InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

Make no mistake, successful entertainers are entrepreneurs. You do not have to enjoy (or even respect) the music, costumes and outlandish behavior of pop-culture divas to learn from their entrepreneurial tenacity and drive. Entrepreneurs and entertainers alike must address their fears. Tweet this quote].

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2014

In this article about Tom Perkins in the WSJ you would have had a clue before his recent letter. You are now the bumbling dunce of Silicon Valley. There is outraged public reaction to the Google buses carrying technology workers from the city to the peninsula high-tech companies which employ them. What about Kleiner?

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. Academia's arbitrary, bureaucratic structure, combined with its predominant focus on theoretical issues, causes many entrepreneurs to depart college early. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

Technology is so key to every business these days that experienced business-smart but non-tech entrepreneurs are feeling deeper and deeper in the hole. Should they go after high-tech nerds for partners, or professional technologists? Don’t fall for a technical pitch you can’t fathom.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. You don’t really buy servers anymore…the tools are all open source. Save Your Timing For Comedy.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Entrepreneurs seeking funding should emulate Addie''s efficient and focused pursuit of perfection. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! When securing funding, entrepreneurs must balance the desire for perfection with the urgent need to ensure the process is efficient.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. But it turns out I met a bunch of really interesting entrepreneurs. You can imagine the complexities. But it wasn’t meant to be.

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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 12, 2017

In this interview with #StartupsEverywhere , I talk withMichael Iseman, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Startup Junkie, about the mentorship pool, knowledge transfer, the latest happening in the ecosystem and the energy of this community within the region. Can you tell us more about Startup Junkie? I’m a “Startup Junkie.”

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn’t really do it, they just saw something. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. If you have not yet discovered Everything Is A Remix , I strongly encourage you to invest the time to check it out.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One trend in the Southern California high tech startup market has been an increasing number of startups--and executives--who have been looking to combine their interests in business with their enthusiasm for giving back through nonprofits and causes. Describe a little bit about how you are working with the Huffington Post?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. You should assume that they will want discounts to match competitors, and answers to technical questions in real time, rather than waiting in some phone or mail queue. You should be watching.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Entrepreneurs like Matt Coffin , Kamran Pourzanjani and Brock Pierce were making their mark. Today LA tech is stronger than ever, touting numerous accelerator programs, angel investors, coworking spaces and educational opportunities. Holiday event brings together LA’s top digital executives, honors Jim Jonassen.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

It is difficult to see the picture when you are inside the frame.”. These entrepreneurs do not risk everything, work outrageous hours and put themselves under extreme pressure because they want to. These entrepreneurs do not risk everything, work outrageous hours and put themselves under extreme pressure because they want to.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. Ignorance is not bliss in business, but it does allow entrepreneurs to face the unknown with a measure of confidence. No 19-year old understands business at the level of a seasoned, serial entrepreneur.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2014

The money you pay your intellectual property (IP) lawyer should be judiciously spent. Fortunately, even when utilizing a relatively expensive lawyer, there are a number of steps you can take to minimize your IP legal fees, without jeopardizing the veracity of your IP portfolio.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

It's our pleasure today to feature an interview with Yossi Vardi , one of Israel's best known high tech entrepreneurs. What is it about Israel that has made it such a center of high tech and startups? etc--which are all necessary, but is insufficient for creating a high tech industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2010

The buzz from startup executives, especially high-tech ones, has long been that startups are no place for Baby-Boomers (1946-1964) – you must have the high energy and crazy determination to work 20-hour days to succeed. I will argue that times have changed, and you better take another look. Advisory Board.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2014

In the first time that President Barack Obama has paid a special visit to the epicenter of Southern California''s high tech industry, the President spoke for over an hour to an audience of entrepreneurs at Cross Campus , the Santa Monica coworking space, touching on topics around providing an infrastructure for the next generation of entrepreneurs.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

If you’re short on time click on the WSJ link and read the 990 word version there. Otherwise, grab a cup ‘o coffee … Clicking on any graph below will take you to that article. My advice to entrepreneurs was and is “ when the hors d’oeuvres tray is being passed take two ” (e.g.

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Xconomy

JULY 13, 2016

it’s natural for startup entrepreneurs and others immersed in the technology world—including us journalists—to wonder about the role of innovation in solving social problems. If your own livelihood depends in some way on entrepreneurship or innovation, chances are that you’re an optimist, at least about the big picture.

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Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

With the Republican National Convention behind us and the Democratic convention in full swing, it seems like a good moment to ask how a Donald Trump presidency or a Hillary Clinton presidency might affect the prospects for high-tech entrepreneurship and business growth in the United States. That means there are 7.3 I support Clinton.

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