Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

The final clip is Fred & I talking about whether “the best product wins” and my assertion that the bias in today’s Silicon Valley dominated tech world there is probably too much emphasis on tech at the expense of how to sell, implement and service customers. But Fred got me to see a broader perspective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2015

So before you quit your day job, tax all your friends and investors for money, or max out your credit cards to design and build a product, I recommend that you seriously contemplate the following more basic questions: Are you prepared to adopt the entrepreneur lifestyle? Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 3/6/2015.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

This article will speak to reasons why retailers may choose to forgo mobile apps, and also argue that as consumers spend more time on their smartphones, building a responsive app that reaches out to customers, understands their behaviors and increases conversion rates ultimately benefits the brand. MYTH: Development costs are too high.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

If one entered between 2009-2015 he or she is no doubt in the “hazard” phase where one need to be careful about thinking he know more about the industry than perhaps he do. It forces the founder to spend time in front of customers. Money when you find product / market fit is an extreme differentiator. Same as I felt.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. A great leader knows customers and has direct relationships with them. The reality of most startups is about survival. Conviction. Team Building.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

In reality, crowdfunding has become a major startup funding vehicle, with an estimated contribution of $30 billion in 2015, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. It usually takes more than you can collect just to build and deliver the product. Startups need to build a large passionate group of fans before the campaign.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

It’s one thing when you provide a blank space to write your goals when you are in a classroom and there’s a teacher who can help you. Of course, improving customer satisfaction is a goal, but the system would drill down to specific issues such as knowledge of store layout. Yes, I’m yelling – it’s really that bad.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I taught a somewhat crazy course about writing and deploying a scalable website in Ruby on Rails and deploying it in EC2. Along the way many things came together: being able to find the right people, getting great customers, having lots of luck, being in the right place at the right time. From day one we focused on customers.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Twilio has now raised around $235 million, including a July 2015 round totaling $130 million. Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. Our approach is often additive to all parties, resulting in ongoing, productive relationships.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2013

” I’m not a morning person; in fact, it’s 2pm as I’m writing this and I’m still in sweat pants, but for this, I’ll gladly be there. Customers know what works well and are frustrated by the lack of innovation in the industry. I believe car companies just won’t bother their customers like that.”

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

As I sit here writing this, I can’t help but think how excited I am about our future. The fact that Twitter built a product around the mobile phone culture right out of the gate is significant: it created a new social pipeline. Why is Twitter’s user acquisition at a standstill , and why are their ad products failing?

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