Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

I recognize that entrepreneurs tend to substitute vision and passion for formal processes, but using no discipline or process in building something new is a sure way to spend money, rather than see any return and build a self-sustaining business. Technologists building cool new platforms, just because they can, won’t find investor interest.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 22, 2023

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. In other parts of the world, innovators often need to develop both the ultimate product or service, as well as the enabling infrastructure that underpins it.

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Capital Marketing Ideas Venture Capital 138

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The rate of new entrepreneurs increased between 2013 and 2019, from 280 out of 100,000 to 310 out of 100,000 of the adult population. Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And there is so much money around being thrown at so many entrepreneurs that many firms don’t even care about board seats, governance rights or heaven forbid doing work with the company because that would eat into the VCs time needed to chase 5 more deals. And the truth is that several entrepreneurs prefer it this way. dot-com bonanza.

Venture Capital 471

Venture Capital Writing Invest Pricing 471

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. Incorporate brand personality and voice.

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Marketing Metrics 96

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

Milana Rabkin: As a platform, we work on a consensus model. They can use Stem as a platform to distribute that content. As revenue comes back from the platforms and services they've monetized that content on, we automate the disbursement of payments to everyone at the same time. Currently, that's music and online video.

Startup 140

Startup Content Metrics Platform 140

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. As an entrepreneur, what steps can you take to help your business not only survive the data hurricane, but to thrive under these new and challenging conditions?

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

The reason why, is the firm has been running ads since January to help get the word out about its service and products.

Dollar Shave Club 171

Dollar Shave Club Advertising Media Design 171

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

For today's interview, we sat down and spoke with David Loo , the founder and CEO of Perspectium (www.perspectium.com), a startup which is developing service management applications designed to help connect different, enterprise service management software products together. Perspectium recently raised a funding round from TVC Capital.

SaaS 113

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. My first job out of school was at one of the early bioinformatics companies in Silicon Valley, working as the head of technical services. We are creating a platform that enables users to play instant games and apps directly on the computer desktop.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

“They demonstrate best-in-class expertise with Facebook and Google paid ad platforms. Besides Sense, MuteSix’s former and current clients include companies such as Adidas, Petco, Ring and Theragun, to whom it provides a full range of marketing services, including top-notch direct response videos.

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Commerce Content Marketing Startup 211

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2020

From my consulting with entrepreneurs in Europe and other countries, I’m convinced that we all could benefit from adapting to meet their environments. In other parts of the world, innovators often need to develop both the ultimate product or service, as well as the enabling infrastructure that underpins it.

Ideas 124

Ideas Venture Capital Software Review Technical Review 124

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

The law of large numbers, platforms that can make your company blow up unexpectedly and the trendy nature of tech markets can be deceiving. ” This, too, is a must read for any entrepreneur. His point is that you should figure out the metrics that TRULY matter in your business and hold yourself accountable to these.

Product 150

Product Startup Metrics Technical Review 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. entrepreneur Ric Dragon startup social media business'

Social Media 102

Social Media Media Product Metrics 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Even with instant two-way communication via the Internet and mobile phones, your greatest new solution or service won’t found or properly recognized without marketing. In fact, the first challenge is to build a strategy, put together a budget, and define measurement metrics. Set specific objectives, budgets, and metrics for each one.

Marketing 96

Marketing Metrics Social Media Content 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. Incorporate brand personality and voice.

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 62

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

But we do it anyway, because we believe that the short-term metrics probably aren''t indicative of the long term.”. As I discuss in Entrepreneurs Should Go For The Quick Buck – Then Stop , there are situations in which a startup can generate profitable, near-term revenue that does not support, and may even undermine, its long-term strategy.

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Tips Framework Metrics Cloud Computing 223

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Jackson, CEO and co-founder of CapLinked (www.caplinked.com), which is developing tools to help entrepreneurs and investors connect. Eric is an experienced entrepreneur, and was a very, very early employee at PayPal, where he was recruited by Peter Thiel. Jackson: It's actually two audiences, both the entrepreneur and investor.

Southern California 243

Southern California Entrepreneur Software Review Yammer 243

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. As an entrepreneur, what steps can you take to help your business not only survive the data hurricane, but to thrive under these new and challenging conditions?

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

socalTECH

AUGUST 30, 2017

We grew to about 50,000 musicians and bands using our music matching service, where we match people based on a proprietary formula for musical compatibility. I can't imagine starting a service, like Airbnb, Uber, and other now famous marketplaces, and starting with zero users on either the supply or demand side. How are you backed?

Startup 150

Startup Metrics Offshore Sites 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little though given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Create an action plan with metrics. Incorporate brand personality and voice.

Social Media 91

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. As an entrepreneur, what steps can you take to help your business not only survive the data hurricane, but to thrive under these new and challenging conditions? Marty Zwilling.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. As an entrepreneur, what steps can you take to help your business not only survive the data hurricane, but to thrive under these new and challenging conditions?

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

socalTECH

JUNE 11, 2018

It is a platform for talent discovery, and a platform for fellowships to manage their programs. It's also a platform for writers. That's been our focus, on centralizing talent discovery on the platform. I had a screenwriter friend in Los Angeles, who asked me to work on a service for him. What is Coverfly?

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Hollywood Platform Competition 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 31, 2009

Hamet Watt: NextMedium was acquired by the Steelbergs, the founders of several successful ad platforms. I'm still working closely with NextMedium and the Steelbergs as they explore new ways to grow the platform. True is really unique, in that it is extremely focused on people and teams, and specifically on entrepreneurs and founders.

Southern California 164

Southern California Venture Capital Advertising Entrepreneur 164

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. Earned media. Owned media.

Marketing 100

Marketing Social Media Framework Media 100

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

He didn’t tell it in the video but, ever the entrepreneur, Scott started a business to take couples up on a “mile high club&# flight on airplanes as a way of getting all of his miles logged to get his next class of airplane license that required a certain number of hours logged. It’s part of what makes him so likable.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2015

I recognize that entrepreneurs tend to substitute vision and passion for formal processes, but no discipline or process in building something new is a sure way to spend money, rather than see any return and build a self-sustaining business. Technologists building cool new platforms, just because they can, won’t find investor interest.

Outsource Development 99

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 99

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

As discussed in Hiring Entrepreneurs, the impact of each new hire during your startup’s early days is tremendous. As noted in Optimistically Pessimistic , successful entrepreneurs are indifferent as to the specific tactics they must employ to accomplish their fervently held strategic objectives.

Tips 279

Tips Startup Framework Custom 279

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 8, 2014

With this in mind, we figured it would be a great opportunity to get a direct look from someone who’s been immersed in the field, and spoke to Chance Barnett, CEO of LA-local investment platform, Crowdfunder. Chance is a local grown entrepreneur with a 15 year track record. Crowdfunder Was Created With Entrepreneurs In Mind.

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Invest Platform Entrepreneur Paramount 83

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. Earned media. Owned media.

Media 101

Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Entrepreneurs always work hard to create an innovative product or service, but often count on standard seller marketing for sales. Decide which parts can be automated, people resources required, and customer service points of contact. Include planned measurements and metrics. Their perception is your reality.

Startup 105

Startup Search Engine Optimization Summary Custom 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

I recognize that entrepreneurs tend to substitute vision and passion for formal processes, but no discipline or process in building something new is a sure way to spend money, rather than see any return and build a self-sustaining business. Technologists building cool new platforms, just because they can, won’t find investor interest.

Ideas 62

Ideas Outsource Development Startup Competition 62