Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2017

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to a 2015 study. According to William R.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” On the other hand, there are many additional creative options available for starting a business that you might not find for buying a car, home, or other major consumer item. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

It was a stock option incentive related “expense” but I bet you didn’t know that because in an era where we only read the headlines — they must be a train wreck losing billions. I often ask entrepreneurs to consider, “What’s your objective? The Nature of Revenue Matters Of course revenue alone won’t tell you enough.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2023

As I work with aspiring entrepreneurs and business professionals, I often hear about stress and disappointment from a great idea or innovation that failed for reasons that you don’t understand. Encourage open discussions of options, rather than stealth mode. Evaluate alternatives that are now available.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : FindTheBest is: “An objective, socially curated comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and decide what’s best for you.”. Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2019

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” More recently, the desire for extra income has become the key driver in new startups, according to the popular press. According to William R.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : FindTheBest is: “An objective, socially curated comparison engine that allows you to find a topic, compare your options and decide what’s best for you.”. Could we really build a generalize platform and assemble the data in a cost effective way? 10) Kevin, why does the world need FindTheBest (FTB)? .

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. Nearly every successful entrepreneur is offered a relatively modest amount of money for their adVenture during its early days. As described in What The Heck Are My Stock Options Worth? , Total options granted to employees.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneurs who experience promising initial success also play a similar game. Nearly every successful entrepreneur is offered a relatively modest amount of money for their adVenture during its early days. As described in What The Heck Are My Stock Options Worth? , Total options granted to employees.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” On the other hand, there are many additional creative options available for starting a business that you might not find for buying a car, home, or other major consumer item. Start a crowdfunding campaign online.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it. Constraints can spark creativity Of course it never feels this way when you’re the founder, but constraints can actually force creativity. Each person is the company has to personally do more vs. lead others doing work.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

MIIGLE is a LA-based social network for entrepreneurs and innovators that recently launched its Beta version. The platform enhances the process of turning ideas into entrepreneurial ventures and growing startups through social collaboration. So Luc , you call yourself a ‘Netrepreneur’ and social entrepreneur. Anyone can do it.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2015

We have about 350, nationally certified, trainers on the platform, all vetted internally by us, and by our mentor network. They have the option of using those sessions with different trainers as they choose, and our average customer uses about three different trainers over the course of a month.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It takes options off of the table.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Of course, now that you have investor attention, the devil is in the details. Of course, we all prefer billion dollar opportunities, with double-digit growth rates. Also, the benefit of the solution must be offset against the cost of all other options available to the customer.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

Andrew Peterson: We have what we call a web protection platform, that provides other companies with protection against attackers who are attacking their web applications. It was that combination of great talent, the great companies we can sell to here, and of course, the great lifestyle of living next to the beach, which is a no brainer.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based BiasSync (www.biassync.com) was founded by three, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Michele Ruiz (broadcast journalism), Robin Richards (CareerArc, Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3), and Dan Gould (former VP of Technology for Tinder). That's what we do over the course of our two year contract.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. If you look at the structure of the travel industry above – of course we know that the hotel industry is fragmented while the airline industry is reasonable consolidated.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Photos that are prime real estate and have never been monetized before, until one very ambitious Silicon Beach startup, GumGum , recognized the opportunity and created the first and largest in-image advertising platform, and an entirely new market. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

With over 15,000 square-feet of space, the facility has room for dozens of startup teams, and already houses Industry, a Web-based professional networking and job market for the hospitality industry, and the San Diego office of OurCrowd, the Israeli crowdfunding platform. The other partners are Edward Adato and Daniel Schwarzblat.).

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

First, you’ll need a platform. I was an entrepreneur. I know the free option would work well so if you’re on a budget go down that road. Unless, of course, I’m posting comments on a blog like TechCrunch or the Washington Post. I’m very particular to Disqus as my commenting platform.

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Xconomy

JULY 12, 2016

Over the course of the two-day event, drones and the sharing economy came up again and again as game-changing technologies with the power to improve our lives. Experts in cutting-edge technology huddled with business leaders and investors in the California wine country to explore what’s on, and just over, the technological horizon.

Examples 40

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socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

Effectively, what Corey and I are trying to do, is distill the course of opinions on the web, and turn that into a consumable format. We've instead taken those comments and turned them into scores and a rating platform. They don't connect that the launch of this social platform and ratings are the same dudes.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

Just 20 years old and a recent Harvard University dropout, Olenka provided insight into her transition to Los Angeles, life as an entrepreneur, and how she’s passionate about helping non-English speakers see American movies in their own native language. So being an entrepreneur is a lot like being a student. You have deliverables.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Splunk Fastpitch – Auto tech Entrepreneur pitch hour. How Entrepreneurs Will Change the Automotive Industry. We’d believe offering consumers as many options as possible is a benefit of course, but it’s worthy to consider just how far this gets us towards the reality of the connected car.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

As an advisor to business professionals and entrepreneurs, I often hear about an innovative new solution that could lead to business growth or a new business. Customers who are early adopters love new things, and they always want more features and options. Don’t be afraid to pivot as you learn from the market.

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Tips Startup Satisfaction Ideas 80

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

We’re essentially a data platform and envision others building applications to take advantage of this information. Density is simply the data & analytics platform. Of course if an organization buys Density sensors that data isn’t available more broadly to the market unless they opt in to sharing with others.

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Marketing Course Startup Organization 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

They were mostly a B2B platform enabling game publishers to deliver via Internet streaming their traditional games built for game consoles. We both agree that VCs are better off not doing “seed investing as an option” type activities. Or of course you could watch it live – we take questions for the audience.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

When I counsel startup entrepreneurs I give them my blunt dose of reality, “If you can’t easily identify target leads who have a problem you can solve then hang up your cleats – you’re not going to succeed.” You see – running a SaaS platform for customers like you is the ONLY thing our team does.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Timing your startup - Chris Dixon , November 7, 2010 I never had the opportunity to invest in YouTube but I have to admit that if I did I probably would have passed (which of course would have been a huge mistake). love to find great products and services made by entrepreneurs who are trying to change the world.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a recent study. Cobb and M.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

Being called a lifestyle entrepreneur should be a point of pride, not an insult. Of course, even lifestyle entrepreneurs want to be happy, and want their business to be “successful.” Since 2008, the desire for profits has trumped passion in 54 percent of new startups, according to a more recent study. According to William R.

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