InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Want to be an entrepreneur? In addition, Entrepreneur Magazine recently included UCSB in its Top 50 Schools For VC Backed Entrepreneurs at number 37. Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2022

Thus I believe that business leaders and entrepreneurs need to focus first on people leadership, rather than process leadership. Thus I find that the best entrepreneurs and business leaders today are people-centric, but they never forget that efficient repeatable processes are required as the business scales up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2019

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent in 2012 to 54 percent by 2022. with demands for new products and services. Marty Zwilling.

Marketing 94

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Accreditations, licenses, and certification – for your business or for individual employees – can set you apart from your competition. entrepreneur Patricia Sigmon plateau profits startup' But don’t worry. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2011

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. with demands for new products and services. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Patents Offshore Startup 103

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Most aspiring entrepreneurs are convinced that their idea and passion are so great that failure is not a possibility. If there is no competition, there is likely not a market. Every potentially successful product has competition, or an alternative, or customers with no interest in change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2015

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. with demands for new products and services. Marty Zwilling.

Patents 106

Patents Startup Offshore Demand 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. and trademarks.

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Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2013

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage. World-class professionals don’t try to take on the world alone.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage. World-class professionals don’t try to take on the world alone.

Startup 108

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 108

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

entrepreneur” and by Forbes as “New York’s Archangel”, David is a former Inc. 500 CEO, serial entrepreneur and the founder of New York Angels. collaborate with over 250,000 entrepreneurs in 95 countries. collaborate with over 250,000 entrepreneurs in 95 countries. By David S. Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak?

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Startup Sales Ideas Entrepreneur 189

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. McKinsey estimates, for example, that the upper middle class in China will grow from 14 percent now to 56 percent by 2022. with demands for new products and services. Marty Zwilling.

Marketing 54

Marketing Patents Offshore Startup 54

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

In my view, the gig economy is a key driver to the current boom in entrepreneurship – every professional and consultant is actually a solo entrepreneur. One question I often hear from solo entrepreneurs, and she addresses directly, is “How do I set the right price for my services?” Know your competitive value.

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Pricing Entrepreneur Mentor News 68

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

New entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, from day one. The middle and above-middle class population of China will grow from 172 million in 2010 to 314 million in 2015. with demands for new products and services. Don’t try to do it all at once.

Marketing 104

Marketing Startup Patents Offshore 104

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

Helping entrepreneurs succeed. We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. An on-line community for entrepreneurs. www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Redpoint Ventures (www.redpoint.com). Think Glendale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2019

Thus I believe that business leaders and entrepreneurs need to focus first on people leadership, rather than process leadership. Thus I find that the best entrepreneurs and business leaders today are people-centric, but they never forget that efficient repeatable processes are required as the business scales up.

Coach 94

Coach Organization Mentor Startup 94

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. So they’ll have to look for other competitive advantages for distribution.

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2010

Entrepreneurs who want to survive, and optimize the growth of their startups, need to think globally, and act locally, popularly known as “glocalization.” China’s middle class is expected to grow to some 650 million by 2010. Just the middle class in India is equal in size to the entire population of the United States.

Startup 89

Startup Patents Offshore Demand 89

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

To the casual observer, it may appear that Eucalyptus and RightScale’s respective solutions are competitive. Although it can be challenging to meet the demands of an open source business model, the benefits are also tremendous, especially in the area of partnerships. Find some other name than cloud something.”.

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara Platform Resource 212

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

For new entrepreneurs and startups, I recommend an initial focus on these six steps from the very beginning to set the right culture and save the tremendous cost of a transformation and risky competitive catch-up later: Start with an overriding top-down focus on customer experience. Set the expectation for continuous improvement.

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Customer Custom Startup Competition 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Accreditations, licenses, and certification – for your business or for individual employees – can set you apart from your competition. But don’t worry. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 94

Startup Outsource Development Sales Social Media 94

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

All the confusion you hear from friends or read in the press is related to this nuance that early investors demand prorata rights and sometimes fight like hell to maintain them (Facebook problem) and sometimes prefer not to take them (overvalued company that they perceive isn’t doing as well as new investors coming in think).

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Guide Venture Capital Startup Writing 336

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Accreditations, licenses, and certification – for your business or for individual employees – can set you apart from your competition. But don’t worry. Marty Zwilling.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Do you have any words of caution or advice for entrepreneurs who attempt to “Get Their Band Back Together”? “In When assembling a team, I encourage entrepreneurs to seek out the MVPs, and look to build diversity into the teams they assemble.”. Who do you view as your biggest competition? You’re right.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Neither class of people should give up easily. VCs, how to select a VC, etc.) and I realized that without years of experience it is tough to answer this question.

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Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

We will be bringing you some of the hottest startups around to give you a quick rundown about their companies and get to know the entrepreneur behind those companies. This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Adrenaline Fueled Angel.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

CapLinked lets entrepreneurs focus on what they do best, while making sure their investors always stay in the loop. Demand Media is a leading online media company that informs, entertains and connects millions of people every day. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. The Startups.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

InfoChachkie

JUNE 25, 2009

It is surprising how often entrepreneurs forget this simple fact. In order to get the most out of your discussions with your lawyer, take one or more Business Law classes. As noted in Frugal is as Frugal Does , entrepreneurs on The Fringe only spend their cash on items that add value to their adVentures. Go Nuclear.

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Technical Advisors Technical Review IP Patents 124

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Creating Incremental Strategic Value - Ask the Angels , June 17, 2010 We can easily overlook the level of demand pull when we are assessing strategic value. Just because a product has a patent, deep complexity and an obvious competitive advantage does not mean that it can fly by itself into the market. Yes, even bootstrappers.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels. NBC will merge with Comcast, owner of “Fancast,&# which would be a competitive offering to Hulu.

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Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Blue-chip customers such as Intuit, Williams-Sonoma, Fox Sports/MSN, Ticketmaster, Glaxo Smith Kline, Clear Channel, WebEx and Netflix turn to StrongMail infrastructure to bring enterprise-class reliability to their email systems. Whatever the biggest, most challenging, most demanding, most important job we had at L90, I always turned to Tim.

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