Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

Advisors and investors need to see your whole story in as few as ten slides. The major social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, allow you to reach millions of customers around the world at virtually no cost. Participate in networking platforms and events for support.

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MAY 21, 2019

Hearing views from Bill Gates on how the world deals with issues like climate change, Jack Dorsey talk about the role of social platforms and government and discussions with Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Todd McKinnon (Okta), etc were fascinating. What Should We Talk About at Board Meetings?

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

CapLinked , the online platform for private investment funded by members of the “ PayPal Mafia “—announced that it is launching a worldwide pitch competition for entrepreneurs to present their business ideas to a panel of all-star judges from Idealab, Rincon, Rapidfire, and Actarus. says CapLinked CEO Eric M.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Here are some simple slides that outline the point: a. We are connected at speeds 400x faster and this is about to explode into significantly greater speeds with 5G that are the equivalent of a platform shift c. And this is about to grow even faster.” Want some context? We all have computers in our pockets now d.

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socalTECH

JULY 10, 2019

Spencer Price: The customer experience with e-commerce has become less and less human, as algorithms on digital platform replace human interaction. The challenge of any AI platform, is to understand that. The customer is really struggling to regain their lost humanity. Food is the perfect example.

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JUNE 20, 2013

So now you’ve got your key USPs written down and you’ve worked them into slide format to get them across to your prospects. If they can quantify the amount of gain from using your product or the loss from not using it then you’ve got a burning platform from which to sell now. You’re ready to test drive your new deck.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

I started by trying to think I could explain my concept without having to patronize everybody with artificial PowerPoint slides. This approach generally works well with customers because I find it much easier to build rapport when we talk like humans than when we all stare at the PowerPoint slides being projected on the wall.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The size of the document should be based on your style, but 10-20 pages or slides are usually more than adequate to outline even a complex business. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. You need an investor, and want to solicit professionals online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2013

Of course there are scenarios where a written business plan is not critical, but I haven’t seen one yet where a well-written 15-page document, or at least a 10-slide pitch, is a negative. Major platforms are available online to find Angel groups or VCs, including Gust and AngelList. You won’t even be considered without a business plan.

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OCTOBER 14, 2015

I put up this slide as part of my discussion. One of the points I tried to make is that as venture capital investors as an industry we seem to have a healthy disdain for public market investors. You can read it in VCs discussions about hedge fund managers, activist investors or the need to have dual-share voting structures.

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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. My gut feeling is that it initially started as an experiment – an accident.

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Tech.Co

JULY 25, 2017

But if you want to level things up, you can use a platform like OptinMonster to create popup forms, sliding forms, floating bars, and sidebars. After focusing on your site, it’s time to use an email marketing platform and move on to lead nurturing. Everything can be done via the drag-and-drop interface. GetResponse.

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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. We see big data storage solutions and processing platforms. And here is your moment of zen … the full deck with many additional slides. “There’s something going on in LA.”

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

We built a platform to manage multiple verticals, the first around nutrition and weight loss. But, the concept is that we can take the same platform, and extend it to other areas. You might let yourself slide, but it's much hard if you're part of something where you end up disappointing other people.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

Klash offers a web and mobile platform that lets people challenge and dare their friends for fun, honor and actual rewards, said the investment round will help it make an awesome product for the public and also help distribute it to the masses this year. Dare Your Friends. Daring Inspiration. Its inspiration was daring too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

When most people think of training , the first thing that comes to mind is a mandatory meeting in a stuffy conference room with a boring instructor walking through poorly designed slides. The good news is there's a better way -- and it can usually be accomplished with the same amount of time and resources as a "stand and deliver" training.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 5, 2015

To help you get the most out of your Hues, I tested 20 of the most popular, highly rated iOS apps to come up with a top 5 list of must-have apps for using your Hue light bulbs (iOS is the dominant platform for Hue control, and all these below work on both iPads and iPhones): 1. Sliding left or right changes the brightness.

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MARCH 8, 2010

First, you’ll need a platform. My first series was the slides that go into a PowerPoint presentation. Since there are 10-12 slides this gave me my first few weeks. I’m very particular to Disqus as my commenting platform. When you Tweet you should use a URL shortener tied to an analytics platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

YouTube is available on 350 million devices and more than a million advertisers using Google ad platforms, the majority of which are small businessesTraffic from mobile devices tripled in 2011. The presentations have speaker notes, full-screen mode and can be swiped between slides. billion From Ads.

