Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2022

If you are not sure of your best fit, like many people I know, I just found help in a new book, “ The 6 Types of Working Genius ,” by Patrick Lencioni. He brings real-life insights from his organizational health work with thousands of business leaders around the globe. Assess your satisfaction and ability for this type of work.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Long Beach-based space launch company Virgin Orbit has temporarily shifted its attention from developing rockets and its satellite launch systems, and applied its engineering skills to developing a new ventilator, designed to help in the battle against the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2023

Glei, “ Manage Your Day-to-Day ,” which asserts that working consistently and frequently on something makes it possible to accomplish more, with greater originality, than spasmodic bursts of effort. You might be thinking, “Having to work frequently, whether or not I feel inspired, will force me to lower my standards.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

After many years working in business and investing in startups, I’m convinced that the primary reason for new business and career failures is NOT a lack of skill or money, but people giving up too quickly on their dreams and goals. By contrast, Edison persevered and designed a working light bulb after thousands of failures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2021

I have always assumed that strong work relationships are the key to productivity, as well as you feeling good and having fun at work. If you are in this category, I recommend you take a look at a new book, “ Work Better Together ,” by Jen Fisher and Anh Phillips. Longer work hours mean greater productivity.

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L.A. Business Journal

AUGUST 3, 2020

3 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the UC San Diego to share resources to support the development of ocean-related projects at both institutions AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, a nonprofit company focused on the ocean economy, announced Aug.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2023

For example, many companies are fighting the remote work trend by bringing team members back to the office where they can better focus together on improving customer experience. Make people feel more productive by providing continuous feedback on work accomplished, process improvements, and current training.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

Millennials want work that matters, and don’t care for hierarchies. Boomers are coming back to work, but because of their experience, they may be insulted by constant feedback. All prefer more flexible hours, the chance to work from home, and the traditions of lifetime loyalty to one company no longer apply.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Most entrepreneurs, and members of any small team, naively assume that the key to their success is hard work, dedication, and long hours in the business. In reality, their effectiveness is usually more related to how well they develop their work relationships with peers and business leaders. Workship - Mentor. Friendship.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 28, 2021

While Zuckerberg didn’t offer many details about what to expect or when, Facebook has apparently been working on bringing the GTA classic to its VR headset for years. Slack is coming to the Oculus Quest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2021

Like any other relationship, it takes work on both sides to make mentoring work. Brian Tracy, in his classic book “ Earn What You’re Really Worth ,” solidifies my ideas on how mentoring, as well as other personal development activities, can quickly increase anyone’s value and income in business. Marty Zwilling.

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JANUARY 25, 2013

Are you a videogame developer heading out on your own? Steve Goldstein of Stubbs Alderton & Markiles LLP covers the world of "work for hire" in the videogame industry. There was a time in console and PC game development when developers could enter a publishing agreement and retain the rights to the IP they created.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle developer Fisker Inc. --the According to Fisker, the new, downtown San Francisco location is designed to be a "focal point and development center" for the company's software and vehicle electronics, and is designed for employees to work flexibly between remote and office. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Shaw is a consultant specializing in team performance, and he brings real experience building and working with extreme teams in companies like the ones mentioned above. Team members need to view their work as a calling, much more than a job, and embrace a higher purpose that shapes their collective thinking and behavior.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute. Don’t spend your whole development budget, before finding that you need another iteration. Angel investors, like me, have long figured out that asking to see the prototype is a quick way to separate the ‘wannabes’ from serious players.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 7, 2023

Every yes should be a win-win proposition, just like strategic partnerships can bring huge growth to both businesses, despite the work. In other cases, you may actually get back more than you give up. Explain your constraints before saying no. Rejection without giving a context implies an unreasonable request or a problem with the requestor.

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JULY 7, 2020

Carlsbad-based radio frequency and analog and mixed signal circuits developer MaxLinear says it is raising its guidance for its second quarter, saying it is seeing strength in the broadband sector, as well as recovery in the analog sector.

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MARCH 18, 2020

San Diego-based Inseego , which develops 5G and Internet-of-Things technology used for asset tracking, connectivity, and similar applications, is again embracing its roots in the mobile hotspot market.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

The Los Angeles-based app development shop, V/One , is giving away 50,000 free mobile app builds through the rest of April as the company officially launches its platform for would-be, LA-based mobile app moguls. Since its soft launch, December 20th of last year, the app development company has built over 100 new applications.

