Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

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). Training and coaching. As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Ownership. Value creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

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). Training and coaching. As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Ownership. Value creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and maybe even Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Management overhead and skills required go up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2018

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Customer acquisition gets harder and more expensive. Management overhead and skills required go up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Training and coaching. As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Ownership. Value creation.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The training becomes “adaptive.&#. And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Expect great things from Assistly. Investors: True Ventures, Social Leverage (Howard Lindzon). The build “implicit social networks.&#

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

It’d been a big year in tech, and the different supporting parts of team TZ – so what better way to kick off the festivities with an inaugural train-bound journey, courtesy of the good people at Amtrak. Savannah Peterson – Shapeaways , the social platform for 3D printing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2012

Don’t define your scope so narrowly that you would not consider airplanes to be competitive with your new train, or you will suffer their fate. Investors will look at turnover rates, cost of acquisition, and revenue streams. The competition is transportation, not slow machines on tracks. Strong focus and differentiation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2011

Don’t define your scope so narrowly that you would not consider airplanes to be competitive with your new train, or you will suffer their fate. Investors will look at turnover rates, cost of acquisition, and revenue streams. The competition is transportation, not slow machines on tracks. Strong focus and differentiation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2010

Don’t define your scope so narrowly that you would not consider airplanes to be competitive with your new train, or you will suffer their fate. Investors will look at turnover rates, cost of acquisition, and revenue streams. The problem is transportation, not slow machines on tracks. Advantage” needs to be measurable and significant.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville.

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