InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. I was not disapointed. Tricking The Jedi.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

One of the stealthiest Los Angeles startups to emerge in the last few months has been Namesake (www.namesake.com), headed by Brian Norgard and co-founded by Dan Gould. Norgard is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded NewRoo (acquired by Fox Interactive Media/MySpace) and co-founding Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly.

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Social Network Startup West Hollywood Ideas 273

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

The rise of startups is becoming one of the strongest engines of job growth and economic growth all around the world. There’s a lot of uncertainty in startup companies. However, if you’re looking for something new or exciting that’s not the typical 9 to 5 rat race, working in a startup is definitely something you should consider.

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Startup Social Media Writing Google 102

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

A few weeks ago I was reading a blog post by MG Siegler that really struck a chord. The gist of MG’s argument is that he’d rather work with people who are openly critical of his ideas if it helps him to perform better than to have a bunch of “yes men” around who just say what a great job he’s doing.

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Press Venture Capital Doc Summary 337

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Fred Wilson wrote a blog post yesterday called “Real Names” in which he talked about a commenter on his blog who preferred not to comment because he didn’t want to use his real name. It’s all told through a graphic & very short so worth your having a quick read. It’s a powerful concept. Thank you.

Social Network 329

Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Southern California has had its share of new startup accelerators launch in the last few months, however, few people here have actually experienced an accelerator firsthand. Alex Benzer: I'm actually building two startups. SocialEngine is four years old, and that's the startup we applied to TechStars with.

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

We then spoke about startups. Again, Seth: “One of the things I noticed when I looked around at startups is that often the founding teams hired people just like themselves. Startups shouldn’t be like this. Startups shouldn’t be like this. “Sequoia has been awesome. Nothing but value add.

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Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We all know media companies are suffering as CPMs (the amount they can charge per thousand visitors) are falling, available inventory is climbing, free content and blogs are proliferating, user attention is being divided with social networks and the core media business cash cows like classified ads have been disrupted by companies like CraigsList.

Media 288

Media Advertising Screening Content 288

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. You didn’t join startups then. You joined a startup if you couldn’t get a real job.

Startup 337

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Venture Capital 337

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Who in the auto industry believed Tesla, a totally electric car, was a good idea? of Elon’s ideas to come to fruition and let him fail on the rest. If there is something holding these big ideas back, it is not a shortage of money or even the barrier of insurmountable technical hurdles. Now they are partners. Working on it.

Technical Review 417

Technical Review Startup Software Review Course 417

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Spark Capital’s Bijan Sabet : “The idea that this was an anti establishment vote to serve the marginalized makes me so sick.” He has an awesomely difficult task, since it is long past time for us to face up to our country’s problems. Startups and big companies alike in trouble.

Venture Capital 101

Venture Capital Google Capital Ideas 101

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

Andrea and her team are awesome and provide such a great service for those who want the right type of shopping experience. If you are referring to the blog post about being a mom and a CEO, studies have shown that women are far better multi-taskers than men. You want to find someone who is as passionate about an idea as you are.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Media Sites 99

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

He worked for me at Docstoc for a brief stint (and did an awesome job) after being a writer at TechCrunch for a few years. When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. Past Startups Uncensored LA Tech Events.

Company 111

Company Companies Startup Twiistup 111

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Most lawyers that work with startups are willing to work on a deferred payment schedule.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

Insteegram is a startup that allows you to create amazing and unique t-shirts using your own Instagram photos. Now that’s awesome! A lot of competitors also stole their ideas and started offering the same services. Finding the right shipment fee using Lean Startup methodology. The Awesome Insteegram Team.

Startup 98

Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Many people go back with lots of new ideas, experience, and energy. For another perspective which I certainly agree with, check out Kevin Drum’s blog post on The Power of Single-Mindedness at [link] but keep in mind that anything taken to the extreme probably isn’t a good idea…”. Hiring is difficult no matter where you are.

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2010

If you don’t understand the concept of “signaling&# please read the blog post I wrote on Understanding VC signaling. VentureHacks laid out the debate in a truly awesome interview & PowerPoint slides if you really want an in-depth understanding of the issue.

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Seed Funding Funding Venture Capital GRP Partners 298

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are. The fact that they can be both an economic engine and a driver for social change is awesome.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping bootstrap, Profitability, Startup. . Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. . Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Why should a startup thinking about moving to a new place choose LA? Los Angeles offers a great deal, both in terms of business opportunities and lifestyle awesomeness. What are the current local startups that more people should know about now? What is one organization that a big supporter of the LA startup community?

Guide 42

Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2012

Youtube.com, 48 hours of uploads every minute and three billion views daily, according to Youtube.com’s official blog in May of 2011. With a love for kitesurfing, action videos, and startups, Spitzer-Williams felt it was just his problem to solve. Don’t miss a thing and stop wasting time sifting the awesome from the everything.”

Startup 65

Startup Content Design Organization 65

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

You folks are just that awesome that we try and hook our readers up whenever we can so you are Welcome! Eric Ries is the author of the blog Startup Lessons Learned and the lean startup methodology. Dave McClure is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur, startup investor, and blogger. He is a frequent public speaker.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

Blogs are a huge part of marketing. Follow them on Twitter, read their blog posts, if they do guest posts read those as well. Also be sure to have an absolutely awesome $100 perk. First, you must form relationships with bloggers. Start reaching out to just LISTEN to what they are saying now. Perk Pricing Hacks. It’s a science.

Startup 109

Startup Examples Social Media Media 109

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Idea Mensch. We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. We believe there are awesome entrepreneurs everywhere, not just in the places constantly covered by the media. Subscribe to RSS.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Tons of great conversations about new startups, hardware, and the entrepreneurs building them. Whether any of our bright entrepreneurs and their startups will become the new NEST or Whatsapp, we’re definitely rooting for them. Nevertheless, it was fantastic showcase of new ideas and a glimpse into the future of tech.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

I have never been more optimistic about the impact that the tech startup community is having on cities in America or about the role that cities outside of San Francisco / Silicon Valley can play in our future. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. So the startup work moves to where the startup founders live and not vice versa.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. Back to women.

Entrepreneur 341

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. 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 ?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. It shows a lack of interest.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. I often talk with entrepreneurs who are kicking around their next idea. Even if you keep it dormant for 2 years while you work on your idea. Not worth it.

Startup 365

Startup Technical Advisors IP Ideas 365

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2013

Let me start by saying that Clayton is one of the most influential people on my thoughts about markets that led to both the concept behind my first startup and my main theses in investing. Startup Grind was a truly awesome conference and Derek the consumate host. Watch the 30-minute interview to hear why but summary notes below.

Venture Capital 403

Venture Capital Education Offshore Outsource Development 403

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. I learned that he was originally with William Morris as a junior talent rep but wanted to be more in the business of helping digital startups. Jon also loved the idea, the market & Dustin.

Invest 303

Invest Company Companies Web 2.0 303

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics. Step 1: Prototypes.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

I recommend you read Fred Wilson’s recent blog post about the need for a well articulated business strategy before pushing a particular business model. I found myself in violent agreement with Fred’s blog post(s). The idea of “going deep” with customers has always shaped how I think. Business Model.

Startup 401

Startup Customer Custom Technical Review 401

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. I was meeting with a first-time CEO of a very promising young startup recently and offering my advice on what his priorities should be.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Chris Dixon , September 12, 2010 My most useful career experience was about eight years ago when I was trying to break into the world of VC-backed startups. Why You Should Write. Your service: the game.

Startup 191

Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191