InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

According to Tige Young, Founder and CEO of Tui Tai Expeditions , entrepreneurs should de-emphasize ROI and focus on a more accurate measure of wealth, Return On Life. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?".

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Startup Software Engineering Technical Review 235

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 30% increase in privacy breaches in 2013, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

There was a lot of consumer internet activity again…resurgence of things, but it was still mysterious, venture capital was still kind of closed, 1st time entrepreneurs had a lot of questions that were unanswered, and there was still some sort of hand waiving around all the financing stuff and so we took it on….”. My Skype address is bradfeld.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Talk about Telesign and what you do? Stacy Stubblefield: We do two factor authentication, which basically means we send text messages with the codes you get when you log into a web site or even when you're just registering for a website. I was about 19 at the time. Talk about Telesign now, talk about your growth path?

Marina Del Rey 113

Marina Del Rey Software Review Startup Incubator 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

With the Identity Theft Resource Center® reporting a 40 percent increase in data breaches in 2016, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Symantec 54

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

In fact, my cofounder had already put in notice to move out of his place, he had bough tickets to Columbia, where he had decided to spend the next six months to work on coding. The day after we shut down the site, we got an email from this company, saying they had a big opportunity they'd like to talk to us about.

Software Review 100

Software Review Startup Metrics Content 100

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

The San Diego firm is headed by Ethan Senturia , who sat down with us to tell us how Dealstruck is trying to help build small businesses and jobs--and also tells us a bit about what it''s like to come from a family full of very successful, and high profile entrepreneurs, and how that has influenced his experience as an entrepreneur himself.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

9 Reasons Why Many Smart People Go Nowhere - Life Beyond Code , March 29, 2010 You would have met many smart people who live a mediocre life. Death By Competitive Analysis - Steve Blank , March 1, 2010 Trading emails with a startup CEO building an iPhone app, I asked him why potential customers would buy his product. What’s the vision?

Startup 150

Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2009

It is code word for “I’m not ready to invest for whatever reason … I need more proof.&#. Now there are some firms that have strict rules about not funding pre-revenue companies – that’s different. Funding is about developing a relationship over time. They hire key staff. They make progress.

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Venture Capital Guide Startup Technical Review 309

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

VC's love to talk about their successes. We typically do not ask entrepreneurs to visit our offices in Santa Barbara, but Jeff wanted to meet with Kevin, an investor in our Fund who helped us vet opportunities and occasionally invested alongside of us. . <Note: Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. > -jeff.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We caught up with EcoMom CEO Jody Sherman , to learn more about the company. Jody--an experienced entrepreneur who was most recently co-founder of a firm he sold to the Virgin Group, and has been involved with such firms as Lycos, Buydirect.com, and Xoom--told us the story of EcoMom, plus how he connected with McClure on the investment.

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2021

Alex tells us about how the startup had to reinvent itself during the pandemic, and how it's now taking advantage of the resurgence of the economy to build its business. For example, we'll go to the University, and say hey, Panera Bread has an offer, which you can also add to an email and can go out to your student base.

Marketing 113

Marketing Los Angeles Zag Startup 113

InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 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. Entrepreneurs are misfits. Others, such as Walt Disney and Richard Branson never even enroll. We just want to do it.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Education Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We received so much positive feedback from our This Week in Venture Capital show walking through valuation calculations & term sheets that we decided to do a Q&A show this week to address topics that entrepreneurs want to learn about. on the entrepreneur side of the table) when I raised at too high of a price.

Venture Capital 282

Venture Capital Capital Startup Pricing 282

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Many entrepreneurs encounter a similar dilemma. Thus, entrepreneurs must decide when to stop listening to the Sirens’ song of a quick buck and position their company to take advantage of long-term, sustainable business models. However, in the long run, entrepreneurs always benefit from delivering Maximum Utility for a fair price.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2010

Even though 1984 passed uneventfully over 25 years ago, there is still a large population out there worried about George Orwell , and the animals taking over the farm. My plea to entrepreneurs and startups is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people comfortable rather than paranoid. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 85

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Network News 85

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We spoke with CEO and co-founder Jimmy Hendricks about where Deal Current fits into the industry, and how the company grew out of a need of a client. It's the biggest portion of our revenues at our company, and our clients include the Buffalo News, Pittsburgh Post Gazette, JDate, Spark network, and many entrepreneurs.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

With the ITRC 2018 End-of-Year Data Breach Report revealing a 126 percent increase in stolen sensitive personal information, there is a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. Few people are paranoid about something they want and enjoy. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Symantec Social Network News 78

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

I rarely talk to any startup entrepreneur or VC who doesn’t feel it and somehow long for simpler times despite the benefits we all enjoy from increased enthusiasm for our sector. For entrepreneurs there’s too much money sloshing around. “Yeah, we think about going every year. My general advice is to do less.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

The very mention of the word fundraising can illicit some powerful emotions among entrepreneurs. On one end, entrepreneurs who have (at minimum) built something customers love and are willing to pay for, and the other hand, investors who are looking for the very companies who fit that profile. ” Crowdfunding with a Focus.

