InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Prorata rights are one of the most important rights of a private market technology investors and yet are seldom fully understood. New investors sometimes want early investors to put in money to “prove” they have confidence in the new price. Because tech companies are getting bigger more quickly than at any time in history.

Guide 336

Guide Venture Capital Startup Writing 336

socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

You fill out the short questionnaire, lawyers submit their price quotes, and they get hired. You put your project up, and shortly thereafter, you get price quotes from lawyers. That''s how we ended up developing this technology, to take that initial step out of the process. Lawyers on the platform love the experience.

Help 240

Help Startup CTO Hire Pricing 240

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. They will have to negotiate price and terms. I’ve always been a believer that new competitive dynamics are good for industries because they favor those that are most nimble in responding to the new market dynamics.

Venture Capital 356

Venture Capital Invest Course Technical Review 356

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

" When asked about the competition he feared most, Bill Gates is alleged to have said, "the two guys inventing away in a garage somewhere." " I recently performed a 360-Review on two Co-Founders who were the company's CEO and CTO. " Even if this quote is apocryphal, it remains instructive. ."

Startup 268

Startup Tips CTO Coach Technical Review 268

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. The perfect competitors are the ones where they unable to respond due to The Innovator’s Dilemma.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2012

From the phone in your pocket to the television hanging on your wall, apps have penetrated technology and they aren’t going anywhere. Smart technology doesn’t work without clever software to make it useful. Niche apps can usually demand a higher price point because there isn’t much competition out there. What does it do?

Marketing 97

Marketing Startup Software Review Competition 97

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Stewart Roberts , President of Orange County of Tech Coast Angels. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. Novimap is an online and mobile mapping platform. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

It was originally called Twttr and didn’t initially get rave reviews from TechCrunch or GigaOm. Seemic (now a Twitter client) was originally a video blogging platform. They are some of the most talented young technology entrepreneurs in LA. Twitter was an offshoot of Odeo, a website focused on sound and podcasting.

Entrepreneur 291

Entrepreneur Startup Google Yammer 291

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. 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.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Frank Addante

MAY 12, 2007

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Outsource Software Review Startup 40

Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Wireless & Voice Application Software) Exit: technology acquired Lesson: Timing is critical. Zondigo, Inc.

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Chief Technology Officer Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I get approached about clean tech or biotech periodically – I don’t focus on these. He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. In ad tech there’s Seth Levine at Foundry Group and both Dana Settle & Ian Sigelow at Greycroft.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

We use gestures or our voice to control our engagement with our technology. The mobile web will become what desktop Internet became in the 1990’s – the standard platform for anyone doing business. 62% look at online peer reviews. And 39% compare prices across alternatives. We take courses on-line.

Mobile 156

Mobile Commerce Software Review Yammer 156

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

If that bond isn’t there or if it feels like I’m in a bidding process for the highest price, I might as well be Wells Fargo. Socially connected individuals and platforms that enable faster roll-outs of successful products. Often it turns out that the market is greatly expanded by having a lower price point new entrant.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386