Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2014

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Of course, there are “experts” at grant preparation, available for a fee, and even people who can introduce you to key decision makers in the grant approval process. Professional help costs money.

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

I've been living in Santa Barbara since 1996, and over the course of my career I've gone back and forth to the Bay Area several times. I was was evaluating things up there, but I have a core belief that the high tech world in Santa Barbara can really be a vital one.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 27, 2010

On Thursday, the City of Ventura is formally launching a new incubator, the Ventura Ventures Technology Center (www.v2tc.com), targeted at high tech businesses. Of course, as with any VC, they can't just limit themselves to such a small area. 3M went into DFJ Frontier's fund II, which is a $55M fund.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

A good place to start looking is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups. Of course, there are “experts” at grant preparation, available for a fee, and even people who can introduce you to key decision makers in the grant approval process. Professional help costs money.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. Danielle Steel of course being Tom Perkins ex wife. Of course not. We have outrage over the rising real-estate prices which these “techno geeks” can pay.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2011

Now that President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus package has been out for a while, including $50 billion aimed at alternative-energy initiatives, applying for grants has become the rage for high-tech startups. A good place to start is the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, which is a lifeline for high-tech startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Specifically, I often point to the NSF or the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program for high-tech startups. Of course, for speed to market, and to retain maximum control of your innovation, it’s always better to fund the R&D stage of your business yourself.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Over the last couple of weeks, we''ve featured a number of reflections on the year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community. Also looking forward to the community continuing to grow with more events, investment, connections to the city and universities, and of course Silicon Beach Fest 2015 in June.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 9, 2013

In a similar vein, a 2012 study by the Kauffman Foundation noted that women account for only 10% of all the founders of high-tech startups. It''s not perfect, of course. During the period studied, only "1.3% of privately held companies had a female founder, 6.5% What Gives?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 11, 2013

Just like a high-tech startup CEO, Ben was tasked with: identifying a great idea, raising money, recruiting the team, building a commercial product, positioning marketing and distributing the product and eventually exiting the venture.

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Xconomy

MAY 30, 2016

Our wide-ranging conversation covered the progression of MIT’s entrepreneurship curriculum and campus resources , the rise of the Boston-Cambridge area as a high-tech industry powerhouse, the prospects for an MIT venture fund , the challenges for university tech transfer offices, the roots of today’s startup culture, and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Of course, every company needs these, in due time. If your solution depends on high-tech chips, injection molding, or medical devices, and you can’t get financing from suppliers, giving up a portion of the company to investors is a rational approach. You need specialized equipment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Of course, a word of caution is also in order here. Tags: entrepreneurial revolution startup high-tech business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech. How could you be too busy to work on these things? My challenge to you, then, is to kick it up a notch!

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. There''s nothing worse than getting off course and entering areas that lead you away from the primary track. The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Give it a try.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

Twenty years ago, it cost $5 million to really launch a high-tech startup, when the same thing can be done today for $500 thousand. It’s higher risk, but higher return, to pick the big winners early, before Angels have set unreasonable valuations and restrictive terms. Technology costs are plummeting, meaning you can do more with less.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2010

Of course if I’m not ensconced in deep, thoughtful work then by all means I answer the call. Getting Rid of Folders - A friend of mine, Dmitry Shapiro (founder of Veoh), teaches a course called WeekendU. People who go to this course end up feeling like they had a near religious experience.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

Of course when they get there those individuals are no longer young and after years of mental and physical atrophy they lack the ambitions to get these things done. Of course the 4-hour work week and DL plan is a gross over generalization and meant to be shocking. We were high tech at the very start of the boom.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech. How could you be too busy to work on these things? My challenge to you, then, is to kick it up a notch!

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Of course, every company needs these, in due time. If your solution depends on high-tech chips, injection molding, or medical devices, and you can’t get financing from suppliers, giving up a portion of the company to investors is a rational approach. You need specialized equipment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Of course, a word of caution is also in order here. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

If you live in the middle of nowhere, your chances of finding the right co-founder for your new high-tech startup are poor. Of course, if you’re the next Google, you may only need one. Watch out for non-compete clauses, and conflicts of interest with the current employer. Move to the right geography. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. There's nothing worse than getting off course and entering areas that lead you away from the primary track. The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Give it a try.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Of course, every company needs these, in due time. If your solution depends on high-tech chips, injection molding, or medical devices, and you can’t get financing from suppliers, giving up a portion of the company to investors is a rational approach. You need specialized equipment.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Oh, and of course Bono popped by for a little while. It can’t be underestimated just how influential hosting such an event can be on the future tech economy and jobs in Ireland. Ireland gains not only through the obvious growth in high-paying, high-tech jobs of multinationals.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

The freedom to pursue the answers to the questions that most intrigue us is one of the primary benefits of charting your own course and not working for a Big Dumb Company. Curiosity is a common trait among serial entrepreneurs. " [Tweet this quote]. Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources. Look around.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. There's nothing worse than getting off course and entering areas that lead you away from the primary track. The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Give it a try.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2011

If you live in the middle of nowhere, your chances of finding the right co-founder for your new high-tech startup are poor. Of course, if you’re the next Facebook, you only need one. Watch out for non-compete clauses, and conflicts of interest with the current employer. Move to the right geography. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech. How could you be too busy to work on these things? My challenge to you, then, is to kick it up a notch!

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Of course, a word of caution is also in order here. Best of all, it’s even considered “ultra-cool” these days to be a lean startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Twenty years ago, it cost $5 million to really launch a high-tech startup, when the same thing can be done today for $500 thousand. It’s higher risk, but higher return, to pick the big winners early, before angels have set unreasonable valuations and restrictive terms. Technology costs are plummeting, meaning you can do more with less.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. There's nothing worse than getting off course and entering areas that lead you away from the primary track. The primary responsibility of a startup founder is to provide vision and leadership. Give it a try.

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Mentor High Tech Coach Guide 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech. How could you be too busy to work on these things? My challenge to you, then, is to kick it up a notch!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Strange course corrections. She is a true angel investor, and has helped package and secure funding for many high-tech startup companies in the area. It’s funny how investors can forget everything from technical glitches to supplier problems, to the earthquake that destroyed your factory.

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Alon Schwartz

DECEMBER 14, 2008

I’m being asked this by technologies, of course, but also from other, non-tech people like private investors, VCs, SEO experts, marketing guys, potential hires, partners, and any random guests that just happen to stop by and say hi to Jason (of course…). or “ what do you think about the effects of the economy on high-tech? ”.

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