Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

Every dollar of gross profit falls to the bottom line, increasing net profit faster with each transaction. A ten percent increase in revenues for a company with 50% gross margin and 5% net profit before the increase would double net profit for the period with that ten percent increase in revenue.

.Net 207

.Net Sales Tool Social Network 207

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 20, 2021

The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.

Entrepreneur 143

Entrepreneur Social Network Activity Networking 143

socalTECH

JULY 19, 2012

Fab.com said the new funding round was led by Atomico, and also included Pinnacle Ventures, re-Net Technology Partners, Mayfield Fund, DoCoMo, Menlo VEntures, Andreessen-Horowitz, and First Round Capital. Bohnett is the founder of Geocities.com.

Funding 178

Funding Seed Funding Commerce Social Network 178

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2023

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Net result and reward. As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Reward your people.

Coach 137

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 137

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. But it all starts with the individual trainer for us.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

socalTECH

APRIL 29, 2013

The company said Monday that it is making old social media new again by reinventing online forums, adding such features as single sign-on of users, live search, a new mobile interface, and much more. ProBoards says it gets over 15 million monthly unique visitors viewing more than 200 million pages each month.

Social Media 153

Social Media Social Network .Net Media 153

socalTECH

OCTOBER 16, 2012

HireRight said its new HireRight CareerBeam product helps match employees to new jobs, using social networks for referrals, and applying job-matching algorithms. Richards was CEO of NTI Group (sold to Blackboard); was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA; and also was founding President and COO at MP3.com. READ MORE>>.

Services 153

Services Social Network .Net Los Angeles 153

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2020

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( 200 on Wikipedia ), or another dating site/app ( over 1500 in the USA ). Net result and reward. As a startup advisor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Reward your people.

Coach 144

Coach Metrics Social Network Competition 144

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

However, the company is still posting big losses, saying it had a net loss of $191.7M billion for the year, and a net loss of $1.25 Santa Monica-based Snap , the parent firm of Snapchat, reported its results on Tuesday afternoon, saying that its fourth quarter revenues were up 36 percent to a record, $390M.

Company 113

Company Companies .Net Snapchat 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2019

The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.

Networking 90

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 90

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2010

Based on a survey just last year by Robert Half Technology , over half of today’s companies block social networks completely, while another 19 percent only permit it "for business purposes." Social networks have become a great vector for Trojans like Zeus and URLZone. Marty Zwilling.

Social Network 87

Social Network Networking Tool Sites 87

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2011

Finally, I decided it was time to remove the safety net, and had an idea of my own to pursue, so I started by own company. One of the things that people will get out of PurePhoto, is we've combined social networking with the e-commerce element.

Westlake Village 164

Westlake Village Yahoo Commerce Social Network 164

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

A new easier to use social network may not get anyone excited. Another investment barrier is good social solutions which appeal only to people with little money. The net value of this solution from the customer’s perspective. Educated customers ready and able to pay for the solution.

.Net 73

.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.

Networking 63

Networking Social Network Activity Entrepreneur 63

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO. We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network.

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

They've acquired CAPTCHA security tools originally developed by Vidoop, and looking to market that technology to e-commerce web sites, social networking sites, and others looking to reduce spam and fraud. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA.

Southern California 228

Southern California Entrepreneur SoCal Mahalo 228

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. If you can meet the SEC “accredited investor” criteria ($1M net worth or $200K annual income), this is a great way to be seen by potential investors as peers before you need money.

Networking 100

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2018

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 exist ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Net result and reward. As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Reward your people.

Entrepreneur 64

Entrepreneur Coach Metrics Competition 64

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2015

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Net result and reward. As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Startup Coach Metrics 101

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

The firm reported net income of $1 billion on revenues of $3.7 Facebook filed for its IPO Wednesday afternoon, saying that it is looking to raise up to $5 billion, in what is expected to be the biggest IPO since Google. billion in 2011 in its S-1, which is being underwritten by Morgan Stanley, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs & Co.,

Southern California 113

Southern California Thousand Oaks .Net Google 113

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2016

The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (over 2500 in the US alone). Net result and reward. As a startup investor in this age of the entrepreneur, I see many more startups, but innovation is still hard to find. Reward your people.

Coach 64

Coach Metrics Competition Ideas 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. There are other networks that also work, depending on where you are in the world, like Ryze, Plaxo, and Facebook, but setting up an account on MySpace probably won’t help you. Join a local investment group.

Activity 97

Activity Networking Entrepreneur Startup 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

Facebook initially capitalized on exclusivity by allowing only Harvard students to join their social network. The net effect is that influencers can rely more heavily on the less expensive “pull” marketing, rather than traditional “push” marketing. Scarcity is one of the best justifications for higher prices.

Social Media 58

Social Media Customer Custom Entrepreneur 58

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 16, 2011

. “There are so many places you can go on the Net where you can find your community. After seeing “The Social Network&# there is an increased attitude amongst this generation (of women) that … why not go into startups? I would tell women to find them.&#.

Startup 311

Startup Sales Venture Capital Entrepreneur 311

Tech.Co

JULY 24, 2017

So with no real barometer for reliable talent and a fast-evaporating social network, where should early founders snag that elusive star talent. Together, these methods can be an incredibly effective hiring practice – a comprehensive employee-referral-engine as good as any high-level recruiter.

Networking 83

Networking Startup Software Review Conference 83

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. There are other networks that also work, depending on where you are in the world, like Ryze, Plaxo, and Facebook, but setting up an account on MySpace probably won’t help you. Join a local investment group.

Networking 97

Networking Startup Activity Entrepreneur 97

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2015

I spend so much of my public life talking about the challenges of startups precisely because it’s not for most people and with Shark Tank and Silicon Valley and The Social Network we as a society have so glamorized startups that we expect them to be all fun and games. So where do I finally net out?

Startup 150

Startup Demand Organization Social Network 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2012

“The idea was to build something that ‘shows’ and ‘enchants,’” which is, in fact, what the Japanese word Miselu translates as. “Since music is the one thing that everyone loves, the company started to focus on ideas in that field with the goal to entirely change the way music is experienced.

Press 100

Press Ideas Product Activity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook. The logic behind all these features is millions of lines of code, and cost millions of dollars to develop and maintain.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2010

It’s now the second biggest social networking site (Facebook passed it recently) with about 125 million unique visitors per month. But I’ve found so many on the other side, here's my net on when an MBA really helps an entrepreneur: If you are already an entrepreneur, more education, including an MBA, will only slow you down.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Technical Advisors Education Social Network 60

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com. People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2010

As noted in Net Profit Score , salespeople have used references as a means of establishing credibility with strangers for hundreds of years. Thus, cite quantified results, such as percentage growth in revenue, number of new accounts closed, Net Promoter Scores achieved, etc.

Startup 113

Startup .Net Organization Networking 113

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In between practicing, I actually started and ran my own social network, TripUp, which was later acquired by Sidestep, which is now Kayak. Every business can benefit from video, whether they're a law firm, a restaurant, a hotel, or a plumber--we're casting a wide net on the kinds of businesses we work with.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150