TechCrunch LA

MAY 25, 2019

Hello and welcome back to Startups Weekly, a newsletter published every Saturday that dives into the week’s most noteworthy venture deals, fundraises, M&A transactions and trends. Let’s take a quick moment to catch up. Haus, like any good consumer startup in 2019, is shipped directly to your door.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 23, 2012

"I started the site when I was 19. However, it is important for young entrepreneurs to be adequately self-aware to know what they do not know. "When you give everyone a voice and give people power, the system usually ends up in a really good place. So, what we view our role as, is giving people that power."

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2013

I recently wrote a post about how to manage relationships when you’re at a startup or are busy executive. I had images in my brain of all of the stresses I had placed on my wife in the heyday of my startups. A spouse’s hints for surviving an incredibly busy start-up person. You can just cut out the middle man!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

One of the things that founders have the most angst about is whom they should have on their board and at what stage of the business. Do you need a board when you first start you company? Bad board members can make business very unpleasant. Well, once people get on boards it’s pretty tough ego-wise to convince them to step off.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2021

As a mentor to startups and new entrepreneurs, I continue to hear the refrain that business plans are no longer required for a new startup, since investors never read them anyway. For aspiring entrepreneurs, or if your last startup failed, it’s all about standing out above the crowd of others like you, and demonstrating your readiness.

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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. It always reduces risk to plan your business first. Use crowd funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2021

Perhaps because they are optimists by nature, or they just hate to disappoint others, they end up hurting their health, credibility, and effectiveness by not being able to deliver on everything they promise. Don’t continually break your own rules about when you are available or what requests are acceptable. Marty Zwilling.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Startups that are backed by professional financial investors almost always have a Board of Directors that consists of some set of founders, investors and sometimes independent directors. It is worth pointing out that there are actually three levels of governance in venture-backed startups. This is often called “corporate governance”?—?in

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Yesterday I wrote a blog post about what the role of a board actually is. Communicate frequently and proactively The most effective CEOs that I’ve observed send regular, short, board update emails every few weeks or monthly just to give the board a sense of what is going on. Of course it’s not required and many don’t do it.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Richard’s Startup Tips. 1) Give Your Customers (And The Media) What They Want. As discussed in Thrill The Messenger , slightly off-color, unconventional quotes will help ensure that your startup’s voice is heard. I never get the accountants in before I start up a business. Startups are not bound by the past.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice. Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. Most start-up entrepreneurs have little or no sales experience. I know I didn’t. To the contrary. Why Buy Now?

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 27, 2012

Although the Beatles’ phenomenal career encompasses numerous startup lessons, many of the anecdotes cited in Come Together are trivial, while others are painfully obvious. However, despite the book’s shortcomings, it contains a number of insightful lessons emerging entrepreneurs can apply to their startup careers.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2012

Article first published as Five Business Tips From The Beatles on Technorati. In the list below, I have compiled some of my favorite lessons from Come Together , combined them with a few of my own Beatles inspired startup tips. What’s Your B7? This part one of a two part series; you can access part two HERE. Over Deliver.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

I saw some practical tips for business leaders under pressure a while back in the book “ The Outside the Box Executive ,” by Richard Lindenmuth, a seasoned interim CEO, who has stepped in and revitalized more than his share of struggling companies. Show them what you expect, and people will follow your example. Marty Zwilling.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 30, 2012

I generally encourage my UC Santa Barbara students to complete their formal education before joining or creating a startup. In Michael's case, he promised his parents that he would return to school if the sales at his startup did not meet his expectations. "I "I had to give it a full go and see what happened.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Your fear of it is what has the power. However, they tend to view what most people consider to be “risky situations” as opportunities to be exploited. The tremendous challenges she overcame make Oprah’s career especially inspiring. The fact that she has handled her success so adeptly, despite her impoverished childhood, is astounding.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 10, 2022

Amazon could substantially expand their dominance over the ecommerce market, as the Seattle-based tech giant has announced the acquisition of Veeqo, a UK-based ecommerce startup. Fortunately, an investor in Veeqo confirmed the deal earlier this week, and now we've got a bit more information about what the deal entails.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2023

As a business owner or key professional, your challenge is to keep up with and stay ahead of the rapid market change today, or lose your livelihood tomorrow. Start early to envision the future landscape. Addressing problems as they come up fosters more trust than you might think. Make it a positive learning experience.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Other installments include: Words of startup wisdom from Jeff Bezos. People should not try to emulate him, because they will be setting themselves up for failure. Steve’s Startup Tips. I’m convinced that about half of what separates the successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance.’ ”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2023

After you have heard a few startup success stories, like Google, Facebook, and Microsoft, you may be tempted to invest some money yourself, maybe by pooling your funds with other investors who claim to have a great track record. My advice is to leave the investing in startups to the professionals (or friends and fools). By commission?

