Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. It’s your job as a leader to be the model high performer, quantify the team view with metrics, and expand awareness to the best outside competition and new tools. Attract, train, and reward only the best leaders.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Layoffs Social Media Metrics 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I challenge them to think beyond what I call linear extensions to a current trend, such as another “easier-to-use” app for smartphones, a new dating site for pets, or another niche social network. Keep alternative business models on the table.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Examples 126

Jason Nazar

MAY 1, 2016

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. For startup entrepreneurs, you can also track these metrics with Google analytics.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2019

Your role is to provide mentoring and support as required. Annual bonuses tied to production metrics are nice, but these will not generate the long-term trust and loyalty you need to set the culture. Provide training and mentoring directed at career growth. It also means listening and following-up on feedback.

Customer 92

Customer Custom Mentor Training 92

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. For startup entrepreneurs, you can also track these metrics with Google analytics.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2015

Set your own metrics and rewards to map to results. Provide mentoring and self-learning opportunities. Most startups don’t have the time or resources to send team members to formal training classes, either in-house or off-site. Practice an “up or out” growth policy to prevent role stagnation. This doesn’t work in a startup.

Startup 99

Startup Mentor Layoffs News 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2015

The founder needs to be a mentor and advisor, as well as a leader. Translating vision into a plan, milestones and metrics is a key responsibility of every entrepreneur. Did you know that both Facebook and YouTube started out as dating sites? Capitalize on relationships inside and outside the company.

Startup 102

Startup Technical Review Paramount Entrepreneur 102

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Crowd Seats is the only Group Buying/Daily Deals site for sports fans. has created a simple to use, online application for your business to create a mobile site and secure its mobile presence. The end user, regardless of the mobile device from which the website is being accessed, will see a mobile version of the your site!

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Through ongoing analysis and refinement of existing processes, establishment of standards and metrics, team building and mentoring, Sergey has established a foundation and culture in which developers can flourish. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. What is your business model?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. In seed stage funding, we’re often told that the investments are ultimately about the people/teams, and not necessarily the metrics.

Startup 111

Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

For me, FI was great for networking with Adeo and the other mentors, who are all world class successful entrepreneurs themselves, as well as the other founders in the program. I'm working quite a bit with startups who are leveraging social media, but I'm finding it hard to predict success and metrics. How did you do that?

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2013

My every day is trying to fundraise, reaching, re-reaching out, and trying to keep people updated with metrics. For the people that sign up to our site, we are converting 35% of those people into customers. ML: I do mentor and advise a lot of young entrepreneurs, especially from USC since I went to that school.

Technical Review 87

Technical Review Mobile Startup Los Angeles 87