Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. Remember that investors can’t see the business from a demo or prototype, and they won’t appreciate all the love and work you have put into building the product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. Remember that investors can’t see the business from a demo or prototype, and they won’t appreciate all the love and work you have put into building the product.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Statistics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. Remember that investors can’t see the business from a demo or prototype, and they won’t appreciate all the love and work you have put into building the product.

Entrepreneur 119

Entrepreneur Technical Review Statistics Startup 119

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. Remember that investors can’t see the business from a demo or prototype, and they won’t appreciate all the love and work you have put into building the product.

Funding 62

Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The Smart & Social Gift-Suggestion Engine. Site Unseen. Site Unseen is a mobile app that serves as a personal tour guide for exploring a city. At the beginning of the night, a couple of the organizers over the weekend worked on a site, StartupKoolaid.com, decided to pitch it as a joke to lighten the mood. GiftMunk.co.

USC 82

USC Startup Tech Coast Angels Guide 82

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. The founder needs to remember that investor meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or one or two executives.

Invest 59

Invest Startup Doc Slides 59

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team. Due diligence always involves on-site visits, informal discussions with any or all members of the team, vendors, and good customers as well as bad.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Worth a read on how to maximize the traffic that comes to you site since much of it will be fleeting. It kind of reminds me a bit of how “social media experts&# are talking to customers today). Use social media to be sure people are aware of it. We launched out second company, Koral, at DEMO in 2006.

Startup 310

Startup Press Venture Capital Journal 310

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The myShopanion is an iPhone app that just recently launched at DEMO and intends to help bridge the gap between online and real-world shopping. Includes social functionality such as the ability to share product detail and pictures on Facebook and Twitter, as well as by email.

Software Review 58

Software Review Social Media Social Network Product 58

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In this article the focus will be on how to successfully attract media attention. In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. I first reviewed the “Alleys and Pavilions” company list provided by the TechCrunch site.

Press 97

Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. They also provide a set of tools for artists to sell tickets directly to their fan bases through tools like Facebook ticketing and social media management tools.

Company 276

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Social Media Week is just around the corner starting Sept. It will be a special episode where we will be interviewing all the demoing companies that are participating in StartupDemo and you can see who the companies will be by clicking here.

Company 56

Company Companies Santa Monica Social Media 56

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Not to worry because we’ll recap the night with some information on the demos from these up and coming companies located in LA. It uses games that are already established in the app store and will be launching their beta site in the next couple days. The site launched a few months ago. The cost is only $1.29

Startup 73

Startup Doc Ideas Mobile 73

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

For a full breakdown of each of our speakers’ backgrounds, visit our event info site ! As we enter a world where social media is increasingly becoming less private, users are becoming exposed in new ways. Enabling Social Change. Bitcoin and the closure of nefarious exchange site, Silk Road.

Startup 95

Startup Google Education Venture Capital 95

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

They would search through Craigslist and other jobs sites for a film crew and the process of finding people manually was quite cumbersome. Is it kind of like social media platform? A screen writer, nine times out of ten, isn’t going to have a demo reel. RR: Yeah, I am really proud of how the site is looking.

Content 81

Content Entertainment Startup Los Angeles 81

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Suggestions for Angel Investors - Feld Thoughts , June 2, 2010 I’m on an Acela train between Boston and New York (listening to Boston’s More Than A Feeling – how recursive) on my way to the TechStars Boston 2010 Investor / Demo day. So true, so true, and that's the perspective you must adopt to become adroit in social media."

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