Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Join a startup incubator. Commit to a major customer.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

Kos Galatsis: A lot of startups funded these days are software companies, and they do not have to do real hardware like they used to ten years ago. You also asked about our labs, and we have been fortunate to be part of the UCLA Incubator, which you may know houses the California Nanosystems Institute. level technicians there to help.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Funding sources for this stage extend from grants to large private fund incubators, such as the IBM Watson initiative. This is the transition stage from basic research to applied research.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Costin Tuculescu: I cam out of UC Irvine as a software engineer, studying computer science. The firm was incubated with the founder's own cash--the other founder is my father. We'd also like to form partnerships in other verticals that reach our customer segments. What's your background, and how did you get into this?

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

What I love about Los Angeles, is the breadth of industries here, and you can really see how technology and software are eating the world, here in our backyard. But, unless the pain point for the customer is significant, if they have to change their work flow or upend what they are doing, it's unlikely to be a business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

If you are looking to fund a technology study, before any specific commercial product can be considered, you need to focus on relevant large organizations with deep pockets. Find private fund incubators for technology pilots. The technology is now embodied in a replicable solution, and has been sold to at least one customer.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

New companies are being raised and incubated to help build LA’s tech scene. Looking at the available fitness apps, there was nothing that really helps customize your exercise routine. The idea of customizing was the starting point of Alpha Trainer. Developing the app’s customization features. What’s their focus?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Software Labs: Petri Dishes for Tech Innovation. Jason Glaspey, PIE (Portland Incubator Experiment). Stop Listening to Your Customers. A common assumption among startup entrepreneurs is that listening to potential customers is the best. Entrepreneurism / Monetization Customers, research, startups. .

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