Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

Sales 147

Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Here, we have the thoughts of Rob Freelen , Los Angeles Market Manager for Silicon Valley Bank (www.svb.com). Over the last four years, I watched numerous entrepreneurs raise equity. In 2018, many of them sold their companies or raised massive equity rounds. Given SVBs market position, that is great news.

Southern California 133

Southern California SoCal Culver City Venture Capital 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future. Member of the Advisory Board.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur Report 147

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2020

I refer back to the classic book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run several successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised many millions of dollars. Crowdfunding success does not mean business success.

Startup 151

Startup Equity Funding Demand 151

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 123

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Here is the warning: The execution of equity allocations and of a good incentive program using equity is often mismanaged, damaging the corporate capitalization structure and even affecting the outcome of subsequent investment into the company. … Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun. Here are some rules.

Equity 156

Equity Class Pricing Sales 156

SoCal CTO

APRIL 25, 2017

I've removed the two words that described the market - otherwise this is verbatim. I'm working on a start up idea in the XXX market with my partner and we are currently looking for full stack developer to join us as a technical co-founder. Here is the most recent version of an all too common email inquiry from a startup founder.

Email 150

Email Startup Develop Development 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2010

Most startups I know have “refined” their target market several times during their rollout. Barter services and use equity to get things done for minimum cash. Make marketing and sales a priority. In business, “most important” means time to market, customer service, low cost, and beating your competitors.

Guide 92

Guide Startup Social Network Patents 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 123

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Pew says the Boomer demographic is the largest mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today, and will be for the foreseeable future. Member of the Advisory Board.

Startup 124

Startup Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur 124

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In a bid to change that, there are a few groups working on helping women entrepreneurs, investors, and others, including the Pipeline Fellowship (www.pipelinefellowship.com), which recently launched itself into the Los Angeles market. As a mentor, it''s my job to guide them through that process. READ MORE>>.

Angel 276

Angel Invest Mentor Technical Review 276

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Bootstrapping allows you to maintain full control of your startup strategy, retain maximum equity, and avoid the time delay and energy spent to attract outside investors. The real value of a college education is in learning how to learn, since markets and business models are changing so fast.

Startup 72

Startup Entrepreneur Incubator Guide 72

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

socalTECH

JULY 5, 2017

I moved down here to work as a large, $10 billion private equity fund with Ron Burkle, at Yucaipa Companies. As an investor, what made you decide to go from private equity to an operational role? I saw an opportunity to leave the comfort of private equity, and go after this opportunity to change the world.

Web 2.0 100

Web 2.0 Equity Legalzoom Capital 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2012

We caught up with Sam Altman, the firm's founder, to hear more about the company, and how we went from working in private equity to heading up a company all about finding nightlife. As we evaluated the market, we saw a real hole in the ability for people to accomplish that goal. It's a pretty good recruiting and marketing tool for us.

Content 196

Content Equity Startup Platform 196

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Len Short is truly an online marketing pioneer, heading up marketing at Charles Schwab, AOL and then (PRODUCT)RED. Before his career moved online, Len worked on major marketing campaigns for credit card companies and rolled out MCI’s highly successful “Friends and Family” marketing campaign.

Google 220

Google Technical Advisors Technical Review Equity 220

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For those negotiating equity allocations it covers some of the most complex issues to address in the process. Equity is divided between the founders and the business begun. Let me try to advance a few rules of thumb to help guide you here. In other words, you cannot create bargain options at below “market rates.”

Equity 256

Equity Class Pricing Sales 256

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Justine and I have included venture capitalists and people focused on debt equity, crowdfunding, and all kinds of different sources for raising money at our upcoming conference. For example, they'd go after their estimates of the size of the market, whereas in a man they might sayyou sound great, tell me how you're going to attain that goal?

Help 224

Help Entrepreneur Capital Startup 224

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2016

For new businesses, social media marketing may seem a bit overwhelming. If you want to gain and keep the respect of your audience, work with a professional graphic designer or marketing team to create a logo and any other necessary graphics specifically for each platform you wish to use. Construct a social media style guide.

Social Media 40

Social Media Media Content Guide 40

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. (it is also the title of a fabulous book from Internet 1.0

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces. When should you start a company?

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

Thus I was happy to see a recent book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran. The financial suit.

Technical Advisors 105

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Startup High Tech 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

Startup 56

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

They need a large infusion from venture capitalists, private equity, bank loans, or mezzanine financing. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

Sales 96

Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Gallup says the Boomer demographic is the largest and still growing mainstream pool of experienced talent in the market today (76 million people strong).

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Report 106

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Founders generally need more focus on the market sizing, volume projections, cost details and margin expectations to balance the optimism of their passion for the idea. Co-founder and equity negotiations work best if you own all the equity. For more detailed requirements, it’s always appropriate to hire an attorney to guide you.

Company 61

Company Companies Startup Equity 61

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Thus I was happily surprised when I found the classic book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran.

Technical Advisors 57

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 57

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

Thus I was happy to see a new book, “ The Tech Entrepreneur’s Survival Guide ,” by Bernd Schoner, PhD, and cofounder of ThingMagic, which leans heavily on the people side of the equation. Being the leader doesn’t mean more equity, nor does it mean the leader will necessarily be CEO. The industry veteran. The financial suit.

Technical Advisors 98

Technical Advisors Startup Outsource Development High Tech 98

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2015

Valuation is one of those ubiquitous words: at least when it comes to discussions around startups — and, of course, stock market multiples. And there are public market valuations for where stocks trade now and predictions for what they’ll be worth in the future. Market sentiment. Recent equity sales i.e., comparables.

IP 40

IP Equity Examples Guide 40

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2015

I just finished a new book, “ A Crowdfunder’s Strategy Guide ,” by Jamey Stegmaier, one of the biggest thought leaders on crowdfunding, and who has also run seven successful Kickstarter projects, that together have raised more than a million dollars. Crowdfunding success does not mean business success.

Startup 53

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Demand 53

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2011

You must make the same type of basic probabilistic calculations when guiding your adVenture. Thus, it is akin to the sweat equity you put into your adVenture, never knowing if your efforts will yield a return. Business offers market leaders similar advantages. Be like Huck. Seven Card Entrepreneurial Stud.

Startup 207

Startup Entrepreneur Competition Guide 207

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Darren Clark: It was officially May 9 of 2012, when David and I and others within YP and AT&T decided that given where we were with AT&T, their core focus on wireless, we should figure out how to take the business out of AT&T, so that we would not be constrained on our investments, and we could go after markets in a more strategic way.

Technical Review 223

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 223

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

We also know we''re not a startup, and don''t have equity to offer. An example of that, is we have a product in alpha in a couple of our markets, where, in real time, a user can fill out a form and it goes out to the top five service providers who we already have vetted and screened. We''ve been very aggressive on the technology front.

Technical Review 211

Technical Review Glendale Advertising Google 211

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

Several people have recently come to me to help them source and/or hire full-time CTOs for their startup having found me through my post that looks at: Startup CTO Salary and Equity Data. If they are good, the market right now is HOT for CTOs. There's a lot on my blog already around this topic. Then comes the in-person interviews.

CTO Hire 282

CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 282

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 19, 2013

During the course of the program, Relan and the all-star team of company builders put together over the last two years, will guide entrepreneurs through his personally designed three-phase approach. 30,000 in cash for equity and another $80,000 as a convertible note. First, building a minimum viable product.

Startup 79

Startup Develop Development Incubator 79