Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively.

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

So let’s summarize what we've already found to be different about searching with LLMs: What’s Different About Search with LLMs Search methods powered by LLMs stand out as transformative tools, offering businesses an edge in their information retrieval and customer engagement processes.

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JANUARY 27, 2014

A version of this article previously appeared in The Wall Street Journal. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! What’s the cause of this incongruence? Share and Enjoy.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2011

For today's Insights and Opinions section, Megan Jones , an investment banker, talks about the surge in technology company valuations, and whether there is, or isn't, a bubble forming: Zynga is reported to be raising $500 million at a $10 billion valuation. Demand Media's market cap is close to $2 billion. READ MORE>>.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Today's Insights and Opinions article, where we feature editorials, insights, advice, and more from our readers, comes today from Tony Greenberg , the CEO of Ramprate. Investors who bought at the peak that opening day are now down about 20 percent since then. You're walking around blind without a cane, pal.

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MARCH 6, 2013

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Joey Flores to learn more about the service, plus hear more about the new on-demand service and the challenges it is trying to help musicians and labels deal with in the age of Internet streaming. Can you talk about what the new product is about? What is Earbits?

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Its “content arm” Entity Mag has quite interestingly gone viral on social media and has more than 1.1 Covid-19 foisted a hefty set of expectations on the e-learning industry, with companies building tools to help teach people remotely suddenly finding themselves in unprecedented demand.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Don’t dumb it down for social media. They will call you back. Don’t put all your faith in passion.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture. Lolita Carrico: Social media had a lot to do with it, for sure. Being one of the first in the mom media area has helped. What is Gloss Network?

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2015

Demand Media hosted a welcoming opening party at the Vicerory, and Media Temple organized an amazing closing party at Cross Campus with aerialists, DJ, interactive displays - and people are still talking about the delicious food. Kevin graduated from Yale University, and has a masters from Harvard University.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. Why would it?

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. What is Demand Media doing nowadays? Can you talk about the move into video for you?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2017

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Don’t dumb it down for social media. They will call you back. Don’t put all your faith in passion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Don’t dumb it down for social media. They will call you back. Don’t put all your faith in passion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about “ growth hacking ” and why I thought it was wrong that people were hating on the term unnecessarily. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). Paul talked about Neuhaus Partners, a 65 million Euro fund with the remit to invest in German-speaking countries.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2013

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Don’t dumb it down for social media. They will call you back. Don’t put all your faith in passion.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there. It came about, because we saw a gap in the market around entertainment news written for the 18-34 consumer segment. Everyone knows this. Jennifer Sargent: It's funny.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared on Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! Prudent investors do not demand that entrepreneurs pursue bet-the-company strategies. Find A Partner Not A Banker.

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Tech.Co

JANUARY 10, 2018

In the Harvard Business Review Female Economy 2009 report, women purchasing power was predicted to control about $28 trillion in annual global consumer spending, if not more. Most importantly, humor can get customers talking about your product or service. “Focusing on emotion is key when communicating with female customers.

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socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based Demand Media said today that it is expanding its offerings in the content area, with an expansion of its Content Solution offerings. According to Demand Media, the expansion includes new content formats and enhanced "publishing and distribution strategies." READ MORE>>.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! I ended up really relating to the nuance and intricacies of product supply and customer demand. I was fortunate to acquire my first job with Robinsons-May in 1989.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Before jumping into the post I wanted to point out one thing about doing TWiVC and posting my notes here on BSOTT. In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

TechZulu catches up with the founder of Assignmint, Jeff Koyen, as he talks about Assignmint, freelance, and LA startups. I was a journalist for about 20 years. For all those who want to talk about the fragmentation of media and the models for journalism is in trouble; it’s actually not. Digital media?

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Tech.Co

APRIL 2, 2018

I had a chance to talk with Nina before Startup Week about growing up as a daughter of immigrants, her inspirational role models, championing STEM education, overcoming challenges as a minority entrepreneur, supporting women in business, and finding the courage to tackle challenges and strive for success. The third step is programming.

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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. Small business owners do not know about Pinterest nor how to use it – in creating one profile with us – we will promote it in all our networks on their behalf. Why the name?

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2014

A slew of app-enabled, Wi-Fi-connected kitchen gadgets are spilling onto the market, including Belkin’s WeMo Crock-Pot and the iKettle , but these are just upgrades on existing kitchen gadgets; they are not disrupting the way we think about our kitchen. Still, that’s disruption on a small scale (pun intended).

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

I am constantly reading articles, stories and books about and written by fascinating people. What inspires me about Huddlewoo is the potential it has to be a platform where a person has a life changing conversation. I have read many articles, stories and books about the importance of having the right team.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

This article explores the advantages they experience launching a business in those countries, and the difficulties they also face. There are so many startups, and a great demand for talent as a result of this. They need to understand that we are serious about their security and privacy. We work with U.S.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! At RingRevenue we’ve created a call performance marketing platform that at its core is all about getting more high-value calls to advertisers who want them. Performance marketing also demands accountability.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version. At it’s peak AOL had about 27 million US subscribers.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 21, 2013

This article is not just another report on the case of Aaron Swartz but serves to be a tribute to the life and awe inspiring personality of a complicated, principled, and brilliant man. His goal was for voters to seek answers themselves without the influence of the biased media and discover patterns and corruption.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick. Mark Suster, a partner at GRP Partners in Los Angeles, spoke with Fastcompany.com about what makes L.A.s

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We spoke with Ali Khoshgozaran , founder and CEO of the company, to learn more about the startup. What is Tilofy about? You can press a button, and it scans the social media chatter and organizes highlights aroundyou, of relevant conversations around a particular location and particular time. How did Tilofy come about?

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Hopefully this article and the accompanying six-minute video will help you avoid learning these mission-critical lessons the hard way. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! By the way, you may recall that at the outset of this article I promised to cover seven mistakes.

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

A version of this article previously appeared on Entrepreneur.com. As discussed in Why I Passed On Twilio , VC's love to talk about their successes, but seldom publicly acknowledge their mistakes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly JohnGreathouse.com articles! What I Missed About Uber.

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OCTOBER 21, 2009

We spoke with Gil about the purpose of Factual, and what it's trying to do. What's your new startup all about, and why did you start the company? In your launch you mention that Demand Media and others are using the platform. How does that work? Gil Elbaz: We have bloggers, publishers, and other partners testing with us.

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