TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Companies that have leveraged technology to make the procurement and delivery of food more accessible to more people have been seeing a big surge of business this year, as millions of consumers are encouraged (or outright mandated, due to Covid-19) to socially distance or want to avoid the crowds of physical shopping and eating excursions.

Technical Review 343

Technical Review Startup Marketing San Diego 343

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. Over time you start to figure out who you customers are and how to sell to them or how to get them to adopt your products if you’re a consumer-oriented startup. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. how to build an initial sales organization.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Just as SimpleLegal has success ousting competitors, its Customer Success team must be diligent to avoid being likewise a victim of employee churn. It’s not about helping them use our software. Clearly not every industry or product fits the above criteria. Bro Benefits. They geek out about this stuff the same way we do.”.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Software Review Technical Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

There has been a lot of public debate over the past several weeks about whether it’s a good thing to be “gross margin positive” or not and commentary always reminds me that some people at startups don’t quite understand financial metrics or even how to think about which ones are healthy. Gross margin positive != End of story.

Metrics 150

Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

The part of the movement that resonates the most with me (in my words) is that entrepreneurs should keep their capital expenditures really low while they’re experimenting with their product and determining whether there is a large market for what they do. Rinse & repeat. It takes options off of the table. You have a hunch.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Our sales guys were on the front line and heard what they needed to win deals. They communicated this to product management who looked at all of the internal requirements we had generated (e.g. and product management worked with me to decide what to build & when. They taped people using existing products.

Organization 280

Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. Innovate In the early years of a startup there is a lot of kinetic energy of enthusiastic innovators looking to launch a product that changes how an industry works.

Startup 286

Startup Technical Review Customer Custom 286

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

Jason''s mentors gave him over $500k to start Docstoc, before he had even created his product. Instead, I worked at a small software startup where I reported directly to the Founder and CEO. Fast forward twenty years, a couple IPOs and two multi-hundred million dollar trade sales later, and I remained mentorless.

Mentor 263

Mentor Startup Technical Review Software Review 263

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

They are more likely to be the “bottom end of the sales funnel” or in other words close to “point of purchase.” I have talked with people in the industry who tell me that mobile movie sites convert ticket sales much higher than desktop websites. I believe in integrated products. then mobile is awesome.

Web 334

Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Over the past few weeks I’ve been carrying the LG Thrill 4G around everywhere. I wanted to find out if the 3D effects were useful and people would enjoy playing with or was it just something to tack on to a mobile device to try and increase sales? Sporting a 4.3-inch Out of the Box the LG Thrill 4G runs Android 2.2

Software Review 77

Software Review Screening Orange County Mobile 77

socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2012

We are focused on the investment in and acquisition of software firms that are generating $2.5M They've grown their businesses through word of mouth more than through a large, established sales organization and they have done that by building a software product that is very well received, and unique in their particular niche market.

Acquisition 168

Acquisition Software Review Technical Review Equity 168

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We help them identify products that are safe and health for them and their families, from organic baby food, to household items. We do deep research on every single product we advocate for, using the criteria and condition that they create a healthy child and a healthy world. How long has the site been around?

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

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.)

Education 86

Education Startup Software Review Technical Review 86

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person.

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2015

If Smucker’s can annually generate hundreds of millions in sales for a variety of food products, there is little risk that a mediocre company or product name will preclude you from achieving similar success. However, if this is true, “Aardvark” would have been a more clever choice and equally as relevant to online book sales.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Technical Review Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Only one-third make it past their tenth anniversary. Apply for contests and business grants.

Startup 53

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

No one wakes up and says to themselves, “I need to buy that product I have never heard of before.” However, you are only paid for ads that generate sales. Instead of billboards, affiliates own websites, many of which contain meaningful content associated with the products they advertise. It does not happen.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Consider licensing your product or intellectual property, and “white labeling.”

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. My blog was wiped out. Don’t be frazzled … this is just the way it is.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The object is to exploit the convergence of people, information, products, services and places with today’s smartphones and tablets, which drive online orders in addition to purchases from brick-and-mortar stores.”. Paul Breummer, Search Engine Land.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

The VC industry has performed terribly over the past 10 years. You don’t need to buy expensive software – there are free open source solutions for nearly everything. You don’t have to hire as many sales people because much can be sold online. I have written more in depth on this topic in the past.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

So here is what I have been telling entrepreneurs privately for the past 6 months. In the past I have publicly commented on some specific companies that seemed over valued. It’s like people arguing that there’s a beautiful beach house in 2006 that represents great long-term value due to scarcity of similar property.

Pricing 309

Pricing Marketing Startup Venture Capital 309

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2018

Jonathan Neddenriep: Instead of having to go out and negotiate print contracts and acquire your own paper, and for many people in the past even go out and buy your own ink, all these crazy things digital marketers never have to think of, we have a network of printers across the U.S., What is a print cloud? That has been very good for us.

CTO Hire 100

CTO Hire Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Marketing 100

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 5, 2012

This past SWLA (February 24-26) was like non other and the 5th event to take place at Coloft here in Santa Monica. It’s also a very exciting time here in LA Tech with over 6 accelerators and incubators springing up over the past year. Startup Weekend LA has grown to become a very special event here in Los Angeles.

Startup 66

Startup Mahalo Technical Review Idealab 66

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 5, 2011

In 1983 he founded MicroSolutions, a personal computer software reseller and system integrator, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Mark has spent the past decade diversifying his wealth, while having a hell of a lot of fun. Through diligent preparation and dogged perseverance, entrepreneurs avoid foolhardy risks. in 1999 in a $5.7

Tips 274

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Ideas 274

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

in a venture round for the firm's software recommendation startup. Darrius Thompson: We came from a company called DivX, where we had built a business primarily around consumer software. We got really good at figuring out how to get wide distribution for our software, and how to monetize that software in unique ways.

Software Review 100

Software Review Software Startup Examples 100

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

The recent recession has definitely opened up opportunities for new products, and skilled people at lower costs are abundant. Many of the great entrepreneurs of the past started their companies near business recessions and depressions. You believe the economy has tilted the odds in your favor. Your office is where you want it.

Startup 109

Startup Ideas Software Review Entrepreneur 109

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Sunil Rajaraman: We provide free, web-based screenwriting software to aspiring writers and professionals in the community. By offering that software for free, we've attracted over 10,000 writers to our site. I went to UCLA Business School, and just graduated this past June. Using this content model, we've made two sales.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

That’s a fair challenge, and probably more productive than the negative approach for all the people out there who are budding entrepreneurs. It does mean you have a passion for a product or service, and a willingness to face risk and hardship. You know what needs to be done, and not afraid to make the decisions. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 90

Startup Entrepreneur Software Review Satisfaction 90

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 10, 2010

“Good Lord Boyet, my beauty, though but mean, Needs not the painted flourish of your praise: Beauty is bought by judgment of the eye, Not uttered by base sale of chapmen’s tongues” . You can describe your technology as “patent pending”, which may or may not be worthwhile, depending on your product and target customers.

IP 256

IP Patents Company Companies 256