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JULY 29, 2016

Z also has recently launched a new podcast series , where she talks to entrepreneurs here at the intersection of entrepreneurship and manufacturing. We recently did a study, and we found that there were nearly 3,000 new businesses created in manufacturing here in the last three years. How did that effort come about in the first place?

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JANUARY 29, 2013

Now you wanted to merge with a broader-based business and sell all products. I didn’t so much want to see a baby products company make money as I wanted to see you succeed. Look at their entrepreneurs – they are 28, computer programmers and they went to Harvard or Stanford. Thank you, Jody. You came back.

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APRIL 24, 2020

I spent a considerable amount of time studying other studio models, and really trying to understand what they were solving for, what was working, and what wasn't. I've had every role in a company, from CEO, COO, CFO, CMO, chief product officer, head of business development, corporate development, and sales. READ MORE>>.

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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. What's your biggest advice for a space entrepreneur?

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AUGUST 7, 2015

Brendan Farrell: Currently, all cities do noise studies. Every city has to do studies to figure out where their noise is, by using models they've developed over decades. We're not bringing in existing studies, and instead we've done everything from scratch to create our own, large scale map and model. Thanks, and good luck!

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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. No, thanks. Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Asia is smaller but growing as wealth increases in large, urban environments.

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JANUARY 22, 2017

It has a huge impact on productivity, as well as morale and loyalty to the company. Everyone knows and admires the leaders , including Google and Zappos, but most entrepreneurs have only a fuzzy idea of what to do to get there. Trust causes the brain to release oxytocin, which stimulates productivity and raises motivation.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

The idea came about, because we see a lot of people coming through our program at UCLA, who might have the desire to be an entrepreneur, and to get into the technology field, by studying data science or cybersecurity. At the same time, we're trying to help add women and diversity to technology and entrepreneurship. READ MORE>>.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Noah, thanks for the interview. Jeff's father is an entrepreneur, and I wanted to go down the entrepreneurial path, so we had this early concept for a cash back and coupon web site. Did you have any prior background in this, and what were you two studying? For people who haven't heard of ExtraBux, what is the site all about?

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MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, Even if you don't hire someone, we make sure you say thanks for taking a look at us, and make everyone who applied feel like they are a silver medalist. What is CareerArc?

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AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Dolgoff has a fascinating background--he invented the first LCD projector, he helped inspire Star Trek's Holodeck, and he also is a serial entrepreneur who took his company public on the NASDAQ in the 90's.

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OCTOBER 3, 2019

For years, Los Angeles-based Soylent (www.soylent.com)--which makes all-in-one meal replacement drinks, bars, and other productsdanced around the origins of the name, which is tied to a dystopian 1973 science fiction film, Soylent Green , featuring Charlton Heston. How did you decide to finally embrace the interesting origins of your name?

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APRIL 15, 2019

That came from a really great mixture of VCs and entrepreneurs and investors from many different sectors. We really think that an exciting product that riders like to ride, and getting the business model to work, and keeping vehicles out there by having swappable batteries, will drive the costs down. Josh Viner: That's a good question.

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AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. That’s thanks to Dan Primack , founding editor. Not as many entrepreneurs are aspiring to do it any more.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. So we can say no based on geography, we can say no based on it doesn’t fit in our themes.“… “Then we engage with the product and the entrepreneur and because we know these areas very well we don’t have to spend a lot of time understanding the market or understanding the customer.”.

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AUGUST 30, 2017

David Baird: I've been a musician since I was five, studying classical piano, and evolved into guitar like so many other people. David Baird: We have a deep product pipeline, with lots of enhanecments planned. The new site is focused entirely on creating a more efficient, online marketplace, that helps bot sides help each other.

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MAY 10, 2018

We want to create an ecosystem where we can easily connect the two geographical areas together, and have a continuous program which invites Israeli entrepreneurs to the LA ecosystem, and also more seriously connect them with investors in this particular area. Is there anything entrepreneurs here can learn from the ecosystem in Israel?

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JANUARY 11, 2017

The company just announced its first product, so we thought it would be interesting to follow up with Kos on his progress bringing the company's technology to market. Remind our readers, for those who aren't familiar with your company, what your products are all about? We've achieved nearly all of our objective.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2019

In terms of where we offer to our customers, we have 250 different areas, from early childhood to studying for an MCAT or the bar. After you've done that, and see that it is working, as an entrepreneur, you really start to believe in your product. We have product, people, and have our foundation set. READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 24, 2011

Matthias Galica: My last role was as a product manager for another local startup, Woome.com, an online dating site. Me and my co-founder went through the Founder's Institute here, while we were still in our day jobs, and one of the markets we studied was the huge, out-of-home advertising market. READ MORE>>.

