Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2022

The concept of “ force multipliers ” originally was developed in military science, but certainly applies equally well to business. Amazingly, I still find that many small businesses still don’t use any social media, much less appear on a range of platforms. I recommend some presence on two or three platforms.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2022

According to a classic article on Thrinacia , there were over 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence then, estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to today. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Huddlewoo a live video platform set to launch early 2013 to give people the ability to access extraordinary people for one-on-one conversations and mentoring. We are a platform that facilitates the most important conversations of people’s lives! The calendar, payment and live-video are all facilitated through our platform.

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JULY 7, 2014

Disney is providing $120,000 in investment capital to startups to help them develop their ideas, and also provide mentoring from Disney executives. READ MORE>>. disney startup accelerator walt angeles entertainment consumer funding venture capital techstars'

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NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Today's interview is with Jo Webber , the CEO and founder of Pod.io , a startup which has developed an app to help people connect with others over shared interests. We've used that funding to product our app, which is based on React Native, which allows us to simultaneously develop and release on both iOS and Android. What is Pod.io?

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FEBRUARY 26, 2010

The San Diego arm of the Founder Institute , the entrepreneurship mentoring effort started by Adeo Ressi, said Friday that it has graduated 12 companies from its Fall 2009 San Diego semester. Tags: founder institute entrepreneurship mentoring entrepreneur startup adeo ressi diego. Names of the other companies were not announced.

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JANUARY 31, 2013

It was standing room only at StartEngine 's Demo Day Wednesday afternoon, held at Santa Monica's Cross Campus , as the startup accelerator launched eight of its latest startups into the world, after a 90 day process of mentoring, honing their business model, and heads down development.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 17, 2020

Imagine Impact , the entertainment accelerator launched by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard to try and bring Silicon Valley-style mentorship and project development techniques to Hollywood, has inked a development deal with Netflix and is looking for submissions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2020

In my role as a mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs, I find that most have the technical challenges well understood, but many are a bit short on some basic street smarts , or basic business realities. Your leadership skills do not develop without effort. Even the best college degree is not a substitute.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

According to a recent article on Thrinacia , there are now aver 600 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $89 billion to the economy at a compound growth rate of 17% from 2019 to 2022. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

In my experience as an advisor and mentor to entrepreneurs in business, one of the biggest failures I see is a lack of self-leadership. Salicru details several self-leadership development strategies, which I will summarize here, that I recommend for practice by every aspiring entrepreneur.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

StartEngine provides $20,000 to $100,000 in funding to promising startups, and also offers up mentoring, office space, and help in getting those startups to the next stage. The eight startups are pitching their investors to startups at CrossCampus in Santa Monica this afternoon.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2023

This means flipping your mental script from rebuilding current platforms to envision what could be, by creating new realities, changing the environment, or creating an additional world with different actions. Have the courage to develop an independent point of view and be prepared to ignore discouragement and assumptions from the pundits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2019

With the advent and popularity of crowdfunding platforms, including Kickstarter and IndieGoGo , as a winning alternative for funding your new venture, I find that many aspiring entrepreneurs are confused about the need to ever seek a professional angel investor. They don’t get excited by early stage research, development, or marketing hype.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

“From participating in Eureka Park 2017, I learned that the show can become a bit overwhelming, but if you are able to keep it positive and have perseverance, it is a great platform not only to network, but to create great working relationships,” Cabral said. Add Mentors to Your Roster. Get Your Playbook Together.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2014

The startups included SideVision , an ecommerce software platform; Portal Entertainment a content development company; Bubbl , a developer of mobile and web-based video editing tools; Wisemetrics , social content publishing; Incoming Media , push notification for video; and Toggle , a developer of HDMI dongles for streaming UltraViolet content.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 8, 2021

In a small industrial park located nearly halfway between Los Angeles and San Diego, one company is claiming to have hit a milestone in the development of a new technology for generating power from nuclear fusion. Then the company needed to develop other technologies like vacuum conditioning. “The energy is super tiny.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

It was a software platform for allowing advertisers to purchase brand integration (product placements) as a standardized unit through a marketplace. They did development in SF and had the ad sales team in NY. At every entrepreneur event I through between 2008-2012 I invite Hamet because he was a great mentor for entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

For example, I often hear proposals for new online social media or collaboration platforms, maybe more specifically tuned to inventors or artists, or easier to use, and populated by experts, to compete against Slack or Facebook. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Nurture advocates and partners with complementary skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. Platform as a Service (PaaS). It allows startups to rent virtualized servers and associated services needed to develop, test, and run applications. I wish it was that easy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Find a major customer, or a complimentary business, who sees such value in your idea that they are willing to give you an advance on royalty payments to complete your development.

