InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

Such ideas require little-to-no capital, usually last for a relatively short duration and are of nominal size. Note that I am not purporting that these are particularly amazing or unique ideas. I was once on the Board of such a company. Investors invest in people, not ideas. From Small to Tall. Track Record.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. Then came blogs. We have it to filter blog comments. was the “static&# web.

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Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

All innovation and companies start off as an idea. Some will gain more traction than others over time, but we at Xconomy think that big ideas—and the people and companies in Boston’s life sciences community bold enough to try to implement them—are worth celebrating.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your offering, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. Feedback from your blog will tell you quickly whether anyone agrees with your assessment, and whether you have a customer base waiting. Find potential partners.

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Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Trump said on the campaign trail he wanted to give the federal Medicare program the right to negotiate drug prices—an idea that is anathema for the drug industry. It remains to be see if he wants to follow through on that impulse, or other ideas to rein in prices such as reimportation of lower-cost drugs. But the U.S.

Ideas 93

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Get competitors to surface early.

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Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas 105

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Popular messaging app Kik is, indeed, “here to stay” following an acquisition by the Los Angeles-based multimedia holding company, MediaLab. It echoes the same message from Kik’s chief executive Tim Livingston last week when he rebuffed earlier reports that the company would shut down amid an ongoing battle with the U.S.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

It’s still popular these days for startup founders to operate in stealth mode, meaning no details about the idea or progress are shared with anyone until the big reveal and rollout. The common reason given is that this prevents any competitor from stealing their idea and beating them to market. Get competitors to surface early.

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Search Engine Optimization Ideas Custom Startup 174

Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has forced many companies to embrace working from home. The company is the first technology company to publicly commit to keeping its remote working policies in place into next year, in an attempt to give employees more clarity on how long they would be working from home.

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Google Blogging Journal News 158

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2018

“We strive to invest in companies that are consciously working to create a diverse leadership team?—?one While we would never impose hiring decisions, we aim to reduce the potential impact of unconscious bias for key C-Level and senior roles within a Company. The idea came from a full-day session we held last year at Upfront.

Venture Capital 284

Venture Capital Coach Ideas Startup 284

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2023

Successful entrepreneurs often start with a “random” idea, but they quickly focus their efforts and follow a “system” to organize their startup and maximize the clout of their activities. Some people learn best from conferences, while other learn best from blogs and other information online. Continue to learn and grow. Build a team.

Social Media 94

Social Media Media Ideas Writing 94

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Sometimes I make a blog entry. We have traditionally been a company heard about through word of mouth, radio advertising (now our own show) and from a Mini sighting. You've been blogging for a while, what are five good posts that I should check out? My company and I are a perfect case study for the Tech Council affiliation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Here are some tips from a classic book by Harvey Mackay, “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensable. It pays to be visible in any way that’s positive for the company. Then focus on ideas that will likely get your boss promoted.

Startup 125

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 125

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 1, 2011

But they weren’t there in 2009 when you were up late nights shitting yourself whether you really were smart for pursuing this idea. I was thinking about all of this as I looked at the logs from my WordPress blog this evening. I started blogging 2 years ago. I started blogging 2 years ago. And let’s be honest.

Startup 391

Startup Blogging Venture Capital Writing 391

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2020

Although most people believe that being a successful entrepreneur is all about having the right idea, I’m convinced from my years of experience as a startup advisor and investor that’s it’s more about you as a person. People need to see you as an “influencer,” who is able to sell your new ideas, as well as communicate the future.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

A new, Los Angeles-based company, Two Bit Circus --headed by Brent Bushnell--has emerged, and announced it has finished its first few projects, including a series of videos created for Best Buy. Bushnell's personal website said that Two Bit Circus is a Los Angeles idea factory focused on software, hardware and machines READ MORE>>.

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Software Los Angeles Blogging Ideas 145

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches? I am a VC.

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Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

Also, for most of us, not having done it before, we have no idea where or how to start. It’s always good to have someone to test your ideas, keep your spirits up, and hone your business skills. First, pick a name for your company and do the paperwork on starting a Limited Liability Corporation (LLC). Get business cards made.

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Startup Social Network Activity Ideas 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I can attest from experience that publishing a regular blog to properly showcase your brand value, even before you have it, is a most cost effective approach in time and money. For blogging to work, you need to do it consistently and frequently, at least once a week, or the value evaporates. Find potential partners.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 11, 2014

One of the best examples of this is a company called Quirky. An invention company based on the idea that the best products in the world come from problems real people experience, Quirky takes ordinary people’s ideas and turns them into solutions to everyday problems. Like its name, Quirky is a little bit different.

