socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2020

What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? We are extremely focused on these regions in our hunt for Unicorns in 2021. We intend to double down on investing in 2021 with 2 investments a week planned. Embrace the fear and attack it head on. Lots and lots of opportunities there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Every entrepreneur and every business I meet in my consulting and mentoring role has great intentions of bringing real innovation to the market, yet I find that most ideas are merely small extensions to existing solutions. Inventors are always talking about what they can do with technology, before sizing the need and the market.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 10, 2020

In response to VCs’ sudden rush to invest in more Black founders , Black venture capitalists and entrepreneurs have penned a bunch of advice on the best way to tap into talent. The program is expanding to Chicago in 2021, the blog post notes. Among the strategies? Team up with Black firms already doing the work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

With the ITRC 2021 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 68 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Market your solution and user benefits, not the mysterious technology behind it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2021

I just finished a new book, “ Backable ,” by Suneel Gupta with Carlye Adler, which solidifies my belief than anyone can learn to be perceived as more credible and persuasive, and it’s a skill that every entrepreneur and business professional needs to master. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 03/01/2021. I can easily relate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

As a long-time business advisor, and an investor in startups along the way, I’m always on the lookout for an entrepreneur who is responding first to a problem in the marketplace , rather than bringing a new technology to the market, assuming it will find a problem to solve. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 08/24/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2021

Most of the entrepreneurs I meet as an investor and advisor have no shortage of right-brain thinking, showing vision and creativity, but often don’t realize that their potential is being limited by a balancing focus on results, metrics, and customer specifics. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/12/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

The recent pandemic was a strong signal for change, and I see most of you entrepreneurs and business owners responding to the business changes required and new opportunities presented. New technologies drive the need for support and attachments, which could be your opportunity or loss. Proactively evaluate new technologies for impact.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

I have been able to work closer with my entrepreneurs, as well as closer with other incubators and accelerators than would have been the case. What are you most looking forward to in the technology/startup world in 2021? Caltech and UCLA are now equidistant from CU Boulder and MIT, and that has been a surprising benefit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I recommend that every business owner and entrepreneur focus on the following tips to provide a better work culture: Invest in integrating new technology, not just forcing it. Technology as an add-on by edict is not satisfying. Display an open mind to innovation in work processes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2022

The new era of highly connected and interactive technology is changing not only how business employees interact with customers, but also how they interact with each other, and with their company. 58 million workers identified themselves as freelancers in 2021, up 5 million since 2014. Both are required to stay competitive.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 11, 2022

I was in it for the love of working with entrepreneurs on business problems and marveling at technology they had built. And the valuation party lasted until November 9th, 2021. Starting in 2009 I began writing checks consistently, year-in and year-out. In a market doing this it becomes very hard to do otherwise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2021

As a long-time advisor to new entrepreneurs here in the USA, I’ve long been impressed with the number that come here from other countries, and the positive traits that most of these seem to bring with them. Aspiring entrepreneurs need to all understand that starting a business is not for short-term returns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As an advisor to many startups today, I still see that most of you entrepreneurs see yourselves as the sole driver of your new solution, and the key driver of your new business. We all need to be humble and recognize that what we need to know about technology and the market changes daily.

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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. Small business growth over the past three years has been phenomenal. Census Bureau.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2021

In the eyes of investors like me, to be an entrepreneur, it’s not enough to create an innovative solution – you need to convince me that you can build a profitable business. Great entrepreneurs like Elon Musk are always talking about their next venture to another planet, underground transportation, or electric vehicles.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 12, 2022

Positive Food’s vertical integration technology is mainly done in-house, including production and a cold-chain logistics network. He said the company has been growing in double-digits month over month, had zero churn and produced five times as much food this year versus the same time period in 2021. “We

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Later, in my second career as an entrepreneur with startups, I realized that limited resources and fresh insights actually created the mindset that relied on market change and innovation to survive. We didn’t notice as technology advances had opened a whole new market. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/06/2021.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

After all, Glossier’s founder and CEO Emily Weiss is very, very far from the first entrepreneur to profit off of our desire to look good. Watson, who holds an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has raised $4.5 Less than 2% of venture capital funding went to all-female founding teams in 2021, marking a five-year low. .

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Constance Curtis: I have been a successful entrepreneur for the past thirteen years. At that time, I didn't know it would cost me $14,000 to hire my own personal matchmaker, and leaving my first meeting when I learned that, and being an entrepreneur, I realized I had identified a huge problem. How did you start the company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

As a long-time business consultant and investor, especially to entrepreneurs, I recognize your sparkle of vision , to build the ultimate world-changing product. I found these maladies summarized well in a new book, “ Radical Product Thinking ,” by entrepreneur Radhika Dutt. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/28/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

I often wonder whether you as the entrepreneur have worked as hard on your pricing strategy as you have on your innovative solution. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/28/2021. I hate to see money left on the table through poor pricing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In my experience working with investors, I find their assessment of value in a business, and an entrepreneur, is all about results, rather than the idea or the technology. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/1/2021. The best business leaders and business professionals are also ones who produce more results.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2021

If your passion is a new technology, make sure you understand how it fits into the existing social culture, the environment, and political realities. I find that some of the smartest entrepreneurs are the most reluctant to accept new realities, and unwisely keep charging down a road now leading in a new direction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2021

In my current role as a consultant to entrepreneurs and small business owners, I’ve accumulated my own list of insights on how some people get more done. The technology is here to do most hard things effortlessly in business, but I find many business owners stuck in the past, refusing to change.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In fact, Here's the post in its entirety: We have signed an agreement to be acquired by Amazon and are looking forward to working with them as we continue to build easy-to-use tools for entrepreneurs. Find out more – Best Ecommerce Website Builders 2021. What is Amazon Getting from the Deal?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2022

Too many entrepreneurs I know charge into battle with only their passion, and hope for the best. Too many entrepreneurs push their product out without the proper scouting on high return or weak points in the existing market. Some entrepreneurs think they can do it alone, or can learn on the fly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2021

As a logical and data-driven business advisor, I have long focused on facts, technology, and quantifiable pain in guiding entrepreneurs. Other startups use technology to provide personalized products to all customers. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 04/01/2021.

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