socalTECH

JULY 14, 2020

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics reported this morning that it has been selected for a pilot project by White Castle , the iconic Midwest fast food chain. Miso Robotics is led by CEO and co-founder Buck Jordan. White Castle says is hopes to have Flippy deployed later this fall. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Pasadena-based robot developer Miso Robotics is turning towards equity crowdfunding for its next fundraise, the company said this week. Miso Robotics is led by CEO and co-founder Buck Jordan, and already has raised $15M in earlier round of funding. Those earlier funding rounds came from Wavemaker Labs, MAG Ventures, and CaliGroup.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 21, 2020

While business is historically slow in August, this month seems to be bucking the trend, just like so many other unexpected developments in 2020. Perhaps life sciences executives have been less distracted by summer excursions this year in a world in which the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly curtailed travel.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Amazon Studios , the content development effort being run out of Amazon.com's Los Angeles arm, the People's Production Company, has set the first four projects being developed by the company. According to Amazon, it has selected one children's show and three comedies as the first four content development efforts at the company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Get it wrong, and you’re just wasting fifty bucks a month. Do you participate in professional development workshops, or perhaps enjoy problem-solving puzzles in your downtime? An empty textbox, demanding to be filled with a concise, compelling summary to impress potential employers is daunting. For example, let’s consider Mark.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Great entrepreneurs are willing and anxious to tackle these control challenges, and get real satisfaction from their acceptance of the “buck-stops-here” position of a business owner. Develop camaraderie with people you respect. The result is a higher probability of success, and the true entrepreneur lifestyle.

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socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2009

San Diego-based Websense , a developer of web filtering and security products, said yesterday afternoon that the firm has seen "strong cash flow" in the first quarter. Bucking the overall economy, the firm said that it is increasing its expected, full-year cash flow from operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2013

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. It’s a skill you can develop and strengthen – one that’s particularly valuable in the most chaotic and fluid business environment. Challenging convention can open the door to competitive advantage. Trust your gut.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2016

We had a great fireside chat with Brock Pierce and had a panel with Richard Wolpert, Jim Andelman, Mark Mullen, Peter Liu and Buck Jordan. Before launching Crowd Invest Summit, Alon worked for entertainment tech giants such as IMDb and MySpace where he managed product development, testing and performance.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 12, 2012

in my eight startups, I was CEO and Founder once, meaning the buck stopped with me unequivocally…the role of the CEO is so different than the role of an operating exec, they’re not even on the same planet. So I wanted to distinguish running the company from the other jobs at a startup.”. Relevancy Is Relevant.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2012

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. It’s a skill you can develop and strengthen – one that’s particularly valuable in the most chaotic and fluid business environment. Challenging convention can open the door to competitive advantage. Trust your gut.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader. His advice is essentially, "buck up, it’s called work for a reason." No one ever accused Bill of being a master programmer.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2015

One of the oldest and most-popular developer communities, IBM’s developerWorks has announced today a first-of-its-kind premium subscription model, developerWorks Premium , geared toward maximizing developer access to IBM’s software, tools, training and partners at a fraction of the cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Can you accept the fact that the buck stops with you? Experience managing projects, people, and finances is as important as deep technical product development skills. Every good business is a positive collaboration between many people with different skills and objectives, with an effective leader to bring their efforts together.

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socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

Citron previously founded and sold Mogreet, a developer of mobile marketing software, among other ventures. We've raised a couple of million bucks and business is going great. What is Pledgeling? James Citron: We firmly believe most successful businesses of the future will be the ones with the most social impact.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

Lesson: As described in Go For The Quick Buck , wily startups also devise creative ways to secure funding from their customers, rather than from investors. Entrepreneurs should unabashedly copy Pink Floyd's simple, yet effective market validation strategies. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. It’s a skill you can develop and strengthen – one that’s particularly valuable in the most chaotic and fluid business environment. Challenging convention can open the door to competitive advantage. Trust your gut.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

