InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

According to a January 2012 article in Forbes Magazine , nearly 16% of the 400 most affluent Americans do not have a college degree. I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. Effective startup mentorship can come from unlikely sources. Look around.

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Tips Startup Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 247

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via SparkBoxToys. Private club model. Front-of-the-line model.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2013

If you ever want to read the great American generational immigrant business story read American Pastoral by Philip Roth, which won the Pulitzer Prize and was voted by Time Magazine as one of the best 100 books of all time. Tran moved to Los Angeles and started his business in Chinatown with a need he personally had. What touched me?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. How it happens.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

Introducing Bitcoinference | A Decentralized Conference , hosted by illustrious startup accelerator, 500 Startups. Bitcoin has had a rough start to the year (to say the least) – with a never-ending news feed consisting of massive bankruptcy , scandal stories, and car chase media fiascos. Getting Things Started.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The big price increase : 5 out of 5 stars. Some customer segments value the DVD business and these may be more price sensitive. They might be willing to pay higher prices (and perhaps not an “all you can eat” price but a “pay as you go” price per film). No, probably not.

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Netflix Custom Customer Pricing 287

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via Pley. Private club model. Front-of-the-line model.

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Startup Custom Customer Netflix 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. Thiel is providing his mentees with capital to make their startups a reality. People love the fact that Microsoft was started in a garage.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 15, 2011

In addition to all of them reaching the pinnacle of their chosen professions, they also all started their careers performing the same job. He invested $800 of his button profits to purchase a classified ad in Boys’ Life magazine. All of these extremely successful individuals were paperboys.*. Through Rain, Sleet, Or Snow.

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Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Amazon started with books, so we will too. The New York Times now includes a Bookshop link alongside an Amazon one, while BuzzFeed News, Vox, and New York Magazine are all in, and Hearst, Meredith, and Condé Nast will likely start using Bookshop next month. Top Publications: BuzzFeed News, Vox, New York Magazine.

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Technical Review Buzzfeed News Networking 129

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. I love cars--I grew up in SoCal, and my father was really into cars, and didn't have sons.

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Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2010

What you say speaks volumes about how you think about your startup, how smart you are, and your personal integrity. I’ve spent hours talking to startup founders, and heard a thousand startup pitches, and I always listen carefully to what is said (or not said) about competitors. First-mover advantage is a double-edged sword.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

San Diego-based uCast Global (www.ucastglobal.com), backed by Gary Winnick, is looking to tackle that entire area of content distribution, and is led by startup veteran Dr. Kanaan Jemili. We caught up with Kanaan to learn more about uCast Global. Weve also developed technology that allows them to get a really easy start.

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Content Startup Mobile Platform 113

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Let me start with the obvious baseline that most people probably know instinctively: Los Angeles is the 3rd largest technology startup ecosystem in the US. Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly. LA By The Numbers. But even this is changing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2016

We have reduced our discussion to a reality TV show or People Magazine and thus we debate the price of Marco Rubio’s shoes, the length of Hillary Clinton’s bathroom breaks and whether being born in Canada should exclude Ted Cruz from the presidency.

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Pricing Slides Press Study 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping: Score PR for Your Start-Up, On the Cheap. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Bootstrapping bootstrap, Profitability, Startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

If a consumer will pay a fixed price for a product or service then the battle over who gets the margin in any sale is between the person who merchandises a product and the person who manufactures it. What started as sheets now has dozens of SKU’s. where would you even start in terms of product selection?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

500 Startups officially announced their Batch 15. We were stoked when we partnered with 500 startup for REACH NeXT and now are over the moon that they selected one of our winners. Also, 500 startups officially open their applications for Batch 16 on AngelList. Learn to code by cloning real-life startups. Code4Startup.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m inspired by the enthusiasm of the young, emerging startup ecosystem that is here. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2012

What you say speaks volumes about how you think about your startup, how smart you are, and your personal integrity. I’ve spent hours talking to startup founders, and heard a thousand startup pitches, and I always listen carefully to what is said (or not said) about competitors. First-mover advantage is a double-edged sword.

Startup 100

Startup Competition Patents Training 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

What you say speaks volumes about how you think about your startup, how smart you are, and your personal integrity. I’ve spent hours talking to startup founders, and heard a thousand startup pitches, and I always listen carefully to what is said (or not said) about competitors. First-mover advantage is a double-edged sword.

