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Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 17, 2020
Even in this age of videos and text messages, the quickest way to kill your startup dream with investors, business partners, or even customers, is embarrassingly poor writing. Business writing is not a skill that anyone is born with, but one that everyone can learn.
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 10, 2015
snapchat fidelity writedown investment write down finance messaging instant disappearing unicornA report Tuesday in the Financial Times said that investment giant Fidelity has written its investment in Los Angeles-based Snapchat by 25 percent, citing data from a Morningstar report. Snapchat--arguably, the most visible "unicorn" startup in Southern California--had been valued at $15 billion in its last fundraising round.
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Both Sides of the Table
APRIL 14, 2015
I used to write personal posts on these pages and I mentioned earlier in the year I would do so from time-to-time. Why do I feel compelled to write about this? The post A Hard Post to Write. I was contacted today by Matt Lauzon, the founder of Dunwello , who I had met previously when he was running his startup Gemvara. I always liked Matt and found him to be quite thoughtful so I enjoy when he reaches out. This time it wasn’t pleasant.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
Even in this age of videos and text messages, the quickest way to kill your startup dream with investors, business partners, or even customers, is embarrassingly poor writing. You have to be able to communicate effectively in all the common forms, including business writing, as well as talking, presenting, and producing videos. Business writing is not a skill that anyone is born with, but one that everyone can learn. Keep your writing voice friendly and courteous.
TechCrunch LA
JULY 21, 2020
When Upfront Ventures partner Kara Nortman first met Natalie Portman a few years ago to talk about ways their non-profit organizations All Raise and Time’s Up could collaborate, she never realized they’d eventually be partners on a sports franchise.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 24, 2016
Even in this age of videos and text messages, the quickest way to kill your startup dream with investors, business partners, or even customers, is embarrassingly poor writing. You have to be able to communicate effectively in all the common forms, including business writing, as well as talking, presenting, and producing videos. Business writing is not a skill that anyone is born with, but one that everyone can learn. Keep your writing voice friendly and courteous.
SoCal Tech Calendar
AUGUST 11, 2020
Monday, August 17, 2020 -- What do investors want to see before they write that check? For first-time and experienced entrepreneurs, the lingering question is the same: How do I get an investor to write a check? Pismo Ventures. Join JJ Richa in fireside chat with Kathie Priebe and Roland Schumann about what investors look for. Sometimes the process of raising money seems more like a mystery novel that takes months to unfold and concludes with disappointing results.
SoCal Tech Calendar
APRIL 14, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011 -- Why Every Entrepreneur Must Write; Attract Customers, Generate Leads and Increase the Bottom Line. Join Barbara as her special guest Dr. Flora Brown - author, speaker and entrepreneur - shares her secrets on the importance of expanding your business world and life through writing. Tech Coast Angels. Dr. Flora Brown believes that every entrepreneur has a story or a process to share.
Eric Greenspan
OCTOBER 22, 2018
I looked at it for a bit and started thinking about writing it. Why did I write a book? I’m going to keep writing books; many of them. Give it a read, a review, help me write more books. Entrepreneuring amazon author authoring book practice pricing pricing writing writing a bookWoke up and there it was, my book cover. She just made it and sent it to me. Then I did.
SoCal Tech Calendar
NOVEMBER 8, 2008
Friday, November 14, 2008 -- "Writing Your Press Releases" SDSIC. If you're writing your press releases like it was still 1994, you're not maximizing the value of this tool in this Internet-centric age. Discover how to write for the 3 audiences that delivered-by-Internet releases can reach: media, search engines, and direct-to-public. Dana Todd, Chief Marketing Officer of Newsforce Inc., will educate us on the new things happening in online media relations and PR.
Startup Professionals Musings
NOVEMBER 15, 2013
Here is my edited summary of their ten principles, which I like and may convince you that you don’t need a business plan at all, or at the very least will help you write a better one later: A new venture is a means, not an end. If you are one of the new age of entrepreneurs who hates the thought of doing a business plan as a first step in starting your new venture you will love this message.
Startup Professionals Musings
JANUARY 9, 2023
Even in this age of videos and text messages, the quickest way to kill your startup dream with investors, business partners, or even customers, is embarrassingly poor writing. Business writing is not a skill that anyone is born with, but one that everyone can learn.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 19, 2017
If you want people to invest in your idea, then my best advice is first write a business plan, and keep it simple. This means writing at the level of an average newspaper story (about eighth-grade level). Don't confuse your business plan with a doctoral thesis or the back of a napkin. Keep the wording and formatting straightforward, and keep the plan short. For minimum content, see my original article “ These 10 Key Elements Make a Business Plan Fundable.”
InfoChachkie
MARCH 8, 2011
I write a bit more about how entrepreneurs can protect their ideas here: Spilling The Beans. As described in Buzz Kill , many college-educated professionals tend to write at a level that is uncomfortable for most people (including college graduates) to read. When writing anything that you want people to effortlessly internalize, use simple words and avoid industry jargon.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 30, 2019
In addition, the discipline of producing it, like writing a business plan, will help you immensely in understanding the key elements that drive you and your business. I often hear the excuse that writing a book takes precious time away from building and running your business, which you cannot afford. Everyone realizes that writing a book is not easy, and shows you have made a real commitment, can get things done, and are willing to take a position.
