Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

As an angel investor, I quickly learned that luck has very little to do with it, and I now look for some personal characteristics and leadership styles that separate the potential winners from the losers. These differences are the reason that investors say that they invest in people, rather than ideas. Marty Zwilling.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. Between this blog and reviewing applications to Capital Factory I see hundreds of pitches a year. Silly, right?

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Web Startup Lessons Advice from a CTO and Entrepreneur Home About Finding a Technical Partner for Your Startup Today I received an inquiry from a student at an Ivy League university who wants to launch a web startup. And James doesn’t have any money to pay for development. Hi Daniel, I recently ran across your blog.

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Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. While the flick has gotten rave critical reviews (93% on Flixster), the question of what percentage of the movie is true has also gotten a lot of discussion in the blogosphere. How Much Diligence is Due.

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Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

Of course CapEx has been transformed into OpEx via changes in the tech infrastructure layer (open source, virtualization & cloud computing, offshoring, etc.). All of these above changes aren’t just due to market inefficiencies (like the supply side), but are truly marked changed that are intensifying. That’s no secret.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! View more jobs » Len Williams Angels, super-angels, venture capitalists and micro-VCs - they all have their advantages and disadvantages.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by Will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Like this show?

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto SXSW Report on Trust: Gov’t, Tech & Media with WP Engine CEO Heather Brunner Join the legendary Dan Rather, Heather Brunner (WP Engine), Jess Clifton (Edelman Digital), moderator Richard Edelman and host Hugh Forrest (SXSW). tech, film, music, publishing, etc.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! The Small Business Tips Series is supported by Bantam Live , a web-based collaboration workspace with “Social CRM&# for small business teams. For more information visit BantamLive.com.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 24, 2013

This Is Why Social Media Doesn’t Work For Your Business – [link]. Small Business and Social Marketing: Time for an Audit? 5 Easy Tech Tweaks That Will Significantly Improve Your Business | Forbes – [link]. The Why and How Of Updating Your Angel Investors – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe covers early stage Israeli and European tech & mobile startups. Every startup faces multiple choices and decisions when it comes to technology. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Girls in Tech. Seed Startups. Updated Business tools for Startups.

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

VentureBeat | News About Tech, Money and Innovation. Developers. Social media. Social networking. Social games. Whats Hot Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. what’s hot? Ouya Console. MobileBeat. Singularity University. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content.

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Since the angel network was created, transparent angel investing has exploded and entrepreneurs from any background can get funded. Reilly Tech Ventures, was so concerned about the network that he deleted his AngelList account. To my surprise, VC? Bryce Roberts , a partner at O?Reilly Just look at AngelList?s

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Dan Frommer, in Moneyball for tech startups , interviewed Fred Wilson, Chris Dixon, Paul Graham and Ben Horowitz on the topic. And given that four of the most important tech investors in the world seem skeptical of it, if someone can figure out a good formula that works, they may be able to exploit it". 2 comments: Kevin Dick.

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Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Every day I hear from entrepreneurs, angel investors and venture capitalists about an exciting new movement called “the consumerization of the enterprise.” 20 years ago, the technology adoption curve generally conformed to the following order: Government —specifically Defense and Intelligence organizations.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. On November 28, 2012.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 3, 2013

It may be the one site that best represents all players in the tech startup universe – from glamorous poster-child to hopeless wanna-be. Just as important, taken as a whole, the list represents a powerful cross-section of today’s best technology startups. Treehouse – A better way to learn technology.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

DEMO has always been one of my favorite tech conferences. The conference has launched a number of great companies including Tivo, WebEx and Palm, and historically draws top press and investor attendees. Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. How Much Diligence is Due.

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www.drowningamerican.com

JUNE 22, 2012

Neither Pablo or I have a technical background and therefore needed someone to build our product. We both tapped into our respective networks, asking (almost pleading with) people to join our team and vision. Here is the original post: Early Stage Web Application Start-Up Seeking Developer/Designer. He excitedly accepted.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. We focused too much on technology. Too much PR, too early.

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

I thought about doing this in a top 10 format, but will limit to my top 3 reasons: Misalignment of incentives - As an angel investor I want to do everything I can to help the entrepreneur succeed. Ive seen a number of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs fall into the trap of providing debt in small pieces. How Much Diligence is Due.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. Raising Angel Investment ? I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup. Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Or, rather, more offensively to Facebook and Google employees, less offensive to.NET developers, though the underlying message is the same.). They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. It says the same thing, but less offensively. (Or,

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Some have developed working prototypes, while others are still at the concept stage and only on posterboard. This team had a working prototype of the first solar powered wetsuit using nano-solar technology. She has developed a new twist on the micro-lending concept. How Much Diligence is Due. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

During the next four months, we will examine over a dozen entrepreneurial ventures from a diverse mix of industries - technology, service, food & beverage, and fashion. After a successful career in a technology leader (Intel, Microsoft, Cisco, etc.) As an angel investor and start-up CFO, I should have a good vantage point.

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 26, 2008

He was the first American in 30 years to graduate from the 5-year brewing program at the Technical University of Munich , the highest technical degree in brewing engineering. How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► February. (1).

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

In most of these cases, the founder relinquished the CEO role within the first 18 months following institutional funding, but remained in a critical technical or visionary role, often as the companys external evangelist. How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

I have noticed this same feeling when making a venture capital or angel investment. Of course, rigorous diligence is performed, the team is challenged, and assumptions are tested. How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Post a Comment.

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

I'm doing a new academic experiment now - an incubator at Menlo College where we are bringing the start-ups to campus and giving the students an opportunity to see how they develop and work as interns. How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"?

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

A: Technology companies and Drug dealers While the fall semester is in full swing, summer doesnt officially end for another few days. I do have one investment in a company that has developed a platform for in game mobile advertising - Greystripe. How Much Diligence is Due. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These are good things to think about and companies to study as we move back from consumer to Enterprise in the tech cycle. And so we think that the model flipped to a model where, today, where the most interesting and advanced new technology now comes out for the consumer first. Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc.

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