Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

People follow influencers on social media to find what they buy, who they vote for, and which social causes they support. In today’s customer context, you can foster rapport by dressing like them, making every effort to look attractive, offering compliments, and listening intensely. Customers need to believe that you are one of them.

Social Media 58

Social Media Customer Custom Entrepreneur 58

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. In one year of Airbnb Tracy netted more than $28,000. She focused on her customer. The premise is that you should blog for your customers, suppliers and ecosystem – not for your peers. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Its only been in the last 10 years that social-media companies, such as Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars, while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many.

Entrepreneur 98

Entrepreneur Organization Invest Customer 98

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Los Angeles is rapidly gaining a reputation as being the center of the Internet advertising world, for good reason, with a large number of online advertising firms located within and around Los Angeles. One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network.

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

socalTECH

DECEMBER 9, 2008

Los Angeles is rapidly gaining a reputation as being the center of the Internet advertising world, for good reason, with a large number of online advertising firms located within and around Los Angeles. One of those firms is Hydra (www.hydranetwork.com), which is a cost-per-action affiliate advertising network.

Advertising 100

Advertising Beverly Hills Networking Customer 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

It’s only been in the last ten years that social media companies, like Facebook and Twitter, have achieved market valuations in billions of dollars, while clearly sacrificing revenue to gain users. The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many.

Startup 58

Startup Organization Invest Customer 58

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

It would not be a big stretch to image a well run service business like this making 15-25% net profit margins. Customer financing often comes in the form of your company agreeing to build a product with a “sponsor&# customer or two and helping them with the rollout / implementation. You own the IP you create.

Services 332

Services Venture Capital IP Startup 332

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

The more a customer utilized WebEx’s services, the more they had to pay. They knew that price restructuring would significantly impair their gross revenues as well as their net income, which would dramatically impact their stock price. As with many emerging markets, the Facebook advertising ecosystem is relatively inefficient.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. It’s clear that many companies are going to need to understand “authority&# in the social media era. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66 Net income was around $1.4 Read more: peHUB.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Any organization which has common interests and members and attendees has become our customer. What Zenvoy did, is we said great�we know who your attendees are, we know who your members are, and we can help customize a networking environment for your members. Assume that people will do less, assume that people will pay attention less.

Startup 100

Startup Organization ACG Networking 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Speakers: [Moderator] Scot Rubin - Owner NITROPOD /SVP Digital Media Big Door /Cofounder G4TV. As a consultant for Comcast and co-founder of G4 Media, Scot helped bring the world of video games to television in 2002. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming.

Technical Review 76

Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

Silicon Valley and the media industry that surrounds it values youth. innovated in social media advertising and for a variety of reasons wasn’t ultimately successful and went to zero. With the set of cards we had at the time we sold, but what I wouldn’t give to still be working with and going long these two. The second “exit”?—?Adly?—?innovated

Venture Capital 363

Venture Capital Capital Funding Startup 363

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Many startups and mature businesses have not yet accepted the fact that customer satisfaction and loyalty in this “always connected” age are about more than product and service quality. They are all about how customers broadcast their pleasure or unhappiness to others. Customer upsell: Sell more to existing customers.

Customer 100

Customer Custom Satisfaction Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Many startups and mature businesses have not yet adapted to the fact that customer satisfaction in this “always connected” age is more than product and service quality. It’s more about which customers broadcast their pleasure or unhappiness to others. Here are four basics that always apply: Customer retention is priority number one.

Customer 97

Customer Custom Satisfaction Social Media 97

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

And NOT even because they give until death refunds if a customer is ever dissatisfied with a purchase. He says he cares most about “focusing on customers for life”. In his talk he said that not collecting customer emails is like getting a ton of cool people to a party, having a fantastic time and never seeing them again.

Metrics 87

Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

(Hint: 60 million US Latinos driving US growth engine) I am beyond excited to announce the Herb Scannell has agreed to move from NYC to Los Angeles to take on the role of CEO at mitú, the fast growing Latino digital media company, serving more than 100 million monthly unique viewers. Advertisers, wake the f**k up. Yes, with a “B.”

Media 269

Media Content Course Technical Review 269

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

It will be exciting to see what they can accomplish, but I think its challenging to get the same level of exposure in tech business media as Bay Area startups -- although sites like Lalawag and TrendSlate are trying to change that. Customer Service Workshop Fast Company joins the customer service revolution across the US.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

provides a strategically significant opportunity to make media and business run better. Advertise and get noticed with us! TechZulu still has a few slots open for our early 2010 events for our large diverse audience — social media users, venture capitalist, PR people, developers, bloggers, Hollywood entertainment and many more.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356