Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 27, 2013

” If your company was featured there (in the early days of what people called Web 2.0) But the obvious thing dawned on many people – the early-adopter, tech-obsessed readers of TechCrunch at the time were not necessarily the typical users of many company’s products. that they probably read the main tech blogs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

Socially distant hiking in Sedona (we drove there) I recently wrote about my weight-loss journey over the past 18 months where I lost 65 pounds without a fad diet and returned to my college weight. I separately wrote about some food plans I use. I mostly talk about startups, technology & venture capital.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2022

Throughout my career in small companies and large, I’ve always been appalled by the number of people who have a negative attitude or complain all the time. These people don’t seem to realize that they are hurting themselves, as well as other people’s productivity, and jeopardize the future of the company they are working for.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

When the Los Angeles-based startup Maslo launched its first product in early 2018 , the company was focused on a direct-to-consumer tool designed to encourage mindfulness and self-awareness through a machine learning enabled avatar that would respond to individual’s inputs. Image courtesy of Maslo.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2016

the natural baby products retailer founded by Jessica Alba, is facing a major crisis after an investigative report published by the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, which claimed the Honest Co.'s s laundry detergent uses sodium laurel sulfate (SLS)--an ingredient that the company had pledged not to use. Los Angeles-based Honest Co. ,

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Yet we have all heard stories about the high turnover, unstructured work environment, lower base pay, and unpredictable expectations from the top. It pays to be visible in any way that’s positive for the company. It could be managing the company picnic, or being the office “go-to” person for computer questions.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 12, 2016

Ask yourself, “If we hired an entrepreneur, what would they change about the way we do business?” Don’t worry, you can apologize after the fact, when you point to the positive impact your initiative had on your company. Keep An Idea Journal. then carryout whatever recommendations you devise. Sam Snead , Professional Golfer.

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L.A. Business Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Domain registry company XYZ Inc. About 2 million of those domains were registered in China with tentative permission from the Chinese government. has been granted permission by the Chinese government to sell its dot-xyz domain suffix in China, potentially opening up a huge market to the Santa Monica startup.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2010

Interested to hear more about how the company came about--and why it has been getting some attention for its efforts--we spoke with Tom Grasty , co-founder of the company. Tell us the story behind Stroome and how it came about? Tom Grasty: Essentially, we started off as a graduate school project at USC.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Last week, I wrote about an alternative to venture capital called revenue-based financing and before that, I jotted down some notes on one of VCs’ favorite spaces: cannabis tech. Before I tell you about a few other up-and-coming beverage makers, I must beg the question: Does the beverage industry need disrupting?

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Berkonomics

JULY 7, 2016

In my early journalism classes, I was taught the five “W’s” of good news stories, and that most should be in the first paragraph at that. Who, what, when, where and why are the five, with sometimes a “how” thrown in for those followers of the macabre. I’ve recently experienced an example of this.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). In a startup this is a mistake.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. Just not the kind you would initially read about on TechCrunch. And that’s what I love about her narrative.

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L.A. Business Journal

APRIL 5, 2021

Banking services company Aspiration Partners Inc. has built its business around finding ways for customers to “both do well and do good,” and its latest product is aimed at consumers worried about the environmental impact of their spending.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 3, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. During a company''s early stages, before it has achieved profitability, the answer is, "as little as possible.". Yet, because of state and local taxes, the Founder will only pocket about half of the $10,000. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

SciVee recently inked a major deal with Thomson Reuters, and Marc tells us a bit about that deal as well as the company's business. For people who haven't visited SciVee, what's the site about? For example, an author can talk about their recent research, which was published in a scientific journal, and highlight key findings.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

My partner Greg Bettinelli (worth following on Twitter) was recently named by The LA Business Journal as the “ Top deal maker in Los Angeles in Venture Capital.” Move our offices to Santa Monica so we could be closer to the early-stage companies being created in LA. Yet I’m always thinking about it.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 7, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. As Capitan of the startup rollercoaster, you must manage your company''s mood swings, while doing your best to not puke (at least not while your team is watching). As your company matures, the relative impact and excitement associated with such deals decreases.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

One of the most frequent questions entrepreneurs ask about when they raise a little bit of money or are getting close to launching their first product is whether they should hire a PR firm. I wrote about how to build relationships with journalists in this post. In a startup this is a mistake. There is one carve out.

