Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2015

Many people don’t post about their experiences, but still routinely check first to see what others are saying about the brand and the product online. For example, mobile now has become the formidable new communication channel, posting a year-over-year growth rate of 47 percent in 2014, according to WBR Digital Research.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

As much of the world has shifted to mobile, smartphones are an important way to reach consumers. However, this year many brands still won’t deliver a full mobile experience, which is to say that, in 2016, many retailers still won’t have apps. The report notes that in general, the companies that prioritize mobile had modest budgets.

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Mobile Sites Customer Custom 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Maybe small amounts of money for what founders reading these pages dream of but life-changing for many. think Amazon) and therefore hits with high production costs were more suited to the medium. Media in an age of: low-cost capture from mobile devices. billion views.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 23, 2016

What’s really needed, this group believes, is a society-wide mobilization of labor, technology, and innovation —the only precedent in American history being World War II. If you haven’t read the Gordon book or the McKibben article, well, you’re in luck: I’m about to summarize them here.

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socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

There was an opportunity to capture htose advertiser dollars, and do it by serving up a product that was compelling to both advertisers and consumers. We're not using the fast food model of content generation and generating thousands of articles a day of 200 words an article. It's a very exciting opportunity.

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News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 26, 2013

It is now a standard with any new social network to be able to cater to both the consumer and the brand; the person and the product. While 63% of local users on social networks are more likely to use a business or develop brand loyalty to a product or service that has its info on a social media site. Pulse on the People.

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Social Media Entertainment Media Tool 82

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Paul discussed his perspective having been at SAP Ventures. This is astounding and myopic in my view.

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Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

An interesting note: This entire conversation and subsequent article was prompted by an unexpected email – “Hey, let’s cover this. GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. Let’s talk mobile. Beyond mobile.

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Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Check Google , Yellow Pages , and local directories to ensure your business name is not taken. File Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws with the Secretary of State’s Office. List your products on online marketplaces.

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Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc.

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

We have a great variety of skills in the team from Media, Marketing, Operations, Retail – all very focus on customer service, highlighting a product or brand in the best way for the least amount of money. We are talking to companies now about sponsoring the entire site – so their branding will be throughout each page.

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Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2011

Recently we’ve begun to see the rapid adaptation of mobile applications and their defiance of technology’s limits. There’s a good possibility there was a QR code on it offering you free tracks from the band’s MySpace page. We enjoy tinkering with objects, reverse engineering products, and building things.

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Advertising Content Template Technology 87

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

No matter where I worked, I never found any sort of product that managed the workflow between editors and writers and it is the number one problem in the publishing world. I built the product I wanted, as a writer, editor, and as a publisher. The article can take 10 hours to write a good article and the paperwork can take five hours.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Berkonomics

MARCH 17, 2010

As the new generation of digital natives enters the work force, management is being pressed to open their networks and their thinking to allow social networking inside the firewall, workers who are more productive and comfortable anywhere but in a cubicle, and management of a virtual workforce. 1. A great smartphone.

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Mobile Doc Google Resource 149

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

We’ll also be touching on creating a Logic Map & AppMap as well, though I will cover these more in-depth in my next article. I can’t count the number of times that a client has told me they want their product to appeal to every demographic, every age, and every type of user. What is a User Story?

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Marketing Screening Social Network Startup 84

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Michael Schneider – CEO of Mobile Roadie. Michael Schneider is the CEO of Mobile Roadie , the leading self-service mobile app engagement platform. In just a few minutes, anyone (no programming knowledge required) can create a mobile app. ThinkNear helps you target mobile ads to consumers at precise locations.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

This article originally ran on PEHub. In an over-funding environment companies are encouraged to eschew revenues in a land grab to acquire eyeballs, clicks, page views or whatever other vanity metrics give VCs the false comfort that they’re sitting on a gold mine. Mobility really changes everything. The Exit Problem.

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Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Order a reprint of this article now. In February, Googles YouTube signed a lease for about 40,000 square feet of production space in Playa Vista.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

They became both a thought leader in the space as well as a beautifully designed product. So you developed a product for the mommy community? Do you have an application that helps mobile developers build HTML5 apps? Do you have sales productivity software? Take one topic and break it up into 10 bite-sized articles.

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Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

We’ll also be touching on creating a Logic Map & AppMap as well, though I will cover these more in-depth in my next article. I can’t count the number of times that a client has told me they want their product to appeal to every demographic, every age, and every type of user. What is a User Story?

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Marketing Screening Social Network Email 53

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Now let’s move on to the first couple topics: Step 0: Pre-product. Initally, the product development process should likely be focused on big-picture qualitative information, like whether or not your business is addressing the right audience as well as the preferences for that audience. Do this for a couple weeks!

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Startup IP Email Report 29

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

In the articles I made it clear that I’m not a doctor and if you have severe ADD you should consult a professional. I also found that not having your computer or mobile phone available drastically increasing your engagement and lowers your distractions. I’ve written about Attention Deficit Disorder a couple of times.

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Tips Startup Help Mobile 150

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

And better yet, the company has a product that will turn the stream into a lake. DataSift has a product that builds a permanent database for you of just the information you want to capture. One story is, “Hey, maybe there’s something to this Google+ product?”. It is a must have if you’re building a technology product these days.

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Platform News Startup Invest 307

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

Not just the fact that you Tweet publicly versus privately, but also that they’re open in letting their Tweet stream flow into other products & services. I just want to point out that longer-term value is often harder to perceive when a product is still going through its growth stage. They’re an open feed. Not so open.

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Social Media Google Media Startup 274