SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. Was it a Startup Founder Developer Gap ? These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

Capital 113

Capital Technical Review Southern California CalTech 113

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. This year ushered in the successful launch our second fund at Moonshots Capital, further validating our thesis that investing in extraordinary leadership produces exceptional companies.

Capital 124

Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? His current active investments include: Sovrn, Zyp Media, and QMerit.

Venture Capital 124

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Brentwood 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2021

Every year, we feature the year end reflections of founders, CEOs, investors, sposors, and others in Southern California's high tech community. It's been a tough year for many due to the pandemic; how have you or your company adapted to the business environment? We'll be posting these throughout the next two weeks.

Southern California 113

Southern California Technical Review Paramount News 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2020

Attracting the right customers is the key to success in business, whether you have a new startup or a mature enterprise. In my experience, the place to start is selecting your desired customer segment first, and then matching it with one of the following generic branding models, to best fit your desired customer segment.

Customer 123

Customer Custom Technical Review Examples 123

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. Jason''s mentors gave him over $500k to start Docstoc, before he had even created his product. and set up meetings with people that you want to be like. Don''t Always Look Up.

Mentor 263

Mentor Startup Technical Review Software Review 263

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

They don’t realize that these are still rare, require a large risk, and may not be the best way to keep up with change in the market. As markets continue to change ever more rapidly through new technology and innovation, the global social, economic, and business environment will quickly evolve as well.

Technical Review 101

Technical Review Metrics Resource Software Review 101

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2010

Clearly, 2009 was not a good year, from the perspective of the technology innovation ecosystem. That was primarily driven by the economy; when the economy is down, investments are down, and it is increasingly difficult to d a startup. For OCTANe to be successful, we want to see our technology ecosystem grow.

OCTANE 174

OCTANE Orange County Technical Review Southern California 174

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. This article previously appeared in Forbes. It is that time of year again - annual planning season.

Tool 255

Tool Startup Ideas Resource 255

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Every early-stage startup should explore this new funding alternative. I conclude that the genesis of this trend seems to come from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available due to the recession. Due to the economy as well, traditional individual angel investors haven’t been able to fill the gap.

Startup 86

Startup Angel Venture Capital Technical Review 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2011

The $30 billion trade surplus in advanced technology products that America enjoyed just one decade ago has now become a $56 billion deficit. Startups in the U.S. We need a regulatory regime that nurtures startups, rather than penalizing them like giant corporations. Fix the patent office to keep up with the backlog.

Help 92

Help Technical Review Patents Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

Every early-stage startup should explore this new funding alternative. Rose in NYC, who each make up to ten investments a year of up to $250,000. I would conclude that the genesis of this trend comes from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available.

Angel 92

Angel Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2012

Every startup faces a myriad of challenges that are well beyond the scope of any founder, so you need a few guiding lights to illuminate the road ahead. I recommend that every early-stage startup find three Advisory Board members. Once your company is past the startup stage, you do need a board of directors.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

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. 1) Mobile web.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Southern California Cloud Computing Venture Capital 160

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2011

Every startup faces a myriad of challenges that are well beyond the scope of any founder, so you need a few guiding lights to illuminate the road ahead. I recommend that every early-stage startup find three Advisory Board members. Once your company is past the startup stage, you do need a board of directors.

Startup 95

Startup Technical Review Software Review High Tech 95

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. But now, those taking assignments have to be rated and reviewed, and have expertise in that area.

Demand 240

Demand Media eHow Content 240

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2010

Every startup faces a myriad of challenges that are well beyond the scope of any founder, so you need a few guiding lights to illuminate the road ahead. I recommend that every early-stage startup find three Advisory Board members. Once your company is past the startup stage, you do need a board of directors.

Invest 50

Invest Technical Review Software Review High Tech 50

InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2012

It is not rational to put oneself into the uncertain, stress-filled environment of a startup. 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. Your smaller, more nimble part-time startup can outperform BDCs.

Startup 243

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Statistics 243

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 24, 2010

Startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, such as potential partnerships, new products, entering emerging markets, etc. The process started with Mr. Gordy and a non-partisan Assistant deciding which songs would be evaluated.

Ideas 187

Ideas Resource Technical Review Startup 187

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. That most of our ideas will not work, but we need to review why each one failed and what we can learn from them in order to progress. I resisted.

Metrics 87

Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298