socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

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Southern California 113

Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. It’s part of what makes him so likable.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2015

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce. I look for entrepreneurs that can sell themselves and their offering to discerning customers.

Startup 118

Startup Competition Patents Resource 118

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. He was also the first one to challenge my conventional wisdom that it made no sense for tech companies to advertise on television.

Venture Capital 360

Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup Invest 360

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2018

How an entrepreneur answers this question speaks volumes about their knowledge of business realities, customers, confidence, and their ability to handle investor funding. Highlight your world-class team as the secret sauce. I look for entrepreneurs that can sell themselves and their offering to discerning customers.

Competition 51

Competition Patents Resource Entrepreneur 51

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. There are two problems with this assertion.

Competition 113

Competition Metrics Startup Invest 113

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So even within the “alternative class&# our LPs are looking at other asset investment choices such as distressed buyout funds, private equity or hedge funds. But one problem it is causing is that early-stage deal prices are creeping up again higher than historic norms. Price MUST be in a certain range. VC will shrink.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2021

In my view, the gig economy is a key driver to the current boom in entrepreneurship – every professional and consultant is actually a solo entrepreneur. One question I often hear from solo entrepreneurs, and she addresses directly, is “How do I set the right price for my services?” Factor in project risk before setting a price.

Pricing 149

Pricing Mentor Entrepreneur News 149

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. There are two problems with this assertion.

Competition 116

Competition Metrics Startup Sales 116

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. The reduction in screen size has made the economic model of Internet advertising totally inefficient. But it still is a major force and it ain’t going away.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2012

Avoid whatever business jargon is currently hip, like strategic, mission-critical, world-class, synergistic, first-mover, or scalable. This is the most often attempted and failed business model today on the Internet – all the services are free, and you make money off the online advertising. eCommerce model.

Startup 95

Startup Customer Custom Summary 95

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Avoid whatever business jargon is currently hip, like strategic, mission-critical, world-class, synergistic, first-mover, or scalable. This is the most often attempted and failed business model today on the Internet – all the services are free, and you make money off the online advertising. eCommerce model.

Ideas 92

Ideas Startup Customer Custom 92

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” It always amazes me how an entrepreneur can define his market opportunity so broadly, and then assess his competition so narrowly in the next breath. There are two problems with this assertion.

Invest 74

Invest Tips Competition Metrics 74

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy. Pay Per Click advertising.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

Avoid whatever business jargon is currently hip, like strategic, mission-critical, world-class, synergistic, first-mover, or scalable. This is the most often attempted and failed business model today on the Internet – all the services are free, and you make money off the online advertising. eCommerce model. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 48

Startup Customer Custom Summary 48

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

In my view, the gig economy is a key driver to the current boom in entrepreneurship – every professional and consultant is actually a solo entrepreneur. One question I often hear from solo entrepreneurs, and she addresses directly, is “How do I set the right price for my services?” Factor in project risk before setting a price.

Pricing 68

Pricing Entrepreneur Mentor News 68

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. Older shows might allow a single season.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 Prices have gone up dramatically on this beachfront strip.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

Internet advertising is good. the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. Internet advertising is good. L90 was the premier advertising network on the Internet.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

6 Entrepreneurs share their predictions for this year’s evolution of online industries, which will be key for small businesses across the globe in 2016. However, before these dreams become a reality, what price will the online consumer expect to continue pay for private carrier service as our online dependence increases?

Commerce 40

Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). Pricing information. He is responsible for bringing in revenue from advertising and their careers offering. This was the moment where Zuckerberg (20 something entrepreneur) schooled Rupert Murdoch. Marketing materials.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285