Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. Human-experience design always supplements technology-driven design, and environmentally sustainable design.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2021

As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. I believe the best entrepreneurs start by finding a large opportunity, and only then use good ideas to capitalize on that opportunity. It takes a real selling opportunity to sustain a business idea.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 9, 2022

They were early to that idea: Danna describes it as “creator tools for YouTube before YouTube built them itself,” and he said they came up with the idea for Boulevard out of a joke between them.

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Xconomy

MARCH 20, 2018

Mythic , which last year unveiled its novel computer chip designed for artificial intelligence, announced today that it has raised $40 million in a Series B fundraising round led by the venture capital arm of Japanese telecom and tech giant SoftBank. The boxes Mythic wants to break customers out of are their big.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 29, 2021

Or at least you have an idea of what a startup is like to work in? Long hours in co-working offices with CEOs fresh from university with big ideas and a lot of vague, nebulous chat about platforms. “Some startups have seen demand skyrocket, so they’ve had to quickly scale, attract investment, and respond to client demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Entrepreneurs and startups are big believers in innovation, but sometimes they forget that innovation must be continual to assure long-term success, rather than the one big-bang idea that initiated their journey. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

The two sat down with us to explain the idea behind the company. Explain the idea behind StyleSaint? We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. Allison Beal: I've been in fashion design and manufacturing for about nine years. Each one took six hours to make.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 28, 2021

Startup tech businesses used to land on the scene with big ideas about how their tech could change the world. Are Startups Running Out of Big Ideas? Think back to Uber — the idea that any car could be a taxi is still genuinely intoxicating. Are new tech businesses becoming less ambitious in their lofty goals?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2019

Image via Jisc As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. I believe the best entrepreneurs start by finding a large opportunity, and only then use good ideas to capitalize on that opportunity. It takes a real selling opportunity to sustain a business idea.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. The design could hint at what Lime wants to do with its retail store branding. ” That could counter the idea that scooters just get in the way and are an urban eye sore.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. Here are some ideas of what I believe matters. If you can’t out-Amazon Amazon, then move on and do something else.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2020

Entrepreneurs and startups are big believers in innovation, but sometimes they forget that innovation must be continual to assure long-term success, rather than the one big-bang idea that initiated their journey. Today they demand it or walk to competitors, who are not far away. Recognize that customers care about the whole experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2023

Remote professionals also need to feel a sense of psychological safety, where they can make mistakes and trust they will not be punished, or offer ideas and trust they will not be laughed at. Don’t ignore or hide your remote and hybrid workers. It takes effort to build and maintain the right culture in a remote work setting.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2019

I started a web design company, and ended up going to college in Florida, but kept on running the company on the side. Pluto TV was one of those ideas I had when I was sitting with my daughter, looking for YouTube videos for her. That's when it clicked for me, realizing that for some reason, everything online is on-demand.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

As inflation rates spiral and consumer demand takes a hit, business owners are forced to be more mindful of their bottom lines than ever. While free money may sound too good to be true, there are hundreds of grants available to small businesses in 2024 designed to make financing more accessible to business owners.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

Warning: Kelsey''s idea will make you ask yourself, "Why didn''t I think of that?". Curious to learn more about Kelsey''s seemingly obvious, yet logistically challenging idea, I interviewed her during a rare break in her hectic schedule. Kelsey Doorey: "Vow To Be Chic is the first company to offer designer bridesmaid dress rentals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

Steve Jobs proved it with the iPhone, and Elon Musk can’t produce his electric cars fast enough to keep up with demand. However, such changes don’t yet happen automatically, so it still takes proactive strategies and key actions to create new demand where none exists. Work to build a compelling story around your new idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Thus entrepreneurs began building prototypes and designing new products without the traditional huge investment. Here are some key positives from an entrepreneur perspective: Shorten the time and cost from idea to prototype. Low-cost design and fabrication tools are extremely valuable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following strategy for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money. Design a product or service that you can sell. The number of current potential customers is large and growing.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 14, 2012