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Startup Competition Patents Training 102

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

My partnership was pretty bearish and scratched our heads a bit at price tags. I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. Consumer spending 70% of the economy and vulnerable (wealth effect, build up debts).

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Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

Having time to think about “leadership” at most startups feels like a luxury. The reality of most startups is about survival. If people don’t know the mission there is no way to achieve the objective and you end up with a team pulling in 100 different directions – even if only by small amounts.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2015

They suffered in trying to live up to public perceptions and the demands to continue their successes. The road is littered with startups that shined bright before burning out. Startups are All Naked in the Mirror. It was a lot to bear. Every founder knows this. The Yo-Yo Life of a Tech Entrepreneur.

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Press Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 29, 2012

As Guy Kawasaki says in his book “ The Art of the Start ,” if you can’t describe your business model in ten words or less, you don’t have a business model. It’s great for big companies like Wal-Mart, but I don’t recommend it for startups. The model works online, offline, through magazines, newspapers, and television.

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Startup Custom Customer Summary 95

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Turning lights on automatically and setting thermostats from a smartphone is the stuff geeks revel in now, but for the smart home to reach flooding point, it must transform, not augment, the domestic realm — and it needs to start in the kitchen. It would certainly be a start. And herein lies the rub.

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Belkin Startup Google Press 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

As Guy Kawasaki says in his book “ The Art of the Start ,” if you can’t describe your business model in ten words or less, you don’t have a business model. It’s great for big companies like Wal-Mart, but I don’t recommend it for startups. The model works online, offline, through magazines, newspapers, and television.

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Ideas Startup Custom Customer 92

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It was an online community like CompuServe and eventually started offering people dial-up access to the Internet for a monthly fee. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

InfoChachkie

MARCH 21, 2019

She used her meager savings to purchase a sewing machine and began creating dresses from magazine photos, which she sold for $25 each. The campaign was so successful that it ran through the 1960’s and allowed Maidenform to sell their products at premium prices, well above those of their competition. Innovate Beyond Product Features.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Design Custom Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2011

Snagging an unclaimed great one is almost impossible these days because domain "squatters" gobbled up a lot of the catchy real estate several years ago. Today there is big money in this aftermarket, where these valuable names are driving prices to new heights. If the name is perfect, pay the price. co), Oman (.om),

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Company Companies Pricing Web 81

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

While the culture that works for one company might not work for another , you can learn a lot from companies who are doing it right, and get started on company culture hacks of your own. It starts with a cultural fit interview, which carries half the weight of whether the candidate is hired. What does that culture look like?

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Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

While the culture that works for one company might not work for another , you can learn a lot from companies who are doing it right, and get started on company culture hacks of your own. It starts with a cultural fit interview, which carries half the weight of whether the candidate is hired. What does that culture look like?

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2010

As Guy Kawasaki says in his book “ The Art of the Start ,” if you can’t describe your business model in ten words or less, you don’t have a business model. It’s great for big companies like Wal-Mart, but I don’t recommend it for startups. The model works online, offline, through magazines, newspapers, and television.

Startup 48

Startup Custom Customer Summary 48

Daradiction

JULY 22, 2013

Coincidence or not, Surfer Magazine's most recent issue had a feature story on the "Baja Renessaince" and one of the key points was that gringos are coming back less for the surfing and more for the vineyards. Plus it was a real price performer as well. Boy did we meet some characters down there. Washed Out.

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San Diego Conference Startup Class 76

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

It’s hard to see this clearly when there are strong winds and when you can easily get swept up. Most of the Internet startup consulting firms went bankrupt. Since that date the S&P 500 is up 2.45% while Accenture stock is up 206% with revenue of $23 billion and a market cap of $32 billion. Ameet was right.

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Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2010

Snagging an unclaimed great one is almost impossible these days because domain "squatters" gobbled up a lot of the catchy real estate years ago. Today there is big money in this aftermarket, where these valuable names are driving prices to new heights. The median price is now $5,000 for an average name, to $2.75

Pricing 49

Pricing Web Software Review .Net 49

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Tomorrow starting at 8pm PST We will be live streaming ( click here to view live stream ) the "Action Sports + Social Media Marketing Mash Up" event put on by SoCal Action Sports Network. This is a paid event and will cost you $20 for the discounted online price and $40 at the door. So get the online price here ( [link] ).

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Social Media Southern California Media Orange County 40