Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2015

You see, I’m convinced that the entrepreneur makes the company, not the other way around. We have enough social network startups. You won’t be effective centering your life around someone else’s view of success, satisfaction, and happiness. Keep commitments, with no excuses. Make personal life goals drive the business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

When uncertain of what to do next, social proof kicks in to see what others are doing, or have done. Survey results show that more than 80% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

Technical Review 55

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

Search Engine Optimization 105

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2012

You hear a lot of talk these days about the importance of customer satisfaction, but customer loyalty is the real win. I think these tough economic times and social networks have re-awakened consumers to the fact that there is more to a business transaction than price.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2013

And all of our tech toys, cheap travel, social networks and real-time communications will never replace true human relationships. But his phone rang and he ended up spending much of the dinner on his mobile phone dealing with a company issue. And this story was written pre Internet, pre smartphone, pre social networks.

Entrepreneur 370

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2013

When uncertain of what to do next, social proof kicks in to see what others are doing, or have done. Survey results show that 81% of consumers now receive advice through social networking sites prior to a product purchase. The result is that 62% of online shoppers are brand loyal due to other online satisfaction data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. People buy from people.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Many soon find that what you do in a personal context doesn’t necessarily translate to your business, and measuring business value is quite different from measuring personal satisfaction. When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. billion users).

Social Media 108

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2018

You see, I’m convinced that the entrepreneur makes the company, not the other way around. We have enough social network startups. You won’t be effective centering your life around someone else’s view of success, satisfaction, and happiness. Keep commitments, with no excuses. Make personal life goals drive the business.

Startup 51

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Social Network 51

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2016

You see, I’m convinced that the entrepreneur makes the company, not the other way around. We have enough social network startups. You won’t be effective centering your life around someone else’s view of success, satisfaction, and happiness. Keep commitments, with no excuses. Make personal life goals drive the business.

Startup 61

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Social Network 61

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Follow-up for customer satisfaction.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2010

Quite possibly your perception is the young adult working dutifully in the company mailroom. More and more, they choose to intern at a dynamic small company or startup. Startup companies foster a creative spirit. Satisfaction vs. Stress. That stereotype may be changing. Confidence vs. Questions. Creativity vs. Chores.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Founder Jill Bigelow (who is not related to me) said the brace includes a removable heat or ice pack feature that provides increased mobility, mood, and birth satisfaction. We’re getting more investors, we’re getting a lot of good companies, a lot of good deals, and we’re now syndicating our deals nationwide,” Guerreri said.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

He chairs New York Angels, one of the most active angel investment groups in the country, which has invested over $60 million into nearly 70 companies. My first angel investment in the 90’s was into a video hardware company run by a good friend with great connections to the industry. The third company is still alive.

Invest 88

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

One of the great joys of doing the web series This Week in VC every week is that I get to spend time with great people debating the issues of our day including how our industry is evolving as well as insights into how companies got started, got their initial traction and dealt with adversities. I’m used to that refrain.

Startup 286

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Who better to answer than the company's engineering lead. Over the last few weeks, the Real Ventures team has met with easily 50 companies.

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