Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

Of course you should go on your own journey of discovery. I sat down with Kati Morton (who does YouTube videos on mental health) to talk about ADD. I will start from a passage from the Wikipedia definition because I think it does a great job of summarizing. Misnomers about ADD. But of course I would never do that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2021

Creating a startup, or managing any business, is all about problem solving. In fact, every business is about solutions to customer problems – no problems, no business. Remember, there are some things that you can do nothing about. Challenge the definition from all angles. Iteratively question the cause of the problem.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 26, 2020

The definition of a bottleneck in your business is one that constricts the flow of work from. Of course, you could fit that definition. What is the bottleneck? one area to another in the flow of product or service through your organization. The three common factors making a bottleneck. You can be the bottleneck.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. The real challenge is to recognize when and why a new strategy is needed, and optimize the process against three critical success factors: A good understanding of the context of strategy definition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking of many real startups over time. By definition, a growth industry has a history and an outlook of at least double-digit annual growth. After that, it’s all about learning and execution. Choose a large market in a growth industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

This is when your job function truly starts to match the definition of “leader” because that’s exactly what your role is. You course correct. Of if your VP Sales isn’t complaining about marketing she’s trying to get the function reporting to her. Marketing of course often feels the opposite.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

It definitely has a “d” in it, as in it’s really not fun, raising. Lemons ripen early The hardest thing about fund raising is how dispiriting it can be. But if there is nothing wrong with you then please don’t let early rejections alter your course. Fund raising. Below is the outline Upfront. just don’t lead with them!

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Way back in 2004, he cared enough about an associate's injury to spend time investigating, and used the exercise to isolate a root cause without blaming anyone. A better definition of a problem always leads to a better solution. All you will hear are excuses, or you won’t hear about the problem until it’s a crisis.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

These are still the driving focus behind most marketing courses, and deserve to be so. Then there’s the compass or cardinal definitions model for marketers : N=needs, W=wants, S=security, and E=education. More we are taught in marketing classes. Then there is the four C’s, the consumer-oriented marketing model (2).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

If you are one of the many professionals still trapped between jobs by circumstances outside your control, or are about to dump the loser job you have now, you should be actively defining and starting your own business, in parallel with looking for that ideal job. Let me explain why this is a win-win deal, no matter what the outcome.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Despite the unknowns, I’m definitely a proponent of crowdfunding, to support the upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, and a new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

“They all seem to have slightly similar journeys, like they run consumer brands, maybe [have] slightly problematic racial politics, and some kind of takedown piece [is written about them]. Dixon is setting out to broaden the nonprofit’s definition of inclusion after it was helmed by its white, female founder Pam Kostka for three years. .

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 2, 2012

You may end up hiring these people eventually and you'll know more about them when you do. When I talk with early-stage companies, often the discussion starts with them asking me about Hiring a CTO for Your Startup , or Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup or How to Find Programmers for Your Startup. Far from it.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 9, 2009

And most often I only know enough about their business to be dangerous. Tell me a bit about yourself and why you are doing this. Tell me about the business. Of course, we’ll also discuss the details of the product itself. Iterate until you have a stable definition. So what are the questions I’m likely going to ask?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge. Of course, that means a new level of risk, giving up some control, and a new business plan.

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 21, 2020

When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about ways their non-profit organizations All Raise and Time’s Up could collaborate, she never realized they’d eventually be partners on a sports franchise. “[But] the way we think about it is brands.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Let’s talk about surprises. And whether to warn your superiors or your boards about these unraveling events early. And if you’re the CEO, your board definitely does not want to hear that revenues are about to fall through the floor because bookings for the past two periods have been so far below forecast.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

I was having dinner with a friend last night and we were chatting about venture capital and a bit about what I’ve learned. I started in 2007 with a thesis that my primary investment decision would be about the team (70%) and only afterward about the market opportunity (30%). And there’s conferences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Of course, not all new businesses can benefit from all these recommendations, so think carefully about what you can do, and what you can’t. It never happened in any time frame I can remember, and it definitely won’t happen today. Isn’t it time that you joined the movement? Martin Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2021

