Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Any reader of this blog for a period of time will know that I’ve been long YouTube for years. I know that some people will point out that widely read presentation on YouTube on Sept 2013 criticizes YouTube for its revenue split. I believe that the high revenue share YouTube takes encourages platform competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 Surdak emphasizes that the goal is to either mitigate some of the pressure caused by data growth or to put that pressure to work for you in growing your startup and remaining competitive: Focus: play to your strengths.

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Xconomy

JUNE 23, 2016

Google Fiber plans to acquire Webpass in a deal that trims the ranks of independent Internet service providers—an industry already maligned for its lack of competition—but ultimately could boost consumer access to high-speed Internet. Barr wrote in a blog post announcing the tie-up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. That won’t build any competitive advantage. In a recent book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Maybe they just don’t care. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. That won’t build any competitive advantage. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Maybe they just don’t care. There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant buying banner ads on Facebook, or buying a position on search engine results, or sponsoring some blog entries, but these doesn’t work anymore. That won’t build any competitive advantage. I just finished a new book by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Maybe they just don’t care.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For example, a startup may hire you as an accountant, but you may also be asked to do social media marketing content gearing towards finance for the company blog. Between cutbacks and competition from other potential employees, landing that dream job – or any going for that matter – is a bit of a challenge.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

By haphazardly creating a lesson plan through a loose conglomerations of videos, blog posts, tweets, and Internet cat videos. We were invited after winning a business competition in Chicago.” ” Look for a mid-year 2014 launch but first, a presentation at this year’s SXSW Interactive Accelerator competition.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2016

But the drugs aren’t cures, and competition looms. Called sofosbuvir (Sovaldi), the drug won FDA approval in December 2013. Telaprevir’s sales cratered, and Vertex axed 15 percent of its workforce in October 2013. Has Vertex has learned from its past missteps? Other similarly effective HCV drugs have followed.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

CreatorUp was launched online in Beta in January of 2013 and our startup team is based in Los Angeles. Right now, we offer seven live video tutorial courses, and we hope to roll out 25 by the end of 2013. Any competition in LA? TechZulu caught up with the founder Mike Tringe and this is what he told us. Who are its founders?

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Plug and Play San Diego, established in 2013 as a satellite of the Sunnyvale, CA-based incubator, has funneled 15 local startups through the Silicon Valley program after providing some coaching and other services in San Diego.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

So many people criticised this move, calling it “tyranny and unjust” Are you top in Africa as a social network or do you have competition? Before year-end, we should hit the 700,000 member mark and join the successes of social networks with over 1 million registered members by March 2013. What is your business model?

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

As we know, long gone are the days of experiencing SXSW Interactive with just 9,000 other tech entrepreneurs and business brights – with 30,000 registrants in 2013 and the final numbers for 2014 still in the works. So how could we accomplish this, while maintaining the close alternative SXSW vibe we had last year? Big ups to the Twitch.TV

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Valuing any company can be difficult because it requires a degree of forecasting future growth & competition and ultimately the profits of the organization. When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. in 2013 and then reverted back to 4x – a little bit below the historical mean.

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