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6 Information Surges Raise Huge Startup Opportunities

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. For startups, this is an engagement opportunity worth billions of dollars. Big data:” learning from the flood.

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How to Raise Capital for your Start Up

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, March 5, 2019 -- How to Raise Capital for your Start Up. Are you a Founder or Entrepreneur looking to raise money for your startup? This will be an opportunity to learn about the fundraising process from our expert panel and to learn about their real life experiences starting and funding their companies.

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Mercedes-Benz app glitch exposed car owners’ information to other users

TechCrunch LA

Mercedes-Benz car owners have said that the app they used to remotely locate, unlock and start their cars was displaying other people’s account and vehicle information. These apps connect to your car and let you remotely locate them, lock or unlock them, and start or stop the engine.

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5 Strategies To Thrive Despite Information Overload

Startup Professionals Musings

It starts with a browser capturing your shopping search initiatives, to cookies remembering your preferences, your software logging purchase details, to feedback via Yelp and social media data. Your first challenge is to decide what information and why it is relevant to your business. Framing: look for patterns and context to simplify.

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Start-Up Options for Rapid Development, Funding, and Commercialization

SoCal Tech Calendar

Tuesday, February 12, 2019 -- Start-Up Options for Rapid Development, Funding, and Commercialization. Have you heard of accelerators, incubators, angles, and other resources for rapid development, funding, and growth of your start-up? Please join us on February 19th for an informative, interactive session and networking.

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10 Common Startup Mistakes That Are Rarely Admitted

Startup Professionals Musings

These things outside your control do happen, but based on my years of experience as a startup advisor and angel investor, I still see too many strategies leading to failure that are inside the entrepreneur decision realm. I certainly agree that starting a business is fraught with risk, and none of us get it all right the first time.

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Are MBAs Necessary for Start-ups or VC?

Both Sides of the Table

This is part of my ongoing series called “ Start-up Lessons.&#. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I paid up for the diploma but can’t say that I saw better results. So back to MBAs.

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