Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2022

As a business consultant and angel investor, I often ask for your own assessment of marketing ROI , or customer acquisition cost (CAC). While I realize that a high level of certainty in these numbers is an elusive goal, the value of doing the work, and benchmarking your business against competitors is well worth the effort.

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Customer Custom Acquisition Technical Review 100

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

It's been awhile since we last caught up with Los Angeles-based Language Weaver (www.languageweaver.com), a venture-backed firm which develops language translation software, so we sat down the other day with Mark Tapling , the President and CEO of the firm, to hear more about where the company is nowadays--plus its strategy for growth and an exit.

Software Review 145

Software Review USC Content Tech Coast Angels 145

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Adam Miller transformed his company into one of the world’s leading software-as-a-service companies, specifically in the HR world. If that’s not enough, ShoeDazzle runs charity shoe programs, making the company good for your closet and the country. Post navigation.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. They had mail, IM, groups, answers, etc.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318