Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. I promise not to run over that time allotment.”

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

This has significantly reduced the time team members spend searching for information, enabling them to stay focused on their core tasks. Structured Data refers to information organized in a defined manner, making it easier to search and analyze. or "How can I modify my direct deposit account?"

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2010

The reference was in the form of a gold tablet that stated, “By the strength of the eternal Heaven, holy be the Khan’s name. This golden reference effectively communicated the Emperor’s sentiments in absentia. Modern-day references are effective because they rely upon a powerful principle of influence, Social Norming.

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Berkonomics

JANUARY 25, 2024

Entrepreneurs will have a relative willing to devote time, a school friend with business experience, professionals who charge for the service, investors with a reason to promote your success and more. And some will willingly work for stock options, an amount to be negotiated based upon time spent and stage of corporate development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Take time to review and resolve any personnel distractions. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. If everyone has a different view of reality, you have no reality. Marty Zwilling

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

btw: xitca-web (bench code not including dependencies) does not do 2,3,5 and still remains competitive in micro bench can be used as a reference. Context and use case determines how you optimize your code. synopse I have written a blog post about TFB and object pascal - yes, we added our object pascal framework in round 22!

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Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

What if an advisor acts as a consultant with more time? Additional commitments of time by an advisory board member should be compensated as would any consultant, at half and full day rates agreed upon in advance between the CEO and the advisor.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 21, 2021

At the same time, Los Angeles-based trans activist Ashlee Marie Preston hosted a rally in solidarity with Netflix workers participating in the walkout. But Pagels-Minor’s lawyer told the New York Times this week that “B. “We value our trans colleagues and allies, and understand the deep hurt that’s been caused.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

Three Rules of Fundraising “Sales” One of the common mistakes I see startups as well as VCs make is spending too much time on top of funnel prospecting. So I encourage first-time fundraisers to qualify, qualify, qualify. Let me explain. Because it’s comparatively easier to have a first meeting, meet each other, share stories, etc.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

R : Retention - Do they come back & re-visit over time? channels (search, social, viral, new media), cost-efficient distribution We often reference Dave’s work when talking to innovators. A : Activation - What % have a "happy" initial experience? R : Referral - Do they like it enough to tell their friends?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

New research has found that San Francisco and London have become two of the world’s leading hubs for VC investment into tech solutions that address one or more of the 17 UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), more commonly referred to as “Impact Tech” They are followed by Paris, Berlin, Stockholm, Shanghai and Beijing.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Your first customers for any product or service form your reference base, the important group of allies that your marketing and salespeople rely upon when attempting to create buzz and make a mass market for a new product. Send flowers to the staff in the department using the product for the first time if appropriate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Take time to review and resolve any personnel distractions. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors. If everyone has a different view of reality, you have no reality. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2021

This refers to the human tendency to select and interpret available information in a way that confirms pre-existing hopes and beliefs. This refers to our mind’s tendency to give excessive weight to the first information we receive about a topic or the first idea we think of. The ability to pivot sharply and timely is at risk here.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

San Diego-based Qualcomm has launched a new reference platform, specifically aimed at helping designers incorporate its chips into drone aircraft, the company said Thursday. The new Qualcomm platorm includes support for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, real-time flight control, 4K video support, GNSS location capability, inertial measurement, and more.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

According to Qualcomm, it has released reference designs--used by engineers to develop their own products designs from the technology--that allows for the monitoring of patients with real time data. Qualcomm said it is using Benchmark Electronics as the FDA manufacturer of record for its new line of products.

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Design San Diego Product Technology 124

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Authors Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Oglivie have created a framework for creation of a new product or service – one worth spending at least a cycle of time for review. Email readers, continue here…] Let’s refer to this as managerial ideation. We’ll use this loosely to frame our process.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2023

It won’t work, it costs time and money, and hurts your credibility when you need them later. It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined a long time ago from a funding perspective. They are not trying to make money, but simply to recoup their costs over time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2021

Ask everyone to update their resume, and personally call probable references, so there are no surprises. You need to brief the investor ahead of time if there are career anomalies or personnel situations that could be a problem. That means questioning each of these key players, and calling references or prior associates.