This is where you find the superb Rails coder, and the world-class information architect, and the consummate sales guy, and the persuasive business development person, and the brilliant CFO. And that it is the critical piece which ultimately (if things work out) gets the big bucks.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

The other 29 pitches consistent of many smart people who “think they have an angle on making a buck” which I know is an unfair over-characterization of the situation but you can genuinely tell when somebody isn’t “all in.” These are both new journeys and I can’t wait to see how they develop.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

You know, Jesus, a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. The reason I did this was to floor Steve. Mr. Rand obviously missed the irony of this statement.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

At the B-round great teams often hire their first business development person. You paid him the big bucks because he wasn’t the kind of person ready to take a risk with no pay when you started. The C-round CEO still gets her hand dirty but shouldn’t be a control freak or become a bottleneck in the organization.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

My partner Greg Bettinelli is an avid sports fan who throughout his career has developed an expert understanding in online ticketing (at eBay has was a champion of the StubHub acquisition) and online marketing.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 7, 2020

Big Pharma companies are focusing on vaccine development and a slew of biotechs are testing compounds, previously intended for a wide range of indications, as potential COVID-19 treatments. The novel coronavirus has driven the pharmaceutical industry to upend its research priorities. billion merger in the digital health sector.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2014

The first principle of entrepreneurship is that “the buck stops here” – you have to accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens, good or bad, Excuses are artificial barriers for not starting something, or ways of convincing yourself that someone or something else is responsible for your failures. Always finding excuses.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2012

The Dave I know is very insightful about marketing, channel management and building developer ecosystems. He isn’t personally driven by making a quick buck and I’ve seen him go out of his way to help entrepreneurs. So he made a special trip to LA to be there for me. Brad does this kind of thing for people.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

A producer with MTV Networks, the founder of the collaborative game development platform Squarepushers Inc. ” Even with the wow-factor of the experience, it may not be enough to buck industry trends. . “There’s no other medium that does that.” ” Bennett knows a thing or two about entertainment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2013

The first principle of entrepreneurship is that “the buck stops here” – you have to accept ultimate responsibility for whatever happens, good or bad, Excuses are artificial barriers for not starting something, or ways of convincing yourself that someone or something else is responsible for your failures. Always finding excuses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The first challenge is to develop your “political sensitivity” – observe and ask questions about how things are done in your business, where the power bases are, and who has hidden agendas. It is never legitimate or appropriate to tread on other people’s faces, or revert to buck-passing, memoranda wars, or back-stabbing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2013

Personally, it means upgrading your own skills, listening, and reading about new developments and approaches. Good entrepreneurs don’t want to be seen as perfect, and they have to be seen as willing to accept the fact that “the buck stops here.” Self-discipline for consistency and reliability. Accept responsibility for all actions.

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socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2017

San Diego-based Peregrine Semiconductor , which is now owned by Murata, has acquired Arctic Sand Technologies , a developer of low power semiconductors used for DC-DC power conversion. Financial details of the acquisition were not announced. Peregrine and Murata said the acquisition will help Murata in its power electronics efforts.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

You develop a cynicism that the future will be better. But I knew that paving over the problem with a few extra bucks wasn’t going to solve the problem. In my observation this seldom worked. Ryan was junior and didn’t want to tell me but I was able to pick up on it by listening. I had to make a choice.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

We develop a mobile app and website, and a platform which makes it easier for customers to one, discover events, two, reserve VIP tables, and three purchase presale tickets, and lastly and most popular on our platform, sign up for free and discounted guests lists to go to clubs, pool parties, and concert venues, How did you get started on this?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2012

Personally, it means upgrading your own skills, listening, and reading about new developments and approaches. Good entrepreneurs don’t want to be seen as perfect, and they have to be seen as willing to accept the fact that “the buck stops here.” Self-discipline for consistency and reliability. Accept responsibility for all actions.

News 109

News Ideas Resource Entrepreneur 109

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

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