Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2021

You can project the results by assessing how well you might handle these seven key objectives: Develop a simple plan for your complex strategy. Teams that work together are ones that build trust, and have each other’s back, all while engaging with their leaders, and following a commonly developed strategy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2023

Martin, decision makers need to develop and practice the art and science of strategic decision making early in their career to thrive in this complex business world. For example, it is only from the perspective of future orientation that the decision to re-invest profits, versus distributing them, makes any sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Martin, decision makers need to develop and practice the art and science of strategic decision making early in their career to thrive in this complex business world. For example, it is only from the perspective of future orientation that the decision to re-invest profits, versus distributing them, makes any sense.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Watching him develop over the past 4.5 We track which investment firms and which investment partners are a good fit for each company we have back so that we don’t have a scattergun approach to fund raising. We like to know that when we call our peers they truly are the best fit for the company in which we’ve invested.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. Whenever I’m looking at new investments I pay really close attention to verbal queues given between founders or management members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2016

Sponsor experiments and measure like new investments. Experiments on future ideas should be measured like investments, and judged on longer-term potential, allowed to iterate, and focused on learning and adapting quickly. Ensure your firm’s fitness to act on new opportunities, and develop an evolving sense of where the future lies.

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socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Tell us a little bit about Mob Science, games that you develop? We have one, major original IP game in development, and a couple of weeks ago we announced a publishing deal with Zynga to publish our new game on Facebook and Zynga's own platform. So, when Facebook became friendly to developers, there was a great opportunity.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

Steve Blank calls this “ customer development ” in which you built an initial product that is in search of “product / market fit.” In my journey to better understand the sales process, my management team and I developed a sales methodology. I’m going to set up the framework today and in future posts I’ll drill down into each area.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 3, 2009

So I thought I’d try to lay out a framework for how you should think about it as many you will inevitably be faced with this experience. When they promise to help you with marketing, sales, distribution, integrated product development, etc. When times are bad many cease investment activity all together.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Many venture firms go even further, by insisting on investing their own key players in an interesting startup, before they commit any funds. I’ve paraphrased a few of their key points here that I support and often recommend: Invest team member time as carefully as you invest money.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. How did you get into this?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2013

I like their recommended framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. Building through internal development, or organic growth, makes the most sense when you have a core set of skilled internal resources.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

Domeyer recently told us how mobile visitors to the web are dramatically changing how Oversee looks at the market, and are pushing the firm to invest more in technology to adapt to mobile users. Second, we're becoming more agile in terms of development. We're very big in the Agile framework. So, we haven't had that much trouble.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2012

They outline the following framework for emerging firms, as well as large multinationals, to help build an optimal growth strategy for your company: Evaluate internal development versus external sourcing. Invest in selective strategic alliances. Don’t use alliances for core competencies. Partial acquisition. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

At the big consulting firms, investment banks and established large technology companies we’re taught to produce long reports, make sure that every document is perfect quality and that every possible bit of diligence has been done. They over think the decision framework. Check your legal framework. But here’s the thing.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

It’s pretty tricky to make money without understanding where that money is coming from and what kind of cost investment it will take to become cash-flow positive. It also lets potential investors know why you’re asking for the funds that you are asking for—and how much they can expect to get as a return on their investment.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

To their credit, they were able to carve out an investment so we could develop this. They have a day job, running the existing business, and they then have to commit more time and effort into building Dentistry.com, to develop the technology, processes, and all we have to do. We are working with a team in Montevideo, Uruguay.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

The most important question companies wrestle with in assessing their cyber risk appetite is whether their security investments will pay off. Organizations need to develop the ability to demonstrate that the investments they are making are aligned with the actual risks they face. Where to Start?

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

I've previously addressed the role of a CTO in early-stages in my post Startup CTO or Developer. for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? for a Lead Developer: How much will it cost to build what we need to build? How can I control costs but effectively get stuff developed? Accounting?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there. The investor sharks attacked this move away from “getting his hands dirty,” and needless to say, he didn’t get the investment he expected. Balance the long-term with the short.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

Two of the hottest sectors in the market today for investments and startups are in the area of machine learning/big data and advancements in automotive technology. We had an advanced application development and innovation team. How did you end up working in the whole area of automotive AI? That's the hard part.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I installed Windows 3.1

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Build meticulous plans, recruit top notch employees with high potential, invest into appropriate training, and always verify that the quality of execution is to your liking. When making large changes to scale your business, leaders should make sure that developments are also in support of their core visions. Alon Rajic, Finofin LTD.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Martin, decision makers need to develop and practice the art and science of strategic decision making early in their career to thrive in this complex business world. For example, it is only from the perspective of future orientation that the decision to re-invest profits, versus distributing them, makes any sense.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

Instead, set long-term business objectives and develop a framework for the trajectory your team needs to get there. The investor sharks attacked this move away from “getting his hands dirty,” and needles to say, he didn’t get the investment he expected. Balance the long-term with the short.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. friend of mine asked me to chat with a startup he’d invested in. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative. Disruptive. We get it! I Be specific. Here’s why. I know I do.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

Daryl is also an angel investor, and has invested in such companies as MindBody Software and YouMail. and most other countries around the world which follow a general framework, making online agreements every bit as legally binding as paper ones. They're a big Rails development firm that does contract work for Fortune 500 companies.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

It's quite a different framework from an Airbnb or HomeAway. I was just starting out in mobile app development, and a friend of mine was just starting out as a VC at Greycroft. We became Amplify's first investment, and first exit, and went from concept to acquisition in eight months. How did the idea come about for Overnight?

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SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Simon Sinek’s Golden Circle framework “People don’t buy what you do, they buy why you do it” Simon Sinek If your customers believe in your mission, then they’ll warm to you and listen to what you offer and how. Get some customers and investment will come a lot easier. This is where the Golden Circle comes in. By focusing on the ‘why?’

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Use it as a framework for a dialog not a script. Half baked ideas get refined, new ideas emerge and a two way dialoge develops where a one way monologue once was.&#. Use something like, “I noticed you invested in a couple of companies in the x,y,z space. Be ready to map your presentation to their preferred method.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

We ended up merging those two companies together and I took over client services for Business.com, around the time Benchmark invested in us, and we ended up selling that company to R.H. The reason why, is my experience is in early stage sales and more specifically, in early stage customer development. Donnelly in 2007.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When should a VC invest? It’s the only way forward in capitalism, and it’s worth every investment you can make. The late-stage investment firm has been a slow-burning mess for the past several months, angering current and former employees, limited partners, and, crucially, [Peter] Thiel himself, sources say. All appears well.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. If you are on the lower complexity end, the key is defining small chunks of work that can be done quickly by a developer. The "Questions" post is probably the most important.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

And no wonder, lately he and his partners are on a tear, investing out of their $200+ million VC fund. They recently exited their investment in Gaikai for $380 million while their rival OnLive (who had raised > $200 million) just went through bankruptcy. I’ve laid out my policy on seed investing pretty clearly and publicly.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

This week we’ll focus on the city of Austin, gain insight into Uber’s spending habits, do a little scooter number crunching, the Tesla Model Y, and the so-called “race” — an overused and inaccurate term — to develop autonomous vehicles. billion investment in 2018. Cymbal clash!)

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. My framework gives me a deeper understanding of the sector.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Presenter: Patrick Mork, VP of Marketing, GetJar 10:45am: Redefining A Cluttered App Market: Brand marketers and media companies are rushing to develop apps, since they seem to be a buzzworthy, foolproof way to deliver content and advertising to consumers on-the-go. Jennifer Byrne, Director of Business Development, Verizon.

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