socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Momentum Ventures is a firm which has been very active providing management expertise in Southern California, helping promising technology firms. You might let yourself slide, but it's much hard if you're part of something where you end up disappointing other people. Momentum is also the source of the new funding.

Social Network 259

Social Network Tool Southern California Networking 259

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

Trust me – your chances of selling are much lower if you’re talking rather than actively listening. You should be actively listening the whole time (actively listening as in listening, writing important things down and asking relevant questions as they talk about their problems).

Sales 314

Sales Startup Venture Capital Customer 314

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2009

He … said that his fund would actively help in getting us the next round. Often entrepreneurs show me their management team slides with the names of the people who are going to join him once they’re funded.

Entrepreneur 288

Entrepreneur Startup Slides Seed Funding 288

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

. - 47 Hats , March 9, 2010 Seed funding best practices - StartupCFO , February 11, 2010 PowerPoint Is Evil, Redux - David Silverman , April 28, 2010 I'm Tired of Creating Your Content - Babbling VC , November 12, 2010 The Scene Will Kill You - Brad Hargreaves , November 7, 2010 The Magic Word in Customer Development Emails - Kevin Dewalt , January (..)

Startup 378

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Management teams whisk through slides trying to get through a presentation to share how great things are going and they are eager to get through the meeting so they can get back to their real jobs. Once you prepare the deck each department that contributed slides feels compelled to get it’s half hour of time presenting their progress.

Tips 212

Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. And here is your moment of zen … the full deck with many additional slides. An abbreviated version of this post appeared yesterday on TechCrunch. “There’s something going on in LA.”

Entrepreneur 378

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 378

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Luckily, the basic principles for reputation management are the same for both business and personal environments: Actively monitor what people are saying about you. On the other hand, if you let your reputation slide early to be “cool,” it may take a lifetime to recover. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

Search Engine Optimization 163

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 163

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

There are a million ways to make graphics lighter or resize your file without a huge impact on the quality of the slides?—?after Summary: Send the Deck Pitch decks are sales & marketing decks and like in any sales activity, any great sales person assumes his or her competition will eventually get their deck.

Funding 239

Funding Venture Capital IP Email 239

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

When I need to give a speech and I’m writing a slide for my deck, I think up the story in my mind that I’m going to tell for this slide. I cranked out 20+ slides based on this pre-existing metaphor of media in my head. Edwards talks about the other natural activity that invokes creativity – taking a shower.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2022

For example, you must forego the traditional meeting approach, where a team member presents a slide deck with all the background and multiple solution options on an issue, and asks you for a decision. Listen and adapt your style to theirs. You rarely learn anything by talking. Five-minute meetings cannot be five minutes of anyone talking.

Mentor 154

Mentor Technical Review Coach Slides 154

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Most of them suffer from lack of activity, but it's worth a shot. I'm focusing on the sourcing ("lead gen" on her slide) aspect. Sites - There are a bunch of sites out there aimed at this or similar issues.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2021

It requires actively listening to customers, and a culture of change. They stick in our minds and help us remember ideas and concepts in a way that numbers and text on a slide with a bar graph won’t. Make innovation, creativity, and artistry your core competency. Tell your purpose story for engagement and improved recollection.

Customer 140

Customer Custom Slides Commerce 140

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

A perfect size is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. Good communication is not talking louder and longer than others, but practicing active listening, and providing a package of other elements to effectively to back up your words. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

Entrepreneur 156

Entrepreneur Tips Funding Startup 156

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

VCs were very active in this period. You would think it would be better for M&A to be more active when the markets are down – better prices. I guess that’s why I encouraged people to raise money while the getting’s good (PPT slides & video). tl;dr summary. So no new deals got done. M&A returned.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

They plan out their next 12 months activities and measure progress against plans. What I used to do is pencil out my plans for the board deck and strategy topics and my CFO would then pull together the slides and analysis. And board confidence matters in growing companies. What role do these people play and why is it important?

Outsource Development 339

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 339

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2022

My recommendation is to actively seek success alternatives from peers and mentors, and following their lead. Don’t let yourself slide in making future commitments because these are the ones that can make you grow to the next level. You avoid making plans too far in advance.

Mentor 134

Mentor Slides .Net Writing 134

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2019

For example, you must forego the traditional meeting approach, where a team member presents a slide deck with all the background and multiple solution options on an issue, and asks you for a decision. Listen and adapt your style to theirs. You rarely learn anything by talking. Five-minute meetings cannot be five minutes of anyone talking.

