Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Professional user-friendly site design. Smart people only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

That is the definition of Disruptive Technology. So you either need to invest millions or partner with a “tools company” designed to help you promote and distribute video. To produce content that people want to watch takes unique skills: Writing. Set design. You Must Produce Your Own Videos. Post-Production.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Start writing down predictions about people, companies, and markets. We get at least a dozen at the TC offices every week, which is why we write about books so often around here these days. Some more on metrics design and quantification. How can you practice timing? Ditto people you met a while back.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

Fred talks about it here – he beat me to the punch because I always wanted to write about how awesome this is. Frankly, I enjoyed the community so much that I would have continued to come back more often but my blogging pace has been such that evening time commenting on an answer website was time away from writing pieces like this.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

will definitely be handled. We can help across a wide variety of types of systems, but once you get into hard core sciences (designing a new compound, bioengineering, etc.) Do I have to write up the overview? If you can't tell us the details of what you are doing without an NDA, it won't make sense for us to talk.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 12, 2020

I had my own list on my iPhone, writing down what I wanted to watch, and where those shows are. We did a lot of testing before we actually started designing and building Bingie, including running surveys, and started with kids as young as fourteen and people as old as 70. How did you come up with the idea for the company?

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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.’. My definition of a startup is, ‘a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model.’

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Another $30 billion is designed to be targeted toward rural development; and finally the $40 billion in upgrading research infrastructure. Energy storage and renewable technologies are going to get a boost through a clutch of tax credits designed to accelerate their deployment. The administration doesn’t stop there.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

will definitely be handled. We can help across a wide variety of types of systems, but once you get into hard core sciences (designing a new compound, bioengineering, etc.) Do I have to write up the overview? If you can't tell us the details of what you are doing without an NDA, it won't make sense for us to talk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Professional user-friendly site design. Smart people only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 20, 2010

This is pretty much the exact definition of when it makes sense to use Performance Support. Performance support are systems designed to make a complex tasks simple enough that a novice can complete it effectively. What is performance support? It steps you through doing your taxes by asking you questions and then puts it in the forms.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

The quote “knowledge is power,” often attributed to Francis Bacon from his writings Meditationes Sacrae in 1597, definitely resonates with founders, Most because gaining knowledge about your market, landscape, and competitors, is a key way to gain strength and momentum. Get Your Playbook Together.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2014

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization. Develop your business plan.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News. When a discussion about the merits of responsive design spontaneously erupted on our thread, we commented from a industry perspective, without simply pitching our product. You definitely have a nice start. Hacker Downside.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. The right question is “What is the minimum that I need?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Professional user-friendly site design. Smart people only visit and buy from credible and memorable websites.

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Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2011

She was going back and forth from Target, using things like a Sharpie, glue, pictures, and other things of that nature, to design her own shirt. Thinking about the idea with my co-founders at AudioLife, we mocked up a design, and showed Avon our idea--how about something like this? I said--wow, that's a pretty big missed opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2012

It’s definitely positive to have a product plan. A simple differentiation is that a product plan is designed for internal use, to get the product out. Skip the acronyms, write at an eighth-grade level, and talk in terms of “benefits” rather than “features.” Don’t get me wrong.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. You should definitely hit up the Startup Weekend events as well. Hire a Product Design Lead First Nailing that elusive technical co-founder I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. Amplify’s close mentoring is by design. While we might not see Jeff, Paul and Chris as often as we once did, they have definitely become role models for Kluge as well.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

There were lots of people very intent on the execution of the product, really looking into the details of design and flow. Entrepreneurship, and trying to start something on my own was definitely one of the tracks I was pursuing at Anderson. We have a really good team that brought this site up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2010

Even when your startup is a one-man show, you will soon find that you are “out of control,” unless you start organizing and writing down how and when key things need to get done. Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. The right question is “What is the minimum that I need?”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2011

It’s definitely positive to have a product plan. A simple differentiation is that a product plan is designed for internal use, to get the product out. Skip the acronyms, write at an eighth-grade level, and talk in terms of “benefits” rather than “features.” Don’t get me wrong.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2010

So sticking to my definition of “attributes for success&# it had to be my Top 11 +1 rather than a Top 12. There’s one attribute (coming soon) that I need to have in order to write a check but I don’t believe is vital for success. Made ME laugh, anyways. It will be controversial – I know. Another example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2013

Write down the key elements of your business plan very early, and keep it current as things evolve. This will include the first version of many critical processes that can be split out later, including market opportunity, requirements, product definition, business model, sales process, and organization. Develop your business plan.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

One, is this fund is really designed to pile onto its winners. We can now write $20M, $25M, and $30M checks to existing, breakout companies in our portfolio. We found that there is definitely a pattern of success, but in truth this is one of the most important things we think about every day, which is getting gyour ego out of the way.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

But there were definitely interesting science-related themes in it—albeit mixed with things that didn’t seem to make sense, and a liberal sprinkling of minor science gaffes. But I think having good science content—like, say, good set design—can help elevate a good movie to greatness. Writing Code. Complicated, but interesting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I will write more about this in the next 2 weeks. I’m no great scholar on bubbles – I have more interesting things to spend my time worrying about than the exact definition , but having been around a few I have at least given them intellectual consideration. We are definitely still open for business. I believe that.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

I spoke a lot about the need for “personal branding” which I plan to write about soon. I started as a programmer, and then a database designer, and then a project manager, and I led conversion teams. I guess if you do more than one, I guess by definition, that’s serial. It was all technical. What’s not?

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Most of the marketing tools out there are designed to market products with visual and text advertising, which doesn’t work for marketing music. He also produces and writes for a number of Los Angeles-based artists and he handles all things Rock and Pop. Our design has a long history. The still-cleaner design of About.me

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

We thought it was a real opportunity to bring in some taste-maker editors, who could write specifically for that audience, and break news. I studied it, and very much enjoyed it, but by the time I got to my fourth year of school, I figured out I really didn't want to be that engineer in the lab, designing microprocessors.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

I’m writing this post to make sure you’re all on that same playing field. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant. OK, yes. It can happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2010

It’s definitely positive to have a product plan. A simple differentiation is that a product plan is designed for internal use, to get the product out. Skip the acronyms, write at an eighth-grade level, and talk in terms of “benefits” rather than “features.” Don’t get me wrong.

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Product Outsource Development Competition High Tech 48

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 11, 2010

I’ve seen that in courses and in design specs many times, and it’s a HORRIBLE IDEA. It’s one thing when you provide a blank space to write your goals when you are in a classroom and there’s a teacher who can help you. And last, but certainly not least, definitely keep in mind the necessity of having lots of reminders.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

A new group of investors have clustered around writing earlier-stage, smaller checks. So I wish this separate definition would go away. Others should swing for the fences - Some companies are designed to be big, industry changing plays. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going. That’s awesome.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

I’ve definitely thought to myself “take me back” multiple times. This year, it being our third year in a row conducting on site interviews and live streaming, we definitely had to ensure this year’s lineup was up to snuff with the great ongoings of SXSW.

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