Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2021

Most business professionals I know will go to great lengths to take a neutral position on internal business conflicts, on the assumption that all conflict is bad for the company as well as their political future. Don’t let it be just a conflict over graphic design. Evaluate conflict win-lose versus win-win potential.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

By Mark Babbitt We’re all familiar in some way with the concept of “interns” in business. Due in large part to the current economy and an ultra-competitive job market, a Gen-Y entrepreneurial tsunami is already upon us. More and more, they choose to intern at a dynamic small company or startup. That stereotype may be changing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Both are required to stay competitive. Customers and clients are already on LinkedIn and Facebook, so it makes sense to go where they are, rather than limit your team at work to internal systems. I am happy to see reports that young companies are leading the way in these trends, on both the customer and the employee side.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 25, 2015

From apps to hardware, to KickStarter successes and international startups, we’re inching closer to finding out who will take home the title of Startup of the Year competition at our annual Celebrate Conference in October. Co: What was the road like leading up to your initial pitch for the competition?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 29, 2010

Competitiveness - One attribute that I believe most VCs look for in entrepreneurs is competitiveness. If you stumble on to a really good idea believe me it will get competitive really quickly. I know that people who aren’t competitive always find competitive people slightly distasteful. I had to say it.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

From apps to hardware, to KickStarter successes and international startups, we’re inching closer to finding out who will take home the title of Startup of the Year at our annual Tech.Co Among the participants that applied for the online competitions, only a progressed into the semi-finals. Celebrate Conference in October.

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Tech.Co

MAY 19, 2015

Make some noise Los Angeles because it’s time to compete in Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year Competition! has been traveling the globe, both virtually and physically, searching for the world’s best startup, and the Tech.Co’s Startup of the Year Competition & Tour’s next stop is in Los Angeles! So apply today!

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

Ryan Howard, the fictional Intern on the TV comedy, The Office. Michael Scott, the fictional head of Dunder Mifflin’s Scranton office, hires an Intern for all the wrong reasons. Due to their lack of practical experience, this delegation/efficiency tradeoff is especially acute with respect to hiring Interns.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2012

Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Reinforce your brand in international markets. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. As you begin to saturate the demand in domestic markets, let your brand take you international at low cost.

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socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

Calabasas-based Emergent Game Technologies , maker of the Gamebryo LightSpeed video game development engine, reports that the firm is providing support to a computer game design competition in London. Abertay's "Dare to be Digital" competition is an international competition which includes game design teams from all over the world.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I internalized this phrase, recalling the many times I had partnered with customers to design new feature-functionality into my hotel computer system back when such systems were brand new to the industry. Your customers know what they want more than you do. Find one to teach you. We have explored feature-functionality.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

The company attributed the growth to "product innovation, competitive customer wins, and key partnership additions." The company's identity management tools are used by enterprises to control employee access to different internal systems. Saviynt is led by CEO Amit Saha. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

International Trade Commission has taken up a complaint, filed by Santa Barbara-based Sonos , that Google has been importing and selling goods which Sonos says infringe upon its patents. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2022

Not every international market matters, but some are larger than life. Reinforce your brand in international markets. Reinforce your brand in international markets. An international brand will command higher prices and additional customer demand. with demands for new products and services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

You can augment this internal team with outsiders to complement internal skills, but take care to avoid the not-invented-here problem. Commit a source of internal or external seed funding. In essence, the executives will serve as the new venture’s internal venture capitalists.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

Cevolini highlighted greater awareness of the smog internal combustion mobility creates and scientific evidence that air pollution exacerbates viruses as factors that could swing more folks to electric. The venture is also one of the few e-motorcycle companies drawing engineering tips from competition.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2012

Late last year we announced that local Southern California startup Caplinked was launching a worldwide pitch competition for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to a panel of all-star judges from Idealab, Rincon, and Chris Yeh. Today is the day they make their final decision and you could be present and watch it all happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 10, 2011

The international opportunity is large, as I related in an earlier article , but there are some major challenges as well. Our own subsidiary, of a major technology company, started to repair and service competitive products in order to maintain our own technical staff and service capabilities. Respect local customs and practices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2021

Make sure your measurements are customer-oriented, as well as focused on internal processes. Count the innovation success stories published internally, or visibly rewarded in each organization. Design your invisible competitive advantage. Decide what to measure and create metrics. You only get what you measure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2023

We all realize that the pace of change is increasing, and new global markets makes it critical that every team member is focused on the market, rather than internal battles and risk aversion. Every team member needs stimulation to broaden their horizons, correct weaknesses, and understand competitive strategies.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2011

CapLinked , the online platform for private investment funded by members of the “ PayPal Mafia “—announced that it is launching a worldwide pitch competition for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to a panel of all-star judges from Idealab, Rincon, Rapidfire, and Actarus.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2023

So before you decide to move your manufacturing, software development, or call center out of town, make sure you understand the following considerations: Don’t give someone else control of your competitive advantage. Saving cost won’t help you if you can’t make the daily innovations required to stay competitive.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2014

The deal is part of a competitive supply contract tender from Distribuidora de Electricidad del Sur, a local electricity distribution company in El Salvador. america latin international cleantech scale utility contract salvador solarreserve' Financial details of the win were not announced. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

HTT, along with the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) said the Great Lakes Hyperloop consortium have raised $1.2 million to finance a study, which it expects to take six to nine months to complete, with the backing of a large number of groups in the region, including Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems, Corp., READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2018

The new solar generator provides up to 2kW of 110 or 120V output which it says is more powerful and lighter than competitive products, and in particular runs much cooler that it does not require an internal cooling fan.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Euvision was one of the winners of Qualcomm''s annual QPrize competition. qualcomm euvision image recognition software merger acquisition europe international netherlands amsterdam' Euvision''s technology automatically sorts photos based on their content, and was spun off from the University of Amsterdam. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2021

I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. Building through internal development, or organic growth, makes the most sense when you have a core set of skilled internal resources.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. I then created a gross domestic and gross international annual market size estimate for my industry’s products. Or cost estimation.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

According to SimpliPhi Power, Lovins has provided consulting to such companies as International Finance Corporation, Unilever, Walmart, the United Nations and Royal Dutch Shell, along with Interface, Patagonia and Clif Bar. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

For new entrepreneurs and startups, I recommend an initial focus on these six steps from the very beginning to set the right culture and save the tremendous cost of a transformation and risky competitive catch-up later: Start with an overriding top-down focus on customer experience. Find the best of the best models, and aim even higher.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Here are five basic kinds of internal risks that a business faces over time. Fourth is competitive risk. The time it takes may well be the difference between survival and doom; or it may be the plan that distances you from your competition if any of these events do occur in your mutual future. Here are risks you can address.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2021

According to the two, they will run multiple technology prize competitions in Africa in the areas of agriculture, energy, education, and health.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2010

Conventional wisdom in most companies is that “the competition is the enemy&# – it’s the rallying cry to dig deeper, get more features out the door, issue press releases citing differences and attack the competition’s weaknesses in sales presentations. A healthy respect for your competition will serve you well.

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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. Many Latin American businesses are weary about working with international companies and prefer a local presence.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2012

The app allows users to scan the UPC for a product, and then instantly see competitive pricing from online retailers. Among features of the software are support for a wide range of international stores, including pricing in the U.S., Canada, England, Ireland, Germany, France, Holland, Spain, Belgium and Australia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Contractors and freelancers, like any other business, manage their own internal processes, but they can’t manage your business. Hire and train your own managers for internal and external work projects. You should never hire internal or external staff based solely on what they can do now.

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