Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Yet in the business plans I see, the marketing content and budget are smaller than ever.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2013

Excellent customer service isn’t just something that happens from company to consumer. Customer service starts within a company. We all know about Zappos customer culture and their willingness to stay on a call with a customer for up to 10 hours. It’s the same effect you want on your customers.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 3, 2011

In the spirit of the “land grab” mentality of the day, we emphasized usage of our screen sharing technology with no thought applied to how we would convert such users into paying customers. In fact, the lessons we learned allowed us to effectively convert the majority of our 50,000 free GoToMyPC Beta users into paying customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. Market dynamics change rapidly, so thinking back to why things changed in a previous time can generate new and innovative approaches, based on the new market context and technologies.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 9, 2020

did his first live stream with the gaming superstar Dr. Disrespect , he turned to Mojichat to create the pop-up onscreen emote that danced above a logo from Scuf Gaming , a retailer of customized controllers. As Odell Beckham Jr. “No streamer… wants to run a pre-roll,” said Greene. and the work with Dr. .

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 20, 2015

Instead, expeditiously pick a reasonable moniker and then get back to work delivering value to your customers. After the company became successful, the backronym , Y et A nother H ierarchical O fficious O racle was devised to by the marketing department “explain” the name’s origin to inquisitive journalists. Names Are Like Streetcars.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2009

Los Angeles-based Stamps.com , which provides online postage and personalized postage, announced this morning that the firm has successfully completed its market test of PhotoStamps. The firm said that the product is no longer in market test status, which it has been operating under since getting an approval from the U.S. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2014

Los Angeles-based Ebyline , which operates an online marketplace for freelance writers, said today that it has begun offering up a seven day, free trial to prospective customers. Unlike generic content-mill websites, Ebyline has focused on experienced journalists, writers, photographers, and video producers, who the company screens.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 20, 2013

Pixicle, a photo sharing device that makes it easy for users to view photos with their friends and family on the big screen instead of the frustrating smartphone screen passed around the room has raised $10K of its $38K Indiegogo goal to make photo viewing less strenuous. Brandon is a co-founder and our lead developer. Many challenges.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2023

For example, consider CVS Health's Project Health program, which directed teams to provide free health screenings to disadvantaged and underserved patient populations. Test specifics and potential on friends, advisors, and potential customers. Measure customer value perception at every stage.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 16, 2019

The Boundless technology works by monitoring what activity is happening on the phone’s tap screen (similar to Apple’s screen time monitoring). We’re thrilled to see the continued growth and market expansion at Thrive Global” said Somesh Dash, General Partner at IVP and member of Thrive Global’s Board of Directors.

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

” Through this window into the market, Chen knew that there was a way to circumvent the time-consuming process of booking a doctor’s visit to get a test scheduled and performed. For Scanwell, it’s the culmination of a three-year journey to bring their first diagnostic test to market.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. Online content isn’t a small market, nor is it going away anytime soon. Same with CreatorUp.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 21, 2023

Remember you are pitching to investors, not customers. The first words out of your mouth should be “Can everyone hear me, and read the screen?” Skip the generic marketing phrases like more user friendly, massive opportunity, and paradigm shifting. Research your audience before presenting. Lead with facts, but skip the details.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Software as a service (SaaS) is a popular business model because it facilitates the delivery of incremental value to customers, while allowing the vendor to adjust their prices over time. However, such price increases generally occur after new utility has been provided to the customers. Focus on Existing Customers.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Venice, California-based Topspin , the online music marketing software firm headed by Ian Rogers, said today that it is prepping an update to the firm's iPhone application for ticketing. The software is used by Topspin's customers to scan tickets sold through Topspin's software.

