Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

Even in this age of globalization and virtualization, the geographic area where you choose to live and work can still make or break your startup business. Of course, there are always exceptions, but how much added risk do you need for your startup? Raising capital isn’t the be all and end all of startup success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

After considering about 200 investment opportunities over the past two years, we have established a decision making process to identify trophy entrepreneurs and startups. Bockerstette, now living in Phoenix, Arizona, an active investor, business advisor, and a founding member of the Main Street Venture Fund. Proposition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2020

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations.

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SiliconHills

MARCH 5, 2017

Dropoff has expanded its same day delivery for business service to Denver, Colorado and Phoenix, Arizona. The Austin-based startup expanded to other markets in Texas and to Florida and California last year. There […] The post Austin-based Dropoff Expands to Colorado and Arizona appeared first on SiliconHills.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

A continuing question I hear from young entrepreneurs is whether a university degree is important to startup success, or just a distraction in achieving their purpose in the world. Take advantage of free startup programs and mentors. Find employment connections with other startups.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, including any local university. Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Furnace Technology Transfer Accelerator program that I am familiar with, available to non-students.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 3, 2017

From product development to market research, many startups are one-person operations in their early days. Bob La Loggia is the founder and CEO of AppointmentPlus , a fast-growing SaaS business based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Most are keenly aware of the need to invest their precious time in activities that generate the highest ROI.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2010

Taking other people’s money to fund your startup changes your life in ways you cannot predict. To someone laboring in a cash-strapped startup, money often seems to be the endgame. Most startups are terrible with systems for payables and receivables. Yes, it is now in vogue to say your startup can, or did, pivot.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

It used to be true that “everyone” incorporated in Delaware due to its more favorable terms, but many of these terms simply don’t apply to startups, or the differences don’t exist anymore. Most business professionals now recommend that your first choice should be your home state, or the state where your startup resides.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2015

I’m a startup founder and I spend more time at the office than I’d like to admit. Work/life balance has become a hot topic in the startup world. Duolingo is an online language learning startup that counts Ashton Kutcher as one of its investors. Remember the pilot episode of Alex Blumberg’s StartUp podcast? Sound familiar?

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup. And when it comes to startups, this industry literally gives people money to just “try” out their ideas.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2012

An underutilized, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your alma mater, or even any local university. Look for special programs for entrepreneurs, like the Arizona State University Technopolis program that I am familiar with, available to non-students. Early-stage funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2010

A little known, but valuable resource, every startup should investigate is a formal or informal connection to your local university. For example, I live in the Phoenix area, home of Arizona State University. I’m not an alumnus from either of these schools, but I’ve learned a lot about startups from both of them. Marty Zwilling.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 19, 2017

For example, an addiction treatment Arizona facility like The River Source offers a detoxification process that includes integrative medical care, which of course, is not something that could be delivered remotely but which is equally not something available to the average person 100 years ago. appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Launching a startup is a huge step into the world of entrepreneurship. Here are five things that every budding entrepreneur needs to know before launching a startup business: Learn the Industry. Here are five things that every budding entrepreneur needs to know before launching a startup business: Learn the Industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2010

By Joe Bockerstette As an angel investor who has considered hundreds of startup opportunities, the concept of a value proposition may be the most misunderstood and taken for granted element that I see in newly formed startups. This step is critical to the potential of the startup enterprise. Again, evidence here is key.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2010

Mike Wolf is a mentor of mine, and a role model for many technology entrepreneurs and investors in the Phoenix, Arizona, area. He is a 26-year software veteran who has survived both startups and big companies. More recently, he has invested in numerous local startups, while mentoring and advising hundreds of young entrepreneurs.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2014

For most small businesses, employees do on-the-job training, but that can spell disaster for startups that need to get workers out there in a hurry. They announced recently that they will provide low-cost college degrees for all employees, including half-time workers from Arizona State University, via deep discounts.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

You know, because sometimes startups just simply don't make it [shrug] but you gotta watch out for those financial hucksters who are looking to take your money and run off to kick it in Fiji. 25 people I've actually placed at companies as part of a message of how I help startups. At least startups have accelerators, incubators, etc.

