Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute. Many ideas I hear sound great, but I have no idea if they can be implemented.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Thinking of pitching local venture capitalists with your great idea for marijuana delivery by drone? Uber for X" startups have been a ongoing theme at local pitch events, angel investment screening sessions, and among startup business plans in the area for the last few years. Well, better think again. READ MORE>>.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2021

and be redirected to a screen form that would allow the user to identify themself, pay any fees required for use and agree to the terms of service. Finding connections with a fresh set of eyes. Sound familiar? Thinking of other uses outside that older box.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, consider CVS Health's Project Health program, which directed teams to provide free health screenings to disadvantaged and underserved patient populations. For your own happiness and satisfaction, I recommend you start instead working from that higher purpose and passion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute. Many ideas I hear sound great, but I have no idea if they can be implemented.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

Amazon said that it is looking for ideas that are "begging to be seen on the big-screen, in full-length, full-budget form." The move is the first for Amazon to accept video pitches--the studio has previously been focusing first on script submissions through its service.

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Berkonomics

JULY 17, 2014

That’s just as valuable for feedback as hearing a good, new idea. Sometimes, you will have an opportunity to present to several levels of an investor organization, from first prescreening, to a screening session with many present, to the final meeting of the members or partners. Email readers, continue here.]

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

The idea came from a full-day session we held last year at Upfront. He suggested an idea that comes from the NFL called “ The Rooney Rule ” enacted in 2003 in an effort to end the era of all-white football coaches in a league with > 75% African American players. We immediately realized this was a great idea.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 13, 2017

The idea in 2011 was to create a space at what was then Johnson & Johnson’s pharmaceutical research and development facility in San Diego for an “innovation center,” a place where 18 to 20 life sciences startups could incubate, replete with lab space and equipment.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

As you can imagine, when you introduce tech professionals or VCs to a grammy-award winning rap artist they start with pre-conceived ideas but of course that “pattern matching” is what leads our industry to underestimate people. So of course when Cham wanted to build his own startup I was first in line asking to fund him.

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socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2012

Everyone has heard how to pitch: 1) great idea, 2) big market, 3) hockey stick revenue chart. It's not enough to have the killer idea and a great pitch. Most Angel groups will allow you to attend a screening or pitch meeting. If you want to succeed, learn how to connect with your Angel audience. Learn their process.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

iRise's products are used by companies to mock up screen layouts and inputs for actual applications, to make it easier to develop. iRise's prototyping tools are used to both spec applications for developers, and also to help sell the concept and idea behind enterprise apps to others.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

That means total handling of the calendar, scheduling appointments, taking calls, logging messages, screening e-mail and doing other duties with some sense of priority and problem-solving. If you’re looking for that ‘million dollar idea’ to build a plan around, here is your chance. Good organizational skills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover. On the other hand, even the best solutions and ideas will fail as a business, if excellence in execution is lacking. Utilizing unprofessional sources for candidates.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Consider CVS Health's Project Health program, in which pharmacy employees provide free health screenings to disadvantaged and underserved patient populations. Show empathy for their needs and ideas, and make sure their roles match interests and capabilities. Integrate freelancers seamlessly into your team.

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Berkonomics

JULY 16, 2015

Several times a month, I’d have lunch with one of my CEOs, and each time we’d find ourselves digging into the intellectual property developed by the company over the years, just to refresh ourselves about what the intended use was back then, and whether new developments or technologies might make these older ideas and patents relevant again.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

But as we’ve all gotten used to the standard “banner&# across the top of our screens or the “sky scraper&# along the right-hand side we’ve trained ourselves not to look there any longer. The standards were set by the IAB ( Interactive Advertising Bureau ), which was founded in 1996. They cancelled this program.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

The idea is simple enough: several female VC partners at top funds will hold 1-hour meetings with 40 promising female entrepreneurs looking to get advice on their business and pitch in a friendly, non-judgmental, safe environment. The importance of screening this film is to raise the awareness of bias within men!” You don’t get it.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. ” He had two ideas. We never got to the second idea. But … we had committed to setting up an EIR program where we would fund people to work on their ideas in our offices and also get the dual experience of working inside a VC. And the idea?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 25, 2016

We're able to really put our idea into action, through their skill set. Our competitors don't offer screening, but there's a great demand for on-demand childcare from a reliable source, so people are seeking us out. Plus, we have face to face interaction with our sitters, in addition to background screening.

