Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2015

With simple software available today, find a domain name and implement your own website. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup. You don’t even need an investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cash flow personally every day. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I admit that I haven’t yet read it but I’ve had numerous discussions with Brad over the years about board structure & conduct and consider him a mentor on the topic. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. In the Early Days.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

View the Slideshow A little more than a year ago, amid a resurgence in San Diego’s software sector, Xconomy identified a baker’s dozen of local tech companies to watch in 2016. The results were so encouraging, we’re doing it again. Financial terms were not disclosed. Webroot withheld terms of the deal.).

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In mid-October, eleven college students will be flying to California for an opportunity that would be the envy of any Ivy League MBA candidate—they’ll meet the venture capital firm partners who will personally mentor them throughout the school year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

With simple software available today, find a domain name and implement your own website. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup. You don’t even need an investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2014

With simple software available today, pick a domain name and implement your own website. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup. Get business cards made.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

They certainly struggle to find mentors as there is nothing more frustrating than trying to help a company who is afraid to tell you anything. Marketing futures can be really good for enterprise software companies where the information is passed between sales rep and potential customer in terms of near-term roadmap.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Amplify Mentor Panel in full swing. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. Like good mentors Paul, Jeff, Richard, Oded and David as well as Chris and Kris create an atmosphere in which the motivated founders can take advantage of the knowledge base to which they are exposed. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

As a mentor to many entrepreneurs and startups, here are my best recommendations for keeping the burn rate low, planning ahead and maintaining credibility with investors: Manage cashflow personally every day. For example, a software development startup raising $250,000 from angel investors better be able to operate on $25,000 per month.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Of course, you may not have the time or desire to read through every document in your space, but it’s not so hard to find and follow some key influencer blogs on social media. Find mentors and advisors who have more relevant business experience, insist you see things that aren’t on your radar, and spot what’s coming around the corner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2012

With simple software available today, pick a domain name and implement your own website. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup. Get business cards made.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2011

With simple software available today, pick a domain name and implement your own website. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup. Get business cards made.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Our founder, Yves Sisteron, was my mentor and board member at my first startup. David is also frequently an inspiration for a story on my blog. Tim can match up with any Silicon Valley product manager and has been doing the role for global software businesses for 20 years. Mafias matter a lot to me, as well. Back together.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2010

With simple software available today, pick a domain name and implement your own website. Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Also, in most geographies, there are organizations springing up, and university workshops, to mentor people out of work and contemplating a startup. Get business cards made.

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Xconomy

JUNE 16, 2016

To Suster, founding a tech startup is a lot like mounting an expedition. Many entrepreneurs and investors are focused on the peak when they should focus instead on their base camp, and bringing together the resources they’ll need to scale their business.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 12, 2016

We like what Eric calls the boring back-end software,” said co-founder and managing director Jack Scatizzi, referring to a company’s internal, business-related software and the operating system that controls how a consumer-facing website operates. Three companies from each cohort also will get $50,000 in follow-on funding.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

It’s a place where we’re going to put 250 like-minded people, where I can mentor him, you can mentor me,” Cohen said. “I have a vast network of friends in San Diego and Mexico City who are serial investors,” said Cohen, who is a principal at Walket Capital and affiliated with LM Advisors, a San Diego investment firm with over $1.3

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Mark founded Launchpad LA, a program designed to help mentor LA’s most promising first-time startup CEO’s. He blogs here and tweets here. Previously, Ian co-founded personal music sharing software provider Mediacode with Rob Lord. Mediacode was sold to Yahoo. Previously Ian worked for AOL’s Nullsoft unit.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Who are your mentors, role models? We don’t have mentors at the moment. These are all great tech people, who have changed the world of computers, internet and software. This includes contents like Videos, Photos, Blog Posts and Forum Threads. People we admire. What inspired you to come up with LAGbook?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010 Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March Here they are: How to Minimize Politics in Your Company - Ben's Blog , August 24, 2010 “Who the f@#k you think you f$&kin’ with.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Kanye West. Let's recap.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

To build applications we needed databases (Oracle), browsers (Netscape), servers (Sun Microsystems), storage (EMC), security (Semantic), application servers (Apache), caching software, load balancers, hosting facilities, programming languages and methods, CDNs, DSL equipment, Wifi routers and so forth. And then the world changed.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

About Frank Addante > (from the Silicon Valley Business Journal) Twitter Updates follow me on Twitter Blog Archive ► 2010 (2) ► June (1) Part II: Optimized for Profitability ► February (1) Get Out of the Office! Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot. 10 Blogging Tips. Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available.

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