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MAY 25, 2016

At Idealab, we saw many shots on goal with companies who were consumer focused, and we have found the quality of entrepreneurs going to consumer Internet companies has changed dramatically, which represents a real opportunity. Enterprises are under a lot of pressure to produce great product under fast cycles.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2017

If you see a product you like in there, you can shop for similar items. The product is simple, the story less so. The product is simple, the story less so. Two of our founders were in college together, studying interior architecture and design. What's your background, and how did you get into this area? READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 19, 2019

Ryan Disraeli: I was studying business with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. It's not about what product we are selling, is what are your problems and can our product solve those problems, or is there something else where we can augment what we already have. Thanks for sharing your story! What were you majoring in?

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MAY 1, 2019

It seems almost every entrepreneur has some dream of retiring and not having to ever work again. It's more about product differentiation. One of the legal management companies, Clio, put out a study not more than a year ago saying that the average small business spends an hour and a half a day dealing with billing and collections.

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MARCH 28, 2010

Executive Dick: (Smiling, shaking Bob’s hand and massaging his shoulder)&# Thanks Bob, we’ll take that under advisement. And having frameworks is a useful way to standardize your customer studies so that highly intelligent, inexperienced young people can crank out PowerPoint slides with such authority and beautiful consistency.

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APRIL 21, 2010

Thank you to anybody who sent Jason a note on Twitter on my behalf. entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. I know the product intimately and it rocks. OK, it’s official! 2.2mm in Series A.

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JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. In many of them I get asked similar questions, including the inevitable “what makes a great entrepreneur?”

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JANUARY 7, 2010

We're enabling people with access to the channel, to add energy monitoring to their products. The whole product can be customized for a different OEM or different utility company which wants a dashboard a specific way. Finally, when do you think people will start using this and you'll be in production?

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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Jonathan LaCour: I studied finance in law school, and did lots of structured finance and investments. We haven't posted it to Android or iOS yet, as we're still refining it, as we get more critical experience making the game production ready for tablets. It's still in beta mode. Finally, how did you connect with Sean and Clark?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Thanks for the time today. Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. I ended up taking a real job at Credit Suisse as an investment banker, where I spent time studying and finding hot new Internet companies that were in Silicon Valley at the time. First of all, what is MOVIECLIPS.COM about? more) READ MORE>>.

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MARCH 26, 2012

We met at USC, and we had traveled a lot with study abroad programs. We were still very early stage--an idea on a napkin--and for the past year, we've been building out our product. Our next big piece is to really overhaul our product, because we have some things that are pretty cool in the works. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 20, 2013

To be able to work together productively, communication is an important factor. Communication also means being able to encourage your teammates when they just missed a shot, praise them for a good shot or to thank them for an assist. 4) Clear and Concise Communication. Learn from the very best of them.

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JULY 12, 2016

At the forefront of “disruptive innovation,” drones offer the potential for speedy and efficient delivery of supplies and medicine to far-flung areas, better and more effective crop production, and safer infrastructure monitoring and maintenance, among many other advances. Here in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 22, 2014

In a nutshell, we''re not only a kiosk company, but a company with a full digital ordering and digital engagement product. Over time, we''d built a relationship with another entrepreneurs who we respect, who had built an online ordering company for the fast casual segment--think of the CPKs of the world, versus the burger kind of fast food.

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MAY 28, 2013

I am a tech entrepreneur now, but I have always been into fitness my whole life. Studies have proven that a strong network of friends that are into fitness, have helped each other become more fit than others. Nothing felt greater than finishing a product you wanted to design and release. Thank you Paul for your time.

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JULY 18, 2011

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. Kyle: How did you get started in the entrepreneur world? Kyle: What other issues/hardships do you feel women founders face in today’s entrepreneur world?

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AUGUST 29, 2012

12:00 It seems like there’s a shift in the VC world to more ex-entrepreneurs. 16:15 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show. And I suspect that, at Myspace, he got a lot of experience on how to run a product at scale. 10:15 Do you the LPs are more open-minded to single VC funds today?

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