Invest 100

Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 29, 2011

Roy Disney, American Entrepreneur. I recently gave some advice to a software engineer who was trying to decide between two startups. You can only base the decision on the facts you currently have, thus do not be concerned about subsequently second guessing yourself.

Software Review 194

Software Review Startup Software Engineering Email 194

Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

This is not an article about the high moral purpose and the nobility of listening to your customers. It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. They obsess about having the best search out there. They read product reviews obsessively. Why does Google dominate search?

Customer 97

Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Al is a repeat entrepreneur, who last founded Integrien, and was SVP and GM at LowerMyBills. We caught up with Al recently to hear about his latest startup. What is IconApps all about? What's special about the application? How did you end up in the mobile market from last running an enterprise software firm?

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

Entrepreneurs constantly have to capture the attention of larger companies. These people are employed to keep entrepreneurs out, maintain order and reduce disruptions. Review the person’s publicly available information from social media sites. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

Company 124

Company Companies Email Press 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

To make it easier to explain, we come from a part of the world where there's been email, display, retargeting, programmatic, and social advertising, which allows us to heavily leverage data, testing, and optimize real time results, so marketers can make good, informed decisions. We think that's really important. So, where's the company now?

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2011

About a month ago I was meeting with a seasoned entrepreneur. He said that when talking with the board and with investors he realized that he was no longer visionary in this particular field and certainly no longer passionate about it. When Marc Benioff declared “the end of software” industry insiders scoffed.

Startup 418

Startup Yahoo Ideas Technical Review 418

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=FB CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=GOOG CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/DRG CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/HOM CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/ISV CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=I/MED CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=M/TEC CODE=DJII-DJN SYMBOL=MDA.T October 5, 2012.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

We talked with Rob Reed, the firm's founder and CEO, about the firm, his experience with AngelList, and where the firm goes next. How did the company come about? That's all we care about--tracking what a consumer is doing on their smartphone, as they engage with various brands. Whats your prior experience?

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill. Some might be from banner ads and others may arise from an email campaign. . In many cases, editorial content in an email newsletter is an effective manner of acquiring customers.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2012

With another list of the Top 10 Internet Scams and more identity theft , there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people intent on hurting them. My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires.

Startup 85

Startup Technical Review Social Network News 85

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2009

It's somewhat unusual in this economy to find companies who are seeing strong growth, so we were intrigued recently in running into BlackLine Systems (www.blackline.com), a firm which develops software for helping in the financial reporting process. We caught up with Therese to hear about her company and why it's growing.

Startup 124

Startup Software Review CTO Hire Oracle 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. If you’re not even spending any time thinking about what your market could be you’re simply being lazy and unprepared. Let me be very direct.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

With the tenth anniversary of 9/11 upon us, and the recent financial woes, there seems to be a growing population out there worried about all the people and companies watching to hurt them. My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people’s life better rather than stoke the fires.

Startup 94

Startup Technical Review Social Network News 94

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

Not too many people are aware of the success and story of Lynda.com (www.lynda.com), started by Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin , and how the firm's now grown to a double-digit, multimillion dollar business which is known as THE source for online training on such things as web design, graphics software, animation, video editing, and much more.

Startup 242

Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. Gaming is about to take a decisive turning point thanks to smartphones, tablets, next-gen consoles, and digital downloads. Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. Please email us reach@techzulu.com.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. Loudie allows you to communicate about your favorite artists and concerts on your phone regardless of your location. The Spotlight is shining down these amazing LA companies! It’s that simple.

CalTech 100

CalTech Technical Review Company Companies 100

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2009

The firm's founders are all experienced entrepreneurs, and come from Callwave, CrystalVoice, and Ideocore. We sat down with president and co-founder, Mark Cromack, to hear more about the company. I can review it myself, both in audio form, or text form, and share it with others. We started a variety of different companies.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Software Review Technical Review 100