Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

better than anybody we had spoke with and she had the marketing chops to know how to communicate this to her market once she designed & built her products. and a differentiated feel in terms of fabric, design, sustainability, etc. Summary It’s hard to build a successful product company?—?even Ariel understood her customer?—?the

Product 296

Product Course Customer Custom 296

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. TWIVC Summary – Richard de Silva. Are you thematic in your investing or entrepreneur focused? (11:40-14:15). In 2003 one of their first investments was Qiigo, Mike Yavondite’s company.

Capital 265

Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. In reality, a few thousand dollars to a few winners, is tantalizing but probably not a return on the investment.

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Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2015

I’ve made 5 investments in the sector and I hope to make 5 more. In summary, I think you’re going to see a lot more companies use video to cut through the clutter. Anybody who reads the blog regularly will know that I’m long video. Between the US & Europe alone the video sector is worth around $500 billion.

Startup 150

Startup Summary Blogging Product 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. Summary Bird has created a brand-new transportation sector that has captured the imagination of riders and investors alike. having raised $300 million?—?less

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Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2010

The Executive Summary for a bank lending plan should be a literal summary of the entire business plan, with a paragraph roughly devoted to the product/service, market, industry, marketing, and management. Make the repayment terms as clear as possible at either the beginning or end of the Executive Summary. compelling.

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Writing Summary Ideas Research 97

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

Creative – we’re a place of writers, directors, producers, musicians, costume designers, make-up artists, graphic artists, 3D modelers. They designed the next gen UI for the film The Minority Report. IA Ventures – Roger Ehrenberg was doing angel investing before he became a VC. And do so in real life, too.

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Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. Understanding how your company will change as you move through these phases is critical if you hope to scale to a large business one day. Seriously, this happens.

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Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

You have to understand whether they’re likely to yield revenue growth in the near term OR whether you have access to cheap enough capital to fund your losses until your investments pay off. Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

But safely seeking equity investments from the crowd via the Jobs Act of 2012 is problematic and has still not been defined. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Multiple micro-investments are not manageable. Amount of funding provided is usually not enough.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. I think this classifies as a “crack filler&# and I’m not sure I would have done the investment for that reason.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. Build an investor presentation and summary. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

Crowd-pitching is an offline event, but logically similar, which give several candidates an opportunity to pitch to a crowd of interested people for a couple of minutes, after which the crowd “votes” with some play-money to pick the best candidate, who then wins some nominal investment amount or services. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

Funding 92

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

We are investing heavily in these changes. One company that I previously wrote about trying to change this industry is, Solve Media , (I am not an investor) has created an interesting ad unit designed to drive up brand “engagement&# and recall. We believe this is why Google Ventures invested in Pixazza.

Advertising 352

Advertising Media Social Media Screening 352

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

Here is a summary, with some of the pros and cons or special considerations for each: Product or service is free, revenue from ads. This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to convert users to paying customers. Cost-based model. Razor blade model.

Startup 114

Startup Pricing Customer Custom 114

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Fred Wilson also wrote on a similar topic in his usual more succinct manner , with a great quote being: “One thing I know for sure is that those who advise and invest in startups cannot and should not meddle in the day to day decision making. It’s harmful and hurtful to the startup and those that lead it.

Startup 150

Startup Sales CTO Coach Course 150

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

I think there is something very encouraging and sustaining about getting income from an investment, and participating in a loan, and where you''re paid immediately, rather than waiting for three to five years for a startup to hopefully exit, get to an IPO, or go raise more capital. We also liked the idea that people would get repaid.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

Here is a summary, with some of the pros and cons or special considerations for each: Product or service is free, revenue from ads. This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to “convert” users to paying customers. Cost-based model. Razor blade model.

Pricing 116

Pricing Product Customer Custom 116

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

This helps to add some constraints to the design process as everyone has a clear idea of what the product isn’t. Design as an afterthought Mistakenly, many early-stage startups often don’t see value in investing in design early on, believing it is a luxury which can be bolted on later like some kind of magic stardust.

