Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

I’ve been loving the product even if it sucks up some of my time. What Quora has done is wrap social networking around Q&A with the more clever next-gen UX I’ve seen. These people use these networks for a variety of reasons but it relates to: - enjoyment from being a creator rather than just a reader.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Women have made great inroads into the tech world in recent years, but there remains a long way to go before we reach a truly equitable state of affairs in workforce numbers, remuneration and product development. Entity’s sweet spot is a bifurcated one, Schwab said in an interview.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

This article previously appeared in Forbes. If you haven't already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles! Oprah’s thoughts are group into four general categories: Fear, Failure, Success and Humility. Her show’s local success led to a meeting in Los Angeles with several ABC network executives.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2011

This article first appeared on TechCrunch. The era of cheap cloud computing plus open-source software plus digital natives unleashed upon society is creating some truly amazing products that will challenge the way we do business and the way we live our lives. It seems almost incomprehensible that only 2.5 But what does this all mean?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I think the issue I have always had with investment bank pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. What kind of deals should I be doing?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2018

Early-stage ideas fall in the same category. According to an old Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, like Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Don’t get me wrong. Lock in your sustainable advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

Should I trust my instincts for founders and products or should I be more focused on the market size or business plan? I think my mentality to banker pitches was best summed up in this article about Y Combinator in which Paul Graham apparently made the following quotes. What kind of deals should I be doing? What stage? What price?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. In the IAB study that revealed the graph above, brand advertisers indicated that their number one objective in online advertising was “creating awareness&# followed by “creating purchase intent&# or “likelihood to recommend&# the product. Banner Ads. It has for decades.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

I’m sure you’ve heard the meme that “email is dead” – if fact if you Google it you’ll find a long list of articles that will mislead you. As the mobile ecosystem has grown the industrialized world is now carrying a mini computer in their pocket that is connected to a cellular network. There are 2.9

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2014

Early-stage ideas fall in the same category. According to a Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, such as Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Don’t get me wrong. Lock in your sustainable advantage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

According to a recent article in Entrepreneur , 94% of small and medium businesses (SMBs) now use social media as a marketing tool, and 81% use it to drive growth. Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. None should be considered competitive mutually exclusive to any other.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2016

Early-stage ideas fall in the same category. According to an old Harvard Business Review article, many people in history, famous for their inventions, like Thomas Edison, were entrepreneurs who only later were remembered as inventors of the products they commercialized. Don’t get me wrong. Lock in your sustainable advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” They have have raised $2-3 million, built a product that has some amount of market traction and got to annualized revenues of around $1 million.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

According to a Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media at all, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. None should be considered mutually exclusive to any other.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

I was recently interviewed for an article that appeared in Fast Company titled, “ Why you should start a business in LA.&# If you’re interested in the topic it’s worth a read, but I thought I’d elaborate on the topic since it comes up all the time. Go on, have a bit of fun down memory lane!).

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

free weekly Infochachkie articles! 8 ) SocialStay is effectively a B-to-B, SaaS product that requires you to simultaneously speak to several audiences (hotels, travelers, travel sites, etc.). Your team operates out of a barn on your idyllic, coastal property, yet you have created a world-class product.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 26, 2010

free weekly Infochachkie articles! By centering our alliances around our products and not our company, each group was comprised of complimentary partners. Our alliances included arch rivals, each of which preferred to be the exclusive provider of their products within each alliance. Friends On The Playground.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

Under-developed countries may have a strong need for your product, but are often unstable and dangerous. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. See my related article “ 10 Perspective Checks on Your Startup Aspirations ” for a good start in this category. Technology risk.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

I would agree that Apples product design would suggest that it aims at Time Poor buyers. However, the ubiquity of the iPod including use by many folks who certainly would fall in the Time Rich category (lots of time to play with music) suggests that their product and marketing appeals to both segments.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2012

According to a Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media at all, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. None should be considered mutually exclusive to any other.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

Under-developed countries may have a strong need for your product, but are often unstable and dangerous. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. See my related article “ 10 Quotes That Tag You as a High Risk Entrepreneur ” for a good start in this category. Technology risk.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

There are 3 vital questions to ask when putting together a campaign; 1- Is the thing I’m raising money for a great product? 2- How am I talking about my product? In this article we’ll get into how to effectively answer these questions. 3- And the most important question – To whom am I talking to?

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Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The Create a target list of blogs that could cover your product or content. The more pages indexed, the more traffic you will get. make sure you maximize the potential for referring traffic: 1.)

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Under-developed countries may have a strong need for your product, but are often unstable and dangerous. On the Internet, I would add new social networking sites, and new matchmaking sites. See my recent related article “ Ten of the Worst Reasons for Starting a Business ” for a good start in this category.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

free weekly Infochachkie articles! No one wakes up and says to themselves, “I need to buy that product I have never heard of before.” Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for. It does not happen.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 7, 2015

Not only that, it has also improved how we communicate with others via our social media networks, e-mail addresses and voice chats. A single click can help you browse over a store’s website for the products you need. The internet has revolutionized human life by being able to provide instant and quick access to information.

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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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Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Increase the production of your content. Create a target list of blogs that could cover your product or content. You can search Technorati to find the most popular blogs on the web across various categories. Make a list of the journalists writing the articles, they’re easy to find on Linkedin and Facebook.

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SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Otis Chandler built Goodreads in 2006 because he believed in social networking and wanted to see what his friends were reading. the world’s largest celeb endorsement network). Sizhao “Zao” Yang is currently the COO/co-founder a t BetterWorks , Inc., The site has since grown to nearly 7.5

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 18, 2014

Consider what Paul Graham said in this article. They usually have strong networks to begin with so suddenly you’re hit up by everybody you know who has a friend. You want to build your network with other VCs so you go to demo days, SxSW and so forth. Everyone is moving fast. It’s prepackaged, spit-shined and glossy.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. TechCrunch article. New funding will be applied toward user acquisition and to expand into new product categories (gourmet food, wine and new services). Social network app developer and ad network.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

This article originally ran on TechCrunch. He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? No Dave S. =

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 16, 2016

Today I am so excited to announce our latest investment in the category —  Nanit  — which is a smart baby monitor. One of the first investments I did in computer vision was Osmo, a product designed to get children off of the couch and to stop starting into an iPad and instead get them using physical objects (and other people!)

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