Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2020

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. Investors have long agreed that you invest in the team, more than the product. Don’t take yourself too seriously as well.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. For the rest of us, we need a business plan, as well as a product plan. Let me assure you that a business plan and product plan are two different things (I have personally written several of both).

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Minor decisions, such as replacing employees who have left the company or replacing equipment needing updating, are usually considered operational in nature, and unless the business is changing direction, not relevant to this test. Let’s analyze the effect of a potential acquisition upon the value of your company.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2019

Now the company has relaunched as Lambs and is adding a radiation-proof silver-lined beanie to its $29-per-pair underwear already on sale in the U.S. The company’s goal is to capitalize on paranoia around the effects of cell phone radiation on health and possible links to cancer. Since relocating to the U.S.,

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Los Angeles-based Sketchy, an educational technology company known for creating visual study tools, says it is taking aim at the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test) in a deal with Blueprint, a provider of MCAT prep products. The companies said the two have partnered to help students prepare for the MCAT.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 9, 2019

The only other significant cost item that I see in some early-stage startups is inventory (for hardware or eCommerce companies). In the earliest stages of a company a startup will often cram as many people into small rooms as is possible in order to conserve on office costs. this is rarely because companies don’t have enough space.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2016

We believe that it is incrementally harder to differentiate on simple Internet products or mobile apps and while great companies are built doing this, our goal as a fund is to try and fund things that can be 100x returns if they work. We’re not Pollyannaish about this. In short, we’re after venture returns.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

Encino -based uSamp , which provides technology to enable market research and survey panels, has tapped into its stable of survey respondents to figure out how many companies now allow employees to work remotely. Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer put the company''s new policy in place in February, igniting a firestorm of controversy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

help you integrate your product with other systems making it harder for your product to be replaced by competitors. So when I meet with GRP portfolio companies that do enterprise sales I try to emphasize the following: 1. Only Work on Projects That Support Your Core Product Effort. Protect Your Intellectual Property.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. So what happens when production is reduced by 99% and distribution bends to infinity? Video production & distribution is becoming much more programatic.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The company--which is novel cancer therapies for patients who are failing, or are resistant to, current treatment regimens--currently trades on the Nasdaq as KTRA. The company said the exclusive placement agent on the offering is H.C. San Diego-based biotech Kintara says it is raising $15.0M Wainwright & Co.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 17, 2016

If you are a small business owner and are concerned about productivity, then you are not alone. A recent study found that 37 percent of employees constantly surf the internet while at work. In this post, we will discuss this problem and provide a few possible solutions to help you boost productivity without looking like a tyrant.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2019

Astound , a company selling automated employee help desk services, has raised a new round of $15.5 The company’s software integrates with ServiceNow, BMC, Jira, Cherwell and Workday, among others. It’s the seventh company that Turchin has been involved in around applying technology to help employees, he says.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. Yet most of the startups I see these days are providing a solution that is easier to use, more fun, or more productive.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

Being intentionally productive is something we all strive for, but often fail to achieve. Michael Litt recently shared how her B2B company decided to use Snapchat-style videos to engage with both her team and their customers. Routine work is the worst enemy of productivity. Manage Company Culture. Add Simple Automations.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2021

The company said it will use the funding to advance its product through approval, to support initial launch activities, and to evaluate it in clinical studies for additional indications. The funding was led by SR One, and also included RA Capital Management, an un-named US healthcare-focused fund, and Deerfield Management.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Positioning pitches, one-line descriptions of a company''s value proposition and relative placement within its ecosystem, are the first step in achieving such balance. The type of business, the nature of the investor audience and the company''s relative maturity all influence the relevancy of a company''s positioning claim.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 11, 2021

Here’s the question: Sean Ellis, the marketing guru behind DropBox and other successes, advises clients that “The most important question on a survey is , ‘How would you feel if you could no longer use this product?’” He goes on to quantify the response. Using Sean again as a source, we might ask: “How did you discover our company?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

