SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Welcome to the Lost Decade (for Entrepreneurs, IPO’s and VC’s) - Steve Blank , July 15, 2010 If you take funding from a venture capital firm or angel investor and want to build a large, enduring company (rather than sell it to the highest bidder), this isn’t the decade to do it. Metrics availability. Angel vs VC? -

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

And that was evident on today’s Angel vs. VC panel. There are real changes in the venture capital industry and it would have been fun to talk about them. The VC industry is segmenting – I have spoken about this many times before. So in the past we needed VC to really get a startup going.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

He comes from a background in venture capital from inside and outside the Valley, as well as entrepreneurship work with startup efforts around the world. I second his list of top innovation challenges and strategies to capitalize on untapped global startup opportunities: Create new markets rather than disrupt existing ones.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Do you imagine eventually raising VC and trying to build a faster growing company?” ” Because of the circles I run in I tend to meet many people who eventually do want to build large companies and therefore do want to eventually raise VC and “go big.” They raised $5 million in venture capital to fund growth.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

I also read - The Difference Between Apple and Microsoft Marketing that tells us: Apples marketing is designed for Time Poor buyers, while Microsofts is designed for Time Rich buyers. I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. Its certainly something to keep in mind.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2015

Picture the graphic designer, the IT expert or the independent accountant or attorney. That’s why I also put major emphasis on startup traction, milestones achieved and metrics rather than listening again to how great it’s going to be. Venture capital investors have the resources to travel to entrepreneurs with high potential.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

There’s plenty of capital out there, but there’s also a lot of competition for startup funding. According to Shayne, only 1 out of 1000 business plans might get VC funding. His best advice: take capital where you can get it. Designate a point person to handle the relationships. Crowdfunding.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. As an early-stage VC I love this phase. 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.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2015

While in the past a clothing designer may have opened up a brick and mortar store on Main Street, she now opens her store online and reaches a wider audience. That may sound like a lot, until you consider that the metric is gross revenue, not profit. Nothing could be further from the truth. Sadly, this is not the case.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. But this isn’t likely to be a VC-backable business (which to be clear is totally ok). Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Market Size.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology and of the Art Center College of Design. This way we keep the questions fresh and up to date with current events. SuperDemo: Bill Gross. Bill received his B.S.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

Yet, I couldn’t duplicate what I had very easily, so I went back to the drawing board and came up with a new design and Cojoin is that new design. That portion we call data aggregation where you are looking at one metric across a lot of different data sources. The second problem is an attribution problem.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads. First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics. Design-wise, here are some things to consider: What’s your “event&# hierarchy and what level of granularity do you want?

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