Tech.Co

MARCH 7, 2015

For two plus decades, Steve has been a pillar of the LA startup community leading innovations in Internet, mobile, social media, app development, eCommerce, and now, digital currency technologies. In the early 90’s, Steve helped DIRECTV launch the first commercial satellite TV service in the US and Latin American.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Business Etiquette Tips for dealing with VCs and Corporates at Conferences. With the LeWeb conference about to start in Paris I thought the timing of this post would be appropriate. Right after Techcrunch50 Michael Arrington wrote this great post on how to interact at business events and conferences. 80% of the people never do.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. In his early career he realized the importance of email lists. He was riveting.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. It’s something I speak about quite a bit (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects and Social Media for Service Professionals ). I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

This week the SBW2012 Conference in DC offers sessions geared for small businesses including a Social Media forum, Business Matchmaking, and Federal Contracting 101. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner. Follow Laurie on Twitter at [link]. Share and Enjoy.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

This fest will include panels, workshops, cocktails and keynotes for startups, content creators, developers, social media marketers, designers, entrepreneurs, and more. Influencer (PromoJam) @ Tech Cube : social tools. Media/Tech: io/LA (Hollywood). Email HERE with SBF as subject. Email HERE with SBF as subject.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2015

It’s difficult enough to get any traction at all on social media or PPC ads, and even harder to maximize ROI on them. Johnny Cupcakes , a successful clothing brand, grew customer base enormously by segmenting their audience by age and gender, then sending tailored email ads fitted to each group. Kill Unsuccessful Channels.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. We streamline strategy development using a Reality-Based approach, then execute cross-media programs including websites, brochures, ads, booths. It has been fun to get to know her again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Use visibility and social media to pull clients in. In addition to relationships, today’s clients want to see you and your expertise on videos online, industry conferences, and social media to feel the trust for differentiation. The days of a hardworking introvert hiding in the back room are gone.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2019

Elon Musk via Flickr by TED Conference To be successful as an entrepreneur, you don’t have to be a fabulous person, but it helps. With-it”-ness takes work, like reading the right blogs every day, challenging yourself to stay abreast of the latest technology, and social media marketing. Have a big bandwidth. Be vivid virtually.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Explore investor websites and conferences. Investor conferences are also a good place to keep up with what is going on, get to know some potential investors for you, and find what is hot. Use LinkedIn to check for a fit, and craft personal resume emails and letters to make your case. Kick your networking up a notch.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

I was waiting for my son’s basketball game to start this morning and with the morning’s emails all drained I turned to Twitter and saw this Tweet from Marshall Kirkpatick. I often find somebody at a conference will say “I comment on your blog from time-to-time.” Theory: it’s really that simple.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 13, 2009

snack at our desks…or in the conference room! I closed my presentation with an announcement about “ Eric Greenspan’s OSN101 Conferences &# (coming soon) and our new focus to help our customers take advantage of the real-time Internet. listen to whatever music we want! dress casually and comfortably! have fun…while working!

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

If you receive an email or phone call requesting details on your plan from someone you don’t know, don’t assume that asking them to sign an NDA will protect you. The same is true for strangers who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. Don’t even respond to unsolicited requests for details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

Explore investor websites and conferences. Investor conferences are also a good place to keep up with what is going on, get to know some potential investors for you, and find what is hot. Use LinkedIn to check for a fit, and craft personal resume emails and letters to make your case. Kick your networking up a notch.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

If you have an app, are thinking about building one or better, yet, parterning with one, this is a must attend conference. To enter to win a ticket to digiday:APPS, send your name, title, company, city, and email address to: info@socaltech.com with the subject "digiday tickets".

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business With all the new technology available today for video conferencing, interactive social media, and webinars, you may think that travel is no longer a requirement for starting a small business. It’s always valuable to meet new prospect clients face to face, rather than just by phone or email.

