InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Tech entrepreneurs' consternation with MBAs does not rise to the level of loathing. Rather, entrepreneurs' frustrations are often due to an incongruence between an MBA's expectations versus the value they can deliver to a startup. As I stated in my Quora answer, "hate" is the wrong word.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Case Study Class 279

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Deal screening. Industry reviews. So the “VC associate” is largely a launching pad job for exceedingly bright and hard-working young tech professionals. a really wide angle view of the tech industry since you see so many concepts / so many pitches and REAL data points on how startups perform financially.

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Help Invest Venture Capital Technical Review 365

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

I'd suggest: Startup CTO or Developer , Startup Founder Developer Gap , Part-Time CTO , Technology Advisor , CTO Founder , Acting CTO. Interviewing them is also tough, especially if you are not yourself technical. Get a Technology Advisor that can help. This happens A LOT among technical people. This is a must.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 225

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2009

The “more traction&# feedback is a very typical scenario is a down market economy like the one we’re in. They get positive product reviews on TechCrunch, GigaOm or Paidcontent.org. Keep on the radar screen – I know the VC’s seemed to love you when they met you. Unfortunately your advisers are wrong.

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Venture Capital Guide Startup Technical Review 309

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. So we loaded up on flat screen TVs, multiple generations of iPods and trips to Hawaii. Unemployment coupled with a stock market drop will stop this spending cold IMHO. So why the ’09 bounce?

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Venture Capital Startup Funding Technical Review 269

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

My original thinking from Oct ’09 was, while I didn’t (and still don’t) have a crystal ball I worried that: consumers were over-stretched with debt (and make up 77% of the economy), unemployment would continue to rise, which in turn would drive the stock market south and cut the rate of M&A activity and VC investment even further.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

In a bid to change that, there are a few groups working on helping women entrepreneurs, investors, and others, including the Pipeline Fellowship (www.pipelinefellowship.com), which recently launched itself into the Los Angeles market. Or, screening out those companies involved in tobacco or alcohol.

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Angel Invest Mentor Technical Review 276

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The industry feels slightly complacent due to the “cry wolf” problems of saying it’s right around the corner for nearly 20 years. It takes screen writers, sound people, lighting, editing, costumes, direction, post-production and acting. The Internet changes all of that. It’s not as easy as text.

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GRP Partners Content Technical Review Press 371

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Bill Gates once famously said that people tend to overestimate the impact of technology in the 1-year timeframe and underestimate its impact in the 10-year timeframe. I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. Their first batch of shipping is due out in the next few weeks.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup SoCal 278

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

To say that the tech elite were cynical of Hulu’s launch would be an understatement , but by the time it launched just a few months later it was getting great reviews. The goal of any cartel is to control production, distribution & marketing of a set of goods with the goal of maintaining high prices.

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Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2012

Running that effort is Kevin Hell , the founder of DivX, who we caught up with to learn more about EvoNexus and how the group is trying to help grow technology startups in San Dieog. Is there a screening process or criteria for firms to use the facilities? Once they pass that, they get into the incubator.

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Incubator San Diego Technical Review Development Team Review 212

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

Do you screen all of the documents on the marketplace, or how does that work? Jason Nazar: We screen the profiles, but we don't screen the content. We want to make sure the marketplace is for professional content, so we screen to make sure the seller is a professional or small business owner, or a startup or entrepreneur.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review Rustic Canyon Screening Startup 171

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

No cookies for guessing which reason they use to market to us. Before booking a hotel I always check out Trip Advisor and read reviews. It’s hard for angels to assess whether or not to invest because they often have day jobs and can’t commit to the kind of due diligence that most VCs go through.

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Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The screen gets really hot as its pressed up to your cheek and so I find myself just putting my ear up to the speaker. So grin and bear it by keeping your cheek on the hot screen? Well, that might trigger unwanted clicking on your home screen too. That being said, the Samsung Galaxy Mega is NOT a phone.

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Screening Press Slides Email 91

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2011

For those who still might be wondering what Spotlight: LA Tech is all about, It’s a screening room for new technology homegrown in our region. It’s a gathering of friends and tech enthusiasts of all stripes. This Spotlight takes place Thursday, July 14, at The California Institute of Technology (CalTech).

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CalTech Technical Review Companies Company 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 1, 2013

If you caught the firestorm of protest from the tech sector against it, I am here to tell you, believe the hype — this show stinks. If that sounds pretty far removed from the actual start-up technology world — wait, it gets worse. There is no good angle to her screen time. Where to begin? And that is just the first episode.

