Tech.Co

JUNE 5, 2024

We round up seven grants that you should know about right now – including their eligibility criteria and funding amount. Learn more about the CO-100, and apply here 2. The grant was designed to provide critical funding for LGBTQ+-owned and allied hospitality businesses including restaurants, cafes, and bars serving food.

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Coach News Funding Design 141

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. ” Of course I agree with this. Of course we fancy ourselves as the best sales people in the company. ” Those were the rules.

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Startup Sales CTO Coach Course 150

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 26, 2010

The “competition slide&# of your investment deck is such a great opportunity to talk about how you’re positioned (premium product vs. economical product? which features do you believe your customers care about and where you’re try to differentiate? It is a great place to talk about your future roadmap.

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Venture Capital Slides Competition Education 313

Berkonomics

APRIL 7, 2022

The entrepreneur–founder explained this problem away by stating that the designers and manufacturers would ship direct after we’d grown to a large enough size. And designers or manufacturers never did offer to ship direct. How about you and your gut feelings? I had my doubts but led the deal anyway. To my gut response.

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Design Blogging Course Email 156

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

When Ethan was considering leaving Google we talked about it. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist. What do we like about OpenTable? I think it’s a beautifully designed site and product. ” So Ethan went to work as a product manager at Google Video.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. no, I''m not talking about SVB, Comerica, Square1 and the like.

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Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Every year, a personal Upfront Summit highlight is getting to sit down with experts in a field I care about. I encourage you to watch the entire 30 minute video (below or here ) both for insights into Quibi and understanding how a leader like Meg thinks about innovation, but I’ll also pull out a few highlights.

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Content Netflix Platform Mobile 244

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

Skeuomorphic design. FLAT design. In due course. In the absence of conviction, experience or pain-in-the-ass board members it’s easy to veer off course. Of course what you choose to do has be be meaningful, timely, valuable, prescient and high quality. Disappearing photo messages. Native apps. Open graph.

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Course Resource Social Media Design 368

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2023

More importantly, he talks about the actions required to build a network of contacts at the highest level. Friends to the end talk about what’s important to them and aren’t afraid to discuss private matters. Of course, relationships seldom fit neatly into a given level. Real same-page connection (fourth floor).

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Startup Guide Networking Help 127

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity. That’s the great thing about being an entrepreneur.

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Ideas Outsource Development Outsource Course 118

Tech.Co

JUNE 17, 2015

More simply put, it’s an online portal to access university level arts and creative courses. Otis College of Art and Design. Emily Carr University of Art and Design. Massachusetts College of Art and Design. And, dang, are there some powerhouse universities you can access through Kadenze: Princeton.

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Education Course Platform Design 124

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 30, 2020

SpaceX is said to be in talks with local government officials about setting up a new rocket factory in the Port of Los Angeles, a location that would give it easy access to the ocean for transporting its next-generation Starship and Super Heavy launch vehicles to its coastal launchpad sites in Florida.

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SpaceX Report Hawthorne Los Angeles 206

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. Many of us learned about substitute products in undergrad economics courses. Of course branding is many things and this post doesn’t attempt a master class.

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Product Course Customer Custom 296

Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

Long hours in co-working offices with CEOs fresh from university with big ideas and a lot of vague, nebulous chat about platforms. Plexal has also noticed a shift in the way workers think about why they would come into an office at all. It was an opportunity to meet my team in person and really get to know them more.

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Startup Course Coach Demand 175

socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Designed to put automation in the hands of all data workers-from line-of-business users to skilled analysts and data scientists-the human-centered platform transforms how businesses leverage their data assets, optimize their processes and upskill human talent to generate workforce efficiencies, top-line growth and optimize costs.

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Southern California Technical Review Platform Organization 140

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

“I’ve been interested in Ethereum for about two years now and it was about six months ago that I started to really dig in,” says Lorenz. “We saw the opportunity to prop the ecosystem up and give better tools to developers and basically provide them with what they’re used to in analogous platforms.”

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Platform Outsource Development Tool Startup 216

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Hearing views from Bill Gates on how the world deals with issues like climate change, Jack Dorsey talk about the role of social platforms and government and discussions with Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Todd McKinnon (Okta), etc were fascinating. What Should We Talk About at Board Meetings? Below is just the highlight points.

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Startup Slides Venture Capital Course 234

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

See we have JPL that designed the rockets that put men on the moon in the first place and Caltech, one of the two most prestigious engineering universities in the country. Of course we compete from time-to-time but you’re way more likely to find us binding together to build a great tech ecosystem than fighting or bad-mouthing each other.

