TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

billion two years ago and is expected to double by 2027, attracting startups, like alternative meat food tech company AKUA , that aim to solidify a prominent place in the up-and-coming industry. million seed round, led by Vibrant Ventures, to give the company $5.4 The global meat substitute market was valued at $4.51

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2023

She brings more than twenty years of experience building and working with globally dispersed teams and Fortune 500 companies around the world. I offer here my interpretation of her five key leadership behavior principles: Help team members find meaning with work. Help them to know when to say ‘no’ or at least ‘not right now.’

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2021

A winning linked focus example is to choose a higher purpose common to all cultures, such as protecting the environment, or helping the underprivileged. Old-fashioned surveys need help from new algorithms, data science, and digital bots. Use metrics to assess needs and growth economics. Make every customer experience memorable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2020

In the spirit of helping you avoid some of our own learning experiences with startups, I will paraphrase here the nine key stages that he and I both see most businesses going through in their evolution from a startup to a successful and stable entity: You can’t sustain a business without positive cash flow. Stay in your personal sweet spot.

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Berkonomics

JULY 1, 2021

Here’s one that most small company founders and CEO’s miss until it may be too late. What is the role of a chief financial officer in growing and protecting the company? And it extends beyond the usual interpretation of the CFO position in many companies. Where else would there be a knight-protector in a company?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2014

Her positive attitude and willingness to take chances rapidly propelled her to the coveted and influential position of Coach. Several Zappos employees had mentioned "Coach" and the impact she has had on the corporation during our tour. and I was always really passionate about the coaching program. Take Care When Making Wishes.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Parents are increasingly turning to high tech solutions to help give their teens much needed independence while keeping them safer behind the wheel. This field combines telecommunications, GPS and other technologies to enable real time reporting on vehicle usage metrics that was not previously possible. Tools from Car Companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2023

Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team. They enjoy the coaching and development role, and are able to match work assignments to people’s strengths, promoting both people and company growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Hire more help than helpers. Managing business growth is more than metrics. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 8, 2015

The culture of the company is built day by day by those actions, often centering on the founder’s vision and management style with little room for deviation. At some point, as the company grows, either the founder’s span of control is stretched to the limit, or investors enter the picture, often with a clear idea of how they would like to.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2020

Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team. They enjoy the coaching and development role, and are able to match work assignments to people’s strengths, promoting both people and company growth.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

We caught up with Clayton Lewis , the company's CEO (and also a General Partner at Maveron), here in Los Angeles last week as it launched into this market. Clayton Lewis: What Arivale does, is we help our participants optimize their wellness. Arivale is based in Seattle. What is Arivale?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. VCs (and LPs) have a vested interest in having more data, whether they want to invest in your company / firm or not.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

We''d bee talking about it for over a year, and it hadn''t made any sense at the stage of development of the company I was working on at the time, but it''s now come to a good place where it made sense. Hamet Watt: I am going to be looking at innovation companies, with an obvious focus on technology companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Hire more help than helpers. Managing business growth is more than metrics. In his recent book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For any company interested in applying please visit the website. To show these companies that they can remain in LA. For the past 2.5

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. Growth like this, this early in a company’s lifecycle rarely happens. VCs crave the ability to help portfolio companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2019

Leaders in new companies who have had to do much of the work themselves sometimes find it hard to now find time for the people who are now critical to their future. Building new relationships, inside and outside the company, and nurturing old ones, is a key to long-term leadership. Work on being a facilitator rather than a driver.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

Well, Los Angeles-based KarmaGoat (www.karmagoat.com) has figured out a way to help people get rid of those unwanted items they have--and provide those proceeds to charity. That gift of livestock can help families out of extreme poverty. I started a handbag manufacturing company with my mom in Paris, prior to school.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Hire more help than helpers. Managing business growth is more than metrics. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. Weinfurter, who has made the leap a couple of times himself, and spent many years consulting with other companies who have done the same. Hire more help than helpers.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I recently got together with Aaron Shechet and an early stage startup to discuss the direction the company might want to take. We have a number of startups (or pre-startups) that we are helping get launched. We also represent a few larger companies with international issues. Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ?

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2015

Every $10 million financing only puts more pressure on the founders to figure out how to hit the metrics to get to the next milestone and every company that raises $25 million puts a ton of pressure on their 10 competitors who haven’t. I have written some posts in the past that may be helpful. Every founder knows this.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2015

Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team. They enjoy the coaching and development role, and are able to match work assignments to people’s strengths, promoting both people and company growth.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 29, 2014

Professional athletes in the past (and present) always had the money and resources to measure and gather every bit of information to keep them at pristine shape, but all an average person had was a weight scale and a mirror to help determine if they were heading in the right or wrong direction.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2016

Again, the solution is a partner who is the voice of reason, who filters all of the visionary’s ideas, and helps eliminate hurdles, stumbling blocks, and barriers for the whole leadership team. They enjoy the coaching and development role, and are able to match work assignments to people’s strengths, promoting both people and company growth.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 25, 2009

Keeping a blog has been great because so many entrepreneurs have written me with questions about their companies and I’ve gotten to know many of you personally through the process. I have a term for these kinds of investors who have no real experience with how to build companies – VC Seagulls. There are many great VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2013

These outside board members spend most of the board meeting trying to reacquaint themselves with the company’s business and critical issues. This is hardly ideal and some simple changes could help management avoid both issues. If I’m in your shoes I’d think about what is most critical to help your business succeed.

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