Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

These fears and how every business can counter innovation assassination are explored in a classic book, “ Robert's Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation ,” by Robert F. Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

And yet, as I recall the greatest thrills, the memorable events, the best of memories, almost none are about the money. If you are in such a good place in your life, find a local angel investing group by Googling “angel investing”. Your most satisfying journey will never be about the money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2017

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. This book was not sanctioned by Larry Page and Sergey Brin , so it’s not a love story. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach.

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MARCH 1, 2011

Why AltaVista Failed To Become as Successful as Google. Mike believes the reason AltaVista didn’t become Google ( despite their market leadership position ) was because they didn’t focus on search. So, what Quigo would do is analyze a web page for Overture and tell them what they thought it was about. So, he built an auction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. This book was not sanctioned by Larry Page and Sergey Brin , so it’s not a love story. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. Most venture capitalists who have been in this business for a long time foresaw this correction and have been talking about it privately for the better part of the last year or two.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google]. Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

As part of a new pilot program, Blade has given 200 people in San Francisco and Silicon Valley exclusive access to its mobile app, allowing them to book helicopters, private jets and even seaplanes at a moments notice for $200 per seat, at least. New work with @flybladenow pic.twitter.com/eONvKU3rhM.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2020

These fears and how every business can counter innovation assassination are explored in a classic book, “ Robert's Rules of Innovation II: The Art of Implementation ,” by Robert F. Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2011

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. This book was not sanctioned by Larry Page and Sergey Brin , so it’s not a love story. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach.

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Berkonomics

MAY 19, 2022

If you have not done so, let Google tell you whether your web site is responsive. How about your emails? If these several tips interest you, it is time to delve much more deeply into the world of detailed email marketing – through one or several of the excellent books on the subject. And treat the result seriously. Same thing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Most entrepreneurs don’t even know how to keep track of what people are saying about them on the web, much less how to respond or remove it. On the personal side, these items can kill your career, as I discussed in the classic article “ Google Yourself to See How Other People See You.” Push negative content out of view.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

We all hear about the big winners, such as the game Clash of Clans , which has now surpassed $1 billion in yearly revenue, and the smartphone version of Skype , which is making huge money through credits as an extension of the website version. Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2010

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. This book was not sanctioned by Larry Page and Sergey Brin, so it’s not a love story. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 1, 2023

[Email readers, continue here…] Innovators make use of golden strands of opportunity left when the unfinished vision of another cries for completion, or when a genuine new concept changes the very way people think about their lives. What about Edison, Bell and tesla? ARPANET becomes the Internet.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2020

What's Swoop all about? Part of our team is working on partnerships and sales with big companies like Netflix, Google, and others who require group transportation. They book through Swoop, which leads to those operators. Plus, they now have more rest or downtime, to think about making some bigger decisions for their company.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Guy’s latest book, Enchantment , was released in March of 2011, to overwhelmingly upbeat reviews. I enjoyed the book as well, as evidenced by the review I wrote at the time of its release, which you can read HERE. I want this book to be the equal to How To Win Friends And Influence People, by Dale Carnegie.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Everyone knows that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). Yet we have all heard stories about the high turnover, unstructured work environment, lower base pay, and unpredictable expectations from the top.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

He brings knowledgable experts from varying points of view but never books anybody that engages in yelling matches. I haven’t read the book nor deeply reviewed Project Aristotle but the conversation on this morning’s show really resonated with me. The best leaders I work with tend to obsess about teams.

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. We own the celebrity birthday niche--we''re first in Google for searching for celebrity birthdays on every day of the year. Evan Britton: We really don''t think about it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2021

I promised to write about my fitness journey one day to try and help anybody else considering trying to get back into fitness. For every time I’ve had to roll out of bed and stare at the cold pool by my house and think about jumping into it knowing it’s going to be a shock?—?I It was really just about consistency. Start small.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about “ growth hacking ” and why I thought it was wrong that people were hating on the term unnecessarily. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

We operate at scale and speed unprecedented in human history.” * I first wrote about the changes to the Venture Capital ecosystem 10 years ago and this still serves as a good primer of how we arrived at 2011, a decade on from the Web 1.0 So in our earliest stages we’re about 70% seed and 30% pre-seed. dot-com bonanza.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. Work out of your home, and keep your own books. Social media facilitates marketing and sales.

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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. So what did happen?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2021

Most entrepreneurs dream of achieving the exponential expansion of a Google or Amazon, but few investor pitches I see outline any strategy beyond simple marketing to make this happen. To build a startup, entrepreneurs need a laser focus on providing an innovative solution to a real problem. Diamandis and Steven Kotler.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

The case for zero paid media as the new marketing model was highlighted a few years ago in the classic book, “ Z.E.R.O. ” In the book, Jaffe introduces three new sets of metrics for gauging progress: Medium-term metrics. We often talk about short-term sales and long-term relationships in mutually exclusive terms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility. Otherwise, your blog content will be indexed separately from your web site content, resulting in a lower overall Google rank. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I myself recently covered the topic when I spoke about why GRP Partners invested in Ad.ly. People feel angst about advertising in any form – I feel the same feeling about advertising as most consumers. John Batelle profiles this well in his book The Search. Some goes with Google. Some goes with Google.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Earlier this month, Google announced that it will spend an additional $200 million to promote YouTube content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. This book was not sanctioned by Larry Page and Sergey Brin , so it’s not a love story. Sergey, a mathematical wizard, is the arbiter of Google’s technological approach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2022

We have all heard the examples of the great new company cultures, popularized by Google, Zappos, and Facebook, which seem to imply that company perks are the secret to success. Over 16 percent of workers are still actively disengaged , and half have left at least one job because they hated their boss. Benton and Kylie Wright-Ford.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

In it I talked about how I believe that Netflix has a very strong lead in the battle for the “head end&# of the digital living room. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. It’s the most profound book I’ve read on thinking about how the Internet is changing business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2021

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

In my experience as a business advisor, one of the best ways to get all of these, is to publish a book on the technology, the journey, or some relevant lessons learned. Your book need not be a best-seller, and it probably won’t make you any money directly, but it’s the best business card you could ever imagine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

Everyone knows and admires the leaders , including Google and Zappos, but most entrepreneurs have only a fuzzy idea of what to do to get there. If you are looking for specifics, as well as the science behind it, you should take a look at the classic book, “ Trust Factor – The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies ,” by Paul J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

We all hear about the big winners, such as the game Clash of Clans , which still pulls in over a million dollars a day, and the smartphone version of Skype , which is making money through credits as an extension of the website version. Yet according to other statistics, vanishing few of these ever generate a significant profit.

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