Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

This is part of my series on How to Raise VC but could equally be filed under Startup Advice more generally. He started the call by telling me he had exciting news. He had 2 weeks’ cash left in the bank and was facing massive layoffs or potentially bankruptcy. Many entrepreneurs have a PR page in the PowerPoint deck.

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Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

This should be a major milestone goal of all start-ups. Email readers, continue here…] But this too is an overly simplistic view. The issue is whether your company could pare back expenses and live within the cash it is currently generating – if you had to do so.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

Adam has been in the startup business for a long time and knows his way around on running a business. Adam sat down with us to talk about startups, the LA scene, and his company ScoreBig. TechZulu: Where did you get the idea to start ScoreBig? ScoreBig also recently teamed up with United MileagePlus.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 6, 2013

With ScoreBig being Adam’s fourth startup, he certainly knows his way around a business. Adam sat down with us to talk about startups, the LA scene, and his company, ScoreBig. TechZulu: Where did you get the idea to start ScoreBig? ScoreBig also recently teamed up with United MileagePlus. Tell us more about it.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

In what is a huge blow to Silicon Beach, Santa Monica-based BetterWorks , the software-and-technology-meets-employee-perks startup run by Paige Craig, told its users today that it is sunsetting its site on May 31st.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2013

That means that people addicted to text messages, twitter, and email may be sending only half the message, and receivers often misinterpret even that half. Email volume just continues to increase. This cultural icon is totally missing from text messages and emails. Palm-to-palm contact is important for sincerity. Hand-to-face.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2012

That means that people who are addicted to text messaging and email may be sending only half the message, and receivers often misinterpret even that half. This cultural icon is totally missing from text messages and emails. Some people stand up and move around to be more dominant, maybe even threatening. Hand-to-face.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2010

That means that people who are addicted to text messaging and email may be sending only half the message, and receivers often misinterpret even that half. This cultural icon is totally missing from text messages and emails. Some people stand up and move around to be more dominant, maybe even threatening. Hand-to-face.

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