socalTECH

OCTOBER 1, 2012

The story says that many signs point to a rebranding of Mahalo.com, the online information and advice site started by Calacanis originally as a "human powered search engine" is now pivoting to create a new "knowledge community, focused on creating high-quality videos, apps, iBooks and written courses"--called Inside.com. READ MORE>>.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

Last fall, Mingly released their first product last fall to help users manage their endless webs of connections. Dubbed Mingly for Web and MyPeople , the suite of products (including Mingly for Gmail) are powdered by the company’s Social Interaction Mapping (SIM) Engine. Maybe we just have too many tools at our disposal.

Web 74

Web Social Network Email Networking 74

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

election cycle well and truly heating up, it’s hard to go a day without hearing about Hillary Clinton’s secret basement email gaffe. There he gathered every credential he needed to break into John Brennan’s private email account, and the rest, as they say, is history. With the U.S. Don’t Expose Yourself.

Email 40

Email Tips Web Development Course 40

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The company of eight was engaged in web design, which, early in the growth of middle-sized business on the web, was hot at the time. And yes, his partner had a valid suit, having been locked out of the web-design business and denied access to decisions and accounting information. Of course, we took all of these.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2014

I reviewed an email from Kara Nortman, the CEO of Moonfrye who is working on putting together venture debt. I then traded emails with two former senior tech professionals in LA. Of course I could go on and on. The are at the center of a web and even being two degrees away from a super maven can help you greatly.

Networking 366

Networking Startup CTO Coach Email 366

Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

Oh, and did I mention that their users have mapped 35,000 courses in 127 countries? One of the founders wrote a Python script that sent out custom emails to a list they had developed. The emails were so tailored, that many merchants called back to thank them for the personal attention. Of course not. Will they all work?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Email - are you sending out emails periodically? It needs to be a conversation.

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. Do you need to round trip an email to validate the email? Cloudsponge for email invites to large group? Do they generate emails or other external notifications? Email - are you sending out emails periodically? It needs to be a conversation.

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Retail or end user web sites do not even receive limited notice without being discovered through a real marketing program, aimed at finding the flywheel effect (the moment. Email readers, continue here.] And of course sometimes that requires a large amount, far beyond the capability of small companies looking for its initial audience.

Social Network 179

Social Network Metrics Ideas Sites 179

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Retail or end user web sites aren’t even noticed by potential users or customers without being discovered through a real marketing program, aimed at finding the flywheel effect (the moment of going viral that makes all the difference between failure and success.) Email readers, continue here…] Second: channels. Third: cost.

Sites 156

Sites Product Social Network Press 156

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

It’s apropos because there is so much noise these days with email, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, web shows, etc. He’s committed to getting through every email. It’s not because I don’t want to respond to all emails – I do. I get way too many emails – many of them unsolicited.

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Email Blogging Venture Capital Writing 287

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2015

Technology is of course a dual-edge sword but the media discussions of how it affects human interactions all too often focuses on the downsides. means my whole web wide world would forget that I exist. I used my iPhone as my alarm clock and I often did 20 minutes of email in bed in the morning before starting my day. 420 spaces.

Mobile 150

Mobile Startup Email Course 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the almost 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Widgets and badges.

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Blogging eBook Content Web 105

Inverted Software

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

ConstantContact is email marketing software. With ConstantContact you can create subscriber lists, send email campaigns and track open rates. You can even send scheduled personalized emails on a customer’s birthday or anniversary. ConstantContact. Yext puts you on the map. Conclusion.

Software Review 44

Software Review Tool Software Marketing 44

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

Today we’re in a world where 10 accelerators are bombarding you with emails to meet their 10-15 companies. Seed investors are aplenty and of course they need downstream money to fuel their early-stage bets. Web Summit. Of course I would like to be in every great deal ever done. And there’s conferences.

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Venture Capital Invest Press Startup 374

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

I never took a business course, never wrote a business plan, and never raised any outside capital. Email readers, continue here.] Today he is best known as the host of the Frank Peters Show, delivered via the web each week to tens of thousands of entrepreneurs, angels and VCs worldwide. How was striking out on my own?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. Of course there’s no exact number of VCs you should meet?—?these even if it’s just a web conference call walk through. Sometimes?—?best

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 51 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Curation, the most efficient content.

