Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2014

Many of us jokingly talk about ADD because we recognize the tell-tale signs like inability to focus on one task at a time, inability to finish projects (or articles or books) that don’t hold our interests intensely. Then she bought me a book that changed my life. Reading 5 or 6 books at once but never completely finishing any.

Startup

TechCrunch LA

MAY 2, 2018

It also relocated from Los Angeles to Las Vegas; named a new chief executive; and announced new geographies where its massage booking platform is now available. . New York-based Zeel also has an offering for folks who want to book massages on the fly. Soothe isn’t the only player in the massage marketplace.

Demand

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Founded four years ago by Matt Danna and Sean Stavropoulos, Boulevard was inspired by Stavropoulos’ inability to book a haircut and Danna’s hunch that the inability of salons and spas to cater to customers like the busy programmer could be indicative of a bigger problem.

Software

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 1, 2018

This is an excerpt from Ryan Holiday’s new book Conspiracy: Peter Thiel, Hulk Hogan, Gawker, and the Anatomy of Intrigue, available now. Peter Thiel’s vague idea to do something about Gawker, the site that had outed him as gay in 2007, was concretized into conspiracy on April 6, 2011. It began unremarkably, when Thiel traveled […].

Ideas

Startup San Diego

JULY 25, 2024

Conference season is among us here in sunny San Diego, and we’re excited to have local tech journalists Fred Grier and Lisa Barnhouse, Executive Director at Startup San Diego, join […] The post Startup San Diego Tech Report – Ep 4: What to expect for San Diego Startup Week 2024, San Diego Tech Happenings & AI Book Launch appeared first (..)

San Diego

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

more than books face me. book face-to-faces. And of course reading a mobile device – even if I’m just reading the NY Times – cuts into time that I talk with my wife, discuss the days issues, plan the days ahead or even just curl up to a good book or watch our favorite TV shows. now that cliques form friends.

Mobile

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 9, 2019

Once organizations scale they inevitably implement systems to make booking shared spaces more streamlined and usually more democratic?—?the the general procedure being that you “book a meeting room” by the hour via a scheduling system.

Product

TechCrunch LA

JULY 9, 2019

Doctours , a Los Angeles-based online platform for booking trips and treatments for medical and dental care around the world, is expanding its services to 35 countries. Once the procedure is booked, Doctours puts together itineraries that provide different options for flights and hotels based on the needs of the patient, the company said.

Customer

Berkonomics

JULY 12, 2018

There is a great book, “The Goal – The Process of Ongoing Improvement” by Eliyahu Goldratt. The book was written to describe in simple terms the use of statistical analysis to remove bottlenecks in a manufacturing environment. An easy lesson in bottlenecks and their elimination.

Organization

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

And if you ever wanted to read a book about the impact the next generations of the world population will have to content with I will tell you that one of the most profound books I’ve read in years was “ Collapsed How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed ” by Jared Diamond, one of my all time favorite authors.

Technical Review

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2015

The greatest book I’ve read on the topic. Every person who suspects they may have ADD should read this book. Healing ADD – I also learned a lot from Dr. Amen’s book so I recommend it as your second book. Amen’s book so I recommend it as your second book. Delivered from Distraction.

Startup

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It could be as simple as reading the right book Because I believe that negotiation is so important to our success in the business and in the social world, I re-read my favorite book on the subject again every couple of years, just to keep myself aware and sharp using the tools and techniques so important to a successful negotiation.

Pricing

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

In addition to a standard tipping tool, Snipfeed allows users to sell digital goods, like on-demand video, e-books, access to livestreams and one-on-one consultations. Ramdani said that astrologers have been particularly successful on Snipfeed, since fans can book a variety of asynchronous services at a wide range of prices.

Platform

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 19, 2020

A few years ago, I enjoyed one of Guy Kawasaki’s first books, “ Reality Check: The Irreverent Guide to Outsmarting, Outmanaging, and Outmarketing Your Competition.” Here is a sampling of ten themes from the book that I think are just as relevant today as they were then: The reality of starting. Every one is a skill you need to master.

Entrepreneur

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Years ago, I co-wrote my first book, profiling just such a person, trading his time and experience in exchange for equity – and managing to become wealthy in the process by picking and aiding great young companies that grew large and. Original 1994 book. were ultimately sold at a tremendous profit.

Coach

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Inclusion I recently read Dan Rather’s book “ What Unites Us ,” which is a book I highly recommend, in anticipation of interviewing him at the Upfront Summit. In Dan Rather’s book he talks about Ruth Bader Ginsberg who was appointed the the Supreme Court in 1993. It’s a very sensitive age for a girl.

Venture Capital

Berkonomics

MARCH 10, 2022

Especially for those of us producing forms of media for consumption, from books to movies to music to games to blogs to podcasts and more, our customers expect delivery in the form of bits over the Internet upon demand, usable on a multitude of devices, and sometimes stored and available in the cloud at no additional cost.

Customer

Berkonomics

JUNE 9, 2022

“Here’s the deal…” So, I occasionally read suspense novels to break up the relative monotony of constant business books. Remember that this was a book about politics. A sentence in the one I recently read caught my eye. He referred to the three as legal advice , moral advice, and political advice.