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socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2009

The firm--which is now a subsidiary of Acer--said the firm's new P-7808u FX Edition notebook is idea for "mobile enthusiasts," and features such things as an Intel Core 2 Quad processor, NVIDIA GeForce graphics card, 17-inch wide screen, and 4GB of memory and a 500GB hard drive.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 29, 2013

Rock President Vak Sambath says, “We are a small company, but sometimes the most innovative ideas come from small companies. Rockin 9 App- This patented app allows for up to 9 message notifications, all on one screen. Its features include at-a-glance notifications, one-screen functionality, and a sleek professional design.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2020

Trying to save costs by seeking resumes on the Internet will result in poor quality candidates, more time required for screening and interviews, and high turnover. On the other hand, even the best solutions and ideas will fail as a business, if excellence in execution is lacking. Utilizing unprofessional sources for candidates.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 2, 2014

With giant conferences like E3, showing off the coolest new video games to the world, very few innovations arrive in the game industry that’s off the screen. The list goes on. Enter Doozy , an interactive, life-sized board game for everybody ages 8 through 88.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 20, 2013

.” But such places are not the best for storage as after a while you realise it was not a great idea leaving the note where you left it as it wont be there when you need it. Google Keep helps users to quickly jot ideas down before they forget them. Google Keep solves that problem. Why Google Keep.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2013

There will be a smattering of special screenings worldwide. Fans are encouraged to create screening events via Tugg and to add interesting elements — like costume parties or Google Hangouts with the director.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2012

The idea is that we're context-based users now. I use my desktop when I need the screen real estate or processing power. We don't want to worry about synchronizing things, we just want to use our devices or whatever screen is convenient. It's not about changing how devices work, because no one cares about devices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

These days, everyone wants to be an entrepreneur, pitching their latest and greatest new idea, and looking for someone to give them money. Talk is cheap, but entrepreneurs who show you a working model of their idea know how to execute. Many ideas I hear sound great, but I have no idea if they can be implemented.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

At SBF, a number of good ideas were floated to do just that. The idea with the most momentum was an effort to change the tax code to offer greater incentives for startups and venture funds to headquarter in L.A. People don’t just solely watch TV nowadays; they multitask with a handful of screens.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

The team had the profile of an unbelievable startup story, with three college dropouts and a very early-stage idea that couldn’t have predicted where they’ve ended up today. “ Our initial ideas looked nothing like what we’re working with now. Jump In with Both Feet. Focus on Value, Not Advertising. Face Forward.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

But I have a strong preference for: Non obvious ideas. I have fallen in love several times in the past 2 years and in a strange set of circumstances most companies prefer to stay below the radar screen for much longer these days so most of them have not been announced. Reasonably technical concepts.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 23, 2015

Or, if you’re one of the lucky ones who Santa brought a shiny new flat screen TV, how do you deal with squeezing all those chunky cables and streaming sticks between your TV and your wall? Standard HDMI cables have pretty bulky connectors, making attaching them behind a wall-mounted flat screen TV tricky.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

He knew he was an entrepreneur because he couldn’t stop thinking about ideas. On the east coast, the response is typically all the reasons why your idea is not going to work. On the west coast, generally the response is how to improve on an idea. Positive feedback feeds the idea.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

Most of these investors are members of Angel groups that have a rigorous filtering and screening process, to select the top 3% and most fundable proposals. Remember the old adage that “investors fund people, not ideas.” What is this daunting process, and what can you do to optimize your chances of surviving it?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

But the core idea is right. Nobody wants to read your text on a big screen. ” But writing lots of words on a slide you put up on a big screen so that later people will be able to understand what you said is also suboptimal. don’t turn around and read the screen. Far more expedient. Big pet peeve.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2018

If you just bought a big screen television from Best Buy, it's like you're not going to be buying a new home soon. Jack Ryan: One, is how excited the market is about this idea. Do they have positive equity in their home? What are their recent purchases? Why would you look for a home if you just paid a lot to Best Buy for installation?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

Freebinar gives them a solution that includes screen sharing, voice over IP audio, broadcast, conference calling, and allow you to meet with as many as 150 people at the same time. People are used to the idea to check their email when their attention dozes off, or do other things.

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