Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming.

Technical Review 94

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2019

For example, it may seem quicker and more effective to hand your service desk employees the store policy manual, and tell them to follow the rules, rather than spend time coaching them on how to really listen to customer feedback, and use their strengths to build customer loyalty. Meet team members on their own turf.

Coach 95

Coach Technical Review Satisfaction Examples 95

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

It should talk about how many customers you think you will acquire and how much you’ll charge for your product. Do you really want to spent $100k building a product to discover through Customer Development that the market is too small? I care about the thought that you’ve given to the customer problem.

Web 2.0 334

Web 2.0 Venture Capital Web Technical Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you had huge customer growth but just didn’t focus on revenue that’s a different story. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Operating Costs.

Startup 418

Startup Venture Capital Sales Technical Review 418

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

TechZulu & Gadget Review present REACH. A quarterly event series seeking to dive deep into what comes next in technology, and giving you the opportunity to experience it first hand with the gadgets on site. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

In my role as a Professor of Practice within UC Santa Barbara’s entrepreneurial Technology Management Program (TMP), I have worked with approximately 8,000 students over a ten year period. Note: due to the founders’ relative lack of experience, most student enterprises do not qualify for venture capital.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Class Patents 100

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

I recall being impressed with Jeff, but I was concerned that he was creating a platform, which often requires a significant amount of capital, takes an extended amount of time to establish and can be subject to margin pressure as the enabling technologies become commoditized. Tech Diligence - Consider The Source. to Jim, Kevin.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point. Nail the solution. Nail the go-to-market strategy.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Customer 113

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point. Nail the solution. Nail the go-to-market strategy.

Startup 64

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 64

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Yet, according to a recent study , more than half of tech employees see their current office culture as toxic. That can’t possibly be healthy for employee morale, productivity, or customer focus. Healthy cultures thrive on career development and promotions, and don’t wait for people to leave due to frustration.

Technical Review 91

Technical Review Organization Activity .Net 91

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. The short version of my review is: “Enchanting? The time spent reading Enchantment will net a significant return. Positive ROI.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point. Nail the solution. Nail the go-to-market strategy.

Startup 118

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 118

InfoChachkie

JUNE 18, 2012

Philo Farnsworth created a technology which underlies one of the 20 th Century’s most ubiquitous products, yet he died a man of modest means and is relatively unknown today. He freely shared his ideas and technology with others in the hopes that such openness would advance his scientific field of study.

Ideas 221

Ideas RSS Technical Review .Net 221

Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 2, 2019

Customers are demanding denser coverage and higher speeds in expanding areas. T-Mobile and Sprint, for example, invested billions of dollars in 2017 to bring 5G service to customers in the US by 2019.¹. Assess On-Net Fiber Optic Maps. Review Wireless Backhaul Capabilities. The telecom industry is rapidly transforming.

Networking 45

Networking Demand Southern California .Net 45

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 19, 2010

However, not all things are perfect and there are some issues that will be brought up later in this review. The on board web browser made it easy to surf the net. Although, the international version does not have a flash, there will be a Galaxy S available with a flash if you are a Verizon customer. The Basics. Aldiko e-book.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Screening RSS Web 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Great businesses begin with a customer problem that has a big and monetizable pain point. Nail the solution. Nail the go-to-market strategy.

Startup 114

Startup Technical Review Entrepreneur Customer 114

socalTECH

JULY 10, 2017

What we typically see when we implement or test our scores against applications they have previously funded and taken a loss on, is that we could have reduced net chargeoffs from 40 to 60 percent. You get alerted to thinks, so you need to review things as a very high rate. I spent a good portion of my career there. READ MORE>>.

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Software Review San Diego .Net 124

Jason Nazar

MAY 1, 2016

Customer Acquisition Cost / Cost Per Acquisition . The customer acquisition cost or cost per acquisition is the basic marketing cost to acquire a customer. d) What percent of your carts/free trials convert into paid customers? In a growing tech business, you ideally want to have a ratio of 3:1 or greater of LTV/CAC.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2012

Use this approach before you have a real valuation, a real product, or any real customers. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Equity Incubator Venture Capital 103

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

Customer Acquisition Cost / Cost Per Acquisition . The customer acquisition cost or cost per acquisition is the basic marketing cost to acquire a customer. d) What percent of your carts/free trials convert into paid customers? In a growing tech business, you ideally want to have a ratio of 3:1 or greater of LTV/CAC.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Southern California Edison Blog

JANUARY 15, 2019

The telecommunications industry is under increasing pressure as customers demand high speeds and data transport, as well as implementing big data initiatives for their businesses. The faster the speeds and the higher the quality of your offerings, the more customers you’ll win and retain. Expand your coverage. Dark Fiber.

