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Our very generous sponsors for Under the Radar (WebEx, Vencorps, Microsoft, Userplane and Limelight) have donated conference passes to 10 starving startups who want to attend the Under the Radar...
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The three biggest pain points for young companies are: 1) Staffing It is hard to recruit staff during a good economy. Strong candidates are often lured by big paychecks, which a young unfunded...
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The three biggest pain points I struggle with as a “starving startup” entrepreneur are: 1 - Finding great people – Amazing people can move mountains. The problem is that the good ones are always...
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evolving/changing business models (hard to hit a moving target) focus / prioritization inexperienced exectuive team
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Finding the right kind of advisors/board members. Focusing on the right partnerships and investing time in the right partnerships. Making the right investments in technology and making sure that it is...
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Managing a Virtual Team – When you are at a stage where your orgainization operates virtually, it can be challenging to keep your team focused, passionate, and on task. In addition, ensuring that...
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Trust Management – earning the trust of the investors, managing the relationships at the board and the other shareholders through a balance act of information sharing and sounding board. Find the Right...
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It will greatly benefit entreprenuers if could cover, 1. Converting an idea or a prototype into reality: Several excellent ideas/startups never materialize. Is the right team/talent enough? What does...
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How much is enough? - how much ‘traction’ is enough for investors? and how much is enough to build solid traction to drive the right valuation to go for large money? Who should I get involved? –...
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I don’t think that Eye-Fi would fall under the “starving” category, but I’d still love to win a pass. This would be my first event. Lets see how well I can do, at 2:15 AM: Three questions come to mind:...
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As a serial entrepreneur, the core issues all startups face include: 1) Resources – Once you have a unique idea, how do you translate the idea into prototype and ultimately a market ready product?...
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1. Passion, Hope and Inspiration. You start off with it. Get people to buy into the vision. How do you continue it through months and months of every day obstacles? Not losing that original vision and...
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As an entrepreneur, what are the 3 biggest “pain points” you struggle with that we should cover at future events? 1) Managing your scarce resources, in terms of both time and money. You probably have...
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The three biggest pain points it would be most helpful to address in your next conference are: Building buzz: how do you build a user base, how do you generate PR buzz and know which partnerships and...
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Definitely qualify as a starving startup entrepreneur Here are the topics I’d like to see discussed:1- going fast vs doing it right: scarcity of resources usually means cutting corners for young...
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1) Overcoming intellectual inertia on a planetary scale. 2) Raiding the dragon’s lair and making off with the gold. 3) Fending off those who think I ought to work for a living.
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Hiring Smart PeopleTalented people can make your idea happen and they will make it better. They can wear multiple hats – they will code, handle marketing/pr requests, buy equipment, etc. They will...
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Lots of great comments already, all great subjects. I’ll focus on the big one, raising money. Hope you enjoy the Serenghti allegory (1) Finding the watering holeAll investors are ellusive prey. VC’s...
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1) When to take advice (and when NOT to)Everyone has lots of advice for an entrepreneur. There's that saying: There will be good advice that you take, good advice that you don't take, bad advice that...
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I am a very practical person and therefore I would like practical things covered : - Creating a compelling Executive Summary: It’s like Online dating: If your picture doesn’t look good, forget it! But...
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1. Tools and ResourcesVelocity while keeping costs low is the name of the game. There are so many tools out there in the web 2.0 space that address the needs of start-ups, yet who has the time to...
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I just wanted to apologize for the obnoxiously large type on my comment. It was not at all that big in the preview. My apology to the readers and everyone at under the radar!
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1) New ideas are judged by old knowledgeBridging the gap between old knowledge and new idea is critical to recruiting partners, investors, employees, and advisers. Hearing how entrepreneurs created...
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Rock Star Rewind: Free Tickets to Silicon Valley Rocks on Dec 3
The fundamentals of rocking out like a pro: 1) The horns: raise one hand high in the air, sticking out your index and pinky fingers only. This action indicates you are “ready to rock.” 2) The “whoooo!”...
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Need a ticket for the Grow Conference? Our generous sponsors of the Grow Conference would like to offer a few free tickets to some starving startups over the next week. Each day a new sponsor will...
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