Template

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Amazon took a consumer value proposition (buying books, then all retail products) and made the consumer experience significantly better, faster & cheaper. They didn’t do this by selling better books or electronics, they did it by building a logistics & warehouse powerhouse.

Technical Review

TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 4, 2018

“ Or they are turning to books or very restrictive diets. . “Most of the people out there that want to become fitter or healthier are reverting to choices that have been there for decades, like going to the gym or running but without broader context or understanding,” Sobhani said.

Coach

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Donna Fenn, in her book from the last decade, “ Upstarts! But the insights I see from her book and elsewhere are equally applicable to startup founders of all ages, and businesses of all ages. I see it most in the newest generation of entrepreneurs (Gen-Y), who were shocked out of entitlement into action by an economic downturn.

Geni

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 23, 2019

As part of a new pilot program, Blade has given 200 people in San Francisco and Silicon Valley exclusive access to its mobile app, allowing them to book helicopters, private jets and even seaplanes at a moments notice for $200 per seat, at least.

Van Nuys

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2019

If it’s a table of 4 you’re hardly going to ask for a private room in a restaurant but I would certainly pick somewhere extra quiet and visit it in advance to book the quietest table. book a private room. If you care about the quality of your discussion and meal together you should care about noise, distractions and the like.

Networking

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 19, 2021

Cutler wrote the book (or the equivalent of a book) on the housing crisis and its impact on the Bay Area and California broadly. For Initialized partner (and former TechCrunch writer) Kim-Mai Cutler, who serves on the Abodu board of directors, the achievement of a 30-day construction milestone is almost a dream come true.

Outsource Development

Berkonomics

MAY 4, 2017

It is not bad to manage by walking around, a term that became from another of the many business advice books of the ‘90’s. You can think of numerous critical measures for your business that must not be ignored, but often are neglected by senior management.

Metrics

Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

Several years ago, I wrote a book entitled, Extending the Runway , using parallels to piloting a plane to equate to the process of creating and building a small company, making maximum use of resources to get to and beyond breakeven. Extending the Runway book available at Amazon. It is worth revisiting the most.

Resource

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 7, 2019

. “ We will see which podcasts are performing well and offer them the opportunity to partner and grow with PodcastOne, and provide them with all the resources the network offers, including production, talent booking, promotion, a dedicated sales team and more,” said PodcastOne chief executive, Peter Morris, in a statement.

Platform

Berkonomics

JANUARY 20, 2022

It’s just not worth the effort to argue with early investors when there are so many other deals calling for the sophisticated investor’s money. Try not to take “dumb money” where the investor or lender supplies nothing other than cash. .

Startup

Berkonomics

JULY 5, 2018

Dave’s book on exits. Or if you’re an employee with stock options, are you aware of the increases in value you can make with your efforts? Then again, you may be an architect or doctor or other professional managing your. See [link] or amazon for this and more from Dave.

Class

TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 1, 2019

His upcoming book, The Trust Manifesto, about trust in the era of big data, will be released on October 4th. In his 1990 book, City of Quartz , Mike Davis envisioned another enclave of exclusion and elitism: Fortress LA. Damian Bradfield. Contributor. In the summer of 2018, parts of San Francisco’s public utilities turned gold.

Boyle Heights

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

” But the county’s chief prosecutor’s office told TechCrunch said that it has “no cases” of juice-jacking on its books, though it said there are known cases on the east coast.When asked where those cases were, the spokesperson did not know. ” Which begs the question — why?

Research

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2021

I also enjoyed the classic book, “ 63 Innovation Nuggets for Aspiring Innovators ,” by George E. Research published by Harvard many years ago in a book, “ The Innovator’s DNA ,” concludes that innovation is about 30 percent individual genes and 70 percent learnable and driven by motivation.

Organization

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2021

I’ve long believed these principles, but I’ve never been able to explain them as well as my friend Faisal Hoque, with Drake Baer, in their classic book “ Everything Connects.” To better build and nurture your people connections, here are some top line principles from the book which I espouse: Be honest. Think ahead.

Ideas

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2021

In his classic book on building a business, “ Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business ,” Gino Wickman, a similar experienced business consultant and developer of the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS), outlines five common frustrations that we both hear from entrepreneurs, as follows: You are the boss, but you don’t have control.

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2021

In the classic book, “ The Attacker’s Advantage ,” by world-renowned business advisor Ram Charan, I found some real guidance on what skills are required, what to look for, and how to react in time. In the trade, this rare capability is called the ability to see around corners.

Entrepreneur

Berkonomics

APRIL 16, 2020

It is easier to keep them off the books than increase overhead again, especially with come of your payroll lay-offs. Consider that some of your cuts made during the crisis should be make permanent. . Take advantage of shedding the overhead. Test whether those expenses are contributing to profits after the recovery.

Layoffs

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2021

While searching a while back for the most effective strategies of companies that have achieved huge growth, I came across the classic book “ Bold: How to Go Big, Create Wealth and Impact the World ,” by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler.

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