Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Accelerate: speed is life in this new world.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

They helped create over 5 million new businesses in 2022, a forty percent increase over the previous year. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost. The cost of social media done well is low. Using new tools for recruiting key players and advisors.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2012

Brand Affinity Technologies operates an online service which helps brands connect with celebrities and athletes for endorsements, providing metrics to find celebrity talent on a city-by-city basis. BAT said it has now raised $34M in funding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Yahoo has been an example of a company which expanded in all directions through 53 acquisitions, to the point where most customers were confused, and it was overtaken by Google as your main search engine. Hypermetricemia – metrics for everything. Narcissus complex – look inward to see what helps.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2023

Most business metrics I see compare current performance to your own previous experience, rather than your performance compared to industry standards and competitors. Real industry leaders, such as Google and Microsoft , will tell you that there is nothing like great competitors to push you beyond what even you thought you could achieve.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

And they need it because nobody senior at Stripe, Discord, Coinbase or for that matter Facebook, Google or Snap is leaving without a ton of incentives to do so. at this scale it’s easier for us to help fund a seed extension. (HP Style) are dead. The most connected and high-potential founders start with wads of cash.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Can software algorithms help drive more user engagement and video views for publishers? Rachel Payne , the CEO and one of the co-founders of FEM, is a veteran of Google, and is taking her experience there and applying it into the video recommendations and engagement area. The metrics are very solid.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

Repost of SMCLA's Going Goo Goo Over Google Analytics. The Google Analytics panel was a big success with a great turnout of over 150 people at the Mahalo office in Santa Monica. It takes 5 minutes: Google Analytics is about as easy to setup as setting your alarm clock. Help is everywhere. Here’s what we learned: 1.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s the only site aside from Google I go to every single day so that I don’t miss out on an incredible offer. To prove that point, tonight I had the privilege of hearing him speak at Lean LA , a Los Angeles group that helps high tech start-ups build great companies on a budget. Noah has what I believe he called “Thank You metrics”.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. What are your key Startup Metrics ? See also - When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication. Do we want to use something like SendGrid in order to help with delivery?

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Then show them what happened when Google decided to get rid of all its product managers in 2001. Needless to say, they were hired back in a hurry. Read more… ?? It was PM heaven… Then something funny happened. Read more… ?? ?? ?? Now everything our company does? Read more… ??

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Companies all around the world use Trello to help manage projects and coordinate team tasks and responsibilities. Timeline also works on the Trello Android and iOS apps, helpful for keeping abreast of your work on-the-go. The Table view is helpful for work that covers multiple teams or when boards simply get too big to manage.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Still, if you've not heard these questions from a developer, they are not helping you as much as they should. What are your key Startup Metrics ? See also - When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Google Friend Connect for Authentication. Do we want to use something like SendGrid in order to help with delivery?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

Back when we were all trying to figure out the real value of traffic on the web, we investors – and acquiring companies – got a bit crazy with metrics used to value acquisitions and investments. Giants like Facebook and Google have such large eyeball numbers that they can use display and positioning ads to achieve great profits.

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socalTECH

MAY 19, 2009

Santa Monica-based Business.com , which provides online directories for B2B purchasing, announced today that the firm has launched a new tool to help advertisers access pay-per-click metrics on the site. Business.com is now owned by R.H. Donnelley; the firm was purchased by R.H. Donnelley back in 2007. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost. With the Internet and modern video communication tools, including Skype and Google Hangout, you can find the people you need, from anywhere in the world, and sign them up quickly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 15, 2011

Most web publishers measure where their traffic is coming from using an analytics package such as Google Analytics, Omniture or Core Metrics. These were good packages in the pre social media world at helping figure out who was driving your traffic. The problem is that marketers assume that Google drove the traffic.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. One thing to make clear, StartupRoar is a jump off point.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. Accelerate: speed is life in this new world.

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2021

Plan to make it the best experiment that you can, with metrics to focus on the “why,” as much as “what.” Business leaders from Google, Netflix, and others have uncertainty built into their DNA. How can we create the best test, and assume the need for pivot? If we brainstorm in questions, will lightning strike?

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SoCal CTO

JANUARY 20, 2009

The bottom line is that Los Angeles Tech is trying to help find and navigate that content. To be clear Los Angeles Tech is a jump off point. The content comes from other places. This is mostly from bloggers, but also from pages being included by members.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2017

They were putting online advertisements through Google Ads to solicit people to rent equipment, who could not figure it out on their own. We help the small independent rental yards. He convinced me to come out of retirement and help. So where are you now? In 2014, we raised quite a bit of money from St.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 11, 2015

I watched him jump on a plane regularly to be down at all of our board meetings and while I know that sounds like an obvious commitment from a VC, I’ve watched other scenarios where NorCal VCs find reasons to always dial in via Google Hangouts or ask non-Silicon Valley investments to travel to Menlo Park or San Francisco for meetings.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 7, 2016

Google , for example, was not the first Internet search provider (think Yahoo!, AltaVista, InfoSeek and others), but according to Investopedia , Google was the first to really monetize search. As a result, Google has become a verb, and the company is a tech giant with record growth rates and a revenue of $74.5 billion in 2015.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments. Essentially, we help them learn how to get more with less, and also how to consider new investments in things like social media, mobile marketing, or video.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. exabytes per month at the end of the year.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

It definitely pays to get some help with your first step into social media, since first impressions often become lasting ones. Use business metrics and tools to tune your efforts. Start by getting familiar with social media analysis tools, such as Google Analytics, Snaplytics, and SproutSocial. Do your homework before you begin.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I then worked as a product manager at NetZero/United Online in the VOIP group, and then most recently at Google as a product manager on the Picasa/Photos team based in Santa Monica. There is a reason that companies like Google and Apple are notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to communicating their product strategy and roadmap.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. Lots to learn from him.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

Understanding where your VC partner sits in their respective fund and where their fund is in the cycle of its investment lifecycle will help you understand your VCs behavior. In addition to helping manage the board Chris also helps represent the interests of the angel investors / common stock holders. Have topics.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

I hired a sales coach named Kai Krickle who helped me figure out how to close more deals. He told me to stop responded to RFPs where I wasn’t the person who helped write the specs for the RFPs. He told me, “if you didn’t help shape the RFP somebody else did and you’ve already lost.” How should I best prepare for that?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. exabytes per month at the end of 2016, of which half was video.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

It’s enough to drown any business which tries to fight it or ignore it, and it’s an opportunity to ride higher and faster than even the successes of Google and Facebook, for those startups that use it as their driving force. Data enable: use metrics and measurements. zettabytes by the year 2016.

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Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 29, 2014

Freshplum , founded by Sam Odio, Michael Yuan and Nick Alexander, uses data science to help businesses that sell goods and services electronically increase their overall revenue while reducing their online promotion spend. Know your customer’s preferences. This is just a small subset of the data provided.

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Sales Statistics IBM IBM 77

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. And my company is hugely relevant to what they’re doing so having an advocate at senior levels there is certainly a help.” 23 companies have gone through Launchpad LA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

Based on my own many years of experience as both an employee and an executive, here are my key recommendations to improve your business productivity, traction and momentum: Implement business metrics, and tie incentives to results. Don’t burn yourself out, or let your employees feel like work is a forced march with no end in sight.

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Training Entrepreneur Tool Metrics 105

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Your parents want to know why on Earth you’d leave a job at Google. A tool to better help you find bars & restaurants? Good press and industry mojo wasn’t enough to overcome the financial metrics of the business and the offers came in at more like $10 million. “Honey? ” “Yeah, Ma. “What?

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