Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Presentations. Give them the iPod not Microsoft Office products. One of the most common tasks of “knowledge workers&# is to analyze a situation and present conclusions to others in order to make decisions on a project. I would then have as many pages of analysis as required to show the detailes of my review.

Slides 346

Slides Software Review Blogging Venture Capital 346

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

They do not know what they do not know which makes a meaningful conversation with a design agency very challenging. Asmita – Ego This individual knows exactly what they want because their neighbor’s kid who aspires to be a graphic designer has laid it all out for them. Their two biggest fears are cost and labor. Raga – Attachment.

Web Design 58

Web Design Web Design Sites 58

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

“Great presentation. He has lectured on design principles at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, former Professor of Usability and Design at the IE Business School in Madrid, and serves on the advisory boards of several universities and institutes in both Europe and the United States. UX Meetup featuring Eric Reiss.

Culver City 105

Culver City Design Content Writing 105

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Founded over a year ago, Stacksocial’s CEO Josh Payne , found the task of sifting through page after page in the hunt for software daunting and decided something had to be done. Their Bundle categories consist of Music apps, Mac Productivity, Web Design and more.

Software 84

Software Web Design Pricing Course 84

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

They do not know what they do not know which makes a meaningful conversation with a design agency very challenging. Asmita – Ego This individual knows exactly what they want because their neighbor’s kid who aspires to be a graphic designer has laid it all out for them. Their two biggest fears are cost and labor. Raga – Attachment.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Coming up with a memorable tagline can present an even greater challenge. Top linked domains from Facebook pages - Gabriel Weinberg , July 10, 2010 I've been messing around with Facebook pages for an upcoming DuckDuckGo integration, and I came across some data that seemed interesting enough to share. Make it unique.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Colony’s presentation is intriguing (and worth a watch if you have a few minutes) because I love to see when informed people make arguments that are different than you ordinarily hear (and different from my own views). They took over the “presentation layer” of computing. The WWW is the presentation layer.

Web 355

Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% Build a prototype product. 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.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2014

It’s smart to schedule a monthly Advisory Board meeting, with a formal agenda, as well as informal communication to keep everyone on the same page. For a business executive, nothing is more annoying than a poorly run meeting where the presenter is unprepared, rambles, and wastes time. Respect their time commitment.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Tips Help 110

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. Yet most startups seem to constrain creativity to product design. Many people are visual thinkers.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Tech.Co

AUGUST 16, 2017

It integrates with 600+ customer relationship management systems (CRMs), marketing automation tools, and landing page builders. This software features a set of tools dedicated to helping you host flawless and productive webinars every step of the way. You can build it into your current setup without too much fuss.

Tool 79

Tool Startup Help Template 79

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Gogii is the creator of the 36th most downloaded application in the history of the iPhone app store – a product called textPlus.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Build a prototype product. 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 104

Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

million new users and 22 million unique page views to its clients’ sites as a result of its effective campaign execution. Our goal is to design effective marketing campaigns that are a natural fit with the Pinterest community and actually enhance the user experience of organic discovery,” Brennan added.

Sales 101

Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). By the mid-nineties we had the World Wide Web, which gave us a standard way to publish web pages using HTML. The Present Era.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. landing pages, etc. Interestingly, we find ourselves doing PowerPoint presentations because it turns out that telling a story with graphics and few words is a professional skill after all.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Having a clear focus means it’s easier to communicate what your product is and who it’s for. By trying to appeal to everyone and adding features left, right and centre, you will actually dilute your message and could end up with a complex, bloated product. I set up a regular design meetup for startups, UX Café , for this reason.

Startup 78

Startup Design Custom Customer 78

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2013

It’s smart to schedule a monthly Advisory Board meeting, with a formal agenda, as well as informal communication to keep everyone on the same page. For a business executive, nothing is more annoying than a poorly run meeting where the presenter is unprepared, rambles, and wastes time. Respect their time commitment.

Help 96

Help Entrepreneur Tips Networking 96

InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

I groaned when the egregiously over-paid logo designer, Paul Rand, holds up a blank book and says, “Don’t get scared, this is not the design. His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. The logo presentation takes place during the venture’s first few weeks.

