Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2021

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage. Build and use your network. Pursue breakout opportunities.

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Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 143

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Our interview this morning is with Lolita Carrico, founder of Gloss Network for Women (www.mygloss.com), an online network of sites focused on women. Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture.

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Networking Social Media Startup Search Engine Optimization 230

SoCal Tech Calendar

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

As traditional car ownership declines, companies are offering cost-effective alternatives powered by new technology and networks.

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CalTech Entrepreneur Demand Mobile 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor.

Technical Review 138

Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The network solution of dark fiber is booming in the telecommunication and network industries. Companies can lease dark fiber from network solution providers to obtain exclusive use of the fibers for a duration of time. A reliable network solution is an essential part of government agencies fulfilling that expectation.

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Networking Education Technical Review Organization 49

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

The firm’s portfolio includes Detroit’s direct-to-consumer plant startup Bloomscape , Chicago-based Paro , which provides a network of on-demand finance professionals, DC’s custom framing business Framebridge , Milwaukee-based monthly wine club Bright Cellars and New York insurtech company Policygenius.

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Venture Capital Funding Seed Funding Activity 211

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness. They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rise to new major roles elsewhere. Great leaders provide opportunities and personal growth assignments that go far beyond conventional training programs.

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Oracle Organization Examples Coach 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

While these investors, and early customers, will always argue that they found you, I’m convinced that there is no substitute for aggressive networking on your part. Here is my list of key drivers that I find critical to thriving in big businesses, as well as startups: Networking to build and maintain key relationships.

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Startup Customer Custom Technical Review 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

According to the Competitive Carriers Association (CCA), it is in a strategic partnership with Boingo to offer up offload for its members, to help reduce demand and strain on their networks due to cellular data use. Boingo operates a nationwide network of Wi-Fi hotspots.

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Santa Monica Demand Competition Networking 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Indeed these principles are good for all startups Connect ideas and networks from around the world. It’s also a good defensive move, to preempt competition, which is bound to come world-wide.

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Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

At theend of last year, we decided we needed to get into the business, because of that demand. That's a lot of pain in an engineered network. The piece of technology we did--the middleware we cann Openload, is user level networking, our own TCP/UDP stack, loaded into the user space. Russell Stern: We still are.

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Networking Startup Design Customer 124

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

After we typed the first two letters from our computer room at UCLA, namely, “Lo” for “Login,” the network crashed. How did we go from collaboration to competition, from consensus to dissention, from a reliable digital resource to an amplifier of questionable information? That’s how the Internet was conceived and nurtured.

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UCLA Social Media Social Network Santa Barbara 253

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Many entrepreneurs fear giving away their very best insights, strategies, or tools via social media – it might diminish the demand and the profit. Learn to speak a new customer-specific dialect based on current research and homework.

Marketing 141

Marketing Startup Social Media Technical Review 141

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2022

After having assessed your environment, start healthy networking activities, such as lunch, with important people in your professional network on a weekly basis. Add more inspirational people to your network. This space must be associated only with rest and recovery, to offset the stress and demands of the office.

Class 148

Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 148

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Measure by relationships as well as competitiveness. They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rise to new major roles elsewhere. Great leaders provide opportunities and personal growth assignments that go far beyond conventional training programs.

Oracle 124

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Through networking with other entrepreneurs, you should find one or more to visit that have relationships with this investor.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Funding Innocal Offshore 124

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2022

My advice is to build the relationship first through networking, and find some common values and passion, before assuming that money and experience will solve all potential partner differences. The competition will improve, the market will change, and your customers will demand more.

Mentor 133

Mentor Startup Customer Custom 133

Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 29, 2019

Technology and network connections are becoming increasingly important for businesses. Once general tools used to manage daily operations, they’re now major sources of competitive advantage. Today, the right network connection can increase productivity, mitigate risk, and improve security.

Networking 54

Networking Demand Competition Organization 54

Southern California Edison Blog

JULY 31, 2020

In the modern age, businesses rely heavily on networks to host and run their daily processes and applications, allowing employees to be productive and efficient. Enterprises and organizations are increasingly taking advantage of what the cloud has to offer to stay competitive and expand their services. Benefits of Increased Bandwidth.

Tips 59

Tips Networking Organization Southern California 59

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

Competition is not always a bad thing, and the real purpose is often to make the world a better place. Indeed these principles are good for all startups Connect ideas and networks from around the world. It’s also a good defensive move, to preempt competition, which is bound to come world-wide.

