Alon Schwartz

MARCH 20, 2019

When Jason Nazar and I launched Docstoc years ago, we got 30,000 unique users on the first day. Then I walk into Jason’s office and he had a very different reaction. Jason: “Yeah, we got 30,000 users on the first day.”. Jason: “No, we got 30,000. Jason: “No, you don’t understand. I was ecstatic.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

o The idea: In 99 wife and he bought a house in LA and when he received first mortgage bill and then cell phone bill for $1,300 (lots of roaming fees back then) he tried to find a one-stop-shop to lower his expenses but could not find anything. . Jason Nazar is the classic guy for follow up, persistent but respectful. (we

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 8, 2009

It will be an open and frank town-hall conversation revealing the best ways to meet, court, and pitch venture capitalists on your business ideas. Startups Uncensored is a free monthly speaking series, townhall, and networking event for entrepreneurs and technology aficionados, hosted by Jason Nazar, CEO of Docstoc.com.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

Like any entrepreneur, we had the idea that there should be local capital, supporting the local ecosystem. The idea, is you are finding more capital efficient businesses, because companies are easier to build than three years ago. We try to be respectful of every entrepreneur and their idea. What are some of your investments?

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

More than 100 developers on 13 teams hacked from Thursday – Saturday to pitch amazing ideas to our team of a dozen CTO judges, at the SBF HQ Cross Campus. Thanks to organizers Jason Crilly and Holden Steinberg of PageWoo, with Jad Meouchy, Alex Benzer, Ari Rashti, Dan Dato, Ronen Olshansky, Aaron, Cooper Harris, Spin PR.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

However, on the other hand, some ideas are more sensitive than others especially in the development phase, and an entrepreneur should be careful to disclose the idea only to those in whom he/she has a reasonable level of trust and who are genuinely in a position to help the company. Sounds like a great group.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2013

Talk to us about when you got the idea for BuildOnline and how that came to be – how you finally got out of the job. We’ve got three months’ cash and I have no idea if we’re going to raise more money!” I’m an entrepreneur chasing an idea. And it’s going to be a $100 million idea, Mark. $100

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Jason Calacanis – Mahalo Jason Calacanis was CEO and co-founder of Weblogs, Inc., As of June 2008 Jason is now CEO and Founder of Mahalo, Inc. , Jason Nazar – Docstoc Jason is the co-founder and CEO of Docstoc.com, the premier online community to find and share professional documents.

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Alon Schwartz

JANUARY 18, 2009

Last night Jason Nazar, my partner and CEO of Docstoc hosted a session on 10 mistakes people make when starting a business. When Jason and I just started, he popped at my house one weekend, uninvited when my wife was with the kids and the house was a mess. I think it was a fantastic idea to see what I’m really like.

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Alon Schwartz

JANUARY 18, 2009

Last night Jason Nazar, my partner and CEO of Docstoc hosted a session on 10 mistakes people make when starting a business. When Jason and I just started, he popped at my house one weekend, uninvited when my wife was with the kids and the house was a mess. I think it was a fantastic idea to see what I’m really like.

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Alon Schwartz

JANUARY 18, 2009

Last night Jason Nazar, my partner and CEO of Docstoc hosted a session on 10 mistakes people make when starting a business. When Jason and I just started, he popped at my house one weekend, uninvited when my wife was with the kids and the house was a mess. I think it was a fantastic idea to see what I’m really like.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ideation & Protecting Ideas. Vet your idea with the idea checklist. Protect your ideas when sharing them with others by using an NDA. Speak with a commercial realtor to get an idea of what to look for and what to expect. Protect your written works and code through the Copyright Office. Recommended.

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Jason Nazar

JULY 1, 2016

Big company execs have perfected the politics of “that wasn’t my idea”. Fast forward and large organizations try and make culture a pyramid of ideas that fit on posters and an arms race of perks vs their competitors. Compare that to entrepreneurs who are often the sole Yes in a sea of No’s. But those are paper & plastic symbols.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. This dispersed geography prevents entrepreneurs from easily meeting up for both formal functions and the informal drinks/dinner that so often lead to great ideas and partnerships.

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Jason Nazar

APRIL 7, 2011

Who Are You: You corner us at mixers and tell stories about all the great things you do and how wonderful you are, without having any idea if we need your help. Who Are You: Have you said this phrase in the last week “Oh, I so had that idea two years ago”. The Uger-Annoying Service Provider.

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Jason Nazar

MARCH 2, 2016

In business you can’t turn over the reins to someone who doesn’t know how to defend their own ideas and plans. Tech entrepreneur Jason Calacanis is a master of this. These are some of the counterintuitive lessons I’ve learned and applied from the most successful folks I’ve met. . Isolate Yourself – to reenergize.

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Jason Nazar

APRIL 2, 2016

Focus on execution over ideas. Genuinely care about the interests of the customer more than their personal financial gain ( watch : The Value of a 100% Money Back Guarantee ). Sales / BD. Participate in key sales functions and deals ( watch : The 5 Step Sales Process ).

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 29, 2010

Make Sure Others Know What You Do – how many times have you left a conversation with a long winded person, still having no idea what they really do. For more on this watch my video on How to Persuade People. Make sure everyone you talk to knows what you do, and could easily explain it to anyone else at the meet-up.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Idea Mensch. We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. He is currently CEO of ThisWeekIn.com , a web television network he co-founded with Jason Calacanis and comedian/actor Kevin Pollak.

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Jason Nazar

JUNE 22, 2010

Keep Excitement Up Until the Deal Closes- The idea of doing something together is much more exciting, than actually have to do the work to do something together. Putting pressure on them with follow up emails and calls, & being politely persistent will make sure that they pay attention. And they’ll even thank you for it.

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Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

I’m definetly an information junkie, but I like the idea of quickly finding the best products without much hassle. In this, he’s bucking the trend of “crowd sourcing&# and simplifying a complicated process by letting us rely on a single trusted source. I’ve included his press release here.

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Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Helpful Resources for Getting Social Media Traffic : The Social Media Manual and Promoting Yourself on Twitter (by geekpreneur ).

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Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

The idea is to get other major sites to integrate some core functionality of your site into their own, as a value ad. Helpful Resources for Getting Social Media Traffic : The Social Media Manual and Promoting Yourself on Twitter (by geekpreneur ).

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