Eric Greenspan

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

I’ve remained a skeptic about the BBB and as a result of an email I received a couple of weeks ago from them, I have raised the skepticism threat level. So here’s the email I received: Eric, My name is Chad Ratliffe emailing from the Better Business Bureau. That’s how we do business at Make It Work.

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JUNE 3, 2010

Paul explains the rationale behind HackerNews this way : “We wanted to try to recreate the way reddit felt back in 2006, when the users were mainly hackers. Tags: Tech Market Analysis. HN and Techmeme are the main two tech aggregators that I frequently skim. As reddit became more popular, its focus inevitably changed.

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JUNE 28, 2011

Venture capital is in the process of its own creative destruction with new market entrants and new models of innovation at the precise moment that our industry itself is contracting. million in team costs to code, launch, manage, market & sell our software. When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

But any entrepreneurs raising capital should keep in mind that this opening of the markets could possibly be temporary. This should not be confused with raising too much money as many companies did in 2006-08. Why did the VC markets freeze so quickly? Market downturn – We all know that investors move in herds.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

building Fine Art America in 2006 as a part time project, and launched the web site in 2007. In 2006, the whole concept was new and novel, and I converted by engineering site to an art site. myself and two women who do customer service and tech support for me via phone and email. I grew it from 2007 through. I figured there.

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APRIL 23, 2011

So it is a combination of markets and people. The contextual ad market was attractive. Since 2006 they have added offices outside of Boston including Menlo Park, Europe, and China. Richard’s email address is public but it is hard to manage all the inbound cold emails. Google Ad Sense was just getting going.

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APRIL 13, 2011

This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. Very few people can do a good job with a presentation that is emailable.”. You have said outloud anyone can send you an email, is that fair?

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

I was there for three years, from 2006 to 2009, in product management and working with retailers launching programs. Before we do that and go live, we'l be asking the for their name, email, and cards they have, but not personal info, because until we're ready to issue them a wallet, we don't want them to have to give us their personal data.

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socalTECH

APRIL 23, 2013

I started Young Turks back in 2002, and then, in 2006 and really towards the end of 2005, started daily web streaming for the show. The thing that allowed us to do this differently from normal radio or TV, is we were able to post things that our audience was really interested in, and met the market need. How did the network come about?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

Jeffrey Harmon, CMO of Orapup , a company that primarily uses YouTube to market their brand, says to grow a YouTube channel distribution is key. For more tips from Harmon on how to market your video click here. Their passion for creating gave them the fuel they needed to ride the choppy waves through years of a mere 1000 followers.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

That company sold in September of 2006, and I had gotten married in August of 2006. So, I went back to the genetic counselor, shared a little of my background, and my vision--and it turned out she shared exactly the same vision, and had written her thesis on direct-to-consumer marketing of genetic testing.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 24, 2010

We were literally on the cusp of launching our prpoduct, and all of our work and money to date had gone into getting the innovative technology out of Caltech, exploring the marketplace, and making sure the product features matched with the demand of the market, which it clearly did. Is there a market? Sharon Stevenson: That's correct.

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MAY 25, 2013

After all, I am no stranger to the publicly expressing the frustrations of dealing with the downside of this industry as I wrote about in 2006 when I was an entrepreneur. It’s a market, after all. And I’ll know in 18 months whether we have product / market fit. Many don’t return my emails on time.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2009

This was 2006 and we were now working on our second company. Letting our customers and the market know that we were a real organization with real people rather than a pre-packaged, pre-processed marketing machine. Customers, press and the market responded positively. ‘ Here are some steps in the Inside Out organization.

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 14, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. You would think that the importance of email would be obvious to everyone. ► March (2) 4.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. mt) Media Temple, Inc.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

InVenture has created a market for "micro venture capital," whereby everyday investors can provide expansion capital to developing businesses. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains. mt) Media Temple, Inc. Want to Sponsor?

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads. Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

As a serial entrepreneur and Internet visionary, Richard co-founded Demand Media in May 2006, and currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. A digital analyst, sociologist, and futurist, Solis has influenced the effects of emerging media on the convergence of marketing, communications, and publishing. Richard Rosenblatt.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. StrongMail is proven to be the fastest, easiest and most reliable solution for email delivery.

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Frank Addante

OCTOBER 31, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We focused on proving that StrongMail is the best way to get email reliably delivered to the Inbox.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories. Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Thank you eMinutes.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

► 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. billion on Friday, I have received a flood of emails asking for my thoughts on the topic.

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Frank Addante

MAY 3, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. At Starting Point, 100% of the interaction with our users/customers was via email. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Go-to-Market 5. What is the Rubicon Project? ► March (2) 4. Build a SWAT team 3. Be scrappy.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 13, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. What is the Rubicon Project? Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

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Frank Addante

AUGUST 29, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Without solid traction, youll get a lot of questions about whether the market opportunity really exists.

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DECEMBER 5, 2010

We had email, instant messaging, group calendars, discussion boards, etc. They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others.

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MARCH 22, 2010

File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. Guy Kawasaki said it best (paraphrasing), “you can’t do great marketing with a bad product.&# Given a choice of your marketing person or talking to you (the founder) there’s no competition. Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000.

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Frank Addante

SEPTEMBER 6, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. What is the Rubicon Project? Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

Startup 40

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Frank Addante

MAY 8, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. Marketers, and their respective companies, were looking to “go online.&# ► March (2) 4.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2010

If you remember your history the market crashed the next week. By mid September the entire market was constipated. History repeated itself in September 2008 with that market crash. When Salesforce.com decided to buy my company in December 2006 I dropped everything and focused religiously on closure. Don’t be complacent.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2009

We trade emails on the topic of entrepreneurship often. We could do more in 2010 with more VC investment; the doubling assumes only ratable increase in marketing spend to achieve profitability. The company did well in 2006 as we delivered a phenomenal product that got much industry acclaim at conferences and with initial customers.

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JANUARY 31, 2010

a few days before the wheels came off of the market). We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. I stayed up late every night after a day of meetings doing email until 3am so that I didn’t feel out of touch with our product and sales pipelines.

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Frank Addante

MAY 15, 2006

▼ 2006 (20) ► December (2) Just Say What it Is 12 Proven Guidelines for Rapid Product Development. Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. What is the Rubicon Project? Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2010

I’m not talk about the age old debate amongst investors whether you back entrepreneurs, markets or products (or as people like to hedge – product / market fit). I’m on the record as saying I’m 70% management, 30% market. Have you subscribed yet to my feed on Feedburner or do you want it delivered by email ? Closing text.

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