Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

If you think you are the perfect fit for the entrepreneur lifestyle, but you’re not yet sure if you’re ready to start your own, then I recommend that you take a job with an existing startup first to validate the culture realities against your dream. Hang out where entrepreneurs meet. Explore investor websites and conferences.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

We understood the irony of the message as we sampled their sheer, almost-not-there lipgloss, then looked into a mirror decorated with white vinyl letters in the bustling pop-up shop: you look good , our reflection told us. It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad. And who cares?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market. business crowd funding entrepreneur investing startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Many entrepreneurs seems to be convinced that the “crowd” of regular people using the Internet will somehow solve their startup funding needs, when they sense a lack of interest from accredited investors. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market. Investors are not prepared for the high risk of startups.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2011

The evening’s networking and mingling continued with the room of entrepreneurs, technologists, bloggers, technology enthusiasts, investors, and the local technology companies being showcased by Tech Cocktail. Dather – A social media marketing tool that packages videos, photos, tweets, and posts into one place.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2010

Adam Bernhard: We're a platform that does flash sales. 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. Adam, thanks for the time.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2012

At the time, they were shipping out CD ROMs with 300 albums, album artwork, and three song samples each. While I was there, I was product manager leading efforts to include third party content into the platform. After IAC, I started my own company, MerchEngines, which was a search marketing platform for local businesses.

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