Tech.Co

JULY 19, 2017

One notable fact about the competition: While it’s free to enter, fellows should have a plan in place to co-finance their participation through either a fellowship or partner funding. ” Any Stage of Development Is Considered. While WelkerMedia’s U.S. Read more about emerging startups in Los Angeles at TechCo.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

As a VC with scores of startups in our portfolio we have ringside seats to many, many fund raising processes plus I had to raise money across about 5 different rounds of capital as an entrepreneur so I’ve developed some thought on the process that I hope can be helpful to some of you before you start. Let me give you an example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. That means regularly scanning LinkedIn and job sites for roles and opportunities that you may quality for, and honing your skills and connections to be sure you are competitive.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.” Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market. When should you start a company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2017

Yet, in my experience as a mentor to entrepreneurs, the majority of failures I see are related to starting and growing the business, not developing the solution. Business objectives need to be quantified and measured to assess progress and positioning against competition. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/17/2017.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

At year end 2017, Association Executives would find it useful to see the world as their members do and understand what help they need to make progress in their Industry or Profession. Cyber & nuclear threats, disruptive innovation, and increasing competition for market share will continue to reshape how members view their memberships.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Tim O'Neal: Kazhm was founded in 2017. I also spend a chunk of my career in software development, working on enterprise applications. I have been lucky to have been around both parts of corporate IT and application development teams, and on the infrastructure side. Explain what Kazuhm does?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Incidentally, if you never thought of yourself as being an A-Player employee, you probably will struggle even more in the competitive entrepreneur world. These look exactly like the strategies I have been recommending to every entrepreneur for growing their business, versus developing a solution.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

He saw that the industry was being disrupted globally, and actually started with the idea of building a new company that could be scalable, and flexible, and offer delivery of that content at competitive pricing. We bought our first company in 2017 to create this, and we rolled up a few companies to bring this vision to life.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Most business leaders today realize that smart management of scarce resources is the key to competitive success. Every organization needs a talent pipeline that holds leaders at all levels accountable for identifying and developing internal difference makers, and nurturing networks of external talent. Only you can do that.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In the case of MakeSpace we had huge initial successes in New York City as Rahul led the scaling of our drivers, our trucks and our warehouses and we figured out the right price points to beat the local competition. We have been able to build deep customer insights on product, pricing, service, geography, competition, etc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2017

From my perspective, projecting financial returns is part of the homework every business person needs to do in sizing customer opportunity, product costs, pricing, competition and customer value, before expending their own resources in a highly risky venture. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/28/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I’m not an expert on leadership, so I am always on the lookout for specific development guidance, such as the new book, “ Leadership Results ,” by the well-known leadership coach and business psychologist, Sebastian Salicru. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 11/10/2017.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2014

In 2014, Sodexo committed $1 Billion to creating a more inclusive global supply chain for its hospitality products, forming partnerships between its local operations and small to medium sized businesses run by women in the developing world. Click here to watch some videos from the event.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2017

We all have a human tendency, developed in our childhood, to make up stories which paint us as a victim rather than the problem. Business leaders must convince the team that the decision makers today are customers, the marketplace, competition, feedback, innovation, and breakthroughs. Actions speak louder than words.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2017

A primary focus on process leads to highly structured training classes, leaving little room for personal career development. Mentoring and coaching tend to improve commitment, motivation, decision making, and creative talents, which are required for a competitive business and career. Taking care of people generates a quid pro quo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Every business needs to develop a revenue model even before a product. It is a very competitive approach, but requires design and development effort for value at every level. Expect extra costs for development, testing, documentation, and support. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/17/2017.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

founded in summer of 2017. Dan LeBlanc: We spent about the first year and half after we were founded, really developing our product, which we launched at the start of Q1. We found, in a year and a half developing the product in early alpha, that we were definitely ahead of anybody else in the industry. What does your startup do?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

San Diego-based Wildfire Systems , led by startup veteran Jordan Glazier , has developed software which product referrals and automatically transform them into trackable links across email, text messaging, chat, and social messaging. Jordan Glazier: Wildfire has developed a platform for monetizing social messaging. How does this work?

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

These teams are motivated to develop approaches to creatively explore new opportunities for growth. Building and managing teams along the new lines outlined is not easy, and that’s why it’s a real competitive advantage when you do it. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 02/12/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

If both of you are experts at software development, even though one loves design and the other loves coding, that still won’t get the marketing done. Look at the big picture first of development, finance, and marketing/sales. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 07/15/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2017

For a hands-on guide in developing data-driven people strategies, I found some practical techniques in a new book, “ The Data Driven Leader ,” by Jenny Dearborn and David Swanson. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 12/09/2017. Bigger organizations should invest in the new “big data” tools.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2017

What's wonderful about this new fund, is we literally started in April of 2017. The fund has been about two years of development with Peter Warnoe, who is a serial entrepreneur who is very famous in the Nordics. There's also toughter competition, because you're competing with the big boys. He is the CEO of Magic Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2017

He and I both believe the right people are the most competitive advantage you can have in business. Good recruiters develop their own candidate list, are creative and smart about how to message your opportunity, and are persistent in their follow-up. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/13/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Business leaders, and every member of their team, need to proactively use lateral thinking skills to develop and nurture creativity and innovation.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 26, 2016

Critics say Mylan has been emboldened by the recall of EpiPen’s only competition last fall. —South San Francisco, CA-based Denali Therapeutics, with ambitions to develop drugs for several neurodegenerative diseases, bagged $130 million in a Series B and unveiled a series of deals. Morgan party.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Two “triple” combination regimens for CF , which are meant to expand the reach of its CF drugs, will begin Phase 2 trials by the end of the year, and two additional new CF drugs will start clinical testing in 2017. The news came with some caveats, however, as TheStreet.com explains here. billion last year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

Success in today’s rapidly changing and highly competitive business environment requires a total alignment between the needs of each business function and the priorities of all team members. Failed strategies erode your competitive position. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 05/09/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Design thinking” is a methodology used to solve complex challenges, such as the ones faced by every business in today’s rapidly changing and highly competitive environment. Using design thinking as a framework not only increases your ability to listen, but also develops your inquiry and conflict resolution skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2018

In fact, many experienced entrepreneurs argue that constructing a business model around your solution is far more critical and difficult than developing the product. Your business model may be a more sustainable competitive advantage than your product features, or it can be your biggest risk exposure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

The challenge for you as a business professional and leader is to develop the work ethic you need to compete, and to recognize the essential elements in every partner or team member you associate with. These will provide the competitive edge you need with customers and less-focused team members.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Turning the Urgency Addiction into a Competitive Asset. And the week we finished our 2016 Summit, Stuart had already survey attendees for feedback, completed an analysis of what worked and what didn’t and identified the dates for our 2017 Summit. These are known symptoms of people with ADD. I would have started in June.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2017

Going green is not an automatic qualification for funding and growth, but a focus or sharing of your profits can easily be a competitive advantage. We now more often see “reverse innovation,” where customers in developing countries adopt new technologies first. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/21/2017.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

I also hope to lay out a way to develop a healthy degree of skepticism for the more outlandish arguments. I believe this use of cryptocurrency will develop and flourish long after the dust settles from the hype and crash of cryptocurrencies that we’re experiencing in 2017. It’s Hobbesian economics 101.

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