Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Businesses see this as the Holy Grail for finally being able to predict who, where, and when customers will buy their existing solutions, and what their future solutions must look like to be attractive. I found some help in this regard from a classic book, “ Humanizing Big Data ,” by leading consumer researcher Colin Strong.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2020

San Diego-based outsourced healthcare R&D marketplace Scientist.com said this morning that it will acquire HealthEcnomics.com , which operates an online community of scientists and suppliers of heatlh economics and outcomes research. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 2, 2014

Michael Chasin: LawKick.com is essentially a marketplace that makes it easier than ever to find legal help. How the website works, is the client goes to the website, and indicates what they need help with. It took a while to do market research, but we ended up starting an app for law. What''s LawKick about? READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Jon Kraft: Our mission is to help kids discover and pursue their passions in life. I actually convinced Girish to help me with that other project, and worked together. One of our goals, is to help kids understand their unique strengths, and find things that they really can be passionate about. Tell me about your new company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

As an advisor to new business owners, and an occasional angel investor, I see new business proposals daily, many seeking investors to fund early research and development (R&D) of a new product idea. Funding new product research and development is just too risky, with a large time delay before any return is likely.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2021

Santa Monica-based a href="[link] Cycle, a developer of software for market research, said it has rolled out a new tool to help with ongoing issue tracking for companies using continuous product development. The company said its customers include Peloton, Hulu, Thomson Reuters, Viacom, ro.co, Gymshark and others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2023

A classic study based on intensive research, “ The Myths of Creativity ,” by David Burkas tries to demystify the processes and forces that drive innovation. The historical record, and empirical research, shows more evidence that new ideas are combinations of older ideas, and sharing those helps generate more innovation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

With the advent of social media and the pervasive move to smartphones, even customers who still prefer to purchase in brick-and-mortar stores have dramatically changed their shopping habits. If you refuse to play by their rules, they have the power to easily find alternatives, and actively pull other potential customers away.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2021

The company said institutional investors have committed $210M in a PIPE, led by Tiger Global Management, with participation from Wellington Management, Corbin Capital Partners and Alameda Research, after the close of the deal. The app developer says it helps customers budget, avoid overdraft fees, find work and build credit.

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

Los Angeles-based Epoxy (www.epoxy.tv) launched yesterday to help content creators do just that. Right now, what that means is a set of apps for distributing video out to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and some tools to help engage and build audiences on the back end. and why social is so important in today''s content world.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Business tools — from customer relationship management ( CRM ) platforms to accounting software — help to save startups time and money by automating key processes and maximizing efficiency. Best Communication Tools for Startups Communication tools refer to any type of technology that helps businesses stay connected. From its 4.3-inch

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2012

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the primary “use of funds” will be to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer cures. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Technology development.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

How do you get access to customers? how much research should you do before a sales visit? getting past the assistant. when to call. is it OK to call an exec on his mobile phone. how to handle intros. What is your sales process? call high or call low? how do you forecast? how do you do pipeline reviews? agile sales process?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2011

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Commercialization.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Sherman Oaks-based BEN Group , a company which places brands into influencer, streaming, TV, music, and film content, said on Monday morning that it has acquired TubeBuddy , a platform which helps YouTube creators optimize their audience and channel growth. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. TubeBuddy was founded in 2014.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 31, 2020

A company like this grows in value to its customers and to prospective buyers of the business, but without any dilution of control or ownership for the founders. No dilution to shareholders or the founders. How refreshing! How grants are considered. The post Financing with grants, not equity or debt first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The market is changing so fast these days, and if you are not planning a solution today for tomorrow’s customers, you may be setting yourself up for failure and don’t even realize it. There are many free generalized tools, including Google Trends , which can be used to track customer behavior in looking for things that don’t exist yet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

Today more than ever, the evidence is clear that business people need to find and communicate a purpose that goes beyond making a profit, in order to ensure customer engagement, as well as your own, and drive results in the marketplace. Everyone needs to understand what drives you, and how they can help you achieve your purpose.

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socalTECH

MARCH 7, 2019

Santa Barbara-based HG Data , which has been developing software that helps companies understand the technology stack their operations depend on, has rebranded itself as HG Insights , and launched a new platform it calls the HG Insights Platform.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Creating a new product in a relative vacuum is an exercise in complete trust that you know what’s best for the customer, perhaps even without interaction with such a customer. So, I’ve developed the three-step dance in order to help form a repeatable method of how to create a great company from an early idea.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

According to the company, it is looking to recruit quantum computing technologists as well as software engineers experienced in AI and machine learning here at its new location, where it says it will help serve its based of industrial and academic clients here in the United States. The company's founder and CEO is Michael J.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 15, 2019

The telecommunications industry is under increasing pressure as customers demand high speeds and data transport, as well as implementing big data initiatives for their businesses. To keep up with demands, carriers are investing billions of dollar in infrastructure and service enhancements to help them grow. Expand your coverage.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

Using social media to increase your company’s touch and reach with each of your customers may be the most important reason to jump in to this game changing strategy. Social media can help bridge a long standing gap between customers and the companies they trust with their hard earned cash. 40,000) to join me on Facebook.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Customers are not all like you, and they have choices, so a “one size fits all” customer service is no longer a viable option.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

Launched in beta July last year in Oakland, San Francisco, Dealflicks is a price line for movie tickets and gives movie tickets and concessions for up to 60% off to help theaters get butts in their seats. Stock Trader/Researcher at E-Trade, Zecco Trading, and William O’neil. We provide movie deals to our customers 24/7.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2016

A few are still trying to make a profitable business out of nurturing startups, but it’s a challenge to make money when your customer startups don’t have many resources to give. An incubator won’t help you if the market opportunity is small, the competitors are large, or your solution doesn’t address a real need.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

As I visit the websites of many startups, as well as more mature businesses, I still too often see a “contact” page offering nothing but a sterile form for customers to submit, never to be heard from again. Customers are not all like you, and they have choices, so a “one size fits all” customer service is no longer a viable option.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. A satisfied customer is necessary, but not sufficient, to be a loyal customer who will come back repeatedly, refer their friends and family to you, and be faithful even when your price is not the lowest.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Founded four years ago by Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos, Boulevard was inspired by Stavropoulos’ inability to book a haircut and Danna’s hunch that the inability of salons and spas to cater to customers like the busy programmer could be indicative of a bigger problem.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 13, 2019

Uniphore is a developer of conversational artificial intelligence software, which is being used in call centers, and helps provide automated customer service for companies. Uniphore said it will use the new funding for go-to-market in North America, research and development, and to grow its employee base globally.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2010

I still get business plans, looking for an investor, that say all too clearly that the first goal of the new business is to do research and development (R&D) on some promising new technology, like superconductivity or cancer research. This stage is the transition to pilot-scale research on the technology. Commercialization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Most aspiring entrepreneurs look to their alma mater, or any university, as a source of classes that can help them, but neglect to think outside the box or take advantage of all the other resources to be found there. Access to intellectual property and current research. Get help with grant funding and incubator resources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media. Ask why it should be, and why customers should care. It’s good to play games with your customers. Don’t repurpose, re-imagine. Don’t just join the conversation, spark it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Based on traditional research, getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. Here the key is to convince customers that you have something really rare, and maybe even entice them into a long-term but affordable relationship. Front-of-the-line model.

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