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DECEMBER 17, 2018

Richard recently published a new book, The Soul Of A Deal , talking about his experience with deal making and interviewing such others as J.J.Abrams, Deepak Chopra, Peter Guber, Reid Hoffman, Penn Jillette and many others on their own experiences. So, what I did is I sat down and interviewed people like J.J.

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APRIL 18, 2017

How to you take the recurring revenue model--which has been popular with software and other online services--an apply that to physical products and services? Ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week, we are chatting with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space.

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JULY 27, 2020

Our interview today is with Nick Hedges , the CEO of Santa Monica-based MomentFeed. What our software does, is optimizes every signal the discovery algorithms look at when they decide to show results for those terms. We're basically about helping multi location businesses get discovered, locally. It's a pretty big exercise.

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JULY 16, 2014

For the last few years, startup accelerator MuckerLab has been helping very early stage companies define and grow their businesses, using the accelerator model and small investments to get companies to the next stage. erik rannala muckerlab accelerator startup venture capital entrepreneur interview accelerate incubate incubator investment'

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Our interview today is with Andrew Schydlowsky , the CEO and founder of Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet (www.trackstreet.com), a startup which is backed by Okapi Capital, The Cove Fund, Early Light Ventures, SaaS Venture Capital, and Stage Venture Partners. It's a continuing conversation. Finally, what's next for Trackstreet?

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APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. In the late 90’s he saw the internet boom and helped start IronPlanet.com, a construction equipment marketplace that is nearing an IPO. The in invest in IT (Software + Internet + Healthcare).

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MAY 21, 2013

Darren Clark: Our missions is to help small businesses and communities grow. I think their number is a bit higher than that, but it also skews towards the lifestyle category--restaurants and retail. We index towards those categories, and we do really well. Louis and Atlanta. What''s the focus on YP now as an independent firm?

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MAY 21, 2013

Darren Clark: Our missions is to help small businesses and communities grow. I think their number is a bit higher than that, but it also skews towards the lifestyle category--restaurants and retail. We index towards those categories, and we do really well. Louis and Atlanta. What''s the focus on YP now as an independent firm?

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APRIL 2, 2014

We are the only, data-driven incentive platform that helps marketers optimize their audience participation across the channel. Smartify''s software-as-a-service platform automates all aspects of their digital marketing, across their channels, including mobile, social, email, and web. What is Smartify? READ MORE>>.

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JANUARY 7, 2010

To kick off our first interview for the year, we've got an interview with Kevin Strong , the CEO of Laguna Beach-based FutureDash (www.futuredash.com), a developer of technology for the home energy monitoring market. Our server software sits on those devices very easily. We're in the category of energy monitoring tools.

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MAY 4, 2010

Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. We discussed whether investing in the second largest player in a category makes sense given that Groupon is 10x the revenue, 3.5x Segment Two: “Deal of the Week”. AppDynamics.

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AUGUST 30, 2011

After interviewing a dozen or so nonprofits focused on these events, we found the response was overwhelmingly positive. That means, for every one registrant for an event, there are eight donors who give them money, and donate to help them raise their fundraising goals. They said it would be amazing. So, what is GoodThreads?

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APRIL 1, 2019

For this morning's interview, we had a chat with Eli Portnoy , the CEO and founder of Culver City-based Sense360 (www.sense360.com), com), which is developing analytics software which leverages mobile phones for data on customers. The only way to win is to make consistently great decisions. That's the basic premise of the company.

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MAY 5, 2009

We have six key categories of what we do. Third, is we provide customer care and phone support for orders; the fourth is the software technology, the platform that powers everything. We like Bessemer because of their experience in the consumer retail space, and decided it would help us to grow to the next level.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2015

For our interview today, we sat down with Kevin Anderson , one of the co-founders of Los Angeles-based Appetize (www.appetizeapp.com), the developer of a cloud based enterprise point of sale solutions for venues and events. We provide primarily enterprise, category, point-, and sit in between the legacy guys and mobile guys.

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JUNE 16, 2016

When trying to cobble together a startup degree, consider the following categories of classes. Comm 120 Interviewing Theory and Practice. Contrary to conventional wisdom, success as a millennial entrepreneur does not require that you become proficient in writing commercial-quality software code.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Johan Nel, CEO and founder of Umuntu Media says,” Mimiboards will help people on the continent record and handle issues live as they emerge. Then you assign certain categories to it. People could add notes regarding whatever the category selection of the board determines. Mimiboard, virtual, 3.0

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

One of the firms launching this week there is Los Angeles-based NativeTung (www.nativetung.com), which is developing tools to help web sites translate and create multilingual versions of their sites. It's in the automated translation category of the industry. Idris Manley: I have almost fifteen years in the software industry.

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JANUARY 17, 2017

We've developed software, which seamlessly brings that information in, and it's really accurate, valid information. It really goes into two categories, around capacity and affordability. I ended up doing 4500 individual interviews, and quickly became a walking QuickBooks. It took me 2.5

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JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. My Obsession With The Product - Feld Thoughts , May 3, 2010 For some reason I’ve been doing a lot of interviews lately. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out.

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MAY 11, 2010

We help them identify products that are safe and health for them and their families, from organic baby food, to household items. To do that, we've gotten pedestrians, doctors, and eco-experts involved in the company and helping us to determine the criteria we have published on the site. So, EcoMom took that concern out of the equation.

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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. What is myfab5? myfab5 is a platform that reinvents the restaurant review.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

This morning's interview is with Billy Fried , co-founder and CEO of Kijubi (www.kijubi.com), a new startup which is looking to help people find travel activities. We've really set out to solve the problem we saw, which is a vast category of travel information which is not aggregated well on the web.

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APRIL 13, 2011

The following is a brief series of quotes from just ten of the approximately 30 different topics discussed in this incredible interview. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. Brad on blogging. How did you start blogging? “My

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JULY 8, 2009

Los Angeles-based Ace Metrix (www.acemetrix.com) launched its software-as-a-service, TV advertising rating service last month, and we spoke with the firm's CEO and co-founder, Steve Goldman, recently to learn more about the firm. In many cases, it helps them sell great work. I also worked at BBDO. in social psychology.

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MARCH 26, 2009

We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. We've got a software-as-a-service platform that handles all of that for them--all they have to do is hand the guest the key. Let's talk about the new round.

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AUGUST 28, 2012

The feedback primarily fell into three categories: better ways to discover new content, better organization tools and the option to have private collections. When we discussed the feedback we saw an opportunity to use our backgrounds in search and discovery to help us stand out from the competition.

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MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Features like this, as well as our daily interviews wouldn’t be possible without the amazing support of our sponsor eMinutes – a law firm here in Los Angeles that focuses on helping entrepreneurs structure their companies. We want to help them, and will. Idea Mensch.

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MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. He invented the category of sponsored search. So the most important thing is to surround yourself with people who can help you succeed.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Two Wharton students needed new suits for the dreaded MBA interview season. The two Founders then offered their security software for free on the Internet and it quickly became one of the most popular open-source security solutions on the market. Pop Quiz: See if you can guess which one was my mini-adVenture. Fashion Show. Execution.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. Gross started off selling candy bars in middle school, stepped up to selling solar power engine sets during the energy crisis of the 70s, and then moved into the software business when just out of Cal Tech.

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