InfoChachkie

MAY 26, 2011

They lined up on the dock and patiently waited for the ship to arrive, so they could get their “share” of its dirty laundry. Actions You Can Take Today to Successfully Start…Anything. 11 Ways to Start Really Small. It also brings into question the degree to which they are suited for work at a startup. Make it fun.

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Entrepreneur Santa Barbara Startup Writing 211

socalTECH

MAY 1, 2019

Brian Liu , the co-founder and CEO of a new startup, BizCounsel , was the co-founder of LegalZoom, and thinks there can be a new way that every business owner can get access to dedicated business attorneys for legal work. We caught up with Brian to hear more about the startup. What you are up to with this new company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2021

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Specialized VCs start to jump in at this stage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2023

Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. That means it pays to elevate people’s mood at the start of a team effort by using refreshments, good news, or an interactive activity.

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Product News Activity Startup 110

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2016

Working at your company but want to break off to start your own? Please don’t get discouraged by these difficulties, starting a business is always hard, but it can be one of the most rewarding things you ever do. This is big, and something that young entrepreneurs often overlook.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2011

Many of the entrepreneurial lessons I learned from this adjunct Wharton study group, you too can share with your children. Amarillo’s advice is consistent with my comments in the Startup Competition ; get to know your competitors on a personal basis, while appearing as innocuous as possible. Poker Face . “It Hold and Fold. “

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Startup Entrepreneur Competition Guide 207

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Machine Learning / AI They discussed many topics ranging from protection of the press to what Mark looks for in an entrepreneur to investing outside of Silicon Valley and of course Trump and sports. Mark made a fortune by being early in Local Area Networking, streaming and then High Definition video so perhaps it’s worth listening.

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Artificial Inteligence Study Press Netflix 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 8, 2020

Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. That means it pays to elevate people’s mood at the start of a team effort by using refreshments, good news, or an interactive activity.

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News Activity Startup Summary 173

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I grew up believing that human behavior was 20% nature, 80% nurture. 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.&#.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

For many entrepreneurs, college has little appeal. Academia’s arbitrary, bureaucratic structure, combined with its predominant focus on theoretical issues, causes many entrepreneurs to depart college early. Entrepreneurs are misfits. Others, such as Walt Disney and Richard Branson never even enroll.

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Tips Startup Education Entrepreneur 279

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.

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Product Summary Startup Examples 169

InfoChachkie

APRIL 18, 2011

Studies have confirmed this phenomenon. I am on the Board of a growing, dynamic SaaS business which has recently graduated from the startup stage and entered the early-growth phase. Fortunately, the Founders are comfortable delegating tasks to their highly talented Core Team. Remember all those terrible MySpace self-portraits?

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Entrepreneur Startup Slides Examples 217

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2013

How do you keep up with everything that''s happening with your favorite interests, brands, and personalities on your mobile phone? We caught up with CEO Phil Kelly to better understand what the company is working on. How did the company start? Phil Kelly: I started the company early last year. Or, you can go to Yapert.

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Mobile Startup Entertainment Tech Coast Angels 159

InfoChachkie

JUNE 15, 2015

During my 15-years as a startup executive, I relished being proven wrong. Effective entrepreneurs reject dogmatism and embrace doubt. While this aspect of human nature can lead to mildly amusing behaviors in our friends (and ourselves), when assessing decisions at your startup, such close-minded prejudices can result in fatal mistakes.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2012

If you were a student in college, working on a startup idea, what would spur you to drop your education plans, and go full time on your startup? We understand you were in school when you started this? I started playing around with a similar idea in my freshman year. First off, what is MySocialCloud?

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Startup CTO Coach Content Web 239

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

We caught up with co-founder and Chief Medical Officer Belinda Tan to learn more about the company. One of the areas where people are starting to look at innovation, is using technology to make trials more accessible to patients. Belinda Tan: Most of our trials are Phase 2 and Phase 3 studies. What is Science37?

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Technology Study UCLA Research 133

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Annie’s approach is a highly-readable balance between memorable, real-world analogies and hardcore behavioral science studies. I was fortunate enough to interview Annie for my UCTV Innovator Stories series, filmed at UC Santa Barbara. Follow John’s startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @JohnGreathouse. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

Do you think men make better entrepreneurs than women, and why? First of all, it is evident that there are far fewer women entrepreneurs today than men. First of all, it is evident that there are far fewer women entrepreneurs today than men. Societal trends actually seem to be favoring the women these days.

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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

APRIL 5, 2010

Two weeks after Brad’s post I was at the 140 Conference in LA and I held open office hours for any entrepreneur who wanted to spend 15 minutes talking with a VC about their business. I filled up with 20 people pretty quickly and realized this schedule was masochistic. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.