Ideas 124

Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2022

Don’t wait for the harsh reality of the demanding business world to start thinking about these tradeoffs. Offer low cash early, with bonuses or stock options for milestones, to people in your personal network. That’s not an attractive statistic if you crave control and power. Later you need specialists and managers. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup USC Entrepreneur Statistics 130

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2021

Find out if something very similar is already selling, and who your competition would be if you proceed. Be wary of crafty shysters who will flood your mailbox with official-looking mail offering to help for a fee, or demanding fees you forgot to pay. Attend trade shows and network to find the right players and pitch your product.

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Ideas Entrepreneur Mentor Resource 136

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2013

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage. Build and use your network. Pursue breakout opportunities.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 106

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Unlike most university programs that are over architected and underfunded, the TMP evolved organically, based on the demands of its students and input from the local community. Apeel Sciences - Founded in 2012, after winning $10,000 at UCSB’s New Venture Competition, the company closed $1.25M in funding during 2013. Organic Academia.

Santa Barbara 258

Santa Barbara Technical Review Startup Venture Capital 258

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 3, 2009

Sophisticated digital consumer devices such as the iPod, Xbox, Archos PMP, and Mobile Smartphones along with the broadband networks that connect themhave quickly moved the distribution of content to the digital world. An entirely new industry is being formed.

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Enterprise Forum CalTech IP Content 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. How do people drive SEO growth?

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Career survival today requires thinking and acting like an entrepreneur starting a business, staying nimble and resilient, willing to pivot, and supersensitive to the market realities of supply and demand. Regularly assess and refine your competitive advantage. Build and use your network. Pursue breakout opportunities.

Startup 108

Startup Entrepreneur Demand Competition 108

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2022

Even a successful bigger business will bring additional responsibilities, new competition, and more demands on your time. Because you can no longer can you meet one-on-one with every constituent, you have to learn to use new communication channels, including public speaking, networking, and public relations.

Satisfaction 92

Satisfaction Training Customer Custom 92

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Many entrepreneurs fear giving away their very best insights, strategies, or tools via social media – it might diminish the demand and the profit. Learn to speak a new customer-specific dialect based on current research and homework.

Marketing 97

Marketing Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 97

Southern California Edison Blog

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

How should networks be configured and equipped to support the services businesses and consumers are demanding? Below are three signs your wireless infrastructure provider can’t deliver the products and services you need to meet current demands or expand your capacity. They’re Not Following Up on Software Defined Networks.

Networking 50

Networking Demand Services Examples 50

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2019

After having assessed your environment, start healthy networking activities, such as lunch, with important people in your professional network on a weekly basis. Add more inspirational people to your network. This space must be associated only with rest and recovery, to offset the stress and demands of the office.

Class 93

Class Activity Coach Satisfaction 93

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

We Create Demand for California's Technology Companies. www.pitchtheangels.com) Join Tech Coast Angels members and other start up investors at the 5th Annual Los Angeles Fast Pitch Competition. Fast Pitch Los Angeles is one of the best start up networking events of the year. Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Think Glendale.

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Southern California Tech Coast Angels IP Orange County 113

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

When our Youtube views are driven up, that drives more licensing demand for the video, with other shows interested. Is there a lot of competition for the rights to all of that content? Lee Essner: That''s one of the competitive edges we have. The nice thing about those two businesses, is they feed each other nicely.

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Media Content Startup IP 235

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

On the other hand, everyone is doing it, so that means more competition, and the market and technology are changing faster than ever before. Participate in networking platforms and events for support. In addition, global scaling will likely require additional investors, who will demand to see real revenue and customer demand.

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Funding Social Media Slides Platform 73

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Both companies will be automatically fast tracked into the Top 100 semifinalists at the 2018 Startup of the Year competition which takes place during the Innovate Celebrate conference this fall. Get noticed by investors and partners through the Startup of the Year Competition. Frank Gruber, Netanel Raisch, Jen Consalvo. 2nd Bartesian.

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Startup Competition Conference Product 70

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2015

Santa Barbara-based Ice Energy (www.ice-energy.com) has quietly been working away at developing energy storage systems to help smooth out the demand for energy on the nation's power grid. The reason they do that, is we solve the peak demand problem they have on the grid. Explain what that peak demand problem is for the utilities?

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Southern California Technical Review Demand Outsource Development 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

I made the point (not widely publicized) that OS4 is currently “breaking&# many applications that use ad networks that are not Apples (most notably AdMob, owned by Google). Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225