Startup 78

Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

If you go this route, be careful to make the stakes clear: i.e., that they could lose their whole investment. Angels (invest their own money) and super angels. If you’re raising funds from angels you’ll likely need to get investments from several different players. Designate a point person to handle the relationships.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Equity Funding 40

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As an experienced business advisor, here is my current summary, with some of the pros and cons or special considerations for each: Product is free, revenue is from advertisers. Advantages for your business include a stable revenue stream, customer retention, and increasing customer investment over time.

Pricing 66

Pricing Customer Custom Advertising 66

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle). He obviously believes this since he has become CEO of TopSpin Media – a firm designed to do just that. But in this case Chamillionaire stole the show.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

Crowd-pitching is an offline event, but logically similar, which give several candidates an opportunity to pitch to a crowd of interested people for a couple of minutes, after which the crowd “votes” with some play-money to pick the best candidate, who then wins some nominal investment amount or services. Intellectual property is jeopardized.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2012

Here is a summary, with some of the pros and cons or special considerations for each: Product or service is free, revenue from ads and critical mass. This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to users locked-in as free. Cost-based model. Razor blade model.

Pricing 112

Pricing Competition Customer Custom 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

To be clear, I define a product specification as the technical definition of your product, to be used for development and testing purposes, with a quick business summary for context. Professional investors and even customers invest in people, rather than just a product. Summarize all of the above in an executive summary.

Product 169

Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2010

Here is a summary, with some of the pros and cons or special considerations for each: Product or service is free, revenue from ads and critical mass. This also requires a huge investment to get to critical mass, and real work to differentiate and sell premium services to users locked-in as free. Cost-based model. Razor blade model.

Pricing 98

Pricing Product Startup Competition 98

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2014

There’s an old joke in software development, “How much time does it take to design software?” ” Answer: As long as you have scheduled for the design phase. Design with no constraints becomes a research project. In summary – I have been involved with software development for 25 years.

Software 344

Software Startup Design Course 344

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Executive Summary. Partners make investment decisions. If you want to watch the video version summary of my advice on fund raising it’s here. ” In VC terms that means the key questions you need to answer are, is this investor: Geographically focused and have they invested in my geography before? Tell a friend!

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

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JANUARY 17, 2011

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: This is a long post, so I put an executive summary here if you want to get the point without reading all the detail. If you plan to read the post you can skip the summary if you want. The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Just 12 bullet points & you’re done.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

Cincinnati has had the accelerator The Brandery for several years, which caters to the great strengths of design and brand management that are dominant in this city. We have invested $17.3 We started investing the fund in April 2012 and by early 2013 had closed our fund to new investors. CincyTech today has $28.5

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2011

A summary of what we discussed is below: Not 100% in order of the video, but close. In the video I describe how to best play this meeting and why, without a champion going into the meeting, you’re unlikely to get an investment. If you don’t, make sure you follow up and ask for feedback. What should be in the deck?

Venture Capital 340

Venture Capital Slides Doc Startup 340

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Why Invest? For six years before that he was at Siebel who was the market leader in CRM before Salesforce, and he has both a masters in product design from Stanford and an MBA. And while my relationship with Chuck was critical to my investment, so too was the leadership of Trevor Templar , the Chief Revenue Officer. Why Invest?

Software 105

Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

You’ve invested $1 million in building the perfect application the meet a large market need. and you’re ready for your big round of VC investment to come in. You’re investing in your channel partners’ success in the early years so that they’re motivated in your scaling years. A Channel Love Story.

Startup 293

Startup Sales Marketing Product 293

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Summary notes, as always, provide below. Bill doesn’t think you should over invest in them but he does believe in protecting ideas when you have a true invention and many of his companies have done so. His first “real&# business came in college where he designed audio speakers. It was a pleasure to write them myself.

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! We invested the first $1 million to develop version 1.0 Blogger Template originally design by Web-Kreation Converted By Jacky Supit

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. But I knew I had to look for investments in “software meets X (often known as Vertical Software solutions)” rather than necessarily horizontal enterprise software applications.

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Buzzfeed Media Content News 210