Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2020

Fortunately, despite their lack of basic business experience, the destined-to-be-great entrepreneurs never give up, following Bill Gates after his first failure with Traf-O-Data, and Jeff Bezos after early failure with his online auction site.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2008

San Diego-based MindTouch, which develops open source wiki software, said Thursday that it has announced three new converters targeted at helping its users move from Mediawiki, Atlassian Confluence, and IBM Lotus Notes. The firm said that the new converters enable users to convert over to the firm's wiki software from the competing software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2021

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

Steve is helping to spearhead the efforts of TechLA Internships (techla.internships.com), an online site which lists local internships at high tech companies for college students. We often run into students who say: I have an internship opportunity with Google, Microsoft, or IBM--why should I look at a startup?

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SoCal CTO

APRIL 9, 2013

I (and TechEmpower ) have worked with IBM, HP, Xerox, etc. How good is the company''s own site? They shouldn''t be showing you that they don''t care at all about looks and content on their own site. But if their site is really gorgeous, that means they are good at design, not necessarily development. That says something.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

For example, think of all the specialized social-media sites that allow the use of your Facebook or Twitter credentials, instead of forcing a new one. That’s a win-win-win deal, since the ease-of-use attracts more people to the new site, it enhances the Facebook brand, and it simplifies the customer interaction.

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Southern California Edison Blog

JULY 29, 2020

million, according to a Ponemon Institute and IBM Security 2019 Cost of a Data Breach report 1. Network providers also help reduce costly downtimes by providing on-site assistance and identifying issues as they arise so they can be addressed quickly. The average data breach costs $3.92

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Search leverages selective filtering via XMPP versus site indexing; only real-time search player to do so. Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.; Coremetrics (acquired by IBM).

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

We thought it was an interesting idea to provide that data, not only thinking of it as a destination site, but as a distributed platform, which will enable merchant sites or manufacturers to provide better information on the energy cost of individual products. How did you end up in Santa Monica? Matthias Kurwig: I owe it to my wife.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 7, 2013

Build “Google Juice” through links from their sites; 6. I began my career at IBM and over the past 20 years have built several companies from the “third bedroom” that all have one thing in common: “mind blowing customer service!” Make your online experience easy and inviting; 4.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

We decided to shake things up and take a risk at the biggest data management summit, attended by multi-billion dollar corporations, including IBM, Oracle and Informatica. 230 flyers resulted in 87 site visits (38% conversion rate). Big competitors like SAP and Microsoft immediately started spending large amounts on the company''s site.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest , former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), Co-Founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Now, there are hundreds of millions of web sites and hundreds of billions of web pages. We have a job link at our site at: [link].”.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

talking about Prodeges Search with Kevin Site - [link]. Take a look at other sites: [link] But the overall idea is to provide branded search in order to get merchandise from your artist, star, etc. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. in Computer Science.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest, former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), co-founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Now, there are hundreds of millions of web sites and hundreds of billions of web pages. Company : FindTheBest. How do you stand out?”.

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socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We grew that up, and did very well, and eventually sold it to IBM. I then spent a few years at IBM as their Chief Strategy Officer in their identity management area. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management. That was a very successful exit for everyone involved.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

We decided to shake things up and take a risk at the biggest data management summit, attended by multi-billion dollar corporations, including IBM, Oracle and Informatica. 230 flyers resulted in 87 site visits (38% conversion rate). Big competitors like SAP and Microsoft immediately started spending large amounts on the company''s site.

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Xconomy

MARCH 15, 2018

Request your invitation today to connect with top leaders by visiting our event site or emailing napa18@xconomy.com with your name, job title, company affiliation, and link to your bio. Come join us in the heart of wine country on June 14 and 15 to listen to visionary speakers and connect with fellow innovators.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2015

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2016

Fortunately, despite their lack of basic business experience, the destined-to-be-great entrepreneurs never give up, following Bill Gates after his first failure with Traf-O-Data, and Jeff Bezos after early failure with his online auction site.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2017

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I learned this the hard way, when I left IBM a few years ago to share what I had learned with the exciting world of startups in Silicon Valley. I found out that they weren’t looking for consultants, and were even a bit leery of anyone who had spent time in the world of big business.

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Xconomy

JULY 24, 2018

Request your invitation today to connect with top leaders by visiting our event site or e-mailing xcon18@xconomy.com with your name, job title, company affiliation, and. It spans three days, November 4-6, and three innovation venues in the Boston area: Café ArtScience, the Institute of Contemporary Art, and Google.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

One of the big, open source successes in both Southern California and the software world was Gluecode Software , which was based in Los Angeles and acquired by IBM in 2005. Adam also had a stint at Mission Ventures, and ran worldwide sales for open source middleware at IBM. They all were very different companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2012

One family partner works for a startup, and the other sticks with a large enterprise company like Intel, HP, Apple, IBM, or Fujitsu. There are multiple online sites, like the Startup Directory and VentureLoop , that you can browse by company name, region, or technology. Start here for a list of VC organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2014

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones.

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Xconomy

MAY 24, 2018

For an invitation, visit our event site, or e-mail us at napa18@xconomy.com with your name, job title, company, and link to your bio. There are only a few tickets left—so request your invitation today to join fellow exemplary executives, innovators, investors, technologists, and entrepreneurs.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

APRIL 25, 2008

With more than 300,000 employees worldwide, IBM is the 13th largest private employer in the world. On any given day, 40% of IBM employees are working remotely, saving the company an estimated $56-million annually in office space costs. I love, and was very surprised by how IBM is addressing the possible drawbacks to teleworking.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He grew up in Connecticut attended Yale undergrad and worked for IBM after graduation doing M&A, strategy and venture capital. “The Meebo MiniBar sits on the bottom of your browser and is the social layer connecting people on sites including TV Guide and TMZ. Check out his website if you live in or are visiting New York!

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Xconomy

MARCH 22, 2017

Request your invitation today to connect with top leaders by visiting our event site or emailing napa17@xconomy.com with your name, job title, company affiliation, and link to your bio. Come join us in the heart of wine country on June 8 and 9 to listen to visionary speakers and connect with fellow innovators.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2011

One family partner works for a startup, and the other sticks with a large enterprise company like Intel, HP, Apple, IBM, or Fujitsu. There are multiple online sites, like the Startup Directory and VentureLoop , that you can browse by company name, region, or technology. Start here for a list of VC organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2010

We all can site exceptions to this rule, but if you have no background or credentials in medicine, now is not the time to ask for money to help you cure the common cold. As the CTO of IBM's systems and technology group recently said "You're not going to save your way to greatness." The big question is, "What is the right stuff?"

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2011

After some healthy wrangling with the “The BuddyHelp Should Be Free” folks, we eventually made a slight modification to the site, as shown below. For instance, if we identified a group of users from IBM, we contacted them as a group, and notified them as to which of their peers were also using BuddyHelp.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 28, 2007

His work in social media, e-Learning and Performance Support has won awards and has led him into engagements at many Fortune 500 companies including Credit Suisse, Royal Bank of Canada, Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, Fidelity Investments, Symbol Technologies and SHL Systemhouse.

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