More and more entrepreneurs are hearing about the successful graduates and investors queued behind a few well-known startup incubators, including Y Combinator, TechStars, and the Founder Institute. But don’t believe the myth that incubators are all about ‘cheap rent,’ and avoid business incubators in otherwise vacant buildings.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 4, 2016

These people are like the friend in college who always tempted you by telling you about the latest party when you were at the library studying. I try to steer entrepreneurs away from over-introducers and I often find myself wanting to be careful about them becoming an investor in companies I back. That’s why focus is critical.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

Of course, if the campaign does not meet or exceed the funding objective, you get nothing. Despite the unknowns, I’m definitely a proponent of crowdfunding, to support the upswing in the number of entrepreneurs and startups, and a new focus on entrepreneurship in every university and every community development organization.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2016

This continues to solidify Los Angeles’ place as a major player in the global tech ecosystem and while any one success doesn’t define a city — the number of high-profile startups and exits has definitely increased. My friend Jamey Sperans says I don’t talk often enough about my “anti portfolio” or the deals I wish I had done.

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socalTECH

JUNE 19, 2019

We have highly engaging courses, taught by professional players, and where you track your progress, driven by data, and which also features an on-demand marketplace to help you find any coach you want to help you improve your play on any game. The best way to think about it, is as a learning platform. What does ProGuides do?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2012

I recently wrote about the 12 tips to building successful startup communities. At this time I can tell you that the Brits definitely didn’t have a culture of failure. I talk about it often including in my own personal narrative. Everything I learned about startups I learned by making mistakes at my first one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2019

Market change happens too frequently these days, and organizations need to quickly change course just to survive. The real challenge is to recognize when and why a new strategy is needed, and optimize the process against three critical success factors: A good understanding of the context of strategy definition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

This means only about one manager in ten really knows how to empower others. Of course the work must be done well, but your way or the highway is not the right way. Set a definite task completion date and a follow-up system. The challenge is delegating the right things, and not delegating the wrong things.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Daniel says that exact role is something he’s figuring out as he goes, but he definitely won’t be a hands-on operational executive as he was in the past at Celgene, Ambrx, Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN ), and Immunex before that. For more, check out this chat with Golumbeski about Celgene’s dealmaking strategy back in 2013.). “We

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Of course everything could be replicated if a massive juggernaut like Amazon or Google wanted to pour all of their resources into it but I’m talking about technology that is hard to replicate, takes years of know-how and once adopted is significantly valuable. When you think about what makes Google so valuable?—?it’s

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about “ the politics of startups ” in which I asserted that all companies have politics, which in its purest sense is just about understanding human psychology. Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. And, yes, it is politics at its purest.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

It’s to find great entrepreneurs who are passionate about solving a problem. Of course as a frequently traveler I know this, too. They are there to help you correct your course when you want to make decisions that their history and wisdom tells them might lead you into a dark alley. These are mostly VCs I would avoid.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Early Employees To help with this discussion, let me start with a definition of "early employee." " Steve Blank divides the individuals associated with startups as: Founders Early Employees (Employees # 1-25) Later Employees (Employees # 26-125) The reality is that the definition of founder and employee is not clear.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

This is the definition of nepotism that we would condemn from the least democratic nations in the world. Trump has been Tweeting negative comments about Boeing and Lockheed Martin and taking all too literally the colloquialism of the “bully pulpit” in a way that directly affects individual stocks and companies. But think about this.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

Why You Need to Be Sure You’re Not the Sucker ” I talked about how VCs (or other investors) get deals sent to them and how to interpret a referral. I wrote here about the importance of proprietary dealflow . I wrote here about why I avoid party rounds. I’m certain we’ll talk about it soon enough.

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socalTECH

JULY 18, 2013

We spoke with Arjan Shutte about the investment firm and its interest in financial startups, and why it moved from New York. Since coming here, we''re actually really excited about how many exciting financial technology startups we have run across, which is a lot more than we originally thought. How did you end up in Los Angeles?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. If you can’t raise — you’re dead. End of story.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 23, 2017

We all have a pretty good idea about things that drag down our productivity or suck up time that would be better spent on more fulfilling activities. I had a more important breakthrough about 90 days ago. I have known this for a long time but did nothing about it. I sink back into old habits and regret the wasted time.

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