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Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

What you can’t eat, sell to you neighbors or at a local farmers market. Qwerty is here to stay, but the touch screen keyboard needs a serious redesign. Why do we even need to touch the screen? We need a keyboard that is above the screen, projected, with bigger buttons. Imagine if this caught on. Keyboard idea 1.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 20, 2010

We went out on the Android and Blackberry, and as we were going out to market, we realized that we could use that consumer launch as a proving ground for our technology, and leverage that to the B2B market. So carriers are a major customer of yours? Patrick Kennedy: We have customers of different kinds.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

In contrast, companies that are rapidly growing often rebrand in order to more accurately reflect the expanded scope of their target market and product set. Unfortunately, the market was as excited by the new devices as they were about the company''s revised name. percent of the domestic market in 2006 but watched that slip to 8.4

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InfoChachkie

MAY 19, 2014

Attention Marketers - The Medium Has Changed, So Should The Message. As Facebook''s mobile ad revenue attests, marketers are stepping up their "phone based" spending. In order for them to take full advantage of Facebook the phone company, they will have to abandon traditional online marketing conventions. But Why Now?

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

service allows its customers to access its panel of screened and vetted survey respondents in real time, and will be available in beta in December. uSamp provides an online service to help customers conduct market research, surveys, and other research. The firm said the self-service SampleMarket 2.0 READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

El Segundo-based iRise , the developer of enterprise application prototyping tools, is taking on the iPhone app market, saying today that it has launched a new visualization product called iRise Studio MX, which allows users to create iPhone app prototypes. iRise said the new private beta of the product is free.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Industry news was excited, but for how amazing of a product they are, custom Snapchat geofilters have remained stunningly under the radar. Well, Snapchat has made it so that anyone can create and upload a custom filter to any area they want.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Search Marketing. Lots of marketers are feeling a lot of pain in their search marketing, and we thought there was a great opportunity here to solve that problem. Lots of marketers are feeling a lot of pain in their search marketing, and we thought there was a great opportunity here to solve that problem.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

This should be an iterative process with advisors and customers providing feedback on the product. You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. Customer Development Notes I'm assuming founders are having customer development conversations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). It’s why opt-in marketing databases can be so incredibly valuable for companies like Gilt Groupe, One King’s Lane and AdoreMe. People don’t want to speak to customer service reps. Not so fast.

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socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

According to the two, Outcast will be responsible for advertising sales and marketing of the network, and AdtekMedia will provide software and systems development, as well as focus on product and technology innovation. The two firms said the joint venture would streamline media buying for customers.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

ReachSite helps provide search engine optimization, content optimization, and lead capture for companies, to help companies convert visitors into customers. That new service also has pre-negotiated prices, and the vendors are pre-screened and background checked. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. Market dynamics change rapidly, so thinking back to why things changed in a previous time can generate new and innovative approaches, based on the new market context and technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

The best format for this person would have been a spreadsheet like input screen because 50 actions at a time might relate to one person or one company. That would send a more advanced user into a spreadsheet-like input screen. They publish the “3 notifications&# at a time in the top center of the screen. perspective.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 16, 2017

Finding potential customers continues to be a huge challenge not only for established marketing and sales teams but also for startup executives and solo entrepreneurs. A study in 2013 showed that 61 percent of marketers found it hard to generate high-quality leads. Team – for agencies and marketing teams, $149/month.

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socalTECH

MAY 16, 2019

We're going after the fat middle of the market. However, there's this huge middle area, where people are looking for account executives, customer success reps, account managers, enterprise reps, that is a big market. So we created this marketplace concept, attracted talent, where we screen them, and only provide the best reps.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2012

Microsoft is set to buy multi-user large display touch screens this summer the firms announced Monday. Kurt DelBene, president, Office Division for Microsoft in a statement said ; “The acquisition of PPI allows us to draw on our complementary strengths, and we’re excited to accelerate this market evolution”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Software products and apps can be quickly wire-framed with free tools such as MockFlow , or even Microsoft Powerpoint to lay out the key screens. With a realistic prototype, you can get more accurate feedback from customers on their real need and what they might pay, before you invest millions on the final product.

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Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 2, 2023

Evidence indicates that providing new positive life experiences (for example, a hot-air balloon ride, wine-tasting class, or vacation to Italy) tends to provide a greater happiness boost than spending a comparable amount on material objects (flat-screen television, fancy suit, or purse).

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Awareness Years ago Upfront Ventures rented out a movie theater of 350 people in Santa Monica to screen the movie, “ Code: Debugging the Gender Gap ,” an important movie by Robin Hauser and we invited senior members of many local tech firms to attend. The importance of screening this film is to raise the awareness of bias within men!”

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