Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2015

I have added my own insights, based on my experience advising and working with entrepreneurs and startups: Pay for results, rather than pay for work. People who get paid by results have every incentive to think up smarter ways of getting work done. Use of collaborative and other social media platforms.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 4, 2011

That’s right folks Idealab is hosting a job fair at their offices for 10 of their startups companies. They are looking for coders, roboticist, marketing managers, and community managers, to fill the areas of their Green Tech, Social Media, Big Data, and Enterprise companies. When: Wednesday, October 12, 2011.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

As I was reading about it recently, it occurred to me that the concept relates directly to how investors see startup opportunities and potential success as well, at least those with technology in their offerings. This is the “truly disruptive technology” that startups often claim. Great startups always beat the hype.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. Social media users are over 60% more likely to check email at least four times a day than those who don’t use social media. But let me start with some data. 94% of all online adults use email. PHONE CALLS.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2012

A new startup from as far as Berlin, loui AppsUG is making Facebook more interesting and personalized to as real as following status updates relating to one’s mood and preferences. The startup, loui Apps was founded in Berlin late last year. TechZulu caught up with Stefanie Hoffmann co-founder Ioui Apps. So why Gabi?

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

Many new startups and small businesses are shooting to crowdfund their campaign. I started my company with four of my friends and all of us are first time business owners and entrepreneurs. What IndieGoGo allowed us to do was start a campaign on October 2011 and we had a goal set at $10,000.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. When: Thursday, November 10, 2011 – 7-9pm. Tickets: $10.00

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. Kyle: How did you get started in the entrepreneur world? Since then I’ve only worked at start-ups and small business enterprises.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 15, 2011

Tony is currently Founder/CEO for Eventify, an LA-based startup creating a venue marketplace, and Visible Factors, an SEO consulting company. He is also an advisor to multiple startups and regular speaker at conferences like SMX, SXSW Interactive, and PubCon. Check them out below: Tony Adam, Founder/CEO, Eventify and Visiable Factors.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 13, 2011

In this installment of TZ Startup Hot Seat we chat with Vincent Borel Co-Founder of Webdoc. We discuss the origins of Webdoc and as an entrepreneur how Vincent deals with competitors and the general day to day of being an entrepreneur. Do you keep up with other companies doing similar things? What is coming up next?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2011

As Mark states below “Forums are the original social media&# , people sharing information across the web on all sorts of different topics. Forums are the original social media, and they’ve been steadily growing with the scale of the internet since it came into being. To get up every day and keep going.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The Santa Monica based startup accelerator, is inviting Los Angeles tech entrepreneurs for an evening of discussion highlighted by a panel of startup founders that have received funding from leading accelerators and incubators on Thursday, Nov. When: Thursday, November 10, 2011 – 7-9pm. Tickets: $10.00

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Photos that are prime real estate and have never been monetized before, until one very ambitious Silicon Beach startup, GumGum , recognized the opportunity and created the first and largest in-image advertising platform, and an entirely new market. Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2009

Daniel Scalisi is the CEO of Los Angeles-based MobileCause (www.mobilecause.com), a startup focused on the mobile, nonprofit fundraising area. What's your startup all about? I'm a serial entrepreneur, and have started five companies. I have two successful exits, mostly in mobile and teh web, as well as social media.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Yet as an entrepreneur, you can rarely hide under the rock and pretend there’s nothing else happening around you and no one is demanding your attention. While back in 2011, a cell phone user received or made 12 phone calls a day on average, the number has dropped to just 6 calls in 2015.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. Noah completely opened up the kimono, let us peak under his Irish kilt and stood there vulnerable willing to share his honest experience growing his company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Since the recent recession, and at least partially sparked by it, I’m seeing a real resurgence of entrepreneurial spirit, and more startup activity than ever before. is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

So Sean starts at the beginning and discusses where Vidzey’s concept came from. ” START WITH THE END GOAL. So Sean got started and called a buddy and soon to be business partner who was living in Chicago at the time. It was 2011, so these were valid questions. I believe this. Think minority report.”

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. Streaming media. Streaming media. Social media. Social networking. Social games. Live at the Apple Event: iPad Mini (and more?). 11 hrs ago. 20 hrs ago.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

We caught up with the CEO William Zell. Will Zell (CEO) is based in Columbus, OH, and is an Empact100 entrepreneur who was honored at The White House in 2011. Zach Ferres (Chief Technology Officer) has been an entrepreneur since the age of 15. Based in Columbus, Ohio and community management in Washington, D.C,

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

In a 2011 CDC report , nearly 67% of U.S Compound that by the exponential growth of smart devices from 2011-2013 , we’re looking at a need for rapid development in the next few years. Splunk Fastpitch – Auto tech Entrepreneur pitch hour. How Entrepreneurs Will Change the Automotive Industry. Look out for it!

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

He dialed the number and quickly hung up with a confused look on his face. Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. He is not alone.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

conference in Santa Clara, California, followed by Wherecamp, just up the road in Palo Alto. 2011 and Wherecamp 2011 just happened this past week. It brings together entrepreneurs, CTOs, marketers, developers, technologists, researchers, geographers, startups and business developers. Enter the Where 2.0

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

I thought it would be interesting to understand the challenges and concerns of entrepreneurs who began selling online for the first time in 2016, so I sat down with Heidi Muther, COO at Z S upply , LLC. Founded in 2011, Z Supply, LLC has created five women’s fashion brands with a sixth brand and extension into Men’s, launching Spring 2017.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

conference in Santa Clara, California, followed by Wherecamp, just up the road in Palo Alto. 2011 and Wherecamp 2011 just happened this past week. It brings together entrepreneurs, CTOs, marketers, developers, technologists, researchers, geographers, startups and business developers. Enter the Where 2.0

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Conference Startup Mobile Ideas 63

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. but: Something is Still Missing.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The show focuses on legal issues surrounding startups, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and emerging technology. As lawyers in the social media and Internet law space, this duo brings to the table practical experience counseling clients in real time and explaining breaking legal news in plain English.

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IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2012

These indicate that the correct icon for an entrepreneur may now have gray hair, rather than the warm glow of youth: The number of Baby Boomers starting a business from 1996 to 2011 rose nearly 7 percent, while the start-up rate by those aged 20 to 44 fell about 5 percent. They are becoming the new early adopters.

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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 More than 600 tech start-ups have sprung up in L.A.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

We were talking about a company, Factual (disclosure my firm is an investor), which was founded by one of LA’s most talented Internet entrepreneurs, Gil Elbaz , who as co-founder of Applied Semantics (purchased by pre-IPO Google for $102 million and now Google AdSense) is responsible for a large portion of the Internet’s monetization.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It was an online community like CompuServe and eventually started offering people dial-up access to the Internet for a monthly fee. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication? 500 Hats , February 1, 2010 When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

It all started in 2010 with Klout. I had always liked and respected CEO Joe Fernandez but could never get my head around the fact that the Klout was putting up charts showing who influenced me and it didn’t map to the reality I knew in my head. Every startup needs accounting and it’s often a huge distraction and non core.

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