socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

We're describing ourselves as a micro-cap venture fund, focused on digital media opportunities in the emerging ecosystem of Southern California. We started seeing deals like Intermix, LowerMyBills, Rent.com, Shopzilla--all of these successes started in SoCal--who had not raised money from local investors.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 22, 2009

I'm trying to get the concept of visible networking going, so his feedback is really valuable. Cliff's feedback: Your idea of "Visible Networking" can help people take the "glad to meet you" networking to the next level -- "glad to know you" relationships. We can use could choose a hashtag (e.g.,

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Over the last few years, there''s been an explosion in startup accelerators in Southern California, and in particular along "Silicon Beach" on the Los Angeles westside. An idea, prototype, customers, where? I think to be best positioned, a company should be more than an idea on the napkin. There''s many forms of data.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

For investors, it gives them a dash board of key metrics, and ensures those investors stay in the loop. For investors, it's like Schwab -- you can track you investments in one place, and have an idea of what is going on with your companies. So how'd you end up here in Southern California?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2010

Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition | For Entrepreneurs , February 2, 2010 Looks at the critical equation around customer acquisition cost vs. customer lifetime value similar to what I discussed in Startup Metrics but in more depth. Of course, one of the best ideas around this is to have Negative Customer Acquisition Costs.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

It was a great conversation and I thought it would be a good idea to do some visible networking with Aaron to get to know him better. Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” Many entrepreneurs have an idea but don’t know how to monetize it.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2017

Jay Goss , CEO of the startup--who is a veteran startup CEO here in Southern California-- talked to us about the new startup, which was developed by the technical co-founder of AskJeeves. What is exactly.me? Jay Goss: exactly.me is the app behind the company known as exactly Messaging Inc. exactly.me READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Startups either get three dozen term sheets or none at all, since every firm is walking around with the same frameworks and metrics in their head. It’s so rare to actually hear a VC strategy that isn’t generic capital, that has some differentiation on sourcing, and picking, and growing businesses beyond the “we invest in great companies.”

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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. How did you do that?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

I'm very curious to hear any reactions to this idea of a hot list. The social signals seem obvious in some cases, but not always clear to me in other cases. Still I would claim that most of those posts are pretty good ones - certainly I'm happy seeing that list.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons. I came up with the idea in December, when I was at a Mazda Christmas party, sitting at the table with folks from Mazda and Range Rover. The only women on the car launch were the PR gals, and I always wondered why. How did you manage that?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. The evening will consist of a series of live stage demonstrations guaranteed to impress and inspire new ideas among all in attendance. The time has finally arrived!

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day. He’d been working at a well-funded startup for about a year and had come to terms with the fact that the startup was really a pretty dumb idea. Below are 50 ideas for step 2. We get it!

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 14, 2014

Matt Weghorst got in touch with TechZulu to explain the idea of Cojoin, LA, and the advantages of business intelligence software. Where did the idea come about in the first place? That portion we call data aggregation where you are looking at one metric across a lot of different data sources. Plus, sunshine.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

It’d been a big year in tech, and the different supporting parts of team TZ – so what better way to kick off the festivities with an inaugural train-bound journey, courtesy of the good people at Amtrak. Nevertheless, it was fantastic showcase of new ideas and a glimpse into the future of tech. Hustle hard, ride in comfort.

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

First, let me recommend reading a previous blog, called omg I’m just a startup, I can’t do those fancy metrics. In it, I cover some more general philosophical ideas about how to approach what to measure and what not to measure. Step 2: Traffic comes in, so data must be collected. Aggregate metrics.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 23, 2012

What metrics are going to be the key startup metrics and how do we get those metrics without too much cost? In addition to networking, I would suggest that formal learning is a great idea. What do we need to do to make sure we can survive technical due diligence by investors and partners? You could even use LinkedIn.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

The short story is that he received 400+ responses and goes through how he categorized/vetted the responses: 300 Didn’t Fit – Outside expertise/interest, pushing for immediate funding assistance, too many ideas (not focused), looking for sales agents.

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Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

SoCal CTO

APRIL 28, 2014

It’s generally a good idea to go through each of these line items to try to better understand what’s involved, especially for the ones that are bigger or that don’t seem to line up with your understanding of complexity. Provide the metrics you are trying to achieve.

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Develop Development CTO Coach CTO Hire 280

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

I wasn’t seeing the feed because the system had no idea I had two accounts (and I had forgot). Take a look at Startup Metrics. I later realized that I had two logins. I had originally authenticated myself using OpenID. Later, I created another account by directly registering.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

What if someone copies your awesome business idea? No, the question is: What are doing now knowing that a big company will copy your idea? Not so bad. Metrics availability. How can I answer this question? The good news: There are good answers to these questions! The first step is admitting you have a problem. Performance.

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