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Eric Greenspan

OCTOBER 29, 2009

If you’ve ever received an email from me, you’d know that I always sign my emails with “to the moon.&# Borrowed from the Honeymooners, I’m shooting for the moon in my business venture. I typically spend my mornings in emails, then a few calls, then I tweet, then I check and respond to Facebook and Linkedin.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

Attend an investment conference. Don’t do cold calls or email blasts of your resume and business plan to potential investors. Don’t corner and barrage that heavy hitter you heard about with your life history at a social gathering. In return, you will meet or be connected to many people who can help you.

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I spent my week applying the new skills I obtained from attending conferences, reading and engaging in Twitter activities. I think what I have to share on the Twitterverse is interesting enough, but I still need to establish the key relationships with top Bloggers, Twitterers, and other social media pros. Kinda cool, I guess.

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Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

I spent my week applying the new skills I obtained from attending conferences, reading and engaging in Twitter activities. I think what I have to share on the Twitterverse is interesting enough, but I still need to establish the key relationships with top Bloggers, Twitterers, and other social media pros. Kinda cool, I guess.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In this article the focus will be on how to successfully attract media attention. I needed to have a plan to be efficient with my time during the 3 day conference. So why exchange a multitude of scheduling emails and be late for the interview, or even worse, flake. Speaking of emailing, use the subject line to your advantage.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

For how to market your blog in order to get site visitors I suggest checking out the Marketing Show and if you can attend the next Pub Con it is one the best conferences to learn about getting web traffic. This means more people sign up for your email list when you have the pop up box than when you don’t. Have an email capture.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

The best VCs I know take 11pm conference calls. I use social media. Many don’t return my emails on time. Everybody always thinks they can do your job because they’re doing the hard work while you get to fly off to conference, speak with the press, go to fancy board meetings & dinners. Many are late.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Being in business since I was 18 years old has led to a lot of conferences, meetings, mixers, classes, tradeshows and after parties. It was at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in the media room when I overheard the founders being interviewed. If these companies have email lists even better!

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. It filed for an IPO on August 6th.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

For years now, companies have been forced to choose between cumbersome, expensive Virtual Data Rooms and decentralized, unsecure email to manage their complex transactions. He helped develop an airline tracking system for Homeland Security and is an organizer of the Agile Open SoCal conference. million Raised.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? So did the media. This is why many people are so excited by how much traffic they’re now generating from social media.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Audi Press Conference. And as much as we can deny it, most of us will text, answer emails and calls, and navigate with our phones. From entertainment to social media, Airbiquity’s aim is to provide an easy and seamlessly connected network of apps to enhance the driver’s experience.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 12, 2011

And what if a conference call is not an option and you want to get in touch discreetly? Nowadays we have smartphones with email that always on data connections and there are different ways to contact multiple people. With the rise of mobile phones in the late 90′s and early 2000′s, it was not hard to get a hold of someone.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. Paul Graham on trends for the future - Business of Software Blog , August 25, 2010 Paul Graham spoke at last year's Business of Software conference. Say you want some code that does X.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I recently invested in a company in the media & entertainment sector (this will be announced in a couple of months) so I’ve been thinking a lot about how the industry works, why the structure has evolved the way it did, why the company I invested in has had so much success and what this all implies for the future. If so, why?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

So I’ve always advised people that if they do launch at a big show, the most important public relations work they do is after the conference. If you’ve got good ideas for a story – shoot it over to them in an email. Many other great companies are not. - You’ll be depositing all the way and earning trust.

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Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

10 Ways To Be Your Own Boss - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , June 18, 2010 The folks at Behance and Cool Hunting asked me to talk at their 99% Conference a couple months ago. The 99% conference is aimed at creative professionals and is focused on Edison's "99% perspiration." " Is Your VC Founder Friendly?

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SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. These days, there are more Internet guys at the Vanity Fair Oscar party than traditional media players.". Most Emailed Feed. Email Newsletters and Alerts. Most Popular.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. Every developer who builds on the Apple ecosystem bites their nails waiting for the annual WWDC conference to see whether their company is on the “kill list.”

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