InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Whenever a VC assesses a potential investment opportunity, they attempt to match the entrepreneur(s), their solution, and intended markets with a pattern they have previously encountered. Conversely, even if a venture is pre-revenue, the operational risk is reduced if the entrepreneurs have a relevant track record of success.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Len Short is truly an online marketing pioneer, heading up marketing at Charles Schwab, AOL and then (PRODUCT)RED. He was the CMO at Charles Schwab during the emergence of the online brokerage revolution, helping to guide the company’s transition from a high-touch retail broker to a no-touch self-serve trading platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2015

The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their leadership time and energy productively. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes. Steamrollers.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 5, 2015

They tend to fall into three general categories: (A) I am looking for someone to anoint my idea as “great” before I put any work into it, (B) I am looking for meaningful feedback on an idea I am unsure of, or (C) Nothing you say about my idea will dissuade me from perusing it - let me tell you why I love it. Thus, while still helpful (e.g.,

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

We break it down by a number of vertical categories, including Indulgent--all about food, wine, and alcohol; Active--outdoor athletic endeavors; and Creative, which is arts and crafts. Finally, we have an Eclectic category, which are interesting activities which don't fit into any of those other buckets.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2018

The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their leadership time and energy productively. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes. Steamrollers.

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Resource Entrepreneur Startup Guide 51

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

At the Technovation Challenge LA Pitch Night hosted by Iridescent , we saw six teams of high school girls from various Los Angeles City Schools pitch a number of mobile app ideas to a panel of venture capitalists and entrepreneurs. Musical Gears – BUSavvy.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2016

The most valuable assets of a new startup are the people on the team, and the most challenging task of the entrepreneur and team leaders is to spend their leadership time and energy productively. The authors define a leadership matrix of four behavioral categories and eight team member subtypes. Steamrollers.

Entrepreneur 57

Entrepreneur Startup Resource Guide 57

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2014

Shows outstanding skills in guiding team members towards attainment of the organization’s goals and the right decisions at the right point of time. You are a guide, not a commander. In my view, these are all necessary attributes, but are not sufficient to put you in that great category. boss business entrepreneur traits'

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2014

Shows outstanding skills in guiding team members towards attainment of the organization’s goals and the right decisions at the right point of time. You are a guide, not a commander. In my view, these are all “necessary” attributes, but are not “sufficient” to put you in that ‘great’ category. Domain expert. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In a bid to change that, there are a few groups working on helping women entrepreneurs, investors, and others, including the Pipeline Fellowship (www.pipelinefellowship.com), which recently launched itself into the Los Angeles market. As a mentor, it''s my job to guide them through that process. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I would argue that this mostly consists of consumer Internet companies (although not exclusively) and it is predominantly early-stage people who are product gurus and have a mildly technical bend to them. I would mostly lump me in that category. I’m a product geek more than a spreadsheet ninja. Let them guide you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2013

Shows outstanding skills in guiding team members towards attainment of the organization’s goals and the right decisions at the right point of time. You are a guide, not a commander. In my view, these are all “necessary” attributes, but are not “sufficient” to put you in that ‘great’ category. Domain expert.

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SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 14, 2016

We also wanted access to development resources, and we have our product team here, the engineers and designers, all based in Santa Monica. However, our approach is a whole new product category, part of the marketing cloud. They have their own style sheets, their own style guides. Of course, we have competitors.

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Sales Santa Monica Startup Orange County 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Shows outstanding skills in guiding team members towards attainment of the organization’s goals and the right decisions at the right point of time. You are a guide, not a commander. In my view, these are all “necessary” attributes, but are not “sufficient” to put you in that ‘great’ category. Domain expert. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

In our industry we applaud the efforts for entrepreneurs to have tried and we know that today’s failure can bring the experience for tomorrow’s success. Storage is what’s known as “highly fragmented,” meaning easier for a new entrant to get traction if it could design a better product / service / experience.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2011

Shows outstanding skills in guiding team members towards attainment of the organization’s goals and the right decisions at the right point of time. You are a guide, not a commander. In my view, these are all “necessary” attributes, but are not “sufficient” to put you in that ‘great’ category. Domain expert.

Technical Review 101

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

He tells us: If you’re starting a new internet company, its important to know who your audience is, and to make sure that you don’t let your own experience and that of other Time Poor people guide you wrong. I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers.

CTO Coach 150

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. Why Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. The Holy Grail of. Innovative.

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socalTECH

JULY 5, 2017

It's been a core focus for us to be sure that we have thought leaders from the multiple disciplines and verticals that Jaanuu participates in, to ensure that there's a strong bench around me to guide us through the trials and tribulations and opportunities around a new business. The useful life of medical apparel is quite short.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

We all now visit UGC sites to learn about products & services before we use them. I’ve been thinking a lot about this over the past two years and bending the ears of any entrepreneur who will humor me to hear what I think the solution needs to look like. Why can’t I have it? She’s the GRP food ninja.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He invented the category of sponsored search. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs. He thought, “This way any product you launch you can talk instantly with and get feedback from customers.&#

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

Launching and growing a startup is one of the biggest missions an entrepreneur can undertake. Read our guide to the best VoIP desk phones to check out its competition. Read our guide to the best VPNs to see how it compares against its rivals. Read on to discover our top picks, or jump to specific sections using the links below.

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 128

socalTECH

APRIL 8, 2016

Although we had developed a really good system to manage those fleets, we were not getting the velocity we wanted to get more of our product on the road. In 2011, the on-demand category didn't exist, but in the last four years, the fleet has gone from what was 0 vehicles, to an estimate of 2 million people in the U.S.

Demand 100

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2013

Some entrepreneurs forget that talking is not communicating. Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the understanding barrier categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 101

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

These entrepreneurs do not risk everything, work outrageous hours and put themselves under extreme pressure because they want to. If it were a decision to be an entrepreneur, then most right-minded individuals would decide to turn back when they encountered the first inevitable startup crises. Entrepreneurs want to matter.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Some entrepreneurs forget that talking is not communicating. Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases.

Technical Review 104

Technical Review Guide Entrepreneur Mentor 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2017

Some entrepreneurs forget that talking is not communicating. Founders have to communicate their ideas and products to investors, business partners, and the rest of the team. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Stereotyping and biases.

Mentor 61

Mentor Technical Review Entrepreneur Guide 61

InfoChachkie

JULY 20, 2015

Six outstanding entrepreneurs have created this sweet flavor of success in one of the most beautiful places on earth – Santa Barbara, California. As Emmy Award winning comedian Bill Grundfest aptly points out in this video , entrepreneurs should seek the intersection of the things they enjoy doing and the tasks which will make them money.

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Santa Barbara Startup Sales Entrepreneur 100

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

Today I am so excited to announce our latest investment in the category —  Nanit  — which is a smart baby monitor. One of the first investments I did in computer vision was Osmo, a product designed to get children off of the couch and to stop starting into an iPad and instead get them using physical objects (and other people!)

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. More Mansion Videos.

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