Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

As a starting point I have to believe the founder has the attributes of an entrepreneur that matter most to me : Tenacity, resiliency, inspiration, perspiration, attention-to-detail, competitiveness, decisiveness, risk tolerance and integrity. Of course I also have to the concept. It’s not enough to love the founding team.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2021

It pushed me harder, it became my own little competition with imaginary people I was riding against and with myself. More results a better mindset and of course better and better results on the scale. And of course we injure ourselves and then stop working out and put on weight again. On May 31st the competition ended.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. Therefore of course they need to be more selection when writing checks and can’t spread their bets across 75 deals. Of course the same goes with traditional VCs. Of course the same goes with traditional VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2013

However due to much controversy and competition, the same hasn’t played true while at large events (*cough* SXSW ). “They are now more directly connected with individuals at equipment companies, with Tour professionals and with the Pro at their local course. There will be no cost for the Callaway ride option.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Of course there’s no exact number of VCs you should meet?—?these As a VC I of course want you to come see only me because that means I have no competition and have time to properly get to know you. In any event this is a “screening meeting” or as I’ve called on my graphics an “introduction” to the firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

Anything less makes you non-competitive. If you are committed to devices, work is always at the top of the screen. Of course, there are many more work expectations that haven’t changed, but the 80-20 rule still applies. Yet peers and customers notice phone calls and e-mails not returned in twenty-four hours or less.

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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

JULY 16, 2014

Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools like MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. For both software and hardware technology, multiple iterations are usually required to achieve production quality and performance.

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Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. Time is money, and may be your primary competitive advantage. Don’t spend your whole development budget, before finding that you need another iteration.

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Ideas Outsource Development Tool Outsource 53

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

At VT KnowledgeWorks we screen prospective clients for their Market opportunity, for the Magic that they offer to their prospective customers, and for the Moxie displayed by the start-up team. The entry screenings are tough. Relationships , I said back then. And I stand by that assertion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Of course, customers love free, but investors hate it. Smart entrepreneurs highlight their own positives in competitive positioning, rather than competitor negatives. I highly recommend that you screen your business plan and your executive presentation carefully for variations on any of these themes, and remove them.

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Tech.Co

MAY 22, 2018

I’ve had many startup founders tell me that their startup literally has no competition,” said Frank Gruber, Cofounder of Tech.Co, Startup of the Year , and Established. “In What startup teams don’t realize is that having competition is good. Then apply for the Startup of the Year Competition today. Prepare for Q&A.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. If you are talented, of course, you can get funded in any region with enough venture capital and obviously in markets outside of the Valley it is easier to get noticed and get access. And of course you have Hollywood.

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Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

It makes it easier to persuade others to join you, it alerts other angels & VCs that you’re a company to be on their radar screen, it helps potential customers know that you may be worth doing business with and it builds you up to announce other milestones down the line. Should I Offer an Exclusive?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The philosophy of OPEC has been that if they can limit the amount of oil supplied to the world they can maintain high prices in a world where demand and competition should naturally have downward pressure on oil prices. Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels. The model I would look to?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. Competition: McAfee , Symantec. Moving into online education courses for 8 th -12 th grade in Summer 2010. Those companies are already going to be crushed by Skype’s new screen sharing capabilities.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

As should Eric Sikola and ExpenseBay who won the “Showoff&# judges competition ( Photos featured here taken by (cc) Kenneth Yeung – [link] ). And of course there was the F-bomb count that Cathy Brooks and I were keeping on Dave … by the end of the panel we had counted 8.

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Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

So riffing off the famous Andy Grove statement that “only the paranoid survive” and believing that “only the most exceptionally talented startup teams survive” — most get washed out by the constant cycle of change and competition. And of course we welcome Microsoft Ventures. Why Invest?

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Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Of course you know Gangnam Style , which is now the most viewed video in history at 1.3 They help find talented film makers globally, enter them into competitions and advance the best of them toward winners that get to produce full-length films. Chart a different course. Gangnam Style Meets Torso TV. billion views.

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Startup Media Content Platform 380

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Assume competition and assume within the buying organization you have enemies. When we went to raise funds we faced lots of competition as there are of course many other VC funds in the country. We have a great screening process. Take nothing for granted. Make sure you stand out. VCs all say: We are entrepreneur friendly.

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Sales SaaS Startup Venture Capital 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

They risk little but of course knew better all along. Expect big competition in the group messaging market. It was about freeing up content to be displayed on big screens regardless of the source or content type. What is a startup to do? For starters, fear not. The world seldom ends. But shitting our pants? We’re focused.

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Google Press Marketing Content 325

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. And of course you’re meeting people who can give you money. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. But of course that’s horse puckey. REAL information.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Oh, and of course I shoot all of my videos at the ThisWeekIn studios which are located in the Mahalo offices. There is no secret, just a lot of hard work and screening of both startups and investors. AngelList has introduced new competition and competition in any industry is always good.

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