SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Maybe you are trying to determine what technologies might apply that you should be evaluating. I recently had a phone call with an early stage entrepreneur that was incredibly frustrating. The second item is important to make sure we are on the same page on why we are getting together. “I I have some immediate questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

Many people don’t post about their experiences, but still routinely check first to see what others are saying about the brand and the product online. For example, mobile now has become the formidable new communication channel, posting a year-over-year growth rate of 47 percent in 2014, according to WBR Digital Research.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2013

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Ideas Startup Summary CalTech 106

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 29, 2014

The panel included a host of investors, entrepreneurs, and academics to discuss one presssing matter at hand. It’s not just about large sweeping policy changes for electric cars or large scale research on future, intangible technologies. Bringing Solar Direct to Consumers. How The Sunjack Works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2012

Based on my own experience and feedback from friends, every investor is approached by at least ten entrepreneurs with a “hot idea” for a new business, for every one who has a real “plan” for a new business. In fact, you can find websites full of ideas, like these “ Free Innovative Ideas ,” by serial entrepreneur Kim E.

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Ideas Summary Startup CalTech 97

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. So my strategy was to focus on technology heavy companies who could bring measurability and performance to inefficient parts of the digital media landscape. Or can they? They’re not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Build a prototype product. Start early on this one, or you will lose the opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2012

Equally bad is an extended pitch on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. Some entrepreneurs seem to think that their product pitch is also their investor pitch. Research your audience before presenting.

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Tips Slides Technical Review Startup 97

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2014

I kept thinking that someone would eventually come up with a hub or place you could do everything--a home page, for example, where if you were going on a trip, and you could easily load your iPad full of stuff automatically. We''ve already integrated Twitter and Facebook, and our product is in its earliest MVP, and it''s now out there.

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Entertainment Startup Southern California Netflix 206

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Harry Lin: Lottay originated before me, I've just been barely two months as CEO, from an entrepreneur, Andy Elliott. Klaus and Steve thought Andy was a great entrepreneur and it was a good idea, and seeded it. It's like email, no doubt about it--this is not a lot of technology, rocket science, or atom splitting.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

Build a prototype product. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. This must be someone who is willing to pay real money for your product or service.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting.

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Competition Metrics Startup Invest 113

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

You can visit the official event page here. We are TechZulu after all, so you know we could not do this post without some helpful event recommendations for startups and entrepreneurs. The Startup/Entrepreneur Guide to Social Media Week. Tuesday - Sept 21st - 1PM - How Geolocation Technology is Changing the World.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Build a prototype product. A conundrum for many frustrated entrepreneurs is that they need money from investors to design and build a prototype product, yet most angel investors expect to see at least a prototype before they invest. This must be someone who is willing to pay real money for your product or service.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 12, 2016

Koch Institute for Integrative Cancer Research founding director Tyler Jacks has spent decades making important contributions in cancer research, but until forming Cambridge, MA-based Dragonfly Therapeutics, he’d never spun a startup out of his own lab at MIT.

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Google Technical Review News Research 40

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

For today's interview, we connected with George Ruan and Dr. Don Patterson, the co-founders of Irvine-based Quub (www.quub.com), which has taken research which Dr. Patterson was working on at UC Irvine and applied it to the world of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites. What's the idea behind Quub?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” No investor wants to wait that long for his payback, or fund the years of waiting.

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Competition Metrics Startup Sales 116

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

We caught up with the firm's CEO, Jason Spievak, to learn more about the firm's technology, as well as to hear about the company's experienced team, which came out of Callwave. Explain your technology? As technology people, we all live and breathe Yahoo, Google, Microsoft, and AOL. call centers every year.

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Advertising Networking Santa Barbara Startup 113

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

I’m hoping this will help to save entrepreneurs time in their hunt for success, whilst adding some more meaning to their businesses. Having a clear focus means it’s easier to communicate what your product is and who it’s for. Here are two examples. People who focus exclusively on efforts that matter, succeed. It’s that simple.”

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Does the world really need more servers in more datacenters gobbling up more power to send more tweets and Facebook pages around the world? When you began your teaching career, did you plan on eventually being an entrepreneur? 10) Thorsten, why does the world need RightScale? . “Oh, Oh, you got me there right in the first question!

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Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to present it effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

We're cobbling together the disparate mom-and-pop, and big players like theme parks, into a logical format, so consumers can research and plan their trip. Bill Fried: I'm a serial entrepreneur. The automated part, is a customer fills out a form and buys the product through their shopping cart. It's down in Laguna Beach.

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Activity Startup Sites Web 164

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Simply click on the title of the panel you like and you will be taken to their SXSWi panel picker page. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Bootstrapping advice, entrepreneur, startups. .

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Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Every plan must start with the problem you are solving, not a description of your company and product. Many entrepreneurs scare away potential investors by claiming that their technology represents “truly disruptive technology.” Tags: investment grade entrepreneur business plan business. Solution and benefits.

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Invest Tips Competition Metrics 74

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

As an advisor to new hardware entrepreneurs, I often hear the myth that a business plan is no longer required to find an investor, if your idea is good enough. What you don’t realize is these famous investors only deal with entrepreneurs who sold their last company for a $100M dollars or more. You need both to survive.

Product 169

Product Summary Startup Examples 169

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2008

I did some market research, found that companies were offering a similar service, where you pay for labels, but you have to pay a pretty high fee, and it only works for a finite amount of time. Andrew Lee: The front page is designed for people returning items, and is easy to use. How do people go about using the site? Good luck!

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Santa Barbara Startup Writing Ideas 100

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

As featured in technology and news publications: Are you new? Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. Step 1: Prototypes.

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Startup IP Email Report 29

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. and Facebook beef up their presence and more Silicon Valley investors and entrepreneurs establish footholds in.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Even with product businesses, it’s the ultimate way to build your brand credibility, bring in customer leads, and get feedback from your target market. The challenge, as with all new technologies, is to make it work effectively, and avoid wasted effort and expensive mistakes. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. While customers will be willing to try your product, they think two steps ahead. But I loved reading them and so did my team.

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