Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2018

Unfortunately, some are so focused on this principle that they forget that every business, even nonprofits, have to practice the basic principles of capitalism (build a business model to make money) to cover their costs to do good things another day. You can find dozens more on the Conscious Capitalism web site. Marty Zwilling.

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Capital Entrepreneur Guide Course 57

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Peer-to-peer lending service; started on FaceBook; claim to own 79% of the US peer lending market in March 2010 with a whopping $8,664,750. Investors: Foundation Capital (lead), with existing investors: Morgenthaler Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Canaan Partners. Investors: Union Square (lead), Spark Capital (lead).

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2022

The buying process is just the beginning of the customer experience, and it has to remain a good one throughout the time that your customer actually uses your product or service. Great startups manage to continually improve the relationship through outstanding follow-on support and service. Capitalize on the multiplier moment.

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Customer Custom Startup Course 146

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2012

At some point financial capital if usually needed to meet business goals. But it’s not a substitute for the other critical resources, mental capital (domain knowledge, skills, and passions), plus relationship capital (friends and advisors). Money results from mental and relationship capital, not the other way around.

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Course Zag Startup Resource 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2012

Unfortunately, some are so focused on this principle that they forget that every business, even non-profits, have to practice the basic principals of capitalism (build a business model to make money) to cover their costs to do good things another day. You can find a dozen more on the Conscious Capitalism web site.

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Capital Entrepreneur Guide Startup 99

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Of course, even though that is your contract with the investors, way over half of those implied contracts never work out that way. Of course, you will find yourself in opposition to your investors and some of most of your board members if you do this after taking outside investment. What if you later decide to just keep control?

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Equity Course Sales Invest 156

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2023

Unfortunately, some are so focused on this principle that they forget that every business, even nonprofits, have to practice the basic principles of capitalism (build a business model to make money) to cover their costs to do good things another day. You can find dozens more on the Conscious Capitalism web site. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2021

Every university has entrepreneurial courses or evening classes that can provide assistance on creating your initial plan. Don’t look for formal venture capital levels of funding, but certainly early-stage Kaufmann grants, incubators, and entrepreneurship incentives are available from endowments and state funds. Early-stage funding.

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Incubator Mentor Class Resource 172

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Shipwell , a startup pitching a marketplace for domestic ground shipping and fleet and cargo management services for freight trucking companies, has raised $10 million in a new round of funding. trucking services. The two men began planning the business in 2016 and only launched the service in the beginning of this year.

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Startup Los Angeles Capital Pricing 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2016

Unfortunately, some are so focused on this principle that they forget that every business, even non-profits, have to practice the basic principles of capitalism (build a business model to make money) to cover their costs to do good things another day. You can find a dozen more on the Conscious Capitalism web site. Marty Zwilling.

Capital 55

Capital Entrepreneur Guide Course 55

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

launching today, is an invite-only subscription-based platform for holistic healthcare providers to list their services and share knowledge. million in seed funding from Crosscut, a Los Angeles-based venture capital firm, and Female Founders Fund. The reason that is destructive is 70% of death is premature and lifestyle related.

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Guide Research Seed Funding Journal 241

Berkonomics

AUGUST 2, 2018

Companies that compete on price rarely compete against others who emphasize service or quality. Nordstrom’s competes on service above all, quality second and price a distant third. We enter a Nordstrom’s store expecting superior service and know we will pay a price for this. Or quality and service? They are: Price.

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Pricing Competition Examples Class 226

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. I like the ten steps he outlines, which I characterize here as follows: Seek major capital infusion. Focus on creativity more than smashing competitors.

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Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Of course you now book when you want and even choose your restaurant based on availability at the time / day you want and you can book on your mobile phone at 2am or 8pm. and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me]. As long as they didn’t lose the book or make a mistake.

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Development Team Review Course Mobile Writing 324

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2020

Unfortunately, some are so focused on this principle that they forget that every business, even nonprofits, have to practice the basic principles of capitalism (build a business model to make money) to cover their costs to do good things another day. You can find dozens more on the Conscious Capitalism web site. Marty Zwilling.

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Guide Capital Entrepreneur Course 128

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

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Training Course Acquisition Equity 140

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Maintaining your team’s passion and freedom to focus first on innovating for customers are only a couple of the reasons for thinking hard before you seek money from crowdfunding, angel investors, venture capital organizations, or attempt to qualify for a public stock offering. Investors want board seats and a vote on key decisions.

