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73.6% of all Statistics are Made Up

Both Sides of the Table

Often when they do I throw out my favorite statistic: 73.6% of all statistics are made up. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. People throw them around at cocktail parties. I say it deadpanned. It’s irony.

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10 Metrics To Drive Your Annual Business Review

Startup Professionals Musings

As the end of the year approaches, it’s a good time for every startup to assess the metrics, technology, and platforms they’re using to manage the business. Compare your productivity to industry norms by consulting industry statistics , or check yourself for continuous improvement by accumulating your statistics over time.

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Three Factors Which Intoxicate Venture Capitalists - Why Your Startup Will (Probably) Not Raise Venture Capital Funding

InfoChachkie

This concentration is partly due to natural causes – successful startups spawn other successful startups. If the tech community believes that a certain area is the epicenter of a particular industry, motivated entrepreneurs will start their ventures in such locations, thus reinforcing the geography’s perceived advantageousness.

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Catalyzing Innovation In Pasadena, with Innovate Pasadena

socalTECH

As much as the idea of "Silicon Beach" wants to represent the whole of the local technology industry in Los Angeles, there are -- as one would expect in such a large metropolitan area -- many different neighborhoods and communities spread across the region, all with their own individual identities, companies, and technology focuses.

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A good case study is worth many paid ads.

Berkonomics

Given the statistics quoted above, you must find ways to have your consumers endorse your product publicly, and in a form that is divorced from looking like an advertisement. Dave’s book: Positioning. How do you reach an audience that pays less attention to advertising then at any time in the past one hundred years?

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Scaling Sales: Arming & Aiming – A’s, B’s & C’s

Both Sides of the Table

I would work through my sales deals pipelines by doing pipeline reviews. I think PR is an incredibly important activity for technology companies and most companies aren’t very good at it. Analyst Relations – In many technology fields analysts are hugely influential in determining enterprise budgets.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Winter | Recap, Videos, and Thank You!

Tech Zulu Event

Building a strong tech industry to rival that of Silicon Valley is definitely no easy feat, but the overall feeling within Cal Tech’s Baxter Hall at last week’s event certainly bodes well for the year. Crowd Seats came up first to give their two minute breakdown of the company. Looking for twitter trends on #TZSpotlight?