socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

To help it along, we developed some software which makes it easy to create a mobile experience, which corresponds to a QR code you can place on any, real world object. In that market, there are literally no ROI metrics. The best metrics are estimated impressions. However, one way the U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

But the thing I am most proud of about Rob is that he has taken a company with a uniquely talented founder & CTO – Nick Halstead – and managed to build a very tight working relationship with Nick where we drive world-class product development without having the usual founder / CEO conflicts. Assigns tasks. Already covered.

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Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2017

Forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future. Develop an attitude of gratitude and humility. Some things need to be done whether we like them or not; for example, daily cash-flow analysis and business metrics. Spend so much time improving yourself that you have no time left to criticize.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup Press 57

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

With the speed of change today, you need to develop a culture that loves change, build the ability to quickly realign into your organization, and reward members of the team who come up with ideas, and are instrumental in making them happen. Don’t assume a simple press release will be enough. Always evaluate new tools and new systems.

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Press Tool Metrics Startup 56

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2016

For cohorts who are actively engaged in healthcare, and who were healthy, how many of this group could we identify transitions, where they might not understand their healthcare trajectory; second, what was our ability to change that path; and third, how could we start to get insights into scientifically validated metrics.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As a startup in this phase you often raise capital, get press, hire staff and everything feels possible. Raise too soon and likely take on more dilution, wait and get valuation up (as our metrics continue to rise) but then run to a point where you have a lower cash balance and place more risks on the business.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. In seed stage funding, we’re often told that the investments are ultimately about the people/teams, and not necessarily the metrics. Honestly though, it was anything but.

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Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Announcing EIGHT new mini-books and eBooks by Master Entrepreneur, Dave Berkus , just released by The Berkus Press. Individual books from The Berkus Press by clicking HERE. Developing your vision. Creating metrics. Direct from The Berkus Press: $14.95 (click here). Kindle eBook: $2.99 (press here).

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eBook Press Metrics Startup 168

InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2010

During the early 1980’s, the popular press discovered baseball card collecting and began to publish articles touting sports memorabilia as a great “investment”. as well as old-world pricing, such as cost-per-thousand views, which was based upon print advertising metrics. But Our Hobby Is Different….

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Pricing Advertising Marketing Startup 138

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Photo by Hope House Press - Leather Diary Studio on Unsplash It’s also true that there will be tough moments in your company’s journey where you will want to be able to carry people behind the tough decisions you want. Often board members themselves don’t do the work to say “what metrics would we like to see.”

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Startup Slides Metrics News 226

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

That required lots of developers to integrate it and work with it. MW: It has to do with the difference between a marketer and a developer. The marketers know all the right questions to ask, but the developers are the ones who actually have the ability to get the answer. The second problem is an attribution problem.

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Startup Southern California Mobile Software 85

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

That might work for $50-100k but less likely for $3m unless you’re a seasoned entrepreneur, known to the VC, have some metrics that work in your favor or have built something the VC believes to be truly unique. If I see your alpha product then I can judge how it develops over time. And VC’s are tough customers.

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Startup Venture Capital Invest Slides 360

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Contrary to some press reporting, the boom in startups, the creation of accelerators and seed funds as well as the deserved popularity of AngelList do not signal doom for our industry. The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

I was on an airplane 2-3 times / week meeting potential customers, investors, employees, business partners and the press. We set up a development center in India and I had to be there for three weeks to tour all of the prospective cities. Dinners were consumed with customers or in hotels and often past 10pm.

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