Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). Obviously I agree. So where are we now?

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Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 284

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

If you want the full SlideShare deck with many slides not in either post it’s in this link –> The LA Tech Market. Has it begun to mature or is it just better marketed than in was say 5 years ago? Given how efficient markets are when a large market like LA starts to blossom it attracts capital pretty quickly.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. We’re going to start aggressively spend money on marketing our product. We want a strong balance sheet (um, ok.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Eric Greenspan

MAY 19, 2016

Next, came MIW II…but before we get to that part, let me explain why I’m writing this post. I came upon this: On Monday morning, company executives also will announce the launch of a new marketing campaign called “We Make It Work” that highlights the more expansive services of the Geek Squad. ” I love that part.

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IBM IBM Writing Networking 136

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

But knowing the right people and knowing a market only works well for angel investors in bullish tech markets in which IPO’s happen quickly (97-99) or where larger companies are actively scooping up little tiny companies at sub $50 million valuations to drive innovation (05-08, 10-?). Obviously I agree. So where are we now?

Invest 152

Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 152

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

After my latest company collapsed in June of 2012, I went into a bit of a depression. I love coffee, food, farming, sales, marketing and running a startup with great potential. Today, as I write this, I’m working on several deals in the world of coffee and other food products. Restarting continues. Then I found coffee.

Startup 167

Startup Entrepreneur Writing Customer 167

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Recently, we had a great opportunity to sit down and chat with Amanda Bensol, head BD/Marketing for Karma. That’s what drew me to them as I hopped on board for PR/marketing, and a little bit of sales and operations.” Their year will incorporate a significant marketing push. Share More, Get More.

Outsource Development 108

Outsource Development Startup Incubator Press 108

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The discipline of writing down a plan is the best way to make sure you actually understand how to transform your idea into a business. There is no substitute for market research, written by domain experts, to supplement your informal poll of friends and family. Too little focus on marketing. Execution skills are weak.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Statistics 109

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

Take for example the years 2010-2012 where every brand out there seemed to be buying Facebook “Likes.” Have you found a way to best link your potential marketing leads in social media into activity that leads to more business?”. Write down the customer pains so you’ll have them for later.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 26, 2012

At Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood 2012 Kevin Winston organized a panel called “How to Find and Hire a Developer”. You can do this by really understanding your target market and creating them a PDF outlining the solution you will be creating for them. Below are some take away tips… and the video of the of the panel.

CTO Hire 81

CTO Hire Outsource Development Develop Development 81

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 2, 2010

I’m writing this series because if you better understand how VC firms work you can better target which firms make sense for you to speak with. I’m writing this post to explain to entrepreneurs what you should be thinking about in terms of the VC’s you approach and the size and stage of their funds.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Our team was founded in May 2012 and we released our app on October 8 th , Chicago, IL. We have a configurable alarm that reminds people to write down their dream when they wake up. In android platform, there are two other competitors for this market: Dream Writer and Dream Diary. When was it launched and where? Competition?

Template 82

Template Social Media Media Research 82

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2016

Catherine (Cat) Hoke founded the program in 2010 and launched the business plan competition in 2012. I promised her I would write about this experience for the LinkedIn platform so I didn’t write about yesterday’s trip here. I will write about that as soon as Caroline is ready.

Writing 150

Writing Startup Design Training 150

Tech.Co

MAY 24, 2017

For some reason, the 2012 Atlantic article, “ Why Women Still Can’t Have It All ,” has always fueled me. Whether it is yoga, a workout class or even just writing a journal, spend at least three to four hours on yourself a week. I wanted the career and the family.

Class 90

Class Journal Writing Demand 90

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms. Daily deal” couponing continues to be a popular tool among consumers and marketers, and many major companies have implementing their own version of the trend. Getting Mobile-Ready. Looking Ahead to the “Social-Local-Mobile” Strategy.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2012

I kind of think LA is just LA and doesn’t need some clever marketing term. I recommend that you start by writing down the attributes you would want people to think about when they think about your brand. A market leader in content, music, entertainment, textiles, engineering, aerospace and trade. That’s OK with me.

Startup 304

Startup Venture Capital Los Angeles Woodland Hills 304

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

Ryan Blair: As you know, I sold ViSalus back in 2012, but ended up buying it back in 2014, and then we sold the company to a public company. So, how is it you ended up going from a technology infrastructure entrepreneur at SkyPipeline, to the consumer market with Visalus? Tell us a bit of the story on how you started HashtagOne?

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2013

The market for domain investors has been in the doldrums for the last few years, since the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ( ICANN ) has rolled out top-level domains for every country, like.us Only one sold for 7 figures in 2012 (investing.com sold for $2.5 Get the agreement in writing as quickly as possible.