Mentor 124

Mentor Technical Review Coach Slides 124

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Every new startup I know dreams of being funded early by one of the 318,000 active Angel investors in the USA alone. Investors expect a one or two-page executive summary sheet for the initial screening, backed up by a ten-slide Powerpoint investor presentation. Use your own money or friends and family to demonstrate progress early.

Angel 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

Here is my outline of some key activities that could convince me you are a cut above the “average” entrepreneur that approaches me with nothing but a dream and a prayer: Personal video introduction with elevator pitch. A perfect size is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Slides 108

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It’s no secret that the rate of failure of new business startups may be a high as ninety percent , so we all need all the help we can get, validating the opportunity, clearly positioning against competitors, projecting financials, and planning all the necessary marketing and operating activities.

Ideas 126

Ideas Slides Sample Examples 126

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

We have a very deep relationship with our users, and our most active users have archived their entire family lives on Geni, so we think there are lots of products they'd be interested in buying. Before that, creating a family tree was a solitary activity. How'd you decide the family tree area was the right place for a startup?

Yammer 133

Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. Present at trade shows and network with your ten-slide pitch to build your following. Thus, I’m more impressed with entrepreneurs who ask me to review their implementation plan, rather than listen again to their idea.

Ideas 94

Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

It requires actively listening to customers, and a culture of change. They stick in our minds and help us remember ideas and concepts in a way that numbers and text on a slide with a bar graph won’t. Make innovation, creativity, and artistry your core competency. Tell your purpose story for engagement and improved recollection.

Commerce 109

Commerce Slides Customer Custom 109

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2015

Luckily, the basic principles for reputation management are the same for both business and personal environments: Actively monitor what people are saying about you. On the other hand, if you let your reputation slide early to be “cool,” it may take a lifetime to recover. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

Search Engine Optimization 101

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Investors expect a one or two-page executive summary sheet for the initial screening, backed up by a ten-slide Powerpoint investor presentation. A good start is taking an active role in relevant technology groups, trade associations, university activities, and local business groups. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Actively monitor what people are saying about you. On the other hand, if you let your reputation slide early to be “cool,” it may take a lifetime to recover. Doing nothing, or counting on more laws, is not an answer. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem. Marty Zwilling.

Report 98

Report Search Engine Optimization Startup Google 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2011

Actively monitor what people are saying about you. On the other hand, if you let your reputation slide early to be “cool,” it may take a lifetime to recover. Doing nothing, or counting on more laws, is not an answer. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem. Marty Zwilling.

Web 93

Web Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network 93

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2015

For example, you must forego the traditional meeting approach, where a team member presents a slide deck with all the background and multiple solution options on an issue, and asks you for a decision. Listen and adapt your style to theirs. You rarely learn anything by talking. Five-minute meetings cannot be five minutes of anyone talking.

Product 99

Product Mentor Startup Technical Review 99

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

“Dry activities also appealed to a significant portion of people who liked to drink at work events,” the study found. But, there’s a sliding scale for how inappropriate workplace drinking can be. ” Dry events may not quite replace drinking ones in the tech industry. .

Study 123

Study Startup Slides Advertising 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

A perfect size is ten slides, with the right content, that can be covered in ten minutes. Good communication is not talking louder and longer than others, but practicing active listening, and providing a package of other elements to effectively to back up your words. Investor and strategic partner pitch.

Startup 104

Startup Writing Entrepreneur Slides 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Investors expect a one or two-page executive summary sheet for the initial screening, backed up by a ten-slide Powerpoint investor presentation. A good start is taking an active role in relevant technology groups, trade associations, university activities, and local business groups. Build an investor presentation and summary.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2012

Actively monitor what people are saying about you. On the other hand, if you let your reputation slide early to be “cool,” it may take a lifetime to recover. Doing nothing, or counting on more laws, is not an answer. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem. Marty Zwilling.

Search Engine Optimization 85

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 85

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). The CEO actively works to motivate (push) people. The CEO actively works to create an environment that unlocks people’s inherent motivation (their own motivation “pulls&# them to sustainably achieve).

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). The CEO actively works to motivate (push) people. The CEO actively works to create an environment that unlocks people’s inherent motivation (their own motivation “pulls&# them to sustainably achieve).

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

Note that companies are not pull OR push…there would be a sliding scale (such as 70/30 push/pull). The CEO actively works to motivate (push) people. The CEO actively works to create an environment that unlocks people’s inherent motivation (their own motivation “pulls&# them to sustainably achieve). No burnout.

Metrics 66

Metrics Startup Slides Activity 66

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I was on the way back to LA from a ski vacation in Switzerland where I decided while sliding down a glacier that if I survived I would start my own advertising agency. Just posted a blog about that: [link] I've been struggling a little with making the numbers work out for some social media activity.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150