InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

I review these tenets with my entrepreneurial students at UC Santa Barbara at the beginning of each quarter to reinforce many of the key topics we will cover in the following weeks. Although this can be a bit chaotic, the free-flow of ideas during an adVenture’s Beach Volleyball days is often crucial to its eventual success.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. But they also take on issues in science, technology and management. I have a board meeting coming up this week and I just reviewed the agenda.

Coach 150

Coach Technical Review Framework Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2023

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling. Updating: capturing knowledge and actions.

Social Media 112

Social Media Media Software Review Social Network 112

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Words alone, like “improved efficiency”, “paradigm shift,” and “breakthrough technology” won’t convince people to follow you. Change is hard.

Startup 155

Startup Resource Metrics Technical Review 155

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2013

Charlene Li, in her book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. I support her ten elements of the basic framework and vocabulary of open information sharing and open decision making: Explaining: creating buy-in.

Social Media 102

Social Media Entrepreneur Software Review Social Network 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2012

Charlene Li, in her recent book “ Open Leadership ,” attempts to show leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Social Network Software Review Social Media 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling. Updating: capturing knowledge and actions.

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Media Social Network Technical Review 92

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling. Updating: capturing knowledge and actions.

Software Review 90

Software Review Social Media Social Network Technical Review 90

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Charlene Li, in her latest book “ Open Leadership ,” attempts to show leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Search, combined with ratings and reviews become key in separating the useful from the rambling.

Social Media 89

Social Media Startup Software Review Social Network 89

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Visions pan of endless cold emails and long days attending meetups and pitch nights while your operations/tech team grind away. Operating in this space, Ryan and James were essentially at ground zero for working with the ones who created the crowdfunding framework. You’ve built a great business, your customers love you.

Invest 100

Invest Startup Technical Review Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Words alone, like “improved efficiency”, “paradigm shift,” and “breakthrough technology” won’t convince people to follow you. Change is hard.

Startup 108

Startup Resource Metrics Technical Review 108

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

I see entrepreneurs every day who are trying to change the world with a new idea, and startups that are trying to survive their hyper-growth phase by changing processes to meet demand. Words alone, like “improved efficiency”, “paradigm shift,” and “breakthrough technology” won’t convince people to follow you. Change is hard.

Startup 101

Startup Resource Metrics Technical Review 101

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2013

You simply can’t miss Lyft’s cars driving around the city due to its clever marketing ploy of placing big, pink “ carstaches ” on the grill of each car in their fleet. In essence, ride-sharing is carpooling with a technological twist. It’s the real deal and a leading technology in the ever-growing arsenal of the sharing economy.

Google 92

Google Technical Review Santa Monica Framework 92

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

What's the idea behind OpenCandy? But, due to lack of visibility or lack of resources, or lack of know-how around marketing, they lack distribution and monetization. When did you decide to pursue this idea? This summer, we started talking to individuals to get an idea if funding was a path we'd like to go down.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Startup Examples 100

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

Too often people dive straight into their shiny solution ideas without thinking about why they’re doing what they’re doing or considering the change they want to see in the world. I recently developed a more human framework for early-stage startups to define their startup DNA and lay some foundations for a sustainable business.

Startup 78

Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 26, 2011

At the big consulting firms, investment banks and established large technology companies we’re taught to produce long reports, make sure that every document is perfect quality and that every possible bit of diligence has been done. The idea has become conventional wisdom. They over think the decision framework.

Startup 335

Startup Technical Review Framework Entrepreneur 335

SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What are the biggest areas of technical risk? What technology research is required? What technologies will we use? What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? How can we address this risk?

CTO Coach 231

CTO Coach CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop 231

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

You do a startup and decide you want somebody to step in and run the company so you can focus on technical excellence. They often are very good at getting information out of people, helping create a framework for making decisions and pushing for support amongst the organization from those that back the decision and those that do not.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Pro tip: take on the mantle of book editor for a major tech publication, and the publishers will mail you books for free. Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head. Quality tech news from around the web. What a boring mess.

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

With public interest in artificial intelligence technologies on the rise, five of the world’s largest corporations—vying against each other in so many spheres—are banding together to support research on the ethical and societal issues raised by machines with increasingly human-like capabilities.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Technical Advisors Research 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

The afternoon, with Tech Wildcatters ‘ Gabriella Draney and a handful of still-stealth eCommerce ventures, solidified that the industry of commerce is in Texas. Home of the review Bazaarvoice. The talent, technology, investment, and entrepreneurs who want to build the future of commerce online, will come to and from Austin.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Commerce Yahoo Web 71