Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2020

Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. Enjoy that first video interview at an industry conference, or the newspaper story which enhances your startup visibility and credibility.

Satisfaction 174

Satisfaction Customer Custom Outsource 174

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

As a mentor to young aspiring entrepreneurs , I often get asked for tips on a strategy to get started. Don’t be shy about networking for advisors with business experience for coaching and mentoring. Make sure you can get consistent names on Twitter, Facebook, and other key social media sites.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Today, with the Internet and social media, if you aren’t visible in a positive way to everyone, including customers, your leadership efforts will be lost. Allocate time for active participation in relevant outside industry conferences, and public panels or TED talks that look ahead. Foster an image of open mind and learn mode.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

Team members need time, and your support, to attend conferences and professional organizations to stay in touch with colleagues and peers. These might include anyone bringing in a new customer, representing the company in a good social cause, or participating in a video or social media campaign on their own time. Encourage networking.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 29, 2018

This is the startup epicenter of CES 2018, where over 900 startups from around the world showcase their latest innovation to over 170,000 people including distributors, investors, leaders, analysts, media and potential partners looking for the next big thing. Add Mentors to Your Roster. I am a big proponent of the mentorship program.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

It takes effort and homework to find productive relationship channels, such as industry conferences, connections to experts, and key customer relationships. Inside the organization, it also pays to offer some of your time for coaching and mentoring to less experienced team members, as an entrée to a supportive relationship.

Startup 121

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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. In November 2011 I was honored at the White House as an Empact100 recipient and participated in the FEE Summit conference (Now Empact Summit). What do you do and Why?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2013

In today’s uber-connected, social media, everything-is-public, people tell you there’s killing it with these new features, investor & mentor whiplash – it’s hard to avoid the latest thing. Yet sadly most startups have “shiny object” obsessions. The new thing. The shiny object. Or DropBox.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Anticipate and establish supporting social media accounts. Customers expect consistency of your brand name across all channels, so don’t pick a web site name if the comparable name is available or already taken on relevant social media. It’s easier, cheaper, and quicker to pivot at this stage rather than later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

As a mentor to business owners, I still see many praying for the day when things stabilize, their processes are working, and they can relax and enjoy business growth. Your new car is a pleasure to drive, online shopping takes out the pain, and social media makes connection to old friends fun. Learning can be fun and profitable.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

These days, even with the pervasive Internet and social media, it still takes time and money for your marketing and customer communication efforts to have an impact. The reality is that building a business always takes longer than anticipated, so don’t quit your “day job” until revenue is flowing.

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Ideas Writing Examples Outsource 126

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

Almost all credited their spouse, or a mentor, in helping them achieve their success. It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now. So many people still don’t understand that fact for some reason.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

For three years now, Cornerstone OnDemand has been using this conference to celebrate the successes of local startups and to look to the future of technology. s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A. Tech Summit is a great example. s Startup Future.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

You need them not only to close business, but also to keep internal productivity and motivation high, and to use their own social media and friends to spread the word. Facilitate participation in industry conferences and networking. Provide cross-functional mentoring and coaching.

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Marketing Tips Technical Review Social Media 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2019

In my role as a mentor to many business professionals, I still see some who have no idea how to adapt to the new realities. Take advantage of any and all current opportunities, such as industry conferences and special projects, to increase your intellectual capital for current roles and gigs in the future.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Social Media Training 96

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

In advance of LaunchTN’s flagship conference, 36|86 , June 8-10 in Nashville, Jason shared with me the following three ways an accelerator should add value beyond demo day. Convert Graduate-Founders Into Mentors. Bringing an accelerators’ graduates back as mentors provides value to the next class, certainly.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2016

Team members need time, and your support, to attend conferences and professional organizations to stay in touch with colleagues and peers. These might include anyone bringing in a new customer, representing the company in a good social cause, or participating in a video or social media campaign on their own time. Encourage networking.

Marketing 89

Marketing Coach Mentor Social Media 89

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 30, 2011

A serial Internet entrepreneur, Mike has founded, advised, invested and sold numerous businesses, including application platform Userplane, which he led from startup to its acquisition by AOL, Tsavo Media, Movoxx, PeopleMedia, Brizzly and Myspace. VP, Strategic Planning at Disney Interactive Media Group. Venue Sponsor. Want to Sponsor?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2015

Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. Enjoy that first video interview at an industry conference, or the newspaper story which enhances your startup visibility and credibility.