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Article first published as Eleven Startup Tips From Mark Cuban on Technorati. Mark Cuban is a lifelong serial entrepreneur, launching his startup career with a variety of teenage schemes, including buying and selling collectable stamps to pay for college. Mark’s Startup Tips. What Risk? "Because

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Under the heading, “The Book On Bezos,” the callout lists ten actionable and impactful nuggets of startup advice. We don’t give up on things easily. We didn’t give up.”. “ If you’re not stubborn, you’ll give up on experiments too soon. We didn’t give up.”. “ Be Stubborn And Flexible. “We

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 9, 2012

Money allowed Walt to do more of what he loved to do, which was create entertaining content. Discover what you love to do, do it really well and you will have a high likelihood of making plenty of money. Discover what you love to do, do it really well and you will have a high likelihood of making plenty of money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Of course, you can pick up the basic principles this way, but the problem is that the practical rules for success are changing so fast that no academic can keep up. From a practical standpoint, there are many ways to learn about business change, and the opportunities that may spring up at any moment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Investors will tell you that they love to put money into startups that are scalable, and ready to become the next unicorn. But what does that really mean? Investors don’t invest in services startups. Outsource what is non-strategic to optimize leverage. Build a strong team to take yourself out of the critical path.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Everyone knows that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). Assuming you are lucky enough to get hired, what can you do to survive, and even stand out above the rest in this environment? Educate yourself one notch up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2020

Almost every entrepreneur starts their journey by developing a solution, based on their idea of a new technology or required service. One answer is for the developer to find a partner, like Steve Jobs, who is a leader to build and run the business, and two heads in a startup are almost always better than one.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Our interview today is with Amos Schwartzfarb , the author of Sell More Faster: The Ultimate Sales Playbook for Start-Ups , which comes out tomorrow, Wednesday. We caught up with Amos to learn about his new book, and to gain some tips for startup entrepreneurs on how to figure out when you're actually ready to scale your sales team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

One of the simplest questions I get from aspiring entrepreneurs, and ironically one of the hardest, is “How do I start?” I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. The wealth of online education offerings is a great start, but is not enough.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

In fact, if you don't have a regular meeting on the books, preferably over video, you could end up not seeing your employees at all. According to a study from the Harvard Business Review , remote workers have a tendency to feel left out and even ganged up on when check-ins aren't part of the typical work schedule. Use a Business VPN.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2011

In the past I’ve given some tips for handling meetings effectively, covering topics like: - How not to let your meeting go down a rat hole ; - Dealing with the elephant in the room ; - Dealing with skeletons in your closet ; - How to make meetings discussions, not “pitches&#. - You’ll hold their attention much better.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

When I ask what you are doing to prepare for that role , I usually only hear frustration and a lack of specifics or an action plan. Free up time for high-priority tasks and helping others. Having spent my career on both sides of the fence, I have found some important things that worked for me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

The biggest complaint I hear from fellow investors is that startup founders often talk way too long, and neglect to cover the most relevant points. If you start by pitching your extended life story, that’s the wrong point. Here are some tips on the right approach and the right points to hit: Match your material to the time allotted.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 9, 2013

Comedic Tips. Strong Start – Grab your audience’s attention and tell them who you are and why they must listen. Such a story should tell the audience, who you are, what your passion is and why they should share your passion. Comedians often ask questions to set up their punch lines.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Most startups fail, but some of those startups doing extraordinarly well. How do you figure out if that startup you are interviewing is going to succeed? In our Insights and Opinions section, Nick Hulse , Chief Revenue Officer at Rubicon Project , gives some tips on what to ask and how to figure that out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2019

Everyone knows that that startups are risky, but they also expect that the job will be exciting and potentially very lucrative (think early employees at Facebook and Google). Assuming you are lucky enough to get hired, what can you do to survive, and even stand out above the rest in this environment? Educate yourself one notch up.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

What Rob wrote in his post is right. So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . Here is what I imagine Rob would say were his most effective tools. If you want somebody to take action make it clear what you want them to do. That in itself is quite a challenge.

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