socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Our video interview today is with Michael McCrary, CEO and founder of PureSpectrum , a Westlake Village-based startup in the survey and sampling industry. Michael tells us about how he founded the company, and gives some hints and tips on entrepreneurship. READ MORE>>.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 14, 2020

Co-founded by the Melbourne, Australia native Phoebe Yu and serial entrepreneur Kat Dey, ettitude sells high-end bamboo bedding made using a process she first heard about in her old job working as an exporter helping chain stores source textiles in China. So Yu turned to AngelList, which is where she found Dey.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2015

As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations. Yet the process is eerily realistic, and every entrepreneur can glean some important lessons. There is no substitute for knowing your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2013

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. Need to spread the risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2021

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2023

Based on my experience as an investor and mentor to aspiring entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and elsewhere, one of the quickest ways to kill your credibility and your startup is to offer a poorly written business plan, or none at all. An entrepreneur who can’t manage a plan, probably won’t be able to manage the new business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Most entrepreneurs I meet are reluctant to disclose anything about their idea to investors before getting a signed confidential disclosure agreement (CDA). Yet I can assure you that people who are paranoid, or want to avoid all risks, won’t be happy as entrepreneurs, so it’s all about balancing the risk-reward scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve met many aspiring entrepreneurs, and I often get asked the question, “I have a great idea for a startup – do you agree that it real potential?” If you are dreaming of an opportunity to get rich quick, the entrepreneur route is not for you. You enjoy building relationships as well as products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

These steps are not aimed specifically at entrepreneurs, but I see how they can be applied there as follows: Do what you know and enjoy. Figure out what’s really important to you as an entrepreneur. These days, on the Internet you can find samples of every document and contract you will ever need, so use them. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2012

Encino-based uSamp , the provider of survey and sampling technology and services, said Tuesday that it has named Leslie Warshaw as Vice President of Research Solutions. The firm is led by serial entrepreneurs Matt Dusig and Gregg Lavin. Warshaw joins the firm from Lightspeed Research and TNS, and also worked at Nielsen Company.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2020

As an advisor to entrepreneurs and active angel investor, I often get questions about the realism of the Shark Tank TV series, compared to professional investor negotiations. Yet the process is eerily realistic, and every entrepreneur can glean some important lessons. There is no substitute for knowing your business.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2013

The three founders of the company, Sean Callahan, Rodney Rumford, and Daniel Marashilian, are all serial entrepreneurs. slimsurvey tweetphoto startup survey sampling plixi' The firm calls itself the "Twitter of surveys". READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Most entrepreneurs I meet are reluctant to disclose anything about their idea to investors before getting a signed confidential disclosure agreement (CDA). Yet I can assure you that people who are paranoid, or want to avoid all risks, won’t be happy as entrepreneurs, so it’s all about balancing the risk-reward scale.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Most of the time, I’m all about providing encouragement and inspiration to entrepreneurs. They need it and they deserve it, because entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of our economy. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Entrepreneurs are a notoriously stubborn (some say confident) group of people, so I see many of them making the same mistakes that predecessors have made. All the quotes come from entrepreneurs who have built and sold at least one $100 million company. A business needs momentum. Ship early and iterate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2020

In my work with you as an entrepreneur or small business owner, I find that most understand the need try out new business models and product innovations, but trust their intuition rather than running a disciplined business experiment first. Yet a large sample does not necessarily lead to better data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2020

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve met many aspiring entrepreneurs, and I often get asked the question, “I have a great idea for a startup – do you agree that it real potential?” If you are dreaming of an opportunity to get rich quick, the entrepreneur route is not for you. You enjoy building relationships as well as products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

There is so much written these days about how to attract investors that most entrepreneurs “assume” they need funding, and don’t even consider a plan for “bootstrapping,” or self-financing their startup. In fact, most of the rich entrepreneurs you know actively turned away early equity proposals. Need to spread the risk.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2021

