Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2014

Back in the early 2000s, the Maker Movement took hold in California, based on the emergence of such do-it-yourself (DIY) tools as 3-D printers, Google''s SketchUp and makerspaces such as TechShop, with all the tools you need to make almost anything. A recent California event packed in 100,000 people.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

My partner Greg Bettinelli is an avid sports fan who throughout his career has developed an expert understanding in online ticketing (at eBay has was a champion of the StubHub acquisition) and online marketing. As the demands of my professional career grew my fantasy football record went down.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

We had another solid year filled with learning, growth, laughter, and new projects and partners. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. ABM/Demand Gen), Richard Crowley (Slack, Ops Architect), Misha Brukman (JanusGraph, co-founder).

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Steve Blank

APRIL 21, 2011

Their goal is to deploy CarrotBot this week in the farm fields in Avenal, California, on the way to the World Ag Expo. This team spoke with 10 more customers and potential channel partners. When testing demand creation in their multi-sided business model, they couldn’t get enough sellers to their site.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

Did the partner have a good or bad day, etc. We were able to raise a Seed round from Bessemer Venture Partners on a powerpoint idea, and never found the repeatable customer model. Anything that is not a standard VC dozen format will get thrown away by a junior associate with MBA before it is ever seen by a partner.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

PeterLongBSCF : Peter Long is the President and CEO of Blue Shield of California Foundation, tweeting about making quality health care accessible for all. jcanales : Jim Canales, President and CEO of The James Irvine Foundation, shares how they’re working to expand opportunities for the people of California.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 16, 2016

Dave’s note: Our guest author this week is Kevin McDonald, Executive Vice President and Chief Information Security Officer at Alvaka Networks, a network services and security firm in Irvine, California. By Kevin McDonald. The goal is to “phish” a person into taking actions they shouldn’t.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

This isn’t just Northern California touchie feelie; life goes in cycles and startups are a repeat game. The path that led Aaron Batalion to join Lightspeed as my partner, focusing on consumer investments, is one of those relationship driven stories. We will all see each other again if we hang around the valley long enough.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

This isn’t just Northern California touchie feelie; life goes in cycles and startups are a repeat game. The path that led Aaron Batalion to join Lightspeed as my partner, focusing on consumer investments, is one of those relationship driven stories. We will all see each other again if we hang around the valley long enough.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

There continues to be an incredible demand out there for actionable, practical lessons in how to apply this emerging set of ideas. In the kelp beds off the coast of Southern California, one can find thousands of species of fish, but two of the most sought after by commercial fishermen are the California Halibut and the White Seabass.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 29, 2023

Following the collapse of California-based bank , Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), in early March 2023, startups and organizations that were caught in the middle of the catastrophe showed many other entrepreneurs and new business owners the importance of partnering with the right financial institution.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

Balancing business and family, and ensuring demand for your product were key lessons shared by two veteran entrepreneurs on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Michael Mondavi , founder and coach of Folio Fine Wine Partners. In Silicon Valley for three decades, spent eight years as a partner at US Venture Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

And I also now have to raise money myself, but this time from bigger institutions that our industry calls LPs (limited partners). Partners make investment decisions. Also recognize that WITHIN a VC you have partners who focus on different areas. Most VC partners do 2-3 deals per year max (except for the higher volume shops).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2020

Other companies have only seen a slight decline and may be expecting demand to return to normalcy later in the year. The reality is that when unemployment sinks in demand is likely to get worse. million people EMPLOYED in California. How Do I Encourage Dissent Between Amongst the Partners? That may happen. But I doubt it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 11, 2019

Ann Miura-Ko is a founding partner at Floodgate , a seed-stage VC firm. There were none in the firm, so I remember asking him if he knew of any general partners who were women in the Boston area. In a place where there are many, many venture capital firms, he couldn't think of a single female general partner.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2010

Having grown up in Northern California and living near a Japanese family when I was really young, I always had a fascination with Japan and wanted to live there. If I asked and my partner predictably told me “no&# then the only way to go would be to directly defy his instructions – never a great idea in business.

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

The positive effect of the tidal wave of press was as a door opener for us to raise money from corporate partners. Which at this stage of the company was marketing and financing. At the time I was a true believer that Rocket Science was going to change the gaming world.

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Steve Blank

AUGUST 31, 2009

As a result the young company is now saddled with an expensive, scaled-up sales organization frustrated trying to execute a losing sales strategy and a marketing organization desperately trying to create demand without a true understanding of customers’ needs. Why change something that has worked so well over the last three decades?”

