Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2023

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. In these cases, you need testimonials, usage details, and return-on-investment examples. These days, people worry about the liability potential, or making a dramatic move that may be very expensive to recover from.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2020

The more revolutionary the solution, the more important it is to educate customers on a solution’s existence and value. In these cases, you need testimonials, usage details, and return-on-investment examples. These days, people worry about the liability potential, or making a dramatic move that may be very expensive to recover from.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Companies are always complaining about how hard it is to find the right employees, and how technical talent is hard to find. We caught up with Founding Director Bruce Huang , to learn more about what the UCLA Extension is trying to do with its program. Talk a little more about that gap? Bruce Huang: Correct.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

As a business consultant with experience in large companies as well as startups, I often hear about dysfunctional management hierarchies, as well as the value provided by exceptional ones. We have all heard about the successes of flattened management organizations in the last decade at Facebook, Valve, Zappos, and others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

For example, I usually hear about an aggressive marketing budget, with a plan to penetrate a few big retail chains, and some videos to catch your attention on YouTube. Give customers incentives, rewards, and challenges as a way to have some fun, and they will talk about you and promote you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 31, 2022

In fact, Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten. Bring focus on your core competencies and expertise by educating and helping others, who can then return the favor by helping you or buying from you. Shared clients and objectives (networked organization).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It seems to be more a function of mindset and principles, more than education or natural ability. We have all heard of examples where people have overcome physical odds to success, such as Richard Branson with dyslexia, causing him to get low marks in school and communicate poorly as a young business person.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

I’m certainly not saying that all of these are required, but they are certainly all worth some consideration: Get some business education, as well as technical. Remember that being an entrepreneur is all about starting and running a business, after the initial invention. Find your level of passion early.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Join us at the Pepperdine West Los Angeles Graduate Campus and learn invaluable information about what it means to be an entrepreneur. They're seeking community, education, entertainment, and most of all, a sense of authenticity. Breakfast provided. Consumers these days are looking to connect with companies on a much deeper level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you. An example would be negotiating free office space by agreeing to support the computer systems for all the other office tenants. Marty Zwilling

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

Email readers, continue here…] But what about the pause to celebrate? So, as you prepare to turn over the reins to another; to separate from a business that has become a part of your being, it is time to think of nothing but the good done, the examples set, the positive company culture you leave behind. Take a long breath.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2011

If you want a sense of their content, an example is their “Epic Rap Battles of History” channel including Stephen Hawkins vs. Einstein , Napoleon Bonaparte vs. Napoleon Dynamite and my favorite Mr. T vs. Mr. Rogers [this last one NSFW]. I will talk much more about Internet TV in a future post. Full stop.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

As an advisor to business professionals and entrepreneurs, I often hear about an innovative new solution that could lead to business growth or a new business. It was no surprise to me that all the investors he approached were less than excited about his plan for growing a new and nutritious algae.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2022

Building relationships, and finding ways for a win-win, is what mentoring is about. It’s another example of win-win, for the business as well as the mentees. Mentors learn about culture changes and new generations. In my view, this type of mentoring is a missing link in our education system today between schools and businesses.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

If you have the urge to be an entrepreneur, I encourage you to think seriously about each of these, before you zero-in on one or two, and get totally discouraged if those don’t work for you. An example would be negotiating free office space by agreeing to support the computer systems for all the other office tenants. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2023

Thus, I was happy to see my perspective solidified and detailed with real examples in a timely book, “ Mission Possible: How to Build a Business for our Times ,” by Alexandre Mars. Then pursue the people and education you need to build a winning business.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Those of us who keep tabs on the tech world hear a lot about the challenges of hiring and retaining IT talent. A number of strategies have been deployed in an attempt to solve this problem—internships, code schools, and industry-led STEM education initiatives, for example—but a Seattle-based apprenticeship program called.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

We talked about what startup CEOs should do in these situations and how to think about these renegotiations. B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Burn through your cash quickly at your peril. In a word: Yes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The sock company Bombas , is well-known world-wide for donating more than forty million pairs of socks to homeless people (one for every pair purchased) because “everyone deserves to put on clean clothes that make them feel good about themselves.” Retool how your company works and operates today. Stay current with world trends and cultures.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2021

