Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

I called an (ex) LP to tell him about her and my goals for her. Leadership is about recognizing your next generation of talent and helping lift them up. Or, maybe it’s just about getting out of the way and watching what they can achieve. Wait, What About Yves? He launched our scout program as an example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

In addition to defining the problem, she makes concrete suggestions on how to change work for the better, taking advantage new technologies, and new thinking brought about by this new era. A key to success is for you take the initiative and make the conversation about the other person. Be curious about work items you don’t understand.

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Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2023

For example, 81% of businesses hiring today want graduates with business or accounting degrees. And how about the new jobs to be created for “prompt-masters” and others manipulating or analyzing or checking AI query results. The mismatch between what employers want today and graduating seniors majored in is striking. Worse, 3.1%

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2015

The explosion of self-reporting on social media has led us to provide very intimate details of ourselves. Many market research companies now use this data by ‘scraping’ the web to obtain detailed examples of the sentiment relating to particular issues, brands, products, and services. Datafication of relationships and interactions.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 27, 2017

Here’s a business example: “To be at a $25 million run rate by the end of our fifth year in business.” The good thing about a goal is that it is measurable, and progress toward it can be measured as well. You can express it in terms of money, market share, influence or other measure that reflects success. That is measurable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. 1% click through rate and Facebook manages to be about half as good as that. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2018

Once the shoes did go on sale, the user interface for finding and reserving the shoes didn’t work for everyone there — in fact, only one reporter from the group was able to reserve a pair of the shoes (since that reporter hadn’t saved payment information onto the SNKRS app, those shoes were released). ”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

For example, there are a dozen articles like this one for every area of expertise. My message today is to avoid the consultant stigma by signing up to do the job, not just talk about it. Then lead by example. Report within the organizational structure. But certainly the Internet doesn’t do the job for you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2021

Are you often frustrated that people reporting to you, or key peers, seem to dodge accountability for their actions? For example, a couple of years ago, Starbucks' chief executive officer, Kevin R. Accountability is not all about me, myself, and I. Communication must be positive and consistent, both up and down the line.

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports. And we see examples every day. The cockroach’s first decision was to set up a clocking in attendance system. Thank you, again!

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are some good examples of similar sites? Which devices?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Tell me about the business. What are some good examples of similar sites? Which devices?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2023

In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rise to new major roles elsewhere. Marty Zwilling

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

GitHub talked about making these changes as early as June, when CEO Nat Friedman tweeted that it was something the company was already working on. As we mentioned last week, the Yes on 22 campaign has put in about $180 million into the campaign while the No on 22 side has put in about $4.6 The other 25% are undecided.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

There is an application process and fee for members to join Collab Studio ATL, but the group hopes these costs will be subsidized by partners in the future — they say that the application process is more about assessing the needs about an entrepreneur or creator and what services they require from the space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

They have enough confidence in their ability to deliver that they don’t worry about someone stealing the idea to get there first, and they don’t forget to listen carefully to critical feedback. You want people to see you as an evangelist for hydrogen fuel, for example, so your later auto engine will have credibility by default.

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socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2013

Despite those numbers, those accelerators are not the only game in town, and there are many other accelerator efforts (for example, Frost Venture Partners, which was not far behind in the numbers) who look to be catching up to the leaders in the funding category. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

According to Julie Ask, vice president and principal analyst at Forrester in this CNBC article , developing a retail app costs about $2 million, plus 80 percent on top of that each year to maintain it. Many retailers report $100,000 is the minimum price of entry. Customers are selective about which retail apps they download.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Visit the university library for access to otherwise costly business reports. Access to intellectual property and current research.

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Berkonomics

AUGUST 25, 2016

By being a visible example. You may not know it but the National Transportation Safety Board has for years offered a reporting program for pilots, air controllers and others involved in aviation safety. And what does it say about your corporate culture and your individual management style?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

How to Interpret Analyst Reports. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. What are you on about? Anyone with a great deal of experience in dealing with numbers knows to be careful about the seduction of them. I got the analyst who wrote one of the reports on the phone and asked how he got his projections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green,” or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. Test your projections against actual published reports from similar companies. Competition. How many competitors do you have?

