Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2023

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Start actively blogging on your own site, as well as on industry forums. Entrepreneurs who wait to be found are destined to spend a lot of time alone.

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Ideas Startup Social Media Blogging 126

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

We are over-intro’d and at the same time under-resourced in terms of staff to handle the barrage of in-bound requests. People expect blog posts, Tweets, panels, speeches. Recruiting, business development, shipping product, writing blog posts, networking … it’s all the same. Get non-core things out of your way.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 30, 2018

Diffbot , a tech startup that continuously scours the Web to assemble a “knowledge graph” of billions of facts in context, announced today that it’s opening up the searchable resource to the public—with starter rates as low as a cable TV bill.

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Web Google Blogging Resource 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. As with any resource or tool, you need to optimize your social media costs against a targeted return.

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Social Media Media Startup Platform 126

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs.

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Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 108

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2022

Perceived authorities guide decision making, by investing time, resources, and activity in earning a position of influence, leading to a community of loyalists who follow their recommendations. Most consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance. Scarcity – less is more.

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Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 122

Xconomy

OCTOBER 19, 2016

So we’ve begun this project: a cancer immunotherapy resource that will grow as the data pool grows. But those data are impossible to find all in one place. As reporters, we find that frustrating. Perhaps you do, too.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. A while back in a blog article , I pointed out that none of these justify a startup business plan with little or no budget for marketing. Owned media. marketing is not zero marketing.

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Marketing Framework Social Media Media 127

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

The link for the video is here and if you want a short firsthand view on our changes it’s a great resource. Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). When he starts his blog I’ll let you know. But I miss blogging. Glad to be back.

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Venture Capital Startup Blogging Platform 324

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

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Tips Startup Social Media News 161

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

In fact, let me provide an important warning: If you create these documents, don't have input from a technical resource, take it to a development shop and they provide you a price. Go find a new technical resource. Towards An Integrated Approach to UX Design You should definitely look at Steve Blank's book and review his blog.

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Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

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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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

There is no standard course for this, but the answers are accessible online, if you know how to search, follow blogs, and interact with the relevant social media groups. Potential resources available to entrepreneurs are enormous, but often under-utilized. Entrepreneurs should be monitoring online curator platforms and blogs.

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Entrepreneur Tips Startup Education 137

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

Assess your own resources as well as funding sources. In business, there will always be someone out there with more money, a better location, or more resources, ready to take your idea and squeeze you out. Working for a well-funded existing company, or pursuing your dream as a hobby, may be more satisfying and productive.

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Social Media Writing Ideas Resource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Barter services for access to required resources. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful.

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Equity Social Media Startup Summary 139

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Customer feedback, including blog comments, usability reviews, and early user testimonials, build relationships and provide credible marketing to the broader customer community. Facilitate rapid growth through contracted resources. Collaborate with customers to tune your solution. Your solution must have value for every customer.

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Outsource Development Social Media Software Review Customer 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Excellent detailed resources are everywhere, including a classic book, “ The Startup Checklist ,” by serial entrepreneur and founder of the New York Angels, David S. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. The cost of social media done well is low.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2020

Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities. Start actively blogging on your own site, as well as on industry forums. Entrepreneurs who wait to be found are destined to spend a lot of time alone.

Ideas 124

Ideas Tips Marketing Social Media 124

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Thus your services business success totally depends on you, your skills and resources, and your ability to bring customers to the table. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Startup Training Services Writing 111

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

They are your greatest resource for generating new apostles and a cultural advantage. Your startup needs to use blogs and social media to establish interactive relationships early. Make your team as well as your customers proud. Transform your employees into passionate disciples. Loyalty in the ranks creates loyalty in the customer.

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Company Companies Startup Customer 152

Xconomy

MARCH 24, 2017

In a blog describing the formation of a company-wide Artificial Intelligence Products Group, Rao writes, “The new organization will align resources from across the company to include engineering, labs, software and more as we build on our. Rao plans to remain in San Diego, according to a spokeswoman for Intel Nervana.

