TechCrunch LA

APRIL 12, 2018

seems like an unlikely place to grow one of the next billion-dollar startups in the booming Los Angeles tech ecosystem. It was Iconiq that put a whopping $80 million into ServiceTitan just last year — and while the 2017 cash infusion may have been larger, the company’s valuation has continued to rise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

There are others, like Norton LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. Sometimes the problem cause is that startups forget the technical standards and quality processes that every Internet rollout must follow to reduce the risk.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

APRIL 6, 2017

Wednesday, April 12, 2017 -- Funding your Innovation. This course is about selling your innovation to investors, grant proposal reviewers, potential strategic partners, and to your intended customers. There are specific criteria that investors, partner prospects, and grant proposal reviewers are basing their personal decisions upon.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2023

If you have a different view, I urge you to see the data presented in a new book, “ The Nine: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace ,” by Phil Simon, a globally recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work. Millions have bowed out of the labor market. Immigration to the US has sharply declined.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2017

Even the most diligent investors are often surprised by apparently solid business startups that fail, while others succeed, despite the odds. In my own experience as an investor, I have concluded that success is more about the people than the product. Balance of technical and business knowledge.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

There are others, like LifeLock , acquired in 2017 by Symantec for $2.3 Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it. Sometimes the problem cause is that startups forget the technical standards and quality processes that every Internet rollout must follow to reduce the risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

They seem shocked to learn that most professional investors and advisors, myself included, routinely decline such requests, due to costly litigation and administrative nightmares. Potential investors don’t need this data, except perhaps as part of a final due diligence after an initial signed agreement.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 23, 2018

As entrepreneurs think of ways to leverage the explosive sales of smart audio technology, they should take note of the following key takeaways the NPR/Edison Research survey: Rapid Adoption – 39 million adult Americans own at least one Smart Speaker, representing approximately 16% of the population. What’s Next? –

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces. Ajay Royan told Bloomberg in 2017 that Mithril does not “charge excessive fees.” Quality tech news from around the web. What a boring mess.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 15, 2017

But I decided to give it a chance and in 2017, I moved to my first coworking space. However, this also meant that you could have a quick nap or watch TV when you are not feeling very productive. In a coworking space, you have people working diligently all around you. So was it worth it? Distraction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Most of the guidance you see for entrepreneurs is aimed at those who are selling a product (Apple, Tesla, Xiaomi), or selling a service (Uber, Airbnb, Snapchat). The “product” value is difficult to quantify, the costs are nebulous, and entrepreneurs have to clone themselves to scale the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Don’t start from how you want to sell.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

government’s Precision Medicine Initiative is an ambitious effort to collect the genomic data of 1 million Americans, and tech giant Alphabet (NASDAQ: GOOG ) is deeply involved. The new company, expected to launch in 2017, will trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol “BIVV” when the split is complete. —The U.S. —David H.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2017

Of course, nobody really knows all of what tomorrow will bring, in terms of globalization, digital technology, or demographic shifts, but most experts agree that certain elements are already obvious, and things must be done today to get your business ready in time. Data technology facilitates more fact-based decisions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Thus most investors I know claim to invest in the person, rather than the product. When people feel good about themselves, the business looks positive, productivity goes up, and relationships are a lot better. Smart business executives learn to use new technology software to give them new insights and more free time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2017

Most experts agree that a great team is more important than a great product. In today’s world, the market evolves even faster than the technology. Every business encounters unanticipated obstacles due to economic conditions, natural disasters, and competitor challenges, so start practicing resilience early.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The first round of pitches are due this week. “DARPA is saying you can’t retrofit [biosafety] into existing technology, you have to design it—not just into widgets and technologies, but into the institutions that are supporting the technologies.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2017

Startup investors tell me they invest in a new venture with a higher caliber of people, rather than the product or service, and I agree. In my role as a business advisor, I see successful businesses most often emerging from great teams rather than great products. Marty Zwilling First published on Huffington Post on 03/13/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2017

I started out in business as a techy geek, so I understand why technologists starting a new venture spend so much effort getting the product just right. The longer the search takes, the more money you are losing by not having the position filled and productive. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 12/13/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

They don’t realize that these only increase their workload, due to training and management, rather than offloading real work. Thus top entrepreneurs spend as much time getting the right team in place to run the business as building the product or service. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/09/2017.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Why is it that consumers overwhelming prefer to return unwanted products in person, rather than by mail--and how do you make that complex and cumbersome process easier for both consumers and online retailers? David Sobie: We are tackling the very unhappy challenge of returning products purchased online.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2016

Apple’s iPhone 7 is due out next month. Already on that plateau are products like the commercial jet airliner, which hasn’t changed much since Boeing introduced the 747 in 1970. The company might be planning something splashy for 2017, the 10th anniversary of the original iPhone. The biggest change: no more headphone plug.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2017

Mayor Eric Garcetti at Upfront Summit, February 2017 I first sat down with then councilman Eric Garcetti on the Ides of March 2012 — almost 5 years ago exactly. He was running to be the 42nd mayor of Los Angeles and he outlined his vision to “open up the city government to technology and innovation” if he were elected.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

So while not one single Latino actor, director, writer or producer was nominated for the major awards in 2017 and the last major acting Latina win was 10 years ago and acting Latino win was 27 years ago — audiences are craving content that resonates with their experiences. Or how about your biggest gains in beauty products?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Statistica reports that almost 20 percent more companies went public in 2018 versus 2017. With the key social media platforms today, an entrepreneur can tune a product, build a brand, and grow the business with very low cost and a high interactivity never before possible. Initial Public Offerings (IPO) are back as an exit strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2018

According to the 2017 Kauffman Startup Activity Index , the share of new entrepreneurs who started businesses to pursue opportunity rather than from necessity reached 86 percent, more than 12 percentage points higher than in 2009 at the height of the Great Recession. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

What neither group seems to fully comprehend is that retail needs to fundamentally change to succeed, far beyond the addition of an online component, to meet the experience expectations of today’s generation, an oversupplied global marketplace, and technology for instant pricing and distribution. Abandon the concept of “cookie-cutter” stores.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

Business is more about people than product. As an angel investor in startups, I often find myself looking harder at the quality of the team and the leadership, than at the details of the product and business model. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Then review the performance versus the roadmap and deliverables on a weekly basis. " Every employee appreciates guidance on both – to do the right thing at the right point in time, towards attainment of the organization’s goals, as well as employee satisfaction and perceived productivity.

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