s stability.

Training 65

Training Technical Review Technology Software Review 65

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

WebEx’s management was understandably hesitant to modify their pricing because the company’s shares were publically traded at the time we launched GoToMeeting (the company was subsequently purchased by Cisco). They were effectively hooked on the bad profits which were seductive when they initially launched their service. Graph The Effect.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Every company wants a name that stands out from the crowd, a catchy handle that will remain fresh and memorable over time. Some startup founders try unusual word spellings to make their business stand out, but this can be trouble when customers ‘Google’ your business to find you, or try to refer you to others. Avoid unusual spellings.

Company 92

Company Companies Google Customer 92

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Subject: Reference for Twilio. com> 4/25/08.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Facebook popularized the short-form “status update&# and this initially is called the “feed&# but over time starts to become known as the “ stream.&# Twitter then popularizes the idea of having only a stream (e.g. So we ended up with “real-time streams&# in Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, Blip.FM, etc.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

In other words, find a lawyer who will take the time to understand the issues underlying your business and advise you how to best accomplish your objectives while minimizing your legal exposure. The reference may be well-intentioned, but the lawyer’s allegiance may be divided between the investor and you. Money Is Time.

Technical Advisors 124

Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built. . Hold several jobs in college, finish college early, and/or earn multiple degrees in less time than most people earn a single degree.

Entrepreneur 153

Entrepreneur Ideas Writing Startup 153

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

We live in interesting times where working at a startup is glamorized to the point that many founders even refer to their team members as “rock stars,” which to my ears is cringe worthy. Tristan told me that he thought he could design shaving products for people of color that would solve this problem.

Startup 419

Startup Entrepreneur Design Funding 419

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. They come in the form of personal references. I’ve acknowledged that many times.

Startup 285

Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

They were then sued for trademark infringement by a foreign company who had no product, no customers and no employees in the US. I was forced to explain why I say “I switched to the Dark Side” (referring to VC) on my blog. After > 18 months and > $2 million a judge summarily dismissed his claims.

Startup 150

Startup IP Writing Ideas 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. When I meet with Tom offline it’s obvious that he immediately is thinking about product issues, technology trends, funding rounds, etc. She created the notes and carefully noted the times. Sounds like a noble cause.

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The reality is that cryptocurrencies can be both and can be liberating and corrupting at the same time. The Simple Case for Cryptocurrencies Currency is something most of us take for granted in our daily lives and don’t give much thought to where money came from, how it became accepted and trusted and how it’s evolved over time.

Course 280

Course Startup Framework Marketing 280