Startup Professionals Musings
MAY 12, 2021
If you are a passionate technologist , it’s easy to forget that marketing is required to sell even the most compelling solution, to cut through the information overload everyone sees today on the internet. Getting customer attention often takes more innovation today than solving the tough technical problems.
SoCal CTO
JANUARY 2, 2013
Then we discussed how they could go about finding this startup business advisor. Great question and I believe that just like finding a Technical Advisor for your startup is critical, finding a good mentor is critical. These are not mutually exclusive and good mentors and advisors get into both. For me, I'd use LinkedIn.
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Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 5, 2014
We are expected to know everything and many people rush to conclusions given a limited set of information. But as I rose in my career (and post MBA) I moved into a role in which I was to advise board-level executives on topics where I was expected to rapidly become an expert. The right answer often is, “I don’t know.”
Tech.Co
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
The aim, according to the private college’s press release, is to provide “mentoring, advising and access to resources for up to 15 student- and community-run companies with a philanthropic twist.” More information is available through a FAQ on 1776’s site. The Travel Experience Incubator.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 27, 2011
Most people totally advise against stealth. I worked with an entrepreneur who was to appear at a startup networking event where he was to talk about his company’s plans. In my experience, entrepreneurs who are overly paranoid or are information hoarders rarely do well. Be careful about this advice. You don’t.
Both Sides of the Table
NOVEMBER 19, 2009
You are constantly faced with decisions and there is always incomplete information. I spent nearly a decade building software for large companies and then advising companies on the same. There’s a guy in Los Angeles that I met at several tech networking events. This paralyzes most people. Making Things Happen.
Tech Zulu Event
AUGUST 21, 2014
Talks at DefCon are mostly focused on topics in information security, some with very practical real-world applications and implications. A row of skilled volunteers monitor network traffic, capture people’s personal information through open airwaves and then posts this through a projector onto a large wall for all to see.
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