socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2018

Matt Stodder: What we see, is we're occupying a place in the ecosystem where there are companies with ideas, but really haven't take those ideas to a place where they can execute or plan for them. There are lots of people who create ideas, without places for them to go. That kills companies and waste resources.

Startup 172

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following strategy for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

Platform 118

Platform Snapchat Startup Course 118

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. But you also vastly expand the universe of those who will discover the topic and want to do a deep dive, learn more and then spread the idea to others. Of course reciprocity matters so they would all leap into action. It’s worth a quick read.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Sometimes, it is just the right idea to brand your product inside that of a known presence. And of course, that could easily require a large amount, far beyond the capability of a small company looking for its initial audience. Third: cost. And yet, word of mouth sometimes is all that is needed. Fourth: measurement.

Sites 156

Sites Product Social Network Press 156

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Those who are more involved in traditional entertainment are seeing a major shift online which is why an additional one-day seminar was created to coincide with Silicon Beach Fest Hollywood as a partnership called, Idea to Screen. Regardless of what you’re marketing, you should consider incorporating video. See you there!

Hollywood 100

Hollywood Screening Ideas Entertainment 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Add a modest advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Of course, as you work with contract players, explore the potential for a long-term relationship, and wait until your organization matures to pursue career positions. Leveraging the global network will improve your odds of a highly skilled match, and bring diversity, as well as more innovative ideas and thinking to your team.

Competition 168

Competition Startup Demand Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The relationships are online, with influencers other than your advertising and promotions setting the trends, customers deciding where to buy, and how much they’re willing to pay. It’s less about the stuff you sell than the big idea that surrounds it.

Demand 126

Demand Customer Custom Startup 126

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.

SEO 64

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 64

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

Los Angeles- and New York-based Steereo (www.steereo.com) has a new idea: partner those artists with ride sharing drivers, and pay those ride sharing drivers to play their music to the ever-changing variety of people who hop in their vehicles. Where'd you get the idea for the service? Finally, how are you funding the company?

Startup 113

Startup Advertising Marketing Platform 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 11, 2019

Los Angeles- and New York-based Steereo (www.steereo.com) has a new idea: partner those artists with ride sharing drivers, and pay those ride sharing drivers to play their music to the ever-changing variety of people who hop in their vehicles. Where'd you get the idea for the service? Finally, how are you funding the company?

Startup 100

Startup Advertising Marketing Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Add a modest advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

You've got a great idea for a web video series, but how do you learn about how to make that happen, to get distribution, and monetize that video? We teach through video tutorials, with courses around specific sites, like how to make content for FunnyorDie, taught by one of the staff writers from FunnyOrDie.

Web 187

Web Content Startup Education 187

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.

SEO 40

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Some creative ideas come up at random times – say in the shower or while getting a cup of coffee – and other ideas inspired at the office. We got a really unique process that lets anybody with a really good idea contribute in a 140 characters – so a tweet-sized ideas – you can actually earn money doing that.”.

Ideas 80

Ideas Technical Review Startup Statistics 80

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

InfoChachkie

MARCH 8, 2011

They claim that Mr. Zuckerberg “stole” their idea of creating a social network for the Harvard student community. The related question was: “ What should the Winklevoss twins have done to protect their idea?” Universal thought the key was Oswald (the idea), whereas Disney knew the key was in the execution of the cartoon.

Writing 150

Writing Social Network Ideas Entrepreneur 150

socalTECH

AUGUST 15, 2012

How did the whole idea for Unbucket come about? My mom really doesn't like presents, but I thought a great gift would be to plan out things we could do together over the course of a year. Instead, what we'll be doing is building an advertising marketplace on stated intention. She lives in Detroit, and I live in Los Angeles.

Startup 153

Startup Advertising Los Angeles Mobile 153

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following strategy for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

Snapchat 74

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 74

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Marketing is top priority.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Patents Startup Ideas 102

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 8, 2012

IdeaMensch held it’s third gathering in Los Angeles last week to kick off a 48-state road trip (#IM48) across America of inspiring talks to help innovators bring ideas to life. Founded by advertising digital executive Mario Schulzke , IdeaMensch profiles doers to help and inspire dreamers to seed their ideas and make them grow into reality.

