TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Another $30 billion is designed to be targeted toward rural development; and finally the $40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure. Specifically, the proposal calls for funding for community-based small business incubators and innovation hubs to support growth in communities of color and underserved communites.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

DreamHost has a successful track record of incubating technologies in-house and then releasing them to the broader market. Software Agility – Clouds are designed for frequent moves, adds and changes that can be implemented by a large number of users - requirements that only software-based solutions are agile enough to accommodate.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2012

The top three finalists were awarded prizes totaling $50,000 plus coveted office space at io/LA , a new Los Angeles co-work and incubator space. Winning the USC’s Silicon Beach Awards however is not their only accomplishment. He added that practice is the key to learning and Music Prodigy makes practicing fun, effective and affordable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

It all starts with a customer perspective to uncover problems and frustrations, and then design solutions from the customer backward. Back away for a while to let the problem incubate in the unconscious mind. Strategic partnerships with other companies are a good way to extend the boundaries of your business and recombine resources.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

He had a philosophy that the future competition for startups would be design led and based on data analysis. Wasn’t when Dave started championing it and making it a tenet of his incubator class. People like Paul Singh, Christine Tsai and my old pal Christen O’Brien are great. Sounds obvious.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

It’s interesting to me that two of the most talented tech leaders of our era – Bill Gross & Paul Graham – have both opted for a model of incubation to encourage young tech entrepreneurs to build disruptive businesses. Quora is one of the better designed new products of the past few years in my opinion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2016

It all starts with a customer perspective to uncover problems and frustrations, and then design solutions from the customer backward. Back away for a while to let the problem incubate in the unconscious mind. Strategic partnerships with other companies are a good way to extend the boundaries of your business and recombine resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2012

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. By utilizing economies of scale, location, and common design, you may be able to provide a better solution faster for a lower cost.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

We've created a heads down environment, where companies are not competitive with each other, but you've got serious, smart people in a productive working environment. Companies like Addroid provides resources for design. A couple of things we've seen is when everyone is working together, that positive effect makes everyone work harder.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The competition never stands still, and new opportunities are evolving, based on culture changes in your customers, new technologies, and new problems in the world which need to be solved. By utilizing economies of scale, location, and common design, you may be able to provide a better solution faster for a lower cost.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

This post is designed mostly for non-technical founders. I know this will fall like a lead balloon to the many people who believe it is possible to have a [insert: startup incubator or technology accelerator or technology consultant or outsource firm] build your technology. I don’t believe it.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

There’s plenty of capital out there, but there’s also a lot of competition for startup funding. Designate a point person to handle the relationships. Coworking and incubator spaces are great sources as are lawyers and bankers. According to Shayne, only 1 out of 1000 business plans might get VC funding. Venture debt. Target VCs.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Storage is what’s known as “highly fragmented,” meaning easier for a new entrant to get traction if it could design a better product / service / experience. Competition. The top 5 players combined control less than 25% of the market. Incumbent Strengths & Weaknesses. You need a wedge. But you should.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Don’t think about starting an incubator until you have real operating experience otherwise you don’t really have anything to offer startups. I commented that many young entrepreneurs I talk to these days have a desire to “go plural&# and create an incubator. I think this makes no sense.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

New companies are being raised and incubated to help build LA’s tech scene. My first job was in fitness and I even competed in body building competitions from ’97 to ’99. Testing and designing the app was difficult as well. Nothing felt greater than finishing a product you wanted to design and release.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

There was no competitive advantage once the big guys got involved. Design is part intuitive and part empathy.” Kim was the Technical Lead at Triptrotting when it was incubated in Idealab and came on board to Insteegran last October. A lot of competitors also stole their ideas and started offering the same services.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Simply, there are thousands of agencies, design shops and communications firms across the world, all. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). Bootstrapping design thinking, Entrepreneurship, opportunity analysis. . Jeff Reckseidler, tuuk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hoffman should know, as an icon in the Silicon Valley, having educated and trained hundreds of startup founders as the CEO of “ Founders Space ,” designated by Inc.com as one of the top ten incubators and accelerators in the world. Examples of being first include Netflix for movies and TV and Redfin for real estate.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

– Digital Messaging Infrastructure Company (incubated by Addante and Associates, LLC) Age: 25 - 29 (present) Time Period: 2002 - present My Role: Founder High Point: TBD Here is a summary of my experiences to-date with StrongMail: 1. Incubation 3. Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

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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. Picture the graphic designer, the IT expert or the independent accountant or attorney.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

These are the ultimate chess players in the game of business, always looking to be two or three moves ahead of the competition. Picture the graphic designer, the IT expert, or the independent accountant or attorney. Overall, I see real value in using this methodology in conjunction with incubators, business accelerators, and mentoring.

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