SoCal Tech Calendar

JUNE 8, 2011

But there is money out there for business, and this seminar will discuss your best strategy for getting the capital you need for growth and expansion. Covering everything from angel investing to leasing and purchase order financing, this seminar will update you on the strategies necessary to get funding now. See [link] (more)

Capital 100

Capital Invest Funding Angel 100

Berkonomics

APRIL 6, 2017

Years ago, as a panelist at an entrepreneurial seminar, I watched as over fifty aspiring young entrepreneurs filed past a microphone, each tasked with making a thirty second pitch to the panelists of professional investors. There are other, less dramatic ways to express a vision. “Be

Entrepreneur 256

Entrepreneur Course Resource Email 256

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

It pays to invest more in building remote relationships with these site owners, or spending quality time with podcasters and popular blog influencers. In this context, you might also offer free seminars of the latest trends in tax accounting, or reports on best practices that you sanction and practice in a given discipline.

Services 121

Services Technical Review Social Media Case Study 121

SoCal Tech Calendar

MARCH 6, 2011

Seminars available from afar maximize both the audience and substantive breadth while minimizing student commute and provider costs. Today's speakers bring varied perspectives about the impact of technology on learning, where investment is flowing, and where there's great entrepreneurial opportunity. See [link] (more)

Technology 100

Technology Training Education Mobile 100

Steve Reich

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

Their next event is a week long extravaganza of Pitchfests, Hackathons, Seminars, and more during the week of 3/10. Angel Investing Entrepreneurs Incubators and Accelerators Innovate Pasadena mobile apps Pasadena Angels' Check it out on their site at: Innovate Pasadena. See you there!

Pasadena 45

Pasadena Pasadena Angels Incubator Mobile 45

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2022

Those requests will always be rejected, since investors invest in people, rather than ideas, and want to look the top decision maker in the eye and gauge their ability and conviction. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk.

Marketing 113

Marketing Entrepreneur Customer Custom 113

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Most of the people you would want as co-founders are now cruising the relevant blogs for ideas and partners. It’s a great way to find like-minded people, and get a dialog going. Populate your team.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 13, 2013

But you can’t count on this so you must create your own compelling events and the only way I know how is a business case / return-on-investment (ROI) study. When external factors drive adoption of your solution you have instant product / market fit. If you can show a customer is losing business or money the pain is a lot more compelling.

Sales 393

Sales Startup Resource Customer 393

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Men have dominated the world of investment. There were only 22% women who invested in 2012. Natalia Oberti Noguera is on a mission to help change the demographic of investment with her Pipeline Fellowship. TechZulu speaks with Natalia about Pipeline Foundation and her goals to change the face of business and investment.

Mentor 84

Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2019

Those requests will always be rejected, since investors invest in people, rather than ideas, and want to look the top decision maker in the eye and gauge their ability and conviction. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Customer Custom Guide 87

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2017

Those requests will always be rejected, since investors invest in people, rather than ideas, and want to look the top decision maker in the eye and gauge their ability and conviction. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk.

Company 97

Company Companies Entrepreneur Customer 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2012

Those requests will always be rejected, since investors invest in people, rather than ideas, and want to look the top decision maker in the eye and gauge their ability and conviction. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Media Customer Custom 126

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2013

Those requests will always be rejected, since investors invest in people, rather than ideas, and want to look the top decision maker in the eye and gauge their ability and conviction. As your company grows, you have to host customer seminars. As an investor, I sometimes see CEOs who negotiate to send their VP of Marketing to talk.

Startup 116

Startup Entrepreneur Customer Custom 116

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

Startup 103

Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103

Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

Through] CTA, you have access to wealth of consumer research reports, discounts for seminars and conferences such as CES, and networking opportunities with industry professionals through the CTA Mentor program,” Koduri said. Invest in your company’s future by joining CTA. Add Mentors to Your Roster. You won’t regret it,” Koduri said.

Startup 87

Startup Mentor Artificial Inteligence Research 87

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

To check your return on marketing investment, you need to define metrics and a formal process to evaluate progress and cost tradeoffs. Don’t forget seminars and events. Just like product marketing, professional services requires a clear profile and demographics of your ideal client. Raise the conversion rate with effective follow-up.

Social Media 56

Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site. We are also building an audience from our Poogling Internet Safety Seminars, soon to be an online Webinar/video for broader reach. Very important, but less than before. Love the minis! Really aligns with the brand and are quite easy to recognize.

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

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.

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies. But one thing they all seem to have in common is a love for learning and change. Formal learning.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 96

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

.” The reason is that at a VC you have a group of partners who often have different focus areas of excellence, each pursues deals in their respective field, each makes investments and sits on boards and each spends their most difficult hours tackling problems at portfolio companies vs. solving the challenges at the VC itself.

Rancho Palos Verdes 150

Rancho Palos Verdes Santa Monica Venture Capital Startup 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

While traditional methods (PR, advertising, events, seminars) and online methods (SEO, SEM, social, referral marketing) are well understood by most companies there are many methods that are less well publicized. So What is This Underbelly of Which You Speak? So, yes, you can buy a best seller. And you thought systems like these were all fair?

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our business services group also provides seminars in financial literacy, business planning, dressing for success, surviving the summer business cycles, and other relevant subjects of interest to the business community. Most of the equity investments in iHub companies are coming from outside the region.

Startup 107

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 107

Tech.Co

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Our business services group also provides seminars in financial literacy, business planning, dressing for success, surviving the summer business cycles, and other relevant subjects of interest to the business community. Most of the equity investments in iHub companies are coming from outside the region.

Startup 121

Startup Technical Review Patents Services 121

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. Each of these has a cost in time an effort. The process for all of these is networking (not email blasts or cold-calling investors). Just attending doesn't work.

Entrepreneur 103

Entrepreneur Invest Training Ideas 103

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

We spoke to Robin about the new startup, his executive team, as well as his angel investing activity here. Those include how-to on resumes, aptitude tests, videos, coaching seminars, and more of that nature. Robin Richards: Yes, I'm investing in smart young companies that are solving a need.

Startup 223

Startup Content Sites CTO Coach 223