Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. The amount of money you spend on their services is never an indication of potential success.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The theme for Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood is startups and Hollywood, featuring leaders from movie studios, music labels, agencies, and startups in entertainment – how Hollywood studios are investing and working with startups, and how Silicon Beach startups are making entertainment businesses. Same with CreatorUp. See you there!

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

They will get you interest from investors and lenders, and you will receive better financing, prices, terms, and conditions from business suppliers and professional services. Think twice before you invest your precious time, money, and energy, and then go for it! Good connections are worth their weight in gold. Marty Zwilling.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Back in 2013, Google reported that 90 percent of multiple device owners switch between screens to complete tasks, using an average of three different combinations every day. Through screen mirroring, users have greater flexibility over how they view – and share – content. The Continued Growth of Cloud.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. The amount of money you spend on their services is never an indication of potential success.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2021

Our interview today is with Jamey Edwards, the CEO of Cloudbreak Health, a Los Angeles-based telemedicine company, which provides telehealth services, including interpretation and access to specialists, within healthcare facilities. The iPad Pro is better, and has a larger screen size, and better audio and acoustics.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

What happened with smart phones, is consumers are buying more and more applications, but a screen can only fit a dozen icons. What we find, especially in the mobile world, is you've only got one or two screens to get a consumer to make a purchase, before they abandon the visit. We're really headed for three screens.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

The power of large screen real estate. They are location aware, which is important in personalizing the service offering. I think many recent companies make the mistake of not investing enough in web products, if they invest anything at all. The power of a keyboard. Fred’s post was right. Thus I endorse Web Second.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

But many entrepreneurs don’t realize that Angels are also extremely discerning in the projects that they will invest in, rejecting approximately 97% of the proposals submitted to them, according to the California Investment Network. Prepare an investment-grade business plan. Get your Internet domain name and website.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2019

It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. In the early 2000’s, my software startup was dubbed an Application Service Provider (ASP). Rather, the software companies I’ve invested in, such as JazzHR , TaxJar and SimpleLegal , compete with Web 1.0 ASP To SaaS To Software.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Despite the proliferation of entrepreneurial courses within Business Administration programs, business schools are essentially vocational training grounds for consultants and investment bankers. Entrepreneurs should leverage the screening performed by B-schools and not dismiss MBA applicants outright. Look For MBA Outliers.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

We are in phase three of the influencer economy,” Bain Capital Ventures senior principal Jamison Hill, who led the firm’s investment in the influencer shoutout marketplace Cameo , tells TechCrunch. 2020 will be a watershed year for investment in businesses around the creator economy,” Neil Robertson tells TechCrunch.

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Tech.Co

JULY 25, 2017

That all changed with social media , and now everyone is glued to their phone’s screen. Currently, the model that most companies use, including the industry leaders, is to employ independent contractors to deliver their service. Wingo’s company W2s its workers, who are also background checked and trained to deliver their service.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

However, those services can be expensive, particularly for individual users and small and medium sized businesses. First, for folks who haven't used your service, what is Freebinar? What we've been able to do, is non-intrusively serve ads on the right side of the screen, which rotate every 60 seconds. It's not a freemium model.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2011

The Tech Coast Angels announced this morning that it has had a first close on its Angel Capital Entrepreneurial (ACE) Fund 1, the firm's new early-stage investment fund. The fund--which has been in the works since last year--is aimed at making it easier for the TCA to move quickly to invest in companies. fundraising.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

This might include business-side materials like your product roadmap, business plans, and competitor analysis, as well as technical materials like requirements documentation, screen comps, and project/process systems like Jira and Confluence. We then review the answers with the technical and product teams.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

It’s why the first company I ever invested in as a VC – Invoca – just announced a $20 million funding by Accel Partners. The three largest webmail services had over 1 billion global users at the end of 2011. People don’t want to speak to customer service reps. Much more data in the full post.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

I had a pre breakfast with a CEO of a company in which I invested talking about his next fund raising round. Separately, in the morning I called a seed-stage investor in NY and talked to him about investing in one of my companies. I didn’t expect an investment out of this breakfast – I was going to give back.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 14, 2014

It performs "due diligence" before it makes "investments" and it measures results as a "return on its investment.". We have a rigorous screening process, and we only fund the very best programs that are able to quantify their impact. Second, our “investment” in a nonprofit goes well beyond just dollars. JG: I love it!

