Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2022

For example, I often hear from aspiring entrepreneurs that “I had that idea first, and he stole it, and is now making money on my idea.” These strategies provide more valuable initial advice towards business success than I can offer as a technical business advisor: Build and maintain high self-worth and self-confidence.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

If you’ve done a good job in the sales process you’ve already written out a needs document in which your wrote out what you believe the customer problems are with specific examples. We used to call it a “burning platform” as in when your platform is burning you’re forced to take action. Startup Advice'

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Tech.Co

APRIL 20, 2020

This means you can access one of the best website builders and ecommerce platforms on the market from as little as $6.50 Let's take a closer look at the new deal, and whether Wix is the right platform for you. For example, if you're looking to build a photography site , there are 40 to choose from. is reader-supported.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

But for creators seeking to monetize their following, these newer platforms may be more attractive to some creators, since they already have built-in tools to help them monetize their followings. For example, TikToker maylikethemonthh uses Snipfeed to sell asynchronous, video-recorded tarot readings. Image Credits: Snipfeed.

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Platform Commerce Startup Tool 286

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 20, 2017

This is just some advice from Alejandro Rioja , CEO of Flux Ventures. We asked him about building relationships and advice for founders needing to expand their network. What I find very useful is connecting with that person on their favorite social media platform. Read more advice on building your network at TechCo.

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Networking Social Media Startup Tips 123

TechEmpower

APRIL 5, 2013

We received comments, recommendations, advice, criticism, questions, and most importantly pull requests from dozens of readers and developers. Repeating its performance from last week, the Netty platform holds a commanding lead for JSON serialization on EC2. For example: Making 100000 requests to [link]. large instances.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2009

The best entrepreneurs seek advice from everybody they need, learn lessons and make minor adjustments on a monthly basis. Seemic (now a Twitter client) was originally a video blogging platform. An example: My best recent example of this is Ophir Tanz and Ari Mir. Geni.com beget Yammer. I could go on and on.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. The point isn’t to “build a business on YouTube” but rather to use YouTube as a marketing platform to build a video business that works across many platforms. Take for example, an eCommerce company.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 16, 2019

The New York-based company was founded last year by Gina Bartasi, a fertility industry vet who previously launched Progyny, a fertility benefit solution for employers, and FertilityAuthority.com, an information platform and social network for people struggling with fertility. are still handing out hoards of paperwork and using fax machines.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. In 2008, he founded StackOverflow , and it has become the foundation for a question and answer platform called StackExchange. But I loved reading them and so did my team. His Tenure at Microsoft.

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Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 650,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 80,000 angel investors in 190 countries. and the founder of 500 Startups, Dave McClure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

For example, I often hear from aspiring entrepreneurs that “I had that idea first, and he stole it, and is now making money on my idea.” These strategies provide more valuable initial advice towards business success than I can offer as a technical business advisor: Build and maintain high self-worth and self-confidence.

Coach 70

Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 70

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

The primary thesis and concept is around getting expert advice, support, and accountability. We built a platform to manage multiple verticals, the first around nutrition and weight loss. We built a platform to manage multiple verticals, the first around nutrition and weight loss. We see the weight loss area as a huge market.

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Social Network Tool Southern California Networking 259

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

” I invested in a social-media analytics & engagement platform company called Awe.sm and as an investor I always play around with the products in which I’ve invested. In the above example it’s why I added “Here’s Why” to the end. Startup Advice'

Writing 326

Writing Buzzfeed Social Media Blogging 326

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

B2C Companies We talked about how some companies saw an immediate decline in purchasing (for example if you’re in travel or hospitality). Biggest Advice I Give to Portfolio Founders? Seed deals, for example, are easier to get funded than a late-stage deal for obvious reasons. Burn through your cash quickly at your peril.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

I guess let’s file this under sales & marketing advice. First, you’ll need a platform. I’m very particular to Disqus as my commenting platform. When you Tweet you should use a URL shortener tied to an analytics platform. I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

An obvious example that comes to mind is Roger Ehrenberg, whose fund Information Arbitrage , is looking at companies in these categories. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Provides an enterprise collaboration and storage platform. OTHER DEALS: 1.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2011

I recently spoke with Marten Mickos, the former CEO of MySQL and current CEO of Eucalyptus Systems , the leader in private cloud platforms. A good example is the shoemaker Puma. You have always been able to run HA (high available) applications on top of Eucalyptus, but now the cloud platform itself is actually HA.”.

Cloud Computing 212

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara Platform Resource 212

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

An obvious example would be in sales. I had long ago ceded the knowledge and responsibility for making the detailed technical recommendations about platforms, databases, hosting solutions, etc. A quick example. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Don’t skip.

