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| Page 1 of 1 | Previous | Next | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE FEBRUARY 8, 2010  How Do You Reference Check a VC? I always tell entrepreneurs, “in good times of course everybody loves their VC. Not so in venture capital. Don’t let that be you. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE JANUARY 10, 2010  What Can You Learn from the 4-Hour Workweek? Let me start by saying I’m a huge business book cynic. You’re on the DS (deferred startup) plan. And, of course, now Twitter. MORE >> | RECENT POSTS MAY 19, 2013 | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE
Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO? APRIL 1, 2013 | LA TECH RISE
The Future of Legal Services: It’s All About Client Empowerment MARCH 11, 2013 | INFOCHACHKIE
Startup CEOs Lessons From Ben Affleck FEBRUARY 25, 2013 | INFOCHACHKIE
Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs JANUARY 21, 2013 | INFOCHACHKIE
Eucalyptus Systems CEO Marten Mickos Shares His Secrets Of Startup Success JANUARY 7, 2013 | INFOCHACHKIE
Kerri Pollard Discloses Commission Junction’s Secret Weapon: Humble Confidence And A Healthy Dose Of Passionate Conviction | | | | |
| BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE JANUARY 12, 2010  Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s When added to my volume of Facebook messages, LinkedIn requests, blog comments and Tweets my head is definitely below water. Quite literally. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE OCTOBER 19, 2009 Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC On December 2nd, 2006 I wrote the blog post published later in this post when I was CEO of startup Koral about my experiences in pitching VCs. This blog post ended up on Valleywag (which had much bigger presence back then). Anyway, the starting point for this blog entry is a cartoon I remember reading in the New Yorker. Viral. MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE DECEMBER 22, 2011  The Amazing Power of Deflationary Economics for Startups If you’re a startup and you haven’t read my summary of Clay Christensen’s seminal work please do. Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis MORE >> | BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE AUGUST 14, 2009 Angel Funding Advice Good idea & plan: You must start with a good idea and a PowerPoint deck (my outline is here , scroll down mid way). And a great product starts with the founder. Their name alone is enough to get meetings set up. It is even harder to ask them to re-up if you need more cash quickly. How: 1. I get that. That’s OK. MORE >> | | | | | | | |
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LALAWAG | THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012  LA Startup Spotlight- Here on Biz “Instant Business Networking” App
Just yesterday, a Los Angeles-based startup released its “instant business networking” app Here on Biz to the iOS App Store. The app adds location awareness and chat functionality to LinkedIn with the goal of better connecting business professionals for offline interactions. Early on I started working with non-profits. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 2011  The Guy Who Took on Google (and now LinkedIn): Mike Yavonditte
Mike Yavonditte is the founder of the “super hot&# Hashable , a startup out of NYC that has been described as a “ Mint.com for Social Capital ” Mike sold his previous company, Quigo , to Aol for $340 Million. appreciate the write-up and your continued support of this blog. Quigo set up a system on specific web pages. Love it. MORE >> -
TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2012  Mingly Launches Mingly Web and MyPeople | Manage Your TwitFaceMailBookLink
The irony: a sad state that even with the huge number of social network applications we have at our disposal, we’re oftentimes lost, unable to keep up, or still lose touch so easily. After an initial round of seed funding of $500k led by Pasadena’s Idealab, Mingly saw great success as they built up their Gmail user base. MORE >> -
SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011  Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups
Branchout , often called LinkedIn meets Facebook, has done a lot in their application to provide users motivation and opportunity to spread the word about the service. They ask for a little bit additional information and that's it, you are up and going. They've also done a nice job of importing LinkedIn background information. MORE >> -
BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, JULY 19, 2011  Don’t Cede Control: Why You Need to Cut out Middle Men in Negotiations
And a key point is that when it comes down to “negotiations&# you need to turn up your personal heat and dial back the middle man. Let me start with an example. She told me, “start with the price you want but the move in date he wants.&#. said, “If I start with your position I have nowhere to go but down. MORE >>
- Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup SOCAL CTO | MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012
- Finding a Technical Cofounder for Your Startup SOCAL CTO | MONDAY, MARCH 12, 2012
- Why Pseudonymity Is Such an Important Concept BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2011
- How to Develop Your Fund Raising Strategy BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | MONDAY, JANUARY 16, 2012
- CHNL – Social Network For All | Interview With John Wander, Co-founder & CEO TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2012
- Want to know why charging $12 / year converts higher than $9.99? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011
- Don’t Try to “Pull an Instagram.” Here’s Why … BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 2012
- Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011
- 23 Startup Tips From Oprah Winfrey INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012
- Branchout an Example of Viral Spread Opportunity for Startups SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2011
- Lean Startup Legend Steve Blank Discloses His Most Daring Guerrilla Marketing Tactics INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
- Should You Consider Replacing Yourself as CEO? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | SUNDAY, MAY 19, 2013
- Startup CEOs Lessons From Ben Affleck INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013
- The Future of Legal Services: It’s All About Client Empowerment LA TECH RISE | MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013
- Eucalyptus Systems CEO Marten Mickos Shares His Secrets Of Startup Success INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 2013
- Los Angeles Startup Weekend August 2011 | The Complete Breakdown TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2011
- Why Entrepreneurs Hate (Most) MBAs INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2013
- Sgrouples | The World’s Private Social Network, Interview with Forrest Hanson TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 2012
- Product Management for Startups in Los Angeles – Steve Gilison SOCAL CTO | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
- 7 Business Mistakes Serial Entrepreneurs Never Make (Twice) INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JUNE 4, 2012
- Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley? BOTH SIDES OF THE TABLE | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2011
- Finding Developers is Tough Again SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 2010
- Networking Events in Los Angeles and Southern California SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2009
- With Greathouse Comes Great Responsibility INFOCHACHKIE | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
- Guerilla Marketing, Brad Feld Style INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JULY 23, 2012
- Los Angeles Web Developer SOCAL CTO | THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 2010
- Citrix’s CEO Mark Templeton: Personal And Professional Success Secrets INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2012
- Social Media Matching SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 2010
- Pathbrite Shows the Fruits of Having a Crystal Clear Value Proposition TECH ZULU EVENT CALENDAR | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2012
- Kerri Pollard Discloses Commission Junction’s Secret Weapon: Humble Confidence And A Healthy Dose Of Passionate Conviction INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 7, 2013
- Interview: Ian Siegel of ZipRecruiter INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Interview: Ian Siegel of ZipRecruiter INFOCHACHKIE | MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 2011
- Quickly Enable Social Logins with JanRain Engage SOCAL DELICIOUS | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010
- Innovation and Geography SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2007
- BizOrigin » Blog Archive » Facebook launches fund focused on apps BIZORIGIN | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
- Job Search Resources Weekly Update - 3/8/2010 TODD ZEBERT | MONDAY, MARCH 8, 2010
- Job Search Resources Weekly Update - 2/19/2010 TODD ZEBERT | FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2010
- Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouhi SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2009
- Product Manager Entrepreneur Mark Geller SOCAL CTO | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2009
- SoCal Networking Event Organizations TODD ZEBERT | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
- Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles – Cliff Allen SOCAL CTO | WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2009
- Choosing Internet Platforms SOCAL CTO | SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2008
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John Morris