Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. Bold entrepreneurs now can credibly talk about entirely new markets, such as the Internet of Things (IoT), genetic modifications, and privatized space travel. Use social media and the media to build demand for change.

Marketing 92

Marketing Demand Examples Social Media 92

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Explain what's special about Echo's microscopes, and what's your background? Talk about how the company is backed? Eugene Cho: We had a seed round for less than $3M, and we did a note round with the Tech Coast Angels for $2M after we won their Quick Pitch competition, over about 150 other companies. but internationally.

Tech Coast Angels 124

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 124

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. Online education. Far from it. Lots of it. Almost nobody believed and now look at it. 6SensorLabs.

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Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Startup 94

Startup Resource Training Ideas 94

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

Explain what's special about Echo's microscopes, and what's your background? Talk about how the company is backed? Eugene Cho: We had a seed round for less than $3M, and we did a note round with the Tech Coast Angels for $2M after we won their Quick Pitch competition, over about 150 other companies. but internationally.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2012

It's an intensely competitive market in developing games for the iPhone and other mobile platforms, with thousands and thousands of titles competing for attention from users. Talk about your other titles? We re-launched it a month ago, with new categories and subcategories, and it became the number one educational title for some time.

Mobile 216

Mobile Startup Software Review Platform 216

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We caught up with CEO and co-founder Brett Rossman to learn more about the company and how it''s been able to grow, profitably, all without raising a dime of outside capital. What is ConsumerTrack all about? There''s lots of technology development behind what you do - can you talk about that? We do that methodically.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

We spoke with Kristztina "Z" Holly --most recently, Vice Provost for Innovation at USC--about what Mayor Garcetti''s EIR program is all about, and her vision for how it might help shape the industry in Los Angeles. Krisztina "Z" Holly: It''s actually an initiative and program I''ve very excited about.

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Los Angeles Startup USC Angel 216

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

Los Angeles-based SaveFans (www.savefans.com) recently raised some funding for its take on secondary ticketing, so we thought we'd speak with founder Wes Brodsky about the company and where it's going. The easiest way to think about it is that we're like the Priceline for the secondary ticket market. Describe SaveFans and what it does?

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Ticketmaster Pricing Sales Activity 253

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2015

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Startup 109

Startup Resource Training Ideas 109

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

I didn't know much about business back then." " When asked about the competition he feared most, Bill Gates is alleged to have said, "the two guys inventing away in a garage somewhere." Develop a solution for a problem, market and/or user group about which you are passionate. 1) Get A Mentor. "I

Startup 268

Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

We caught up with Fuel50 founder and CEO Anne Fulton to learn more about the startup. I don't know if you've done a career test since leaving school, or thought much about your career, but it's career testing on steroids, using machine intelligence and artificial intelligence. This coming year, it's all about ramp and scale for us.

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Fallacy: Startup ventures tend to evolve, especially after you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Thus, you have negotiating leverage as long as a legitimate, competitive threat exists. Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Outsource Ideas Technical Review 272

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Startup 57

Startup Resource Training Ideas 57

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

Overall, in today’s economy, businesses demand marketers think beyond the everyday ad and try to think outside the box for ad campaigns. Consumers and businesses, in an ever-competitive marketplace that has been energized by the internet, no longer wants ads that just tell them something. One example of this could be education.

Advertising 69

Advertising Training Customer Custom 69

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2013

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Startup Resource Training 97

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

Niche apps can usually demand a higher price point because there isn’t much competition out there. Truthfully, getting involved in the app market is more about creating a solution that solves problems which people want fixed, in a way that people aren’t presently solving them. Having competition isn’t a bad thing.

Marketing 97

Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Startup Resource Training 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Too many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard to market demand, then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need. Analyze how competition will react. Investors characterize this approach as a “solution looking for a problem.” These don’t get funded.

Technology 91

Technology Funding Competition Entrepreneur 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. If you are looking for a competitive advantage, creating a positive total user experience is the place to start.

Design 61

Design Product Customer Custom 61

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. Creators can take any course of interest on-demand by purchasing it through our website. Any competition in LA? How does it work?

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2011

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are the key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Startup 94

Startup Resource Training Ideas 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Too many entrepreneurs develop a new product without regard to market demand, then build an entire strategy based on creating a need, rather than acting on an existing market need. Analyze how competition will react. Investors characterize this approach as a “solution looking for a problem.” These don’t get funded.

Funding 88

Funding Entrepreneur Competition Pricing 88

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. Even benevolent BDCs lose interest in your solution once this competitive risk is eliminated. 3) Attempt To License An Idea. 8 ) Grant Exclusivity.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. 9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. Who do you view as your biggest competition?

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software. So he founded IdeaLab with his wife Marcia Goodstein (he talks in the video about working with a spouse and also working with siblings). Almost every business he’s ever launched has been this.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2010

From my experience, and the experience of other entrepreneurs, here are some key elements you should think about as part of the process: Personal interests and aspirations. Do you believe that you have an idea for a company that you can implement better than anyone, and maintain a competitive advantage? Assess customer demand.

Startup 53

Startup Resource Training Ideas 53

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

But you might be surprised about other destinations tucked into the far corners of the country — and the world — with knowledge economies so unique that they, too, attract some of the most prestigious meetings in their respective sectors. None of that is new to you. But longtime ICPC student coach Antonette Logar, Ph.D.,

Coach 75

Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

This was a really fun episode for me because Mo is informed and knowledgeable on so many topics and being a Boston / NYC VC it gave us so much to talk about relative to just covering California VCs. And what we think about Sequoia’s website , First Round Capital’s and True Ventures (we both like to copy stuff from True).

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

We'll use all the panel members' experiences to tell a "how to story" about bootstrapping to million. Most entrepreneurs fail because they start the business the only way they know how - thinking about. Entrepreneurism / Monetization business, education, MBA. . We're All Salesmen - The Truth About Selling.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

Maybe they wanted the branding associated with a hot company, maybe they wanted to work with the other investors around the table or maybe they thought it was a cheap way to get educated on your market – it’s always easier to learn an industry when you’re on the inside. These are all dumb reason to invest – of course.

Venture Capital 314

Venture Capital Startup Invest Pricing 314

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Silicon Valley is focused on disrupting established industries, but in many parts of the world, innovators must create new sectors, such as education, health care, financial services, and energy. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place.

Capital 138

Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Silicon Valley is focused on disrupting established industries, but in many parts of the world, innovators must create new sectors, such as education, health care, financial services, and energy. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place.

Ideas 124

Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2017

Luxury goods can easily flow into or out of emerging nations, changing cost factors as well as demand. I was just recently reading about the emergence of passenger drones for people commuting in China. Eliminating poverty, improving education, and financial literacy are issues that can no longer be separated from business.

Social Media 74

Social Media Demand Customer Custom 74