SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Mobile LAVA welcomes BIA/Kelsey analysts Matt Booth and Michael Boland to share their insights into the trends, market events, companies and case studies that are driving current and future opportunities in interactive and mobile local media.

LAVA 100

LAVA Mobile Media Case Study 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

I like his summary of the challenges involved, real case studies, and especially his recommended building blocks to a culture of perpetual innovation in any company: Extract and instill a long-term vision in your team. Your people on the customer front lines have the input you need on institutional changes required.

Case Study 117

Case Study Outsource Development Outsource Customer 117

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. When faced with this type of “paternal” criticism, the best path is to again ground your case in very specific examples to show that while the idea might not be a total paradigm shift, it will at least represent a significant change in cost or return.

Ideas 126

Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 126

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2021

Thus I was pleased to see my own insights covered in a new book, “ Why Startups Fail ,” by Tom Eisenmann, a Harvard Business School professor, who has mentored many more entrepreneurs, and authored more than a hundred HBS case studies from real-world startups. Gather your resources before scaling the business.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Case Study Mentor Software Review 131

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

These industry veterans have been teaching smaller companies how to compete with digital marketing for many years, and have a wealth of case studies to show it really works. Every business faces challenges that affect their sales efforts, manufacturing efforts, human resources, and other things that keep them viable and profitable.

Marketing 101

Marketing Startup Case Study Resource 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2019

Of course, it’s no surprise that most entrepreneurs don’t have a background in hiring teams, and don’t have a budget for training or human resource consultants. New businesses need people who have a passion for getting things done with limited resources, enjoy problem solving, and relish constant change.

Training 73

Training Case Study Resource Statistics 73

InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Resources – Many campuses offer entrepreneurial students a variety of free resources, such as: incubators, accelerators, mentor programs, venture competitions (with meaningful prize money) and even seed funding. Nearly all the Professors agreed that students should stay in school, even if their venture is doing well.

Entrepreneur 150

Entrepreneur Case Study Education Seed Funding 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

Extending the feature set of the product would obviously be better if done by the customer but sometimes customers lack the resources to do customizations so simply telling them to get stuffed is not the answer. Often your sales engineers can do the customizations without bugging the core eng team. Protect Your Intellectual Property.

Software Review 321

Software Review Software Services Company 321

Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

In addition to our 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) support, you will have easy access to a variety of other helpful resources including our new blog, white papers, case studies and product specifications. Going forward, our new website will be your gateway to our innovative fiber optic solutions and extensive resources.

Customer 45

Customer Custom Southern California Case Study 45

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2018

Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. When faced with this type of “paternal” criticism, the best path is to again ground your case in very specific examples to show that while the idea might not be a total paradigm shift, it will at least represent a significant change in cost or return.

Ideas 67

Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 67

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Narrow your focus through specific case studies and quantify value and results. When faced with this type of “paternal” criticism, the best path is to again ground your case in very specific examples to show that while the idea might not be a total paradigm shift, it will at least represent a significant change in cost or return.

Ideas 92

Ideas Case Study Mobile Resource 92

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. They’re tasked with doing … marketing. You get a lot of traffic – not always results.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2015

These industry veterans have been teaching smaller companies how to compete with digital marketing for many years, and have a wealth of case studies to show it really works. Every business faces challenges that affect their sales efforts, manufacturing efforts, human resources, and other things that keep them viable and profitable.

Marketing 56

Marketing Case Study Resource Social Media 56

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Instead of a traditional business school''s case study and textbook approach, UCSB''s Technology Management Program (TMP) emphasizes experiential learning. As shown below, it was recently ranked as the fifth most active metropolitan area in the US, in terms of venture deals and dollars, on a per capita basis.

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2019

These authors present 20+ years of research, including case studies and metrics, showing how culture really makes or breaks your business. Human Resources and other support functions can provide invaluable feedback and support, but if you count on them to move the needle on culture, it won’t work.

Competition 76

Competition Coach Case Study Statistics 76

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2017

Of course, it’s no surprise that most entrepreneurs don’t have a background in hiring teams, and don’t have a budget for training or human resource consultants. New businesses need people who have a passion for getting things done with limited resources, enjoy problem solving, and relish constant change.

Training 58

Training Case Study Resource Statistics 58

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. My company and I are a perfect case study for the Tech Council affiliation. I've made solid press contacts from it, found quality partners, supporters of events and many other resources.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience. The good news is that most entrepreneurs and startups have more inspiration than almost anything else, and it sometimes leads to success despite their lack of resources and business skills.

Case Study 101

Case Study Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 101

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2011

He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience. The good news is that most entrepreneurs and startups have more inspiration than almost anything else, and it sometimes leads to success despite their lack of resources and business skills.

Startup 94

Startup Case Study Ideas Framework 94

socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

Especially, since we are in SoCal and not in San Francisco, where although we've had some great companies lately, there are not as many case studies of what a company could be. With all of the resources out there, from open source to the cloud, to easy to use development environments, it's never been easier to create something.

Southern California 113

Southern California Capital Funding Invest 113

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Consultants Don’t Pivot, Founders Do - Steve Blank , May 13, 2010 Consultants can help startups leverage their limited resources. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). This is a great configuration for a starting team. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

You must apply dedicated resources to your SEM efforts, either in-house or via a trusted third-party partner, in order to maximize customers acquired from this channel. However, Search Engine Management (SEM) is not a “set and forget” exercise. Some might be from banner ads and others may arise from an email campaign. .

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Making Decisions as a Resource Starved Dev Team. From an introduction to value pricing to case studies to client relationships, how value pricing can. There are now many resources to help company founders get funding and launch a startup. Case Study marketing, Online community, Social Networking. . .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69