Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

As an advisor to entrepreneurs, I find that I often have to remind them that the world of customers has changed since they started their last business. Supplement this feedback with more formal modern satisfaction surveys, like the Net Promoter Score. Yet all of these do very little unless you follow-up and act on the input.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2017

I tell entrepreneurs that Google was an “exception” to all the investment and startup rules, but I’ve always wondered what it takes to be an exception. Here are some lessons from the book that all entrepreneurs should wish they could emulate: Independently outstanding, but complementary founders. Unique business tactics.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 2, 2019

In 1955, the company’s net work was $500,000 ($4.6 At the time, toys were advertised to adults, under the premise that adults were the decision makers. The first toy Ruth advertised on Disney’s show, the Tommy Burp gun, had been previously launched, but sales had been lackluster. million, inflation adjusted).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

They flocked to businesses like Apple, when influencer Steve Jobs was at the helm, and anxiously await the next moves from visible entrepreneurs, including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk. Entrepreneurs who are clearly willing to give as well as take in business become influencers because people feel the urge to reciprocate.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

It was especially fun for me because we got the chance to talk about the VC industry and how entrepreneurs should think about the VC industry in addition to discussing deals. If this figure is accurate – it’s certainly a very large business even when you look at net revenues. Its net income for the 2009 period is $11.66

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

On one hand, you've got publishers, on the other, advertisers. Even with quality publishers and advertisers, there's still a lag in payment timing between the advertisers and publishers of anywhere from 90 to 120 days. Jed Simon: The idea came from recognizing a pain point in the ad tech ecosystem.

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socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

Al is a repeat entrepreneur, who last founded Integrien, and was SVP and GM at LowerMyBills. We've had close to 2 million tasks people have put into there in the last four months, and all this without any PR or advertising, completely organic. Tags: eisaian iconapps entrepreneur startup mobile iphone apple ipod. READ MORE>>.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

” I mention journalists here because they perpetuate the myth that focusing on profits is ALWAYS the right answer and then I hear many entrepreneurs (and certainly many “normals”) repeating the same mantra. I have had this discussion with many a first-time entrepreneur. If you don’t, somebody else WILL!”

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socalTECH

MAY 27, 2011

Ever since the huge success of Monrovia-based Green Dot in its IPO last year, netting a huge return for local angels, investors here have taken a second look at financial startups. We've only been advertising for about 90 days or so, as we have been in beta for a year making sure everything is working.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2011

A great recent example of this was a successful group of entrepreneurs who had created a company that will do $10-12 million in revenue at their system integration business (read: services business) in 2011 after having done $5 million or so in 2010 and $2-3 million in 2009. And stop effing around trying to create a product company.&#.

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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2011

The net of it, is we're really in the big data business, and we're taking what was formerly a totally monolithic piece--a single DVD, or video game, or sports game--and converting that into something that is consumable in the social web. David Aronchick: The net of our jobs is really harnessing the demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2011

So as an entrepreneur, here are the steps to get the name you need for your business: Pick the right name. First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools , or other lookup functions available on the net. But that’s all history, and you have to live with it. This is actually the hard part, and is easier said than done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2016

The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Most modern investors still look for a business model that embodies a gross margin over 50%, and a net margin in the 20% range. Long-term stability requires revenue growth and profit.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

As an employee of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets from 1999-2003 and of the Indianapolis Pacers from 2003-2008, I learned first-hand from the likes of Rod Thorn, Byron Scott, Jason Kidd and Larry Bird about the importance of leading by example and keys to assembling a championship-caliber team. Sergey Belyankin is our Chief Technology Officer.

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Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

Being that the theme of the night was community, it was perfect that the event was held at CoLoft , a workspace in Santa Monica that focuses on start up entrepreneurs. We entrepreneurs exert so much energy making the sale when a customer requests a refund it’s like a stab to the heart. But you need to pay the bills!’ I resisted.

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Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2012

A web telephony pioneer and serial entrepreneur, Burr will oversee sales and marketing while expanding the range of clients served and building vendor, partner and investor relationships, according to CallFire CEO and Co-Founder Dinesh Ravishanker.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

So we're connecting this nebulous net, of mostly private groups, but they can allow their members to reach out independently of the group to meet other people. We are also white labeling the software, and letting them show their own advertisements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2010

So as an entrepreneur, here are the steps to get the name you need for your business: Pick the right name. First you have to find the current owner, using Domain Tools , or other lookup functions available on the net. But that’s all history, and you have to live with it. This is actually the hard part, and is easier said than done.

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Pricing Web Software Review .Net 49

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

People are using email, IM, soc nets like LinkedIn and Facebook, SMS, and video chat -- all of these are really places to communicate. We're advertising supported, what a lot call a premium/freemium service. I helped build out the advertising sales model there, and then helped found a company based out of Redmond called InfoSpace.

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Email Yahoo Startup Google 113

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

LP’s who invest in funds are typically university endowments, public & private pension funds, insurance companies, large corporations and very high net worth individuals called “family offices.&# To give you an indication of how bad, for example, university endowments are suffering check out this chart.

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Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 18, 2009

Their idea was to catch enough consumers to scale, but they didn't understand the cost of acquisition, of finding customers, marketing, and advertising. What AdventureLink allows us to do is cast a very wide net, to build distribution partners and tap into mainstream travel. Thanks for the interview, and good luck!

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socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. The whole point of this story, is that it's these little, small insights that entrepreneurs need to know.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 17, 2014

Entrepreneurs who can raise funds in more traditional ways from knowledgeable investors should still lean toward doing just that. 10% of the annual income or net worth of the investor, as applicable, if either the annual income or net worth of the investor is equal to more than $100,000, capped at a maximum of $100,000 invested.

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.Net Pricing Ideas Invest 209

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2013

Scot has been an entrepreneur and executive responsible for the launch of several interactive entertainment ventures. AGN was sold to Net-TV pioneer Pseudo Programs and Rubin served as VP of Games and Sports programming. It generates revenues through Subscription, Virtual Currency and Advertising.

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Technical Review Technology Activision Entertainment 76

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

before which is second-time entrepreneurs. of Internet entrepreneurs following up on the successes of the first generation (Overture, etc.). Dropped Calls, Students Protest AT&T Network Coverage Facebook Patents News Feed, Social Net Confusion Ensues Trying to Work from Home More Efficiently? What is happening in L.A.

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Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Tech entrepreneurs and executives from Silicon Valley are moving south and buying up luxury homes in the Los Angeles area. Andrew Frame, a 30-something entrepreneur who founded Internet-telephone company Ooma, bought a contemporary four bedroom in Bel Air for $5.5 WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. More Mansion Videos.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

Most existing metrics and analytics for measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty, including the popular Net Promoter Score (NPS), don’t distinguish between recommend messages to others (word-of-mouth), detract messages or no message at all. Traditional marketing efforts (advertising and promotions) are still important.

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Customer Custom Satisfaction Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Most existing metrics and analytics for measuring customer satisfaction and loyalty, including the popular Net Promoter Score (NPS), don’t distinguish between recommend messages to others (word-of-mouth), detract messages, or no message. Traditional marketing efforts (advertising and promotions) are still important. Marty Zwilling.

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Customer Custom Satisfaction Social Media 97