Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 26, 2016
In the 90’s most of us studied, “ Crossing the Chasm ” by Geoffrey Moore in which he preached serving a narrow market that are passionate fans about your tech product before trying to bring it to the masses. He found out to get on the radar screens of Will Smith, P Diddy, Biggie Smalls – when Troy wasn’t even 20.
socalTECH
OCTOBER 19, 2016
It's all about the app, or the computer screen, or the data. In today's world, people are lonely, and they are really looking for someone to mentor them, to guide them, to hold them accountable. In 2014, we did an IRB approved study when I was doing this for 30 to 40 percent of my time, where I learned three things.
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Tech Zulu Event
JULY 22, 2014
You recently conducted a pilot study. Can you share with us how the learnings of this pilot study impacted your strategy? HV: It was a research study that was conducted through USC, but the sites were at the Oasis Active Adults Community and we also worked with the Front Porch Center for Innovation and Wellbeing.
Steve Reich
AUGUST 9, 2012
At a recent accelerator event on the West Side, a friendly young founder told me that he had been coached by his mentor not to talk to Angel groups. ” And the Kauffman Foundation just published a major study pointing out that all but the top 10% of VC firms fail to create value. The Angel funding process can be arduous.
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 20, 2013
During the finals, we’ve witnessed both teams shouting out to each other during a play to communicate if a player is open for a shot or if a there is a screen the ball handler may not be aware of. Most will mention basketball legends like Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson, studying all of their games and learning their every move.
Daradiction
JUNE 5, 2010
He’s also one of my mentors and close friends. Dale asked me to consider what would happen if I simply removed the screen, where would these images project? Dale Okuno is one of our investors at CitySourced. To give some context, Dale is very level headed and recently sold his company to Ebix, a Nasdaq traded company.
Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 13, 2011
Either it’s a bunch of pictures or screen shots or it’s a bunch of words. The thing you should do is study Silicon Valley and try to understand what’s great about it and try to institutionalize within your community some of those things. The problem with pitch decks is pitch decks tend to have a lot of fluff in it.
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