TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

But the two executives have plans to source its future collections from artisans living in emerging markets around the world. Ultimately, the idea is to educate and inform consumers about the cultural context behind the products they buy, according to the company’s two founders.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I’m often surprised when you as an aspiring entrepreneur, looking for investors, tell me your solution is so innovative that you don’t have to worry about differentiating it from competitors, and customers will flock to it without a real marketing campaign. Focus your marketing on real customer value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2021

Elon Musk and Tesla are prime examples of this approach, when the market for all-electric vehicles was new. Digital products also allow users to be advocates for you and help each other, thus reducing your support and marketing costs. Often online consumers will provide information such as birth dates, education levels and occupations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

If you are the hot-shot technical innovator that invented your solution, make sure you have an equally adept business and marketing expert to complement your skills. “If If we build it, they will come” doesn’t work in today’s worldwide information overload. The market is unpredictable and changes fast.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

In fact, the latest figures show that crowdfunding globally is expected to reach $114 billion by 2021, exceeding the amounts contributed by either angel groups or VCs alone. Board seats can’t be negotiated, and even informal mentoring in decision and governance processes is unlikely. Early crowdfunding successes have been undeniable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2021

The critical tasks , which require professional skills, include packaging the business, actively marketing it, negotiating terms, and due diligence. The buyers are different, the rules and contracts are new, and focused marketing is required. Disclose proprietary information to incent interest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Delegating control means having the right information, the right tools, and the right training to make the right decisions. Unfortunately, I often see goal misalignments with teams, such as marketing measured on sales volume, or sales measured on customer retention. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/27/2021.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Bill Gates, for example, maintained an information sharing relationship with Warren Buffett for many years, and both will attest to the learning they achieved from the other. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 11/29/2021. In many cases, you can learn more from someone in an industry not exactly like yours.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

   What are you most looking forward to in the technology world in 2021?  The ability to understand information is now done through data and analytics. Before co-founding Alteryx, Libby held various sales, customer, and marketing roles at Strategic Mapping, Donnelley, and VNU Business Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2021

In many cases, the challenge may just be your ability to market yourself, and what you know. How you communicate informally and spend your time is as important as the decisions you make as a leader. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 09/21/2021. Make sure everyone knows your expertise.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We are bridging the gap between casual, self service dating apps, and traditional matchmaking, and doing it for business professionals in the dating market. Right now, there are no real efficient products in the dating market. It was really incredible to me, that there was such a white space in the market.

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Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2024

The grant program is provided by the US Department of the Treasury and was expanded by President Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act in 2021, providing an extra $10 billion in funding to eligible businesses. Make sure you include all the information requested by the agency, and present it in the correct format.

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