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VC Adventure

JANUARY 4, 2021

We had 80 financial professionals volunteer their time to assist over 300 companies in Colorado and Arizona. Most of these came from early-stage startups. Most of the requests for assistance came early on as companies were trying to conserve cash and cut expenses and while applying for the Payroll Protection Program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, living in an area with several local universities, I’m continually surprised by how little many entrepreneurs know about the resources available from these institutions. Every startup needs to start their funding search looking for grants, with no equity dilution, as well as contests and foundations.

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Up and Running

JULY 5, 2017

Let’s say your home office is in Phoenix, Arizona. You have a buyer in Tucson, Arizona. You would collect the Phoenix, Arizona sales tax rate of 8.6 There are fewer states that use origin sales tax than destination. These are the states that use the origin-based method. percent instead of the Tucson rate of 8.1

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 8, 2019

Some of the most active solar panel markets in the United States are California, North Carolina, and Arizona. If you’d like to learn about more ways to make an impact on your world, check out the rest of our site at The Startup Mag. Other solar panel giants include Nevada, Texas, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Florida.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

In 2008, following his sophomore year at Arizona State University, Doshi interned at Slide, a developer of social media apps. The average student sees an internship as an opportunity to earn credits, gain experience and penetrate social circles that may lead to referrals or future entry-level positions.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Arizona, Nebraska, and New York require new LLCs to publish a Statement of Formation in a local newspaper. Be sure to outline what your startup costs will be and don’t forget to account for all of the registration and licensing fees along with your taxes. Most states require you to renew your trade name every year or two.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2016

In 2016, Answer 1 will achieve record revenues while also being awarded the Top Companies to Work For in Arizona award. He believes that the application of data analytics, investment in technology, and fostering a positive company culture together create highly efficient and scalable growth companies.

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Up and Running

MARCH 6, 2015

And here’s a hint: tech startups don’t even make the top 10! For example, Arizona currently ranks 2nd in the US for eating disorders among youths, and Middletown, Connecticut just cut funding for the student arrests prevention program. Starting a Business business plans hair salon restaurant startup'

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Hunter Walker

DECEMBER 30, 2015

My family had a home in Arizona and I fell in love with the desert and Arizona State where I went for graduate school in Tempe, Arizona. I ended up staying to work in Arizona and lived there for twenty years. HL: I get approached on media startups all the time and was an angel investor in Business Insider back in 2007.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2010

Herbert, now living in Phoenix, Arizona, who is an experienced corporate executive, and a consultant specializing in optimizing organizational performance. Tags: entrepreneur to boss transition startup executive founder business. . ### Today’s article is presented by my friend Mark F.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2011

Between 1985 and 2004, according to a survey by Duke and the University of Arizona, people with no trusted friends doubled, and now totals almost one quarter of the population. Fewer friends is often viewed as a good thing, and good friends are the real value. Trusted friends are on the decline in our society.

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 22, 2012

Maybe you’re thinking about startups to invest in, or making decisions about where to place resources in your company. In the mid-1990s, a good friend of mine, Gene Kim (founder of Tripwire and author of When IT Fails: A Business Novel ) and I were in graduate school together in the Computer Science program at the University of Arizona.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Five Ways You’re Not Going To Get An Investor For Your Startup written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Weston Bergmann – Enjoy! There are a lot of ways to attract an angel investor to your startup.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2010

Today, the company produces low carbon footprint fruits and vegetables and sells to distributors in California, Nevada and Arizona. Next Deborah Walliser with Solsustech discussed GotProduce.com.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 23, 2018

Check out ideas on localizing, sharing, and finding stories in data from journalism and tech leaders Sarah Cohen at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, Jon Loyens at data.world, Allison McCann at VICE News, and Troy Thibodeaux at the Associated Press. J-schools are teaching R and Python.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

We work with founding teams in the Mountain West (Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) who have demonstrated an ability to get sh*t done… We empower founders with a 30-day fundraising process instead of multiple months running a gauntlet. “. Up to $3M in growth capital for your tech startup”.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The chapter organizer of Lady Gaga Fan Club in Arizona, that person you can locate and you can talk to that person. Gelie: We are actually one of the most popular local websites here in Arizona. Welcome back to Smart Bear Live, the call-in show with Jason Cohen, sponsored by Software Promotions. Dan: That’s true. Jason: Wow.

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