socalTECH
MARCH 17, 2016
There has been a lot of worry recently in the high tech industry and from venture investors about "headwinds" in the technology market, particularly with valuations of "unicorn" companies dropping, investors shying away from investing in rounds, and even employees looking for safer jobs. billion. >.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 4, 2010
Q3 has traditionally been a slower, venture funding quarter in Southern California, due to summer vacations and a slower work schedule for both high tech companies and venture firms during the summer months. in investments, followed by Retail Products, at $140M, and Software, at $77.8M.
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Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 30, 2022
As a potential investor, I always think of the high rate of failure of disruptive technologies, due to the longer learning curve of customers, infrastructure change consistently required, and higher marketing costs. Technology is great, but high-tech major-step-forward solutions are not the answer to all our change challenges.
Startup Professionals Musings
OCTOBER 19, 2013
“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more good startups than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Define milestones for cost review and sign-off. Change requests must be visibly reviewed by executives frequently.
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 23, 2012
For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive. Don't be afraid to ask people outside of your realm to serve.
Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 5, 2011
For example, if your startup is building a high-tech software product, a dream team of advisors would be a former CEO or high-level exec in another software company, a former software marketing executive, and a former financial executive. Don't be afraid to ask people outside of your realm to serve.
socalTECH
SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Thirteen percent of water in homes are lost due to leaks, which equals trillion gallons of water. We're helping to prevent huge problems with our hardware and software solution. Plumbers are not exactly known for their adoption of high tech products. How are you funding the startup? How has that been for you?
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