Satisfaction 101

Satisfaction Entrepreneur Customer Custom 101

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers. Use blogging, outside publication, and speaking or mentoring opportunities to establish credibility and stand out above peers.

Startup 98

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

For example, no one learned a couple of decades ago that the biggest opportunities ahead would include social media, ecommerce, and computers on our wrists. You need a plan on how to train yourself, or be mentored, for each step along the way. Proactively prepare for your desired future roles.

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Examples Social Media Competition Guide 85

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 21, 2015

Pocket Sun didn’t want to be the only girl in the room at startup conferences. So she started a conference for girls. Hundreds of founders, speakers, mentors, and students flocked to the University of Southern California on March 28 th , 2015 to be inspired by female entrepreneurs. She didn’t stop there. It was crazy!

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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. Trade show and conference participation. Mentoring and shared advisory board opportunities. You would be wrong.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

We have three main components: education, mentoring, and practice. In mentoring, we match experienced angel investors with, what I like to call them, “angels-in-training” so they can share the lessons learned. I know several women who have been mentoring entrepreneurs and I encourage them to step up to the plate.

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Mentor Invest Entrepreneur Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

The second annual USC Silicon Beach event, hosted by the four professional schools at USC, featured a pitch competition and a conference filled with informational panels and interviews. The conference itself was focused on innovation, technology, and startups. The conference was filled with a several panels.

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USC Cornerstone OnDemand Southern California Netflix 98

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2016

Similarly, it will be very satisfying to see the productivity increases from your leadership and mentoring. Appreciate the media accolades and peer success feedback. Enjoy that first video interview at an industry conference, or the newspaper story which enhances your startup visibility and credibility.

Satisfaction 61

Satisfaction Startup Customer Custom 61

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. Instead of doing guest posts on TechCrunch or speaking at startup conferences, Tracy became a regular contributor on wedding and women’s lifestyle blogs. Once off the ground she could attract mentors from her industry. She hasn’t raised any venture capital.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2013

Tom eventually left to work on a startup, and I started traveling, reconnected with some former mentors, and really started diving into the space. We''re not buying and selling media, we''re helping people to understand what''s going on. I met my co-founder and CTO, Tom, there, and worked on a bunch of projects together. Gabe Gottlieb.

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Advertising Startup CTO Coach Study 153

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

When my friend and the father of LA’s tech startup community Bill Gross first demonstrated his company GoTo.com (renamed Overture) on stage at a TED conference he was actually booed (True story. He built & IPOd Demand Media. You can hear many other amazing stories in this 1:1 interview ).

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

APRIL 18, 2017

Ahead of the Recurring Revenue Conference ([link] which we are helping to sponsor next week, we are chatting with a few companies in the recurring revenue area space. And, we give brands access to the exact target customer they are looking for, provide a marketing service to those brands in offices, and on social media.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Learning experience includes: on-demand online video tutorial courses, live video-conference workshops, as well as individual online consultations, live workshops, and group programs. We also host video-conferences with students who want to learn specific topics around web video. When was it launched and where?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

As a mentor to aspiring business owners, I often get asked to find that partner for them, since founders are usually too busy with their solution. Many of the same venues, such as industry conferences and entrepreneur forums are useful for both. Their skills and interests were complementary, and their trust in each other was palpable.

High Tech 55

High Tech Entrepreneur Writing Startup 55

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

This one-day conference has been created and produced by David Beebe Projects led by Emmy winning Digital Entertainment Executive and Producer, David Beebe himself. LA Tech Summit takes place the following day and takes a more comprehensive look at the entire tech eco-system in Los Angeles, not just Hollywood. See you there!

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program. What were those and how is that changing now given how things are changing in social media? How did you do that?

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 25, 2013

And hard for me to imagine the Fred Wilson and Albert Wenger weren’t instrumental mentors to David. The best VCs I know take 11pm conference calls. I use social media. Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! According to Andy. Not in my experience, Andy.

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2016

In my case, I had a mentor at the time who helped me understand how there was a parallel between the printing press and the Renaissance, and the Internet as the next step in information and communications. From NetZero, I went to Demand Media, where I was EVP of IT. What are your backgrounds?

Startup 100

Startup IP CTO Coach Allegis 100

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

We also had awesome group of mentors that included: David Waxman (Co-founder of PeoplePC, Spot Runner and Firefly Network), Paige Craig (CEO of BetterWorks ), Josh MacAdam (Co-founder/CTO at Ming.ly Guests, visitors and teams mingled away enjoying appetizers and snacks along with this LASW’s 3rd keg. Rob Maigret. Scott Sangster.

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