Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

Startups are the corporations of the future, so I have long believed that entrepreneurs who study existing corporate models, rather than ignoring them with disdain, will likely profit from the exercise. These are all huge challenges, as well as huge opportunities, for entrepreneurs. Societal upheaval. Stakeholder power.

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Xconomy

JULY 15, 2016

Our San Diego editor Bruce Bigelow penned a personal goodbye to entrepreneur Larry Bock, who died last week of pancreatic cancer at the age of 56. And then the news flowed, from a fast reprieve for Juno Therapeutics to no mercy for Elizabeth Holmes. —Enough good trial news. —In other Merck news, U.K.-based

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2014

The good news is that both of these are looking up these days. An older but still relevant study, published by CB Insights, Venture Capital Human Capital Report , summarizes a variety of characteristics for private early-stage Internet ventures funded in the US. entrepreneur funding venture capital' Marty Zwilling.

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Berkonomics

JULY 3, 2019

Armed with those new facts, a good negotiator can often craft a solution that addresses those concerns and achieves the goals of both parties. I am a student studying your industry for a term report. Here’s a puzzle where the answer come first. Use in fact-finding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2022

If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. That’s good news for all business segments and the economy. The building of new houses, communities, and infrastructure – as well as the new demand for retail that delivers – will strain trucking and shipping to its limits.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. There have been studies of adopted children to their natural parents versus the parents that raised them. I have also seen studies on “birth order.&#. I’m an ex entrepreneur. I’m biased, too.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

It's really hard to do the study which requires you to drive weekly to a clinic, find parking, deal with traffic, and wait in a waiting room. Belinda Tan: Most of our trials are Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies. We're now starting to plan to open this to Phase 4 studies. All of these barriers are very hard barriers to overcome.

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socalTECH

JULY 22, 2019

There are lots of resources available to entrepreneurs in the industry, but they are not necessarily that easy to access, whether that's deep insight into how to work with the government or with NASA, or how to work with the big primes, we felt that we could help create that resource.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage. Create a positive online image.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Editor's note: All this week, and into the start of next year, we'll be featuring reflections on 2018 from notable investors, entrepreneurs, and others from Southern California's technology community. What was the biggest news for your company in 2018? You'll be able to browse all of those contributions here.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2017

What was the big news for your company this year? Eighteen months ago, when MAKE IT IN LA's launch from Mayor's Garcetti's office was featured in a White House press release, we announced an audacious goal of reaching 1,000 entrepreneurs with our programming by the end of this year. Check out the entertaining video here.)

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socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

Yapert raised a funding round a few weeks ago from the Tech Coast Angels, Desert Angeles, and Pasadena Angels for its mobile apps, which consolidates news and information about your favorite interests. We really started to study the current generation of smartphones and what people do with them. How did the company start?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2019

Yet I find in my business advisory activities that busy entrepreneurs and professionals, especially the introverts like me, find it hard to spend the necessary time networking and nurturing the relationships they need to get ahead. In fact, I believe that for all of us, relationships are our most important asset.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2016

What's the biggest news from you or your‏ firm this year? we're proud to be part of one of the world's most vibrant innovation ecosystems with some of the fastest growing companies and most creative entrepreneurs. Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen of Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com).

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 9, 2012

Armed with those new facts, a good negotiator can often craft a solution that addresses those concerns and achieves the goals of both parties. I am a student studying your industry for a term report. Email readers.continue here.] Could you help me understand your issues so I can be sure to cover them in my research?”

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

There''s been a lot of activity over the past two years in the Southern California accelerator/incubator market, with numerous groups (Amplify, EvoNexus, K5, LaunchpadLA, MediaCamp, Science, StartEngine, and many, many others) looking to help entrepreneurs start and fund their companies. But, how successful have they been? Science Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I often get asked for next sure-fire idea. Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, and other famous entrepreneurs are examples of dedicated people who looked for inspiration, rather than ideas for their next business. Great entrepreneurs identify something larger than money to provide purpose and meaning.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 18, 2012

He freely shared his ideas and technology with others in the hopes that such openness would advance his scientific field of study. Some first-time entrepreneurs mistakenly believe that they are not entrepreneurs because they have never invented anything nor have they come up with a novel idea upon which a company could be built.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

The news blogs will cover the what, how and how much but I want to focus on the “why” and try to be instructive of what I think makes for a great A-round startup. I speak a lot on college campuses and entrepreneur events and amongst the most common things I’m asked to talk about are: What do VCs fund?

