Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

What sparks paradigm-shifting and disruptive innovation in any business? As an entrepreneur in a startup, how do you know if you have this potential, and what are the steps to get from an innovation to a revolution? Provocative questions like “What if?”, “Why not?”, or “So what?” Make your insiders think like outsiders.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 7, 2023

What does it mean to be a CTO for a startup? What does the role demand? Exploring new technologies? Instead, given a startup project, they’ll default to building everything in-house, using technologies that they’re already familiar with. Should a startup CTO spend their time programming? Increasing competitive advantage?

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socalTECH

JULY 15, 2020

Playa Vista-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , one of the local developers of high tech, futuristic "hyperloop" transportation systems, says it has helpeds to publish the industry's first set of safety guidelines. READ MORE>>.

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JULY 1, 2019

What if you could reate a roaming band of autonomous, ocean going robots, to help clean up the problem of plastic in our oceans? San Diego-based FreeGen Technologies has developed robot technology which is aimed at automatically cleaning up trash, especially plastic, from the ocean using a fleet of cooperative robots.

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Berkonomics

MAY 9, 2024

What can you prove as a barrier to entry for competitors? Your success must be based upon data that is solid and sometimes flexible enough to pass several critical tests if it is to guide a business enterprise to greatness. Here in brief are ten tests for your successful vision. Where in industry life cycle? How large is your total market?

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 30, 2021

Self-driving and robotics startup Cartken has partnered with REEF Technology, a startup that operates parking lots and neighborhood hubs, to bring self-driving delivery robots to the streets of downtown Miami. Starship Technologies CEO Lex Bayer on focus and opportunity in autonomous delivery.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 21, 2023

What does a business leader do in this situation? It provides findings and recommendations intended to foster a mutual understanding between business and software leaders, shedding light on the current state of your technology and your team. But what does the right team look like? But only you know what you really need.

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TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

The Strategic Technical Advisor looks at the business and determines what makes sense from a technology perspective in the short-term and longer-terms. Conclusion Bottom line – if you are an early-stage startup with online or mobile technology as part of your solution, you ABSOLUTELY NEED a technical advisor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2022

What does it take to get to that level? Here are some recognizable entrepreneurial examples I like, just from the technology space: Driven by an epic ambition. All of them have created massive new capital, be it financial or technological, social or spiritual. Consistently produce results. Marty Zwilling.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 22, 2023

What can you prove as a barrier to entry for competitors? Your success must be based upon data that is solid and sometimes flexible enough to pass several critical tests if it is to guide a business enterprise to greatness. Here in brief are ten tests for your business success. Where in industry life cycle? How large a total market?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

David Carter and Allen Hurff are two startup veterans, who believe they have a new formula to help create early stage, technology companies, through their new "startup studio", Zuma Ventures (www.zumavc.com). David Carter: There is a lot of misunderstanding on what an incubator is, and what an accelerator is.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 11, 2024

There were no outside board members with industry experience, no members the CEO trusted with governance backgrounds, no scientists to evaluate the technology that is the core asset of the corporation. What about multiple investor rounds? A recipe for failure.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Playa Vista-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies , which is one of LA's multiple companies working on next generation, "Hyperloop" style transportation systems, has unveiled a capsule design today in Spain. HyperloopTT is led by co-founder and CEO Dirk Ahlborn.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

I mostly talk about startups, technology & venture capital. Let me start by explaining what I mean about “mental psyche.” What I never expected of Peloton was how much of the amazing experience was MENTAL as well as physical. It’s amazing what mental coaching can do for a workout. “A Free your mind. Free your body.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The world around us is being disrupted by the acceleration of technology into more industries and more consumer applications. Technology solutions are now used by authoritarians to monitor and control populations, to stymie an individual company’s economic prospects or to foment chaos through demagoguery. What Has Changed in Financing?

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2018

The insurance industry is an old industry, with a lot of contradictions--it's one where the more claims insurers pay to help customers, the less money the insurers make--and it's also one that hasn't been disrupted much yet by technology. Is it possible to use technology to replace the age-old system currently in use in insurance?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Los Angeles-based Flo Technologies , a new startup in the water monitoring and conservation area, said on Monday that it has launched a new device and system which uses artificial intelligence and a special sensor to monitor what going on with a home's water system. The startup was founded by mechanical engineer Henry Halimi.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

In a bid to prevent the damage from those plumbing failures and also help save water, Los Angeles-based Flo Technologies (www.meetflo.com) has developed a water monitoring device and shutoff valve for your home, which is connected to your smartphone and its own app. Tell us what Flo does? He would do the forensics on what went wrong.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