Do you have a small task (graphic design, page layout, UI) you wish you had someone do, in an affordable way? Atif Siddiqi: We've created a student centric marketplace, that allows businesses, working professionals, and alumni to hire student workers on demand. Where'd you get the idea for the company? What is Ninjathat?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

And what upsets people is that there are different quantities of those components available in the economic marketplace; and the law of supply and demand is pretty good about consequently assigning a value to them. BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find. There are millions of them out there. That, however, will not be enough.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 6, 2020

These times have sparked a host of new ideas. The on-demand shuttle startup raised $400 million, TechCrunch learned. Via gets the “deal of the week” designation not just because its post-funding valuation is now $2.25 A novel rewards program. Here’s one. Deal of the week. Other deals: Qcraft.ai

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Nobody really knows whether or not the idea is yet going to be big, so I believe in not over capitalizing too early. If you’re creating truly innovative products, you often have no idea whether the proverbial dog will eat the dog food. Rinse & repeat. This benefits you, the entrepreneur. It takes options off of the table.

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socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2013

The really neat thing about how we''ve designed this, is it''s a co-creative process for each video project. Round one is for ideas, then there''s a round for storyboarding, and a round for execution. The idea round revolves around 140 character ideas. The idea round revolves around 140 character ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

At Amazon, Jeff Bezos leads a relentless drive to invent dramatic new ways to delight customers, not waiting for customer demands or competitors to show the way. Contrary to popular belief, I’m convinced that business success is more of function of the right people, rather than the right idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2016

I just finished a new book, “ Play Bigger ,” by Al Ramadan, et al , that outlines the how and why of new category design to create new demand where none exists, and be the king of that market. Overtly design the ecosystem as well as product. They make a long-term strategy come alive for customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Was there consumer demand? Here is where having Marc Berte and a team out of MIT who have designed systems like this for years gave one confidence we could do something others couldn’t copy and at price points that could make us market leaders over night. No brainer. Could we produce this at cost? Did they have the right skills?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2017

As an advisor to startups and entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that all new businesses must start with a great idea. I believe the best entrepreneurs start by finding a large opportunity, and only then use good ideas to capitalize on that opportunity. It takes a real selling opportunity to sustain a business idea.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. Because I knew that Ethan was on to a powerful idea and one in which he had developed huge competence and domain knowledge in. He was seeking $500k.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 26, 2017

While a good idea can thrust you into the limelight and the right connections can boost your chances of success, startups need funding to survive. Outside the top two, Meituan-Dianping, China’s largest on-demand services provider, closed a $4 billion round led by Trustbridge Partners.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

The ideas are endless, but we need more smart entrepreneurs to implement them. It’s also time to make more products recyclable, by designing them as a natural loop from creation to reuse. Thus I’m committed to helping where I can on both the idea and execution sides of the new venture equation. But it all starts with you.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

Customers are demanding denser coverage and higher speeds in expanding areas. To expand coverage in high-demand areas, such as densely populated areas like Southern California, finding a local carrier network infrastructure provider is often the best option. The telecom industry is rapidly transforming.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 7, 2020

Designed to inspire, motivate productivity and promote ways to thrive digitally. All our workspaces have been designed to nurture productivity and collaboration and hope that in the months to come people will need environments like this to connect and build business” – Dotan Weiner, Chief Operating Officer at Labs.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2012

Where'd the idea come from? The idea was that prominent people who might have a small following might post their availability to chat for 20, 40, or 60 minutes to Twitter of Facebook. So, we came that idea, and started working for six months polishing it up as its own product. We're excited to see what people will do with it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. How many customers will have any idea what this means to them? They will call you back. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

There are several new things happening, including the maker movement, crowdfunding, and the democratization of innovation, which will mean more startups and more demand for manufacturing. To some people, automotive might be surprising, but we''re the leading center for automotive design and automotive accessories.

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