Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

As a former angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Many businesses these days serve both paying and non-paying customers, such as Google and Facebook, who count on millions of non-paying users to attract advertisers, who really pay the bill. Value propositions.

Funding 133

Funding Activity Custom Customer 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

As an active angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Many businesses these days serve both paying and non-paying customers, such as Google and Facebook, who count on millions of non-paying users to attract advertisers, who really pay the bill. Value propositions.

Activity 100

Activity Custom Customer Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

As an angel investor in startups, I often find myself looking harder at the quality of the team and the leadership, than at the details of the product and business model. I have found that the most successful entrepreneurs and business executives have an impressive work ethic, and they surround themselves with a team of comparable commitment.

Funding 55

Funding Satisfaction Custom Customer 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

As an active angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Many businesses these days serve both paying and non-paying customers, such as Google and Facebook, who count on millions of non-paying users to attract advertisers, who really pay the bill. Value propositions.

Funding 57

Funding Startup Activity Custom 57

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2015

We lit our own KeyInfo fiber ring, which provides advanced connectivity services to Ventura and Los Angeles counties. As a funny side note, when I did a Google search to fact check the amount, one of suggested searches was 67 billion Dollars in Rupees. What was the biggest lesson you learned over the last year?

San Fernando 100

San Fernando Ventura Southern California SoCalTech 100

Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

Why does Google dominate search? Originally funded by the Pasadena Angels , the Company is now backed by “A” list VCs, and growing phenomenally, with tens of thousands of customers. This is not an article about the high moral purpose and the nobility of listening to your customers. Why do so many of us have iPhones?

Custom 97

Custom Customer Software Review SaaS 97

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

How To Land a Job at Google (or elsewhere) - FairSoftware's Blog , November 9, 2010 It’s been 11 years now that the obvious hit me: the best way to land a job is to do the job , not talk about it. So let’s be very specific: let’s assume your dream job is product manager at Google, working on the Analytics product. What truth?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175