Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Here is my list of top ten action items to best prepare you for success in achieving a funding event with angels: Incorporate the business now. are eliminated during due diligence.

Invest 99

Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

One of the hot new approaches I have seen around the country for assisting startups looking for funding has been “crowd-sourcing” sites ( Kickstarter ) or “crowd-pitching” events ( Funding Universe ). These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events.

Funding 92

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

As you may know I outlined my rules for maximum impact at events / conferences before SXSW began. I can’t imagine having been at a better event. A band was saying, “I can’t believe that at one event you could get access to the band managers of Lady Gaga, FooFighters, etc. Should I go next year? SXSW was magic.

Ideas 294

Ideas Startup Marketing Pricing 294

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The opportunity to innovate and take ZunguZ forward and make it a reality transpired with the uptake and traction of Social Networks in the early 2000’s and more specifically with the launch of Facebook in 2004 and its momentum gained over the next few years. How safe are money transfers or online purchases on social networks?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. Here is my list of top ten action items to best prepare you for success in achieving a funding event with angels: Incorporate the business now. are eliminated during due diligence.

Angel 89

Angel Funding Technical Review Startup 89

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Stribe offers a plug and play service for instantly creating a social network on any Web site. Zoomorama was a finalist at the Microsoft BizSpark event at South by Southwest Interactive 2009. The company is targeting recruiters with problems screening candidates. There will be more news on this front during LeWeb.

Incubator 40

Incubator Develop Development Social Network 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube). social amplification (from which memes are spread) by Twitter and the like; and … commenting. ” So WoW in a way is his son’s social network. Online Events. Finally, I’m fascinated with the future of live events.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2010

One of the hot new approaches I have seen around the country for assisting startups looking for funding has been “crowd-sourcing” tools ( ProFounder ) or “crowd-pitching” events ( Funding Universe ). These are variations on a “crowd-funding” theme to raise money for a startup through social networks and voting at public events.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Social Media Sample 59

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2010

The app has your standard social networking features such as Friend Requests, Messages, and a profile. Also, no social networking app would be complete without some kind of lifestream, or in Graphic.ly’s case, an event feed. So, as a comic book fan, what do I think of the “Baby Beta” of Graphic.ly for Windows?

Software Review 40

Software Review Social Network Screening Networking 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

Coming hot off the coat tail of earlier this year’s Startup Weekend LA where Zaarly launched, this LASW was nothing less than amazing and as someone put, one of the best tech events in LA they had ever been to. Also of note was Ryan Orrico’s launch of HandJob, a new form of job applicant screening and referral tracking.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

There was the usual cogent presentation by Brian Solis on the future of PR in which he implored us to get beyond the echo chamber of Silicon Valley and Techmeme and focus on staying on the radar screen of real America. I think I could summarize the hour by saying, “don’t be a douche.”

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. This is a post I’ve been dying to write for 18 months. I know this because you’re not a young teenager.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

“People are doing it for the love, not to make money,” Larry Shapiro , Head of Talent at Full Screen. In the beginning YouTuber Olga Kay was extremely proactive about trying to figure out the YouTube game leveraging credit cards to attend as many meetups, conferences and events related to YouTube around the country.

Content 76

Content Tips Buzzfeed Tool 76

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

“I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. People stopped worrying about social status.”. Park had a screen-printing business in 2004, starting with his own $4,000 investment. You strip away all the layers the mass society gives you. It’s a breath of fresh air.

Startup 98

Startup Customer Custom Pricing 98

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. Startups weren’t meant to be easy. Back to work.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

Every one of these events (with names changed) has happened to companies I’ve worked at or closely with. I was watching Meet the Press this morning and they put a big screen behind the guests with TweetDeck open and showing the constant stream of information about Egypt. Startups weren’t meant to be easy. Back to work.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2011

The annual Apple event where no real hints about what products they plan to release are floated in the public domain in advance. While Google stopped Facebook in their tracks when they built a social networking company. And Facebook stomped out Twitter from building an open social network. And on and on.

Google 325

Google Press Marketing Content 325

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 14, 2009

As an entrepreneur people who aren’t going to respond to you and it’s your responsibility to politely and assertively stay on people’s radar screen. The picture above is from the actual event courtesy of Dan Farber who was writing for ZDNet. Excite, Ask Jeeves and Lycos? Yeah, right.

Entrepreneur 338

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Google 338

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. It’s your job to find a continued way to stay on the radar screen of the VC. Determine how to get access to them.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. Capsule is an event planning and group sharing platform built to help anyone who is planning, attending, or organizing a trip, party, or event.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78