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 4, 2015

For example, there are the private company valuation figures that get bandied about: think the numbers people reference for Uber and AirBnB for example. evidenced by a written report that takes into account the relevant factors prescribed for valuations generally under these regulations.”. Clear as mud, huh?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2023

For example, quite a while back I found some great guidance to the how, why, and who of accountability in the “ QBQ Workbook ,” by John G. Don’t expect your team to be accountable, if they often hear you complaining about the workload, competitors, or partners. Miller and Kristin E. No consequences mean no learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

The explosion of self-reporting on social media has led us to provide very intimate details of ourselves. Many market research companies now use this data by ‘scraping’ the web to obtain detailed examples of the sentiment relating to particular issues, brands, products, and services. Datafication of relationships and interactions.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2020

For those who haven't heard of Emburse, talk about what you do? Eric Friedrichsen: Emburse is all about expense management and accounts payable automation. We brought them all together so we can get a lot more scale, and innovate a lot faster, across all six of those expense reporting software platforms.

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Platform Report Los Angeles Technology 124

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2016

Today I want to talk briefly about why I believe Snapchat is an important media company. For most who don’t yet use Snapchat frequently I know the economic case feels like a stretch of the imagination because you’re caught up in the original Snapchat and I’m trying to offer a perspective about where the puck may be going.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

We caught up with Lauren to hear about Hopscotch, and why teams and schools are turning to the company to power their mobile apps. Laurence Sotsky: I started the company about two and a half years ago, with the intent of connecting people to their passions. For example, Taco Bell sponsors the Lakers. What is Hopscotch?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Just to be clear, I’m not suggesting long rambling texts about the weather, or “Hello, how are you?” Just like consumers give top priority to peer feedback and experiences on social media or Yelp, you need to incent your clients to tell others about you and become your advocate. Maximize online referrals and positive service reviews.

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Services Technical Review Social Media Case Study 121

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2017

Thus when I read “ A Random Walk Down Wall Street ” in my early 20’s it reinforced my belief about how people are fooled by data. Given enough performance over time any number of random people will be proven “right” about a market and if you look back in time you can believe that they had a method to their outcomes.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Even worse, many entrepreneurs don’t even take the time to monitor what people are saying about them to others. On the Internet, you can find good examples of how to handle bad customer reviews, and examples of ones handled poorly. Communicate often about your values and quality initiatives.

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Custom Customer Examples Sites 86

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

I have to admit that I have no magic formula, but I do offer the following recommendations from experience to get you started, and minimize negativity in both employee teams and all levels of management: Make yourself a consistent example of positivity. They may really want to change. Hire only people with positive and can-do attitudes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Or more directly – they are likely narcissistic resuscitations of your newest features or bragging points that nobody but your marketing team and your mom care about. But mostly they’re thinking, “Will my audience even care about this topic?” Think about Luma Partners. I am a VC. I hand out money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Neither people nor computers can really help you as a personal assistant unless you are willing to share data about what you like, what you feel, and who and what’s important to you. Examples cited include biometrics, tool productivity, environmental control, social visibility, relationship data, and brand insight. Norton, Ph.D.,

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2021

I have to point out that the rest of the world looks for you online before visiting your business, finds talk about you on Yelp and social media sites, and what they see can make or break your business. Every reported problem likely means that many similar ones went unreported. Be realistic about what you have control over.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 4, 2020

In my opinion, great examples in today’s entrepreneur world include Elon Musk (Tesla), Jeff Bezos (Amazon), and Richard Branson (Virgin Group). They know that former direct reports can become highly valuable members of their network, and new business partners as either rise to new major roles elsewhere. Marty Zwilling.

Oracle 124

Oracle Organization Examples Coach 124

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

For example. He also talks about the rate of growth and the need to pick targets, measure and question assumptions when you aren’t achieving your objectives. I talked about some of that here. He talks about making things that people want & going after a big enough market. .” So I like that bit, too.

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