Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

I will add to this as I write more in the coming weeks on the topic. The funding rounds will also build customer confidence and they’ll help journalists feel air cover in writing your more important pieces when you brag about customers, traction, revenue or whatever. ” Funding IS the story. Funding is news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

It is being temporarily taken off course the whole trip. And, each time the elements take it off course, it corrects and gets back on the right path. You’ll be blown off course every day. And each time your path starts to take you in the wrong direction, you must correct and get back on course toward your goal.

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Startup Course Ideas Email 98

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

Yesterday I saw a Tweet from Chris Sacca fly by that prompted me to want to write a blog post helping entrepreneurs understand why they should push back against VCs asking for “super pro-rata” rights. Of course every firm breaks its rules to get into a deal, but they put pressure on you by saying that they can’t.

Entrepreneur 310

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Writing Invest 310

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It’s obvious that we can be too late to these decisions of course. Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. If — and it’s a big if of course — they can do that on the cheap, then why should an LP care at all? Some more on metrics design and quantification. How can you practice timing?

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

Another factor that impacts a patent’s value is its type, of which there are essentially two: utility patents and design patents. Utility patents generally offer more protection than design patents and are thus usually more valuable. Design patents make up the majority of non-utility patents.

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IP Patents Company Companies 256

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 3, 2012

His talk was especially intriguing, as he attended UCSB, but dropped out to start a clothing design company. Chaos By Design. Seth is a design-oriented entrepreneur, with little desire to document details. In my UC Santa Barbara Entrepreneurial course, I require the students to submit a venture idea every week.

Ideas 266

Ideas Guide Startup Santa Barbara 266

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 28, 2016

As somebody who invested his time heavily in writing and wanting to share his thoughts through a blog I learned that I had to Tweet a post 3 times to get it read: 5am, 8am and 10pm. Of course there was good and bad to this also. Neither caricature of course was correct. The “half life” was very short. Will that continue?

Social Media 240

Social Media Snapchat Media Blogging 240

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Of course that’s not disputable. To some extent – of course they are. Of course most of you know SnapChat, Tinder & Whisper and many people immediately associate the success of Los Angeles under the SoLoMo banner (Social, Local, Mobile) and you wouldn’t be wrong. acquired Overture for $1.63 Structural.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Defy has graduated 1,100 prisoners upon release who have created 150 businesses that now employe 350 people — many of them ex Defy Graduates And of course Defy has a post-release program to help with reentry into a society not geared towards helping with recovery. I will write about that as soon as Caroline is ready.

Writing 150

Writing Startup Design Training 150

TechEmpower

JULY 5, 2016

We should write an alternative to JSON.stringify that produces an exact representation of our number.” If we need to produce JSON from JavaScript, of course we expect that JSON.stringify will be involved. We can no longer write Mustache or Handlebars templates like this: {{! The call will be hidden.

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JavaScript Java Class Framework 294

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility. Professional user-friendly site design. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Advertising presence.

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Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

I’m not saying networks shouldn’t be talent friendly – of course they should. So you either need to invest millions or partner with a “tools company” designed to help you promote and distribute video. To produce content that people want to watch takes unique skills: Writing. Set design.

Company 339

Company Companies Technical Review Content 339

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. I have thought a lot about anonymity over the years and actually have enjoyed debating the topic with those passionate about anonymity’s benefits because of course that’s how I learn.

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Blogging Examples Startup 329

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

over the course of 2020 (and their combined estimated price tag of nearly $100 billion), it’s not surprising that the Biden plan begins with a focus on resiliency. Another $30 billion is designed to be targeted toward rural development; and finally the $40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure. ” Climate resiliency

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

InfoChachkie

APRIL 16, 2012

Large companies write business plans, why of course, that’s the organizing document for a startup. Yet we took this document, the business plan, because we knew nothing else and said, ‘Go write one of these.’. That was the implicit statement. Ten year later… (we know that) startups are not smaller versions of large companies.

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Startup Class Press Custom Development 229

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. We can help across a wide variety of types of systems, but once you get into hard core sciences (designing a new compound, bioengineering, etc.) Do I have to write up the overview? Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications. There are a whole lot of companies outside the realm of Silicon Valley who you need to build and design for as well. In that world, the risk of security holes is huge.

Web 138

Web Startup Southern California Software 138

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. We can help across a wide variety of types of systems, but once you get into hard core sciences (designing a new compound, bioengineering, etc.) Do I have to write up the overview? Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. Of course, you are looking for something a little different - a technical Cofounder. Here's an example of that kind of email.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

Designate a Work Area . With features designed for checking in and collaborating with teammates, plus capturing good performance and potential performance risks, your employees that are working from home won't feel left out at all. You don't have to write out an hour-by-hour schedule or even keep track of your daily activities.

Tips 157

Tips Software Review Study Email 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility. Professional user-friendly site design. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Advertising presence.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

Of course I can’t write every press release for the company nor would I want to. But if my honest assessment is that they need a new CEO, need a better designed product, or similar – I will say so. I then asked for editing rights to his Google Doc and I rewrote a version of it.

Press 337

Press Venture Capital Doc Summary 337

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2018

The mistake entrepreneurs make is either writing a lengthy email (everybody has too much email so it will get skimmed / not digested) or not having a deck which means the VC can’t quickly determine his or her fit as a potential investor. The key is WHAT you send. But what about the privacy / confidentiality concern?

Venture Capital 261

Venture Capital Slides Email Startup 261

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I’ve seen that in courses and in design specs many times, and it’s a HORRIBLE IDEA. It’s one thing when you provide a blank space to write your goals when you are in a classroom and there’s a teacher who can help you. Of course, there’s always lots of question of the specifics – did non-participants care less? –

Satisfaction 167

Satisfaction Examples Course Technical Review 167

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. How does it work? Take us through your features?

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. ” And of course it’s not a true assessment.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. 8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. 8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : SocialStay is: "An easy to set up & manage mobile platform designed for the hospitality industry. Great design/ user experience carries more and more weight these days and I have been lucky to touch some of the world’s most visible brands. Write it down…. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility. Professional user-friendly site design. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Advertising presence.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. So if I’m the guy in the audience feeling the power of that great baritone projection with that beautifully designed product and if I am able to fund that company I’m guessing it falls into Paul’s category of a bad startup looking good.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 24, 2010

I write the annual “state of the Suster’s&# summarizing our year. Every year we designed our own company holiday card with our logo, a fun message and some humour (we were in England, after all). We wished them a good holiday, of course, and we tried to get across a message. I’m not.

Writing 283

Writing Course Email Capital 283

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. I spoke a lot about the need for “personal branding” which I plan to write about soon. And we had these vans and mobile kegs in the back, and we would go to golf courses. If I write $9 million and you hit a bump in the road, I’m pretty f *d.

Startup 337

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Venture Capital 337

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

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Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2011

We're way early on that opportunity, of course, because it won't exist until a few months for now. It turns out that HTML5 was designed for the web, and there are plenty of tools designed around it which are really fancy. When did you decide to start Gamzee? That certainly can change the outlook within months.

Activision 217

Activision Platform Startup Mobile 217

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” of course there are MUCH more sophisticated financial tools than either of these, but PEG is a short-hand many people use].

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418