Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Bockerstette, Main Street Venture Fund As I outlined last week, trophy angel investors are always looking for trophy entrepreneurs. The result is that the Main Street Venture Fund consistently has more money available than good opportunities for investment. There is no product idea good enough to overcome bad partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2014

People cite sources like this BusinessWeek story last year “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ,” or even my own article a while back, “ 10 Reasons Not To Write A Business Plan First.” For the more traditional investor, or for that chance meeting in a real elevator or meeting, you need a two-page brochure (two-sided page).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2015

People cite sources like this BusinessWeek story a while back “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ,” or even my own article on this subject, “ 10 Reasons Not To Write A Business Plan First.” For the more traditional investor, or for that chance meeting in a real elevator or meeting, you need a two-page brochure (two-sided page).

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2010

Many of you have read or at least know the primary thesis of “ Crossing the Chasm &# the seminal book on marketing your products to mainstream consumers by Geoffrey Moore. We like to use new product and gain benefits before our peers. It influenced a generation of tech marketers. We are evangelists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2018

People cite sources like this recent Inc.com article “ 5 Reasons Why You Don't Need a Business Plan ,” or my own blog discussion on this subject, “ Situations Where A Business Plan Does Not Add Value.” For the more traditional investor, or for that chance meeting in a real elevator or meeting, you need a two-page brochure (two-sided page).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. I had intended to talk about how bad the process could become, not to name-and-shame anybody (and The Funded was not yet around). I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Apologies: an incomplete draft of this article was inadvertently sent out previously via RSS. This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks. Skimlinks For The Video Age.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. From 35 To 500 Readers.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2013

I made many classic first-time mistakes which serves both as my warning signal of which teams to avoid funding (if I perceive they will make critical mistakes often led by hubris) and also as my source for coaching others. Startups are filled with enormously talented people – often product people & engineers.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! If you are a startup seeking funding, convey your company's origins, your current status and your ideal exit. Slides Are Not Art - Compelling images are important, but ensure that your message is not overcome by design and production elements.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

I was an early and tireless advocate for the growth of the Internet video ecosystem and as virtually every article I wrote made clear I believe the 800-pound-gorilla is YouTube and will remain so for the foreseeable future. We will obviously take a page out of their successful playbook.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. We have done both retrospective proof-of-concept and also prospective studies to prove out the concept, which is based on probably 100 papers worth of articles published in scientific journals. Let's talk about the recent funding round?

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Xconomy

AUGUST 16, 2016

A recent Wall Street Journal article that raised the possibility of Biogen as the target of another huge pharma buyout cited the lack of productivity as a major driver of M&A in the pharmaceutical industry. pension funds) with little appetite for experimentation with new managers and more funds.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2014

Case in point is the return of Larry Page to the role as CEO of Google. In many ways that might be one way to interpret even Facebook where Sheryl stepped in as COO but by all accounts ran much of Facebook for a few years (other than product). I’m excited to see what Nick can product.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. So how exactly do you break out then? I hand out money. How differentiated is that?

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 29, 2014

Recently, they launched a Kickstarter video to fund their first production run of the powerful notebook sized solar charger. Stats on product longevity and use: The solar cells have been tested to produce 80% of its original power output even after 25 years of use. Know someone who might find this article or product useful?

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2011

Messenger : Jason Lehmbeck , Co-Founder and CEO of DataPop , former VP of Emerging Ad Products at Overture Services and Yahoo! free weekly Infochachkie articles! You guys did a lot of self-funding before you approached the venture capital community. You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link].

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared on Inc. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. From 35 To 500 Readers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Working with brand partners and viewers, they find that we're providing the content they need in terms of readers and brand partners, such as getting to moms interested in the green movement, moms specifically interested in beauty products, etc--where they can create a more intimate relationship with readers. Lolita Carrico: I think so.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. There was an opportunity to capture htose advertiser dollars, and do it by serving up a product that was compelling to both advertisers and consumers. Why the new funding round now?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

They cite sources like the BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this Forbes article. The size of the document should be based on your style, but 10-20 pages or slides are usually more than adequate to outline even a complex business. You need funding, and plan to get it from friends and family.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared Forbes. Jim Semick: I’ve been launching and managing software products for 15 years now, going back to when you and I worked together at Expertcity before it was acquired by Citrix. I have always worked on early stage products. Jim Semick (left) with his Co-Founder, Greg Goodman.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2013

They cite sources like a recent BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this NY Times article. Of course there are scenarios where a written business plan is not critical, but I haven’t seen one yet where a well-written 15-page document, or at least a 10-slide pitch, is a negative.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. I know the product intimately and it rocks. Others I have not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2012

The average length of a funding pitch to angel investors is ten minutes. Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. I outlined what investors expect to see in another article “ Limit an Investor Pitch to 10 Pages and 10 Minutes.”

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Maybe small amounts of money for what founders reading these pages dream of but life-changing for many. think Amazon) and therefore hits with high production costs were more suited to the medium. cheap post-production process by tools (think Pro Tools for audio, Instagram filters).

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

There are 3 vital questions to ask when putting together a campaign; 1- Is the thing I’m raising money for a great product? 2- How am I talking about my product? In this article we’ll get into how to effectively answer these questions. Campaigns that have 4 or more external social links on your campaign page do best.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2008

Sites like Amazon.com are good at fulfilling products, but I want to learn from other people who are passionate about being green, who are interested in helping and sharing with other people. My son was learning about things in school, talking about global warming, and I read the first two pages of a book by Paul Hawken, and it sold me.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The object is to exploit the convergence of people, information, products, services and places with today’s smartphones and tablets, which drive online orders in addition to purchases from brick-and-mortar stores.”. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We had agreed to a stated internal policy that even though taking this stance would mean our product would have considerably less traffic it was an important part of what we felt our long-term brand represented. Request that he show that our standards are an order-of-magnitude better relative to others in this broader article.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

We have a great variety of skills in the team from Media, Marketing, Operations, Retail – all very focus on customer service, highlighting a product or brand in the best way for the least amount of money. Any funding yet? The core product is free to small business and self employed people and always will be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting. Sometimes I see statements like “A world-class CEO will be joining us after funding.” Funding requirements. Solution and benefits.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! Does the world really need more servers in more datacenters gobbling up more power to send more tweets and Facebook pages around the world? If you think everyone here is distracted by the beaches, I think everyone in the valley is distracted by the startup that just got funded next door.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. You’re right. Scuba or skydiving?

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Microsoft, meanwhile, announced a new 5,000-person group Thursday dedicated to the development of AI technologies and products that use them. In a recently published paper, Horvitz and Stanford computer science PhD student Ethan Fast analyzed the last 30 years of articles about artificial intelligence in the New York Times.

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Sebastian’s Pamphlets If you’ve read my articles somewhere on the Internet, expect something different here. For example when you operate a WordPress blog, you could code nearly everthing below in your 404 page (consider alternatives ). Fortunately, when WordPress calls the 404 page (wp-content/themes/yourtheme/404.php),

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