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). Great entrepreneurs remember that great design motivates and excites customers, often even more than function.

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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. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2021

Some advisors recommend that the best time for a startup is immediately after academic studies, or even earlier, but I find that real business experience, perhaps many years in business , is the best education on the realities of business, current tools, and processes. Should I start out alone, or assemble a team first?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

In a market where people aren’t just paid to “innovate” but will need to show real economic value, expect gains to come more slowly. B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Picking great talent. 22 million filed in just 4 weeks?—?for

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2022

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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. Is your project seen by both as an end in itself, or a means to another end?

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 14, 2014

In each case, after overwhelming publicity, certainly noticed by a great number of potential decision makers, and after record-breaking sessions at industry trade shows to introduce these to the potential buyers, the products failed in the marketplace. There are numerous examples like that one. Cover story for industry magazine.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

They also look ahead to forecast what you should expect. Here are a few of their key points, with my own insights added: Workers today are more educated and aware of options. Examples of the new tools include online meetings through Zoom or GoToMeeting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

One of the biggest challenges I have as an advisor to tech entrepreneurs is to convince you that marketing is required for your product, no matter how great it is, just to get it found with today’s information overload. Raise people’s expectations of what you bring to the table. Highlight all good news around you, and reframe bad news.

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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. If you practice all the key elements of leadership in every role, you will be recognized as a great team member and ideal future boss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Here is a summary of their key observations, with our joint specifics on what to expect, and how to overcome these obstacles: Customers don’t buy what they don’t know and understand. Word-of-mouth is great, but it’s not a launch strategy that stands alone. Marketing alone cannot make a product great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal computers on every desktop. For example, if your new product reduces pollution or world hunger, this adds immediate value and confirms a positive long-term strategy for customers today. Concept marketing is critical.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Tech Summit is a great example. As LA’s startup scene matures, expect to see more companies like Cornerstone OnDemand take up the cause of mentoring the startup community and reinvesting experience into it. The most important point is to reinvest in your people and communities by hosting events and educational sessions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2018

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. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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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. It's a hands-on kind of education.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

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. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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Xconomy

JUNE 8, 2016

An example is the pre-procedure checklist, which has saved thousands of lives by requiring a procedure team to stop and ensure certain safety measures are completed before a surgery or procedure. As in the example of pre-procedure checklists, changing culture in healthcare can be both necessary and tremendously successful.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2019

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. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. Is your project seen by both as an end in itself, or a means to another end?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2014

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. Another common example is exchanging equity for legal and accounting support. Pitch your needs to friends and family.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2017

Great ideas solve big problems, preferably painful needs that people will readily be willing to pay money for a solution. Is there an educated marketplace waiting? Is there an educated marketplace waiting? Expect it to take some time and many iterations, but the results are well worth it. Do include some quantification.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2012

I agree with John Spence, in his book “ Awesomely Simple ,” that in a world of nearly limitless product options and highly educated consumers with instant access to price, features, and benefits of almost every product, delivering consistently superior customer service is the only differentiator left for creating loyal and engaged customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

So I went to college with no expectation that I would ever join a fraternity let alone aspire to become president one day. By the end of my sophomore year I had taken on the role of education for our new freshman pledges and by the first quarter of my junior year I led the pledge class entirely. I still do. That’s for theater.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2016

Most new entrepreneurs have great ideas, and many are highly skilled in building their solutions. For example, TOMS Shoes matches every pair of shoes purchased with a new pair of shoes for a child in need, driving engagement for employees and customers. Link your business to a higher purpose than profits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2013

Steve Jobs of Apple has been maybe the most visible example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Great entrepreneurs remember that great design motivates and excites customers, often even more than function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Particularly in an innovative startup, everyone has to expect problems and change. A capacity for education at the next level. These days, the best education may be online, in business journals, or in blogs that your executives recommend. People who are problem solvers are indispensable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2012

Steve Jobs of Apple has been maybe the most visible example of this phenomenon, but others often mentioned include Richard Branson (Virgin Group), Joe Costello (Cadence Design), and Howard Schultz (Starbucks). Great entrepreneurs remember that great design motivates and excites customers, often even more than function.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2014

A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as with Chairman Eric Schmidt. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. In this context, I’m broadening the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I agree with John Spence, in his book “ Awesomely Simple ,” that in a world of nearly limitless product options and highly educated consumers with instant access to price, features, and benefits of almost every product, delivering consistently superior customer service is the only differentiator left for creating loyal and engaged customers.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

“We launched a telehealth product in 48 hours, we converted the majority of our visits for the next month in person online and we had really, really great feedback and customer response — both in terms of adoption but repeat visits as well. though Carmy notes it’s only “in network” (i.e.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Andy Wen was the CTO of Christianity.com, and the CTO of early online education firm VCampus, and he also ran the product and web security for eTrade, as well as started a company called Lighthound deals, like a Groupon. The example, is as CEO I am obviously much more externally focused, on strategy, fundraising, and business side issues.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Fred Wilson recently posted a great video on his blog with the CEO of Forrester Research, George Colony. I have some educated guesses. Manpower to develop all of these applications, manpower to maintain them, and manpower to deal with all of these devices, which added great complexity to our IT environments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2017

A good overall example is the synergy between Google co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page, as well as Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt. Thus you should do the same or more due diligence on educational background, previous work, and references. In fact, I would broaden the definition of partner from co-founder to “business partner.”

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Her job is to turn up every day with enthusiasm even though her boyfriend just broke up with her, she hasn’t spoken to her best friends in weeks and she’s beginning to wonder whether this idea was really so great after all. I’d like to give you a few examples that are more nuanced: 1. Of course you need to be open.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Online education. A good example of this Ag Tech theme is 6SensorLabs a company out of MIT that we’re very excited about and the funding was recently announced. We balance what we know with areas that are so new that you can’t really expect any lay person to be an expert initially. 6SensorLabs.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2014

That''s just an example of the kind of investment which is needed to build out those new businesses. We expect an actual separation this summer sometime, after which we''ll be traded as separate, independent companies. Steve Banfield: That''s a great question, and something I''ve been thinking about a lot.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. In addition to paying the consultant, you must invest time to educate them. If I were you, I would be thinking, ‘Great, but where was the love last week? However, it is my hope that this article will help you avoid learning the following lessons the hard way.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Rather than writers pitching, doing paperwork and deliverables, clogging up inboxes, getting lost, having undefined or ill-defined expectations about when payments are expected, and about what kind of invoice your editor wants. On the other hand, if you are an editor you can create expectations and what kinds of pitches you want.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 10, 2013

They balance the expectations of the clients/executive team with the business and budgeting needs. For example? He continues with an example where they’d spent a lot of effort on implementing tracking on every portion of a product. Machinima’s example? Online usage data, easy. Web analytics, pretty clear.

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