Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2022

I’m sure you will agree that not all business leaders are created equal, starting from the CEO on down. Leaders with this “be bold” mindset are willing and able to take radically unique direction-setting actions in the face of today’s pace of change and customer demands. Every business leader needs good “ managing up ” skills.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 1, 2019

Using its proprietary printing technology, Relativity says it can slash the time it takes to develop a rocket from design to launch by up to two years. “We’ve spoken to what amounts to billions of dollars in potential demand for the company over time… They need a faster, better, cheaper solution.”

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

From the conversation gathered around the pool from the movers and shakers of the industry, it seems that--despite the buzz, energy, and activity in the region around startups, there's still some wariness by investors that the industry not over-hype and over-promote what's happening in the area.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. He built & IPOd Demand Media. LA By The Numbers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2016

Moonshots are simply efforts that demand breakthroughs that are not possible within business-as-usual practices. In reality, that’s the definition of a successful startup these days, so every aspiring entrepreneur should take note, as well as every existing corporate executive. It takes the right people to make a breakthrough happen.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop. Leadership on ideas is a start, but entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to deliver on the new reality as well. It demands that you believe in what you are doing from the heart, and that your contribution is essential to the future world you envision.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Pasadena has a long history as a center of the technology and innovation world�all the way back to first American experiments with rocket launches in 1936�Southern California's first foray into the rocket business (sorry, SpaceX)--through the Internet boom with Idealab, to today. They've filled up pretty quickly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2019

I’m convinced this is happening because most companies don’t have the courage to keep up with the escalating rate of change in the market today. From my years of experience in big companies, as well as startups, I can attest that the courage to promote change is not something often seen, or even encouraged, in most employees or executives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop. Leadership on ideas is a start, but entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to deliver on the new reality as well. It demands that you believe in what you are doing from the heart, and that your contribution is essential to the future world you envision.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Founder and CEO since starting the company back in 1999, Miller has led Cornerstone through 11 years of consecutive growth. 27 on the list of Most Valuable Startups. I’d say yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 29, 2016

Have you noticed that the really big startup wins in the last couple of decades have come from creating and dominating new market categories, more than just new solutions? Thus if you are an entrepreneur who wants success as well as a legacy to be remembered, it’s time to start adopting category design as a key part of your strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Take a hard look at SpaceX or HyperLoop. Leadership on ideas is a start, but entrepreneurial leadership requires the ability to deliver on the new reality as well. It demands that you believe in what you are doing from the heart, and that your contribution is essential to the future world you envision.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2021

Based on my experience as a business advisor, I’m convinced that most startup investors invest in the entrepreneur, as much as a solution or product. Of course, this passion must be backed up by documented evidence and logical arguments, not just loud talking and arm waving. Innovate to meet future demands you foresee.

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