Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Social Media Week (SMW) helps organizations connect and share the latest social media findings through social, cultural and economic talks and workshops in major cities worldwide. A City of Angels: How Social Media is Bringing LA Closer to Utopia. Social Media and Urban Development in Hollywood.

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Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Although I’m not an aficionado of checklists in general, I really appreciate one he has included for keeping up with the latest technological trends that are reshaping business strategies, which should be the driver for startups to fill in the gaps. Social Media. Are you driving the technology, or is it driving you?

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Technology Cloud Computing Social Media Networking 86

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

With the advent of the Internet, social media, and instant communication via texting, customer expectations for service, as part of their entire customer experience, have changed. As well as phone support, customers expect you to accept mobile messaging, and provide quick responses via social media and multiple Internet websites.

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TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 19, 2020

The roughly 300,000 marchers that filled the streets of downtown Los Angeles for the third annual Women’s March received more than just an opportunity to hear from some of the state’s high powered politicians, they were also part of a new experiment from local March organizers in bringing technology into the movement.

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Los Angeles Organization Angel Technology 128

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2020

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. It can also be for solving everyday problems, like logo design or open source code.

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Framework Social Media Software Review Social Network 159

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Much has been written about product design, but designing the total experience from the front rarely happens yet. In a new book, “ X: The Experience When Business Meets Design ,” Brian Solis details how to design the whole experience, rather than just the product. Keep users engaged throughout design and development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Marketing Startup Social Media Technical Review 141

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound.

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Ideas Outsource Development Outsource Course 118

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2010

Social Media Week (SMW) is finally here and is set to be one amazing week filled with panels, discussions, networking, and much more. What is Social Media Week? Social Media Week is a global platform that connects people, content, and conversation around emerging trends in social and mobile media.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Statistical models, simulations, social media outreach, and the capacity to analyze big data sets—you’d think by now that technology would have delivered election forecasts that more reliably predicted Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race. There were exceptions.

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Technology News USC Social Media 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

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Technical Review Tips Marketing Entrepreneur 103

Tech.Co

JANUARY 3, 2020

However, as a business owner, you know that resting on your laurels can be dangerous, which is why staying up to date with the latest business technology is a necessity. Fortunately, field service software is designed to keep track of all this and more, so you can focus on the big picture. Get started with field service software today.

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Technical Review Software Review Social Media Platform 91

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

I’ve worked with 30+ early-stage companies in all sorts of capacities (and spoken to many, many more), so I thought it might be worthwhile trying to classify the various ways that I’ve engaged in different technology roles in startups. It depends on the business, people, technologies, etc. Each situation is just a bit different.

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Technical Review Technical Advisors CTO Coach Startup 170

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

In my experience, the good news is that everyone is becoming more and more comfortable with relationships via the new media and technology. Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients.

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Services Technical Review Social Media Case Study 121

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

The hurricanes in the Gulf, the wildfires in California, and the monsoon floods around the world, all suggest that real opportunities for change are needed in climate control, forest management, and building design. When globalization or technology shrinks distances (Internet), painful missing needs become evident, and opportunities abound.

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Custom Customer Startup Outsource Development 167

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Start the product design process by thinking about what a historian in the future would look back on as the one big thing that changed everything. Amazon uses this technique internally for all new product design efforts. The future history assessment approach. Challenge the fundamental assumption. Force original intent thinking.

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Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The dynamism of web design ascertains that trends should keep varying to the better with changing times. The changes are usually due to improvements in previous designs to suit current tastes and preferences. The introduction of live photos on latest mobile phones has lead to cinemagraphs coming into the forefront of designers minds.

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Web Design Design Web Technical Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2022

This data comes from sensors, social media posts, digital pictures and videos, purchase transactions, everywhere. Hence one segment of the opportunity is the need for new database technologies, like Hadoop , a distributed file system originally designed for indexing the Web. Social media and web data.

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Social Media Research Framework Sales 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2021

You may think this is only important to your marketing and sales people, but in reality it doesn’t matter how great your product or technology might be, you won’t succeed if you don’t understand your target customer decision process. Even the best technology won’t sell itself. Even the best technology won’t sell itself.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 18, 2019

The ARPANET, as it was called back then, was designed by government, industry and academia so scientists and academics could access each other’s computing resources and trade large research files, saving time, money and travel costs. We are currently still suffering from those shifts.

