socalTECH

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

El Segundo-based Aggregage , which develops software driven B2B websites and newsletters which aggregate blog and news postings for specific industries, has raised $1M in a convertible note, the company said today. Aggregage''s B2B websites are published in conjunction with trade and professional associations. READ MORE>>.

Tech Coast Angels 113

Tech Coast Angels El Segundo Newsletter Blogging 113

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2017

We’re expected to be at conferences, events, sales meetings and be publicly visible. People expect blog posts, Tweets, panels, speeches. Recruiting, business development, shipping product, writing blog posts, networking … it’s all the same. And then there are investors who want updates, calls, reports, check-ins.

Activity 297

Activity Blogging Email Startup 297

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 12, 2011

I have to admit when I first walked through the doors of the Los Angeles Convention Center to attend Blog World I asked myself why I was wasting my time. Haven’t I learned by now that it’s better to be disciplined, focused in my office, at the computer, than “on the go” in a daze at a conference. That’s a conference worth going to.

Conference 88

Conference Networking Blogging SEO 88

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2015

Some through blog comments – your place or mine. I was reminded of that when Shafqat Islam weighed in: @msuster @marshallk I built relationships via twitter and blog comments with both of you well before we ever met! I knew Shafqat as a reader on my blog and then I was introduced to him on a trip through New York.

Networking 150

Networking Blogging Startup Conference 150

Xconomy

JANUARY 17, 2018

At the National Retail Federation’s three-day conference, which ended Tuesday, the discussion centered on both the disruptive effects and potential promise of e-commerce technologies. Technology took center stage this week as the nation’s retailers made their annual pilgrimage to New York. How that identity expands will.

Commerce 62

Commerce Conference Blogging Company 62

Xconomy

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The atmosphere felt thick with anticipation as attendees massed in the downtown hotel where the conference is taking place, less than a day away from a presentation of data from a late-stage trial of a drug that earlier this year appeared cosigned to that clichéd dustbin of history.

Conference 92

Conference San Diego Develop Development 92

socalTECH

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Jason Calacanis , the CEO of Mahalo, is planning some direct competition to Michael Arrington's technology blog empire, TechCrunch , according to a report today from the Guardian. The new publication would not be a stretch for Calacanis--who, like Arrington, made his own fortune by selling his last company, blog network Weblogs, Inc.

Mahalo 124

Mahalo Web 2.0 Blogging Technical Review 124

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

People had been steadily blogging for 2-3 years and this crowd seemed to bifurcate. On the one hand were the blogs that “blew up&# and became real businesses like TechCrunch, GigaOm or TalkingPointsMemo. So Twitter was initially billed at a “micro-blogging&# platform. started blogging again outlined here.

Blogging 219

Blogging Venture Capital Startup Social Media 219

socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2011

Pasadena-based UberMedia , the third party Twitter client software firm headed by Bill Gross, said today that it has linked with blog site Mashable for a SXSW promotion. Financial details of the cross promotion were not disclosed.

Conference 167

Conference Pasadena Blogging Sites 167

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2011

On my blog I’ve been hesitant to take the topic head on. But last week I noticed a blog post by a woman, Tara Tiger Brown, that asked the question, “ Why Aren’t More Women Commenting on VC Blog Posts? In it she observes that only 3% of the comments on this blog are from women. Back to women.

Entrepreneur 341

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Blogging 341

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

The major battle for press is a battle for “mindshare” and it’s exactly the reason I blog. Plus they run conferences with the top people (which is another form of POV marketing by the way). Consider this blog post titled, “ Christmas 2012 Shatters More Smart Device and App Download Records.”

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

I recently wrote a post about how to get access to people at conferences and how to connect with people on social networks. The power to me was that I had already been blogging about my personal life and my children as well as separately about my startup. As usual we began a dialog with lots of people sharing their points of view.

Startup 276

Startup Blogging Social Network Networking 276

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2010

The move comes a month after Calacanis said he was launching his own competitor to Michael Arrington's TechCrunch Disrupt conference, called the LAUNCH Conference. Calacanis said in November that his LAUNCH conference will afford startup with the ability to reach investors and launch products to the world.

Newsletter 150

Newsletter Santa Monica Conference Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became an authority on the topic and her blog helped her to both elevate her status in her industry as well as to bring great link juice to her website and improve her SEO. If you haven’t read my blog posts on why Tracy chose the right strategy it’s worth a read.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

As I talked about on many occasions when I was an entrepreneur – and blogged publicly about - I learned a lot about my business and myself in these meetings. You’d see them speak at conferences using their favorite euphemisms for businesses that grow rapidly or for really profitable businesses. Possibly more.

Venture Capital 292

Venture Capital Blogging Conference Google 292

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 4, 2011

Conference, Tech Coast Angels, and RockHealth. See https://www.healthinreach.com/blog/?p=248. networking event for Internet, mobile, and healthcare professionals. Meet peers, share insights, mingle with investors and recruit talent. Proudly sponsored by Health In Reach, Health 2.0

Tech Coast Angels 113

Tech Coast Angels Blogging Conference Mobile 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

and FAIL Blog web sites, apparently was spawned out of an introduction at last year's Twiistup technology conference, according to investor the Foundry Group. The $30M funding deal for Seattle's Cheezburger , the web publisher best known for its LOLcats-themed I Can Has Cheezburger?