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Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies to embrace working from home. The company is the first technology company to publicly commit to keeping its remote working policies in place into next year, in an attempt to give employees more clarity on how long they would be working from home. Working From Home Best Practice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2019

Yet we have all heard stories about the high turnover, unstructured work environment, lower base pay, and unpredictable expectations from the top. It pays to be visible in any way that’s positive for the company. It could be managing the company picnic, or being the office “go-to” person for computer questions.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

an internet information and services company, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire RetailMeNot Inc. for about $420 million. Downtown-based J2 Global Inc.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Throughout my career in small companies and large, I’ve always been appalled by the number of people who have a negative attitude or complain all the time. These people don’t seem to realize that they are hurting themselves, as well as other people’s productivity, and jeopardize the future of the company they are working for.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Tonight I was reading a good blog post ( here ) from Sean Powers with Alistair Croll on preparing yourself for the TC50 “bump” – the rise in traffic that a company gets from presenting at TechCrunch 50. So many companies suck at managing their booths. So many companies suck at managing their booths. We closed a $16.5

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InfoChachkie

JULY 15, 2013

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal . Scaling also requires: (i) adequate capital, (ii) an infrastructure that supports internal operations and the efficient and economical delivery of the company''s value proposition, and (iii) an execution, process-oriented executive team. Share and Enjoy.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 13, 2018

If Azealia Banks’ Instagram account is to be believed , Elon Musk’s tweets about Tesla’s take-private deal can be chalked up to some good ole acid and a whole lot of post-tweet frantic scrambling. At this point, yes, of course we reached out for comment. TSLA pic.twitter.com/A5YEqwXbP1. — Jeremy C.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. Defensible Claims - Some companies take pride in the number of patents they own. Provisional Protection - Most US high-tech companies begin the utility patent process by filing a provisional patent application. Image: Wikipedia. Share and Enjoy.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

John Lusk, along with his Co-Author Kyle Harrison, leveraged their humble company''s newsletter into The MouseDriver Chronicles , a New York Times bestselling book. The company''s newsletter was initially created to share their entrepreneurial journey with their family and friends. an email) to about 35 people.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 22, 2013

About a month ago, I e-mailed our employees and asked them to participate in a company survey. I wanted the team to think about, and ask, the same questions I ask myself. My wife, who studied journalism, is really good at asking questions, so I’ve learned that from her.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The following are some lessons I learned about early-stage startup marketing. Where Stealth is Good – There’s a lot of discussions on the web about whether startups should be stealthy before they launch or not. The truth is – there isn’t a “right&# answer so for your company.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. Note: the company has asked to remain anonymous, as they don’t want to alert their competitors to the success of their Stealth Campaign. Over the course of the Stealth Campaign, the company mailed over 15,000 empty UPS envelopes.

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L.A. Business Journal

OCTOBER 5, 2020

an internet information and services company, has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire RetailMeNot Inc. for about $420 million. Downtown-based J2 Global Inc.,

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Yesterday I wrote about how to talk to investors about your competitors. In short, acknowledge they exist, be transparent about strengths & weaknesses and use your differences to talk about how you want to position yourself in the market. But forget talking about them, how should you actually treat your competitors?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

Understanding “The Funding Angle” I sit at enough board meetings to hear conflicting advice given to entrepreneurs about how to handle PR and announcements at startups. But succinctly this press places a marker in the ground for your company. But first you need to know about Reg D filings. But trust me on this.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

I have talked extensively about “social proof&# in fund raising in the past. Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. Basically, I’m talking about being an angel leader and not follower. Think you know a thing or two about location-based services?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

We chatted with Alan about the company, the process of taking a new, genetic test to market, and his experience taking research from the University of Southern California and University of Utah and commercializing that research. Alan Horsager: We are an epigenetics data company. How did you decide to turn this into a company?

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