Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The Best Startup Accelerators Of 2016 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2020

According to an article in the IEEE Spectrum, Sabrewing's "Rhaegal" cargo drone can lift almost 5,500 pounds of cargo straight up from the ground, or as much as 10,000 pounds with a short runway, and can be used to help carry cargo across the country. Sabrewing says it is about to enter into flight testing.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The company says it is using both artificial intelligence and traditional psychology to help companies beat employee burnout. Editor's note: an earlier version of this article included a funding target, rather than actual funding raised.). The company said it is in the midst of raising $2.5 in seed funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The challenge in to know when and how to ask for help, and not let bravado and ego mask anxieties. The best people know when they don’t know, and know how to find the right help. Unfortunately, too many entrepreneurs I know are terrible at finding and accepting help. Seek help or get out. You start playing the blame game.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2013

Los Angeles-based iSideWith , the online site which lets users input their various political beliefs to figure out what parties and candidates they most agree with, has just debuted a new service to help users filter through all of the political news out there--driven by the user's own political beliefs.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2019

For our Insights and Opinions section today, where we share contributed articles from the Southern California technology community, we have Eric Eide , of the Alliance for SoCal Innovation , a nonprofit that recently has been working on trying to help support the local entrepreneurial community across the region. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The 15 Best Startup Accelerators in the U.S. ” An incubator won’t help you if the market opportunity is small, the competitors are large, or your solution doesn’t address a real need. billion, with the total amount raised topping $2 billion.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

Eleven-year-old TiMi currently has a team working out of Los Angeles on global business and plans to grow it into a full development studio that “helps us understand Western players and gives us a stronger global perspective,” said the studio’s international business director Vincent Gao. That’s finally changing.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 8, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! New York Times columnist David Brooks notes in this article that, "Lovers face each other, but friends stand side-by-side, facing the world." The Power Of Adult Friendships.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2016

Los Angeles-based Marriage.com , a new startup and website focused on marriage advice, has launched, looking to help provide users with all kinds of advice about creating a healthy marriage. The new site, created y Sameer and Malini Bhatia, said it is hoping to the online void between numerous dating, wedding, baby, and family websites.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 22, 2021

Interestingly, an LA Times article back in 2018 noted that the space, “may also serve as a declaration that Apple intends to compete as a major Hollywood content creator.” The store has been in the works for a number of years, owing in part to having to work with the city to restore a space that had been declared a landmark.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Acquaintances in social situations want to help other people. In order to ensure your interactions are as productive as possible, make it easy for people to help you.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2015

The killer chart is below: In the article it raved particularly about the WaPo’s amazing mobile app and how Bezos personally intervened to get the team to improve loading times – whatever the short-term costs. With this article, plus my recent frustrations with the NYT mobile (cr)app, I thought I’d give the WaPo a try.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Members can also enhance their expert status by writing informative articles and position themselves as a contact person for other professionals to get information from. Networking on exploreB2B is based on publishing and communicating via articles. These articles are sorted into industries and categories. Competition?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

I have no incentive to do so other than to help those reading the WSJ piece better understand how I believe most insiders think. They perceive it as a place that is well connected and very helpful given the level of services they provide. Especially in an industry where so many investors do so little to actually help.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2019

There has been significant public scrutiny of Ring's willingness to help law enforcement access videos captured by its devices; a recent Vice article recently dug into Ring's founder, Jamie Siminoff, and the origins of the surveillance camera company and its network. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2014

Perfect Market--which was headed by Julie Schoenfeld--helped online publishers better monetize their library of content, helping then find long tail content and articles in their library of content and matching those to advertising. Taboola said the buy will help boost the company''s annualized run rate to $250M.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

The answer has been an obscure mix of laws which were originally meant to help fund rural telecom operators, but -- according to an article over at the IEEE Spectrum -- are expected to disappear soon. The Spectrum article speculates on if this is the end for free conference calling services.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2013

And while Eric Garcetti is leading in the polls by 7%, according to recent articles a victory is not certain. He understands our issues as a community and vows to help keep LA Tech on the map. And how can you help? LA needs Garcetti. He would be the first tech mayor of our city. Why does it matter? Why it Matters.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

On the personal side, these items can kill your career, as I discussed in the classic article “ Google Yourself to See How Other People See You.” With the right focus on search engine optimization, or the help of companies like ReputationDefender , you can usually push negative links out of sight into the swamp of the Internet.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become. So, I promised I would create this post to help point them in the right direction. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2013

For today''s Insights and Opinions section, we''re sharing an article on how to make technology transfer and IP commercialization work , from Siemer and Associates and Siemer Ventures'' Ivan Nikkhoo. Over time, some of this IP has made it to market helping create new products and industries. And many more should. Continued.).

