InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

The short version of my review is: “Enchanting? At the beginning of the index, Guy writes, “I hope Robert Cialdini checks this index.” Like King, his writing style is breezy and engaging. However, greater exposure to studies performed by other, less widely-read persuasion experts would have been appreciated. Positive ROI.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. Before booking a hotel I always check out Trip Advisor and read reviews. If you haven’t read it you should definitely buy it – other people just like you did.

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

InfoChachkie

JUNE 11, 2012

As Clay Christensen aptly points out in The Innovator’s Dilemma, a large company’s defense of its legacy clouds its ability to appropriately assess the potential impact of disruptive technologies. Bill Gates – “The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Education Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Huge thank you to Steve De Long for the write up. My initial desire to blog came from something that’s always been my approach to investing – I’m a nerd and I love to play with the technology and part of my approach has really been to understand things both at a user level and at a reasonably deep tentacle level. Brad on blogging.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. Simply write a great book? My argument is pretty simple. Link has a summary of his argument plus a great video).

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2021

In fact, they are probably in such a hurry to give you money that they don’t want you to waste time writing anything down and passing it along to new investors. Most professional investors, even if they like your story, and were properly introduced by a friend, will ask for a business plan at the due diligence stage.

Technical Review 126

Technical Review Writing Entrepreneur Slides 126

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

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. Want to take a year pursuing your dream to write a screenplay, travel through Asia, run a triathlon or start your own fashion line?

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

They cite sources like the BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this Forbes article. In fact, they are probably in such a hurry to give you money that they don’t want you to waste time writing anything down and passing it along to new investors. You need money, and plan to do crowdfunding.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Writing Entrepreneur Slides 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2013

They cite sources like a recent BusinessWeek story, “ Real Entrepreneurs Don’t Write Business Plans ” and this NY Times article. In fact, they are probably in such a hurry to give you money that they don’t want you to waste time writing anything down and passing it along to new investors. You need money, and plan to do crowdfunding.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Technical Review Writing Slides 100

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 18, 2010

I was the guy in high school who didn’t have to study early to do well on tests and that continued into college. I’m a pretty natural public speaker so I can write my presentation the day before and do just fine. I have always been good at prioritizing what is important but bad about starting my work early enough.

Slides 374

Slides Email Entrepreneur Startup 374

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

I have been writing a series on how startup boards get selected, who sits on them and what to avoid. This is often management’s fault because a long-deck plus financials that arrive the night before a board meeting don’t allow for directors to properly review them. Another example is proactively reviewing executive compensation.

Startup 251

Startup Help Technical Review Writing 251

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2014

We were looking at it, and saw that if we could take all these off-the-shelf sensors, and put it all together, and write some code, and make a user interface, it''s basically done. Our first project was 3D imaging of the heart, so that doctors could study a pacemaker and defibrillator recall from the Alfred E.

Startup 262

Startup Competition Software Review UCLA 262

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. People respect people with relevant experience, so highlight your accomplishments, and the credentials you have.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

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.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The industry had seen unprecedented growth in the past decade due to a combination of factors, one of which was the United States’ economic recession. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. People respect people with relevant experience, so highlight your accomplishments, and the credentials you have.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and popular news sources. People respect people with relevant experience, so highlight your accomplishments, and the credentials you have.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Many startup businesses – tech or otherwise – fail. Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

Creating a strong value proposition requires substantial customer insight, thorough study, an understanding of the real value of intellectual property, thoughtfulness, and several iterations. Supporting detail should be included in an appendix, where the reviewer may read it if desired.

Funding 106

Funding Startup Entrepreneur Activity 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2015

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Work with a partner you can trust.

Mentor 105

Mentor Entrepreneur Technical Review Satisfaction 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2014

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Work with a partner you can trust.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Mentor Technical Review Satisfaction 102

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Cost Per Click (CPC) or Download (CPD) – As the name implies, advertisers pay only for clicks on its advertisements or when a user downloads its software, case study or whitepaper. However, Mr. Wanamaker’s name lives on, due to his once lauded quote, which has become an anachronism in today’s highly trackable advertising age. . _.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. Regularly follow reviews and influencers in your industry. Tomorrow is never mentioned in the pitch.

Customer 57

Customer Custom Technical Review Software Review 57

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 24, 2016

These two developments represent the potential for major disruption in employer-sponsored medical benefit programs over the next decade or so, according to several studies. This is doubly true due to the potential fines that employers could face if too many employees opt for marketplace plans due to factors like cost.

Startup 49

Startup Competition Study Writing 49

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

After some review of available resources, I’m convinced that problem solving is a learnable trait, rather than just a birthright. If you can explain the problem to a mentor, or even write it down, you will more likely get to the root cause quickly, and avoid emotional and blame-infused responses. Work with a partner you can trust.

Satisfaction 53

Satisfaction Marketing Mentor Entrepreneur 53

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

You do a startup and decide you want somebody to step in and run the company so you can focus on technical excellence. I’ll write that post one day – it is a very interesting story. million, a live product that was featured in iTunes and has gotten rave reviews. What I learned was how to work with teams.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I know you’re not a tech guy and haven’t done anything other than an HTML course you once took, but if you’re inspirational and a leader you’ll find somebody to moonlight for free to get your prototype built. If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. That’s OK.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I’ve been meaning to write this post since September of last year when Brad Feld first wrote about the The Founders Visa Movement. I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. At the time he granted me permission to write about his story. Felipe grew up in Brazil. But I have some.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2010

VCs have also gone back to writing checks because as an industry we can’t be seen as “sitting on the sidelines” for years at a time. We as a country are suffering from what is known as “ structural unemployment &# where jobs have disappeared from certain segments forever due to technological or structural obsolescence.

Entrepreneur 298

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Technical Review Startup 298

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). But I loved reading them and so did my team.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. Computer scientists call the study of graphs “ network theory ,&# but on the web the word “network&# is used to refer to the websites themselves). Silly, right?

Startup 217

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2017

My blog has always been a mixture of what was on my mind and a blend of venture, startup life, tech views and current society events that related to my interests: Venture, startup & tech. And what of our most revered tech founder — Steve Jobs? I guess I didn’t see it quite that way. and the founder of eBay and many others.

Startup 197

Startup Blogging Technical Review Writing 197