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Startup Technical Review Software Review Outsource Development 90

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

And it’s the latest in a series of investments we’ve made in building out our practice as the LA technology market continues to grow robustly and attract entrepreneurs and investors. He found creative ways to politely stay on my radar screen. Help us review a few deals. Jordan Hudson. Sam had different plans.

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Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2013

AngelList 101 : As you know, AngelList is a platform where angels can invest in semi-screened tech deals. I know the populist sentiment about VCs is that many want to believe that taking one’s time to make investments is due to 8-week’s holiday every summer and not working past 5pm. That would add too much overhead.

Venture Capital 356

Venture Capital Invest Course Technical Review 356

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. What price?

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. And for my own good I vowed to have relationships in China and knowledge of the local markets. This company is back on the market raising money again. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. I will embrace my losses.

Outsource Development 333

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 333

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. What price?

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

China is indelibly an important part of the future of the global technology system. And for my own good I vowed to have relationships in China and knowledge of the local markets. This company is back on the market raising money again. They hired a consultant to help them with the review. I will embrace my losses.

Outsource Development 328

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review News 328

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

3D Movies, 3D Printing, 3D Televisions, 3DS, our entire screen world is turning 3D and now its time for your mobile screen to get in on the fun. We answer these questions and really dive into the LG 4G Thrill in our review below. inch 800 x 480-pixel screen that can displaying both 2D and 3D content. Sporting a 4.3-inch

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Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Len Short is truly an online marketing pioneer, heading up marketing at Charles Schwab, AOL and then (PRODUCT)RED. Before his career moved online, Len worked on major marketing campaigns for credit card companies and rolled out MCI’s highly successful “Friends and Family” marketing campaign.

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Google Technical Advisors Technical Review Equity 220

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

The mythology of StoryBots, is that they are these little creature who live behind our screens. Gregg Spiridellis: We've got four products in the market right now. Those printables, ironically, get kids off of their computer and from in front of a screen, and instead let them sit at a kitchen table with crayons.

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Content Startup Screening Education 224

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?”

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Slides Funding Technical Review Startup 147

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

It’s always fun debating companies with Dana because she’s always so knowledgeable on deals – particularly those in the digital media, ad-tech and eCommerce spaces. But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I want to know how many people, their level of tech sophistication, their age and their interests. And if we’re reflective, it’s also one of the most important success criteria for investors, senior executives, tech writers and virtually anybody involved in business leadership. So I thought I would. That’s a shame.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

The Gust Deal Funnel from the last 12 months indicates is that 70% of the interested companies never make it past the initial screening process. are eliminated during due diligence. That’s why this item is so important, and is probably the biggest stumbling block I see in getting through the initial angel screening.

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Invest Angel Technical Review Summary 99

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

It isn’t written by them or any marketing department – so please take it for what it is. Who would have guessed 5 years ago that Netbooks would have had such a big impact on the PC market? But I believe it’s a very comprehensive solution and our due diligence with large app developers confirmed as much.

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Mobile Invest Companies Company 282

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 25, 2012

Over the past few months Boston Startup School and it’s founders have reviewed hundreds of applications for their first class all while working very hard to get to know each and every candidate. .” -says Shaun Johnson, Co-Founder and COO of Boston Startup School. Something a “corporate” job would not do.) great jobs.

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Education Startup Software Review Technical Review 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2021

Technology environment savvy. That means total handling of the calendar, scheduling appointments, taking calls, logging messages, screening e-mail and doing other duties with some sense of priority and problem-solving. Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns.

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Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 152

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2020

Or they get sidetracked by a technical glitch due to poor preparation. Equally bad is a full tutorial on your new disruptive technology. Investors are more interested in your solution and your business, rather than your technology. The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?”

Startup 118

Startup Slides Technical Review Research 118

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

How do you take a new, genetic test to market, and how do you bridge the gap between research and the market? Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. We've translated that into a screening test, which started offering out in October of last year. What is Episona?

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USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Companies have tried adding accessories , curving screens , or even making the whole thing modular. As an engineer out of UCLA, Morgan has built circuitry systems for orbiting satellites and renewable energy drives for wind and solar tech. Most mobile tech requires cords and dongles to make them function. inch Full HD display.

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Technical Review Screencast Screening Mobile 70

socalTECH

JULY 22, 2016

Rufus Labs is one of a number of hardware startups which have started to proliferate in the community, due to low cost hardware, 3D printing, and crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. Gabe Grifoni: At Rufus Labs, we are focused heavily on building wearables and technology in a wearable platform for the enterprise.

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Technical Review Startup Software Review CTO Hire 100