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DECEMBER 18, 2018

Los Angeles-based electric vehicle charging network operator EVgo has named two new executives to its business development team, the company said on Monday. According to the company, it has named Colin Murchie as Senior Director of Business Development, and Lars Peters as Director of Business Development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2023

Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their idea of a new technology or required service. These idea and developer skills are necessary, but not sufficient, to build a business. Emulate the leadership attributes of entrepreneurs you admire, such as Richard Branson.

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OCTOBER 19, 2018

Terrkan , a new, Los Angeles startup, said on Thursday that it has launched a new online service aimed at providing real estate data to real estate developers. The company said that its service, which currently only covers Los Angeles, hows the development value of any residential or commercial property in the city of Los Angeles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2021

Yet I find that many entrepreneurs struggle and fail with that transition from personally developing an innovative new idea, to building all the relationships necessary to transform their idea into a successful business. Study what has come before, capture what works right now, and ask customers what they want in the future.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

BlackBerry said on Monday that it is launching a brand new, advanced lab called the BlackBerry Advanced Technology Development Labs , which will leverage technology created by Irvine-based Cylance. According to BlackBerry, the new business unit will focus on research and development in the cybersecurity space. READ MORE>>.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 25, 2017

I'm working on a start up idea in the XXX market with my partner and we are currently looking for full stack developer to join us as a technical co-founder. The way they expressed it "technical co-founder" is code for find someone who will work as an Equity Only Developer. That's not going to be a successful outreach.

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MAY 3, 2019

Santa Monica-based private equity investor Clearlake Capital has acquired a Cary, North Carolina-based developer of operations management software, Dude Solutions. According to Clearlake Capital, it acquired Dude Solutions from its prior, private equity investor, Warburg Pincus. Financial details of the transaction were not announced.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2023

Based on their long careers assisting in leadership development with large companies as well as small, they detail eight keys to enhancing your leadership impact at work, home, and anywhere else that needs you.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Los Angeles-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies (HTT), one of three companies working on the Hyperloop concept in Los Angeles, announced this morning that it is beginning development of a full-scale, passenger capsule for its Hyperloop systems. HTT said the capsule is being developed at its R&D center in France.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

He wanted to get input from me on what he's doing, and he wants to begin to ask developers what it would take to build his product. what format would you and the developer want that in? Conversations with a technical advisors or possible developers should be iterative. He is not a technical person, but is somewhat web savvy.

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L.A. Business Journal

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Gaming is a global industry, but few cities are as entrenched in the production and development of video games as Los Angeles.

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MARCH 26, 2018

Los Angeles-based UpKeep , a startup developing software to manage work orders for facilities, said last week that it raised $10M in a Series A funding. The funding was led by Emergence Capital, and also included Battery Ventures, Y Combinator, and Mucker Capital.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I''ve written before about finding Web Development Firms in Los Angeles. I just got an email asking about exactly this: I''m with a new company that needs some software built, but doesn''t need (or have the resources for) a large staff of software developers. You will find firms that are design/interface heavy and light on development.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2020

in a seed funding round, to go towards its development of tools to power apps and games for 5G and augmented reality (AR), the company said on Tuesday. The company is targeting its tools for use by multi-player gamed developers. A new, Los Angeles-based startup, Croquet Corporation has raised $2.7M in the seed funding.

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 23, 2010

I’ve come to realize that I have lots of posts around startup software development scattered around in different posts. How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup Thought it would be good to capture them in one spot and also include links to related posts from other sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2022

Yet most entrepreneurs simply don’t know how to work with a mentor. Remember that good relationships take some time to develop, so don’t assume that your first discussion will seal the deal. With patience and time, the partners should develop a good rapport and become more comfortable with openly and freely conversing with each other.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Most entrepreneurs are so overwhelmed by the day-to-day challenges of their business that they rarely take the time to work on longer-term strategy (they work in the business versus on the business). How much of your time do you spend now working on your business? Gut reactions are rarely the optimal solution to any problem.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2022

However, very quickly after everyone has their assignment as is actively working, you need to let them do their jobs without questioning every step. I have found that micro-management can be especially productive if you are working with a first-time or unique situation, or working with a new team with little experience.

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