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Dollar Shave Club Cornerstone OnDemand Riot Games Venture Capital 321

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Of course you now book when you want and even choose your restaurant based on availability at the time / day you want and you can book on your mobile phone at 2am or 8pm. and of course I use "we" loosely as the hard work of course was the entire MyTime team sans me]. As long as they didn’t lose the book or make a mistake.

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Development Team Review Course Mobile Writing 324

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

This is not a two-door car with a fixed roof and a sloping rear, although there are “coupé” elements in the design. There are design details repeated throughout the exterior, specifically the four-bar pattern in the headlamps, front grille and wheels. The base price of the Sportback is 71,350 ($79,000).

Design 162

Design Los Angeles .Net Course 162

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity. That’s the great thing about being an entrepreneur.

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Customer Custom Startup Outsource Development 167

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 2, 2014

Thus I hear many talk about “radical transparency” when virtually ever experienced operator in my inner circle talks knowingly about that naiveté. Of course it sounds nicer to live in a utopian socialist society where everybody has the same amount and life is “fair.” Foursquare? Noah Glass. Reggie Brown.

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Startup Coach Course Snapchat 385

socalTECH

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Lynda.com offers a wide range of video-based courses to help users learn about everything from application software to hardware, graphic design, business, and more. lynda.com is venture backed by Accel Partners, Spectrum Equity and Meritech Capital Partners. READ MORE>>.

Software Review 124

Software Review Education Course Equity 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

More importantly, he talks about the actions required to build a network of contacts at the highest level. Friends to the end talk about what’s important to them and aren’t afraid to discuss private matters. Of course, relationships seldom fit neatly into a given level. Real same-page connection (fourth floor).

Startup 150

Startup Guide Help Course 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Just about every Startup at some point and especially if you do not have a designer, is going to need icons to help spruce up those websites. Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. It’s basically Google for icons.

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Design Web Design Google Develop 65

Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

Startup tech businesses used to land on the scene with big ideas about how their tech could change the world. Of course, neither this original mission statement, nor its current one, actually reflect how Facebook profits as a business — it primarily sells adverts to users. Of course, in practice, these didn't turn quite as planned.

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Startup Ideas Venture Capital Course 104

Berkonomics

MARCH 26, 2020

Of course, you could fit that definition. If people are waiting for you to respond to a question or make a decision about design, process, spending for a core need, or any of tens of critical decisions, you are creating a slowing or stoppage of work before you and idle resources behind you. You can be the bottleneck.

Organization 156

Organization Demand Satisfaction Training 156

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The entrepreneur– founder explained this problem away by stating that the designers and manufacturers would ship direct after we’d grown to a large enough size. And designers or manufacturers never did offer to ship direct. I had my doubts, but led the deal anyway. To my gut response. Yes, sometimes your gut is the best you’ve got.

Design 120

Design Blogging Course Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

First of all, the glory days of “dot.coms” are gone, when investors “didn’t care” about profitability, and all the big money was focused on user count growth. Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. Design a product or service that you can sell.

Platform 118

Platform Snapchat Startup Course 118

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Today Upfront Ventures is announcing that we’ve backed Rebecca Kantar ’s startup Imbellus , a company designed to assess human potential and ultimately change the way we teach children. I speak a lot on college campuses and entrepreneur events and amongst the most common things I’m asked to talk about are: What do VCs fund?

Design 150

Design Ideas Startup Writing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Bask in the success as it happens.

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Startup Patents Competition Social Network 160

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Design together, the course that introduced the idea for brightblu, they were concurrently taking three other classes: Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Marketing and Art of the CEO. These courses all proved to be serious influences on turning the dream of starting their own company into a reality. Fall quarter of Sr.

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Class Startup Santa Barbara RSS 231

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 11, 2021

As reported by Bloomberg, Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen took to Facebook on Sunday to post about the nation’s capacity to provide water to its citizens and businesses in the face of the worst drought the nation has faced in 56 years. ”

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Artificial Inteligence Case Study Study Los Angeles 162

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2011

Though TAC meant Total Area Coverage, the name and design were clearly inspired by the communicators on Star Trek. Of course, all we could really do with these devices was talk. The conference coincided with the news that three-year-old start-up is looking to raise funds at a price that valuates Foursquare at about $500 million.

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Conference Startup Mobile Ideas 77

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. For example, your quality problem may well have both design as well as manufacturing elements. Search for the multiple dimensions of a problem. Then pick the best one.

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Satisfaction Mentor Study Startup 152

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). I wrote about how to build relationships with journalists in this post.

Press 319

Press Startup Writing Training 319

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

I began experimenting with time-of-day, number of Tweets, headline text, etc and learned a ton about usage patterns of Twitter and I even invested in a social media analytics company called Awe.sm, an influencer network called Adly and a data firehose company called Datasift (who now powers the Facebook Topics feed). Think about that.

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Social Media Snapchat Media Blogging 240