Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

“How-to&# guides work well. Offer the ability to react / comment - In the blogging world it’s clear that having a good comment system like Disqus is critical. Good comment community = viral blog. Try making your blog posts as lists and have it in your headline to drive clicks. How very meta of me, hey?

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Buzzfeed Content Tips Blogging 354

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. Because they produce the “ LUMAscapes ” which are essentially visually guides to all of the major players in a technology market. Why would I want to have a POV rather than talking about my cool new features?

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Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2011

I actually just got a chance to do this in Portland, and I got to test all of the content coming in from my Portland guides on Urbandig, which I thought was very empowering. There are lots of knowledgeable people that we find to write these guides--people who grew up there, and who are experts in the area. That's really empowering.

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Guide Software Review Twiistup Technical Review 203

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

This post is a short guide to what I’ve learned: 1. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. The ability to get inches in major journals (NY Times, WSJ, The Economist) as well as your industry trade journals and tech blogs in invaluable.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2012

That's the idea behind HypeMarks (www.hypemarks.com), a new startup looking to tap into your social graph to guide you to the web. We help you turn you and your friends into personal tour guides to the web, ultimately making it easier to find new and awesome sites through each other. What is HypeMarks all about?

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USC Startup Web Ideas 252

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2021

I’m just your guide but you’re going to feel great when this is over. Peloton gives you individual coaches that guide you through being your best self and make you want to turn up and do more, do better and do it more often. He’ll say things like “I can’t do the workout for you. You got this! Stick with it.

Coach 538

Coach Startup Guide Journal 538

socalTECH

MARCH 4, 2010

For our Insights and Opinions section today, we have this opinion piece by Scott Fox , author of Internet Riches, the best-selling guide to starting a business online, and also e-Riches 2.0: Next Generation Online Marketing Strategies, a new guide to Web 2.0 online marketing strategies.

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Web 2.0 Guide Southern California High Tech 145

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

Culver City-based Bestofmedia Group, publisher of gadget and electronics blog site Tom's Guide, has acquired Computing.net, a provider of high tech information and technical support. According to Bestofmedia, Computing.Net is now part of Tom's Guide. Financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. READ MORE>>

Culver City 100

Culver City Technical Support Guide High Tech 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

My management book, Ignited, was released in 2007 and serves a guide and champion for middle managers. What are some of the top things you've published online, e.g., blog posts? I’d love to get your thoughts at some point about writing for these publications vs. on your own blog.

Startup 225

Startup Los Angeles Twiistup Social Network 225

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Purpose of an MVP and Defining the Right MVP I've really not talked as much about this in my blog even though its hugely important. Here is the outline of the talk and some links from prior posts that talk to the issues that I discussed in the talk. Structure development contracts appropriately or directing the in-house team appropriately.

Technical Review 338

Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 338

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

It’s why I always work hard to find images for my blog posts & why all of my keynote presentations are visual rather than bullet points with words. When I write a blog post I often see the words before I write them. I have a process I use for blog posts, too. I look carefully at who is speaking before me.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Xconomy

JULY 2, 2018

Blood tests for cancer, known as liquid biopsies, have become available in recent years to guide treatments for people already diagnosed. But how useful are they? A paper published last week in the journal JAMA Oncology makes the case that one such test, Oncotype DX AR-V7 Nucleus Detect, might be worth its $3,980 price tag.

Guide 81

Guide Study San Diego Journal 81

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2010

Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Create intellectual property. Start early by registering your company, and reserving the name as your website domain name. The patent process is far from perfect, but it’s a huge step ahead of no proprietary content. Also don’t forget trademarks and copyrights.

Guide 92

Guide Startup Social Network Patents 92

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

In case you missed all the kerfuffle this weekend, I posted this blog post originally on TechCrunch. This is a blog post I really didn’t want to write. Still, as I’ve written in the past, what I love about blogging is the ability to have a public debate where we can all learn. The post is balanced and worth reading.

Venture Capital 267

Venture Capital Writing Blogging Startup 267

SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 17, 2009

We're pleased to have Dustin Luther from 4Realz Consulting, one of the founding fathers of blogging in real estate. Dustin started Rain City Guide, now one of the most respected real estate blogs in the country. He currently consults companies on how to increase reach and engagement with consumers.

SEO 100

SEO Marketing Social Media Blogging 100

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 17, 2011

So some quick guides although building a narrative is a very hard thing to teach (at least for me). I talked specifically about it in the context of raising VC / establishing credibility over on the Sales School blog where there’s a video & a transcript. They’re going t0 publish all 4 parts of my talk.

Startup 365

Startup Class UCSD Blogging 365

TechEmpower

AUGUST 14, 2023

Please write us at blog@techempower.com ! Specifically, they should know about, and help with: Asking and answering the 53 Questions Developers Should Ask Innovators Knowing when and how to bring on development talent ( Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit? , innovation

Technical Review 260

Technical Review CTO Coach CTO Hire Software Review 260

SoCal CTO

APRIL 25, 2017

That post and How to Find Programmers for You Startup - a Field Guide both lay out a lot of the tactics that will prepare a founder for important early conversations. Homework I don't think that this founder has looked at my blog or my background. Please let me know if you can share this information with your members.

Email 150

Email Startup Develop Development 150

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Think Again How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen How Much Stock to Ask For When Joining a Startup - Startup Professionals Musings , June 20, 2010 Guide to Evaluating Startup Ideas - Tony Wright dot com , May 27, 2010 Eight Tips To Successfully Bootstrap Your Business Should Founders Be Allowed to Take Money off the Table?

