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. Here are some examples: - You ask a small sample set so that data isn’t statistically significant. It’s important to quantify the value of your product or service.

Statistics

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

Founded in January 2010 by Stephen Hood (ex-Delicious head of product), Dave Baggeroer (Stanford’s Institute of Design), and Josh Whiting (ex-senior engineer at Delicious and Craigslist). Mobile gifting service. Premium invitation cards and event stationary that is designed online for online distribution or paper print.

Venture Capital

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 27, 2020

Consumers now have their first chance to sample the wares of a short-form streaming service — and it’s not Quibi. Ficto , a streaming service without a paywall offering interactive dramas, film adaptations, comedies, documentaries, talk shows, game shows, and news, is now live on iOS and Android.

Los Angeles

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. - First Principles.

Startup

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 22, 2012

There are a number of services that sell fake Twitter followers for the socially deficient. Twitter's asymmetrical design makes it difficult to remove fake followers. My apologies to anyone I inadvertently excluded from this list. In addition, results vary when a particular Twitter handle is tested over a period of time.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. The challenge of a creating a new product or service is tough enough, without insisting on a new supply chain, and a new distribution channel. Offer customized products or services. Seek out established suppliers and channels.

Startup

Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

If you are an actual startup you will do anything to get users – go to their house, like a missionary, sit with them and help them set up your service on their computer. They send you a link to their service. Information Designer and Infographic Author. What do “playing startup” people do? Read more on: Paul Graham.

Startup

Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

If you are an actual startup you will do anything to get users – go to their house, like a missionary, sit with them and help them set up your service on their computer. They send you a link to their service. Information Designer and Infographic Author. What do “playing startup” people do? Read more on: Paul Graham.

Startup

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

We're using a better, and more effective means of delivery, using software-as-a-service and the cloud, as a way to get products and services to them, and also to be more cost effective. The number one growth opportunity in the market is to reach those folks, using newer mechanisms like the web. It's all delivered over the web.

Legalzoom

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

Russell Stern: Most semiconductor companies have to have to do board designs anyway, for reference designs, and to further qualify them, certify them, and get them through agency approvals. What happened to us, is we were doing lots of work in the financial services sector. Russell Stern: We still are.

Networking

socalTECH

MARCH 22, 2012

Earlier this month, Los Angeles startup Dollar Shave Club (www.dollarshaveclub.com) made a huge splash with its launch of a subscription, monthly delivery service for razor blades. Under the executive leadership of Michael Jones, there's a great designer, great CTO, great operations guys, and great lawyers.

Dollar Shave Club

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

At the time, they were shipping out CD ROMs with 300 albums, album artwork, and three song samples each. I headed up product development to build out their portal services. Andy Steuer: Back in 2002, I moved back to Southern California, because my wife runs her own interior design company, and there are great jobs down here for her.

Southern California

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

Essner was most recently EVP at WeddingChannel.com, and he tells us why he thinks now is the right time for the firm's services. We also give users and consumers who have used those services the opportunity to rank those providers and tell about their experience. What is AccessDNA all about? How did the company come about?

Content

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2013

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. The challenge of a creating a new product or service is tough enough, without insisting on a new supply chain, and a new distribution channel. Offer customized products or services. Seek out established suppliers and channels.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2012

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. The challenge of a creating a new product or service is tough enough, without insisting on a new supply chain, and a new distribution channel. Offer customized products or services. Seek out established suppliers and channels.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. The challenge of a creating a new product or service is tough enough, without insisting on a new supply chain, and a new distribution channel. Offer customized products or services. Seek out established suppliers and channels.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Don’t give the product away, but make sure he has every bit of service you can provide. Sample trade show or user group. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

Entrepreneur

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Open to potential career pivoters and professionals of all levels, the panel consisted of the following panelists, whom entered their positions from backgrounds ranging from business to engineering to design. Jay Stakelon , VP Product Design, Fullscreen. Cauri Jaye , Panel Moderator and Project lead @ Sony Pictures ; Rhubarb LLC.

Product

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Don’t give the product away, but make sure he has every bit of service you can provide. Sample trade show or user group. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

Product

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2011

Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Don’t give the product away, but make sure he has every bit of service you can provide. Sample trade show or user group. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

Startup

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.

Funding

Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Their mission is designed to lead with a pay-if-forward model by providing expert coaching, pitch competition support, and a private community where entrepreneurs can meet mentors and connect with valuable resources. They also align with companies such as Amazon web services, IBM, and many others. iFundWomen (New York, NY).

Startup

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

Potential employers, developers, investors, designers, and more in one room, eager to exchange cards and more than a few words. Monarch Digital Media – A full service digital media agency operating in our backyard. Taking all the guess work out of initial introductions.

Technical Review

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.

Funding

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

This biotech company developed Xplore-PATHO as a service to test samples for the presence of pathogens – everything from bacteria and DNA virus to parasites and fungus – in a single test. In collaboration with Marshawn Lynch, the cofounders are planning on making cell phone service free. Targeted mobile advertising.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2010

Before you design your new solution idea, gather evidence and estimates of how much money a customer is willing to spend (if any) to solve the problem. Don’t give the product away, but make sure he has every bit of service you can provide. Sample trade show or user group. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

Tips

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2010

Special thanks to our partners : Stickam - A free service that allows you to stream live video over the internet. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Their products are designed to be powerful, affordable and relevant. Media Temple hosts websites.

Stickam

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 14, 2009

All you have to do is hover over any video or image and drag it to the network or service of your liking. Special thanks to our partners : Stickam - A free service that allows you to stream live video over the internet. This partnership will bring you the great and wonderful meebo bar. Also, with the meebo bar comes meebo chat.

Stickam

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 29, 2010

Imagine: unbiased advice you need & services you want. Special thanks to our partners : Stickam - A free service that allows you to stream live video over the internet. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Welcome to GDPwealth. Big and Small.

Stickam

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 6, 2010

Imagine: unbiased advice you need & services you want. Special thanks to our partners : Stickam - A free service that allows you to stream live video over the internet. AudioMicro - Are you a composer, publisher, songwriter, musician, independent band, sound designer, or audio engineer? Welcome to GDPwealth. Big and Small.

Stickam

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. Special thanks to our partners: Stickam - A free service that allows you to stream live video over the internet. Its like a match made in heaven. .

Technical Review

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

See a sample reprint in PDF format. In Santa Monica, the median price of homes jumped 16% in the first eight months of 2012 compared with 2011, after a 9% decline over the same period the year before, according to Multiple Listing Service data compiled by Paul Habibi, a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.

Los Angeles

Tech.Co

AUGUST 24, 2017

Luckily, you use design tools on your mobile device to help you with different aspects of renovations. The apps are useful to homeowners who intend to do renovations on their own and to professional constructors and designers. Here are some design apps for that HGTV-like renovation project to help.

Design