SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 5, 2019

The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel and after the panel at the Cocktail Party!

San Diego 100

San Diego Venture Capital Angel Summary 100

SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 7, 2019

The panels of seasoned and newer investors will focus on Early-Stage Venture Investing: How to meet investors, pitch them, and what it really takes to get them to write you a check! There will be plenty of time for networking with the Investor panelists, both before the panel and after the panel at the Cocktail Party!

Orange County 100

Orange County Venture Capital Angel Tech Coast Angels 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.

Startup 97

Startup Writing Coach Incubator 97

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Some people even believe that entrepreneurs must be born with the right genes, and no element of education is relevant. In my view, the most effective entrepreneurs are those with a background of an array of real-life experiences, both positive and negative, as well as good academic and coaching activities.

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Writing Coach Incubator Entrepreneur 111

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

I even wrote about my experiences attending Web Summit , something I rarely ever write about. It was on par with DreamForce in attention to detail, networking potential, entertainment and speaker quality. Big conferences in part are about education and entertainment. But I met him on the streets of an event – networking.

Web 150

Web Conference Technical Review Class 150

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. Baghdasarian was co-founder of Monterey Networks, which was sold to Cisco Systems back in 1999, has been an active angel investor in Southern California. If you can imagine, you can have your entire educational life online. First of all, what is 15desks?

Education 124

Education Startup Course Tool 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

Many believe that entrepreneurs are born, not made. While I agree that successful company builders usually have a natural inclination to be entrepreneurs, a good education helps polish that apple. We can all point to examples of successful entrepreneurs who dropped out of college, but still went on to make a big impact.

Technical Advisors 90

Technical Advisors Startup Course Entrepreneur 90

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

It has also coincided with the kickoff of our Launchpad LA educational series which has taken some of my time. And when I have time I try to write back. In the old days if you wrote people a physical letter, first it was a big effort to actually write and send the letter. Social networks exacerbate the problem.

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Email Startup Writing Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Business Writing for Email. Writing in business is not the same as in an academic environment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Job Hunting Basics. Marty Zwilling.

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Class Course Writing Slides 93

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

Tech companies have spent the past decade or more developing innovations that can be applied to old-world industries like agriculture, construction, energy, education, manufacturing and transportation and logistics. Eying sustainability gains for its supply chain, BMW backs Boston Metal’s CO2-free iron production tech. Sick of your ISP?

Startup 229

Startup Technical Review Invest Research 229

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly. A new easier to use social network may not get anyone excited. Educated customers ready and able to pay for the solution. That may sound obvious, but as a new venture investor, I rarely see it happening.

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.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Natalia Oberti Noguera: Pipeline Fellowship is a program to educate and bring more women into the investment side of business. We also want to create more capital for women entrepreneurs to increase the chances of being funded and connected to a bigger network. Entrepreneurs are everywhere and capital isn’t.

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Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. One of the things AngelList helps us do is raise our brand, have a pre-existing relationship with many, many entrepreneurs and give us access into great deals. There’s going to be more and more of these early stage networks forming.

Startup 273

Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

The TechCrunch team was judicious in its determination of qualifiers, insisting that the accelerators be, “fixed-term, cohort-based, with educational and mentorship components, culminating in a public pitch or demo day.” Savvy entrepreneurs - seek out programs which incorporate these post-graduation activities.

Startup 100

Startup Class LAMP Santa Barbara 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We''ve also built a data driven platform, that allows us to drive millions of unique visitors to our network of sites every month, covering the banking, credit, and travel and vertical markets. We started looking at the landscape, and as I was getting my MBA at the time, ended up writing the business plan for ConsumerTrack.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ringrevenue’s call performance marketing platform enables ad networks, agencies, advertisers & publishers to generate more inbound sales calls.”. 9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels. Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. business ecommerce entrepreneur startup' The cost of entry has never been lower.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2018

It was through that experience, that I sat up in my chair when working at Intel Capital, thinking that, this is cool, I've got a pretty big checkbook to write from, and to do deals from, but there are so many more companies I could be investing in that I am not. What's the best way for entrepreneurs to engage with you?

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Invest Capital Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Business Writing for Email. Writing in business is not the same as in an academic environment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Job Hunting Basics.

Course 97

Course Writing Slides Email 97

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

The presentation is meant to give an unbiased overview of how to get involved in the tech community; what blogs to read, who to follow on Twitter, who the angel investors are, what areas in LA are home to the most startups and what resources there are to further educate yourself.

Rustic Canyon 74

Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. And of course we had, TheMan. Now begins the 6-month journey.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2011

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Business Writing Skills. Writing in business is not the same as in an academic environment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Job Hunting Basics.

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Course Writing Social Network Ideas 91

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

Every Chamber of Commerce, educational organization, and many business organizations are looking for people who are willing to share some special expertise, skills, or interests. Attend networking events with investors and influencers. Attend networking events with investors and influencers. Build your momentum to bigger forums.

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Startup Organization Newsletter Content 55

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

ZexSports and PacSun are putting an amazing panel together to discuss the value of key social influencer's, where they are on your social network, and how targeting these potential brand evangelists will have a positive influence on your social media network and ROI. This Panel has gotten extreme and sold out!

Social Media 75

Social Media Social Network Media Writing 75

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Writing in business is not the same as in an academic environment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Email and Texting. Job Hunting Basics.

Training 57

Training Course Email Social Network 57

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

I’m often asked the question about why there aren’t more women who are entrepreneurs. The truth is I have been thinking a lot about the topic, I just haven’t been writing about it. My inspiration to become an entrepreneur came from my mom, not my dad. I plan to write about this phenomenon soon.

Entrepreneur 341

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. That changed very quickly. And covered we did.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

He writes with a great perspective and is well worth reading. on all the computers and established a network using Novell. But there are plenty of partners and successful entrepreneurs who don’t have MBAs. I am a very big believer in education and especially higher education. I installed Windows 3.1

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

UCLA Anderson really seems to be a hotbed of entrepreneurs nowadays - did you know going into the MBA program you'd be starting your own company? However, I thought with everything I had learned, and my legal background, my recent entrepreneurial experience, I should acquire the tools to become the best entrepreneur I could be.

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UCLA Startup Ideas Help 256

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. As the mobile ecosystem has grown the industrialized world is now carrying a mini computer in their pocket that is connected to a cellular network. PHONE CALLS.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 2, 2011

Thiel and friends will also agree to mentor these young entrepreneurs. We need to take some risks in education and in innovation in this country so anybody that it trying to break through the traditional mold and try to create a new model ought to be lauded, not attacked. The value of a college education. So is this a good idea?

Education 322

Education Startup Incubator Class 322

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. A huge shout out to Ricky Wong of NYCSteals for helping me with the write-up. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business.

Startup 286

Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 7, 2010

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Business Writing Skills. Writing in business is not the same as in an academic environment. Amazingly, it seems that people in business are more highly educated these days, but less well prepared than ever before.

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Course Writing Ideas Class 53

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The challenge is when and how to make the switch to the entrepreneur lifestyle. As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. The ability to pivot quickly is a key to success.

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Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

The caveat is that these young entrepreneurs have to drop out of college to do it. This move is indicative of the possibility that the traditional ways of going about making a living through a college education, an entry-level position at a firm, and steady promotion through the ranks is a dead model. and to tell their friends.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 3, 2015

I often write about the best strategies for startup fundraising or how to manage startup financing and optimize for growth. The startup ecosystem is not just made up of entrepreneurs and investors; it also includes lawyers, bankers, HR and payroll providers as well as financial services providers.

Startup 40

Startup Outsource Development IP Outsource 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318