CTO Hire 241

CTO Hire CTO Coach Equity Develop 241

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 1, 2020

In our business lives we’re having to deal with decisions that could have lasting impacts on our companies without any compass to guide us in the direction we’re heading . It feels a bit like choosing a fork in the road amidst dense fog and with nobody to guide us what to do.

Demand 279

Demand Guide Customer Custom 279

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. People rightly recognize that comments on blogs are just a form of a stream and thus the growth of open commenting platforms like Disqus and IntenseDebate. Then came blogs.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. Yesterday I wrote a blog posting on founder vesting (see here ). Teams create companies – not individuals. Teams raise money – not superstar CEO’s.

Startup 365

Startup Technical Advisors IP Ideas 365

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

As the authors make clear in the book’s preface, their goal is to create a “definitive guide to venture capital deals” and “demystify the venture capital financing process.” Brad and Jason have been exposing venture capitalists’ secrets since 2005, when they began writing a blog series on Term Sheets at AskTheVC.

Venture Capital 205

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Writing Guide 205

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

But of course it’s hard to advise people that they should do PR without a guide to how to do it on the cheap or how to do it at all. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. It’s OK to push out extra ones on your website or blog. When to start PR?

Press 319

Press Startup Writing Training 319

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 8, 2010

Not to be a stickler for English – especially on this blog where I often race through my posts with very little editing and therefore make many mistakes – but the list should actually say “whom to follow&# as you’ll see in this guide to proper grammar.

Technical Review 287

Technical Review Startup Press Guide 287

SoCal CTO

APRIL 27, 2011

There's a lot on my blog already around this topic. There are lots of good resources on this, especially for hiring technically-oriented people where intelligence and problem solving is a key ingredient: The Guerrilla Guide to Interviewing, Version 3.0 Then comes the in-person interviews.

CTO Hire 282

CTO Hire CTO Coach Technical Review Startup 282

socalTECH

DECEMBER 3, 2009

Dave has recently started blogging on his site at Berkonomics.com. A vision must be solid and flexible enough to pass a number of critical tests if it is to guide a business enterprise to greatness. Dave manages angel funds Berkus Technology Ventures, LLC and Kodiak Ventures, L.P. and is a partner in Trenchant Ventures, LLC.

High Tech 124

High Tech Guide Blogging Angel 124

socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

Blair Harrison: Frequency was borne out of a frustration of mine, which is having to visit many different places to consume video, from a combination of social networks, to blogs, to apps. We're delivering a much broader set of products, integrated more and deeply into existing services and devices that people are using to consume video.

Social Network 232

Social Network Startup Services Organization 232

LATechDigest

JANUARY 27, 2020

And as the world ramps up to embrace equity crowdfunding as a new way to raise growth capital, Moore is applying her years of entrepreneurial and marketing experience in the space into her new book, How to Raise Money: The Ultimate Guide to Crowdfunding which is available on Amazon Kindle direct publishing.

Guide 52

Guide Equity Ideas Entrepreneur 52

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 24, 2010

Tags: Social News TechZulu Law Video AOL Art Neill Bing Blogs BlogWorld BlogWorld Expo 2010 Christina Gagnier Copyright Creative Commons Demand Media Facebook Farhad Mohit FTC Guides Internet JD Lasica Lisa Borodkin Mozilla New Media Rights Startups TechZulu Live TZ Law Yahoo.

Yahoo 73

Yahoo Guide Patents Blogging 73

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2011

The firm said it has added Rich Battista, former president of National Cable Networks for Fox and Gemstar TV Guide International to its board; appointed Shannon Ludovissy, former GM of Rotten Tomatoes, and Assaf Tarnopolsky as co-presidents; and named Barb Dybwad, former Mashable and Engadget senior editor, as head of content.

Venice 140

Venice Guide News Content 140

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2016

Here’s a Snapchat 101 Guide I wrote for people if you haven’t yet grokked it. If I blog on a stand-alone platform I have to work to get distribution. Anyway, for the older entrepreneurs who don’t (yet) like Snapchat — of course I also blog and still do YouTube videos. People tune in every day. Snapchat is similar.

Snapchat 150

Snapchat Course Media Venture Capital 150

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

They write and tweet every day, with the single guiding credibility and personality that the new social culture demands. He also co-authored the book "Inbound Marketing" about the power of social media and blogs. Huffington Post, Small Biz Blog , co-founder Arianna Huffington.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Technical Review Blogging Java 92

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

[ Note: Ben Fidler co-authored this report.] This weekend, San Diego will host the annual American Society of Hematology conference, the largest U.S. medical gathering to get the latest on blood diseases, and a venue for updates on some of the most cutting-edge biotechnologies that only a few years ago seemed like science fiction.

Guide 96

Guide San Diego Study Conference 96

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

I recently wrote a blog post in which I pointed out that many investors & advisors discourage enterprise startups from having a professional services (PS) business and I think this is a big mistake. If you never read my post on Elephant, Deer & Rabbits – a guide to customer segmentation – it might be worth a read.

Software Review 321

Software Review Software Services Company 321

SoCal CTO

MARCH 30, 2010

Case in point the recent HBR blog post: The Social Media Bubble , by Umair Haque where he advances the following hypothesis: Despite all the excitement surrounding social media, the Internet isn't connecting us as much as we think it is. But other matching algorithms are still quite hard: Companies to employees Business deals etc.

Social Media 179

Social Media Media Social Network Networking 179

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

" 8 Questions to Ask When Interviewing at a Startup - Instigator Blog , June 18, 2010 Job interviews are meant to be conversations. Don Norman at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , June 21, 2010 Imagine you’re on the first slide of your powerpoint presentation and want to move to the next slide. Guess what?

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175