SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

This is going to be fairly specific to the company. I like how Mark Suster handles the question in 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups. Definitely take a look at he suggests you balance the choices. I also will point out that in the The 15 Mistakes of First Time Entrepreneurs : 9. "Good luck with that."

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

This is going to be fairly specific to the company. I like how Mark Suster handles the question in 10 Marketing Lessons for Early-Stage Tech Startups. Definitely take a look at he suggests you balance the choices. I also will point out that in the The 15 Mistakes of First Time Entrepreneurs : 9. "Good luck with that."

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one. 23:45 In your online course, you talk about what makes startup companies fundamentally different. I remember this lesson well. Failure is critical.

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APRIL 26, 2016

When I publicly Tweeted that all companies should be gross margin positive many people pointed out that Amazon wasn’t profitable for many years. profitable and companies like Amazon who chose to focus on growth > profitability were not losing money on each book sale (ie they were gross margin positive). Gross margin positive !=

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Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

Don’t confuse this with a tour-de-force education on the finer details of how your company operations. The conventional wisdom is that the audience can only remember 3 simple things about any presentation 10 minutes after they’ve seen it. No joke, many people waste 30-60 seconds of a 5-10 minute speech with preamble.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

That’s why it’s important to revisit your company’s mission from time-to-time. If you have a team of 10 people then by definition 90% of the time spent on activities is not put in by you and on a team of 100 it’s 99%. The reality of most startups is about survival. It’s important to get buy in.

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Startup Coach Course Invest 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

An alternate outcome that I also unfortunately observe in some cases are companies who had extreme early success with an initial product adoption but failed in key areas that limited the growth and therefore the ultimate financial outcomes. I see many companies that don’t make this transition well.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

Whether you’re considering hiring a new employee or as an investor whether you’re looking to do a background check on the founders of a company. Many of the people at our company who interviewed her really like her. We all have to make them. My friend Jason Hirschhorn Tweeted about this today. Ask for at least 5 references.

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Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Report 302

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. Many people start companies arse backwards. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Employers also have a hard time looking for viable candidates for their company. We clearly went through some difficult transitions in the company. The company almost died. Hearing that your company almost died. I had to lay off 60% of the company in one day. So, I would definitely say that was my toughest moment.

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Mobile Marketing Writing Startup 86

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

This article will cover two things; First, the top mistakes small business owners make that end with inquiries leading you to the exit door before making a sale. The most basic definition of business is a solution to a problem. Let me explain why this company had such an impact on my life. The Top 10 Ways To Get Leads.

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Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2021

This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Get in the habit of thinking like a company founder and get promises in writing. Do you love antiquing? Write down agreements. Keep it simple.

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Frank Addante

JULY 30, 2007

. ► November (1) 2 Ears and 1 Mouth: There's a Reason ► October (2) Be Best at Something Tear Down Your Firewalls ► September (3) Elements of Sustainable Companies We're Not Saving Lives. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

If they did they would be in constant violation because VCs often see 3-4+ companies in every market that they operation. One big mistake is to bring a team and then not have them speak. Bio of top 3 people in the company. Problem definition (with the market … it’s why you exist). What is the VC process?

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Venture Capital Slides Doc Startup 340

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2018

This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Get in the habit of thinking like a company founder and get promises in writing. Do you love antiquing? Write down agreements. Keep it simple.

Writing 97

Writing .Net Commerce Entrepreneur 97

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. " We tried 10 AdWord variants and combination D is the clear winner." Companies have a fairly predictable life cycle. Surprised?).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Get in the habit of thinking like a company founder and get promises in writing. Do you love antiquing? Write down agreements. Keep it simple.

Writing 96

Writing .Net Commerce Entrepreneur 96

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

I was recently contacted by an entrepreneur who was consider a few different business models for his company. Note: before you jump down my throat this founder is no longer with the company after making a mistake and apologizing to Jcal he decided to move on.) You want to do that early in your company’s existing?

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Venture Capital Course Guide Entrepreneur 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2013

This allowed him to learn enough from all his early mistakes to hit it big ($10 million revenue) with a global beauty tools company called Tweezerman. Get in the habit of thinking like a company founder and get promises in writing. He and I offer additional principles as follows: Tailor the business to you.

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Startup Writing .Net Commerce 98

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

This was evident at the Twiistup pre-event company pitch last week at UCLA. Francisco Dao came up with the idea of letting 10 companies that weren’t selected for Twiistup to do a presentation the night before to a group of people and let the audience pick one company to win the final slot at Twiistup.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I’ve raised money as a “hot company” and I’ve raised capital when no one would return my phone calls. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. ” But focusing on too many is a mistake. I’ve raised seed rounds and A-D rounds.

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