socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

We've attempted to do that for the last three years, trying to ferret out exactly who the people--not companies--are to watch in the region's technology industry. Here are this year's winners, along with the companies they are associated with: Brett Bouttier , AwesomenessTV. Joe Huff and Bridget Hilton , LSTN Sound Company.

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Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2010

Of course the response depends upon lots of variables, including whether the company is in a fund-raising mode (in which case the CEO may be spending up to 80% of his or her time on this alone). Email readers continue here.] It is from over a thousand of these CEO presentations over the years that I attempt to make these generalities.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2010

Email readers continue here.]. Bootstrapping: This term describes your ability to start a business with little investment and grow it using internally-generated funds. Venture capital comes with a cost, and there are no bargains for the company when taking such an investment.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … How about multiple classes of stock?

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 29, 2013

How can you protect your company''s reputation when a rouge customer unjustly flames your startup? In searching for world-class examples of public responses to irate customers'' complaints, I found one that emanated from an unlikely place, Savusavu, Fiji. This pattern holds true for Tui Tai Expeditions.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2015

The original spark came, because my daughter, Naomi, who is six and was in first grade at the time, took a Lego Robotics class. Within six weeks, we had founded the company. That allows pre-readers to play, and also any kid in any part of the world can play the game, because there are no language issues.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

I was recently approached by Fast Company to comment on “crisis management&# at startups in the wake of the Airbnb “ranksackgate&# story. I agreed to do the interview because the story was about what other companies can learn rather than about airbnb in particular. What are the teachable moments? Know Your Key Messages.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I know that would be surprising to many readers since keeping a blog somehow convinces people that I’m a time management or productivity ninja. Yet in LA we have hugely successful entrepreneurs who have built big companies like Overture, CitySearch, MySpace, TicketMaster.com, LowerMyBills, Commission Junction, eHarmony and on and on.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Here is the warning: The execution of partnership equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 25, 2008

The firm is announcing a substantial Series D funding round today, so we spoke with the firm's CEO, Jason Howe, to get the details on the company and what it's doing. The difference in what we're doing, is we're an active sensor network. We are really focused on the active RFID tagging area. Congrats on funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Only Hire A+ People Who Punch Above Their Weight Class. I believe that you should always hire people are are looking to “punch above their weight class,&# which means to hire people who want to be one league above where they are today. Weight Class : Let’s take sales. I’m not one of those. Your solution?

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Berkonomics

MAY 12, 2010

Email readers continue here.] It there is only one class of stock, the same as the founders, and the appraisal of the single class of shares yields, say $2.00 Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun. Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2016

“A list of problematic interview questions would stretch to circle the globe…” the company will interview the same candidate, a woman named Sally – 45–years–old, married, with two children. Email readers, continue here…] John asked the same questions, but for very different reasons. Each head of.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2009

You are forty, out of a job, a newlywed, your wife is expecting a baby, you don’t own your own home, you have no specialized qualifications, the only company you ever launched went bankrupt and you have just been sentenced to one year in jail.”. For instance, when you were growing up, did you partake in any of the following activities?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2012

The travel companies offer brochures showing private beaches and phenomenal sights. You can fly first class and not talk to fellow passengers. I always love visiting companies because you can tell so much about the character of the company by spending time in their offices. You get a feel for the company “vibe.”

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error. Many of our job postings for Engineering positions describe the company as a place “where the word ‘millions’ is used frequently and in many contexts&#. No, the question is: What are doing now knowing that a big company will copy your idea?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. I asked him if he’d be willing to allow me to interview him for This Week in VC and we filmed it in the offices of Stack Overflow – his new company. But I loved reading them and so did my team.

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