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2015

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. The amount of money you spend on their services is never an indication of potential success.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

Rincon is part of the new breed of Seed Stage VCs and with the leadership of Jim Andelman has charted out the most authentic early-stage investment strategy in Southern California. Nowhere is social proof more prevalent than in angel investing. From there Rob decided to make a small investment.

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socalTECH

JULY 25, 2012

Users of the Instagram mobile application--which runs on iPhone and Android--are familiar with how that app has become one of the key ways people socialize and share their life with others, all via the service's photo sharing and comments. Edward Park: My background is screen printing and production. What is Insteegram about?

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 19, 2016

The round is led by Subtraction Capital, and includes investments from PayPal co­founder Peter Thiel , Indicator Ventures, and venture debt lender Western Technology Investment (WTI). Investing in Caplinked was an easy decision for us,” explained Subtraction Capital General Partner Jason Portnoy. They are great filing cabinets.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

I started with a list of companies already screened by the San Diego Venture Group’s annual venture summit, and consulted with investors and startup mentors to refine the list. million in a Series D round of investment capital, according to founder and chairman Tony Farwell. I widened my net this year.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2014

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wireframed with free tools like MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. The amount of money you spend on their services is never an indication of potential success.

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Outsource Development Startup Ideas Tool 105

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 20, 2011

Maneesh works with Miramar portfolio companies to identify growth drivers, potential business partners and evaluate prospective investment opportunities. Maneesh’s prior investing experience includes an associate position at El Dorado Ventures. Through Tech Coast Angels, he has screened in excess of four hundred start-up companies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

In reality, it doesn’t take a huge investment of money and time to build a prototype today. Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. The amount of money you spend on their services is never an indication of potential success.

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Ideas Outsource Development Tool Outsource 53

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2015

A great website design simply reflects well on your business and the quality of your service. You’ll want to make sure that your website looks good on desktop computers, tablets, and mobile device screens. When the size of the screen hits a certain threshold, your design will be put into columns or grid form.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 21, 2012

Steve is now in charge of Marina Del Rey-based TeleSign (www.telesign.com), which has quietly become a huge force in providing authentication services to nearly every major Internet service out there. Telesign provides authentication services for the largest web companies in the world. To learn more, we caught up with Steve.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

The AngelSoft Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening. Prepare an investment-grade business plan.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Almost all of our customers interact with us through their phone screen. That''s enough for most people to be fully serviced. Those fans are really invested in that show. What that means, is that the majority of our customers range from 25 to 55 years old. But, it''s not skewed towards any one gender.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 5, 2013

Take, for example, the recent City Council vote to end ride-sharing services and effectively shut down an entire sector of emerging tech startups – putting both their app developers and their enterprising users stranded in no man’s land. People don’t just solely watch TV nowadays; they multitask with a handful of screens.

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Tech.Co

JULY 12, 2017

This corporate partnership has proven well for these startups in helping them launch their products and services into another galaxy. “This year, more than ever, we are working with companies with the potential to help define the future of media and entertainment together with Disney.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

Crowd-pitching is an offline event, but logically similar, which give several candidates an opportunity to pitch to a crowd of interested people for a couple of minutes, after which the crowd “votes” with some play-money to pick the best candidate, who then wins some nominal investment amount or services.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

A few months ago I wrote a post called “ Invest in Lines, Not Dots.&# It was my investment philosophy that observing teams’ performance over time was far more insightful than reacting to how good of a product demo they do, how good they present Powerpoint slides or how great tech blogs say they are.

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

It seems that every week, a new, Voice-over-IP provider firm surfaces in the market, either providing PBX services, voicemail, or other similar services. What is your VoIP service all about, and how is this different from what seems to be lots of Voice over IP service providers?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2010

At VT KnowledgeWorks we screen prospective clients for their Market opportunity, for the Magic that they offer to their prospective customers, and for the Moxie displayed by the start-up team. At the end of 90 grueling days, they, and other aggressive investors, listen to each start-up’s polished pitch for continuing investment.

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