Technical Review 68

Technical Review Startup Ideas Resource 68

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2013

It is of course why immigrants power so many successful businesses in the US and why we need to embrace them. They bring new ideas, new cultures, new business practices. By the way, he has never spent a dollar on advertising. Moving to the US with nothing but hard work and ambition. Having a strong sense of values.

Entrepreneur 415

Entrepreneur Startup Pricing Product 415

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

We discuss the serendipitous circumstances that brought the founding team together (one of the most unique founder stories I’ve heard to date) and move to topics surrounding the future of digital advertising. “ Our initial ideas looked nothing like what we’re working with now. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The Internet thus far has been monetized by display, video, and in-text advertising — but the one place every user’s eye focuses on first are photos. He began programming courses at UCLA while in high school and went on to earn a B.S. GumGum is led by founder and Los Angeles native wunderkind, Ophir Tanz. He decided to pivot.

Advertising 98

Advertising Santa Monica Startup Content 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Of course, never forget those ongoing perspiration items that seem to haunt you every day: Create intellectual property. Marketing is top priority.

Startup 100

Startup Patents Competition Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

A few years ago, before the Internet was pervasive, before everyone carried a smartphone and before do-it-yourself software tools were available for free, it was difficult to reach a critical mass of new customers without spending a million dollars on a website, custom software and television advertising.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media Outsource Development 108

Frank Addante

MAY 24, 2007

the Rubicon Project (Internet Advertising Technology) Status: Pre-Launch Visit the Rubicon Project Website Startup 5.0: Internet Advertising ASP) Exit: $112M IPO and acquisition Lesson: Think big. This new company is in the Internet advertising (technology) space. ► August (3) Venture Capital - What's the rush?

Advertising 40

Advertising Startup Venture Capital Outsource Development 40

socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2018

So, we'll be focusing on that, and we have many other ideas where we're innovating. For example, I'm working with Craig on a product in the online advertising space called Audience, which uses our data to basically display advertising, and make it much more effective and targeted.

Santa Barbara 113

Santa Barbara High Tech Outsource Development Startup 113

Frank Addante

AUGUST 6, 2014

THE ‘FIND OUT’ When you’re looking to disrupt any industry—advertising, yogurt, VoIP technology, or whatever—begin with learning everything you can. I have always forced myself to ask three very basic, but very important questions before moving forward with any idea. Who else is in the market? Do they have a solution?

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Startup Santa Monica Ideas 111

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

We discuss the serendipitous circumstances that brought the founding team together (one of the most unique founder stories I’ve heard to date) and move to topics surrounding the future of digital advertising. “ Our initial ideas looked nothing like what we’re working with now. Focus on Value, Not Advertising.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Of course they pretend that they are trying to avoid alerting competitors prior to launch, but too often it becomes an excuse to move slowly in a world that’s all about getting to market fast. This takes time, and is more valuable than any advertising you can buy. Don’t be so arrogant to assume you won’t need course corrections.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Startup News 101

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Advertising presence. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

“I know half the money I spend on advertising is wasted, but I can never find out which half.” In the “good old days”, pre- 1999, advertising dollars were largely gambled away. As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 24, 2013

Of course, many are still fighting it as well, due to privacy concerns. If you’re looking for that ‘million dollar idea’ to build a plan around, here is your chance. I believe the current major drive to mobile devices and apps has slowed the progress toward this new semantic environment, but it’s coming.

Web 98

Web Entrepreneur Software Review Google 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. No need to make the assumption that you will need a rich uncle or an angel investor for every idea you come up with. Of course, a word of caution is also in order here. Sales and marketing costs.

Startup 102

Startup Search Engine Optimization SEM Social Network 102

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. I think you will find that most investors will relate to the following formula for keeping the right perspective and getting the profit versus growth balance right: Pick an idea that has the potential to make money.

Startup 96

Startup Course Yahoo Funding 96