Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

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. When you don't accept capital from someone else, you aren't beholden to anyone else's input. Print advertising is expensive, but social media is free.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2017

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Adjust accordingly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2014

They may not have noticed the wave of “open businesses,” spawned by the Internet and social media. Shared risks (open capital). If you are at the funding stage, try the new crowd-funding platforms or micro-capital investments. Offer equity in future projects to people outside your business. Adjust accordingly.

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Organization Social Media Customer Custom 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2014

Certainly, I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Capitalize on the lessons from early adopters and competitors. Smart startups save cost and time by capitalizing on the pivots of others before them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2016

Certainly I’m not recommending just one more Facebook, with a couple of features from Twitter, since social media has an unlimited potential for innovation. Capitalize on the lessons from early adopters and competitors. Smart startups save cost and time by capitalizing on the pivots of others before them.

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Technology Startup Study Research 57

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. New hires in a depressed economy also tend to be more willing to accept below-market salaries in exchange for equity-based compensation. An excess of capital is often driven by venture capitalists (VCs) who tend to stuff as much money as possible into deals they like.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Many women rose to the top of their careers only to discover how unsatisfying, soul-draining and unhealthy a lifestyle it was and completely changed careers to find satisfaction doing something completely different where they once again became successful, but in a more balanced manner. Novel concept.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Competing To Win Deals - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , November 7, 2010 The venture capital business is highly competitive. Keep going.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175