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Startup CTO Coach Technical Review CTO Hire 308

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

Sam in the perfect example. He pinged me that he was thinking about joining a startup based in LA with the CEO in NYC and would I be willing to meet him and give him advice on this process. He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. So I had a sense that I knew who he was.

Startup 372

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

My example is that at my second company we build an exclusively SaaS platform except that we needed to build hooks into some Microsoft Office applications. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. Or better yet – where possible – do something about it.

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Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Under the heading, “The Book On Bezos,” the callout lists ten actionable and impactful nuggets of startup advice. Our third-party seller business is an example of that. This advice is easier said than done, as it is difficult to know when you should be flexible with your vision and when you should remain dogmatic to your ideals.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Custom 279

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

We provide strategic advice to digital media companies in a manner that reflects how corporate development is actually done. So when somebody is going to the purchase aisle and thinking about buying a mobile analytics platform they have the brand recognition that matters. Final example. And Flurry always gets mentioned.

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. Regarding information asymmetry – take me as an example. Vice versa is it’s a SaaS platform company where I spent nearly 10 years running companies.

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Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

It’s not uncommon for incredibly smart and talented Phd’s or CS majors from Stanford to raise $10 million on an early-stage “platform&# that if it succeeds it will be huge. My commute, for example, from Santa Monica to Century City is less than 15 minutes each way and I never have to take the freeway.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

This software platform is used by most local Angel organizations for managing deal flow. More than 200,000 startups have already used the platform to connect with 45,000 investors. It was founded back in 2010 by Naval Ravikant and Babak Nivi of Venture Hacks , which is also a great place to visit for startup advice.

Angel 115

Angel Startup Funding Keiretsu 115

socalTECH

JULY 9, 2015

Zach Frechette: Quarterly is the leading platform for online influencers to connect with their biggest fans and followers, through subscription boxes. Can you give an example of what has been in those boxes? Obviously, there are some natural ones, for example, replenishable products make lots of sense. That tends to help a lot.

Marketing 100

Marketing Commerce Startup Newsletter 100

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Collecta delivers real-time streaming news, via widgets, APIs and its Site Search Platform. In this TZ Highlight Gerry goves over some key angel investing advice (gives examples with Summize, Tweetdeck, etc.) TechZulu Live Episode 7. In this episode of TechZulu live we had special guest Gerry Campbell CEO of Collecta.

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Invest News Examples Platform 58

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

Paige Craig , currently the most prolific, under-dressed, and most eligible angel in Los Angeles, sourced a hot, young startup called Gendai Games (makers of GameSalad - a platform for rapid development of mobile games). if you need advice on how to find / work with startup lawyers cheaply click that link). Violent agreement.

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review Startup 286

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

For example, I often hear from aspiring entrepreneurs that “I had that idea first, and he stole it, and is now making money on my idea.” These strategies provide more valuable initial advice towards business success than I can offer as a technical business advisor: Build and maintain high self-worth and self-confidence.

Coach 59

Coach Satisfaction Ideas Entrepreneur 59

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

So you have a startup idea, perhaps some level of execution or traction, but you or your co-founders are doing it blind; you trudge along with a little advice or knowledge you’ve picked up in torrented audio books after finally having made that decision to quit the 9-5. co-founder, Dan Dato. Thank you upStart.LA!

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Incubator Startup Mentor Entrepreneur 107

socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2019

In New York, for example, there are a lot of very strong fintech, fashion technology and media companies. Whether they are building a marketplace, or building an e-commerce platform, understanding the growth metrics for a company is really the key. What's your biggest piece of advice to any entrepreneur?

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Metrics Los Angeles Help 124

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

It is intended for product & tech people – mostly people who want to build cool stuff on the Twitter platform and it will showcase some really cool stuff that has been built on Twitter. Consider some simple examples. you’re not following him? I'm late and on the road.I

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News Web Email Startup 324

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

This software platform is used by many local angel organizations for managing deal flow. Gust claims to have facilitated over $1 billion of investments in 500,000 startups to date, via connection through their platform to over 70,000 angel investors in 190 countries. and Dave McClure.

Angel 67

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve tried to make this advice as well-rounded and biased free as I can. Every company is different so it’s hard to listen to advice from the uber-successful fund raisers. So they go out of their way to offer advice and introductions.

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Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2017

So, for example, I might say, hey, I see you're into snow skiing, thought I'd catch up with you, maybe we can meet up at Mammoth sometime next weekend. Whether that's Facebook Messenger, SMS, LinkedIn, or any other messaging platform, it all adds us, to more messaging than on social networks.

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Startup Social Network Southern California Mobile 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Direct advice to entrepreneurs, from an investment perspective. Peruse through the website SeedInvest and you’ll find a familiar layout, as pioneered by years of trending interest towards popular crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. But of course, this isn’t to be mixed up. Final Words.

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