Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Litan, former VP of research at the Kauffman Foundation, that these are exceptions to the rule, rather than a model to emulate. A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

When I saw World Series Poker Champion Annie Duke speak in 2017, I was inspired to write an article describing some of her recruiting techniques. Annie’s approach is a highly-readable balance between memorable, real-world analogies and hardcore behavioral science studies. A version of this article previously appeared Forbes.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 9, 2016

This story has been making the rounds lately, and I confess that our research cannot find the source. So the lion recruited a cockroach who had extensive experience as a supervisor and who was famous for writing excellent reports. He also needed a secretary to help him write and type his reports.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 15, 2014

Litan, former VP of research at the Kauffman Foundation, that these are exceptions to the rule, rather than a model to emulate. A more important question, then, for an aspiring entrepreneur, should be what to study in college for maximum value, rather than whether to drop out or stay. Don’t forget business writing and communication.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

The primary stipulation is that each Thiel Fellow must drop out of college, for at least two years, and pursue their “entrepreneurial ventures, research and self-education.”. Bill Gates – “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Its as if the applicants are just sending their resumes to as many people as possible, and they dont have time to write a quick intro on themselves and why they want this job. Do Your Research: A company wants to see that you have researched their website, studied their business model, and know what they are all about.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2013

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. " Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

However, numerous studies have shown that habitual multitasking actually reduces productivity, rather than enhancing it. So, in our research, the people who say they''re the best at multitasking because they do it all the time. We have businesses that we would like to build, or books that we would like to write.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Now, you’re handling payroll and doing writing as well. You may even discover that you enjoy writing more than crunching numbers. Piaw Na, who spent over six years at Google, writes on Quora that she recommends fresh grads to join a startup instead of big companies. Startups also usually have no playbook yet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2011

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. " Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Will Henshall: Focus@will is the first, ever music service which helps with focus and distraction, while writing, reading, and studying. Research shows that most people can only concnetrate for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. It's quite simple really, it helps you concentrate better on tasks. It's free to use.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Unless your venture is focused on researching potential scientific breakthroughs, it is likely that your technology can be easily copied and your patents circumvented. " [Tweet this quote]. ."

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship. Don’t skip all business social settings. That’s usually the important relationship part. Nominate someone as your mentor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship. Don’t skip all business social settings. That’s usually the important relationship part. Nominate someone as your mentor.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 22, 2014

Through simple design, extensive sensing mechanism research, and behavioral science principles, Moving Analytics is carving out its own innovative niche in a heavily competitive space by providing a simple solution for highly sedentary people. It is built out of 5 years of research at USC. You recently conducted a pilot study.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. There are a million ways to either research your industries market size and you’re likely to have to do some basic estimations to figure out much of that is addressable to you. Market Size. Market Structure.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

One of the hardest things about being a blogger is drawing that line between being a business owner and writing for passion. Most bloggers wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to make a full time income from writing their blog. Who are you writing to…What are their fears, their dreams, their lifestyles? Keyword research.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2010

The entrepreneurial wunderkinds who find success without higher education "are exceptions to the rule," says Robert Litan, Vice President of Research and Policy at the Kauffman Foundation. Academic research supports that this experience pays off. " Study entrepreneurship, but major in something else.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. There have been studies of adopted children to their natural parents versus the parents that raised them. I have also seen studies on “birth order.&#. There’s no question that both factors are involved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship. Don’t skip all business social settings. That’s usually the important relationship part. Nominate someone as your mentor.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Research has shown that people can remember only 10% of their dreams when they wake up, and also that dreams have uses and meanings for psychological research. We have a configurable alarm that reminds people to write down their dream when they wake up. Co-founder/developer: Chris Johnson, Computer Science PhD Candidate at MIT.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

All-in-all one study found that “1 in 5 people who receive an Internet coupon redeemed it;” so clearly digital couponing is more than just “another distribution channel,” as some analysts have previously stated. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H. As the combination of the three provide the ultimate benefit.

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socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

We were looking at it, and saw that if we could take all these off-the-shelf sensors, and put it all together, and write some code, and make a user interface, it''s basically done. So, very early on was our project-Voxel Research, how our name got created and mashed up to Voxearch. Mann implantable device area.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. I often hear entrepreneurs who seem to rely wholly on their own passion, and the view of a few friends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language. They never call, they never write, and wait for you to make the first move. It should end by asking for something, to start the relationship. Don’t skip all business social settings. That’s usually the important relationship part. Nominate someone as your mentor.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

Go research it. If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. When I write an angel round check I always tell me wife, “let’s assume that money is lost.&# So goes angel investing. It creeps people out.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2010

You have no choice but to jump into solution mode for a bit to see if your case studies on a successful implementation at other customers opens up the person you’re meeting a bit. Prepare for your meetings by doing research before you go. They are not generic questions. Do they want it all in one solution?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Search the Internet for blogs in your industry and do a little research before you start. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. An informal writing style is generally recommended. Conversational style. Add outgoing links.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Studies show that anyone can be an entrepreneur, but many won’t be happy as entrepreneurs. You may think you are an expert in your domain, but until you try to write things down in simple terms in a blog for other people, you don’t realize what you don’t know. Doing the research to clarify allows you to share effectively.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

Fifty-six percent of retailers surveyed in a 2015 Shop.org/Forrester Research repor t say apps aren’t a key component of their mobile marketing strategy, even as 58 percent placed mobile at the top of their priority lists. App development agency NN4M writes in its blog that customer conversion rates are 1.75

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I myself have been involved with computational thinking for nearly 40 years now—building technology for it, applying it in lots of places, studying its basic science—and trying to understand its principles. So when you write in it, you’re doing programming. So how do we prepare the kids of today for this future?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. If in high school you got a 3.6 Same with VC. To be clear?—?your your list never stays static.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. The thing you should do is study Silicon Valley and try to understand what’s great about it and try to institutionalize within your community some of those things. actually did the fundamental research in the 90’s at the Medialab. Or, as always, summary notes available below.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

This step required some research, so I decided to study some of history’s greatest innovators. He writes, “People who approach life with a sense of gratitude are constantly aware of what’s wonderful in their life. I reflected upon the innovative people I work with and those that I most admire.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 25, 2015

This step required some research, so I decided to study some of history’s greatest innovators. He writes, “People who approach life with a sense of gratitude are constantly aware of what’s wonderful in their life. I reflected upon the innovative people I work with and those that I most admire.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

On the card I usually write the date, where I met the person, how I met them and what value I can bring to the table. Now study the event organizer. Being in business since I was 18 years old has led to a lot of conferences, meetings, mixers, classes, tradeshows and after parties. On all these occasions I meet people and get a card.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

I personally find that writing down my business plan is a good discipline to incent me to think through all the issues, and do the research on the alternatives available. In addition, I know from experience that most investors look for written plans to separate what they call “hobbyists” from serious entrepreneurs.

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