socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

We're trying to save companies money, and increase the productivity of employees. That can be a subject matter expert, product head, a sales head, any category in the enterprise, and they can use our lightweight platform for answers. I organically built the company, and didn't have any outside venture money.

El Segundo 169

El Segundo Southern California Startup CTO Hire 169

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. – while the other might want a quick sale and pocket some bucks while the tech market is hot.

Startup 340

Startup Technical Review Course Press 340

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

In this case, if enough people enter your organization with a self-serving mindset, such people will eventually dictate that selfish behavior is the norm and it will become part of the de facto culture. Don’t Chase The Quick Buck. Sometimes we measure things and see that in the short term they actually hurt sales.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

According to some sources , 47 percent of workers feel that office politics take away from their productivity, and is one of the top 10 stressors. We all have to learn the hard way all the tactics to use and avoid to be productive within the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small.

Summary 62

Summary Product Networking Demand 62

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2015

In today’s world, with a pervasively connected and constantly updated Internet knowledge base, online self-learning is always available and more productive. I know very talented inventors who have been working on the same technology for 20 years, and still want to do more research to make sure it’s perfect before selling a product.

Startup 114

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Knowledge Base 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2014

A new product or service will never be perfect in a rapidly changing world, so why start? Learn to commit, focus, organize your work, and delegate when appropriate. Neither is productive. You are a perfectionist, not a pragmatist. Always finding excuses. You are not a self-starter.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Organization 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2013

A new product or service will never be perfect in a rapidly changing world, so why start? Learn to commit, focus, organize your work, and delegate when appropriate. Neither is productive. You are a perfectionist, not a pragmatist. Always finding excuses. You are not a self-starter.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Organization 114

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Help Mentor 99

InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

You know, Jesus, a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. After much debate, the company agrees on their number one priority: to deliver a compelling product to the higher-education market by the Spring of 1987.

Startup 229

Startup Press Design Marketing 229

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2015

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. Exploit your product and service differences. You must be able to highlight these differences between your products and services, and those of your competitors.

Customer 100

Customer Custom .Net Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2011

A new product or service will never be perfect in a rapidly changing world, so why start? Learn to commit, focus, organize your work, and delegate when appropriate. Neither is productive. You are a perfectionist, not a pragmatist. Always finding excuses. You are not a self-starter.

Entrepreneur 97

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Organization 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2014

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. Exploit your product and service differences. You must be able to highlight these differences between your products and services, and those of your competitors.

Customer 98

Customer Custom .Net Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2010

A new product or service will never be perfect in a rapidly changing world, so why start? Learn to commit, focus, organize your work, and delegate when appropriate. Neither is productive. You are a perfectionist, not a pragmatist. Always finding excuses. You are not a self-starter.

Startup 90

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Organization 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2015

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Help Mentor 106

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

The airline industry is often mocked for grumpy employees and poor customer service, but Southwest Airlines bucks those trends. A flat organization is one where there is no (or very few) levels of management in between staff and executives. Great company culture doesn’t happen on its own. Southwest Airlines. SquareSpace.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Tech Coast Venture Network

AUGUST 11, 2015

The airline industry is often mocked for grumpy employees and poor customer service, but Southwest Airlines bucks those trends. A flat organization is one where there is no (or very few) levels of management in between staff and executives. Great company culture doesn’t happen on its own. Southwest Airlines. SquareSpace.

Examples 100

Examples Company Companies Google 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2013

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Ideas 110

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Help 55

Help Startup Entrepreneur Mentor 55

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Valu e and Exp erience versus Price and Product.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

There are 3 vital questions to ask when putting together a campaign; 1- Is the thing I’m raising money for a great product? 2- How am I talking about my product? He shared, ‘When creating a campaign it’s key to remember that people are fans of you – not the actual product, so you want to be sure to communicate your why.’.

Startup 109

Startup Examples Social Media Media 109

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2022

People outside the team can’t relate to the pressures of “the buck stops here,” and everyone on the team assumes that they are the primary ones under pressure to deliver. The more you empower others in your organization, and the better you communicate your vision, the more they will be with you at the top.

Activity 152

Activity Entrepreneur Organization Course 152

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2020

People outside the team can’t relate to the pressures of “the buck stops here,” and everyone on the team assumes that they are the primary ones under pressure to deliver. The more you empower others in your organization, and the better you communicate your vision, the more they will be with you at the top.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur Activity Organization Course 134

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

Our goal is to massively drive down the costs of capture for people flows and create unlimited potential for organizations to understand this and draw insights that help better plan spaces. Of course if an organization buys Density sensors that data isn’t available more broadly to the market unless they opt in to sharing with others.

Marketing 150

Marketing Course Startup Organization 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2014

People outside the team can’t relate to the pressures of “the buck stops here,” and everyone on the team assumes that they are the primary ones under pressure to deliver. The more you empower others in your organization, and the better you communicate your vision, the more they will be with you at the top.

Activity 102

Activity Entrepreneur Organization Course 102

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. The principle of microeconomics is that at a market-clearing price for any product the right amount of sellers and buyers will emerge and a price will be set.

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2013

It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. If you are living your passion, you want to interact with customers, and “touch and feel” the product every day. Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options.

Startup 92

Startup Entrepreneur Equity Course 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

It seems that everyone wants to make a quick buck these days. If you are living your passion, you want to interact with customers, and “touch and feel” the product every day. Of course, that doesn’t dilute the owner’s equity, but it may well limit you to organic growth, versus international rollouts and acquisition options.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Equity Course 96

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Third party sites use it’s demographic data to predict and project desired products, people that are not Facebook get to track, abuse and use information about Facebook users whenever they pay a fee to get access to their holy grail of all business commerce since the dawn of commerce – details about the customer. It’s The Worst.

News 104

News Hulu Commerce Sites 104

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

https://medium.com/media/cc969482e7abf6b75d3c0958c8ee409d/href I moved to Los Angeles in 2007 and as a VC who had built his career as a programmer, database designer, program manager, CEO then VP Products at Salesforce, I wanted to build a portfolio of software investments. He thinks the very nature of video is changing.

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210