TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Between TechCrunch today and my former roles in venture capital, I’ve had the opportunity to practice timing a lot. It’s the only way forward in capitalism, and it’s worth every investment you can make.

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio published a classic book, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points.

Ideas 123

Ideas Framework Satisfaction Startup 123

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials.

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Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

Even though everyone has an opinion on good early stage practices, I was impressed with the actionable blueprint in the classic book by Scott Duffy, “ Launch! Put your risk capital into a separate checking account before you start. Have an attorney set your business up as a Corporation, by the books, before the first transaction.

Startup 127

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

One of the most influential books of my career is The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clay Christensen. Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. I haven’t read it.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Let’s set up a framework. it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0 There are many times when being overly capitalized before you’re ready is a negative. Plus, most early-stage M&A fails so this isn’t likely a good use of capital for a young company). Availability of Capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2019

The bad news is that it’s still a jungle fight for survival for entrepreneurs of all ages and demographics, with over 80 percent not having access to bank loans or venture capital. The jungle framework is a great one to set the right perspective. Talent – Every startup needs talents to give the company value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2019

Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio published a classic book, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points.

Ideas 97

Ideas Framework Satisfaction Entrepreneur 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2015

Even though everyone has an opinion on good early stage practices, I was impressed with the actionable blueprint in a recent book by Scott Duffy, “ Launch! Put your risk capital into a separate checking account before you start. Have an attorney set your business up as a Corporation, by the books, before the first transaction.

Startup 109

Startup Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 109

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio published a classic book, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points.

Ideas 97

Ideas Framework Entrepreneur Satisfaction 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2018

Even though everyone has an opinion on good early stage practices, I was impressed with the actionable blueprint in the classic book by Scott Duffy, “ Launch! Put your risk capital into a separate checking account before you start. Have an attorney set your business up as a Corporation, by the books, before the first transaction.

Startup 63

Startup Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2014

Even though everyone has an opinion on good early stage practices, I was impressed with the actionable blueprint in a new book by Scott Duffy, “ Launch! Put your risk capital into a separate checking account before you start. Have an attorney set your business up as a Corporation, by the books, before the first transaction.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Framework 106

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

This has led VC & entrepreneur bloggers alike to similar conclusions: start raising capital early and be careful about having too high of a burn rate because that lessens the amount of runway you have until you need more cash. But the hardest question to actually answer is, “What is the right burn rate for your company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Thankfully, I just saw some great insights on this subject, in a new book, “ Time, Talent, Energy: Overcome Organizational Drag and Unleash Your Team’s Productive Power ,” by Michael Mankins and Eric Garton, partners at Bain & Company and frequent Harvard Business Review contributors. Build a culture guided by principles, not rules.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2013

Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio published a book, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Ideas Framework Satisfaction 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2012

Recently I was reviewing a new book by Chris Grivas and Gerard Puccio, “ The Innovative Team ,” which seems to hit the issue directly, with stories to illustrate key points.

Startup 101

Startup Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a new book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Investors and partners now look only for a framework of your business essentials, within the context of your opportunity, solution, and financials.

Startup 61

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

At some point, something more compelling and interesting came up, and I left and went back to Nokia as an EIR in their venture capital fund, focused on mixed and virtual reality and IoT. So, when you talk about using this data, AI, and machine learning, the question is how you create that framework at scale. That's the hard part.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Platform 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I say this as somebody who recruited several Harvard, Wharton and similar MBAs at my first company (the one where I acknowledge that I made every mistake in the book).

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

It's actually nice that there is a shortage of capital for sports startups. Derrick Oien: I have a couple of quotes from VCs, and my favorite one is that, for venture capital, sports is a $0 billion dollar industry. Derrick Oien: I think the toughest part is figuring out the righ engagement framework. Maybe three.

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Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

It's actually nice that there is a shortage of capital for sports startups. Derrick Oien: I have a couple of quotes from VCs, and my favorite one is that, for venture capital, sports is a $0 billion dollar industry. Derrick Oien: I think the toughest part is figuring out the righ engagement framework. Maybe three.

Media 100

Media Startup Avalon Social Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

We spent a bunch of time in the video talking about “disruption” as described by Clay Christensen in his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemman” which I profiled here. 22:00 Mark’s book recommendation: American Pastoral by Philip Roth. I agree with him. My guest today is Nate Redmond.

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Rustic Canyon Venture Capital Southern California Userplane 279

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

One of the books that first made me aware of the “creative brain&# was “ Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain &# by Betty Edwards. All are known creativity drivers and are covered in the book mentioned above. My framework gives me a deeper understanding of the sector. For others they swear by music.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not. Is it book smarts? Is it book smarts? What prepares us to become great leaders? Nah, of course not.

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CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

I just saw an interesting step in that direction via a new book “ Entrepreneurial DNA ,” by Joe Abraham , with his assessment web site. His framework seems to be picking up some traction, and is already in use informally by several entrepreneurship platforms, including StartupAmerica , and CoFoundersLab.

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Entrepreneur Mentor Framework Web 96

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views. Breakout companies become much harder and this isn’t likely to improve unless we give new companies the tools and capital they need to flourish. Without trust no currency has value.

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