Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2023

And good board members can add real value to you and the company. Or the important one: “Is this idea on mission?” Some ideas sound unbelievably creative – and may be that. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking… Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?”

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 11, 2018

And good board members can add real value to you and the company. Or the important one: “Is this idea on mission?” Some ideas sound unbelievably creative – and may be that. Which leads us to the second class of creative board thinking…. Strategic thinking: Board members who ask: “What is the competitive landscape?”

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Company Companies Ideas Competition 243

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

I thought this post might be of interest to some of my readers, as it offers a glimpse into my approach to teaching entrepreneurship. . Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Every year, at the end of the year, we share some reflections on the past year from our readers, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, sponsors, and others in the local technology community. What was the biggest news for you/your company this year? We'll be featuring contributions all through the holiday season.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

For readers, LaunchpadLA is all about? For two years, it was a mentorship program, that worked with twenty three different companies, but did not have a fund, did not have an office, and didn't take any equity. Then, it turned out, all of those companies did really well. Our current class has performed incredibly well.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Since Bill Hewlett joined with Dave Packard in 1939 to create what is today one of the world’s largest computer companies, there has been an evergreen debate as to who is more important in starting a tech company: the techie or the business guy? BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find. Steve Jobs or Steve Wozniak?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Interesting patterns emerged: Everyone makes the same classes of error. Many of our job postings for Engineering positions describe the company as a place “where the word ‘millions’ is used frequently and in many contexts&#. What if someone copies your awesome business idea? You're probably making a lot of these errors too.

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