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Company Companies Ideas Pricing 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

Working for a well-funded existing company, or pursuing your dream as a hobby, may be more satisfying and productive. Trust your own insights, and if you have to ask for business ideas from others, I recommend that you stay where you are until you’re certain of your own idea and solution.

Social Media 105

Social Media Writing Ideas Resource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2020

Successful entrepreneurs often start with a “random” idea, but they quickly focus their efforts and follow a “system” to organize their startup and maximize the clout of their activities. Some people learn best from conferences, while other learn best from blogs and other information online. Continue to learn and grow. Build a team.

Social Media 126

Social Media Media Ideas Writing 126

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

And she didn’t start her company in Northern California. Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. She drove her company to profitability before paying herself a modest salary. The idea came from having been recently married herself and seeing how expensive it can be to buy a new wedding dress.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

And I’m going to cross post this entire post on Facebook as an experiment rather than just posting a link on FB and trying to drive people to my blog. So if you’re reading this on Facebook (or on my blog!) Twitter was my public chat board, my place to share blog content, my place to ask public questions and to debate.

Startup 150

Startup Blogging Newsletter Social Network 150

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 18, 2020

The company says that its tests have already been used by the City of Los Angeles since late March and have tested over 53,000 city residents. Currently, the US is still experiencing a shortage of test kits because the supply chain for critical components used in test kits has been disrupted by the global COVID-19 pandemic, the company said.

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Long Beach Sample Los Angeles UCLA 268

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

Too many people still believe the urban myth that you can sketch your idea on a napkin, and people will throw money at you. Often, the number one question that entrepreneurs fail to address is: “How much money do you need, and what valuation do you place on your company?” Lack of clear objectives/goals. Poor choice of funding sources.

Software Review 123

Software Review Seed Funding Funding Startup 123

socalTECH

JANUARY 3, 2011

Jamie tells us the interesting story behind how the company started plus how the company managed to quickly land investor interest. Will had this idea about unsubscriptions, and formulating an idea around creating a way to unsubscribe people from newsletters, and he started talking to me about it. We raised $2.1M

Newsletter 216

Newsletter Startup CTO Hire Blogging 216

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

” by an expert and friend in this space, Arnie Kuenn, who offers guidance and examples on new and modern approaches for the rest of us: Build a blog. Search engines and people love blogs these days. This shows your knowledge and positions your company as a thought leader. You are the company you keep.

Blogging 105

Blogging eBook Content Web 105

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

I recently hosted a panel at the Twiistup Conference about LA tech companies. I have some pretty specific thoughts on the differences between companies in the two cities, as I wrote about in my previous post A Tale of Two Tech Cities. Challenge #1 – Tech Companies are Not Typically Started by Technologists.

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Company Companies Rustic Canyon Startup 111

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The world has changed much since I started my first company in 1999. Tim encouraged us to set up a blog and start talking openly about what we were doing as a company and inviting comments. This was 2006 and we were now working on our second company. My second company, Koral, was designed to be as simple as possible.

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Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

The truth is – there isn’t a “right&# answer so for your company. In the early days you don’t really want 3 extra teams hearing your ideas and gearing up to compete before you feel you’ve got a solid head start. But once a VC has heard your idea he can’t “un-think&# it.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2013

Followers of the company''s Facebook page, blog, and Twitter feed are familiar with the steady drumbeat of cute dog and puppy photos that the company is always sharing--and, might now be familiar with DogVacay''s online peer-to-peer marketplace. That''s the idea, at least, according to Aaron Hirschhorn. Does it work?

Custom 216

Custom Customer Santa Monica Social Media 216

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

I look for whacky ideas that seem implausible or cause me to say, “Huh. I regret not having invested in the company I met because it was exactly what I was looking for in a team and market. I regret not having invested in the company I met because it was exactly what I was looking for in a team and market.

Venture Capital 337

Venture Capital Invest Ideas Entrepreneur 337

socalTECH

MAY 19, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, we have a article from Lee Weinberg , an angel investor and attorney, talking about how there are those who have started companies, and those who have not. Started' doesn't mean joining as an early employee, or investing or advising or helping out.".

Blogging 164

Blogging Ideas Invest Help 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2023

This new approach is often called “pull marketing,” where the idea is to establish a loyal following and draw customers to your content, and eventually your solutions. Startups that haven’t updated their website since rollout, or publish a new blog once a month or less, won’t be followed for valuable content. The key is consistency.

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Content Customer Custom Marketing 104

InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

Facebook is a big, smart company. Companies like Facebook need a true self-serve platform which lets their advertisers only get and pay for the calls they want. View our free mobile white paper or read this case study to get some ideas on how to make the jump to mobile monetization. Photo Credit: Tech The Best , Tech blog.

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Netflix Blogging Mobile Advertising 191

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. People often ask me why I started blogging.

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Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373