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. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

pushing CEOs and business owners to innovate to outperform the competition. With Vistage, you'll benefit from: Advisory Board Peer Group Meetings; Private 1-to-1 Mentoring Sessions; Expert Speaker Workshops; Content and Connectivity Online. PRTechConnect (www.prtechconnect.com)  You've Got News, Now Get Heard.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

BlackTech Week was created in 2014, and in four short years, they’ve gained over 2700 participants, 150 speakers, and 3 pitch competitions. Driving funding to early-stage startups and small businesses is what we do here and being a part of the Startup of the Year Competition was a no-brainer for us. BlackTech Week (Miami, FL).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

It’s a new age for aspiring entrepreneurs, where anyone with a dream or a hobby should be turning it into a business. The bad news is that many are already doing it, with competition growing, so the longer you wait, the less chance you have of getting there first. Building the prototype can be fun.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2019

In my role as a mentor to many business professionals, I still see some who have no idea how to adapt to the new realities. Then look ahead to assess the likelihood that your job could be eliminated with new technology, artificial intelligence, or robots. Assess your intellectual capital and how to increase it.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 24, 2018

Being a part of the SOTY alumni lasts well beyond the pitch competition. We continually share new opportunities with founders, and provide ongoing connections to new investors and potential partners who could help fuel their business. Being a part of the Startup of the Year competition isn’t just about showing up and pitching.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 13, 2018

. “ Without of the support from my team and family, I wouldn’t have the guts to even apply for this competition. His advice for startups pitching at competitions: The key is to try to get down all your thoughts. ” His advice for startups at pitch competitions: Always understand who you are going up against.

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LATechDigest

JUNE 20, 2016

Follow LA Tech Digest on Twitter ( link ) for news as it happens. **. EA Announces Weekly eSports Competitions ( link ). s/o to the mentors that came to brainstorm workshops for kids #cs4all @WeWorkLA TY @WearHacks for the hardware kits pic.twitter.com/b0b08ipVE3. THIS WEEK’S EVENTS: see full calendar. Monday, June 20.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2019

When you reach a certain level or role in an organization, it is difficult to find time to spend with inspiring people who can provide you with insights and new perspectives. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. Make this a priority in your private life also. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2015

The good news is that none of these need be mutually exclusive, according to recent studies of market trends. It’s important to learn from peers, advisors and mentors that the required mindset must be combined with specific actions, including the ones outlined above, before value can be harvested.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Get connected to the right mentors and your business may catapult to the next level. Matt was one of my inspirations behind Launchpad LA (yes, we’re going to have a program in 2011 – news very, very soon). To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. o Put a timeframe/money – competition in the picture.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

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. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Sam Teller, the Managing Director of Launchpad LA hinted that big news would come soon. They have hired great people, have brought on great mentors, have raised money from top tier investors, and we are excited for a bunch of big announcements in the months ahead,” said Teller. This is class four for Launchpad LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

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. Check for positive or negative news articles, press releases, relationships, and support of community organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2015

As an early-stage startup, you may have some hand-picked mentors as an Advisory Board, but now you need a formal Board with approval rights on all your strategic decisions and pivots. You can’t keep bad news secret. Also, these peers are now your competition in a portfolio ranking, so you need to know to stay ahead of them in the pack.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

version notice boards are disrupting publishing and news content aggregation in Africa, influencing even how media houses on the continent relay news. The Mimiboard beat ten other apps from Africa to be the best at the App demo competition held at the Nairobi Open Innovation Summit in May. Mimiboard, virtual, 3.0

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Tech.Co

MARCH 2, 2018

You’ll have the chance to enjoy a startup lunch on the rooftop , panels, mentor sessions, VC sessions, a special Startup Pitch Jam, and finally, the big party and “must attend” event known as Startup Night SXSW 2018. “ Doors will open around 11:00 AM, welcoming SXSW attendees to learn about these regions.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

That leads to a mentor network packed with subject matter experts in retail, food innovation, and supply chain. Hunt – who at the time, had no real regional competitive advantage. News and World Report’s “Top 5 Places to Live,” which was pretty neat, but there is still progress to be made.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2018

As an early-stage startup, you may have some hand-picked mentors as an Advisory Board, but now you need a formal Board with approval rights on all your strategic decisions and pivots. You can’t keep bad news secret. Also, these peers are now your competition in a portfolio ranking, so you need to know to stay ahead of them in the pack.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Though competitors have sprung up, Tanz welcomes the competition to help define the market. News, Gannett, and Tribune. “We Targeting images and adding video content is a nice premium alternative to the traditional buys that are extremely competitive. GumGum has two clients, the ad agencies/brands and the publishers.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.). Tapping into a niche community is part of Quirktastic Media’s competitive advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2014

As an early-stage startup, you may have some hand-picked mentors as an Advisory Board, but now you need a formal Board with approval rights on all your strategic decisions and pivots. You can’t keep bad news secret. Also, these peers are now your competition in a portfolio ranking, so you need to know to stay ahead of them in the pack.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2017

When you reach a certain level or role in an organization, it is difficult to find time to spend with inspiring people who can provide you with insights and new perspectives. Set aside time to seek out experts in your field for ideas, as well as mentoring and coaching. Make this a priority in your private life also.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

The ambitiously competitive teams were as follows: The Brownies, with Epic Tunes, an app aimed at live concert goers, to provide information, show reviews, and access to ticket purchases. Entrepreneurship : Through working with their mentors, each team acted as a startup, conducting market research for their pitch presentations.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2011

Being on the front line of technology entertainment, and news we are able to provide an insightful view on all topics. I think competition is great and you can learn a lot from your competitors. I try to network with the “competition&# as much as possible. He has been a mentor to me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2021

The good news is that each of us now has more control over what we do, when we do it, and how we do it. The bad news is we have to think like a business, with all the implications of branding, finding customers, and competitors. As a new business advisor and mentor myself, I enjoyed her recommendations on many of these issues.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

We are excited to part of this competition and to support others who are passionate about improving the state of education through technology.” ” To provide guidance and feedback to event participants on their various ideas, Startup Weekend has enlisted local entrepreneurs and experts with experience in the edtech space.

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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.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

How do we need to structure the systems to get ahead and stay ahead of the competition? If you are a Lead Developer now and want to grow into a CTO role, there's some good news and bad news. The bad news is that there are a couple of things working against you making the transition. How can we address this risk?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2017

The good news is that each of us now has more control over what we do, when we do it, and how we do it. The bad news is we have to think like a business, with all the implications of branding, finding customers, and competitors. As a new business advisor and mentor myself, I enjoyed her recommendations on many of these issues.

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Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

Since India still seems to be the most popular place to outsource, I will give my ratings based only on my experiences (directly and indirectly) on outsourcing to India: Cost (Today = 2; 5 Years Ago = 4): Costs in India have been rising as competition for resources grows. While still considerably less then the U.S.,

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Often board members give entrepreneurs two bits of advice regarding scale: Get a mentor. The right way to position against competition - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , August 23, 2010 This is Part 4 of the series: 5 lessons from 150 startup pitches.?? There is no competition. That’s the good news.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Though this was 2000 , and all startup & VC blogs we've grown to love didn't exist yet, I did have mentors available. The good news: There are good answers to these questions! Listening to first-time entrepreneurs talk about their competitive advantages is as predictably invalid as the local weatherman's 10-day forecast.

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