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2013

Comedians are entrepreneurs. In addition, both comedians and entrepreneurs must engage and entertain their demanding audiences. As such, there is much entrepreneurs can learn from their comic brethren. Entrepreneurs clearly are not well served by chiding or mocking their audience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 16, 2019

If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. That’s good news for all business segments and the economy. The building of new houses, communities, and infrastructure – as well as the new demand for retail that delivers – will strain trucking and shipping to its limits.

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2016

The reason why, was one of our angel investors was a big news and political junky, and he was also the biggest angel in Opposing Views. On the news side, we're non partisan, which has led to lots more growth, as we tend to appeal to everyone, which has helped a lot too. They raised something between $2.5 That's part of our strategy.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

Although many are entertaining, most fail to provide entrepreneurs with a sufficient return on their time investment. Unfortunately, most business books do not offer entrepreneurs an adequate payoff. Deliver Bad News Early. This inclusive approach motivates emerging entrepreneurs by demystifying the paths to success.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 29, 2013

And it was the first word I muttered when I heard the news tonight. Look at their entrepreneurs – they are 28, computer programmers and they went to Harvard or Stanford. And how to think about being an entrepreneur. How smart she was – studying to be a doctor. I loved this image I saw posted by Andy Rankin.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

We led off with a discussion about Slide being acquired by Google, which was breaking news in the time slot where we filmed this episode. Dan believed that consumer internet entrepreneurs have a choice now: traditional VC vs. super seed investors. Not as many entrepreneurs are aspiring to do it any more. Minutes 8 – 10.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My macro theme was “great entrepreneurs&# who mapped to my belief system about the kind of entrepreneurs I wanted to work with. Study after study shows that for most high-value products, close rates are higher and order sizes are higher when you get a customer on the phone. “People still want calls …&#.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets. Are you ready to start?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

This is a good thing for entrepreneurs and investors, who can win big, but it’s not a given. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience. You have to be able to convince others and sell your ideas.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Remember, I was an entrepreneur for 10 years before a VC). Even though I got a “no” he helped me understand why I wasn’t a fit for him and that always set the bar for how I wanted to treat entrepreneurs?—?friendly, Most entrepreneurs don’t put enough effort into these phases. friendly, but direct in my thoughts.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

At the Technovation Challenge LA Pitch Night hosted by Iridescent , we saw six teams of high school girls from various Los Angeles City Schools pitch a number of mobile app ideas to a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Seek out similar academic competitions and programs. Don’t take no for an answer. Find a hero.

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Eric Greenspan

JUNE 25, 2015

Three years ago, I got the news that my investor was unable to fund and my 11 year old company would miss it’s first payroll. When the news arrived, I moved fast and did all I could to start the process of acceptance. It was a Sunday, around noon. Since, I have not. ” Experience is our most valuable learning resource.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage. Create a positive online image.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2017

If every entrepreneur could predict the future, starting the right new business would be easy. That’s good news for all business segments and the economy. The building of new houses, communities, and infrastructure – as well as the new demand for retail that delivers – will strain trucking and shipping to its limits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2011

This is a good thing for entrepreneurs and investors, who can win big, but it’s not a given. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience. You have to be able to convince others and sell your ideas.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

In other Google-related news, Recode reported that Bill Maris, the founder and president of Google Ventures (now called GV), has left the firm and will be replaced by David Krane. The news was a relief for Redwood City, CA-based Heron, which has been waiting for word on the status of its drug since September 2015. . —The U.S.

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