Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2018

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Tech.Co

MARCH 5, 2015

Susan is a startup coach and the founder of Givelocity, a social network for giving that offers a new spin on crowdfunding for good. She was a member of the founding team at LinkExchange, pioneering the online banner advertising network. She’s been on the founding team of 9 startups, six with successful exits.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2016

Roni Eschel: It's a market network for outdoor sports, a social network for connecting like minded people, sharing conditions and moments in real time, and helping to find the best spots for your favorite sports, like surfing, paddleboard, kite surfing, and so on. We recently launched booking experiences and services in L.A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

an author and speaker on this and related subjects, outlines in her classic book “ Productive Relationships: 57 Strategies for Building Stronger Business Connections.” Use social networking to improve your work relationships. Jan Yager, Ph.D., Sometimes it’s better to just move on, rather than endure extended pain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 exist ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. Accountability.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. Accountability. Observe and measure.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 6, 2011

Pull Quote: “If you are smart, competitive, hard working and passionate about what you do you will have the best experience of your life. We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2019

If you are in the 30 percent of all small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines paid no attention to social media while Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Overall I like the principles in the classic book “ Robert’s Rules of Innovation: A 10-Step Program for Corporate Survival ,” by Robert F. Accountability.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 24, 2011

We are now harnessing the ‘social’ aspect of the system where businesses and consumers begin to contribute to the data by adding or updating products listings as well as rate and review products.”. With that said, what books, blogs or other resources do you recommend for emerging entrepreneurs? How do you stand out?”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

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. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? When the glass is only.04%

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I’ll put my money on one of the originals in the social media marketing game, my friend Lon Safko, who just published his Second Edition of the bestselling book, “ The Social Media Bible.” Understand the basic tools – the social media trinity. Put your social network links on your stationery, business cards, and email.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

Harris, in his new book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

Nearly all new businesses aspiring to reach meaningful scale require some sort of outside funding to finance a competitive growth trajectory. Make your business model your competitive differentiation, like Fred Smith with Federal Express, or Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA. True business titans deliver both invention and innovation.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

By popular acclaim, San Diego-based Echo Laboratories founder Eugene Cho claimed top honors, and a $15,000 check, for his two-minute presentation last week in the 10th annual “Quick Pitch” competition, hosted by San Diego’s Tech Coast Angels. Crowd Gathers for San Diego Tech Coast Angels “Quick Pitch” Competition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including a new book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” Respond online to feedback received online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Startups should begin by selecting just a few of the vast array of social media offerings out there, and customize based on results. Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 Above all, don’t forget to observe your competition and their social media activity. billion users).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including the book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” Respond online to feedback received online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

If you are in the half of all small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines paid no attention to social media while Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

an author and speaker on this and related subjects, outlines in her book a while back “ Productive Relationships: 57 Strategies for Building Stronger Business Connections.” Use social networking to improve your work relationships. Jan Yager, Ph.D., Sometimes it’s better to just move on, rather than endure extended pain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2012

an author and speaker on this and related subjects, outlines in her recent book “ Productive Relationships: 57 Strategies for Building Stronger Business Connections.” Use social networking to improve your work relationships. Jan Yager, Ph.D., Sometimes it’s better to just move on, rather than endure extended pain.

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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. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? When the glass is only.04%

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

This means build a plan that hits all the hot buttons; problem/solution, executive team, competition, business model, reasonable financial projections, and what’s in it for the investor. Mass mailing your business plan to every VC in the book won’t get you any credibility or traction. Line up a winning team.

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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. I just finished a new book by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? There is no free lunch.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the new book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Courting them with ongoing updates and special offers through their social networks is a natural way to keep their loyalty. Keep up with the competition.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

I then remember when Amazon started selling books on the web. As John Battelle chronicles in his brilliant (and must read) book, The Search , Google thought this idea stunk. If there were no advertising on Google we would have no Gmail, no Google Maps, no Android, no Google Books. That was a kerfuffle too. So did the media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2011

an author and speaker on this and related subjects, outlines in her latest book “ Productive Relationships: 57 Strategies for Building Stronger Business Connections.” Use social networking to improve your work relationships. Jan Yager, Ph.D., Sometimes it’s better to just move on, rather than endure extended pain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your business and gaining valuable online exposure, ultimately bringing in more customers. You can repurpose your posts into articles, books and reports. Leverage blog content. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2011

This means build a plan that hits all the hot buttons; problem/solution, executive team, competition, business model, reasonable financial projections, and what’s in it for the investor. Mass mailing your business plan to every VC in the book won’t get you any credibility or traction. Identify the right people in the right firms.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. It will enable the naturally creative but geographically and socially disenfranchised to make money doing what they love – participating. ” So WoW in a way is his son’s social network.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

As should Eric Sikola and ExpenseBay who won the “Showoff&# judges competition ( Photos featured here taken by (cc) Kenneth Yeung – [link] ). Now back to work – we’ve got a venue to get booked. Twiistup 6 featured 12 showoff companies as the opening act of a 2-day conference.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 13, 2013

The competition was fierce and the winner was…… Airping! Team EyePrism – EyePrism is a hands-free app that helps people on the go book flights, rent cars, book vacations, and more. is the travel booking service that thinks like you, not like the hotelier. Up for grabs for first place at this hack was $10k.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With just a few clicks, drivers can offer the empty seats in their car and passengers can find or book a ride. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). Any competition back home? Any user stats? How unique are you from it?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 10, 2012

“I found it to be the best social network, connecting people on a deeper level. There was no competitive advantage once the big guys got involved. Park and his co-founders have been to Eric Reis’s Lean Startup events and were highly influenced by the book. “We They can easily squeeze us out.”

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