Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events. Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Multiple micro-investments are not manageable.

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Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? The Exit Disconnect - Ask the Angels , March 25, 2010 I’ll admit to having a bias towards exits and focus my review of a potential investment on the exit potential. In response he sent me a competitive analysis. And it made me sad.

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Startup Software Review Competition SoCal 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events. Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Multiple micro-investments are not manageable.

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Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

This investment round is a pretty substantial financial investment. We've been accelerating our marketing, and we also have a fantastic test going in the social media world. We've been talking to customers outside of the Hautelook environment, in social media, and ran a test a few weeks ago with CNC.

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Sales Email Startup Sample 224

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

At the time, they were shipping out CD ROMs with 300 albums, album artwork, and three song samples each. We made it easier for local businesses to acquire customers through search and social media We sold that to Deluxe Corp. You'd pop in that CD ROM, listen to the song, and then call an 800 number to purchase the album.

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Southern California Idealab Startup Customer 245

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2019

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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IP Invest Patents Social Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 3, 2011

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Patents IP 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

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Startup Patents IP Social Media 145

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2014

If you think about it, services make more sense in this social media age where relationships, personalization, and interaction are king. Here is just a sampling to give you the idea: Software as a service (SaaS). You don’t have to be an engineer, or make a huge investment in hardware, to come up with a winner.

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Services Startup Outsource Technical Support 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2013

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 103

Startup Patents IP Social Media 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2017

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. Social media accounts. Immediately go to relevant social media sites and grab the same name, even if you never plan to use the accounts. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website.

Startup 69

Startup Patents IP Social Media 69

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

See a sample reprint in PDF format. Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 October 5, 2012.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

500 Hats , January 10, 2010 Developing new startup ideas - Chris Dixon , March 14, 2010 Batch Processing Millions and Millions of Images - Code as Craft , July 9, 2010 jQuery Plugin: Give Your Characters a NobleCount - The Product Guy , March 23, 2010 How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

I had been trading emails & Tweets with venture capitalist John Frankel and we were to meet in person in March 2011 at SxSW to talk about Klout and other investments he had made. Other people were convinced including Kleiner Perkins who lead their $30 million fund raising in 2012 (they had previously also invested in 2011).

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303