Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. Examples of companies well known for their winning cultures inside and out include Apple and Google. Structure for speed in making changes.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Most entrepreneurs quote a resource for market size, but fail to then take the next step to eliminate all parts of that market unreachable by the company or product. But many decisions were made within my company walls, and surely by competitors, based upon those numbers. Email readers, continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2016

With today’s interactive social media and the real-time Internet, both customers and employees see inside your company easily, so you can’t hide your real company culture. Examples of companies well known for their winning cultures inside and out include Apple and Google. Structure for speed in making changes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

This is final part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. We developed this at our first company and called it PUCCKA – the overall methodology is described here. Key Players such as enemies, sages and blockers. Unique Selling Proposition.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 14, 2014

Over the years, as I managed my several computer companies as CEO or executive chairman, I made the decision to go to market with a brand new product that had never before been exposed to my customer’s marketplace. Even Apple rarely attempts this, with all its resources. Email readers, continue here.]

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

There are plenty of smaller success examples, including Impossible Foods, Inc., Another approach is simply repurposing used items, or simply passing them down to less demanding users, like the ecoATM story with used cell phones, tablets and MP3 players. Find alternate components for limited natural resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. As a simple example, the Wal-Mart website now shows shoppers more products that they may like, based on previous purchases.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Before I started my first company in 1999 I worked for Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). One of the things I noticed was that when really talented people – The “A players&# – wanted to quit, the firm would quickly scramble to try and keep that person from resigning. One example was Ryan Lissack.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2013

This is part of a series that describes a sales methodology for technology companies or frankly many other types of companies, too. We developed this at our first company and called it PUCCKA – the overall methodology is described here. This post talks about the “K” or Key Players involved in a buying decision.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2012

It's surprising how often we run into rapidly growing companies that not many people have heard of, here in Southern California, but that's the case with El Segundo-based. NEOGOV , which has quietly built an enterprise software company supplying human resources software to the government and public sector. What is Neogov?

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socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

That one thing, in the case of Los Angeles-based FamousBirthdays.com , is creating an online resource all about--you guessed it--famous birthdays. We can even do things like tell you the most popular, Gemini basketball player, yet another way to connect with famous people. The first, is popularity rankings. It was discouraging.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A winning USP example is the FedEx lead “When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.” This statement leaves no confusion in the minds of investors, or customers, of what the company does and how it is different (and better) than the competition. Will you be selling to businesses or consumers, or both?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. For example, if your first scaling effort is a global one, you should be prioritizing “global launch experience.” At the same time, more people in the workplace don’t want to be “employees.” It’s here to stay.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 7, 2016

Great company culture isn’t just about ping pong tables, free lunches, bouncy ball chairs and free gummy bears. As CEO of Rubicon Project, a lot of people ask me what defines the culture of our company. Here’s my take on a few things effective company culture is about…and a few things it’s not about: 1.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 7, 2016

Great company culture isn’t just about ping pong tables, free lunches, bouncy ball chairs and free gummy bears. As CEO of Rubicon Project, a lot of people ask me what defines the culture of our company. Here’s my take on a few things effective company culture is about…and a few things it’s not about: 1.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

And we see examples every day. We build our companies with layers of management in the natural course of growth, often quoting that a manager should have no more than six direct reports, or that managers should be freed to do the important, high value work. And what a lesson for us all. Guess who the lion fired first?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2016

With contract players, you assume a project duration, with easy transition to new players for the next campaign. For example, if your first scaling effort is a global one, you should be prioritizing “global launch experience.” According to an Intuit study , that number is quickly rising and will approach 40 percent by 2020.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We spoke with Michael Tringe , one of the startup's co-founders, to learn more about what the company is getting set to launch. We spoke with Michael Tringe , one of the startup's co-founders, to learn more about what the company is getting set to launch. What is CreatorUp all about? Michael Tringe: We are an online web series school.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