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Funding Startup Satisfaction Venture Capital 107

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Sometimes that’s venture capital generally (like last year’s conversation with Reid Hoffman ) and sometimes it’s in a space where I’ve invested (like mobility and city innovation with Bird’s Travis VanderZanden , one of our portfolio founders.) monthly subscription (or $8 ad free) for Quibi? They’re primarily thinking about 7 AM?—?7

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Content Netflix Platform Mobile 244

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Examples include the Conscious Capitalism® movement, led by John Mackey of Whole Foods, the B Team , led by serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) form of business now available in 30 states. Startups often pay lip service to strategic partnerships, but they schedule these efforts far down the road.

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Capital Startup Education Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Barter your services for their services. Set expectations accordingly.

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Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Chegg said the acquisition will add to Chegg's textbook rental and course planning services. The firm had raised around $9M in funding, from Primera Capital and Shai Reshef. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. Chegg said Cramster has more than one million members on the site.

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Pasadena Course Sites Acquisition 221

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. Customers benefit from early solution access, priority input on requirements, and personalized customer service.

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Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

If you need help at this stage, look for a local university teaching online courses on entrepreneurship , or how to build a business plan. Usually these will not give you money, but will provide inexpensive expert mentoring and office services. Sometimes these will ask for 5%-15% of your equity for their support services.

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Startup Funding Organization Incubator 122

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 22, 2019

Exhibitor passes include: - 3 tickets - Table top to display product / service - 4-minute speaking slot at the end of the normal 60- second pitches. There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel and after the panel at the Cocktail Party! We will have a sign up sheet at the registration table.

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Los Angeles Venture Capital Angel Conference 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Based on the best evidence I can find, the genesis of this trend and the advantages come from several evolutionary changes in the startup investment industry, and some innovations driven by the recession several years ago and the recent pandemic: Venture capital funds are regaining momentum. VCs are committed to servicing existing portfolios.

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Guide Venture Capital Funding Class 136

TechCrunch LA

MAY 3, 2022

I also had custody of my 16-year-old sister, so I was managing my course load and taking these trips, and it was during one of the those rides that I thought there has to be a better way to do this. “Myself and a few of the other Black female students started taking day trips or weekend trips to New York City to get our hair done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. Customers benefit from early solution access, priority input on requirements, and personalized customer service.

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Funding Tips Startup Statistics 173

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

The buying process is just the beginning of the customer experience, and it has to remain a good one throughout the time that your customer actually uses your product or service. Great startups manage to continually improve the relationship through outstanding follow-on support and service. Capitalize on the multiplier moment.

Customer 124

Customer Custom Startup Course 124

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

There were, of course, those who used the opportunity to make a marketing push or pitch a story. The remaining $200 million came from new investors Macquarie Capital, Mori Building and Shell, as well as existing investors 83North, Broadscale Group, Ervington Investments, Hearst Ventures, Planven Ventures, Pitango and RiverPark Ventures.

Layoffs 136

Layoffs Startup Newsletter Santa Monica 136

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. It’s funny how scarcity of capital can focus one’s mind. So if you’re able to raise easily no problem. End of story.

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Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Instead of following a proscribed course which may lead nowhere, entrepreneurial leaders such a Thiel are sparking a change in the way we think about success. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. When you don't accept capital from someone else, you aren't beholden to anyone else's input.

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Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 20, 2019

Exhibitor passes include: - 3 tickets - Table top to display product / service - 4-minute speaking slot at the end of the normal 60- second pitches. There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel and after the panel at the Cocktail Party! We will have a sign up sheet at the registration table.

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San Diego Venture Capital Conference Angel 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

You can of course view the presentation in SlideShare above or download it directly for free here. As I outlined in my talk, I believe the greatest Internet companies created over the past 15 years have been “deflationary” meaning they are driving down the prices or goods & services.

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Marketing Course Pricing Networking 361

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2023

Of course, there are some basic principles that people in all careers follow today in maximizing their success, including discipline, determination, learning from mistakes, and practice. Therefore, I often recommend to entrepreneurs and business professionals that they not get too frustrated with initial failures or give up too soon.

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Artificial Inteligence Course Startup Tool 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. Many of us learned about substitute products in undergrad economics courses. Here are some ideas of what I believe matters.

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Product Course Customer Custom 296

Eric Greenspan

JULY 3, 2012

With over 38,000 cult-like testimonials, one cannot dispute the company delivered a valuable service in a way like no other company has come close. Make It Work sold its services in pre-paid hours, at a discount from our pay-as-you-go pricing. They received priority service, convenience and savings. Of course).

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