Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

Graham calls it “doing things that don’t scale” because part of the definition of a startup is having a scalable technology. Playing Startup. Doing a startup is relatively popular. You know it is when universities start offering “entrepreneurship” programs. Every startup needs to get users. So what has changed?

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Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

Graham calls it “doing things that don’t scale” because part of the definition of a startup is having a scalable technology. Playing Startup. Doing a startup is relatively popular. You know it is when universities start offering “entrepreneurship” programs. Every startup needs to get users. So what has changed?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

Startups that sell innovative new products seem to get all the attention these days, but services may be the quicker way to larger profits and faster growth. The authors outlined the multitude of services that every company should consider offering, whether they be startups or more mature organizations. Everybody wins.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

The Los Angeles area startup is hoping to make it easier for crowdfunded projects to find additional customers for their projects, by streamlining request for samples, communication via email, Facbeook, Twitter, SMS, and more. The site was founded by Candice Georgiadis, a jewelry designer based in Malibu.

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Tech.Co

MAY 25, 2018

Fortunately, the Startup of the Year program aims to make it easier for founders to connect with resources. In 2006, a passion to help startups grew into Tech Cocktail , a company whose mission was to showcased burgeoning companies in bars around the country. The Case Foundation (Washington, DC).

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socalTECH

JUNE 5, 2012

Allison Beal and Brian Garrett are trying to figure that out with their new, Los Angeles startup, StyleSaint (www.stylesaint.com). We will design and manufacture an apparel brand based on the inspiration of collective editors. Allison Beal: I've been in fashion design and manufacturing for about nine years.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Not surprisingly, the most influential startup bloggers are those with the largest number of Twitter followers. However, given the rash of accusations regarding Internet personalities purchasing bogus followers, it seems fair to ask, "Which startup bloggers have the most legitimate Twitter followers?". Startup Thought Leader Rankings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2013

I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success. Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking of many real startups over time.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

Different firms will have very different skill sets: Do you need user interface design? Graphic design? Or are you starting from scratch? You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development. Most of the rest of the post is going to focus more on finding development rather than design firms.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

And while that cliché has been said about everything in the Lone Star state for years, it rings particularly true for the hottest startups showcasing their big innovations at SXSW Startup Night 2018 presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo. Beast Mode is taking on a new meaning in the startup world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2012

I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success. Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking of many real startups over time.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

of all statistics are made up. Here’s how I learned my lesson: I started my life as a consultant. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. I know it sounds like I’m making this sh*t up but I’m not.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Floravere , the first direct-to-consumer luxury bridal brand, is putting convenience back into the bride’s hands by delivering sample wedding gowns directly to their doorstep. Molly Kang, the founder of Floravere, started her company out of her own frustration of finding her wedding dress.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

In particular I tried to do most of the “entrepreneur advice on VC” up front so that if you don’t want to watch our views on the deals you don’t have to. I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. They sponsor TWiVC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2010

I’m always looking for evidence of early startup characteristics that might be predictors of long-term success. Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. Of course, we would all like to have a magic list based on more definitive tracking of many real startups over time.

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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. It starts with a category being done poorly, reimagining the experience, creating distinctive products and then constantly messaging this to the market.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 22, 2010

Is the resulting algorithm okay to use in your startup? For example, you might come up with: Industry / Specific Knowledge Skills / Roles Timeframe Geography / Travel Personality Team Styles etc. When you first start, often the number of items that you can match are relatively small. fit into a matching algorithm. Goodbye user.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2012

Most investors and startup advisors I know hate them, and refuse to sign them. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. Who is right? Let me try to put this question in perspective.

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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.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

We caught up with Andy, whose executive experience ranges from ZeroDegrees, NBC Internet/Xoom.com, Infoseek / Go Network, to CNET and Snap.com, and whose last firm was MerchEngines, which he sold last year, to hear more about his new startup. Andy Steuer: This is the eighth startup I've been a part of. What is Punchcard?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

One of the hot new approaches I have seen around the country for assisting startups looking for funding has been “crowd-sourcing” sites ( Kickstarter ) or “crowd-pitching” events ( Funding Universe ). These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

Application performance can be directly mapped to hosting dollars, and for a start-up company in its infancy, hosting costs can be a pain point. First up is plain JSON serialization on Amazon EC2 large instances. Starting again with EC2. How we designed the tests. We ran each test on EC2 and our i7 hardware.

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TechEmpower

APRIL 30, 2013

Application performance can be directly mapped to hosting dollars, and for a start-up company in its infancy, hosting costs can be a pain point. First up is plain JSON serialization on Amazon EC2 large instances. Starting again with EC2. How we designed the tests. We ran each test on EC2 and our i7 hardware.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Cameras, sensors, watches, and glasses are just a sample of the increasing amounts of body-worn tech hitting the market. TechZulu had a talk with Steve Ward, CEO and founder of VIEVU, who shares about his passion, work, and startup life. Steve Ward: We’re in Seattle; in the shadow of the Space Needle up in Amazon and Microsoft-land.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2019

On her lunch break, at the age of 20, Ruth entered a local furniture store with samples of her husband’s plastic chairs. Thus, she agreed to name the startup after her husband and his friend Harold “Matt” Matson, resulting in the name Mattel. Follow Greathouse’s startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @JohnGreathouse. .

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

Something from a motivational panel, discussing Biz Dev strategies or maybe how to launch a lean start up. 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 chimes in.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2011

It starts with a customer problem or need, and includes proving the technical concept, but starts earlier and goes much further, per the following key steps: Quantify problem cost-of-pain first. Start by testing the requirements on real customers, and providing “beta” versions to get real feedback. Prove the technical concept.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Tell me how you ended up at RealPractice, and a bit about the recent funding? Carey Ransom: I like to think of myself as a startup guy. Since I've come to California, I've done a number of early stage startup companies. I have always enjoyed the opportunity to figure out the biggest and best opportunities within a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

One of the hot new approaches I have seen around the country for assisting startups looking for funding has been “crowd-sourcing” tools ( ProFounder ) or “crowd-pitching” events ( Funding Universe ). These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events.

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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. What's your background, and how did the company start? You're going up against some giant companies, and marketing budgets.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

Last week, Irvine-based SolarFlare (www.solarflare.com) made an interesting move, and started to offer its technology direct to end users. The firm--which makes 10 Gigabit Ethernet semiconductors--said it would start selling its products in its own, branded adapters, particularly to financial and Fortune 100 firms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 30, 2010

Most investors and startup advisors I know hate them, and refuse to sign them. You won’t last long as an entrepreneur in this category, since a startup is all about taking risks. The format of an NDA is simple, and you can download a sample from my website. Tags: non-disclosure entrepreneur startup business. Who is right?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. When pitching to consumers, online or offline, the feedback will likely be on features and design.

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socalTECH

APRIL 22, 2010

We talked to the six dominant meter manufacturers, to really understand what they wanted, and came up with the first generation of our parts in 2004, almost concurrently to when we bought the business. We've got four generation of parts in the market, with three in production, and the fourth sampling--with a fifth in design.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

It starts with a customer problem or need, and includes proving the technical concept, but starts earlier and goes much further, per the following key steps: Quantify problem cost-of-pain first. Start by testing the requirements on real customers, and providing “alpha” versions to get real feedback. Prove the technical concept.

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