Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. Funding new product research and development is just too risky, with a large time delay before any return is likely.

Research 57

Research Develop Development Funding 57

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2015

I ran a VC AMA (ask me anything) last Monday on Meerkat and had > 1,000 simultaneous people asking me questions. It’s not ok if you’re going to be a third-party developer. So what should a startup developer do? Sometimes the platform can be right about their business but the market loses. love Twitter.

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AMA Newsletter Startup Networking 150

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

It’s been a short, but action packed few months since we were introduced to The Immunity Project ‘s goal to “develop a free vaccine for HIV/AIDS” The organization’s aptly named Twitter handle is @hackHIV and they’re the second nonprofit organization ever to be backed by Bay Area Incubator, Y-Combinator (YC).

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Artificial Inteligence AMA Organization Research 110

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2015

I even developed a nomenclature where I would put “restaurant” or “movie” or “must read” in the title so I could search later. I feel more connected and less marketed to. I do a frequent interview show called BothSidesTV and I’ve been enjoying Meerkat for AMAs. The dopamine rush works.

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Product AMA Tool Santa Monica 150

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said.

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Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

TZ’s SXSW A-team, Efren Toscano and Justin Sewell, were invited to join the momentous ride alongside other tech innovators and influencers from the Socal reach to participate with Amtrak’s first ever #AmtrakLive live-tweet and AMA thread – to discuss the highly anticipated Amtrak Residency Program.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99