SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Posted byTony Karrer at 9:30 AM 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

March 14, 2007 10:47 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 1, 2007

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2007

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 14, 2011

a group of entrepreneurs from TiE Chennai gathered at the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras (IIT-M) Research Park campus, and we spent the next four hours discussing strategy and tactics of early-stage entrepreneurship. You can select the business you like best of those discussed through a poll on the 1M/1M Facebook page.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Today she is operating at a 30,000 feet level, and I am concerned that unless she gets down to earth and develops more granular and specific strategies, she will not get anywhere. Her upcoming campaign of reaching out to 100,000 moms will be one of the first concerted efforts to actually test her business model. PowerStores.in.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Now, for very early stage companies, you may be thinking, “I don’t have any cash, so outsourcing isn’t an option.&# To that I say baloney. Engineering/QA.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 April 20, 2007 8:32 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) About Me Tony Karrer Dr. Tony Karrer is CEO/CTO of TechEmpower , a Los Angeles Web Development firm, and is considered one of the top technologists in e-Learning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2016

In the last few years, perhaps in reaction to the business integrity issues leading to the recession back in 2008, I am seeing a renewed focus on other less tangible attributes which can set your startup apart. Too many early-stage companies are so desperate for customers that they operate in a frantic and random sales mode.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

And EVEN if you ARE an experienced entrepreneur, all but just a few VCs still want to see customer validation, business model validation and traction, before they will invest. Why not go further, develop more valuation, customer experience, and really, deeply validate the business? Next comes the topic of angels.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

How would Billy Beane have done as an early stage investor? Im still not convinced that "gut feel" isnt a good way to invest at the early stage, but this can certainly get rid of over-thinking and provides diversification and investments in entrepreneurial teams that would be otherwise overlooked. ► 2008. (14).

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genylabs.typepad.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Media Fragmentation and the Growth of Small Publishers » April 07, 2008. Before you agree to take equity in lieu of cash, you need to understand that any individual early stage start-up company equity is most likely going to be worthless. Posted by Steve on April 07, 2008 at 12:57 AM | Permalink. Assistant Edge.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

In an early-stage startup especially, revenue is not an important goal in and of itself. Let’s start with a simple question: why do early-stage startups want revenue? What matters is proving the viability of the company’s business model, what investors call “traction.&#

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2011

I strongly believe (at least for very early stage technology ventures) that you will get diminishing returns and arguably negative returns once you get past an initial threshold of team, product, market and financial diligence. ► 2008. (14). This could include 2 short meetings and a couple of phone calls. ► May. (1).

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www.startuplessonslearned.com

MAY 4, 2012

They assume that the tasks that they are performing during the early stage of startup development are the same tasks that will be performed during the next and very different stages. How should founders deal with such developments? But such a best-case approach is hazardous. Uncertainties abound.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 31, 2016

To maintain stability, you have to update your operating procedures, processes, and people as your organization develops. This was an obstacle I encountered while at Roozt.com, the Etsy-style platform for social entrepreneurs we launched in 2008.

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Scalable Startup

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Not that there’s anything wrong with many new businesses per say – here are some good results of such a rush. many more people are learning software development. innovation is heavily suffering right now – almost anything is a business model. lots of jobs being created, even if short term.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 5, 2009

One way to conceive of our goal in an early-stage venture is to incrementally “fill in the blanks&# for the business model that we think will one day power our startup. For example, say that your business model calls for a 4% conversion rate – as ours did initially at IMVU.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Those things all got created in 2007, 2008.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

AppFog creating "high-hurdle" experiments to surface authentic early adopters with real pain. The Embrace infant warmer was developed - by getting out of the country -- and how Rob Emrich learned and scaled his non-profit, Road of Life. LitMotors approach to using Lean Startup to create a new vehicle category. It's a big tent.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

Since then Mike his built his career by investing in early-stage companies (seed or series A), which is remarkable given that Polaris Ventures is a $1 billion fund. I’ve already started the business modeling. Developer and publisher of social mobile games. Spun off from Freewebs in 2008, based in Palo Alto.

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Professor VC

MAY 29, 2008

Thursday, May 29, 2008. To the SEC, it means that you are an accredited investor and To the man (or woman) on the street, a minimum qualification would seem to be an interest and ability to invest in early stage ventures. ▼ 2008. (14). The last blogger in Silicon Valley. What does it take to be an Angel Investor?

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Professor VC

DECEMBER 18, 2008

Thursday, December 18, 2008. Some result from years of work and/or education while others are a result of trying to identify a unique solution to a consumer or business problem. Many entrepreneurial programs feature a business plan competition, which is a great exercise. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. ► May. (1).

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008. As early stage investors, our goal is to eliminate as much risk as possible with the least amount of cash spent. February 14, 2008 7:46 PM. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM. April 14, 2008 12:48 PM. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Steve Bennet.

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Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

Kennet has a white paper on that summarizes why bootstrapped businesses are the best. ► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► May. (1). ▼ March. (1).

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Professor VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Thursday, November 13, 2008. This got me thinking about the business model that Mike Keiser has built at the resort and a lecture began to form in my head. cant wait to go back, which is clearly goal #1 in the list of critical success factors if anyone is still following the business model tangent. ▼ 2008. (14).

Oregon 28

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Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

It had a good mix of viewpoints with east ( James Geshwiler, Common Angels ) and west coast (yours truly) angels, early stage venture capitalist ( Jason Mendelson, Foundry Group ), and a couple of attorneys ( Dan Hansen and Mario Rosati ). ► 2008. (14). ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1).

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Professor VC

JANUARY 27, 2008

Sunday, January 27, 2008. In addition to the case study analysis, the students also have the opportunity to develop a business model and financial model for a new concept, which always proves a lot more challenging. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. ► May. (1).

San Jose 28

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Professor VC

JUNE 6, 2008

Friday, June 6, 2008. It seems appropriate to have this discussion as Kent Desormeaux grabs Big Browns reins and goes after the Triple Crown tomorrow at Belmont.There is an age old debate in the venture business on whether it is better to bet on the horse (business/market) or the jockey (management team/founders). ProfessorVC.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Thursday, July 31, 2008. It still feels early in the summer, but I realized that my first class of the semester is only a few weeks away and my department deadline for the syllabus is tomorrow. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model. Labels: business models , Grateful Dead , textbook.

San Jose 28

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Tuesday, September 16, 2008. I do have one investment in a company that has developed a platform for in game mobile advertising - Greystripe. December 17, 2008 11:35 PM. December 18, 2008 9:07 AM. December 27, 2008 11:28 AM. ▼ 2008. (14). ProfessorVC. The last blogger in Silicon Valley. Steve Bennet.

San Jose 28

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). Bootstrapping 101. ► January. (1). ► December. (1).

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

(PS.there are various companies in this article I have or have had business involvements with. 2004 gave us widespread blogging and Meetups, and 2008 showed how the web could be a community organizing and fundraising tool. What's the business model? Reader beware.). Open Government.

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Professor VC

APRIL 11, 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008. Not to worry, I was busy working on closing the Series B financing for iControl Networks. ▼ 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases.

San Jose 28

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Professor VC

APRIL 7, 2011

► 2008. (14). I take CFO roles in early stage companies and participate on the management team during the early financings and business model development phases. ► May. (1). Can you start a company on $10K? ► March. (1). Bootstrapping 101. ► January. (1). ► December. (1).

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