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Why Hopscotch Is Behind Your Favorite Mobile Sports App, with Laurence Sotsky

socalTECH

We're the official mobile app for whatever our customer is. Previous to this, I ran a custom, mobile application development shop. Why are these colleges using you, rather than investing in their own custom applications? Depending on who you are, and where you are, we can deliver different advertising.

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The Customer May Not Always Be Right, But You Had Better Listen Just The Same

Tech Zulu Event

Both companies were spending big bucks to advertise yet the offer left me cold and I must not be alone in this as both companies have slumping sales. These two ads showed how disconnected from their customers these once industry leaders have become. IMVU wasted time and money building stuff that did not drive sales.

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10 C-Level Positions That Are Red Flags For Funding

Startup Professionals Musings

This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). See this anecdote by Steve Blank on how a hotshot sales executive can sink your startup. Chief Brand Officer. Chief Risk Officer.

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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 A great developer I once worked with was kvetching at lunch one day.

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10 Job Titles Never Found in an Investable Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). See this anecdote by Steve Blank on how a hotshot sales executive can sink your startup. Chief Brand Officer. Chief Risk Officer.

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Domain Experience Gives Entrepreneurs an Unfair Advantage

Both Sides of the Table

I’ll publish the final post in this series this week and then move on to my next series – sales & marketing. I’ll be covering my PUCCKA sales methodology. Traffic.com sold 10-second in-content advertising spots to local TV broadcasters. So the whole customer development cycle is very streamlined.

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Ten Executive Titles You Don’t Want in a Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

This person may be an extraordinary communicator, who rallies employees, customers, and colleagues around the vivid future he sees. Chief Sales Officer (VP Sales). See this anecdote by Steve Blank on how a hotshot sales executive can sink your startup. Chief Brand Officer. Chief Risk Officer.

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