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APRIL 8, 2013

What''s the idea behind the incubator--which gives its startups $20,000 in capital, education, mentoring, working space, and more--and how is it tied to USC? We have a top 10 engineering school, a top computer science department, and research going on in everything from big data, mobile platforms, artificial intelligence, B2B, B2C.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies. DatavizVR is the world’s first big data analytics and visualization virtual and augmented reality platform. AdWallet (Albuquerque, NM).

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

We caught up with Debra Baker , Senior Vice President, Global Business Development at Warner Bros., We select companies from an application process , and they join us for a twelve week program of workshops, mentoring, and business meetings in order to create value in our businesses, and also accelerate process for them. Warner Bros.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2015

Last week, Los Angeles-based Sense360 raised $2.75M in a funding round, to go towards its development of a platform to help developers pull together information and make sense of all the data coming from your mobile phone. Why would a developer need your software if those sensors are already there? They''re never used.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

And over the past three years, Imperson has developed conversational chatbots powered by their artificial intelligence for several Disney projects, including most recently for Walt Disney World’s Pandora – The World of Avatar , according to a press release. . Epic Games.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

One of the most frequent questions I get as a mentor to entrepreneurs is “How do I find the money to start my business?” Find a major customer, or a complimentary business, who sees such value in your idea that they are willing to give you an advance on royalty payments to complete your development.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2015

imperson provides an artificial intelligence platform enabling fans to have conversations with their favorite movie and TV characters. StatMuse is developing an artificial intelligence platform to help sports fans explore data using simple, natural language. Video Engagement Platform. 2 AI Companies.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 30, 2018

Their financial planning tool helps people track their spending, investments, and credit rating all in one mobile platform. Once you RSVP for an event, and the host accepts, the platform will send you all the details and charge your card if a fee is required. Head of Business Development for U.S. This is where 1787fp comes in.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 7, 2013

According to SGL, developers can now submit their apps for review and have their press releases and updates distributed on the Stained Glass Labs website, which gives them the quick feedback from other developers and the ability to submit press releases, which are sent to members of the media interested in Google Glass and wearable technologies.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation with developers and found yourself lost or even overwhelmed with new information? In a collaborative effort, Ria Consulting, LLC and Los Angeles Net Developers Group are hosting this event on November 10th, 2012 at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 19, 2017

Deborah Ramo: Amavitae, which means "love life" in Latin, is a mobile-first platform to help the emerging workforce find a career that they will love and have a natural aptitude for, and to help them understand what careers are growing and will be around in the future. So how does a user use the platform? What is your app all about?

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

After graduating with a degree in advertising and design, I started a web development consultancy, where I oversaw user experience, brand design, and business strategy for internet-based startups across the country. We then weave in over 300 local professionals to mentor students and build professional networks. Absolutely!

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2016

In a world that is hyper competitive – even amongst VCs – I can honestly say that not only is the media recognition accurate but it is amongst the proudest days I’ve had in developing Upfront Ventures and our future. Invest more heavily in platform services. Great firms find future leaders and develop them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2015

According to articles on Entrepreneur last year, there are now almost 1,000 crowdfunding platforms in existence, currently estimated to add more than $65 billion and 270,000 jobs to the economy. In Europe, other investors can buy equity, with platforms such as Seedrs. In the U.S., angels crowdfunding entrepreneur investor'

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

New entrepreneurs are setting up shop and the city is encouraging tech development with exciting initiatives. There have been some great companies that have been developed out of L.A. It is very much a sharing, learning, promoting platform for the community.”. that has quietly soft launched this January. s advisory board.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 11, 2011

Co-creator of Farmville and the technical platform for Zynga. Co-creator of the Lotus Share platform, which powers the new Lotus Connections Files and Wikis components at IBM. There will be technical and product mentors there to help. Technical and product mentors are provided roaming across the entire place.

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