Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. There are dozens of tools available to help you monitor relevant activity, including Social Mention and Google Alerts.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 24, 2011
If you're familiar with YCombinator or TechStars, you know that companies also get access to a deep network of top tier mentors and advisors, who help them with a variety of things, such as product marketing, go-to-market, and funding. How much are you investing in the companies who are part of the program?
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Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
otherwise I prefer to invest less and risk less). Your goal is to invest in engineering (to maintain your product lead), new offices / locations (to capture markets before others), marketing (to capture consumer attention before others do) … all of these activities consume cash often in advance of the revenue they generate.
InfoChachkie
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
Despite this technical glitch, I opted to publish our discussion, given the high-quality content of his comments. Len remains an active advisor to several startups. In this regard, I asked him to share the lessons from his early days of online marketing that remain relevant to the startups he currently advises.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. He would have found somebody technical and inspired that individual to work for equity or deferred payment. I used to sit on the board of a company (for which I DID NOT invest) with a very smart and very likable CEO.
Both Sides of the Table
JANUARY 13, 2011
I would argue that this mostly consists of consumer Internet companies (although not exclusively) and it is predominantly early-stage people who are product gurus and have a mildly technical bend to them. The conversation moves from consuming images on a screen in lean back mode, to active engagement. Are they actively listening?
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 21, 2014
Indeed, it has been know that the NSA has been known to actively recruit from DefCon’s Capture the Flag challenge and it’s quite encouraging to see the Federal Trade Commission getting involved this year as well. At the end, winners can really claim to be the “best of the best.” ” Government.
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