Every investor has his own list, usually based on his own very small sample, or simply his gut feeling. We have all known entrepreneurs whose egos are so large that they can’t be bothered listening to any advice from friends or experts, and they insist on doing things their way. Seek out established suppliers and channels.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2020

Struggling entrepreneurs are often so happy to get a funding offer that they neglect the recommended reverse due diligence on the investors. Reverse due diligence on the investor is a comparable process whereby the entrepreneur seeks to validate the track record, operating style, and motivation of every potential partner.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2011

Entrepreneurs are a notoriously stubborn (some say confident) group of people, so I see many of them making the same mistakes that predecessors have made. All the quotes come from entrepreneurs who have built and sold at least one $100 million company. A business needs momentum. Ship early and iterate.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. This notion of overnight success is an urban legend, and very misleading. But that's no excuse to move slowly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 16, 2012

The hard part for entrepreneurs is figuring out what it takes to play. Here is just a sampling of the latest terminology and lingo that I gleaned from Dave, and from some additional research on the Internet, that I think every entrepreneur should know, who may be looking for funding now, or down the road: Micro-VCs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

Many entrepreneurs work hard on the proof of concept (technical), but skip any proof of the business model (revenue flow). Sample trade show or user group. In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. If you use the big “Coming Soon!”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 18, 2012

These are not aimed specifically at entrepreneurs, but I see how they can be applied there as follows: Living on purpose. Figure out what’s really important to you as an entrepreneur. These days, on the Internet you can find samples of every document and contract you will ever need, so use them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2022

The way to start is with a sample financial model, available from many sources on the Internet, such as over 200 downloadable free from the Corporate Finance Institute website. Most entrepreneurs realize that doubling their revenue each year puts them in a premium category with investors, so that may be your first target.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Floravere , the first direct-to-consumer luxury bridal brand, is putting convenience back into the bride’s hands by delivering sample wedding gowns directly to their doorstep. Brides are able to select three samples from their collection to be shipped to their doorstep and mailed back with a pre-paid label within three days.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2010

Back when he was writing to entrepreneurs, he published the book “ 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 particularly relevant today: The reality of starting. It’s not going to get better – it already is.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2020

As an aspiring entrepreneur, one of the most important things you need is a memorable “ elevator pitch ,” to communicate your startup value proposition and leave a great first impression on friends, investors, employees, and future customers. For reinforcement and later questions, you should always be prepared to provide physical takeaways.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 9, 2011

This series describes how entrepreneurs can craft company-changing agreements with BDCs, while avoiding Kiss of Death contract provisions. Entrepreneurs should never agree to the following provisions when negotiating with a BDC, no matter how lucrative the potential relationship. Kiss of Death ConTraps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2021

When someone says Intellectual Property (IP), most entrepreneurs think only of patents. A sample agreement is available for free download from my website. A large portion of your competitive advantage and your potential value to investors is the size of your intellectual property portfolio.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Passion is also the featured heavily in nearly every presentation I give to entrepreneurs or on college campuses or in talks with MBA students.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

Although it may seem uncool to approach real people and beg them to try your service that is exactly what some of the first entrepreneurs did – street vendors approached people or yelled as loud as they could, they gave samples of their food, they showed it to you physically, they offered a discount on the spot, they looked you in the eye, more aggressive (..)

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Tech Coast Venture Network

JUNE 16, 2016

Although it may seem uncool to approach real people and beg them to try your service that is exactly what some of the first entrepreneurs did – street vendors approached people or yelled as loud as they could, they gave samples of their food, they showed it to you physically, they offered a discount on the spot, they looked you in the eye, more aggressive (..)

Startup 100

Startup Sample Design Services 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2021

Based on a small sample of household names from Bill Gates to Mark Zuckerberg, he is an optimist. Many entrepreneurs think they are running, but find themselves falling farther and farther behind a rapidly moving target. This notion of overnight success is an urban legend, and very misleading. But that's no excuse to move slowly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2013

Too many entrepreneurs still believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and investors will throw money at you. I’ll even send you a free sample of my own business plan via email, if you drop me a note. entrepreneur startup business plan business' Marty Zwilling.

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