Content 114

Content Marketing Startup eBook 114

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. Here's an example of that kind of email. Of course, you will want to figure out a bit more about the specifics of what this developer needs to know vs. can learn. Your technical advisor can likely help.

CTO Hire 211

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

I wrote this on my flight home from f.ounders & web summit in Dublin, Ireland late last year. My trip was scheduled around the annual Web Summit and the f.ounders conference, both of which have become the hottest must-attend event in Europe and rivaling any great conference in the US. The Origins of Web Summit / f.ounders.

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Conference Startup Web Truecar 392

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

They generated an enormous amount of inbound leads through PR, email blasts and heavy efforts with analysts such as Gartner Group, IDC, Aberdeen Group, etc. If you’re not ready to buy then you go into an email database. Here they surround you with sales professionals, product people and, of course, lots of referenceable customers!

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Sales Startup Platform Tips 319

SoCal CTO

MAY 19, 2010

In between, I got an email from CJ Cenizal asking about this exact issue: I'm growing a social gaming startup, Elevated Games ( elevatedgames.com ) as Founder and CEO. Of course, a lot of people say the same thing. Update from original - just saw a follow-up post by Ben Kuo - Southern California Technology Jobs Surge.

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Develop Development TechEmpower Southern California 175

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.

Blogging 83

Blogging Email Writing Sites 83

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2017

Communicate frequently and proactively The most effective CEOs that I’ve observed send regular, short, board update emails every few weeks or monthly just to give the board a sense of what is going on. Of course it’s not required and many don’t do it. It happens. It’s human nature.

Tips 212

Tips Slides Startup Technical Review 212

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Curation, the most efficient content.

Examples 93

Examples Content Marketing Entrepreneur 93

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 25, 2012

It’s a web app that pulls all the content from across your social networks and puts it in one place – your channel. Step 1 — create your CHNL account with a username, email and password. In addition, Web 2.0 was a proliferation of user generated content which created the need for Web 3.0, What is CHNL?

Social Network 104

Social Network Networking Content Web 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 50 million other new websites created every year, and attract the customers you need. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Curation, the most efficient content.

Content 102

Content Tips Marketing Blogging 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. And of course the big question is whether Salesforce.com can out innovate these startups (especially after their acquisition of InStranet ). Collaboration in business starts and ends with email.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

What you Before Sets the Course for How Well the Day Goes Make sure you send your financial and operating metrics no less than 72 hours before the board meeting — even better if it can be a week in advance. Literally stop the meeting, let everybody do their quick emails and then restart with no devices.

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Guide Startup Metrics Conference 196

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 23, 2012

Asana promise to save time away from the full email inbox filled with spam mails. Asana is the most interesting re-imagination of collaboration since email itself, and Founders Fund is excited to be a part of the company as they radically overhaul the way teams work together. Asana also saves on time wasted in meetings.

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Funding Email Web Development Report 63

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 17, 2011

The company of eight was engaged in web design, hot at the time. Over a million of these came to the company’s game web site each month for new information and to form an early Internet game community. Of course we took all of these. What can I do?” I promised to come see him at his office the very next week.

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Sales Web Design Web Entrepreneur 149

Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2010

Email readers continue here.] That of course jumps to the top of the list for young, fast growing technology companies. One of the items on Cohen’s list of twenty five was stock options.

Guide 136

Guide Education Course Equity 136

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2011

We had to buy Oracle database licenses, UNIX servers, a Sun Solaris operating system, web servers, load balancers, EMC storage, disk mirrors for redundancy and had to commit to a year-long hosting agreement at places such as Exodus. Linux (instead of UNIX), Apache (web server software), MySQL (instead of Oracle) and PHP.

Venture Capital 334

Venture Capital Software Capital Startup 334

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term.

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

Of course, I provide part-time CTO services. You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. Generally I can provide quite a bit of help in that brief time. And I try my best to point them to resources that can help them longer term.

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Your product or service is the “what,” and of course, that needs to have a “wow factor” to get above the noise, as well. Even the Google search engine crawlers may take up to two weeks to find you.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

And of course we had, TheMan. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. Now begins the 6-month journey.

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