Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in Angel meetings, and often get a blank look. Use them and win.

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Create a membership here Deadline: Applications are reviewed quarterly 3. The organization also recommends that interested businesses attend teleconference presentations to learn more about the process, alongside watching this YouTube video. Since 2006, NASE has handed out almost $1,000,000 through the program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2012

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look. Use them and win.

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Tech.Co

DECEMBER 29, 2023

However, its unique-for-the-industry monthly subscription model has helped it maintain healthy profits from its loyal customer base in 2023. Founded in 2020 by two former Meta executives, Tome is a business-focused storytelling and presentation tool that leverages generative AI. Organic milk formula product Bobbie.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2011

A while back I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look. Use them and win.

Software Review 98

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2020

This presented MomentFeed with an immense opportunity to help multi-location consumer brands meet the challenges brought on by an overnight shift in consumer shopping patterns. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? ,p>

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

West Hills-based Peloton Document Solutions , a company developing software which helps investment bankers, private equity investors, and companies to communicate financial information via interactive documents, has scored a strategic investment from R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company. According to R.R. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2010

Yesterday I received a discouraging note from an entrepreneur with a patent and a medical software application who couldn’t find a dime of investment, and was grousing that seed funding just wasn’t available anymore. I’ve asked this question many times of presenters in angel meetings, and often get a blank look. Use them and win.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2013

With travel on the hackers’ brains and technology at their fingertips, these geeks are going to get knee deep in some code! 11AM - Travel related API Presentations – API specific presentations from hackathon sponsors. 01PM - Team Registrations Due: [link] /. Speakers listed below.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. The post TZ & GR Present REACH | Disruptive Technologies Impacting the Future of Gaming appeared first on TechZulu. Sponsored giveaways and contests.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2022

I continue to believe that most of the data gathering in the real world, and on the Internet, is done by businesses to help you find what you want, protect you, and improve your experience, rather than invade your privacy or scam you. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Just as SimpleLegal has success ousting competitors, its Customer Success team must be diligent to avoid being likewise a victim of employee churn. Wenzel, “When a new key user starts with the company, we call them to introduce ourselves and find how we can be helpful to them in their new role.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Winners: Spotlight Companies. 10 min per presenter). If you believe that you have a great idea that has a potential to sell and you need help in product development, we are here for your help. RSVP: AGENDA. 6:00 – 7:00pm – check-in. Diamond Sponsor.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 6, 2013

It’s a great one about entrepreneurship, friendship and the collaborative economy that is helping families in need across the world. ” I wrote about this movement in the link to the left and also published this widely read presentation on the topic. I told her the story of Aaron, the company, the reviews, etc.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2013

Independa ($5M, San Diego, software for senior independence). 9 Ways socalTECH Can Help You With Your New Year's Resolutions. It's a new year and it's time to get back to work. In the latest roundup of fundings (big few weeks for San Diego, apparently): PatientSafe Solutions ($20M, San Diego, mobile health).

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Everyone wins, since consumers hate being presented with ads that are irrelevant to them. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

Adding a method to an interface would mean breaking all existing code that implements the interface. It is not necessary to specify the "abstract" modifier, as this code does, in order to qualify as a functional interface. The checked exceptions (if present) in the abstract method's signature matter too.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

He came to work in our offices at Upfront Ventures as an EIR and immediately began building software to improve how storage was picked up, photographed, scanned and routed to a warehouse. MakeSpace (as he named it) would help you get your excess goods into low-cost warehouses. were more distributed.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Forget visits to random restaurants, myfab5 uses the power of the crowd to help you search for the best restaurant in town. Founded by Omeid Seirafi-Pour , Calvin Schemanski and John Gulbronson they aim to help users find fabulous restaurants in their cities. myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. The audience used text messaging to vote for their favorite presentation. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2018

This is true of any buying process where a customer has to make a large investment decision on your software or when an investor must decide whether to give you $5 million. I spend a lot of time coaching entrepreneurs through their fund-raising processes by doing “pipeline reviews” of all of the firms with whom they are speaking.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The service, only available in Volvo cars will help drivers easily find a place to park, and save them time and money. Parkopedia was exhibiting in the Top Tech Showcase and presenting at the CCE Interactive Networking Lunch. Another example of connected devices on the rise. Car of the Future.