Twiistup 145

Twiistup Avalon San Diego Conference 145

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

I speak at conferences where I might meet 75-100 people and have conversations. I have Twitter chats, respond to blog comments, trade emails, respond to comments on This Week in VC. I remember! &# You’re the guy who built the Twitter plug-in for blogs. Sometimes more. I do dinners too often as my waistline can attest.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Blogging Conference Email 288

Xconomy

JULY 24, 2018

Come join us at our newest interactive conference, XCON: The Xconomy Conference on Technology and Transformation. This fall, we are convening exemplary business leaders, investors, and far-seeing technologists for an in-depth exploration of the innovation ecosystem and its impact on the future.

Conference 49

Conference Technology Google Sites 49

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. Journalists don’t often write stories that talk about, “This cool new company I met at a conference.” ” Why? Funding is news.

Startup 355

Startup Funding News Press 355

Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

We’ve recently launched a video series called T3:Today’s Tech Trends to further support our shows by adding a video component that can be shared directly from YouTube, our blog or embedded in the radio show website, blog or any other website/blog willing to carry the free content. This show can be found at [link].

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Tips 220

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Contributing to industry blogs, or starting your own, is an ideal way to express your positive values, and build a reputation that can save you later if your product stumbles, or you receive some negative challenges. Every future entrepreneur should start by networking. Make your lifestyle a model of the online reputation you want.

Product 127

Product Entrepreneur Technical Advisors Technical Review 127

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Make sure they bring solid base skills, so your training can focus on the innovative and unique elements that your service brings to the arena.

Startup 111

Startup Training Services Writing 111

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 11, 2010

I haven’t written a blog post in a week. And for the last few evenings I decided to get through email rather than blog. It was interesting for me to read Fred Wilson’s email bankruptcy blog post this morning. Or I’m at BOD meetings or conferences. But what has really killed me is email.

Email 265

Email Startup Writing Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

You need somebody who is thinking laterally about how to creatively get extra attention at conferences or trade-shows. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. That’s why keeping a personal blog is so great. I write on my blog how I think in my head.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

This is the last week to register at the lowest rate for March 18’s Xcelerating Life Sciences: Biomedical Breakthroughs in Precision Medicine & Genomics conference at the Takeda Research facility in San Diego. Hurry, our $99 early bird sale ends this Friday, Feb. 7 at midnight.

Conference 49

Conference San Diego Sales Research 49

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 18, 2012

Mark is a Partner at GRP Partners and authors one of the most widely read startup blogs, BothSidesOfTheTable. ’ It’s pretty terrible to have to go to conferences… with people who are talking about… stuff that not only do I know nothing about, but I could give two $hits about.” Start Lean. Flip Burgers.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Startup Conference Santa Barbara 272

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

The investment firm also had a high visibility partner in the form of Mark Suster, who has helped drive awareness of the formerly quiet investment firm via his extensive blogging, social media, and conference appearances.

GRP Partners 164

GRP Partners Funding CitySearch Venture Capital 164

Technology Council

JUNE 13, 2008

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Technology Council 100

Technology Council Southern California Blogging Hollywood 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry.

Entrepreneur 140

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 140

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. They’re tasked with doing … marketing. You get a lot of traffic — not always results.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 17, 2018

Since I know not everybody reads Twitter I thought I’d collect them here in a blog post. Founder focus is the single most important resource that needs to be spent wisely  —  @msuster 9/ Don't spend undue time at conferences. If you can any value please feel free to share this post or RT any individual Tweet.

Software Review 242

Software Review Technical Review Pricing Metrics 242

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

About a year and a half ago, we started the Walmart Labs blog, to give a voice to our internal associates, to share solutions and challenges they were facing every day, and using that as a way to attract technical talent. We've run internship programs, and been part of tech conferences. Third, Carlsbad is an awesome place.

San Diego 100

San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2018

About a year and a half ago, we started the Walmart Labs blog, to give a voice to our internal associates, to share solutions and challenges they were facing every day, and using that as a way to attract technical talent. We've run internship programs, and been part of tech conferences. Third, Carlsbad is an awesome place.

San Diego 100

San Diego Southern California Technology Artificial Inteligence 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2023

In fact, many of the same venues, such as industry conferences, entrepreneur forums and local business organizations are useful for both. Also start a discussion on the wealth of business blogs frequented by entrepreneurs, where you can make your interests known. Seek input from seasoned investors and peers.

Startup 99

Startup High Tech Entrepreneur Writing 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Make sure they bring solid base skills, so your training can focus on the innovative and unique elements that your service brings to the arena.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2010

I saw him speak at the Twitter conference last year in LA organized by the Parnassus Group. My wife reads a blog every day that she loves (and highly recommends to everybody) called The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin. She loves it and always has such great stories to tell me about the blog in the evenings when we talk about life.

Blogging 407

Blogging Tips Press Startup 407