SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2011

. - 47 Hats , March 9, 2010 Seed funding best practices - StartupCFO , February 11, 2010 PowerPoint Is Evil, Redux - David Silverman , April 28, 2010 I'm Tired of Creating Your Content - Babbling VC , November 12, 2010 The Scene Will Kill You - Brad Hargreaves , November 7, 2010 The Magic Word in Customer Development Emails - Kevin Dewalt , January (..)

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Coach 378

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2008

Los Angeles-based Uber, the online social networking web site run by former Friendster CEO Scott Sassa, has shut down. Uber developed software used to upload, organize, and share content through a free web site; the site also provided photo galleries, slide shows, videos, and blogs. READ MORE>>

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Slides Social Network Web Blogging 100

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 5, 2010

This Saturday morning I’ll be giving the keynote presentation on “ The Future of Social Networking.&# (unfortunately they didn’t give this event it’s own URL so this link should only work until the day of the event.) I have my basic slide decks complete but always happy to add, amend or ad-lib. Hope to see you!

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CalTech Startup Santa Monica Venture Capital 222

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

As per my video, think about the data in the following slide. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.). I think this is a really powerful concept and can be built right alongside the Redwood trees. “ And my fear?

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Social network app developer and ad network. Competitor: Slide. Our guest was Mo Koyfman of Spark Capital. Total raised: $56.3mm. Read more: TechCrunch. Total raised: $129.0mm.

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Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2020

Avoid PowerPoint and graphic slide presentations. He, like Steve Jobs, believes the process of generating a short written narrative forces a clarity of thinking not found in visual slide presentations. As a side benefit, Amazon has ranked as #1 for customer satisfaction for many years in a row.

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Slides Customer Custom Satisfaction 137

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2009

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we are featuring a podcast from Andrew Warner founder of Mixergy, which runs a popular series of technology networking events in Los Angeles. But it turns out that parents who used the site only wanted basic features, like the ability to see a picture of their kids sliding into third base.

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Mixergy Slides Company Companies 113

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

Tech Events / Meetups - In Los Angeles, There are lots of Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California that are techie oriented. Here are a few perspectives on the topic of finding technical cofounders: In Building a sweat equity team , Joel on Software tells us: You simply need to network. Ask your friends to do the same.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. I grew up a computer programmer, a builder of computer networks and fascinated with infrastructure so in many ways I felt like I existed at the inception of many of these great technologies. Tell a friend.

Entrepreneur 378

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 378

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

What if that time could go into thinking through the companies most important strategic issues, talking early with investors about their views and adjusting the strategic discussion slides rather than the update deck? Act your stage. I see the same thing happen at the transition from A round to B round.

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Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

If one vocal person blurts out, “just give us the details, we all know social networking&# don’t assume that person speaks for the entire room. I have a few slides later that address that.&# (obviously if you say that you need to come back to the question either later or after the meeting. But … watch out.

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Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

As I have discussed in previous articles, social networking sites like Facebook are now the most frequently used websites on the Internet. So the social networks are the early place to start, in learning the discipline of building and maintaining a positive reputation. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

Search Engine Optimization 163

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 163

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

“We are all now online and at significantly greater speeds with computers in our pockets that are one-click from purchasing anything and recommending the best products to everybody we know through social networks. Here are some simple slides that outline the point: a. And this is about to grow even faster.” Want some context?

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Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 292

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 17, 2011

As he lowers his loupe for a moment and glances up from his slides, he suddenly notices a flash of brown amidst all the white outside his window. The article opens with a touching scene: FEBRUARY 1984: It’s a classic winter day in Aspen, and snow is falling like heavy cotton as Jeffrey sits hunched over his light table editing film.

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Slides Blogging Writing Demand 164

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

.&# 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. Yet I’d argue that each has achieved basecamp.

Entrepreneur 330

Entrepreneur Marketing Venture Capital Hulu 330

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 16, 2009

Because they’re street smart, most great entrepreneurs tend to prefer getting out and talking with real customers rather than sitting in a cubicle all day doing beautiful PowerPoint slides. And when they walk in my office and present you can tell that they know what they’re talking about.

Entrepreneur 306

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Customer 306

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I was on the way back to LA from a ski vacation in Switzerland where I decided while sliding down a glacier that if I survived I would start my own advertising agency. The firm used to be called Fotouhi Alonso and were one of LA's top mid-sized agencies for 20 years, working with clients like Honda, Epson, the LA DWP, and the FX Network.

Marketing 150

Marketing Social Media Blogging Media 150

socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

This year, we are partnered with the Home Shopping Network, HSN, so that our companies not only get Hatched and an investment, they get PR on the Home Shopping Network as well. Whether it's being on Hatched or not, I think if there is someone in my network, the perfect person to help the entrepreneur.

