socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Bruce Huang: We are an educational, collaborative ecosystem, trying to bridge between the tech community and academics. For example, we have people currently working in video and film production, who want to get into coding, who want to become a web developer, and who want to become cybersecurity professionals. Bruce Huang: Correct.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2023

In my experience in business, and as a consultant, I have found a common set of challenges that every new initiative has to overcome for widespread adoption and the business growth you need. The cost of any new product these days must include education and rollout marketing, perhaps equal or greater than the development costs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up. I’m sure you can think of a dozen more examples today. Staffing requirements come and go in every company, big or small. Administrative Professional.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Today, customers are looking for real relationships, a memorable shopping experience, and satisfaction of a higher purpose. For example, Tesla and Elon Musk have capitalized on the environmental benefits of electric vehicles, coupled with a more memorable shopping experience by eliminating dealers.

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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.” It’s very much a word of mouth and trial of error, and in some cases highly predatory, experience. the company says.

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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. These authors provide inside details of recent management experiments, as well as historical data from both successful and failed traditional companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

I do first recommend getting some business experience, building relationships, and managing risk. For example, TOMS shoes agreed to donate a pair of shoes to the needy for every pair sold. Of course, if you wait for the perfect time, you may never start. Think twice before committing to a business that is work.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Unfortunately, from my own experience, it’s not that simple, and not doing some preparation first can easily result in stress, lack of satisfaction, and a hard road to success. 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.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 13, 2022

Then you experience a feeling of guilt when you realize that not all your early associates share the same outcome, either financially or perhaps with their continued employment with the buyer. Not many founders or entrepreneurs do experience the success of a favorable sale of the business they dreamed would make them rich.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Our online solution combines both scientific methodology, as well as highly produced, entertaining, professional development content around education and awareness of unconscious bias. It's education, measurement, analysis, and ongoing mitigation strategy. It's a great example of a made-in-LA thing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

Here are some examples: Marketing Professional. This world changes rapidly, and needs a professional with experience in digital and conventional media to keep up. I’m sure you can think of a dozen more examples today. Staffing requirements come and go in every company, big or small. Administrative Professional.

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Startup Social Media Course Entrepreneur 164

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

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Is there an educated marketplace waiting? An educated marketplace is one where your target customers already understand the problem and the impact of your technology. Truly disruptive technologies are tough, since it always takes extra time and money to educate and motivate the customers to move away from current approaches.

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Startup Education Ideas Custom 166

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2023

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. An example would be negotiating free office space by agreeing to support the computer systems for all the other office tenants.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

You take all the photos and videos and upload it on YouTube, Facebook, Vine, and other social media platforms and experience the event through the eyes of the crowd. The app was mainly to educate people what was going on in the world. CE: Our experiences with gathering outside contracting work have been negative so far sadly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Build team trust through shared experiences. The key is not only to have everyone in the same place, but to have them share a memorable experience in a place that will connect them further in the future. Leaders must be the example. Make sure they have the resources and the education to get change done with you, or without you.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 4, 2014

As a designer by trade, I have always loved different visual experiences. There is still a ways to go before it is ready for daily consumer use, but give it a year or so and it could be part of your weekly gaming and/or web surfing experience. I was also thinking about how you could use this for education.

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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. In all cases, make the change simple and fun.

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Product Marketing Education Examples 86

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2020

For example, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson has started or grown over 400 companies, from record labels to space travel, so for him the joy is clearly in the startup. With a startup, everything is an experiment. Now the experiments are over, and high productivity is the objective. Spend more time on the future than today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

Very few entrepreneurs have the range of skills and experience to be the solution creator as well as business creator, or operational as well as sales leader. A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as long-time Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt.

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Software Review CTO Hire Outsource Development Startup 154

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Beyond a simple phone call, far-flung friends are using any technical means possible—like Skype and live tweeting—to duplicate that cozy experience of sitting in front of the same TV together. For example, their poll this week showed Democratic presidental candidate Hillary Clinton regaining … Next Page » Reprints | Share:

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Technical Review News Social Media Startup 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2020

In my experience working with entrepreneurs, once they feel they have a winning formula for their business, they are often hesitant to change or update it. For example, Uber recently made the move into food delivery with UberEATS. This were done in a complementary fashion to provide support and education, and not undermine sales.

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Custom Customer Examples IBM 143

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2020

For example, professional investors put great priority on your previous experience in building a business, and they expect to own a portion of the business equity and control for the funds they do provide. An example would be negotiating free office space by agreeing to support the computer systems for all the other office tenants.

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Funding Startup Equity Examples 174

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Los Angeles-based CreatorUp (www.creatorup.com) wants to help aspiring online video producers with an online web education series. We also have live lab sessions, which we run through Google+ Hangouts, which mirror the school education experience. We wanted to replicate that experience online. What is CreatorUp all about?

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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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Startup Social Media Study Guide 99

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. They also had much experience before that. By September 18th we were ready to bring them to a full partner meeting and as a group we were bought into the vision and the experience of this exact team to pull things off.

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Funding Technical Review Startup Screening 373

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). They have the courage to make bold decisions, often contrary to conventional market research.

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Marketing Design Entrepreneur Ideas 157

Berkonomics

MARCH 1, 2018

I first heard this expression in a governance seminar for a non-profit higher educational board upon which I sit, years ago. Email readers, continue here…] Here is an example, even where your presence without speaking can do harm. It made an impact and stuck with me through the years. It is not, and that is the lesson here.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A winning USP example is the FedEx lead “When it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight.” For example, everyone would agree that a cure for cancer is a worthy solution, if you can show evidence that it works, and can be replicated and sold for a rational cost and price in the market today.

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.Net Examples Custom Customer 73

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2023

Unfortunately, in my experience, it takes much more than an innovative idea to launch a successful business today. New ventures with major innovations, called “ disruptive ” solutions, such as the advent of electric vehicles, require changes in support technologies, more marketing for customer education, and new government policies.

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Tips Startup Satisfaction Ideas 80

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Of course, the first requirement is to get the education and tools you need to feel confident that you are ready, and have the mindset to be a leader in every role. As satisfying as it is to feel you are helping others at your level or below, you will learn more from people with more role expertise and management experience.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. And we see examples every day. We learn from our experience and education that growth comes from “top–grading” at all levels of the organization. Guess who the lion fired first?

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Course Writing Report Startup 156

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

We have all heard the saying that first impressions count big, but in fact, you judge other people continually by your impressions of their competence, unless and until they provide you credible evidence of something better – through smart impression management or marketing of their experience, skills, and results.

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News Startup Education Training 91

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Most young people who are completing their educational degree today think they will have learned all they need for their career ahead. Unfortunately, based on my own extensive experience in business, I have to tell them in my talks that most of what they know now will be obsolete in a few years. Make the investment.

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Examples Social Media Competition Guide 85

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

Just like executive recruiters recognize the best executives, a technical expert in your business domain will recognize the right combination of skill, creativity, and experience you need for a cofounder or key team member. Let candidates educate you on attributes you need and they bring.

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Entrepreneur Technology High Tech Startup 104

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. And the tools for most are available, sometimes free, for the educated marketer. Many times, it takes an intelligent repositioning of the entire offering to try again with revised ideas based upon learned experience. Fifth: reaction.

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