Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Arizona or a similar location. Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Phoenix or a similar location. Maxwell Wessel, in a recent article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

On the other hand, if you are into solar technologies, there is probably an advantage to being in Phoenix or a similar location. Maxwell Wessel, in a classic article in the Harvard Business Review on this subject, points out the exception successes of Zappos in Las Vegas, Sendgrid’s massive growth in Colorado, and RightNow’s $1.5

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

Chris Redlitz decided to put it to productive use. I’ve driven by San Quentin every day for the last 14 years, but never bothered to understand the prison system,” says Redlitz, who lives in Marin County north of San Francisco (where the prison sits on San Francisco Bay) and runs the KickLabs tech accelerator in San Francisco.

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Austin Startup

JULY 18, 2018

2017 Capital Factory Accelerator Diversity (out of 61 companies) We know that there is a systemic discrimination problem in the tech industry caused by hundreds of years of institutional racism. Diversity in tech and in business leads to greater chances of success. We organize Blacks in Tech and Women in Tech summits.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Technically, a thank you page is optional. Our psychological default is for “ post-purchase rationalization ,” a cognitive bias whereby someone who has purchased a product or service overlooks any faults or defects to justify their purchase. Why choose a thank you page over a thank you message? Will your inbox be bombarded?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 9, 2010

Of hundreds of startup pitches at Capital Factory , almost none had unearthed 10 people willing to say, "If you build this product, I'll give you $X.". Smart people agree: "Be a user of your own product. If the VP of Marketing thinks the target customer is just like him/her, you're doomed." — Cranky Product Manager?

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Building a product around the needs of actual users is the best way to develop something that will actually create value, but also to validate demand ahead of pouring more resources into your venture. There is a middle class that is growing due to the tech boom. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

Chris Redlitz decided to put it to productive use. I’ve driven by San Quentin every day for the last 14 years, but never bothered to understand the prison system,” says Redlitz, who lives in Marin County north of San Francisco (where the prison sits on San Francisco Bay) and runs the KickLabs tech accelerator in San Francisco.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

The biggest week of the year for tech and startups in Austin, Texas as South by Southwest (SXSW) descends upon the city from March 19–15. Bose will be demonstrating the new technology to app and device developers in a fun, informative setting. There are a zillion things to do, both official and unofficial?—?so Did I miss something?

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 16, 2012

Chris Redlitz decided to put it to productive use. I’ve driven by San Quentin every day for the last 14 years, but never bothered to understand the prison system,” says Redlitz, who lives in Marin County north of San Francisco (where the prison sits on San Francisco Bay) and runs the KickLabs tech accelerator in San Francisco.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . In large part due to the University of Texas at Austin and other universities’ influence, Austin is known for having an educated workforce. The city is renowned as a center for tech entrepreneurship.

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Up and Running

MAY 4, 2015

In this article, I’ll review: What to include in a one minute, five minute, ten minute, and 20 minute pitch. Projecting confidence and having the clearest, most concise explanation of your product or service possible is key. So how do you know what to include in pitching opportunities for varying lengths of time? We’ve got you covered.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Due to the overwhelmingly positive response this Masterclass received, we launched a new workshop series, Sunset Social Series, and we’re teaching one social media workshop per month at our office in Venice, CA. Everyone on my team is obsessed with the products, so it’s been fun managing the social media channels.

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View from Seed

JUNE 23, 2022

“Creators don’t want to just refer traffic towards random products to make money, but rather prefer to directly sell products which they truly believe in. Just a few years ago, we discovered products on social media, then went to an online retailer to make the purchase. Company: Influencer Direct.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Not unless you’re Elon Musk and Governor Abbott has a smile as wide as the Texas Panhandle or you’re Joe Rogan and every tech bro in Austin is so pumped to point to your move (and Tim Ferriss’ move) here as some kind of stamp of approval that they never needed Silicon Valley. Truth be told, if I didn’t welcome you, it’s possible no one would.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

If you were to show a group of people the Apple logo, most would associate it with Apple the tech company and not a Red Delicious. The same goes for all of the major tech and consumer companies in the world: Facebook, Starbucks, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Nike, etc. Nike quickly recalled the product. Image source. Audience fit.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. Those were friends and families.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

I’m incredibly excited that every day I have the opportunity to use my tech background to make it easier and more affordable for the 35 million Americans with hearing loss to receive high quality, audiologist-backed hearing care. I created a couple products to help women of domestic violence with counselors and court services.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 25, 2013

Book Review: Ctrl Alt Delete, by Mitch Joel – [link]. Create a Crowd Competition That Works | Harvard Business Review – [link]. An MVP is not a Cheaper Product, It’s about Smart Learning – [link]. The Right Way to Hire Your Customers | Bill Lee – Harvard Business Review – [link].

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

But I especially admire the way that you have thrown yourselves into relief efforts very different from the product that you were building just a few months ago. So would you talk a little bit about the history of the company and what the product was pre-crisis. We were at Haas School of Business.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In townslike Houston and Chicago and Detroit its too small to measure. Theydont expect a newly launched product to do everything; it just hasto do something. Itsjust ten times more irresponsible not to think about the product. No one trusts an idea till you embody it in a product anduse that to grow a user base.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

3) I needed the product. I started my business because I personally needed the product we built. I figured I was not alone in wanting this product, so I asked around and it turns out that lots of other women wanted it too. Thanks to Dr. Jessica Houston, Jessica Houston Enterprises ! So my team and I built it.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Scott Parazynski, founder/CEO of Fluidity Technologies The Forrest Four-Cast: February 26, 2019 Fifty diverse startups will aim to impress a panel of judges and a live audience with their skills, creativity and innovation at SXSW Pitch Presented by Cyndx. Parazynski, Fluidity Technologies CEO , answered some questions about the company.

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So if Internet and mobile technologies can be used to change real estate or transportation, why not healthcare? ” It’s worth noting that our primary focus was on technologies that aided and improved primary care, which is about half of the U.S. Simply put, there is amble room for improvement. Bill Gurley : Fair enough.

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