InfoChachkie

MARCH 9, 2019

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. As a Professor at UC Santa Barbara , I constantly battle Hollywood’s stereotype of the rapacious, maniacal businessperson, by teaching my students that Honesty is a competitive advantage. Michael Bloomberg, American Entrepreneur and Politician. It turns out, I was right.

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socalTECH

MAY 24, 2011

Today's Insights and Opinions article comes from Megan Lisa Jones , an investment banker and investor, who says: yes, it's a bubble, and gives her top ten reason to start a company, and ten reasons not to. Start up conferences and competitions. Read the rest of Megan's article, Ten reasons to start a company; ten reasons not to.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. Successful entrepreneurs make similarly educated guesses. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Today’s entrepreneurs should take these historical commonalities to heart, as a means of predicting the future.

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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 With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

During this time or earlier, you should also be doing your own due diligence on the investor, as suggested in a classic article on avoiding problem investors. Is it something consumers need or simply want, does it work, and is it ready to ship? This is the highest priority item. Validation of product. Sales and marketing strategy.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Most sophisticated investors ignore them, focusing their attention on an entrepreneur's pitch and presentation materials, financial forecast and executive summary. As noted in Entrepreneurs Shouldn't Pitch Their Ideas To Venture Capitalists , most sophisticated investors place their bets on people rather than opportunities.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price. Underbelly.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

free weekly Infochachkie articles! As Seth Epstein makes clear in this talk , entrepreneurs constantly experience breakdowns, followed by breakthroughs. A common theme among successful entrepreneurs is that making money is not a primary motivator. " Entrepreneurs are life-long students. However, Walt did not fold.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2011

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Clearly, this is the sort of provision that a savvy entrepreneur will never fall prey.

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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.”. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose. The list goes on and on.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. No longer will people have to estimate how impaired they may, or may not be, based on how much they have eaten, how many drinks they’ve had and how quickly they consumed them. We started Milo Sensors over two years ago through the UC Santa Barbara New Venture Competition.

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JANUARY 3, 2012

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Seth is a design-oriented entrepreneur, with little desire to document details. Per Seth, emerging entrepreneurs should, "Find problems that need solving… that resonate (with you). Competition – which competitors will prove to be the most formidable? Chaos By Design.

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MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. We talked about how business school historically hasn’t positioned entrepreneurs well for success. I wrote about that before in a post about “ whether MBAs are necessary for entrepreneurs. I hope to be asked back for next year’s event.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Our platform is on all devices and all those communications channels, and is able to detect when consumers are referencing products, services, brand, and merchants in their communications among themselves. It's almost like native advertising, which recognizes an article mention is a hotel and turning it into a link.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. So I asked her this: “What do I do with my 1,000th post?”.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ali Khoshgozaran: Before we started the company, me and my partner had participated in the USC Viterbi startup competition. About 100 teams participated in that competition, and 10 teams were selected to be part of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage program. How did Tilofy come about? We''re in four major U.S. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose. The list goes on and on.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Do I have an “angle” from which to write the story (first company to do X, company does biggest X, consumer behavior is doing X)? If I’m covering a company can I get evidence of what the competition is doing so the story is balanced? I am a VC. I hand out money.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared on the Wall Street Journal. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! For instance, at Rincon Venture Partners , we typically do not invest in consumer facing companies. Gnarly Corollaries Between Surfing And Investing.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Such lists are constantly evaluated and refined by the millions of users who visit Ranker.com each month, resulting in a repository of objective, unbiased consumer rankings. free weekly Infochachkie articles! Do you see crowd-ranked lists as ultimately competitive or complimentary to traditional and curated search?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels. Here is my case: 1. Why the limitation?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

I was meeting regularly with entrepreneurs and offering (for better or for worse) advice on how to run a startup and how to raise venture capital from my experience in doing so at two companies. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#. People often ask me why I started blogging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. business entrepreneur investor Maxwell Wessel Silicon Valley startup location'

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 8, 2018

A version of this article first appeared in Forbes. Steven Johnson, author of How We Got To Now , analyzes technological breakthroughs, looking for patterns that allow entrepreneurs to identify “How We’ll Get To Tomorrow.” Modern-day entrepreneurs use Evernote, Google Keep, etc. Slow Hunches Lead To Breakthroughs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2012

The term, introduced by entrepreneur and venture advisor Eric Ries in an article on Lessons Learned a couple of years ago, is properly used to describe smart startups that change direction quickly, but stay grounded in what they've learned. One of the hottest buzzword for startups these days is “pivot.” Market segment pivot.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 21, 2014

Consumers buying through smart phones, travelers using the new, shared economy and businesses replacing old software with modern cloud-based solutions. It’s when the noise stops and you can actually get customer attention, press articles and VC meetings. And importantly we’ve had revenue. It has been a good run.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! But consumers don’t always want to buy that way. But, when it comes to tracking what ad placement or publisher was responsible for getting a consumer to pick up the phone and call, that’s pretty difficult. You’re right.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2012

Typically entrepreneurs and even professional sales people think this means more emphasis on the customer selling process, when in fact it really means spending more time understanding the customer buying process (view from the customer). " When the product is simple, and there is no competition, buyers can make a quick decision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

I still have to tell some entrepreneurs that even with the best idea, they have to move to Silicon Valley to find the investors they need, or they need to move to the U.S. Today, Silicon Valley is the consumer and enterprise software capital of the world. get the attention of the market they choose. The list goes on and on.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

As a VC I of course want you to come see only me because that means I have no competition and have time to properly get to know you. Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC). Most entrepreneurs don’t put enough effort into these phases. friendly, but direct in my thoughts. You can’t ask for a generic person?—?it

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Rather, we value entrepreneurs' time and thus our diligence generally includes introducing them to potential customers and partners. VC's love to talk about their successes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

The same should be true of an entrepreneur who is attempting to secure money from sophisticated investors. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! VCs collude all the time, it is only fair that entrepreneurs compare notes every now and again as well.”. It’s not.”

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Real estate consumes 40% of all energy. “Everyone in sustainability policy talks about supporting entrepreneurs, but in reality much of the support is aimed at technology innovators and not these smaller project developers who would be the ones to actually roll out those technology innovations. Sick of your ISP?

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