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Berkonomics

JULY 22, 2021

Vet the candidates well, even though you think that you do not have time enough to do so. It is less of a drag on your time to let marginal employees continue to plug along in their job. It is human nature to hire as quickly as possible, to reduce the time taken from a busy day for interviews and reference checking.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2013

Are you a fan of the NFL or NBA--and wish you had an easy reference to the players and picks in the draft for those two sports leagues? A new, Santa Monica-based startup has created a new iTunes application, Draftpedia , aimed at providing a comprehensive source for NBA and NFL Draft history, player stats, and team rosters. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

At the time, Musk tweeted that a pickup truck would be unveiled in 18 to 24 months. ” Last month, Musk said the cybertruck doesn’t look like anything he’s seen on the Internet, a reference to the numerous speculative renderings out there. Musk had hoped to unveil the truck this summer, but it was pushed back to fall.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 30, 2014

The reality is that as VCs we have limited allocations of where we can spend our time so we want to attach ourselves to projects in which we, too, can be passionate. Over time, working with manufacturers, uBeam has a method that will allow the battery life to last 10x longer than today’s batteries before they degrade.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Entrepreneurs will have a relative willing to devote time, a school friend with business experience, professionals who charge for the service, investors with a reason to promote your success and more. And some will willingly work for stock options, an amount to be negotiated based upon time spent and stage of corporate development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2021

He and I believe that these next few months are the perfect time, especially with the pandemic, for starting a new career. Now is a perfect time to take an honest look at your career -- where you've been, where you are today, and where you'd like to go. There are many volunteer opportunities available during this time of year.

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Tips Startup Coach Networking 168

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Several times in my investing life, as the final board member making the arrangements to dispose of remaining assets, I have literally been the one to turn out the lights, carry out the documents, books and records to my car, and become the only remaining contact between the failed business and the investors, bankruptcy court, or creditors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2020

It won’t work, it costs time and money, and hurts your credibility when you need them later. It’s helpful to think of startups as proceeding through several stages, which I have defined a long time ago from a funding perspective. They are not trying to make money, but simply to recoup their costs over time.

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Resource Startup Organization Incubator 171

Berkonomics

JUNE 27, 2019

Nor is there much time in a typical day for outreach of any kind. Especially in your growing company, you are drawn into daily process issues by all of your direct reports, often responding to questions and problems, leaving little time for strategic thought. We know that an executive’s job is not easy. That’s bad behavior!

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

The editorial in the Wall Street Journals says that XYZ lets China ban domain names--even those intended for use in the United States only--which contain such terms as "freedom", "liberty", and "democracy", as well as an references to the Tiananmen massacre. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

At the time, the company was based in Shenzhen, the hardware haven also known for its vibrant export-led e-commerce industry — most of Amazon’s sellers are from the metropolis. do but for video production,” Xu said to TechCrunch, referring to two of the top AI content helpers of today.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

It just took more time & more risk of losing the deal and waiting for the next one. That said, there are times where you need to cast a wider net. Often recruiters want to handle the final negotiations on package and/or do the reference calls. They’ve done this 1,000 times. I was willing to wait or move on.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

The majority of our time is now spent online. They're doing that billions of times a day. Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We're really latching onto the growing trend of building products that detect product references in social messaging. What does that look like?

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San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2016

The company develops real time operating system (RTOS) software, which is used in developing embedded and what are now referred to as "Internet of Things" devices--although the company has been a popular OS in the embedded space well before the IoT buzzword existed. Express Logic also has offices in the UK and Germany.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 15, 2020

Time to pivot away from Amazon? While businesses worldwide struggle through the impact of Covid-19, Amazon's stock is at an all-time high. If you wanted to buy a pair of Samsung Galaxy Buds+ through Samsung's site via an affiliate link on Commission Junction , the referring site would typically make somewhere between $8.99-$11.99

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2022

In fact, in this new world of pervasive interactivity, it’s time to rethink even how to develop a strategy. Who are involved at what time, what are the roles, how is participation organized? From there, it’s time to make a decision, execute on the new strategy, and measure results. An effective and inspiring process.

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Organization Course Patents Entrepreneur 118

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

If all this checking sounds a bit paranoid and unnecessary, it may be time to take another look at some questionable investor practices and onerous term sheet requests. Another approach is to ask the investor for references, where their involvement has made a real difference, leading to success. Marty Zwilling

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Technical Review Startup Innocal Offshore 138

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

As they rack up – with your leadership – yet more and more positive reference points, they internalize the causes and consequences. Perhaps it’s time to take a hard look at the business culture in your organization, and what has transpired or not been done to set or transform it to a higher competitive level.

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