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010
No one is born with business writing skills, and everyone can learn them. Thus, I thought a quick refresher on business writing basics might help you more than any tip on the next big thing on the business horizon: Select clear purpose and focus. Before you start writing, it's important to ask yourself what you intend the document to accomplish. Tailor writing to your audience. People subconsciously tailor their conversation, and same rule applies to writing.
TechEmpower
MARCH 28, 2013
write(HelloDbResponse.mapper.writeValueAsString(worlds)); } catch (IOException ex) { } } }); return response; }. About What we do Portfolio People Blog Contact. You are viewing a single entry. Please also check out the most recent entries. March 28, 2013. Framework Benchmarks. How much does your framework choice affect performance? The answer may surprise you. Authors Note: Were using the word "framework" loosely to refer to platforms, micro-frameworks, and full-stack frameworks.
The Huffington Post
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Technology accelerators and incubators have sprung up around L.A., making it easier for a new entrepreneurs and seasoned Hollywood executives alike to quit their jobs and pursue the startup dream. Read more: Los Angeles Startups , La Tech Incubators , La Startups , Los Angeles Tech , Venture Capitalists , Tech Accelerators , Tech Incubators , Venture Capital , Slideexpand , Silicon Valley , Los Angeles News
socalTECH
OCTOBER 19, 2009
He recently landed a round of funding, and shares his experience here: Before you start bitching about investors not writing checks in this economy let me just say this bullshit. I just finished our capital raise for our new company, Affordit.com and can tell you first hand that I've never seen more people eager to write checks. For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have an article from Wil Schroter , CEO and founder of Santa Monica-based Affordit (www.affordit.com).
InfoChachkie
AUGUST 25, 2011
Share: Case studies in the sales process Case study writing customer case studies Customer success stories Writing Customer StoriesA customer story can't just be interesting or results-oriented. It also needs to sell. Even more critically, it needs to influence the intended audience. Before beginning customer success stories or case studies with a new client, I ask a LOT of questions of my marketing contacts - well before ever talking to one of their happy customers.
Daradiction
OCTOBER 29, 2009
My good friend and Roadtwip compani0n Jolie O’Dell took some time to interview me at the Read Write Web Real Time Summit a few weeks ago in Mountain View. It’s a good overview of what we’re doing with CitySourced. -. CitySourced Brings Real-Time Tech to Enterprise & Government. The real-time web isn’t just for social apps. Its power to increase efficiency, accelerate response, and spot trends makes it ideal for organizational use, too.
The Huffington Post
SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
Technology accelerators and incubators have sprung up around L.A., making it easier for a new entrepreneurs and seasoned Hollywood executives alike to quit their jobs and pursue the startup dream
socalTECH
JUNE 5, 2013
scripted paige craig venture capital freelance writing content marketplace Los Angeles-based angel investor Paige Craig is one of the investors in Scripted.com , the online marketplace for freelance writers headed by Sunil Rajaraman.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 1, 2014
scripted scripped writing marketplace content writers venture capital funding ucla Scripted.com , which operates an online marketplace for professionally written content--which was originally backed by LA investors--has raised $9M more in a funding. The company--led by UCLA Anderson grad Sunil Rajaraman--had originally raised funding from such local LA investors as Jody Mulkey (Shopzilla), Paige Craig, Keith Richman, and actor/director/writer Edward Burns.
socalTECH
MAY 5, 2011
The firm said it is looking to engage feature writers to write long articles--"north of 850 words"--for its sites. Demand Media said it is looking specifically for feature writers who have 5 to 10 years of experience, writing or reporting for a major daily newspaper or as a regular contributor to a major magazine. freelance writer journalism writing livestrong ehow content publisher publishing editorial media demand
Xconomy
APRIL 14, 2017
Boston Xcon Boulder/Denver Xcon Detroit Xcon Indiana Xcon National Xcon New York Xcon Raleigh-Durham Xcon San Diego Xcon San Francisco Xcon Seattle Seattle Xcon Texas Xcon Wisconsin Xcon apple Area 1 Security augmented writing Chatbots crm DeepMind Expedia google headless AI innovation Jensen Harris Johnson & Johnson learning loops people Predictive Analytics RoboticsAI TextioEditor’s note: This piece was originally posted on Textio’s company blog.
socalTECH
MARCH 4, 2011
Los Angeles-based Border Stylo , the developer of Write On Glass , software which allows you to share comments on any web page, chat with friends, and others all through Firefox and Chrome browsers, has scored $3.5M chrome mozilla firefox extension browser software capital venture writeonglass glass write stylo border
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
scripted venture capital funding writer blog writing marketplace scrippedA number of Southern California angel investors, including Jody Mulkey , the CIO of Shopzilla, have backed Scripted.com , a new online marketplace for freelance writers. According to Scripted.com, it raised $700,000 in a seed financing round, which was led by Crosslink Capital, and also included Liveops founder Douglas Feirstein, Jody Mulkey, as well as other angels, including other Los Angeles area investors.