SoCal 55

SoCal Southern California Help Services 55

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was recommended to me by my friend, Net Jacobsson , who was trying to do some basic Life Hacking. If you’re not familiar with the term it’s basically trying to help all of us who are deluged with technology to find ways to cope with the masses of information without having it ruin our lives. Can’t hurt.&#.

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2011

Use this approach before you have a real valuation, a real product, or any real customers. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to government initiatives on alternative energy and technology. If you don't know any “high net worth” individuals, use your advisors to find them.

Startup 93

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 93

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

“We are in a different age now where technology is so important and I wanted to be connected with people along the way.” From left to right: Mike Coffey (DeveloperTown), Manpreet Singh (Seva Call), Jonathon Perrelli (Fortify.vc), Frank Gruber (Tech Cocktail). vc , Liam Martin with Staff.

Startup 104

Startup Technical Review Search Engine Optimization Los Angeles 104

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

If not, customers were supposed to remit the money themselves when they paid their income taxes. Online retailers will have to deal with nearly 10,000 sales-tax jurisdictions around the country in order to pay each tax in each state and locality in which their customers live. But online businesses see it as an onerous burden.

Sales 102

Sales Course .Net Capital 102

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The idea is to have a partnership between Cedars-Sinai and Techstars, where we select ten healthcare startup companies focused on innovative technology and care delivery in healthcare. Omkar Kulkarni: We're deliberately casting a wide net. Applications are due by the end of the day Friday, January 8th. Thanks, and good luck!

Mentor 100

Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2016

The idea is to have a partnership between Cedars Sinai and Techstars, where we select ten healthcare startup companies focused on innovative technology and care delivery in healthcare. Omkar Kulkarni: We're deliberately casting a wide net. Applications are due by the end of the day Friday, January 8th. Thanks, and good luck!

Mentor 100

Mentor Startup Coach Ideas 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2014

I agree with the seven survival challenges from Michael Fertik, in an old Harvard Business Review article , for executives making the transition: Empire-building skills are counter-productive. At a small company, if you''re constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation.

Startup 103

Startup Company Companies Training 103

InfoChachkie

MARCH 23, 2015

As crazy as this scenario sounds, it is very similar to the “scoring process” companies engage in when they track Net Promoter Scores. A company''s Net Promoter Score (NPS) is a beloved metric slavishly tracked and reported by product marketing and customer support executives of both established and nascent enterprises.

.Net 100

.Net Startup Satisfaction Technical Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2012

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Customer testimonials and vendor contracts are much more impressive.

Summary 97

Summary Technical Review .Net Ideas 97

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

As 2010 approaches, a whole new year of exciting start-ups, tech news, gadgets, and much more is ahead. TechZulu wants to thank not only the Los Angeles tech community but the entire tech community for all the awesome support you have given us throughout this past year. We already have a jammed packed schedule for 2010.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

The value proposition is a short statement that clearly communicates the target customer, the customer’s problem and the pain that it causes, the unique solution that addresses this problem, and the net benefit of this solution (value derived versus relative cost) from the customer's perspective.

Funding 106

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Activity 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2013

I agree with the seven survival challenges from Michael Fertik, in an old Harvard Business Review article , for executives making the transition: Empire-building skills are counter-productive. At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead-creep rather than value creation.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Training Technical Review 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2011

Every serious investor, on the other hand, has a stack of these in their in-basket (email or real plastic) awaiting review, and is looking for the flaw or less-capable entrepreneur in each that predicts failure, allowing them to discard it like another piece of junk mail. Customer testimonials and vendor contracts are much more impressive.

Summary 97

Summary Technical Review .Net Ideas 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 1, 2010

Use this approach before you have a real valuation, a real product, or any real customers. This source often gets overlooked, but it should be a major focus these days due to the Obama administration initiatives on alternative energy and technology. Commit to a major customer. Small business grants. Angel investors.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Technical Review Equity 59

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 10, 2011

I agree with the seven survival issues summarized by Michael Fertik, in an old Harvard Business Review article , for executives making the transition: Empire-building skills are counter-productive. At a small company, if you're constantly demanding more support, you risk turning your net impact into overhead creep rather than value creation.

Startup 105

Startup Company Companies Training 105

socalTECH

JUNE 3, 2019

Pledgeling has built a technology platform that makes it super easy to integrate charity into their customer experience, and, as we say, grow through giving. However, as it happened, we went into due diligence and got a term sheet to sell the company on my month off. I'm thinking, this is crazy.

Technical Review 113

Technical Review Software Review Mogreet Platform 113