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UCLA Social Media Social Network Santa Barbara 253

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2022

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Some say it’s happening today because it’s new, and technology makes it possible. Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing.

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Customer Custom Technical Review Social Media 107

Tech.Co

MARCH 22, 2016

Though this workshop is all based on science, the content is presented at a practical level, through clear visual examples and hands-on exercises, designed to reinforce your understanding and to help you develop new skills. After, you’ll never look at technology in the same way again. Skills and knowledge you’ll gain.

Los Angeles 70

Los Angeles Social Media Angel Design 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Startup Training Services Writing 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2021

Every entrepreneur with a new technology tells me that his innovation will be industry-disrupting, meaning that it will render the existing technology obsolete, and create a new market. Pick a technology that somehow seems inferior to the major incumbents. So why would any investor ever believe any of these claims?

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Marketing Customer 157

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2022

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. In fact, they are well-qualified overall, having worked with high technology and computers for at least 20 years, are highly educated, and highly motivated.

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Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur Report 147

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2014

Not only can wearable technology make our lives easier, but it can also help to make the lives of many with illnesses or disabilities more comfortable and productive. Let’s take a look at a few of the most anticipated smart devices changing the way we use technology. Google Glass. Oculus Rift. Smart Clothing.

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Technical Review Technology Software Review Google 88

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 14, 2013

However, the right e-commerce technology and marketing is necessary to get your brand the exposure it needs to be seen. You don’t have to worry about hiring web designers and marketing specialists to draw traffic to the site. Create a buzz about your fashion brand on social media sites. Defining Your Customer Base.

Commerce 93

Commerce Social Media Design Startup 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Don’t dumb it down for social media.

Marketing 97

Marketing Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review 97

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based MySocialNightLife.com (www.mysocialnightlife.com) announced a seed funding round, and its technology platform for the nightclub and bar industry. In addition, we though we'd connect this to social media, as a forward-facing view for customers. Then, worry about the design.

Social Media 174

Social Media Seed Funding Startup Design 174

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2020

For example, I often hear proposals for new online social media or collaboration platforms, maybe more specifically tuned to inventors or artists, or easier to use, and populated by experts, to compete against Slack or Facebook. Investors are looking for breakthrough solutions to fund. Be forever curious and optimistic.

Startup 134

Startup Artificial Inteligence Ideas Entrepreneur 134

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2014

It turns out, nowadays, creating the content is only a small part of your job description The most successful YouTubers, studios, brands and agencies today are intensely focused on using social media to engage with fans, get that content out there, and grow their audience. Juan Bruce: My background is in design engineering.

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Downey Content Help Startup 215

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2022

Many technologists have a passion for a new technology, but only a few are able to communicate the value in terms of future impact on society. If your business is health-technology related, I urge you to share this with your team, and with customers, and ask for their help, versus leaning on profitability, price, and process.

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Technical Review Coach Mentor Customer 143

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2021

We see evidence in the news every day of these irresistible forces of change, like the pervasive global penetration of the Internet, the impact of terrorist activities even to peaceful countries, the power of social media in building business relationships, and the depletion and pollution of natural resources. Globalization.

Marketing 135

Marketing Startup Entrepreneur Social Media 135

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We've created a social media platform which helps you meet new people, and we're also very focused on privacy, and don't sell your data, don't spy on you, but provide an environment where you can meet other people based on shared interests and shared locations. That's proving very useful for our design.

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Mentor Southern California Startup Networking 157

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 20, 2012

Reiss started with service design in the 1980s and thinks a lot of the things done then are the same things that people are doing now. It’s a whole bunch of different things including service design…that are all part of the UX.” ” Some call it service design or experience design or product design.

Social Media 101

Social Media Design Los Angeles Media 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

With the advent of instant communication and social media, customer service starts at the first hint of interest by you, and never ends for repeat customers. One bad customer experience will kill not only one customer, but many future ones, who hear the message via social media and friends. The world has changed.

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