Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I’ve been engaged with social networking for some time now, starting with Myspace and Facebook and just recently (within the last 30 days), Twitter. Just this week I met @MarshaCollier, the author of over 25 books on eBay. Isn’t social networking amazing? I’ve jumped on the bandwagon, big time!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Social Media.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

One year after a $38 million Series B valued on-demand aviation startup Blade at $140 million, the company has begun taxiing the Bay Area’s elite. The goal is to shorten trips made excruciatingly long due to bad traffic in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

I’ve also struggled trying to define the characteristics that set these bosses apart, so I was impressed with the classic book, “ Superbosses ,” by Dartmouth professor and consultant Sydney Finkelstein. They are always on the lookout for talent by peer networking, studying competitors, and working with top university contacts.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

For the full picture, see the classic book, “ Navigating the Talent Shift ,” with convincing arguments by Lisa Hufford, Founder of Simplicity Consulting talent solutions. The author outlines eight necessary steps for every business and entrepreneur to capitalize on this movement to on-demand project teams, versus permanent hires.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

I like the guidance from marketing coach David Newman’s classic book “ Do It! Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Many entrepreneurs fear giving away their very best insights, strategies, or tools via social media – it might diminish the demand and the profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2023

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. That’s why the classic book, “ The Leader’s Mindset: How to Win In The Age Of Disruption ,” resonated strongly with me. Lack of accountability is a mindset that is diametrically opposed to the required leader’s mindset.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

These are responding to the demands of this new world for collaboration, trust, and transparency. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization). They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2021

In a new book, “ The Unstoppable Startup ,” by Uri Adoni, a widely respected venture capitalist from Israel, I was pleased to see real specifics on how you can successfully demonstrate the right level of confidence and boldness, without stepping over the line into arrogance and insolence. Innovate to meet future demands you foresee.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

I’ve always been looking for the specific behaviors required to make the change, so I was pleased to see some real guidance in the classic book, “ The Melting Point ,” by Dr. Christian Marcolli, a world-class expert on sustainable high performance. Add more inspirational people to your network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While these investors, and early customers, will always argue that they found you, I’m convinced that there is no substitute for aggressive networking on your part. Here is my list of key drivers that I find critical to thriving in big businesses, as well as startups: Networking to build and maintain key relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

I’ve also struggled trying to define the characteristics that set these bosses apart, so I was impressed with the classic book, “ Superbosses ,” by Dartmouth professor and consultant Sydney Finkelstein. They are always on the lookout for talent by peer networking, studying competitors, and working with top university contacts.

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Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

Those insiders include bank officials, third party vendors, or any other employee who has access to the bank’s network. The criminals then spend time getting to know the bank’s network, manipulating systems to fraudulently move money, and hiding the evidence. The clues are in the message itself.

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Berkonomics

MAY 15, 2014

Angel investing is rapidly evolving to the same state of development, as a result of networking, industry associations, and deal sharing between angel groups. His groundbreaking book, “Early Exits” has become a textbook for angel groups and entrepreneurs throughout the world. Raising money'

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. An expanding customer base demands better support. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2022

Most people will tell you this is impossible, but I found a classic book, “ Army of Entrepreneurs ,” by Jennifer Prosek, where she seems to have actually accomplished this. In today’s marketplace, junior staffers are often the most intimately connected to the market, technology, and the customer network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

My advice is to build the relationship first through networking, and find some common values and passion, before assuming that money and experience will solve all potential partner differences. Or you may be easily bored by the needed focus on key objectives, or the day-to-day challenges of driving results that balance the books.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with improved usability, one more wind-farm energy generator with a few more blades, or one more dating site with a new dimension of compatibility. Don’t settle, demand the best.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 18, 2022

Without the promise of riches or with reduced interest in blockchain-based exclusivity, where will consumer demand go? We talked through what went wrong on the Celsius network and how it’s surprisingly intertwined with the rest of crypto. Since then, the firm, which claimed to have 1.7 follow the money. the week in web3.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

I found these challenges and opportunities outlined well in a classic book, “ Out-Innovate ,” by Alexandre Lazarow. Indeed these principles are good for all startups Connect ideas and networks from around the world. Even consumers here in the US are demanding a more responsible approach.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. BookRenter – plus a discussion about Chegg … what is going on in the university book market? Online text book rental service. Social network app developer and ad network. Other Deals.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The tools that it has built include Voyage, its proprietary operating system to manage properties; a concierge app to help its guests with services before, during and after stays; its front-end booking platform; and a recently launched real estate platform. “It has always lagged hotels by a wide margin.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Thus you end up with Demand Media that booms until Google algorithm changes (Panda) changes send it off a cliff along with many other companies overly reliant upon one “place” and one “promotional” method. If you have NO network of promotion for your story? Simply write a great book?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. That’s why the classic book, “ The Leader’s Mindset: How to Win In The Age Of Disruption ,” resonated strongly with me. Lack of accountability is a mindset that is diametrically opposed to the required leader’s mindset.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. An expanding customer base demands better support. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Cloud Computing. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

As an example of a good resource, I enjoyed the classic book, “ Idea To Invention ,” by Patricia Nolan-Brown, that does a great job on the key steps. Be wary of crafty shysters who will flood your mailbox with official-looking mail offering to help for a fee, or demanding fees you forgot to pay. Make ‘em want it bad (pitch it).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2022

The first cost is networking to find a mentor who is willing and able to give adequate focus to the relationship. Book follow-up sessions, with an agenda, rather than fill time with random discussions. The most common challenges involve time and accessibility demands on either side, or the level of help expected.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community. iCracked - Founded in 2010 by UCSB and Cal Poly-SLO graduates, iCracked is now the largest on-demand network for smartphone repair and trade-in.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

I rarely see such a change in my life from simply reading a book, but this is one of those times and I had to share it. She even wrote the book “A Parent’s Playbook for Learning.” But this book I scanned extra hard. Instead of demanding he do his work, I jumped in and worked with him.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2023

If your business is to be a thought leader in the social media world, you need a system of grading how much influence you have online, much like the original Klout score, as explained in the classic book on this subject, “ Klout Matters ,” by Gina Carr and Terry Brock. If you can’t write it down, you probably don’t understand it.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

Landline , the operator of a bus network in the Midwest, is one of the latest companies to raise venture capital. The company is actually based out of LA, too, but has completed its initial launch in Minnesota, where there’s greater demand for short-term bus travel. The business has closed a $3.85

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

You won’t often find that recommended by consultants, so I was pleasantly surprised to see the key points highlighted in a new book, “ Self-Made Boss ,” by Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg. Even a successful bigger business will bring additional responsibilities, new competition, and more demands on your time.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. I was selling products to Live Nation, Demand Media, Kelly Blue Book, Rovi, and the Screen Actors Guild.

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