Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Current round: $3mm in Series B by betaworks (lead)(largest investor in company), Ron Conway, Danny Rimer, Accelerator Group, Roger Ehrenberg, Howard Lindzon. Discussion: Had a long chat about PicClick , a company founded by Ryan Sit in San Diego. Company still in beta. Competes with Seesmic , HootSuite , Brizzly.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

Last week, Pasadena-based Punchcard (www.punchcard.com) launched its mobile apps, which help local retailers provide rewards to loyal customers. It provides consumer rewards, and on the merchant side, it allows them to identify local customers and reacquire them by pushing them offers and incentives to come back. What is Punchcard?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Services entrepreneurs can more easily capitalize on the trend to treat each customer personally, whether entrepreneurs be interior designers working from home, marketing consultants, or offering Angie’s List to find the best local handyman. Here is just a sampling to give you the idea: Software as a service (SaaS).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2013

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. As it turned out, 17 of the 27 companies were still in business seven years later, which is at least double that of other studies. Offer customized products or services. The points all still ring true today.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

We caught up with Russell Stern , the CEO of the company, to better understand the move. Russell Stern: Most semiconductor companies have to have to do board designs anyway, for reference designs, and to further qualify them, certify them, and get them through agency approvals. Why do you need that?

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Networking Startup Design Customer 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Open to potential career pivoters and professionals of all levels, the panel consisted of the following panelists, whom entered their positions from backgrounds ranging from business to engineering to design. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. You always want perfect data on what customers are doing. Jay chimes in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2012

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. As it turned out, 17 of the 27 companies were still in business seven years later, which is at least double that of other studies. Offer customized products or services. Choose a large market in a growth industry.

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socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

The company also made quite an impression with its viral video --which you have to watch to appreciate--of CEO Michael Dubin extolling the virtues of the company's products, and panning overpriced, expensive razor brands. We talked with Dubin earlier about the company. What's your background, and how did the company start?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. An NDA is highly recommended before you talk to a similar company about a joint venture, white labeling, or any investment options. There will be some companies who, for perfectly valid business reasons, do not wish to sign an NDA. Strategic partner.

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Startup Patents Sample Ideas 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2013

The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. An NDA is highly recommended before you talk to a similar company about a joint venture, white labeling, or any investment options. There will be some companies who, for perfectly valid business reasons, do not wish to sign an NDA. Strategic partner.

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Ideas Demand Patents Entrepreneur 92

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We have spoken with the firm in the past, and the company recently raised some new funding and went through some reorganization, including moving the firm to Irvine. It seemed like we had enough assets there to do something interesting with the company. Since I've come to California, I've done a number of early stage startup companies.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2010

That would be analogous to us calling a company the Lead Acid Battery or Alkaline Battery Company. Venture Partners, and Harris & Harris--helped form the company as a spinout from Caltech with a Series A round in June of2007. CFX stands for Carbon, Flourine, and X is the ratio between the two. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. As it turned out, 17 of the 27 companies were still in business seven years later, which is at least double that of other studies. Offer customized products or services. Choose a large market in a growth industry.

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Startup Study Journal Sample 92

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

What you’ll also find is that of the 25 companies, our founders represent an inclusive group with 40 percent female, 52 percent minority and 12 percent veteran founders from 14 states and 5 countries. Once uploaded, the company safeguards the data in their secure cloud. AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM). That’s the concept behind AdWallet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2011

The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. An NDA is highly recommended before you talk to a similar company about a joint venture, white labeling, or any investment options. There will be some companies who, for perfectly valid business reasons, do not wish to sign an NDA. Strategic partner.

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Patents Sample Ideas Entrepreneur 90

socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

At the time, we had a couple of customer buying chips from us that were processor chips, used for doing energy measurement in commercial meters. We've got four generation of parts in the market, with three in production, and the fourth sampling--with a fifth in design.

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Equity San Diego Startup Activity 124

InfoChachkie

APRIL 6, 2015

The world’s largest skateboard company, Skate One produces many of industry’s best-selling brands, including Powell•Peralta Skateboards , BONES Wheels and Mini•Logo Skateboards. George spent the first ten years of his career, gaining experience in the aerospace industry, before founding his skateboard company in 1976 at the age of 33.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service.

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Stickam Technical Review Draper SoCal 71

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 29, 2010

AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service.

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Stickam Draper Technical Review Sample 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 6, 2010

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we got tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Their products are designed to be powerful, affordable and relevant. Today is the day!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2010

The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. An NDA is highly recommended before you talk to a similar company about a joint venture, white labeling, or any investment options. There will be some companies who, for perfectly valid business reasons, do not wish to sign an NDA. Strategic partner.

Startup 48

Startup Patents Sample Entrepreneur 48

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? License your original work on AudioMicro - we accept for review and potential licensing representation all content that meets our minimum quality and sample rate standards and Terms of Service.

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Stickam Content Draper Web 60

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

We sat down with Lee Essner , the firm's CEO and founder, to chat about the company. How did the company come about? Lee Essner: I was involved in the early days with a company called WeddingChannel. That company sold in September of 2006, and I had gotten married in August of 2006. What is AccessDNA all about?

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Content Services Resource Sample 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2010

I recommend that you design a standardized form broken down into high level criteria such as, “Intellect, Work Experience, Personality, Attributes Required for this Job, etc.&# Also, I think most companies should offer bounties for people who refer other employees provided they join and stay for a minimum period of time.

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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. See a sample reprint in PDF format. COMPANY FB COMPANY|FB. COMPANY GOOG COMPANY|GOOG. COMPANY YHOO COMPANY|YHOO.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

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