Startup 159

Startup Entrepreneur Invest Competition 159

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. . $5mm in Series A – Investors: GRP (Mark Suster)(lead), Greycroft Partners (Dana Settle), and Matt Coffin (founder of LowerMyBills) – Read more: TechCrunch , SoCalTech.

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Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 286

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even if it’s only a few PowerPoint slides or typed paragraphs, writing something down is the first step toward making it real. Before you know it, you will have a ten-slide pitch that you can use to gauge interest from potential customers, as well as friends, family, and early investors.

Ideas 99

Ideas Slides Writing Startup 99

The Quigley Report

MARCH 4, 2008

Just six months ago, many companies in traditional venture backed industries (enterprise networking, wireless and storage to name a few) were trading at attractive PE and revenue multiples. For instance, in the enterprise networking space, companies like Riverbed, Aruba and Isilon were trading at better than 10 times sales.

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Startup Slides Marketing Clearstone 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2022

For example, instead of quick slide presentations, teams at Amazon write six-page memos to lay out ideas in narratives to be read in silence at the start of a meeting. It’s your challenge to learn how to use social networks and video facilities effectively. Provide regular feedback on execution and results.

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Coach Slides Social Network Metrics 145

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2022

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. One person can look like an army charging the hill, if they use all the networking facilities of the Internet, all the tools available to build business plans, financial models, and product prototype. Fully prepare for the assault.

Slides 126

Slides Outsource Summary Conference 126

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. Most social networking sites have a problem with having lots of pageviews, but advertising that isn't very valuable.

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Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2011

CapLinked is an online platform that gives private companies, investors, and their advisors tools to manage a capital raise or asset sale, network, and exchange updates. HOW TO ENTER: (i) create a free deal room on the CapLinked website; (ii) upload a slide deck describing the business plan; and. says CapLinked CEO Eric M.

Competition 70

Competition Idealab Slides Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2015

As I have discussed in previous articles, social networking sites like Facebook are now the most frequently used websites on the Internet. So the social networks are the early place to start, in learning the discipline of building and maintaining a positive reputation. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

Search Engine Optimization 101

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I recommend a ten-slide pitch to start, reviewed by friends and advisors, to be expanded to a ten-to-twenty-page business plan with opportunity sizing, cost and price details, competitors, marketing and sales strategy, financial projections, and resources required.

Ideas 94

Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2013

As I have discussed in previous articles, social networking sites like Facebook are now the most frequently used websites on the Internet. So the social networks are the early place to start, in learning the discipline of building and maintaining a positive reputation. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

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Report Search Engine Optimization Startup Google 98

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When I go out to a work event I would be having a good week or two of eating but then free hors d’oeuvres would be served and in the mild anxiety of networking I would inevitably eat what was put in front of me. If you stop measuring when you’re having a bad day, week, month you’ll slide back to your yo-yo weight. no problem.

Startup 526

Startup Course Writing Help 526

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

It should be imbedded in the home page of your web site, the introduction section of your business plan, the heart of your executive summary, and the first slide of your investor pitch. You should also deliver it at the beginning of every networking opportunity, and train your team to do the same.

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Sample Summary Startup Slides 127

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. Reserve the company name on social networks to protect it. Define some intellectual property.

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Angel Screening Summary Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2011

As I have discussed in previous articles, social networking sites like Facebook are now the most frequently used websites on the Internet. So the social networks are the early place to start, in learning the discipline of building and maintaining a positive reputation. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

Web 93

Web Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. The challenge is to communicate your idea in one page, and close the deal quickly without a big slide presentation. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Touch-Typing for Dummies.

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Course Writing Slides Email 97

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. The challenge is to communicate your idea in one page, and close the deal quickly without a big slide presentation. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Touch-Typing for Dummies.

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Class Course Writing Slides 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2014

Lead with your two-page executive summary, be prepared to give a ten-slide investor presentation. One person can look like an army charging the hill, if they use all the networking facilities of the Internet, all the tools available to build business plans, financial models, and product prototype. Fully prepare for the assault.

Startup 107

Startup Venture Capital Slides Outsource 107

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I guess that’s why I encouraged people to raise money while the getting’s good (PPT slides & video). Computing will be an order of magnitude more mobile 10 years from now, changing the way applications are delivered and the way we interact with our real social networks. And don’t think tech will remain immune.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2012

As I have discussed in previous articles, social networking sites like Facebook are now the most frequently used websites on the Internet. So the social networks are the early place to start, in learning the discipline of building and maintaining a positive reputation. It’s easier to make Google remember than to forget.

Search Engine Optimization 85

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 85