Elon Musk with Tesla and SpaceX may be the most current example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Design is not just about making things look pretty. Most of you could suggest one more, but not many.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

I’m not talking about just making incremental improvements in their products and processes, but more fundamental changes to the business model, such as the following: Announce a new market launch that fits your core competency. For example, Uber recently made the move into food delivery with UberEATS.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 21, 2021

So in its first years of existence, Welcome Tech has focused on building out a platform that provides educational resources, information and services that “they need to thrive in a new country.” The company plans to use its new capital to build more partnerships so that it can do the above, as well as spread awareness about its services.

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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. My first thought when I read this letter wasn’t so much about Nazism as it was about the French Revolution and the infamous “ let them eat cake ” comment. What about Kleiner? But let me try.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2022

Current examples include Conscious Capitalism® , popularized by John Mackey, The B Team , founded by Sir Richard Branson, the 1% for the Planet organization, and the Benefit Corporation (B Corp) now available in 35 States. Conscious Capitalism companies, for example, historically have outperformed the S&P 500 index by a factor of ten.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

For example, the software-as-a-service (SAAS) subscription model was created many years ago to offset the high one-time purchase cost obstacle that killed many early software products. I recommend realistic examples of cost savings and return-on-investment testimonials from early users.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. What is CreatorUp all about?

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

I use George Bush vs. Al Gore as allegory and I’ve been using it with entrepreneurs for years to sink in a simple point about how to communicate with the market. But the narrative in the press about Al Gore was that he was a smarmy know-it-all. They wrote about his verbal fumbles. Or what about your sales team?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

He calls his book a primer, but his real-life examples illustrate well how predictive analytics unleashes the power of data, and how “ big data ” embodies an extraordinary wealth of experience from which to learn. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 1, 2011

DonorsChoose let’s you “ hack their data &# in creative ways to create offerings that may be relevant to helping with education projects in America. I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Charles Best , the founder of DonorsChoose.org to talk about his startup. Help support a project they’re passionate about.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

One of the firms which has been active in that area is Los Angeles-based CauseCast (www.causecast.com), run by Ryan Scott , who talked us about the company's relationship with the Huffington Post, its new efforts to provide its technology to companies interested in corporate social responsibility, and other initiatives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I definitely learned a few things about how to improvise effectively in business from the classic book, “ Getting to ‘Yes And’: The Art of Business Improv ,” by Bob Kulhan, who is a master of the art in both comedy and business. Leaders must be the example. Improvisation does require training. Don’t let blame rear its ugly head.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

Great programmers are artists, for sure, but rock stars is about the last definition I’d choose. Tristan told me about an idea that he was really passionate about but wasn’t sure that VCs would fund it. Have a watch of this video as an example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

These usually provide a customer’s first impression of your offering, and should not be blatantly self-promotional, but instead informative, educational, and even entertaining. Examples include counting members of an advocacy program, app downloads, tenured customers, or subscribers to an e-mail list. Long-term sales.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2014

For example, you can walk around a little village, fly through outer space, ride a virtual roller coaster, or be in the driver’s seat of a race car. The neat thing about the Oculus is that if you move your head left and right, it is what you would see if you were really there. The possibilities in education could be endless.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

Tell us about the new fund? Obviously, we feel great about that. Mark Suster: If you think about it, seventeen years ago, there were two things that existed for us. Now, we realize that people care about transparency and openness, and want to know that we have operational experience, and want to know who you are.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2014

I think this is a Seriously great example of how this process works for at least one VC – Upfront Ventures. So when they spoke about character development, repeatable gaming experiences, bringing games to multiple platforms (in the industry we call this “ Transmedia “) and physical products my ears naturally perked up.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

15desks.com), a new startup focused on the education market. We talked with him on why he decided to head up this startup, and what 15desks is all about. Zareh Baghdasarian: 15desks is all about managing your educational lifestyle, all the way from early education to your graduate work. Talk about your background?

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