Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

You need to build business relationships with partners, team members, investors, and of course customers. These and other strengths may actually give you a competitive edge over your more extroverted constituents. Increase your visibility and expertise in your domain. Surround yourself with allies who have complementary skills.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

That is, once you invest in a company, you''re a shareholder, and you help that company for the course of its life. Instead, you have to prepare those companies, and make them competitive with the best companies in Silicon Valley who are getting funded. It''s not really a set timeframe where they work out of your office and that''s it.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Rock Prodigy is an intelligent iOS app and offers definitive, interactive, fun beginner guitar course of 150+ lessons/practice exercises with video tutorials through 49-day calendar that you can follow at your own pace. How It Works. it’s like a video game! Winning the USC’s Silicon Beach Awards however is not their only accomplishment.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

over the course of 2020 (and their combined estimated price tag of nearly $100 billion), it’s not surprising that the Biden plan begins with a focus on resiliency. This increased competition is good for hardware vendors and ultimately could create new businesses for entrepreneurs who want to become ISPs of their own.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

If you look at the structure of the travel industry above – of course we know that the hotel industry is fragmented while the airline industry is reasonable consolidated. But I’m investing on the assumption you will be successful, of course. Of course the hardest competitor for most of us is simply customer inertia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Over 500,000 new businesses were created last year, or about one per minute of every day.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Connections?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s interesting to me that two of the most talented tech leaders of our era – Bill Gross & Paul Graham – have both opted for a model of incubation to encourage young tech entrepreneurs to build disruptive businesses. I had my sales teams telling me we needed certain features to be competitive.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

I think the incubators have a lot to do with it. an incubator in Singapore, and we do a dozen or so investments a year. I think, of course, that we''re miles behind the valley, and probably behind event New York, but there''s no question this will be a highly vibrant ecosystem, and already is. We don''t worry about that anymore.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. Of course I’m generalizing. I don’t believe it. Either your core is innately technical or it’s not.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

And now, of course, UberSocial, Bill’s latest project. Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. Some IdeaLab successes / brand names aside from Overture & CitySearch? Shopping.com. The Wedding Channel.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Getting accepted into the Kaplan/Techstars program was of course, huge for them. We were invited after winning a business competition in Chicago.” ” Look for a mid-year 2014 launch but first, a presentation at this year’s SXSW Interactive Accelerator competition. How we got the invite? Accelerators and More.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

And of course, to extend a supportive and educated hand to inquisitive friends and acquaintances – through social media, fact checking, and a call to disconnect from toxic news stories. Adam Draper – Of Boost VC, an SF Incubator/Accelerator. Brock Pierce – Digital Currency Entrepreneur and Angel Investor.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

New companies are being raised and incubated to help build LA’s tech scene. My first job was in fitness and I even competed in body building competitions from ’97 to ’99. Of course each person has their own different body types and the percentages will change. So how did Alpha Trainer all start?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

There are a lot of incubators and a lot of money that is starting to flow here. The competition is not as big as Silicon Valley of course, but LA is going in the right direction. The competition is not as big as Silicon Valley of course, but LA is going in the right direction.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

With new micro VC entrants into to early-stage investing plus increased competition from angels, incubators and the like – traditional VCs have taken notice. And of course hedge funds and growth-equity funds can’t resist trying to get earlier-stage exposure again. The Blurring of Investment Lines.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Of course I have. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. Chris Devore & Andy Sack have created Founder’s Coop with the goal of funding, incubating & launching more early-stage ventures in Seattle. Venture Capital.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. Yes, it’s true that FOMO (fear of missing out) is driving some irrational behavior and valuations amongst uber competitive deals and well-financed VCs. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. The Exit Problem.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

– Digital Messaging Infrastructure Company (incubated by Addante and Associates, LLC) Age: 25 - 29 (present) Time Period: 2002 - present My Role: Founder High Point: TBD Here is a summary of my experiences to-date with StrongMail: 1. Incubation 3. StrongMail Systems, Inc. Relaxing 2. Go-to-Market 5. Spam Changes Everything 6.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

To confirm the value of checking yourself, I find more and more investment organizations and startup incubators, including StartupAmerica and CoFoundersLab , already use a formal process, such as StrengthsFinder , as part of their screening process. Of course, understanding your type and tailoring your plan is still no guarantee of success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

These are the ultimate chess players in the game of business, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition. Of course, discovering your entrepreneur type is only the beginning. Overall, I see real value in using this methodology in conjunction with incubators, business accelerators, and mentoring.

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