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Artificial Inteligence San Diego Blogging Writing 40

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

You must use self-promotion early and often through viral videos, blogging, and industry leadership, to establish credibility with your customers. Allocate resources to handle bumps along the way. Of course, you can’t possibly brand yourself if you don’t know who you really are.

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Marketing Customer Custom Outsource Development 133

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

Of course that website isn’t completely up to date but it’s a great resource for seeing the overall picture. In a way it feels intuitive to us – the readers of this blog – because we’re the tech crowd. I suppose I could have skipped the whole rest of the blog post and just posted that.

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Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Buffer your projected resource requirements. Hire a professional marketing and public relations agency once you have a good revenue stream but you don’t need them to start a free blog, establish Facebook and Twitter accounts with initial content and complete the basics of search engine optimization. You will make mistakes.

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Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media Equity 103

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Thus your services business success totally depends on you, your skills and resources, and your ability to bring customers to the table. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Southern California Edison Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Since tech startups have more limited budgets compared to larger companies, making decisions around where to invest resources can be difficult. Managed IT infrastructure services can save businesses over $145,000 per 100 users annually and optimize IT staff resources by 42%. Vulnerable Network Infrastructure. Limited IT Team Bandwidth.

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Networking Services Startup Resource 97

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Second, it’s a way for Spotify to save time and resources that it currently spends on its deals with the big record labels that have a powerful influence over the music streaming space. Today, blogging has been subsumed by the closed systems of social media.

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Acquisition Media News Platform 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

Getting a fixed price bid works for well-defined short-term projects, like blogging or programming. As every entrepreneur quickly learns, their time is a scarce resource, and it can’t be outsourced. Fixed price bidding is the only effective outsourcing model.” Do your research with peers, and check the alternatives on every project.

Outsource Development 138

Outsource Development Outsource Summary Training 138

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2020

Barter services for access to required resources. Use multiple social-media channels, blogging, email and voicemail to build the same image and responsiveness as larger competitors. Most new teams are geographically dispersed these days anyway, so paying rent for an office should be differed to later stages when revenue is plentiful.

Social Media 169

Social Media Startup Equity Summary 169

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

” Part of the beauty of blogging that in two sittings Fred was able to influence what was built over the next 12 months. I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully. I recognize there is an issue with resource scarcity. Come on, Mark.

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Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2021

The resources are out there to help you, like the book mentioned, this blog, and many more. Rather than play the victim, you can be proactive on all these items, and stay one step ahead of your “competitors” in professionalism, timing, and preparation. Use them and win. Marty Zwilling.

Software Review 123

Software Review Seed Funding Funding Startup 123

socalTECH

OCTOBER 17, 2008

Santa Monica-based Cornertone OnDemand, a provider of software-as-a-service tools for human resources management, said this week that it has added new social networking features to the firm's product. The new product provides online communities, user profiles, blogs, and wiki features for business collaboration.

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Social Network Cornerstone OnDemand Networking Santa Monica 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Assimilate available resources to determine the level of rollout. Available resources are a function of management buy-in, staff, and budget.

Social Media 108

Social Media Media Marketing Resource 108

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

There are lots of resources available for the challenge of that activity, including the Internet and mentors like me. I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there.

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Ideas Slides Technical Review Patents 94

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

Facebook, Google) to a large market opportunity then you had better have enough resources to compete. We made mistakes ourselves that proved to us that you can’t make markets move faster than they inherently want to just by throwing more resources at them. I loved the quote so much I wrote an entire blog post on the topic.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Startup Resource 374

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Perceived authorities guide decision making, by investing time, resources, and activity in earning a position of influence, leading to a community of loyalists who follow their recommendations. Most consumers now research online product reviews, blogs, YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, for authoritative guidance. Scarcity – less is more.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

There are hundreds of consultants out there who will take your money for guidance in this area, but I recommend that you start with some free resources on the Internet, or one of the many recent books on this topic. As with any resource or tool, you need to optimize your social media costs against a targeted return.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Invest Platform 79