Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory. Look for customer-focused value creation.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. Startup Pitch Competition. I tried to treat it as a learning experience and refined my pitch for this competition.”.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Mark Cuban , Richard Branson , Walt Disney , Mark Zuckerberg , Michael Dell and Larry Ellison. Bill’s advice reflects Microsoft’s hardnosed culture, which encourages internal competition and a ruthless pursuit of the truth. Note: This is an installment in the Iconic Advice series.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

Other installments include: Jeff Bezos , Steve Jobs , Richard Branson , Walt Disney and Michael Dell. When enhancing your value proposition, ask the same question a newcomer would ask, "what is the best way for users to interact with the new features, irrespective of the existing customer experience?" 1) Get A Mentor. "I

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory. Look for customer-focused value creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory. Look for customer-focused value creation.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

Founded by James Reinhart out of Harvard Business School (semi finalist in annual business plan competition). Allows customers to select potential inventory through Be the Buyer program. Acquired by Disney, who also invested in Playdom, and will become part of the Interactive Media Group. Watch the show! Venture Financing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Every entrepreneur must effectively collaborate with many people, including internal team members, partners, customers, and investors. As Ken Goldstein, former Vice President & Managing Director of Disney Online, said : “Products start with people… which means products start with collaboration.”

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

. – Premium Online Advertising Company Age: 21 - 25 Time Period: 1997 - 2001 My Role: Chief Technology Officer, Technology Founder and Chairman, Advisory Board High Point: $500 million market cap; 3,000+ customers; 8 billion transactions per month; 65% Internet reach Warning, this will be a long posting. We had customers and revenue.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. StrongMail’s software ensures reliable and timely delivery of their critical customer communications. SMS, MMS, Instant Messaging, etc.)

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