Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle move, and should be part of a long-term strategic plan. 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. Assess customer demand. Right idea at the right time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle move, and should be part of a long-term strategic plan. 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. Assess customer demand. Right idea at the right time.

Startup 94

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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

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2015

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle move, and should be part of a long-term strategic plan. 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. Assess customer demand. Right idea at the right time.

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Startup Resource Training Ideas 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2019

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

Startup 97

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

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. We got first place in that competition, and they followed up with a $2M investment in the form of a convertible note. but internationally.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

Last month, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti created a new program, aimed at growing, assisting and sustaining entrepreneurs in Los Angeles. The new "Entrepreneur-in-Residence" program has appointed its first, two, EIRs--Krisztina "Z" Holly and Amir Tehrani.--both It''s not going to look like manufacturing as we knew it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2017

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle move, and should be part of a long-term strategic plan. 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. Assess customer demand. Right idea at the right time.

Startup 57

Startup Resource Training Ideas 57

socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2017

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. We got first place in that competition, and they followed up with a $2M investment in the form of a convertible note. but internationally.

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Startup Sales Slides 100

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. No 19-year old understands business at the level of a seasoned, serial entrepreneur. However, it is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2013

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

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Startup Education Customer Custom 117

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. America’s C- grade infrastructure has problems extending across the length and breadth of the country.

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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. The best entrepreneurs solve problems that they and their team have personally experienced.

Technology 91

Technology Funding Competition Entrepreneur 91

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

As an entrepreneur and startup investor, I have helped create companies which achieved two IPOs which collectively raised over $100 million, as well as two acquisitions which totaled $385 million. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. “Learn from the mistakes of others.

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Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 9, 2011

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle move, and should be part of a long-term strategic plan. 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. Assess customer demand. Right idea at the right time.

Startup 94

Startup Resource Training Ideas 94

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations. People love Apple’s whole customer experience, and willingly pay a premium for the product.

Design 61

Design Product Customer Custom 61

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. The best entrepreneurs solve problems that they and their team have personally experienced.

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Funding Entrepreneur Competition Pricing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of the management team, or a sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

Capital 58

Capital Startup Education Customer 58

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.

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Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2012

Some investors seem to focus wholly on the strengths of your management team, or your sustainable competitive advantage, and in reality these are the core attributes for every funding equation. That means educating targeted supporters is key, even before you start to sell. A startup needs to find a voice relevant to its ecosystem.

Startup 99

Startup Education Customer Custom 99

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We are constantly learning, doing research, and networking with other entrepreneurs, and people in our business who are the best at what they do. That''s when we started looking at credit repair, online education, and others. We are students of our company, and of our business, and of our industry.

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Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

Anne Fulton: I've always been an organizational psychologist crossed with a serial entrepreneur. I can't help myself in being an entrepreneur. The education around new products and bringing them to the market is the same in both markets. This is like my fifth business. I'm addicted to the entrepreneurial journey. READ MORE>>.

Help 100

Help Southern California Startup Technical Review 100

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. Do you have any words of caution or advice for entrepreneurs who attempt to “Get Their Band Back Together”? “In You’re right.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2010

Deciding to be an entrepreneur is a lifestyle and career move. 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. If you are thinking non-profit (social entrepreneur), can you rally the world around your cause?

Startup 53

Startup Resource Training Ideas 53

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He was a life-long entrepreneur and the first business he created out of college (actually, he founded it while he was at Caltech) was a company that manufactured high quality audio speakers. Bill had previously created a packaged software company called Knowledge Adventure the produced children’s educational software.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. . The step by step story of an entrepreneur’s journey from idea to bootstrap web startup from her vi. Bootstrapping entrepeneurship, entrepreneur, startups. .

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

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Even consumers here in the US are demanding a more responsible approach.

Capital 138

Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Even consumers here in the US are demanding a more responsible approach.

Ideas 124

Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2017

Thus every entrepreneur and business owner needs to see their market in that context, understanding the global forces that will impact them sooner or later. Luxury goods can easily flow into or out of emerging nations, changing cost factors as well as demand. Even small business have a global reach these days, thanks to the Internet.

Social Media 74

Social Media Demand Customer Custom 74