Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

By Jim Flowers A few months ago, Marty invited me to comment on business incubation and what a startup company ought to expect from an incubator. Tags: entrepreneurs incubators relationships startups. Relationships , I said back then. And I stand by that assertion. And it all happens in the span of 90 days.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Most colleges have now added classes in entrepreneurship to include the necessary business focus to technical majors that usually drive innovative ideas. Mark Zuckerberg, while still in school, tested the viability of his “ FaceMash ” technology as a business by rolling it out to other students at Harvard as customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2023

If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF). The technology is now embodied in a solution that can be replicated to reliably solve a real customer problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF). The technology is now embodied in a solution that can be replicated to reliably solve a real customer problem.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Los Angeles- and London-based MakieLab , one of the companies out of Disney's recent Disney Accelerator class, started shipping its Disney-themed, custom 3D printed dolls on Friday, with clothing and designs from Disney properties.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

has figured out one way -- which is to run a startup accelerator, Warner Media Camp (www.mediacamp.com)--which pulls a class of startups into the company for an intense, twelve week program every year, and helps those companies tap into the resources of the studio. This is our second class, and it culminates in this Demo Day we just had.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The Disney Accelerator , held its Demo Day for its second class on Thursday, showing off ten companies to a theater packed full of venture and angel investors. A number of the companies--showing off one huge advantage of being involved in a program run by Disney--announced deals with Disney properties to use their technology and products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Online or evening entrepreneurship classes for anyone. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Through these student and faculty interactions, I have gathered empirical (but non-scientific), first-hand evidence of the factors that contribute to a world-class undergraduate entrepreneurial program. Practitioners, Not Professors – classes should be taught by people who have fought hand-to-hand combat in the startup trenches.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

SVB and MasterCard said that they also added New York-based customer data API company Alloy, and Nevada-based mobile authentication platform provider LaunchKey, as well as un-named mobile company, as part of the four month program. Commerce.Innovated said this is its fourth class for the accelerator. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

This is class four for Launchpad LA. Less Neglect helps companies reduce churn, upsell users, and increase customer acquisition rates. We’ve been blown away by the performance of the eight companies in this class. Over 500 startups applied last quarter to Launchpad LA’s accelerator, but only eight were chosen.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Although we will do roughly one class a year, that''s 10 or so companies under the accelerator, seed stage model -- but we don''t really limit to three months in-and-out. An idea, prototype, customers, where? A prototype is one, but it could also be customer acquisition testing they''ve done. There''s many forms of data.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2012

We can point the customer directly in that GPS all the way to a retail location or advertisers. Using the incubator to figure out what we were doing made sense, and it gave us a platform to launch and have some unfair advantage in building out our business. We had more customers, and more repeating. It was really great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2014

“At American, we’re extremely sensitive to our customer’s evolving needs, and wearable technology is a quickly-growing market,” said Phillip Easter, Director Mobile Apps at American Airlines.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

If this is your first foray into the entrepreneurial arena, with no track record in business or technology, your best and perhaps only supporters will be that class of investors known in the trade as friends, family and fools (FFF). The technology is now embodied in a solution that can be replicated to reliably solve a real customer problem.

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2016

It's a curated marketplace, with best-in-class products and experiences. We were incubated and launched in Canada in 2014, and at the end of 2015, we launched in the U.S. Who are your typical customers? It's still early days for us, and we're building out our merchandising partners within the platform.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. They care about the quality of what is build more than they care about end customers. I don’t believe it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. Look for competitors that have the same capabilities as you in a different market area, or for different customers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 20, 2010

If you about it, their customers have begun opening up their purses, which have been kind of tied up in the last 18-24 months, they haven't been investing in new technology or products, and equities are getting more expensive. The founders ran them, with the founder's ideas, but we supported them and took them to customers.

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From the Venture Trenches

MARCH 28, 2013

The question was posed by Nolan Simons, an LMU student from Professor David Choi’s Business Incubation class. I was invited along with Kluge’s CEO, Arturo Perez , to listen to five companies from the class pitch their ideas. “So are there any other tips you can give when pitching VC’s?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. A pivot is a quick change of direction or strategic correction by a startup, based on customer feedback or changes in technology and the marketplace.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

The other problem with extreme success is that for some VCs it makes them disinterested in middling outcomes, things that take a long time to incubate or solving thorny problems when a company doesn’t immediately move up and to the right. Neither class of people should give up easily. SEO marketing vs. social marketing.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 18, 2016

Chief Labs Officer and Co-Founder of WIoTW, Mr. Kyle Ellicott added, “I cannot wait to see the synergy that is sure to unfold with our first class of startups in Hong Kong, and we are truly grateful for the enthusiasm and support of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Radiant Venture Capital and our local partners.”.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Being in its inaugural class, Startup UCLA is still sorting through its own identity and business model issues. The leadership group is currently looking at options to tie in relevant coursework in entrepreneurship, business, and engineering, while also contemplating an alumni-only, mid-year class of startups. off topic.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Also, I consider ways to find and recruit world class team members and strategies for talking with investors--although mainly I focus on the product because ultimately everything starts with that.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. Community Sponsors.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Design 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

In addition, Howard Marks unveiled Start Engine , a new LA incubator focused on helping entrepreneurs become successful in 90 days. CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. Community Sponsors.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

What was interesting to learn is that many new shows were incubated online and then picked up for network TV like “Ultimate Surprises” 36 episodes of surprise marriage proposals sponsored by Honda, Match.com and Robbins Bros. The staff is very helpful and provides great customer service too. Same with CreatorUp.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

OrganicStartup incubates and accelerates innovative ventures by providing them with strategic early-stage investment, advisory, and operational assistance. CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

– Digital Messaging Infrastructure Company (incubated by Addante and Associates, LLC) Age: 25 - 29 (present) Time Period: 2002 - present My Role: Founder High Point: TBD Here is a summary of my experiences to-date with StrongMail: 1. Incubation 3. StrongMail Systems, Inc. Relaxing 2. Go-to-Market 5. Spam Changes Everything 6.

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Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

I quickly came to realize that Im not the "slow-growth" guy, Im not the kind of guy that can do things part-time (as in the incubator model). Every time I try one of these slow-growth or incubator type models, Ive always ended up jumping into one of them and going full force. So, the "what" is simple. They are all rock stars.

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Talent agencies CAA and WME are incubating start-ups. Back to Top « Customer Service. Customer Center. Developments Blog. FourSquare.

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