Xconomy

APRIL 9, 2018

View the Slideshow With the first quarter in the books, it’s time to step back and lay out Xconomy’s editorial map for the rest of the year.

News 86

News Education Conference Report 86

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

The case for zero paid media as the new marketing model was highlighted in the classic book, “ Z.E.R.O. ” This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Owned media.

Media 95

Media Framework Social Media Metrics 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2019

Here are some tips from a classic book by Harvey Mackay, “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensable. Educate yourself one notch up. These are the ones who stick with finding a solution even after many reversals.

Tips 100

Tips Startup Journal Outsource 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="[link] frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> The catalyst for Brad’s evolving view of marketing was THIS blog entry by Chris Moody in which he pointed out that much of Foundry Group’s thought leadership efforts are essentially a form of guerilla marketing.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

Startup 51

Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 51

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. We know now that people learn from a younger age, and keep coming back for more, from sources that are entertaining and educational ( edutainment ).

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 58

Eric Greenspan

MAY 7, 2013

Their influence is strongest in the area of child education, products aimed at children or parents, parenting, and many other family oriented industries. ” “I just did a test on part of the list and was thrilled to get a 15% response rate on it with a thumbs up to review my book. Great service!”

IBM 154

IBM IBM Email Research 154

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

The case for zero paid media as the new marketing model was highlighted in the classic book, “ Z.E.R.O. ” This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Owned media.

Advertising 66

Advertising Marketing Startup Framework 66

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

The case for zero paid media as the new marketing model was highlighted in a recent book, “ Z.E.R.O. ” This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Owned media.

Marketing 100

Marketing Social Media Framework Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

I’ll put my money on one of the originals in the social media marketing game, my friend Lon Safko, who just published his Second Edition of the bestselling book, “ The Social Media Bible.” Blogging (Wordpress), micro-blogging (Twitter), and social networks are the trinity. Then set your goals. Implement metrics and analytics.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Blogging 95

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. 7) The book Summerhill School greatly impacted you as a child. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education.

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

8 ) I love the fact that you literally “wrote the book” on web design, because it was a book you wanted to read and it didn’t yet exist. 7) The book Summerhill School greatly impacted you as a child. Like a true entrepreneur, even though you were young, you took control of your life and pursued an alternative education.

Entrepreneur 245

Entrepreneur Training Startup Web 245

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

I agree with my friend Lon Safko, and his classic book “ The Social Media Bible ,” which asserts your team can be successful at social without the cost of an expensive expert or agency, by following these five basic steps: Start with the dominant players. Add a blog to give yourself a voice, show your expertise, but skip the sales pitch.

Social Media 108

Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

The case for zero paid media as the new marketing model was highlighted in a new book, “ Z.E.R.O. ” This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. They advocate investing in their new framework, where the Z.E.R.O. Owned media.

Media 101

Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

Here are some tips from a book by Harvey Mackay a while back, titled “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensible. Educate yourself one notch up. These are the ones who stick with finding a solution even after many reversals.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Journal Outsource 103

Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 5, 2010

. #1 Fear of the Unknown – My opinion is that it is only an unknown if you don’t research it and educate yourself about the topic. I am not telling you that you can become the expert overnight, but I believe in educating myself on different topics so I know what is happening out there. Do you agree? Now it is your Turn.

Social Media 100

Social Media Media Education Organic Search 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. But I believe much of it can be learned from reading great books, reading online and testing out the principles yourself.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2017

Here are some tips from a classic book by Harvey Mackay, “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensable. Educate yourself one notch up. These are the ones who stick with finding a solution even after many reversals.

Startup 58

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 58

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 11, 2011

Venture Hacks is educating entrepreneurs on the game theory of how to raise venture capital. Other than giving back to the ecosystem, do you have plans to monetize your efforts beyond selling books? 3) If you were writing your book Pitching Hacks today, how would your advice differ ? AngelList is the productization of that.

Startup 273

Startup Software Review Summary Technical Review 273

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 6, 2014

Your values as you create a startup are the key to creating an enviable culture that attracts more customers,” says Ann Rhoades in her book Built on Values. Empowering and educating everyone to make the right decisions at every opportunity leads to happy customers and business success. Success is doing the right things the right way.