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 9, 2021

Mythical Games , an NFT games startup based out of Los Angeles, has banked a $75 million raise from new and existing investors betting on the startup’s aim to expand the ambitions of their first title and locate a substantial platform opportunity amid helping developers build blockchain-based gaming experiences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

See my article from way back “ Entrepreneurs Learn Best From Business Networking ” on how and where to get started. If you are active in helping others with what you know, they will be much more open to help you when you need it. Most entrepreneurs love to help others, and will be honored to help you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2021

For minimum content, see my original article “ These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable.” With that in mind, here are some specifics that bear repeating, updated from an old, but still accurate, article on simple plans by Tim Berry: Keep the plan short. You can cover everything you need to convey in 20 pages of text.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2012

The company--one of the startups out of Santa Monica's MuckerLab--helps users find funny videos, articles, and more. In addition to the funding, the firm said it has launched a new iPhone app called "Mock the VOte", which delivers humorous, up-to-the-minute political news.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 17, 2011

I told them that I had recently seen several posts/articles talking about how vibrant the community has become. So, I promised I would create this post to help point them in the right direction. Los Angeles Startup Community Posts/Articles Here are some interesting articles and posts on the ecosystem around startups in Los Angeles.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

A good friend of mine was features on the front cover of the LA Times business section with a glowing article. Just notice how many VC emails you get after your TechCrunch article or after you were on stage at TC50. It has logos of the 5-6 most prominent places they’ve been covered with a paragraph from each article.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

Back in 2017, the New York Times opinion section was graced with an article entitled: Jerks and the Start-Ups They Ruin. The article details various stories of young and invariably white men who found big companies, get big money, and make big mistakes. And they look to us, their workspace, to help them achieve it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2023

The problem is that most of these people aren’t likely to accept your assessment, so it’s hard to help them. According to a classic article by Karl Perera, called “ Victim Mentality - You Don't Have to Suffer! They may ask their Supreme Being for help, but rely on themselves for results.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 31, 2013

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we share an article by John Shiple , who provides technology consulting to CEOs, helps outline some of the key things startup (and other) CEOs ought to know in dealing with their CTO. What are some of the key steps that CEOs ought to do to communicate with their CTOs?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 27, 2020

All corporate governance documents, from incorporation articles to minutes of all meetings of the board are maintained in the deal room. Data rooms contain access to or copies of all significant contracts with suppliers, customers, consultants, and others. When to start a data room?

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socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

In our Insights and Opinions section--where we feature various opinions, advice, and thoughts from our readers--we have an article from, Matt Fitz-Henry , who works at a competitor, prognosticates about the social media marketing world. Read Matt Fitz-Henry's article, Social at Scale. billion dollars. Continued.). READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

In that article I talked about how PR drives: recruiting, employee retention, biz dev deals, funding and even M&A and that often “attribution” to your PR activities is unknown. You need somebody who is helping push out information on what is up-and-coming in the company. It’s a continual process.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2013

For this year's first article, we share the advice of Tony Karrer , Founder and CTO of TechEmpower , Founder and CTO of Aggregage and organizer of the LA CTO Forum and Startup Specialist Network , two local groups focused on startups. I suggested that they should look for someone like me, but on the business end.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2012

The firm said its new feature allows publishers to use RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feeds to automatically distribute and create ads from a publisher's articles. The firm said its RSS Ads feature is being used to help content owners automate the process of creating and launching its content ads.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! I was inspired to write this entry after reading Scott Dinsmore’s 11 Quick Actions article. Help someone. Actions You Can Take Today to Successfully Start…Anything. The following list is from Scott’s entry. Send a note to your boss.

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