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10 Ways To Keep The Road Ahead In 2017 A Happy One

Startup Professionals Musings

You’ve probably already made your resolutions for 2017, but if not, I suggest a renewed commitment to finding happiness and satisfaction in your chosen business lifestyle. Real job performance is more a function of productivity than hours worked anyway. Make your resolution today to keep the long road ahead in 2017 a satisfying one.

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Los Angeles-based ‘deep tech’ investment firm Riot Ventures is raising a $75M fund

TechCrunch LA

The firm has largely flown under the radar, but it has been investing in startups applying innovations in automation, artificial intelligence, computer vision, computational biology, material sciences and robotics to industrial products and processes for the past two years. Oculus, Snap, Tinder and others.

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How Early-Stage Startups Can Prepare for Their Big Break

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Robbie Cabral, CEO and founder of Benjilock , the first biometric and rechargeable smart lock, is a veteran to Eureka Park and recipient of the 2017 CES Innovation Award. I needed to resolve how I was going to distribute my product. Get Your Playbook Together. I am a big proponent of the mentorship program.

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The team behind Baidu’s first smart speaker is now using AI to make films

TechCrunch LA

The eight-people team is led by Cheng Lyu, the 29-year-old entrepreneur who goes by Jesse and helped Baidu build up its smart speaker unit from scratch after the Chinese search giant acquired his voice startup Raven in 2017. Let AI write the script. Along with several of Raven’s core members, Lyu left Baidu in 2018 to start rct.

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7 Plan Elements That Separate Businesses From Hobbies

Startup Professionals Musings

Providing your product or service free to customers may sound attractive in marketing materials, but you need revenue sources to survive. Professional investors look for the right people, more than the right product. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/22/2017. Provide details on the business model and cash flow.

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Interview with Jordan Glazier, Wildfire Systems

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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. We automatically add tracking and point those product references to e-commerce merchants.

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7 Keys To Hard Hitting Social Media Use For Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Assess social media relevance to your product or service. If your business is industrial B2B products, social media may be low on your list. Use strong communication and writing skills. These days, video production is also a useful skill. Marty Zwilling Published by Xerox Small Business Solutions on 03/06/2017.