Startup 229

Startup Press Design Marketing 229

InfoChachkie

APRIL 30, 2012

One of the immersion techniques Guy promotes is to offer a hands-on trial, in which the prospective customer can touch, feel and experience your product before purchasing it. In most instances, the majority of the above characteristics were present. The sunburst design around the circle is no accident. Gender Bias.

Study 243

Study Advertising Research Custom 243

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2012

It’s smart to schedule a monthly Advisory Board meeting, with a formal agenda, as well as informal communication to keep everyone on the same page. For a business executive, nothing is more annoying than a poorly run meeting where the presenter is unprepared, rambles, and wastes time. Respect their time commitment.

Startup 93

Startup Tips Help Entrepreneur 93

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Younity’s new mobile product lets you bypass that hassle while offering several other benefits. As users browse through their pictures they are presented with option to download a copy of the file to the device they are using with the push of a button.

Mobile 98

Mobile Media Screening Software 98

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Over half of the survivors remaining are eliminated during live presentations, and another 6.5% Build a prototype product. 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.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

As our first time covering a 500 Startups demo day , we could only imagine the stratospheric levels of stress our Batch 8 founders must have gone through to get on stage and present their progress from their last four months of startup bootcamp. Today, we’ll be presenting our favorite ten of the day in ABC order.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

In my ongoing quest to get you good transcripts of the wonderful interviews we’ve done in the past, I present you with one amazing interview here with Tom McInerney – a friend, co-investor, former entrepreneur turned angel investor and “wizard of Oz&# behind the scenes at the uber hot startup Klout.

Angel 302

Angel Startup Ideas .Net 302

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

More information is located on their “attend” page. SMWLA has posted a tentative schedule of events on their “Schedule At A Glance” page. Invisible Children Presents: The Rescue of Joseph Kony’s Child Soldiers. Presented by Adobe. Zach Galifianakis Presents: Craigslist Joe. 5:30-6:30pm.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2010

It’s smart to schedule a monthly Advisory Board meeting, with a formal agenda, as well as informal communication to keep everyone on the same page. For a business executive, nothing is more annoying than a poorly run meeting where the presenter is unprepared, rambles, and wastes time. Respect their time commitment.

Tips 91

Tips Help Entrepreneur Networking 91

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

We had more than 700 resumes, short-listed 65, interviewed 16 in one-hour meetings had 6 full-day interviews including a presentation by the candidate on a selected market opportunity and we did 3 finalist dinners to test cultural fit. Ask if you could shadow different functions like marketing, finance or product management.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. There are so many ways to present data to tell the story you want that I can’t even list every way data is skewed. With no numbers as proof points few people will buy your products.

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 16, 2014

Entrepreneurs who have a startup upload their company’s information and create a startup page. You can create your startup page in two clicks. How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today? How much has the product changed from where it was in 2012 and where it is today?

SoCal 104

SoCal Southern California Startup Platform 104

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. Design a logo ( 99designs ). Set up a collaboration method for business documents, spreadsheets and presentations ( GoogleApps ).

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

And I hope the output is that you get a glimpse into the people shaping our tech present and a sense of the kinds of conversations we have when the cameras aren’t around. Unlike those IM clients with a small (ineffective) footprint, Meebo experience is a website and a full page screen. I totally agree.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

You can visit the official event page here. As designers, strategists and creative thinkers, it is our job to understand how and why people, content and brands can successfully engage with social media, and how to provide the most engaging, immersive social experiences across multiple platforms. What If I can not attend an event?

Social Media 65

Social Media Media Tech Coast Angels Orange County 65

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2008

So I thought of some ideas about getting the phone back if the battery wasn't present. Andrew Lee: The front page is designed for people returning items, and is easy to use. The batteries were low, so someone calling home or a number on the phone was not a possibility. How do people go about using the site? Good luck!

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Writing Ideas 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Thousands of people submit their panels for SXSWi (South by Southwest Interactive) and only a handful will be selected to present. SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. Discover stuff (maps, deals, videos, etc) that help make your days more productive. BIL is an un-conference for people changing the world in big ways.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

THIRD TIME’S A CHARM: On Sunday we presented to a panel of judges consisting of entrepreneurs and a VC investor. Because we are still in idea stage, it is in the best interest of the company to keep only a few key people to work on executing the product. The most important thing was (and still is) execution of the product.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas San Diego Mentor 100