Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success.

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socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. There are so many social networking sites, how do you define what's relevant?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Start social networking with peers.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Huddlewoo a live video platform set to launch early 2013 to give people the ability to access extraordinary people for one-on-one conversations and mentoring. We are a platform that facilitates the most important conversations of people’s lives! The calendar, payment and live-video are all facilitated through our platform.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2011

See my previous article on “ When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name ” Michael Fertik and David Thompson bring this issue and many others together in their book “ Wild West 2.0. There are several major free blogging platforms you can use to claim your identity, including WordPress, Blogger, and LiveJournal.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2010

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

Well, Los Angeles based Near Networks (www.nearnetworks.com) is looking to both reach customers online, and avoid the tacky, lousy production of typical small business ads, with a new service. Sam Rogoway: We use YouTube as our hosting platform, for a variety of reasons. Where do those videos get distribute?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). While studying at university, one of the founders had a girlfriend who lived in another city. Daimler AG and European VC firm Earlybird are strategic investors in our company. Any user stats? What inspired them?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

“You can’t build a large online video company. You have to build a large online tech company that distributes video.” There’s a reason that Maker pulled away while most online video companies did not. Online technology company that distributes video. Most will fail. Here is an example.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2010

If you are looking for a job, denote your preferred: target industry, position(s) and the maturation stage of your target company (i.e., startup, capitalized growth stage, large, established company, etc.). Such reciprocal references are worthless, especially when they are published on a social networking platform.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

After starting three companies, I've found that some widely accepted advice lead me to failure while. You work in (or run) a services company. Intrapreneurship: Embracing Disruptive Innovation Within Your Company. The last couple of years have seen a significant increase in IT and interactive companies placing be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Add content regularly. Conversational style. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Several free blog platforms, like WordPress , are so flexible that you can configure them as a website, as well as your blog, without separate hosting. Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Add content regularly. Conversational style.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

Many of our job postings for Engineering positions describe the company as a place “where the word ‘millions’ is used frequently and in many contexts&#. SaaS 101: 7 Simple Lessons From Inside HubSpot - OnStartups , July 19, 2010 It’s been a little over 4 years since I officially launched my internet marketing software company , HubSpot.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. In fact, the platforms weren’t always so quick to crack down as many of them benefitted financially. Wasn’t Jonah worried about “platform risks?”

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