Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

I’ve arrived at a significant number of companies that were looking for additional growth capital after a “friends and family” round, and had to “clean up” the cap table more than a few times over the years. Many accelerators have come and gone during these past five years. These include Y-Combinator and TechStars, among others.

Venture Capital 266

Venture Capital Class Invest Equity 266

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2020

Be sure to tie changes back to the “why” – customer value, business objectives, and competition. Through mentoring and coaching, you can build a culture of sharing and collaboration throughout the team. Through mentoring and coaching, you can build a culture of sharing and collaboration throughout the team.

Mentor 122

Mentor Ideas Competition Examples 122

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

The barriers to entry when it comes to launching a company require less tension and a lot less capital. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

Startup 140

Startup Technical Review Competition Software Review 140

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

Investors are very focused on diligence, on business models that make sense, and those companies that have a definite competitive advantage and defensibility to what they're doing. Mike Napoli: We've revised the way we review companies at the prescreening stage. So you don't see as many people looking for funding now?

Tech Coast Angels 231

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review Angel Southern California 231

Berkonomics

JUNE 15, 2012

One important element of positioning a company is pricing strategy. There are five niches you can chose when defining your positioning strategy: price, quality, service, innovation, and elegance. And although many positioning efforts cross the lines between these, great companies play to the strength of just one.

Pricing 149

Pricing Competition Coach Sales 149

InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

October” because of his consistent ability to hit home runs during clutch situations in playoff and World Series games, which contributed to his teams winning five championships. Give them conscribed assignments which compliment their talents, but minimize the degree to which they interact with the rest of the company. Cal Ripken, Jr.

Startup 182

Startup Class RSS Statistics 182

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2010

We're looking for inventors interested in commercializing and spinning out their technology into a company. Universities have a bunch of companies on either side that have done that. If an existing company is not interested in licensing, and a researcher is not an entrepreneurial spirit, those projects go no where.

Networking 215

Networking Research Startup USC 215

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2016

Some coaches and leaders seem to have the magic for bringing out the best in everyone. In her classic book “ Conversations for Creating Star Performers ,” she offers ten strategies I believe will leverage work activities into game-changing moments for team members and your company: Build awareness of expectations.

Coach 67

Coach Competition Research Develop 67

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2013

Some coaches and leaders seem to have the magic for bringing out the best in everyone. In “ Conversations for Creating Star Performers ,” she offers examples and ten strategies to leverage conversations into game-changing moments for team members and your company: Build awareness of expectations. Create a positive emotional wake.

Startup 101

Startup Coach Competition Research 101

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Some coaches and leaders seem to have the magic for bringing out the best in everyone. In her new book, “ Conversations for Creating Star Performers ,” she offers examples and ten strategies to leverage conversations into game-changing moments for team members and your company: Build awareness of expectations.

Coach 96

Coach Competition Research Examples 96

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

In 2016, the renowned international university programming tournament — attended by student competitors, coaches, and parents — took place in Phuket, Thailand. But longtime ICPC student coach Antonette Logar, Ph.D., In 2015, the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) World Finals were held in Marrakesh, Morocco.

Coach 75

Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2009

For this morning's interview, we thought we'd try something different, and put together a virtual panel of venture capitalists to give us a few tips on pitching your company. If I've seen companies that are similar to them--or half a dozen companies--even if the area might be big and exciting, it will be hard to make an investment.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Ideas Entrepreneur Invest 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

The “ TenHands ” name emerged from the concept and philosophy of John Wooden, the UCLA basketball coach, who emphasized the value of teamwork and insisted that all ten hands (five players) touch the ball before shooting. How unique are you from the competition if you have any? What is TenHands and why the name?

Cloud Computing 65

Cloud Computing Software Platform Startup 65