Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2017

What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who think and act as if this is their own business. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business. Employees will lose focus on their work.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options.

Entrepreneur 69

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 69

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

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Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2012

ViSalus , a nutritional supplements maker co-founded by Los Angeles-based, technology entrepreneur Ryan Blair, has filed for an IPO, saying that it is looking to raise up to $175M in an IPO. Exchange and other details of the IPO have not yet been set for the company, whose corporate name is FVA Ventures.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Los Angeles-based Telesign, which is headed by serial entrepreneur Steve Jillings, said that the acquisition will help it improve its fraud prevention services. Financial terms of the move were not disclosed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2012

I’ve noticed that some entrepreneurs seem to have no trouble attracting investors, while others with a great business plan struggle with it. On the top line, angel investors look to invest in entrepreneurs that have an almost unwavering passion and sense of urgency. Networked and connected. Listens before answering questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 exist ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

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Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2013

Carslbad-based Viasat , which develops satellite and other wireless networking products and services, said Friday that it has acquired LonoCloud , a La Jolla-based startup developing cloud-based networking software for the distributed computing market. viasat lonocloud merger acquisition wireless cloud networking'

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San Diego Networking Acquisition Platform 138

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who think and act as if this is their own business. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business. Employees will lose focus on their work.”

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Greathouse: Your collective experiences have clearly made bootstrapping a viable option for you, more so than might be the case for a typical, younger entrepreneur who needs more direction, doesn’t have cash discipline, etc. Metrics related to customer acquisition, lifetime value and churn. Greathouse: You mentioned market validation.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

First off, on our original article, we identified a number of people in the industry we specifically said did not qualify for the list -- because they had successfully exited companies in the past and who are proven entrepreneurs. award acquisition merger exit enterepeneur socaltech50' So then, how did our actual list do? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JULY 30, 2018

Galvanize, which is based out of denver but has locations in Austin, Boulder, Denver, New York, Phoenix, San Francisco, and Seattle, said the acquisition and funding will add Los Angeles to its "innovation hubs" technology students, alumni, entrepreneurs, startups and established companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who think and act as if this is their own business. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business. Employees will lose focus on their work.”

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Jo told us why, in a world full of social networking apps, why Pod.io What STEMconnector does, is help to connect and network STEM interested individuals in the United States, and also around the world. which is somewhat unusual for an entrepreneur. What is Pod.io? How is the company funded? Finally, what's next for the company?

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2016

The new company will be known as HelloTech, and continue to be led by Wolpert, who is a well known startup advisor and serial entrepreneur in Los Angeles. Financial details of the acquisition were not disclosed. Geekatoo was based in Mountain View, California, and had been founded by Kevin Davis and Christian Sheldon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Successful entrepreneurs and successful companies never stop re-inventing themselves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2021

With the pace of change ever escalating, entrepreneurs today can’t afford to acquire talent through traditional hiring alone, and need to revise the perception that “talent” is only full-time office employees. Conventional hiring strategies usually follow a vanilla approach to talent acquisition. Leverage the broadest possible network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Wessel measures a 39% acquisition advantage to being in-state. get the attention of the market they choose. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2010

I’ve noticed that some entrepreneurs seem to have no trouble attracting investors, while others with a great business plan struggle with it. On the top line, angel investors look to invest in entrepreneurs that have an almost unwavering passion and sense of urgency. Networked and connected. Listens before answering questions.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, February 23, 2007 Events and Networking in Los Angeles One of the issues I discussed in Innovation and Geography was that the geography and traffic in Los Angeles generally makes it more difficult for networking. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). An entrepreneur looking for a sure thing will never innovate.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who think and act as if this is their own business. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business. Employees will lose focus on their work.

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Entrepreneur Startup Training Sales 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was most striking was the diversity and breadth of the node-network that defines the region--so complex and at times, overwhelming.

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Southern California SoCal Pasadena Startup 113

InfoChachkie

JULY 15, 2013

Such fit exists when a profitable customer acquisition model can be repeatedly executed with consistent results and without the need of heroic efforts. Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that everything is easier at scale. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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RSS Journal Entrepreneur Resource 206

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Mark Suster, an entrepreneur and investor I deeply respect, wrote a very thoughtful entry on this subject here.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Acquisition Pricing 124

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. The company was approached by a Big Dumb Company (BDC) who made a nominal acquisition offer within months of the company’s founding. Mark Suster, an entrepreneur and investor I deeply respect, wrote a very thoughtful entry on this subject here.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Acquisition Pricing .Net 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

Every entrepreneur thinks he can relax a bit after his business model is proven, funding is in place, and revenues are scaling as projected up that hockey-stick curve. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Successful entrepreneurs and successful companies never stop re-inventing themselves.

Pricing 123

Pricing Cloud Computing Custom Customer 123

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2023

On the other hand, if you are a new entrepreneur, still in the idea stage, professional investors will only tell you to come back later when you have traction (customers and revenue). This is the exit stage for the entrepreneur, and for all earlier investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

In my experience working with entrepreneurs, once they feel they have a winning formula for their business, they are often hesitant to change or update it. By drawing on the current network of drivers and the app technology it already has in place, UberEATS could be a major competitor for food delivery services such as DoorDash.

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Custom Customer Examples IBM 143

SoCal Tech Calendar

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Specific points to be discussed include: Is this a good time to consider acquisitions? Key factors in positioning to achieve highest value in MandA situations; 5 common pitfalls of bad acquisitions. If you are a CEO, CFO, or entrepreneur, you will not want to miss this chance to hear and network with one of Silicon Valley?s

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OCTANE Conference Acquisition Equity 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 15, 2013

Such fit exists when a profitable customer acquisition model can be repeatedly executed with consistent results and without the need of heroic efforts. Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that everything is easier at scale. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Journal Entrepreneur Resource Advertising 147

InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

Entrepreneurs can emulate de la Guerra’s strategy and make their adVenture appear far larger than reality and thus increasing its influence and market reach while discouraging competitive threats by creating an industry alliance. Tags: Entrepreneur Networking Partnerships The Fringe. John is a CPA and holds an M.B.A.

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Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Startup Conference 168

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. The exit through acquisition by ReliaQuest is the first of what we expect will be many exits for our Fund 1 portfolio.

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Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2019

What they should be doing is hiring only “entrepreneurs,” meaning people who think and act as if this is their own business. This commitment to hire people who think like entrepreneurs, or instill an “owner’s mindset” in every employee, should be a high priority in every business. Employees will lose focus on their work.”

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Training Sales Entrepreneur Technical Review 88

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 22, 2018

Founded by Steve Poizner last year to accelerate the growth of a startup entrepreneurial ecosystem in Southern California, The Alliance is building a network of investors, entrepreneurs and universities to provide ballast in the south to the dominance of the Northern California tech industry.

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