Design Entrepreneur Framework Study 
socalTECH
MAY 8, 2017
It's really hard to do the study which requires you to drive weekly to a clinic, find parking, deal with traffic, and wait in a waiting room. Belinda Tan: Most of our trials are Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies. We're now starting to plan to open this to Phase 4 studies. All of these barriers are very hard barriers to overcome.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 13, 2013
Like most startup entrepreneurs, when I began my first company in 1999 I had no formal sales experience. It’s what I call “ the evangelical phase ” of a company in which you’re out trying to persuade customers that a product you’ve designed is going to meet their needs better than other solutions on the market. Compelling Event.
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 20, 2022
As a business advisor, I strongly believe that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term viability and success. A classic survey of design professionals shows strong agreement, but 92 percent expressed some lack of confidence in their organization’s design vision.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 8, 2009
I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. If you had a non-business undergrad and want to study for a master’s in business – go for it!
Tech Zulu Event
NOVEMBER 23, 2011
Brandon Hance , Founder and CEO of Los Angeles based GoodThreads , went through college as a student athlete playing football for USC while studying business. Soon into college he realized that a career as a professional athlete is not what he wanted and instead quickly caught the entrepreneur/startup bug.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
As a business advisor, I strongly believe that continuous innovation and design thinking are the keys to long-term viability and success. A recent survey of design professionals shows strong agreement, but 92 percent expressed some lack of confidence in their organization’s design vision.
SoCal CTO
JUNE 9, 2010
Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?” First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). If you’re an entrepreneur, the glib answer is “no.” You Can’t Sign This Deal.
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