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Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

There has recently been a common theme among the entrepreneurs I have interviewed and the conferences I have attended: despite the relatively weak state of the world economy, now is a great time to create a high-tech startup. As Guy Kawasaki pointed out in our recent conversation , “…it is cheaper than ever to start a company.

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

socalTECH

MAY 23, 2017

Jonathan, who was Founding CEO and President of AdColony (which sold to Opera for $350 Million in June of 2014), also told us why he got back in the startup game, even though he could be just sitting on a beach in Bali after his prior success. Why launch into a new startup now? What is AppOnboard? It's been a resounding success.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

We caught up with the company's founder and CEO, David Baird , a former AOL executive, to learn more about what Gigmor is working on. How did you start the company? The way we reached that, was we saw that people were starting to use our site to discover and book talent. We did not start from scratch on that side, either.

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Startup Metrics Offshore Sites 150

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2015

Angel investors and venture capitalists are looking for startups with real products and a proven business model, ready to scale. Applied research is still primarily scientific study, seeking to solve practical problems, but doesn’t yet focus on a commercial product. Specialized VCs start to jump in at this stage.

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Develop Development Product Funding 102

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2017

In the startup world, one of the most difficult journeys to market is by companies who are taking basic scientific advances and technologies originally developed at universities, and taking them all the way to use in the commercial world. Kos Galatsis: When we last talked, we had just gotten the company going and started to employ our team.

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socalTECH

MAY 25, 2016

We caught up with Jim Armstrong to learn more about the new fund, areas of interest, his insights into what makes startups successful, and where he thinks the venture market is today. That's when you start meddling in the company. It's all about the entrepreneur. What is the investment focus for this fund?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

In a startup, or any business with limited resources, the last thing you need is people who put in lots of time and effort, but never seem to move the ball. Successful entrepreneurs must never stop looking for ways to improve their own productivity, as well as the efficiency and momentum of the team.

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Training Entrepreneur Tool Metrics 105

InfoChachkie

JUNE 30, 2014

Too bad, as they would be well served to study Dirty Franks marketing plan, which has withstood the test of time. Fortunately, one of my hip roommates, Rick Matcovich, had the guts to enter Franks, thus turning me onto its retro authenticity. Hurry Up And Stop Marketing. startups who. Brand Building The Old Fashion Way.

Marketing 193

Marketing Software Review Product Social Media 193

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2014

Whether you are an entrepreneur managing a startup, or a corporate executive with thousands of employees, it’s hard to ignore the evidence of big value from happy employees. That means it pays to elevate people’s mood at the start of a team effort by using refreshments, good news, or an interactive activity. Marty Zwilling.

Product 105

Product News Activity Entrepreneur 105

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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Social Media News Tool Email 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2016

All too often as a startup investor, I hear the term “disruptive technology” from an entrepreneur, played like a trump card that should override any other potential business qualms. Camillus, who has studied this challenge for years at Harvard and with several Fortune 500 companies.

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Technology Competition Custom Customer 57

InfoChachkie

JULY 1, 2013

Fortunately, it requires relatively little effort to give a really lousy presentation. Would you study for a test, train for a marathon or memorize your lines for a play? You are an entrepreneur – go for it. If you are unsure of a factual response, make up a fictitious one. Do Not Follow Up. Of course not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2019

According to recent articles , more than half of the businesses that once appeared on the Fortune 500 list have disappeared in the last twenty years, and the rate of departure is increasing. I’m convinced this is happening because most companies don’t have the courage to keep up with the escalating rate of change in the market today.

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Ideas Training Examples Organization 89

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

But the urgency addiction is a bad thing that I’m fortunate enough to get away with. I have always been good at prioritizing what is important but bad about starting my work early enough. I was the guy in high school who didn’t have to study early to do well on tests and that continued into college.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 19, 2018

Unfortunately, most entrepreneurs don’t realize that the words “research” and “development” are red flags to investors, and all such proposals are routinely discarded. If you are looking to fund a technology study, before any specific commercial product can be considered, you need to focus on relevant large organizations with deep pockets.

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Research Develop Development Funding 57

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2017

If you don’t focus on it, you can expect to be one of the 25 percent of CEO turnovers that occur every year from firing or forced retirement, as reported by a recent Harvard study. Fortunately, and contrary to popular opinion, people can change themselves, and leadership is a learned skill, rather than a birthright.

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Coach Ideas Startup Study 72

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

But, when it comes to tracking what ad placement or publisher was responsible for getting a consumer to pick up the phone and call, that’s pretty difficult. Do you have any words of caution or advice for entrepreneurs who attempt to “Get Their Band Back Together”? “In Accountability starts at an individual level. You’re right.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209