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

My first business, a digital agency called MPSWORKS, came about purely based on demand for digital services and to generally help make a difference for small businesses across the UK by creating strong work that would help them prosper. My interests were in technology, and my dreams were in California. 7- Make a difference.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 15, 2016

Balancing business and family, and ensuring demand for your product were key lessons shared by two veteran entrepreneurs on today’s Entrepreneurs are Everywhere radio show. Michael Mondavi , founder and coach of Folio Fine Wine Partners. In Silicon Valley for three decades, spent eight years as a partner at US Venture Partners.

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techland.time.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Latest From Our Partners. iPhone Demand Is Waning. All rights reserved Privacy Policy Your California Privacy Rights RSS Newsletter Mobile TIME For Kids Subscribe Contact Us Terms of Use Media Kit Reprints & Permissions Help Site Map Ad Choices Custom Content. our partners. Best Phones and Tablets at CES 2013.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 2, 2017

It’s hard enough to get a job at a venture capital or private equity firm; it’s even more complex to join as a Partner. Sean Seton-Rogers, Partner, Profounders Capital, breaks the conversation into three areas: Control: voting/veto for new deals, share of management company. So assessing fit is critical. What should the firm do?

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

What is the future of Pay-Per-View/Video-on-Demand (PPV and VOD)? Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1 A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. He is a current member of the California State Bar, and the Hollywood Writers Guild. Has the U.S. in History from UCLA.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 19, 2010

What is the future of Pay-Per-View/Video-on-Demand (PPV and VOD)? Video-on-demand alone is estimated to grow from a $1.1 A former partner in two leading Los Angeles media law firms, Lee holds a J.D. He is a current member of the California State Bar, and the Hollywood Writers Guild. Has the U.S. in History from UCLA.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Because they offer competitive investment terms and don’t usually demand a board seat, super angels have become major power players in the startup scene. San Diego, California) Jobs Comentum is a dynamic and cutting edge company.Be Companies like GrowPublic, Inc.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

And one would become my mentor and partner in later companies.) We need our team members to have sustainable work / life balance or risk losing them to another less demanding industry all together. The other thing it helps clarify is that even at work, it’s the relationships that matter most (collegues, customers, partners, etc).

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Steve Blank

MAY 22, 2009

While one could argue that a trade show is just another demand creation activity akin to advertising or PR, trade shows are the closest eyeball-to-eyeball contact you’re company is going to have with customers, competitors and partners.

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Early Growth Financial Services

AUGUST 22, 2013

New VP of Sales to lead EGFS business development efforts in California San Francisco, CA Early Growth Financial Services (EGFS), an outsource accounting, finance, and tax support firm that provides on-demand services to early-stage companies, has just announced a new partner to their leadership team.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Robert McKenna III , a well-known medical malpractice lawyer , is a partner in the Huntington Beach, California law firm Kjar, McKenna & Stockalper LLP. Over time, poorer productivity and exhaustion can result from these extended workdays and demands for nearly continuous contact.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Most of them are from California (8.56%), New York (8.16%), Florida (7.40%), Texas (6.16%), Pennsylvania (5.71%) and Illinois (5.71%). Since the benchmark report indicates that 58.22% of affiliates only promote 1-10 programs at one time, good affiliates are in high demand. What Does an Affiliate Marketer Look Like Today? Image Source.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Then they move into demanding a person who demanded excellence of himself and others around him. I mean, there a lot of people that felt absolutely very demanding. You need to shine a spotlight on your vision and your values, both among your partners, your team, and certainly your customers.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 23, 2019

We have struggled to keep up with UbiGro film demand, and so we are planning to significantly expand our production capacity this year. Therefore, we can create almost any arbitrary glow spectrum, for example, to mimic the late summer sun in a specific location like Northern California. What are your goals for UbiGro in 2019?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. If your product can easily be copied, as soon as you are successful it will be. Get Physical!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

The demands of the role often add up to a full schedule that can drive even the best product managers to lose sight of their market and their customers. I might have pursued a humanities education at a “ kumbaya college ” in California, but it’s only human to be at least a little bit selfish! getting stuck inside four walls.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

In 2012 NYU partnered with the City University of NY (CUNY) and Columbia University, and in early 2013 they won a grant from the National Science Foundation to build the Innovation Corps in New York City and jointly create the the NYC Regional Innovation Node (NYCRIN). It is a great book. What’s Next?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 13, 2023

And so we were driving from California to Canada in an rv and I read the book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad, I think, you know, over a two 10, day two, no, I used this two week trip. And maybe somebody could be another partner. 19:41): It's projects on demand, but it's also a pod of team members. I think I read the book six times.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

VP of Business Development, DNAnexus - Palo Alto, California In the not too distant future, everything will be determined by your DNA--your job, what retro 50's decor you'll buy, how tightly you'll slick back your hair, whether or not you can date Uma Thurman.

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