Los Angeles has been in the midst of a technology boom over the last few years, with many of high profile startups growing in the area. We spoke with Bryce Maddock , founder of TaskUs, about the company and how it has been providing the manpower behind a lot of LA''s technology startups. So, what is TaskUs?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

When people think Walmart , they don't often think of the retail giant as a technology leader. However, the company's technology team, Walmart Labs (www.walmartlabs.com)--which said this month that it is planning on major growth in San Diego is responsible for the company's key supply chain technology, online e-commerce site, and much more.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 10, 2022

WHAT I want, WHEN I want, and WHERE I want.’. Expectations rise with technology. Create strategies to lead in areas where new technologies can give you a competitive edge. Customer empowerment is moving so fast nowadays that many of us are running to just catch up. Yes, we can blame the Internet for this. Blame the Internet.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2013

In the arms race of search technology, only the big guys -- Google, Microsoft -- seem to be able to keep up with all of the innovations in the space. What is SRCH2? Those devices worked great, but unfortunately, they''re juts not up to speed on the newer innovations in big data and the technology world. What''s your background?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

At our mid-year offsite our partnership at Upfront Ventures was discussing what the future of venture capital and the startup ecosystem looked like. We drew this conclusion after a meeting we had with Morgan Stanley where they showed us historical 15 & 20 year valuation trends and we all discussed what we thought this meant.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2017

I’ve long told friends & colleagues that when I meet with Rebecca I feel like a need a human record player where I can slow down the RPMs so I can actually follow what she’s saying as she’s always two steps ahead of what my 386-processor brain can compute.

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socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

com) is using technology--mobile apps, telemedicine, and more--to overcome those and other challenges. What is Science37? Belinda Tan: Science37 is a technology-enabled, clinical research company. What makse us different, is we are mission driven. What better way to do that then let you participate from wherever you are?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

I thought this campaign was going to be different than anything before, just because how technology has advanced. What message are you trying to get out to voters which so far hasn't been getting out there through TV and other mediums? This certainly has been one of those changes. By that, I mean over the Internet.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 26, 2024

Along with your details, you’ll need to write a “compelling essay” between 100-500 words in length explaining why you want to participate in their contest and what you think you’ll get from digitally detoxing for a month. Want to browse the web privately? ? Or appear as if you're in another country?

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Berkonomics

MARCH 19, 2020

Great executives and managers seem to intuitively know what they don’t know. But it is not at all uncommon to not even know what questions to ask. What could follow? Scenario planning: “What if?”. But what if no-one thinks of the right questions? What if no one knows what to ask?

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Despite a growing technology industry here in Southern California, local investors and entrepreneurs tell us there''s still a shortage of local, venture capital. In particular, funding for companies developing deep technology--software and cloud, as opposed to content and media--seems to be lacking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2019

How many times have investors heard startups start their pitch by touting that their technology is “disruptive?” What entrepreneurs forget or don’t realize is that most customers are wary of all technology, educating the market on new technology is expensive, takes a long time, and people buy problem solutions rather than technology.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2021

of deals we evaluate depending on how you count what constitutes “evaluating a deal.” Let’s assume that you’re a reasonably well-connected person, you have a strong network of friends & colleagues who work in the technology sector and you have many friends who are investors either professionally or as individuals.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

I thought you might like to see an advance copy of what I’m going to cover. Later today I’m presenting at the annual Rincon Ventures Summit in Santa Barbara. Startup Exits: A Primer from msuster. I speak privately a lot about getting an exit at a startup.

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APRIL 12, 2011

First off, talk about your involvement in some of the companies here, and also explain your view of where Los Angeles is going in the technology world? It's about the user experience, the interface, and it's very not about the technology. What do you mean by the connected consumer? Derek Norton: Technology is a commodity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Even though I love technology, I always cringe when an entrepreneur starts his investor pitch to me by touting his new technology. They have forgotten that new technologies are perceived by most customers as causing more pain than the problems they eliminate. Is your product tempered with actual market and customer feedback?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2019

DNA image via Wikipedia As a business advisor and technologist, I often think about the large array of opportunities for entrepreneurs as technology seems to be evolving faster and faster. Yet from time to time, I try to step back and look for some of the most promising and exciting technologies that I see coming down the pike.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 12, 2014

For those not familiar with s Warner Media Camp, what is it all about? What''s your big goal for the program? What attracted you about these particular companies? You''re a very big organization, where does this effort fit in and what piece of the studio are those startups touching? Warner Bros. READ MORE>>.

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