In that context, I came across an old study of 27 startups featured in Inc’s annual “Anatomies of a Start-up,” done for “The Journal of Business Venturing,” and published by George Gendron in Inc Magazine. 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.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2020

A major part of that appears to be avoidance of fuel costs, with the added advantage of taking dollars that otherwise would have gone to out-of-state oil companies and instead allowing those to be spend on in-state goods and services. READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company. If there was ever a time to start a company, this is it.”. Determining the perfect moment to enter the startup market, whether by creating a company or joining an ongoing venture, is akin to timing the financial markets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2015

That’s productivity. In a recent FranklinCovey study, respondents indicated that 40 percent of their time was being spent on things that were not important to them or their companies. That is a huge hit on productivity. Practice productivity planning with your key team members. That’s extraordinary productivity.

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Xconomy

JULY 6, 2016

The Obama administration’s push to sign up one million Americans for a long-term health study will start in New York, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Tucson, AZ, top health officials said today. The VA is running its own long-term study with nearly half a million participants so far.).

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socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2019

San Diego-based biotech startup Biolinq , which is developing wireless-enabled biosensor patches for continuous monitoring of biomarkers, has raised $4.75M additional Series A funding, the company said this morning. The company said the new funding will go towards its technology platform, and to fund additional clinical studies.

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socalTECH

APRIL 1, 2020

San Diego-based Aspen Neuroscience , a biotechnology company developing treatments for Parkinson disease, said it has raised $70M in a Series A funding round. The company said its technology is based on the work of stem cell scientist Dr. Jeanne Loring. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2023

Establishing and maintaining the right company culture is a major key to success in any business these days, especially with the growth of the millennial generation of workers. It has a huge impact on productivity, as well as morale and loyalty to the company. He says trust is the key to a good culture. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2022

I was shocked to read an old Gallup study that indicates only 13 percent of employees worldwide are actively engaged at work, and more recent data shows only a small change in the right direction. Investors have long agreed that you invest in the team, more than the product. Don’t take yourself too seriously as well.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Entity’s growth has dovetailed with bigger edtech and “future of work” trends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2014

For example, the Harvard Business Review a while back included an analysis of hundreds of studies showing an average of 31% higher productivity, 37% higher sales, with creativity three times higher. The challenge is to find the best way to keep everyone on your team happy and productive. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2019

Irvine-based Modulated Imaging , a developer of optical imaging products used for noninvasive assessment of tissue health, has raised $7M in a Series B funding, according to the company. As part of the funding round, Janelle Goulard, Director of Health Investment for Pangaea, has joined the company's board. Ltd and Fouse KK.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2019

You don’t like it, millennials won’t put up with it, and current productivity levels at work continue to decline. She has lived and worked in five countries, and consulted with major corporations, as well as startups, in transforming their workplaces to be more productive as well as more satisfying. Sophie Wade.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. Yet most of the startups I see these days are providing a solution that is easier to use, more fun, or more productive.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 22, 2019

Beyond Meat , the meat replacement company whose packages of Beyond Burgers line grocery store aisles across America, has priced its initial public offering. The company is looking to raise roughly $200 million in the stock sale for its portfolio of burger, chicken and sausage replacements, selling 8.75 million in 2018, down from $30.4

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Raising capital for a female-led startup can be very diffiult--which is what Justine Lassoff and Melinda Moore found out when they started their own company, LovingEco, in Los Angeles. After we sold that company, we look at each other, and decided to become part of the solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

When entrepreneurs introduce new products to the market, their passion and conviction often leads them to assume that every potential customer will see the immediate need and value, and will quickly adopt the solution. Yet most of the startups I see these days are providing a solution that is easier to use, more fun, or more productive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Establishing and maintaining the right company culture is a major key to success in any business these days, especially with the growth of the millennial generation of workers. It has a huge impact on productivity, as well as morale and loyalty to the company. He says trust is the key to a good culture. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Los Angeles-based Neural Analytics , a medical device developer which is developing portable devices for measuring concussions (or traumatic brain injury, TBI) and other brain injuries, says it has published results from a study of its product, showing its technology can accurately measure early strokes.

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