Startup 101

Startup Tips Education Customer 101

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

I commented briefly on his blog and made a mental note to write a blog post. So BuildOnline kept the employees on their books and they did subcontracting work for our company, Koral. university in math or science — instead of subsidizing their educations and then sending them home&#. You can imagine the complexities.

Technical Review 282

Technical Review Startup High Tech Software Review 282

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 13, 2012

To start, New Media Expo (NMX) is the first and only industry-wide conference, tradeshow and media event dedicated to blogging, podcasting, social media, social networking, online video, music, Internet TV and radio. Chapman (Author, Amazing Things Will Happen and his most recent book (with Ann Handley) “Content Rules”).

Media 109

Media Startup Conference Social Network 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

I saw this message highlighted well in a new book, “ Do It, Mean It, Be It ,” by Corrie Shanahan. Every Chamber of Commerce, educational organization, and many business organizations are looking for people who are willing to share some special expertise, skills, or interests. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters.

Startup 55

Startup Organization Newsletter Content 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2012

Here are some tips from a book by Harvey Mackay a while back, titled “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensible. Educate yourself one notch up. These are the ones who stick with finding a solution even after many reversals.

Startup 92

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 25, 2011

I just finished a modern-day primer on the key elements of great online content in “ Launch: How to Quickly Propel Your Business Beyond the Competition ,” a new book by Michael Stelzner, founder of SocialMediaExaminer.com. Educational. It’s all about content that will bring the masses to your business: Highly relevant. Easy to digest.

Content 94

Content Startup Newsletter Writing 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

Sherrie Madia and Paul Borgese have addressed the positives of this challenge in their book, “ The Social Media Survival Guide ,” on “everything you need to know to grow your business exponentially with social media.” It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. Not having a social media policy.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Startup Tips 93

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations. He was raised and educated in London. He has written several books on intellectual property law. He is author of the award-winning eLearning Technology blog and a frequent speaker at industry events.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

I’m talking about volunteering to be on industry panels for visibility, participating in startup weekends for education, and talking to groups of distributors or potential customers on technology trends. I’m not talking here about getting on the national speaker circuit, and collecting big fees. Startup market research and focus groups.

Startup 100

Startup Tips Mentor Conference 100

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

If you're an expert in a certain technology--say, business process design--and have thought about publishing a book, this is a quicker, faster, and more comprehensive way to share it with the world. Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2011

Here are some tips from a recent book by Harvey Mackay, titled “ Use Your Head to Get Your Foot in the Door ,” which work even better in a startup than they do in a bigger company: Make yourself indispensible. Educate yourself one notch up. These are the ones who stick with finding a solution even after many reversals.

Startup 91

Startup Journal Outsource Tips 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2010

There are already a couple of good books out there for youth entrepreneurs, such as a new one from my friends Adam and Matthew Toren, Kidpreneurs: Young Entrepreneurs with Big Ideas. Sites like MySpace already allow teens to customize their home base with graphics, blogs, and music to make it more attractive to their peers – that’s marketing.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Commerce Blogging Training 87

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

There are now many resources out there to guide you on building social media into your business and improving your customer experience, including the book from multicultural marketing expert Kelly McDonald, “ Crafting the Customer Experience for People Not Like You.” Every startup these days must adopt this focus to survive and prosper.

Social Media 99

Social Media Customer Custom Media 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

High on my list is the joy and satisfaction of having helped many entrepreneurs face-to-face this year, and hopefully many more by my blog reaching out over the Internet. From my perspective, this has been a great year, for my business and my blog. I am truly thankful for all my readers, your comments and your feedback. Marty Zwilling.

Pricing 80

Pricing Blogging Venture Capital Entrepreneur 80

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Sherrie Madia and Paul Borgese have addressed the positives of this challenge in their new book, “ The Social Media Survival Guide ,” on “everything you need to know to grow your business exponentially with social media.” It should include education on style preferences and confidentiality. Not having a social media policy.

Social Media 85

Social Media Media Startup Content 85

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

While there are many books written on this subject, most entrepreneurs I know simply assume that their own vision, motivation, and drive will be adopted and maintained by partners and employees. It has been estimated that the average team member at any given time works at less than 50% of his capacity.

Startup 108

Startup Resource Tips Layoffs 108

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book recently published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.” Thus you need a new generation of self-service that goes way beyond the now old-fashioned and frustrating automated phone audio response messages.

Customer 89

Customer Custom Services High Tech 89