Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Modern investors love to first read a two-page summary of your business plan, formatted like a glossy marketing collateral sheet, with text well laid out in columns and sidebars, and a couple of relevant graphics. You may have already found several articles, web pages, or books about writing the perfect executive summary.

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APRIL 30, 2011

They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. I’m sure it probably resonants with how most of you read the web. The idea is that if I can serve you an ad for a function that you already need to perform on the web anyways – a captcha – with a brand message I can drive recall.

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2010

The analysts at Morgan Stanley have produced a report that’s quite good reading on some of the major trends concerning mobile web. And it’s interesting that while they talk about the impact of Facebook, they don’t quite seem to recognize the impact of Web 2.0, social networking, etc. that’s been a cycle much shorter than 10 years.

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JULY 12, 2011

Chris runs a popular web interview series on TechCrunch so is used to being the guy asking the questions. I think you’ll really enjoy this video , but as always I have summary notes for those with less time. If you like the quick summary notes, please check out Adam’s blog on tech, entrepreneurship & VC as a thank you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Beyond these, you will likely need to budget time and dollars (up to $50,000 is not unusual) for real marketing efforts to enhance your visibility and credibility, which include branding, promotions, giveaways, and free services.

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JUNE 8, 2014

Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%. The “Three C’s” of the Internet … The infrastructure and web services phases of the Internet are built. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. But what is it we actually DO on the Internet?

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NOVEMBER 27, 2011

Or if you’re pinched on time the summary is below and the time coding can help you watch a brief snippet on topics that interest you. 8:17 How did you decide to go with either shrinkwrap or web only product? what lessons can we draw from Steve Jobs successes? Eric is so damn good. I could have gone 2 hours. 00:45 Intro to Eric.

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

By following these guidelines, you'll be better equipped to select a web development company that accurately reflects your project aspirations. It's a strategic choice that extends beyond a one-time development process and into anticipating future needs.

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AUGUST 9, 2011

tl;dr summary. If you want a comprehensive summary of the industry in this era it’s worth a read: VC Ice Age Part 1 – What Happens When a Market Comes to a Standstill? Summary version? My year-over-year summary sounds very similar upon re-reading them. Yesterday was a Monday. And not a pleasant one.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. If answers will take more than this time, we will do our best to point you in the right direction. How Does it Work? You need to send us an overview of what you are doing.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. If answers will take more than this time, we will do our best to point you in the right direction. How Does it Work? You need to send us an overview of what you are doing.

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TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We recently completed a web-based application that uses a unique algorithm to match professionals with new career opportunities. An empty textbox, demanding to be filled with a concise, compelling summary to impress potential employers is daunting. Fill it with the right words, and your dream job could be right around the corner.

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MARCH 1, 2011

The video can be watched here , but there is a most excellent summary below provided by John Excley. Because he was particularly attracted to the idea of positioning Quigo in the business of helping retailers with search, Quigo started building sophisticated technology for applied semantics stuff with web pages.

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APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. And I would rather, even before the executive summary, have something to play with (a demo)…” It falls in the category of show don’t tell. was starting.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2008

which operates the Move.com, REALTOR.com, and other related web sites, announced this morning that it has scored a win in a patent case. District Court for the Northern California District, has granted a summary judgetment in favor of the firm. Los Angeles-based Move, Inc., The firm said that a district court judge in the U.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Mark’s responses. Both companies (were) high-volume, scalable web infrastructures…that (has been) applied to the technology we are building.”. You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link]. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

They can place that deal online, putting an executive summary and a video of their elevator pitch into our deal marketplace, which we then show to investors in diesel or algae. The web site caters only to people in the green space. Nikhil Jain: We already have a list of deals, from Southern California, the rest of the U.S.,

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2011

You can watch the video below or watch it on YouTube by clicking here : What follows is a summary which paraphrases the interviewee’s responses. "Today, web-collaboration means everything from web-meetings, to video conferencing, to Skype, etc. For exact quotes, watch the video.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Clark’s responses. However, from my understanding you might actually be the largest consumer website using "semantic web" technology – can you explain how that works? “In If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Some summary notes are below. Palm (acquired by HP ) – In our interview we talked about how transformational mobile computing is and why it’s different than web computing (e.g. Klout measures influence on topics across the social web to find the people the world listens to; assigns a Klout score to Twitter members.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2012

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Build an investor presentation and summary.

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JANUARY 22, 2014

Think of web vs. mobile. Summary: Team Leadership skills, operating knowhow and industry knowledge are all tremendously important. You could look for a VC who has huge wins under his or her belt and therefore has a formula for success. Traditional software vs. SaaS. SEO marketing vs. social marketing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

It means you’ve anticipated what your customers will need as they move up the power curve, For example, Google is a one-stop source for your online needs, ranging from simple search to managing your e-mail, to analyzing your Web site. The selection is incredibly deep. Intelligence. An inelegant solution fights people. It looks right.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. Summary notes, as always, provide below. Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. It was a pleasure to write them myself.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

For investors, an executive summary of your plan is appropriate. It should be imbedded in the home page of your web site, the introduction section of your business plan, the heart of your executive summary, and the first slide of your investor pitch.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

DueToDos is a web based business productivity platform that seeks to save you time and increase efficiency whether you’re solo or on a team. The web platform creates an outgoing “to do list” for your emails and it helps you follow up with all the single tasks and items that you send out.

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MARCH 30, 2010

The first big wave of this change came from the introduction of the iPhone, which was the first well built mobile device for using the web. It has existed on the tethered web for some time and open and free platforms like Open X have gained much traction. The way we use “computers&# is dramatically shifting. What does it do?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road. like Google.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

In today’s world, if you don’t have a web site up and running, you will not be perceived as a real company. Investors routinely go to candidate web sites to get a feel for the tone and scope of the company, as well as its maturity and offerings. Build an investor presentation and summary.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2022

To set the stage for all the cultural issues and timing, the authors start with a summary that I agree with of the five lifecycle phases every company is likely to experience over the long-term or short-term, regardless of culture: Innovation. You need the global outlook, even though digitalization and Web 2.0

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APRIL 15, 2010

You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if Bill Gross is the man responsible for the overwhelming amount of monetization on the web. if you missed Episode 1 it is here }. High Profile Deal of the Week: 1. This is “Adsense for Twitter.” In fact, it is Overture 2.0.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2012

The elevator pitch should be the first few paragraphs of your business plan, your executive summary, your investor presentation, and the first page of your web site. Use it in every networking situation and business conference introduction. A different message everywhere is no message.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with e-commerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

He was one of the first guys that I know who laid out his stall and said I want to do “big data” investments that take advantage of the explosion of data now available on the web. In Summary. So his Twitter handle is @infoarbitrage and his excellent (must read) blog is Information Arbitrage.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Summary Version. But when you think about the movement we once called “Web 2.0″ Harlem Shake is a YouTube phenomenon that in just 2 weeks has gone from nothing to on air on both Jon Stewart & Stephen Colbert and collectively the Harlem Shake has been viewed around 200 million times. 200 million views.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book just published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.” So don’t move the search bar from the top of a web page, or select a digit other than “0” for getting a human on the phone. Respect your customer’s view of usability.

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