Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

If you haven’t read Adam Lashinsky’s awesome new book about Apple , you should. It is with this backdrop that I was really happy to learn from my friend Ethan Anderson (HBS alum & founder of RedBeacon) about an awesome program at HBS run by Tom Eisenmann called Launching Technology Ventures.

Startup 319

Startup Sales Course Competition 319

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2013

Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. The future of your startup is directly tied to the quality of talent you can attract and keep. Then fix it.

Ideas 110

Ideas Organization Entrepreneur Customer 110

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 27, 2011

There are very few people in Silicon Valley who have such a precise grasp on what defines success of early-stage startup companies than Eric Ries. Importantly we also discussed: should startups raise small amounts of money or large? how should you organize teams in a startup? 01:17 Background, before the Lean Startup.

Social Media 301

Social Media Startup Metrics Media 301

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2013

I don''t know if you''ve heard, but it''s actually tough for music teachers, tutors, and others to truly find enough customers to pay their bills and keep them involved in their passions. Steven Cox: I''ve been doing Internet startups since 1998. The idea is that products have moved to the web in a big way.

Startup 260

Startup Education Study Ideas 260

InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

It is not rational to put oneself into the uncertain, stress-filled environment of a startup. If it were a decision to be an entrepreneur, then most right-minded individuals would decide to turn back when they encountered the first inevitable startup crises. Your smaller, more nimble part-time startup can outperform BDCs.

Startup 243

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Statistics 243

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

One of the stealthiest Los Angeles startups to emerge in the last few months has been Namesake (www.namesake.com), headed by Brian Norgard and co-founded by Dan Gould. Norgard is a serial entrepreneur, having co-founded NewRoo (acquired by Fox Interactive Media/MySpace) and co-founding Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly.

Social Network 273

Social Network Startup West Hollywood Ideas 273

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2017

Every startup and every new business needs a unique selling proposition (USP) to get people’s attention these days, and make it stand out in the information overload we all see. I’m looking for the “hook” right up front, or I lose interest quickly, just like every customer and investor these days. Is the opportunity large and growing?

Startup 58

Startup Education Ideas Customer 58

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

From a customer standpoint, though, it's pretty clear. So, from the customer side, it was much easier. Dallas, and his partner, Nick, created an awesome business model, and we've taken those good practices and really driven it home since. What's the biggest advice you'd give a startup in a similar situation?

Startup 174

Startup Metrics Customer Custom 174

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2012

Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action quickly and efficiently. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. The future of your startup is directly tied to the quality of talent you can attract and keep. Then fix it.

Startup 96

Startup Ideas Organization Customer 96

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

This weekend UCLA has put together 48hr Startup and TechZulu will be there to bring you all the final startup presentations live. UCLA 48hr Startup brings together people with technical, design or business background to share ideas, form teams, build products and launch startups. You can signup here.

UCLA 87

UCLA Startup Ideas Mentor 87

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Can handle rejection, being told “no&# often and yet still have the confidence in your idea.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. It is the key to “customer development” that Steve Blank talks about. We learned this weekend that it was named after his East Hampton home.

Startup 279

Startup Venture Capital Tips Custom Development 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2014

Young startups claim they are going to change the world, large companies that dominate that sector scoff at how low quality these new entrants are, until l ike frogs boiling in water they come to the realization that “this s**t is real.” And our rapid growth is proving that customers like what they’re seeing.

Truecar 338

Truecar Startup Hulu Pricing 338

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

And even the best teams combined to create big innovations sometimes don’t time markets well, are surprised by unexpected technology breakthroughs by competitors or just don’t find the magic the leads to mass customer adoption. If you’re a tech startup person I know you know what I mean. And so it goes with startups.

Startup 391

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Writing 391

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 29, 2012

What If You Fall Out of Love with Your Startup? Manpacks has been featured in Forbes , Men’s Health , Inc. , Thrillist , The Awesomer , TechCrunch , Mashable , and more. Now listen to how this tech entrepreneur handled his loss of passion and how his two new startups, Scratchpad and Snapable, took off.

Draper 77

Draper Startup Social Media Web 77

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

Successful startups are all about turning ideas into action. These actions must be the hard part, since entrepreneurs always seem to come to me with ideas, and ask me for help on the actions. That has always seemed strange to me, since the magic is supposed to be in the ideas, and the actions are the same for every business.

Ideas 91

Ideas Tips Organization Entrepreneur 91

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

This is part of my Startup Advice series. So I was surprised at the sheer volumes of decisions that had to be made when I became a startup CEO. So we discussed his ideas several times. So over several months I went through a few iterations on his idea. They are filled with ideas and they get those ideas onto paper.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded and sold numerous businesses, including agency PBJ Digital, application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media and Myspace. Alex previously helped lead the Proto Group at Idealab, working to determine the feasibility of new business ideas.

