Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their classic book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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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. Look for that sparkling new idea or “eureka” moment to develop into a workable solution. Develop the best solution. No idea is born perfect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2023

I remember a classic book, “ The Purpose Effect ,” by renowned author Dan Pontefract, that provides a good framework and background or doing just that. Don’t stop believing, learning, and developing. I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2020

I remember a classic book, “ The Purpose Effect ,” by renowned author Dan Pontefract, that provides a good framework and background or doing just that. Don’t stop believing, learning, and developing. I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

I have my own views on what it takes to be an effective leader at the top, based on many years as an executive in large companies as well as small, but I was impressed with the solid points in a new book, “ The CEO Test ,” by Adam Bryant and Kevin Sharer. Simplifying complexity and being ready to implement a solution are key.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. He brings knowledgable experts from varying points of view but never books anybody that engages in yelling matches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2023

As detailed in the classic book, “ Smart Decisions ,” by Dr. Thomas N. Martin, decision makers need to develop and practice the art and science of strategic decision making early in their career to thrive in this complex business world. It’s an art and a science that will make or break your business.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Former employees describe Friday catered lunches where costs could run over $100 per person, and Royan was known internally for a “book ordering problem” — a former employee said that “unbelievable amounts of books” would be delivered each week to the office by Amazon to maintain the firm’s extensive library. What a boring mess.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2022

I was impressed by a recent book, “ The Leadership Star ,” by Brian Hartzer, an experienced business executive, offering a concise leadership framework that I believe embodies the key attributes that I recommend. Thus, ever after years as an executive in IBM and other companies, I’m still looking for the magic.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As detailed in the classic book, “ Smart Decisions ,” by Dr. Thomas N. Martin, decision makers need to develop and practice the art and science of strategic decision making early in their career to thrive in this complex business world. It’s an art and a science that will make or break your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

I saw some good insights on the most common mistakes that crush creativity, in the classic book, “ Lateral Thinking Skills ,” by Paul Sloane. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Plan in great detail and avoid things not in the budget. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

But we all know that these are not solutions by themselves, but require integration into an innovative framework to solve real customer problems. Mentors and advocates will keep you focused and positive, and will develop your ability to speak to investors and customers with authenticity, credibility and confidence.

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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. Look for that sparkling new idea or “eureka” moment to develop into a workable solution. Develop the best solution. No idea is born perfect.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

We caught up with Asher Hunt , CEO of the company, to learn more about how the startup wants to make finding a room while traveling more like Uber and less like traditional hotel booking. Asher Hunt: Overnight is a mobile app for travelers to book same day, last minute stays, with local hosts. Can you explain how your service works?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

We created Dentistry.com as a destination for consumers, and a place where they can learn about dentistry, ask questions to dentists, interact with others, and find a dentist and book an appointment, all online. To their credit, they were able to carve out an investment so we could develop this. So, that's my story.

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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. Look for that sparkling new idea or “eureka” moment to develop into a workable solution. Develop the best solution. No idea is born perfect.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2016

I just finished a new book, “ The Three-Box Solution: A Strategy for Leading Innovation ,” by Vijay Govindarajan, one of the world’s leading experts on strategy and innovation. Ensure your firm’s fitness to act on new opportunities, and develop an evolving sense of where the future lies. Both are always recommended.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

As a software developer I wrote code on what was called a “dumb terminal” because it literally had no processing capability. We had to develop whole frameworks of “middleware” to deal with this problem. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

I saw some good insights on the most common mistakes that crush creativity, in the classic book, “ Lateral Thinking Skills ,” by Paul Sloane. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Plan in great detail and avoid things not in the budget. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

This data is playing an increasingly important role in strategic planning and product development. He put forth the “Jobs To Be Done” Approach in his recent book Competing Against Luck. Developing Metrics to measure new product & service impact on Industry Business & Growth Challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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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. Look for that sparkling new idea or “eureka” moment to develop into a workable solution. Develop the best solution. No idea is born perfect.

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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. Develop leaders who deliver results and inspire.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

Laurence Capron and Will Mitchell explain why in their new book, “ Build, Borrow, or Buy: Solving the Growth Dilemma.” They outline the following framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing.

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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. Look for that sparkling new idea or “eureka” moment to develop into a workable solution. Develop the best solution. No idea is born perfect.

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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.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I installed Windows 3.1

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

In his book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there. Balance the long-term with the short.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2016

I just finished a new book, “ The Purpose Effect ,” by renowned author Dan Pontefract, that provides a good framework and background or doing just that. Don’t stop believing, learning, and developing. I recommend his tips for creating and maintaining that sweet spot: Define a personal declaration of purpose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

I saw some good insights on the most common mistakes that crush creativity, in a new edition of a classic book, “ Lateral Thinking Skills ,” by Paul Sloane. Business plans should be loose frameworks to be used as guidelines rather than detailed route maps. Plan in great detail and avoid things not in the budget.

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Ideas Framework Summary Organization 56

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

We had an advanced application development and innovation team. We had a new tablet we had developed back in 2007, and we were asked to come up with concepts to drive cellular usage. 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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

As detailed in a new book, “ Smart Decisions ,” by Dr. Thomas N. Martin, decision makers need to develop and practice the art and science of strategic decision making early in their career to thrive in this complex business world. It’s an art and a science that will make or break your business.

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Framework Entrepreneur Startup Examples 53

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

In his new book, “ Out-Executing the Competition ,” seasoned executive Irv Rothman provides tips to corporate executives on how to dig in and “get their fingernails dirty.” Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there. Balance the long-term with the short.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 13, 2013

This isn’t AT&T Developers Program’s first rodeo at SXSW. Team EyePrism – EyePrism is a hands-free app that helps people on the go book flights, rent cars, book vacations, and more. is the travel booking service that thinks like you, not like the hotelier. Java Web App built on the Spring Framework.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

This biotech company developed Xplore-PATHO as a service to test samples for the presence of pathogens – everything from bacteria and DNA virus to parasites and fungus – in a single test. They have developed doctor-grade blood, saliva and urine tests approved by the FDA for over-the-counter purchase. Seek (Lehi, UT).

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