Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

They provide peer group organizations, usually called incubators, with free resources, practice environments, and outside mentoring that can help you learn and pivot with minimal cost. Initiate networking to find peer partners and investors. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally. Other project and research reports in their library are a rich source of new ideas, if you are still looking for a place to start.

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socalTECH

JULY 24, 2018

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) and the California Clean Energy Fund (CalCEF) recently announced the California Climate Cup ([link] a new startup competition tied into the upcoming Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco in September. How did the competition come about? This is one opportunity to do that.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

A number of teams have recently been looking to turn that vision into reality, as a result of the Qualcomm Tricorder Prize , a $10M competition being run by the X Prize Foundation to create a real life Tricorder. That''s essentially how the Tricoder competition was formed--it''s time for this to happen. It was announced in the 90''s.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE. The ability to pivot quickly is a key to success. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

As an introvert myself, I remember worrying that I could never be comfortable giving a sales pitch, or networking to find clients. Actively expand your business networking activities. These and other strengths may actually give you a competitive edge over your more extroverted constituents.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

Get help with grant funding and incubator resources. They have connections to industry associations and entrepreneur organizations that can kick-start your networking efforts, both locally and globally. Both provide incubator services and space for early startups, have patent portfolios for licensing, and many other resources.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

We built a lot of products to stabilize the company, such as full-serve and self-serve ad networks. We also license our ad serving technology to publishers, advertisers, and other ad networks. To progress and be LA tech-focused, we started incubating ideas. Are incubating companies one of the main focuses of Engage:BDR?

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

In homage to The Dude’s sentiment, tech startup Akanda Virtual Networking named its open source project The Rug because it “ties together” OpenStack networks by managing orchestration, routing and other key network services. Their attempts to architect software automation for physical networks were a bridge too far.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2016

Network – Colleges are populated by motivated individuals, many of whom will excel in their chosen fields. Young entrepreneurs can call upon their alumni networks for advice, recruitment of key employees and even funding. In addition, many a college venture has blossomed into a full-fledged startup after graduation.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 12, 2013

We rebuilt our network with very scalable Juniper networking gear, and we''ve made some very deliberate decisions on hardware and storage. Hosting companies are in a very dynamic environment, with lots of competition, new technology, the cloud--how does this all affect your company? So, for us, competition is good.

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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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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. Ride the network effect to more users than anyone.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Ali Khoshgozaran: Before we started the company, me and my partner had participated in the USC Viterbi startup competition. About 100 teams participated in that competition, and 10 teams were selected to be part of USC''s Viterbi Startup Garage program. How did Tilofy come about? What drove your interest in this area?

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Also at Startup Night will be 25 diverse and innovative startups showcasing their latest products, competing for prizes including: $1K from LaunchKC , Business Extra Points from American Airlines , and a fast tracked spot to the Startup of the Year semifinals competition at Innovate Celebrate 2018. Adam Palmer, Startup Arlington.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Also, be sure to evaluate the veracity of the startup alumni network – look for examples in which alumni assisted startups as advisors, investors, etc. Are facilities available to students post-graduation to incubate their businesses? Is there a venture competition with cash prizes?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

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. This increased competition is good for hardware vendors and ultimately could create new businesses for entrepreneurs who want to become ISPs of their own.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.). “I billion under management.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Networking no longer is primarily a face-to-face serial activity. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

JUNE 20, 2012

More importantly, we give you access to a massive network of mentors, investors, and advisors. Also, for the last piece of advice, make sure you're networking and getting out there in the community. A strong referral from someone in the network will help them look extra closely at you. We're really excited for the next steps.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 15, 2012

An effective way to associate yourself with high-caliber members of your startup community is to lend your gratis support to a venture accelerator or incubator. Aspiring baseball players are not intimidated by the competitiveness of their sport. Spend as much time as possible in the company of aspiring and accomplished entrepreneurs.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Vince wishes he had continued to network more and urges founders like himself to genuinely network with other entrepeneurs. Mirroring MentorMob’s community-driven mantra, Vince believes building up a support network is invaluable for any entrepreneur. We were invited after winning a business competition in Chicago.”

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

What’s more, strategic locations can benefit from varying global legislation: influencing competitor clauses, user privacy data collection, and tax laws amongst other factors that can give a company a powerful competitive edge. EUROPE: In Paris incubators and government subsidies support startups. air travel passengers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

“I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. There was no competitive advantage once the big guys got involved. Kim was the Technical Lead at Triptrotting when it was incubated in Idealab and came on board to Insteegran last October. They can easily squeeze us out.”

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

TB: We are an international team and using our available network is helping us push beyond the U.S. There are a lot of incubators and a lot of money that is starting to flow here. The competition is not as big as Silicon Valley of course, but LA is going in the right direction. Plan to expand beyond the U.S.?

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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. Studies have proven that a strong network of friends that are into fitness, have helped each other become more fit than others.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Ben Huh, Cheezburger Network. Collaboration Over Competition: Competitors as Business Partners. Walter Knapp, Lijit Networks (www.lijit.com). Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

where he led the incubated startup to $300m in revenues as the fastest growing Service Provider for Collaboration services to include video, web, and audio. Today we run TenHands on a fungible QoS enabled network that we buy. How unique are you from the competition if you have any? How would it work for a casual consumer?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. Imagine Apple without Steve Jobs.

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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. StrongMail Systems, Inc. Relaxing 2. Go-to-Market 5. Spam Changes Everything 6.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This has led to the creation of incubators, accelerators and seed funds. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. From this we have seen a commensurate boom in the number of startup companies. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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