Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2011

According to earlier studies from Forbes Insights , many entrepreneurs feel the lessons learned during the past couple of years have not only helped them survive, but the recession exposed flaws in their business strategies that were previously not apparent, and they could fix. More work needed. One out of two U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

But through expressing points-of-view I can raise above the consciousness of my customers (entrepreneurs and limited partners who invest in VC funds) in ways that I couldn’t without breaking through the noise of the hundreds of others of VCs who also have money. I am a VC. I hand out money. How differentiated is that?

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Meet the Graduates: · Connectifier, which connects recruiters to potential job candidates, consists of 4 ex-Google employees and local angel investor, Terrence Yang, has dubbed Connectifier one of the best startups of 2012. YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7 YieldMetrics has already raised $1.7

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

It shows a return to cautious optimism despite growth lower than expected in 2012, and much improved perspective from the record-high pessimism of the last few years. Only 44% indicated they had a strategy in place during the recession, or to guide growth during the coming recovery period. More work needed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Sherrie Madia and Paul Borgese have addressed the positives of this challenge in their book, “ The Social Media Survival Guide ,” on “everything you need to know to grow your business exponentially with social media.” Just ten percent say they will not use social media in 2012, down from 24 percent for 2011 and 39 percent for 2010.

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Steve Reich

MAY 17, 2012

The JOBS Act of 2012 makes it possible to raise equity capital from small investors for the first time. The Angels in the room (many of whom are attorneys) agreed that they were unlikely to invest in a crowdsourced company until they had some history to guide them. The discussion was lively, to say the least. The other key conclusion?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

Foursquare is good example of a modern hyperlocal site, which describes itself as “50% friend-finder, 30% social city guide, 20% nightlife game.” Foursquare has raised more than $112 million in outside funding, on $2 million in revenue in 2012. entrepreneur funding hperlocal startup' Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

I actually come from a long line of entrepreneurs. I had a lot of support, a lot of people guiding me through the first six months. Now my company is 28-employees, we closed a round of three million dollars in May (2012). Five Tips For Emerging Entrepreneurs. A Foundation Of Honorable Service. I started cold calling.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Brock Pierce is a 10x entrepreneur best known for pioneering the market for digital currency. He is a media and digital media entrepreneur, senior executive, negotiator and dealmaker with an unbroken track record of success in start-up and emerging growth companies, as well as major and independent media companies.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. August 24, 2012 10:24 AM. Qualcomm CEO Paul Jacobs was named one of Fortune’s 10 Brilliant Technology Visionaries for 2012 alongside the great and powerful Oz’s of Apple and Google. October 20, 2012 1:57 PM. October 17, 2012 1:15 PM. © Copyright 2012 VentureBeat.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Always looking to provide the very best for our community so that you may learn and grow as a startup or entrepreneur, Bill Gross is one of the best experts we could provide. A lifelong entrepreneur, Bill started several companies prior to Idealab. Entries will be closed for company submissions at midnight of January 22, 2012.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

As one of the young company’s first employees (founded in January 2012 with their first hotspot product launch in 2012) she provides a great inside look at the inspiration that drives the company’s work and shares her own insights on how/why she ended up at one of the wireless data industry’s fastest growing innovators.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

The REACH event will bring together some of gaming’s most influential thinkers, creators, and developers who will guide us through their vision of the next evolution of gaming. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

We told you about young twins behind Social network LAGbook , Today we caught up with two 19 year-old entrepreneurs from Naperville, Illinois. DinnDinn launched on Tuesday, August 28 2012. will be our guide! Juckins and Jeremy A. We chose the name DinnDinn because it is something that everyone young and old can relate to.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. A Framework to Guide You: So putting it all together, you should always be mindful of your personal circumstances and market conditions.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. Start Engine offers a team of mentors who have proven themselves as successful entrepreneurs – not professional investors – ensuring that its startups are guided by the right people for the right reasons. Event Details.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

October 5, 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 2012, compared with the same period in 2011.

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