Startup 87

Startup Pricing Tips .Net 87

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

Members can also enhance their expert status by writing informative articles and position themselves as a contact person for other professionals to get information from. The English/International version of the platform was launched in January 2012. 2012 has been the year of internationalization. When was it launched and where?

Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. To start, let’s take a peek inside my train of thinking while I was preparing what I would report on for Tech Crunch Disrupt 2012. 1 Pre Planning.

Press 97

Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

I’ve been on the road much of 2012 and part of 2011. According to the SEC we’re not allowed to market the fact that we’re fund raising, so I won’t. I plan to write about it early next year when we’re all through. I promise you that won’t be a bit market for us. And so it goes again.

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Blogging Press Entrepreneur Venture Capital 420

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2012

“The idea was to build something that ‘shows’ and ‘enchants,’” which is, in fact, what the Japanese word Miselu translates as. “Since music is the one thing that everyone loves, the company started to focus on ideas in that field with the goal to entirely change the way music is experienced.

Press 100

Press Ideas Product Activity 100

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 6, 2012

“Competition for the future is about what you are doing today,” Vijay Govindarajan preaches passionately from the stage at the front of the Metro Toronto Convention center on June 5th, 2012 at the Art of Leadership Conference. In the boxes he writes: 1. Manage the present. Selectively forget the past. Create the future.

Pricing 80

Pricing Statistics Examples Design 80

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

I always enjoy a great guerilla marketing story, such as TestFlight’s use of T-shirts and Tacos to gain Steve Jobs’ attention at Apple’s 2011 developers’ conference. Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference.

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Marketing Conference RSS Angel 209

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

The multi-tiered platform allows for money to be transferred between Facebook friends, the ability to click and purchase any item that you see on Facebook and through the published API’s, developers can integrate and write their own applications on top of the ZunguZ platform. This stimulates additional marketing and revenue for merchants.

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

We write and create our own content for the game. When: Thursday, February 2, 2012 – 7:00 p.m. Directions to the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter 2012. CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. to 10:00 p.m.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Pablo joins TechZulu and talks about Proven, job markets, and the future of mobile. The current iteration of what we are doing now has been around since 2012. One of them is the idea that the fluidity of the job market where people used to have just one job. Write descriptions that get to the heart of what you really want.

Mobile 86

Mobile Marketing Writing Startup 86

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces. When should you start a company?

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It was the morning of June 26th, 2012. You get to learn everything from marketing to sales to accounting to business development to being able to make pretty websites and graphics. Then, I’m doing emails, accounting, HR, writing proposals, interviewing potential hires, and other random tasks until noon.

Startup 107

Startup Los Angeles USC Southern California 107

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Can you imagine investing in the stock market where your price was determined at a future date and the better that company performed the HIGHER the price you paid for that investment. So if I write you a $500,000 check into a convertible note with a $4.5 So you’re taking all of the pricing risk.

Startup 354

Startup Pricing Equity Venture Capital 354

socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2013

What is it about the content delivery network market which has enabled Santa Monica-based EdgeCast to go from startup to over $100M in revenues in only a few, short years? We have 35 POPs all over the world, in every major market, and we have more than 6,000 customers today. We caught on with the right product, at the right time.

CTO Hire 248

CTO Hire Content Networking Web 248

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

Writers can log into our site, upload their project, and select from over 4,000 markets, and send their work out to the world physically with a single click. In their case, people write their scripts on a web site, and when they're done, they can submit them to contests with a single click.

Writing 209

Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

By 2012, total sales exceeded 50 million copies and founding band member Roger Waters was cited by Forbes as the second highest paid musician of the year, pulling in $88 million. Unfortunately, successful musicians seldom have the luxury of market testing their subsequent albums. Pay To Play.

Startup 269

Startup Cloud Computing RSS Writing 269

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

Evan Britton: I''m an Internet market guru. I love the web and love Internet marketing. So, at the beginning of 2012, we picked a website that we owned, to make it awesome. That might be good if you''re writing a book report, but people love quick facts. What''s your background and how did you decide to start the site?

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Google Sites Startup Web 236

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 20, 2014

OP: It was 2012 when my brother and I took our cousin who was visiting from Poland to go see the movie Hugo. All these efforts were to figure out what it would take to put something like this in the market. I’d write to my professors and say “I’m so sorry, I have this meeting or I had this phone call that I had to take.”.

Startup 91

Startup Entertainment CTO Coach Screening 91

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

As I write these words I’m aware that I could practically change the words AOL and Facebook for much of this section and with a few factual tweaks it might not be noticeable to the reader which of the firms I was talking about. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? It was mostly timing.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

In this role, Alex was responsible for developing HostPro’s shared, dedicated and managed businesses with 430 employees in sales, marketing, engineering, and product development. Before co-founding Bitium, Scott was VP of Product for Fastpoint Games, a sports and entertainment gaming company that sold to WePlay in 2012.

SaaS 92

SaaS Cloud Computing CIO Web 92