Services 74

Services Technical Review Software Review Examples 74

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Darren Clark: Our missions is to help small businesses and communities grow. We also have a lot of people with open source perspective, which helps with our technology cred. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. Louis and Atlanta. Our whole product and technology team is about 500 people.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 26, 2010

Rather they should get a part-time Acting CTO who can help close the gap. Bottom line – if as you recognize this gap, then reach out to get a slice of a CTO who can help bridge the gap. I provided a whole set of questions that I go through with founders before Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

My CIO had been ex-CIO at Herbalife, and was an EVP of Software for Disney. We hired the ex-CTO of Sears, and other senior executives out of Disney in software. It was a great software team, and although we were really a tech company, we looked like healthy lifestyle company. Are you kidding me? I despise board meetings.

Venture Capital 100

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socalTECH

MAY 21, 2013

Darren Clark: Our missions is to help small businesses and communities grow. We also have a lot of people with open source perspective, which helps with our technology cred. Yelp and Agie''s List has been fantastic in the reviews path. Louis and Atlanta. Our whole product and technology team is about 500 people.

Technical Review 211

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2014

Today, with the help of the aptly named JOBS act (Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act) and companies like SeedInvest , it has never been easier for companies to gain exposure and enter the investment solicitation process. What companies like SeedInvest and its peers are doing to help connect investors to startups. Taking a Step Back.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You still need the presentation to back that up. If you are outside internet software we are not going to invest.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

I continue to believe that most of the data gathering in the real world, and on the Internet, is done by businesses to help you find what you want, protect you, and improve your experience, rather than invade your privacy or scam you. Don’t take shortcuts on these.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Symantec Social Network News 78

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Comparison shopping is great when you are out and about looking for the best deals on a product or even looking for reviews. However, I catch myself wondering about the reviews on occasion. For all I know this could be an intern working for the product maker going around putting up great reviews for a crappy product.

Software Review 58

Software Review Social Media Social Network Product 58

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

I’m a huge supporter of his initiative to help end this practice. This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 8, 2018

Fortunately, for those headed to SXSW, Startup Night SXSW 2018 , presented by the Kauffman Foundation and TechCo, will be filled with investors from a multitude of industries who are looking to discover and fund startups building the latest solutions and tech innovations. Lisha Bell, Deal Flow Lead for Pipeline Angels.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review Entrepreneur 70

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Everyone wins, since consumers hate being presented with ads that are irrelevant to them. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

Social Media 70

Social Media Study Guide Examples 70

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2018

Each one has their own process for discovering talent, promoting them to industry, and helping provide career momentum for them. We've created a database that writers can optionally join into, to present their needs, their positive reviews across different organizations, all in one place so that the industry can discovery emerging talent.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 31, 2021

“It would present a huge opportunity for a variety of climate tech sectors, ranging from clean electricity to carbon management to vehicle electrification.” The vast majority of those are nowhere up to modern codes. As with most of Biden’s big infrastructure initiatives, there are startups tackling these issues.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 2, 2011

Panelist judges Dave Siemer, Eva Ho, and Karen Jashinsky, sat and watched as these six teams of 3-5 girls took the stage and gave a full pitch presentation of what their mobile apps would be. Team Rise, and their app to help teens manage their budgets and time.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review USC 82

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

Perhaps it’s time to raise a round of Venture Capital funding and want a pitch presentation a bit more composed than the dusty Keynote you put together last year for your friends and family round. We all need help sometimes – and building a business is, by no means, immune to that. Due Diligence.

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