Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Web Summit. Of course these are great places to network with other investors, meet great entrepreneurs and keep your connections strong with senior execs at larger companies like Yahoo!, And there’s conferences.

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Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We not only have our Series A funds that can write $500k?—?$15 If you invest early and then pull back in the next 3 rounds your multiples on cash invested are much higher than if you keep writing checks. Of course the media doesn’t do nuance well so this is an emotional topic. VCs have different views and strategies on this.

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Venture Capital IP Startup Google 223

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2019

Every business person should count on at least a couple of course corrections before they get it right. These days, customers want two-way relationships, and people who follow your writing will feel this bond. Hone your writing style for all communication. Build relationships with potential business partners.

Blogging 85

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing SEO 85

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I never took a business course, never wrote a business plan, and never raised any outside capital. Frank Peters made his money writing software for Wall Street. Today he is best known as the host of the Frank Peters Show, delivered via the web each week to tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs worldwide.

Startup 204

Startup Software Review UCLA Sales 204

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

My first response mentally was, “Of course!” Back then there was no “cloud” so we had to plow money into hardware, software licenses and web hosting. But at the end of the year you write your own ticket if you’re talented because now you have experience and it cost you less than your law school loans!

Startup 409

Startup Invest Venture Capital Writing 409

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. Think of web vs. mobile. Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Most VCs are book smart. Connections?

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

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.

Startup 229

Startup Class Press Custom Development 229

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2010

The WebTV Workshop in Hollywood offers a month long course on creating your web series – from writing to promoting it. Diahnna co-created, co- wrote and starred in the first series to ever win an Emmy Award for the web, SATACRACY 88. You can catch the recorded live stream below.

Hollywood 64

Hollywood Web Writing Entertainment 64

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

We talked about a lot of great stuff in the video including how to do sales calls and a how a new “culture of writing&# is emerging as a critical skill set in business today. But of course we also focused on making content go viral. If you want something to be shared virally on the web it has to be short.&#.

Buzzfeed 354

Buzzfeed Content Tips Blogging 354

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 14, 2009

Of course, when I started thinking about Visible Networking , I immediately went to Cliff to check in to see how he's doing and to get his feedback, thoughts and ideas on the concept. I moved into writing software to analyze audience data, and wrote a lot of computer graphics software. Cliff, remind me about your background?

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking Marketing Startup 150

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

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

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2020

We've had event companies, and clubs, and web businesses, all vertically focused on either passions or really exciting subjects like knowledge management, sales, field force automation, and home office computing, small business, bedtime reading. That, of course, is what you're selling to your advertisers.

Media 150

Media Report Advertising Content 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2013

The other worthwhile exercise is to write down what your competitors uses as its USPs – even ones that you don’t think are really valuable to customers. And of course you also need your outbound marketing campaigns to emphasize your USPs so that prospects are already asking about them before the sales reps even start their meeting.

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Sales Startup Competition Customer 336

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

For how to market your blog in order to get site visitors I suggest checking out the Marketing Show and if you can attend the next Pub Con it is one the best conferences to learn about getting web traffic. One of the hardest things about being a blogger is drawing that line between being a business owner and writing for passion.

Blogging 83

Blogging Email Writing Sites 83

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Of course, thats probably even more true in Silicon Valley. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Oh, and if you didn’t guess, the title, “if you don’t have a discrete hypothesis you are incapable of failing” is, of course, an Eric Ries quote. 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? 41:00 Transitioning from software to writing. There are many in this episode.

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. If I check Twitter it’s usually because I’m waiting for a meeting to start and I never write posts during the day. Of course not. Mostly during the day I’m in meetings or doing work.

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Email Blogging Venture Capital Writing 287

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. The other thing that struck me, is because it is only men, they tend to write with lots of testosterone.

Truecar 204

Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Do I have to write up the overview? Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Do I have to write up the overview? Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term. Can you help me get funding?

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Were Facebook not already on a path to becoming a dominant part of the web, this crossing of the trust barrier might have dealt an existential blow. I even had some reservations about writing this blog post this because I have no desire to p**s off other investors or great entrepreneurs. Of course not.

Blogging 328

Blogging Content Press Startup 328

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. This one had better grab their attention, or they won’t look further.

Summary 97

Summary Writing Competition Sample 97

TechEmpower

JULY 5, 2016

Any server-side web framework or HTTP server will do. 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. The number and JSON string are printed to stdout.

JavaScript 294

JavaScript Java Class Framework 294

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. And of course we had, TheMan. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Of course there’s no exact number of VCs you should meet?—?these If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million.

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Whether it was for our own personal morale, a last minute tax write off, or to support a loved one. And or course America’s favorite past time, baseball has made great efforts in helping support for cancer awareness with a partnership with Stand Up To Cancer. We’ve all at some point in our lives have helped support a cause.

News 82

News Research Web Writing 82

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

What you Before Sets the Course for How Well the Day Goes Make sure you send your financial and operating metrics no less than 72 hours before the board meeting — even better if it can be a week in advance. There are always times where one member needs to be on a web conference or telephone call due to travel conflicts.

Guide 196

Guide Startup Metrics Conference 196

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Of course you know Gangnam Style , which is now the most viewed video in history at 1.3 For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. Chart a different course. Gangnam Style Meets Torso TV.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

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

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 28, 2011

Whether it was for our own personal morale, a last minute tax write off, or to support a loved one. And or course America’s favorite past time, baseball has made great efforts in helping support for cancer awareness with a partnership with Stand Up To Cancer. We’ve all at some point in our lives have helped support a cause.

Web 61

Web News Research Writing 61

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 27, 2015

However, the important thing is ensuring the course taken is perfect in getting one started with SQL. It should be the perfect stepping stone to a more advanced course. Learning about databases is very important and doing so will set you on course to a great time learning about SQL. Understand databases. Data management.

Tool 40

Tool Course Writing Training 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

If you look at what you go through, starting high school, and maybe even middle or grade school, you go through your educational life managing courses, relationships with your teachers, and relationships with your parents. We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model.

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary. They all offer a list of requirements that might take 50 pages to address, but of course they ask you to write concisely. This one had better grab their attention, or they won’t look further.

Summary 90

Summary Writing Competition Sample 90

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2017

In today's world of web application development, speed is everything. Venice Beach-based Signal Sciences (www.signalsciences.com) has created sofdtware designed for those application developers to help protect those web applications. In that world, the risk of security holes is huge. What is Signal Sciences?

Web 138

Web Startup Southern California Software 138

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2012

McGraw-Hill Campus has long been known for its course integration system that allows university faculty access to all of McGraw-Hill Education’s leading educational content and technology right from an institution’s very own learning management system. .” Pathbrite’s Web 2.0

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Education Web 2.0 Course Platform 63