Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2012

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Respect discussion confidentiality.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 26, 2016

Some of the most astounding advancements have happened in the last five years or so. The post Ranking The Top 4 High Tech Car Features appeared first on TechZulu. The automobile industry has seen a lot of changes in recent years when it comes to the technology that comes standard in vehicles.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2010

To do that, we reached out to some of Southern California's various top influencers, and asked them the same five questions, and are sharing their responses here over the next couple of weeks. We'll be featuring some of their responses every day, to help people get a sense of what people are thinking about.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Santa Monica-based TaskUs , which provides back office and customer support for many prominent high tech companies, said this morning that it has appointed Mike Ferguson as the company's first Chief People officer. TaskUs said that at Chipotle, Ferguson build an organization that now has over 70,000 employees across five countries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2011

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Respect discussion confidentiality.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2010

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2011

“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. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series tomorrow! READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2010

This week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2010

For the next couple of weeks, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2022

Or you notice that your line of high quality tools is being undercut by cheap knockoffs manufactured in other countries. You are still providing conventional digital wristwatches while Apple and others are delivering high-tech new versions that sync with your smartphone. The advent of new breakthrough technologies.

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socalTECH

MAY 5, 2010

It's our pleasure today to feature an interview with Yossi Vardi , one of Israel's best known high tech entrepreneurs. What is it about Israel that has made it such a center of high tech and startups? Yossi Vardi: Israel has what a lot of countries have--good universities, well educated people, a high literacy rate, etc.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2009

Webb Alert , the high tech news focused video podcasting venture of G4 X-Play host Morgan Webb, is going offline, according to host Webb. According to Webb in a post on the site, the video blog is going offline after X-Play went to taping five episodes a week at the beginning of the year.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 21, 2010

Last week, we announced our end-of-the-year project, which was to collect and share the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. See more insights from the Southern California high tech community in our continued series tomorrow! READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2010

We've been sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community all week, and will also do so next week. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I believe you can be much more productive, as well as a more effective leader, if you approach most meetings as mentoring opportunities, and limit them to five minutes. I have used this approach with high-tech roles, like software design, as well as business development roles. Respect discussion confidentiality.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 29, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech communityk. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks. READ MORE>>.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Software startups made up nearly 63 percent (255 companies created) of all new high-tech ventures created in 2015, a trend fueled chiefly by software app development, according to the report.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

He also describes how he recruited approximately 100 of LA''s top startup executives to share their advice with him in the following five-minute video. Although he is a charismatic leader with rich and insightful experiences, Dr. Robert''s knowledge of the high-tech, startup world is limited.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2019

If you are looking for comfort, stick to that nine-to-five job. High-tech ventures in Silicon Valley know they have to constantly innovate, but small town coffee shops can easily forget. Don’t expect any entrepreneurship venture to be comfortable. Being an entrepreneur anywhere without fear likely means your business is at risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

Or you notice that your line of high quality tools is being undercut by cheap knockoffs manufactured in other countries. You are still providing conventional digital wristwatches while Apple and others are delivering high-tech new versions that sync with your smartphone. The advent of new breakthrough technologies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2015

“Scope creep” (or feature creep) is an insidious disease that kills more new business solutions than any other, especially high-tech ones, and yet most founders (who may be the cause) never even see it happening. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.

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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. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review High Tech 110

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

We've got a relatively small organization--just five full time employees and usually somewhere between six and seven in total including interns and contractors--but I've been impressed with what we've been accomplish in my first year. Thanks for the time this morning. How has your first year been?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Over the last couple of weeks, we''ve featured a number of reflections on the year from movers and shakers in the local high tech community. Our last (belated) one is from Kevin Winston , the founder of Digital LA , the big networking group which helps to connect Silicon Beach through an extensive lineup of events.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Belkin Entertainment Newsletter 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

The company went from a venture backed high tech startup to an IPO as a publicly traded firm, and over its time has battled the perception of being a "content farm", suffered through Google and its Panda update, and now has emerged as a major content partner for Google, via YouTube. Can you explain that process? eHow Spark!

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2010

All this week, we are sharing the opinions of some of the top influencers in Southern California's high tech community. We asked the same five questions of a variety of top technology entrepreneurs, investors, and others, to hear what they're thinking about, and are sharing it here over the next two weeks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2015

Or you notice that your line of high quality tools is being undercut by cheap knockoffs manufactured in other countries. You are still providing conventional digital wristwatches while Apple and others are delivering high-tech new versions that sync with your smartphone. The advent of new breakthrough technologies.

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Entrepreneur eBook Metrics Startup 106

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

Five years ago Nye from the so-called “1.0 generation” joined forces with Kurt Daradics from the new class of digital execs to launch DFR, and it continues to be the multigenerational event in LA tech. Two worlds, two times, but one community. Let the good times roll, but let’s do it together.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

If you raise an angel round consisting of five investors who put in $100K each, that’s five people you have to answer to. Five phone calls every time things change direction, or something bad/good happens. She is a true angel investor, and has helped package and secure funding for many high-tech startup companies in the area.

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Outsource Development High Tech Outsource Startup 93

socalTECH

APRIL 12, 2011

Watertower has been involved in a number of high visibility exits and fundings in recent months, including Riot Games (rumored to be $400M+), Machinima, and ExtendMedia. Norton spent some time talking about his vision of where LA's future in high tech lies. Derek Norton: I'm a fourth generation Angeleno.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2012

“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. Here are five basic rules to live by: Document the requirements.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Startup Software Review High Tech 75

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Or you notice that your line of high quality tools is being undercut by cheap knockoffs manufactured in other countries. You are still providing conventional digital wristwatches while Apple and others are delivering high-tech new versions that sync with your smartphone. The advent of new breakthrough technologies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2013

Or you notice that your line of high quality tools is being undercut by cheap knockoffs manufactured in other countries. You are still providing conventional digital wristwatches while a crowd-sourced new company is offering a high-tech new version that syncs with your smartphone. The advent of new breakthrough technologies.

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eBook Metrics Startup Examples 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

We got to hear many stories of Irish tech successes, meet members of government and business and also have a chance to just chill out over a pint of Guinness or five. Ireland gains not only through the obvious growth in high-paying, high-tech jobs of multinationals.

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