InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. free weekly Infochachkie articles! “We If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 23, 2012

In our last article, I detailed the steps in trying to decide what sort of app you were looking to make. Once you’ve decided on an idea to move forward with, you’re ready to start deciphering the data you’ve compiled on the existing competition and choosing what to do with your own app. What makes them stand out from the competition?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

We went through the euphoria of massive exposure at the time of our launch due to an article that ran in the Financial Times. Our software wasn’t fully baked. We had one of the largest US software companies talk about buying us. Our business development discussions took longer than planned.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well.

Blogging 219

Blogging Entrepreneur Software Review Course 219

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2012

Here the principles of finding any top executive apply, as I’ve covered in a previous article. Most employers, due to fear of lawsuits, will only confirm employment data and give you positive feedback over the phone. Finding that person is not a hiring challenge, since neither of you really get paid until you both succeed.

Technical Review 92

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

In fact, I am in Newport Beach a small beach town in Orange County CA, but for the purpose of this article the home to PayDivvy. His idea and subsequent business plan won the Wharton Venture Award in 2009 and was a finalist for the Wharton Business Plan Competition. by %, by $ amount).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Patents held by startups generally have a limited ability to reduce competition. In addition, a BDC may have developed derivative IP that on a standalone basis infringes on the startup’s IP. Patent examiners generally ask for clarification during the review process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2011

Here the principles of finding any top executive apply, as I’ve covered in a previous article. Most employers, due to fear of lawsuits, will only confirm employment data and give you positive feedback over the phone. Finding that person is not a hiring challenge, since neither of you really get paid until you both succeed.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Entrepreneur Outsource Development Outsource 94

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Well … I have had many late nights and I really didn’t contemplate writing many blog postings this month because I spent November in this interesting venture capital / fund raising dance involving lots of late night sessions reviewing legal documents, rewriting business plans and preparing for pitches. Page 3: Competition. Folksonomy.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

free weekly Infochachkie articles! For instance, if you were trying to establish a partnership with a BDC, the front door would be a direct inquiry to the VP of Business Development. A startup is far more likely to respond to an inquiry, especially if they are in your industry yet are not competitive.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? But I don’t think so.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. had two occasions recently to review products which had clear market leadership. " The Bible Code predicted the Sept 11 attacks 5,000 years ago." " Patterns in Chaos.

Startup 175

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you prefer the super short version – I’ve summarized the post in the final section.

Venture Capital 347

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. No, that IS NOT a competitive advantage - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 12, 2010 This is part 1 of the series: 5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches.

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