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APRIL 20, 2010

They’re up to date on the latest platform decisions whether it’s understanding Spring , Hibernate and Lucene. new features need to go into the sale people’s slides so that they know the latest and greatest about how to differentiate from the competition.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

If you have one of the products that can neatly slide into one of their category groups, they will be really popular. It might be more difficult for a SaaS platform, or something that's not as tangible, but anything tangible in health and wellness, fashion, and any other kind of consumer group would be a good fit.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

Famebit is the world’s first full service platform to connect brands and marketers to Youtube content creators. Roam & Wander won me over as soon in the same way that the packed room of investors uttered a unanimous ‘aww’ during their slide deck presentation. Their solution is ingenius in its design.

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DECEMBER 19, 2011

The money slide is the graphic below. The surest sign of a market inefficiency is when solutions emerge to help developers get around the bottlenecks of platform development. Developers are now able to build apps in native languages such as Javascript or HTML5 that can run in multiple platforms.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Cho made his case for Revolve, a digital instrument created for biology labs that combines the features of an upright microscope (for viewing glass slides) and an inverted microscope (for viewing live samples in a petri dish). Echo Labs’ hybrid microscope. — Throtl , a search engine and online marketplace for auto enthusiasts.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2012

Nathan, pitched Code Wars as a platform for developers/coders to test their skills against each other and get ranked in what would be an impromptu micro-hackathon. The biz dev finished out the power point slides and tech kept adding more and more to the features. To my surprise, it was Nathan’s team that he was joining.

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JULY 25, 2010

The emails we all get on the AngelList get say something like, “New gaming platform invested in by Dave McClure, Chris Yeh and Jeff Clavier. And to echo what Fred Wilson said in his post about AngelList – it is social proof on steroids. You often have to have your anchor tenants before Nivi will send around your deal.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2015

Know your individual competitors and be able to speak to their key strengths and weaknesses, the relative attractiveness of their platforms as well as the overall competitive landscape. Use before and after slides to hit home with investors. Images are a great way to convey information. Thoughts on pitching?

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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. Right now we're working on a multi-platform sales support program for Daylight Transport, a mid-sized LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier and logistics company.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

When I was creating the slide to introduce the team, he asked to be listed as an iOS developer instead of a designer as he was registered. The events organized by the community gives us the platform to connect with these people as well as cultivate innovation and share key knowledge.

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MAY 15, 2010

SocialVibe – Social media monetization platform that benefits non-profit organizations and social causes. Ad.ly – (disclosure: I led the funding on Ad.ly) Provides an in-stream advertising platform for any content creator (individual or organization) with an online social presence. OTHER DEALS. Primarily targets SMBs.

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JANUARY 19, 2010

Vice versa is it’s a SaaS platform company where I spent nearly 10 years running companies. 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. In our current portfolio 3 or his 4 investments are in the Fin Svcs space.

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JUNE 12, 2010

Competitor: Slide. Online DSP (demand-side platform) and ad exchange for display advertisers. Revenue model: % of total ad or data buy purchased through platform. -RockYou (Asia) is primarily focused on the development of social networking apps and games; founded as a joint venture between RockYou, SoftBank and SK Telecom.

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MAY 13, 2010

Back in 2006 Facebook made a conscious decision to encourage the platform ecosystem even if it meant creating large businesses like Zynga (Slide & RockYou were the initial big players) that could make a lot of money off of Facebook. But he hasn’t fudged the tough calls. MySpace dithered. But they were each a tough call.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

encouraging an open platform where 3rd parties can make lots of money]. Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Yet the number of businesses looking to build on the Facebook platform seems to have increased. They looked unstoppable.

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JUNE 5, 2016

The second major trend was the rise of the angel that was a function of the boom in Silicon Valley wealth (Google, Facebook, Zynga, Twitter, Salesforce.com, etc) plus the rise of crowd-funding platforms (AngelList) plus the rise of Y Combinator / 500Startups / TechStars. Boom in Number of Startups. Where does that leave us now?

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TechEmpower

MARCH 27, 2013

Preview builds of Java 8, specifically the "Project Lambda" builds, can be downloaded from java.net: Java™ Platform, Standard Edition 8 Early Access with Lambda Support. Language features and APIs may still change. I'll do my best to keep this document up to date. I used preview builds of IntelliJ for my IDE.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

think his slides are great (and by far much easier on the eye then mine.). Venture Bonsai Takes Crowdfunding To A New Level - ArcticStartup , November 22, 2010 Venture Bonsai is a new crowdfunding platform that is in private "invitation stage" as the co-founder of the company, Antti Hannula, states. You got it.

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