Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

There are other social networks in the list of 200 “major sites” recognized by Wikipedia that entrepreneurs use for networking, depending on where you are in the world, like Orkut, Viadeo, and Sina Weibo, but talking to friends on Facebook probably won’t help you. Attend an investment conference.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 21, 2009

This is part of my new series on what makes an entrepreneur successful. I originally posted it on VentureHacks , one of my favorite websites for entrepreneurs. I started the series talking about what I consider the most important attribute of an entrepreneur : Tenacity. If you haven’t spent time over there you should.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

She actually IS the prototypical entrepreneur. But Tracy did what entrepreneurs do. Sam is the managing director of Launchpad LA and we were about to pick our 2012 class of entrepreneurs. In the first 5 minutes you’ll realize that she’s a classic entrepreneur. More on that later. That may soon change.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2013

I have written about this before in my post on Conference Hos. These are people at every conference. Because often these Conference Hos bring back their latest idea from the hot tub cocktail session with their favorite tech superstar. Note to said entrepreneurs – you’re not missing anything. Always on stage.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

On why you should be an entrepreneur, “A lot of people do what they have to do. Authenticity - I asked Chamillionaire why he thinks he connects so much with people at tech conferences. I have always told entrepreneurs that to get VC interest you need scarcity value (in addition to a great product).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Thus entrepreneurs began building prototypes and designing new products without the traditional huge investment. Here are some key positives from an entrepreneur perspective: Shorten the time and cost from idea to prototype. Very young entrepreneurs get to “touch and feel” the results, and can experiment to their heart’s content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2023

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

The recent pandemic was a strong signal for change, and I see most of you entrepreneurs and business owners responding to the business changes required and new opportunities presented. As times change, you may need new metrics, such as total experience, web site hits, and social media complaints.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the one hand, an entrepreneur should not be overly paranoid and should know the ropes that VCs and other professional investors generally will not sign NDAs to see the concept or a prototype--and even if they did, it would not provide much protection.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

As the number of sites on the Internet floats around one billion, the challenge with every new startup is to be found and stand out. More important, if someone does find your site, the content better be enticing enough for them to come back. Blogging will improve your site search engine ranking.

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Xconomy

MAY 24, 2018

In the heart of California’s wine country, it is our most exclusive, intimate, and unique conference. There are only a few tickets left—so request your invitation today to join fellow exemplary executives, innovators, investors, technologists, and entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

If you think you are the perfect fit for the entrepreneur lifestyle, but you’re not yet sure if you’re ready to start your own, then I recommend that you take a job with an existing startup first to validate the culture realities against your dream. Hang out where entrepreneurs meet. Explore investor websites and conferences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the aftermath of the recent pandemic, which caused many businesses to close, a new raft of business workers and entrepreneurs are deciding to pursue their own dreams of being a new business owner, and controlling your own destiny. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early. Names and taglines are critical to success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In addition, like an entrepreneur with a new business, you have to factor in all the indirect costs previously covered by employers, including training, health care, and time off for vacations. In fact, thinking like an entrepreneur is a good strategy today for success, even if you are currently in a long-term employment situation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

For people who haven't visited SciVee, what's the site about? However, it's a very large market--we peg it at around $11 billion a year, and some estimate it to be as big as $20 billion a year, including scientific journals, academic journals, scientific societies, and conferences. That's what SciVee is best known for.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2010

I get paid (well) for interesting people to come in and tell me how they want to change the world – Being an entrepreneur is like having blinders on. At least for the best entrepreneurs. Some people do the conference circuit too much, get involved in lots of side projects and attend every entrepreneur dinner.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? Terry Kay: We have always been about helping the entrepreneurs succeed, first, and then, we figure out how we get our fair share from that success.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. Of the ones I have been to recently, the Nantucket Conference has been my favorite.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. When Suite Arrival launches, you will be able to login to their site, choose your travel period, destination and toiletry needs and a box will show up at your hotel before you arrive. About a month ago, I met @lewishowes at the Perfect Pitch conference in LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2014

One of the reasons that now is the time to be an entrepreneur is the explosion of startup assistance organizations, usually called incubators or accelerators. I believe their competitive advantage is their top on-site leadership, exclusivity, and connections to investors. accelerator business entrepreneur incubator startup'

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socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

Ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week, we are chatting with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space. If you don't have snacks on site, so your employees can have some fuel during the work day, you can't say you care about your team. What's the idea behind SnackNation?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2017

This technology is not only spawning a new generation of entrepreneurs, but is also changing the educational landscape, all the way down to early grade school. In my view as an advisor to new ventures, the Maker Movement is an integral part of a new age of the entrepreneur. Facilitates building skills and familiarity with new tools.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. Most start-up entrepreneurs have little or no sales experience. This is the easiest one for most entrepreneurs. But most good entrepreneurs do this naturally.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Network Now, Accelerating Conference Networking. A way for conference attendees to find and connect with each other. Site Unseen. Site Unseen is a mobile app that serves as a personal tour guide for exploring a city. Then fellow Trojan Alex Banayan gave a talk about the three traits of success in an entrepreneur.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

I have vanity urls setup at just about every site on the web. When Suite Arrival launches, you will be able to login to their site, choose your travel period, destination and toiletry needs and a box will show up at your hotel before you arrive. About a month ago, I met @lewishowes at the Perfect Pitch conference in LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Are you ready to make it happen?

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

125 entrepreneurs in the food or drink business rely on the incubator’s food entrepreneur knowledge base to steer them in the right direction. More information is available through a FAQ on 1776’s site. Applicants must be a for-profit business in the travel industry with two or more full-time employees.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

The life of an entrepreneur is filled with 20 second opportunities. It starts in a crowded room at a conference or networking event. We know that their model works for a certain type of content but we believe we can build higher value sites where we can sell premium advertising and target niche audiences. Most are squandered.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2013

Over 30,000 people registered for the conference this year, and that’s not counting those who descend on the city without a badge. As conferences grow, it becomes challenging for early stage startups to get attention and valuable feedback, so we created a stage for them at the Hilton Garden Inn in the heart of downtown.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.

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Services Startup Training Writing 72

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

I developed the idea over the summer, articulated the vision, drew out the site, and then teamed up with other students at UCLA and started developing KarmaGoat. We were invited in March to the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference to present. We have a really good team that brought this site up. It has been really amazing.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 20, 2010

At a recent Club Entrepreneur lunch in downtown Minneapolis, I had the opportunity to meet one of the cofounders of a unique startup. So, when Ion followed up with me, I suggested the three of us record a podcast sometime -- which we were able to do yesterday, via Skype conference call. Guest post by Graeme Thickins of Tech Surf Blog.

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