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 25, 2013

The community makes suggestions, recommends speakers, discoveries are made and then ideas ping pong off the team until they blow it up into an awesome evening for all as a gift back to the community. He recently sold his stake in the company to focus more on Mindshare and creating an awesome experiential branding consultancy company.

Santa Monica 92

Santa Monica BarCamp Startup UCLA 92

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Heir to the largest mall in America, and an empire started by his grandfather that now includes banks and manufacturing companies, Mark Ghermezian joined the family business but left the family empire last year to jump on the tech startup bandwagon. Today we all have an opportunity to take any idea we think of and build it.

Startup 82

Startup Mobile Platform Ideas 82

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

What's the idea behind SnackNation? They love our service, because we actually give them direct access to who their exact target customer is, which is affluent Millennials, which Nelson refers to as Upscale Millennials, who have good jobs, and don't live in their parents' basement. There are so many more brands and competition.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Services Sales Customer 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Time sure flies when you’re having fun, or building a startup. Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. ” Collaboration was also key.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

After the idea, it’s all about execution. I often hear from investors that a great idea is necessary, but not sufficient. The most important thing is a proven team, meaning one who has built a startup before, and has experience with the execution process in this domain. Things change in a startup, and things will go wrong.

Ideas 95

Ideas Training Startup Guide 95

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

One of my favorite events last year was attending Startup Grind where I got to interview Clayton Christensen, author of The Innovator’s Dilemma. And of course we talked about many of my views of building startups. You didn’t join startups then. You joined a startup if you couldn’t get a real job.

Startup 337

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Venture Capital 337

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Can handle rejection, being told “no&# often and yet still have the confidence in your idea.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

After the idea, it’s all about execution. I often hear from investors that a great idea is necessary, but not sufficient. The most important thing is a proven team, meaning one who has built a startup before, and has experience with the execution process in this domain. Things change in a startup, and things will go wrong.

Ideas 92

Ideas Training Guide Entrepreneur 92

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Startup Pitch Competition. In the end, 3 startups were awarded prize money for their spectacular business ideas. Innovation, Technology, and Startups. The conference itself was focused on innovation, technology, and startups. Tucker led the next panel on the topic of mobility in the startup revolution.

USC 98

USC Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Netflix 98

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Along the way many things came together: being able to find the right people, getting great customers, having lots of luck, being in the right place at the right time. Many people go back with lots of new ideas, experience, and energy. From day one we focused on customers.

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Tech.Co

JANUARY 9, 2018

Near the nation’s capital, Arlington, VA has a thriving startup community that supports female-led companies, startups in STEM, cyber security, defense, and everything in between aimed at improving the status quo. Meet the startups showcasing at Eureka Park Startup Arlington this year at CES 2018: BooleanGirl.

Artificial Inteligence 70

Artificial Inteligence Startup Product Cloud Computing 70

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Southern California has had its share of new startup accelerators launch in the last few months, however, few people here have actually experienced an accelerator firsthand. Alex Benzer: I'm actually building two startups. SocialEngine is four years old, and that's the startup we applied to TechStars with.

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

Insteegram is a startup that allows you to create amazing and unique t-shirts using your own Instagram photos. You simply sign in with your Instagram account, choose your favorite photo, and get your custom made t-shirt shipped directly to you. Now that’s awesome! Park was able to connect to customers on a personal level.

Startup 98

Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. A cause can be a: non-profit, Internet startup, idea, political opinion, or coffee shop. Things I Liked.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 20, 2011

After months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. Community Sponsors.

UCLA 102

UCLA Company Companies Idealab 102

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles. With 100 attendees, this SWLA managed to sell out in 10 minutes, faster than any previous Startup Weekend LA and possibly (we’ll need to check with SW Global) the fastest in history (yes, it could be a world record). Wow — what a weekend.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Please join TechZulu as well as Los Angeles tech savvy elite comprised of VC’s, Angels investors, startups and your fellow entrepreneurs, as we celebrate LA’s most exciting tech creations of the moment with the brightest digital minds and engineering talents this side of Fresno. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

CalTech 79

CalTech Idealab Tech Coast Angels Enterprise Forum 79

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 26, 2011

Please join TechZulu as well as Los Angeles tech savvy elite comprised of VC’s, Angels investors, startups and your fellow entrepreneurs, as we celebrate LA’s most exciting tech creations of the moment with the brightest digital minds and engineering talents this side of Fresno. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers!

Tech Coast Angels 80

Tech Coast Angels Southern California Los Angeles Santa Monica 80

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. The time has finally arrived!

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91