Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2013

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

In my last post I pointed out that many of the media commentators who have criticized the YouTube video network companies as not having strong businesses were mistaken. People aren’t going to fundamentally change their media consumption patterns just as consumers don’t fundamentally change their diets.

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socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

We also have a partnership with Trion Media, which is one of the largest content providers to the radio industry. We actually built that about a year and a half ago, and are bringing that back due to overwhelming demand. In the meantime, Groupon came along, and our media customers started to lose advertising.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Contrary to a popular myth, word-of-mouth and viral marketing are not a substitute for more basic branding activities. Innovation is key in setting your company apart from the onslaught of promotional media out there today, including email blasts, banner ads on the Internet, and pervasive television spots.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It would be interesting to hear about where your interests are nowdays, there was a rumor Redpoint had backed off activity here lately. We've been quite active, and have had a bunch of acquisitions lately -- including Internet Brands and MySpace -- a total of over 2 billion in acquisition in Southern California.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

Here is my summary of the key focus activities of that challenge for every business owner: Manage cash flow daily and plot a plan to profitability. It’s time to really focus on social media, videos, and email. With that first wave of customers comes a whole set of additional demands on your time and energy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media.

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Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

After being disrupted with an email notification, an average person will need 23 minutes and 15 seconds to regain their focus again. Yet as an entrepreneur, you can rarely hide under the rock and pretend there’s nothing else happening around you and no one is demanding your attention. That’s a well-known fact for sure.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media.

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Marketing Startup Demand Customer 91

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So there is likely robust demand from borrowers. The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Enter P2P lending. Enter Xobni.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 29, 2017

If you receive an email or phone call requesting details on your plan from someone you don’t know, don’t assume that asking them to sign an NDA will protect you. I also recommend that you practice explaining your concept in marketing terms through social media, networking opportunities, and crowdfunding.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 2, 2010

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media.

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Marketing Startup Demand Customer 55

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards also has been an active angel investor in local startups. So, by pushing these job opportunities quickly to people, through a text, or email, as they occur, they have the opportunity to take their resume and quickly go to the top of the pile. You've got to know best practices in demand generation. What is CareerArc?

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socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2013

John Tabis: Our ten second elevator pitch, is we drop ship premium, super fresh flowers from an active volcano, and ship them directly to a consumer''s door for $40 flat. We send you reminders by email, and deliver as many times a year as you prefer. What is the Bouqs? We also have Just Because, which schedules random deliveries.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

Since launching 2011 global membership has grown to be over 500k people actively collaborating and supporting each other to move film and television projects forward. When the beta was ready in 2011 Botto emailed a link to 100 of his industry contacts, asking them to send it along to five more people if they enjoyed the experience.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. We streamline strategy development using a Reality-Based approach, then execute cross-media programs including websites, brochures, ads, booths. It has been fun to get to know her again.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Most people facing this problem resort to mass text messages, and long, frustrating email chains.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., The Startups.

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Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

In the bay area there are dozens of firms that are actively making investments. If there were more great companies coming out of LA then it would create more demand for high quality VC firms. Plus there are amazing LA tech events put on by DealMaker Media , DigitalLA , Twiistup , and many more.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

At the moment, Conolly heads the startups social media team in Egypt while Turdubaev looks after Russian countries and translation of the site. Show the photos of their work and actively promote themselves across the internet? We all had a keen interest in the online world – so a great fit. What inspired you? How does it work?

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 26, 2016

Top media giants Facebook and Alphabet are determined to grow this number with the introduction of various airborne devices designed to bring internet to the far corners of the globe to boost their revenues. For the VPN industry specifically, we will see a lot of new providers as the barrier to entry is extremely low, and demand is high.

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Commerce Mobile Technical Review Google 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. They focus on trying to drive engagbranded social media marketing campaigns (e.g. Over demand led the SV Angel team to double the size of the fund to $20 million. My own view on these services is nuanced.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals. Volume has no doubt picked up at active firms. There is a lot of pent-up demand. This is one book-end of the cycle. Because you have multiple forces at work.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

The way you talk about your business, develop your brand voice, gauge demand, and connect with your audience. KD: People demand more authenticity and transparency. You are putting your name on the line, any pictures of you, any links to your website, and other media you are connected to for the public to see.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

Print advertising is expensive, but social media is free. As your services gain demand, your time becomes more valuable and you can charge more. It's amazing how rare it is for professionals to return phone calls and emails promptly, show up on time, or finish a project for the price quoted. You can keep overhead low.

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Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 23, 2010

Demand Media is an online media company operating two strategically-linked businesses: an integrated content and social media platform, and registrar solutions. The CitizenNet platform helps you measure, analyze, and automate social media marketing and engagement. It filed for an IPO on August 6th. 1B+ Revenue.

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Guide Startup Mahalo GRP Partners 42

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Entrepreneurs love being around other entrepreneurs, and thats driving demand toward the beach," says Mr. Miller. Most Emailed Feed. areas are growing at a faster rate. Most Popular.

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Frank Addante

JUNE 19, 2006

► August (1) Invest in Transparency & Active Communication ► July (1) The Fear of Success ► May (2) Optimized for Speed = 30% Waste Happy 1st Birthday Rubicon Project! I need to send marketing, e-commerce or e-statements emails to my customers to drive revenue or reduce costs. ► October (1) New Video!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. When I get these inevitable emails or calls I respond the same way, “It’s a shame for me that I’m too late to your process.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I recently invested in a company in the media & entertainment sector (this will be announced in a couple of months) so I’ve been thinking a lot about how the industry works, why the structure has evolved the way it did, why the company I invested in has had so much success and what this all implies for the future. If so, why?

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Both Sides of the Table

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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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He’s been steadily emailing me for the past 18 months with ideas for local entrepreneurs I “have to meet&# and has been egging me on to spend more time in Seattle. Every region needs its local media & events. Dave is ex-Amazon and is a tireless advocate for the Seattle community. He’s why I came this week.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly Our Twitter handle has become our identity, on par with an email address. Ryan Sarver who was heading up platform development was active in the developer forum giving guidance to worried third-party developers. And I feel great about that.

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