socalTECH
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
writing script hollywood break bigbreak silverlake castcrew acquisition merger software screenwriter screenwriting draft finalCalabasas-based software developer Final Draft , which develops screenwriting software, has been acquired by Burbank-based Cast & Crew Entertainment Services. Financial terms of the acquisition were not announced. Cast & Crew said the buy will help expand its suite of technology solutions.
socalTECH
DECEMBER 4, 2012
ebyline news freelance author publisher content writingLos Angeles-based Ebyline , the online marketplace which connects publishers with freelance journalists, has rolled out a new offering today, which it says can help publishers produce their own, custom news feeds. The service, called Ebyline News Desk, allows publishers to create their own, custom feeds of original content. Pricing on the new product was not disclosed.
socalTECH
AUGUST 28, 2009
Jason Calacanis, the high profile founder of Santa Monica-based search engine Mahalo , claims that it now has a number of writers who are making over $20,000 a year writing freelance articles for the site. According to Calacanis, the firm is now paying $5 - $10 to writers to write articles for the site, and then splitting revenues from Google AdSense with those writers. Tags: mahalo calacanis jason search engine online writers freelance writing google adsense
socalTECH
NOVEMBER 8, 2010
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Inverted Software
AUGUST 9, 2021
The art of writing quality software is something we have been practicing successfully since 2001 and during this time, have acquired hundreds of customers that understand the Inverted Software difference. The is done by writing modular code.
TechEmpower
JULY 2, 2013
In preliminary tests, we experimented with more requests per pipeline but doing so caused socket write buffer overflows. The wrk tool was later enhanced to allow larger write buffers, but we ultimately decided to retain a 16 requests per pipeline test configuration. All of the other tests (JSON, Fortunes, database read and write tests) are still run without HTTP pipelining.
TechEmpower
OCTOBER 31, 2013
This project is not a database benchmark so we believed it would be fascinating to see the performance of the full stack when the friction of the database writes is reduced to a bare minimum. As confirmed by our previous spot checking in Round 5, database writes are about 20% to 30% faster across the board when using a ramdisk versus the Samsung 840 Pro SSD we had been using. Happy Halloween fans of web development frameworks!
TechEmpower
MAY 17, 2013
Additionally, we have added a new test type focused on writes, wherein a variable number of database updates are executed per request. MySQL with MyISAM was substantially faster at writes than with InnoDB, but the official Round 5 results are using InnoDB. We have posted Round 5 of our ongoing project measuring the performance of web application frameworks and platforms.
TechEmpower
JUNE 6, 2018
Mostly so that we can use the opportunity to write a blog entry and generate hype!) Now in its fifth year, the TechEmpower Framework Benchmarks project has another official round of results available. Round 16 is a real treat for anyone who likes big numbers.
TechCrunch LA
DECEMBER 2, 2016
If you were to write a history of Silicon Valley, you could do it by looking at a series of major diaspora. Companies like Google, Yahoo, Oracle and PayPal attract top talent for years; when they reach maturity or a major liquidity event, their talent disperses and germinates into the next generation of companies. It’s quite possible that Snapchat could do the same for L.A. Read More. Column Social TC Los Angeles Snapchat PayPal Mafia Evan Spiegel
Tech Zulu Event
FEBRUARY 4, 2011
Arts & Entertainment Blogging Events Review Social Media Social News Awards Lunch Awards Lunch.com Read Write Wed Reviews RWWThe Lunch Awards are just around the corner and its now time for you to select the winners of this year Golden Thumb Award. For those not familiar with Lunch.com they are a social media website where people can share relevant knowledge and opinions, and create free communities on any topic. Visit TechZulu for full story.
Tech.Co
JULY 25, 2017
It integrates with OptinMonster, allows you to craft beautiful emails, and more importantly, enables you to create automated workflows without writing a single line of code. Tips & How To’s Beaver Builder Blog Blogging Content Development Crazy Egg digital marketing practices ecommerce GetResponse Lead Capture Strategy lead generation marketing online strategy sales Website Writing CodeWith content management systems like WordPress , getting a site up and running is no big deal.
TechEmpower
MARCH 4, 2014
40 threads and 256 connections Thread Stats Avg Stdev Max +/- Stdev Latency 247.05us 3.52ms 624.37ms 99.90% Req/Sec 27.89k 6.24k 50.22k 71.15% 31173283 requests in 29.99s, 3.83GB read Socket errors: connect 0, read 0, write 0, timeout 9 Requests/sec: 1039305.27 As we and our collaborators prepare Round 9 of our Framework Benchmarks project, we had an epiphany: With high-performance software, a single modern server processes over 1 million HTTP requests per second.
Both Sides of the Table
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
million, our Seed Funds mostly between $200–300 million and have delivered median ownerships of ~20% from the first check we write into a startup. By 2021 we had to write a $3.5m
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