Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 21, 2021
When you see startups like SpaceX and Pinterest grow from a low valuation to a billion dollars in just a few years, it’s easy to assume that if you just keep doing what you are doing, you can get there as well. Of course, that means a mindset willing to give up much more equity, and taking on a whole new level of risk.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 16, 2021
Elon Musk with Tesla and SpaceX may be the most current example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Joe Costello was known to dress up as Frankenstein and the Riddler for company functions, and wasn’t afraid to laugh at himself.
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TechCrunch LA
MARCH 25, 2021
And it extends to the firm’s portfolio, a clutch of startup companies headquartered around the globe — from Seattle to Houston and Los Angeles to Nairobi. “We’re seeing these SpaceX and Tesla mafias spin out, entrepreneurs who have had best-in-class training at an Elon Musk company,” said Palank.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
I was impressed with his many insights into what makes a world-class revolutionary entrepreneur, including the following: Never be afraid to think big – or to think young. Uber and Airbnb are examples of startups that started the sharing movement, but quickly grew to challenge large conglomerates.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 10, 2022
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Yet very few achieve that great aspiration of really driving economic, social, and environmental changes on a global scale.
socalTECH
JANUARY 14, 2013
We caught up with Tara--who some might know from her efforts on RepresentLA--on what LA Makerspace is all about--and how places like LA Makerspace are key to bringing the technology and technical community together. You can learn from others in the space, or take a class. My husband started Crashspace, the first hackerpsace in LA.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 4, 2019
By most definitions of the term, an entrepreneur is someone who starts a new business, incorporating innovative changes to existing products, services, business models, and creating new markets. Yet very few achieve that great aspiration of really driving economic, social, and environmental changes on a global scale.
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