Give them conscribed assignments which compliment their talents, but minimize the degree to which they interact with the rest of the company. Some People Are Indispensable, But No One Is Irreplaceable. Reginald Martinez Jackson was also often referred to as a “hotdog” for his self-promotional antics and lackadaisical on-field play.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Although Mr. Jackson was assuredly a superstar baseball player, he failed to realize that even though he was indispensable, he was not irreplaceable. However, unlike Mr. Jackson, Cal was a selfless, self-effacing player who routinely played with injuries and placed his team’s victories ahead of his personal statistics. Cal Ripkin, Jr.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 9, 2016

And we see examples every day. We build our companies with layers of management in the natural course of growth, often quoting that a manager should have no more than six direct reports, or that managers should be freed to do the important, high value work. The cockroach’s first decision was to set up a clocking in attendance system.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

On Island Paradise, for example, you get a plot of land, you can raise animals and farm crops on them, grow trees, etcetera. Zac Brandenberg: The company was founded in late 2007 by Adam and Donna Powell. Then, the opportunity came to steer our resources into the explosion in social games. What's the story behind Meteor Games?

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 9, 2016

Csathy was most recently CEO of Manatt Digital Media, and also was President and CEO of Sorenson Media, CEO of Sightspeed, President and COO at MusicMatch, in addition to serving at companies like Universal Studios and New Line Cinema. Peter Csathy: I'm an entrepreneur, a builder of companies. What is Creatv all about?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

Working hard together at a big company just isn’t the same. Who came in the office at 2am when the servers crashed – even on the night of the big company party. Startups are hard. You’ve heard that a million times. Those that we survive with become family. Who in stead said, “That’s what Skype is for?

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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. Strictly for example sake I’ll take our mission at Upfront Ventures. Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. A Sense of Purpose.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2015

Facebook, for example, ended up raising almost $16 billion through its IPO. As a public company executive, your management style, and even your personal life, is subject to extensive scrutiny by stock analysts and stockholders. Private companies are largely exempt from these reporting requirements.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 6, 2012

As Co-Founder and CEO of Commission Junction, Lex grew the company from two employees to become the de facto leader in the world of affiliate marketing, beating Google in the process. To this day, Commission Junction remains the dominant player despite Google's significant investment of time, money and resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

It only takes one person come up with a great startup idea, but in my experience as an investor, it’s a rare entrepreneur who has all the skills and resources to build a business as well as a solution. Examples of co-founder dating sites include Build It With Me , CoFoundersLab , and Founder2be. Face reality.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

The public storage market was $24 billion (now approaching $27 billion) in the US alone (> $50 billion worldwide) and the largest player in the space – Public Storage – had less than 10% market share. MakeSpace , the leading provider of next-generation storage for consumers, today announced an additional $17.5

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. Market Size.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

The chart shows three scarce resources and their improvements over time. Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. The money slide is the graphic below. It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. A tough way to drive.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

In this area I’ve developed another philosophy that guides my investment decisions and forms a lot of the premise that I debate in our internal partners’ meetings when I’m advocating that we invest in a company. If there were, other companies would already be filling it. Let me explain.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I spent an hour across two phone calls with him telling him why I believe MakeSpace will be a billion dollar company (which I do). And I spoke with the CTO of another great company I used to be on the board of and enlisted his support in potentially being an advisor to one company. “I know mothafuckas who know mothafuckas.”

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2010

You have advertising networks and mediation players, but you don't really have an ad management platform like ours. How long has the firm been around, and why did you decide to start the company? Earlier this week, Los Angeles-based Burstly (www.burstly.com) announced that it had raised $1.8M Evan Rifkin: We started in Q1 of last year.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2010

In 1976, at the age of 14, I Co-Founded a Sports Memorabilia company with my friend (and future brother-in-law). We pooled our resources and each invested $50 into the adVenture, which we named Capital Cards, due to our proximity to Washington, DC. It was a great time to start a sports memorabilia company. Capital Cards.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2008

We talked with Richard Yen, the firm's Director of Venture Capital and New Media, about the company's link to Univision, what kinds of investments it is making, and his impressions as an investor of the opportunity here in Southern California. For those not familiar with Saban Ventures, tell us about the fund? where he is Chairman.

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