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FEBRUARY 8, 2021

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Framework 281

Framework TechEmpower Blogging Report 281

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

Blogging is one of the best ways to do this and build a brand, even before you have a product or service. Thus I recommend that every entrepreneur start blogging in parallel with solution development for the following benefits: Get customer idea feedback before you commit resources. Develop an efficient and effective writing style.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

socalTECH

MARCH 18, 2014

Irvine-based Bitvore , a startup developing big data and intelligence-gathering software which pulls information from both public and private data sources for businesses, said this morning that it has closed a $4.5M, Series A funding round. The funding was led by serial entreprenur Yuri Pikover, as well as $1M from crowdfunding.

Software 227

Software IBM IBM Social Media 227

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2011

VCs were negotiating with asymmetric information. This series inspired me to start my blog as a VC. I also decided never to spend much time on term sheets on my blog because they had already covered it far better than I thought I ever could ( Jason was a lawyer with Cooley Godward, one of the top VC law firms, after all).

Venture Capital 304

Venture Capital Entrepreneur Guide Blogging 304

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2014

I wrote about this in a blog post last year titled “ It’s Morning in VC ” but I never made the full deck available until now. This year an associate from Upfront Ventures – Glenn Poppe – helped me pull together more information about how our industry is changing.

Venture Capital 362

Venture Capital Capital Startup Writing 362

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

You need somebody who is helping push out information on what is up-and-coming in the company. 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. It’s OK to push out extra ones on your website or blog.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2009

Arnold Waldstein , who stops by periodically on my blog and always leaves relevant comments, made the observation that, “if I want to connect with you, I’ll engage with you on this blog …from there, a follow on Twitter, a link on LinkedIn are closing the loop of connection rather that opening a cold door.&# This is so true.

Startup 276

Startup Blogging Social Network Networking 276

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2011

Johnson, has launched a new, community feature which allows third party website and blogs to host and provide communities on their own sites. The firm said the new, Lunch Network lets blogs and websites create their own, interest-based communities, which tap into the content and information from Lunch.com's website.

Blogging 171

Blogging Tips Sites Networking 171

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

Open, democratic, leveling, freeing information from closed networks. Here’s how I learned: When I first started blogging 18 months ago or so I started asking people the best way to get distribution. I had a few friends help with the initial distribution and explained how to do that in this post on how to blog effectively.

News 284

News Blogging Search Engine Optimization SEO 284

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 19, 2009

Value of Blogging I started the presentation talking about the value of blogging. Tom Peters No single thing in the last 15 years professionally has been more important in my life than blogging. But from a value perspective, it really comes down to the numbers I showed for my eLearning Technology blog. This is that post.

Social Media 222

Social Media Services Media Blogging 222

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 10, 2012

” She gave me a special one-time permission to write about her in a blog post so I could publish the advice she gave our friend. So consider this my first-ever guest blog post. But if you seek one out, most talented employees would gladly become your informal mentor. With a tiny bit of ghost writing from me. Show up early.

Writing 414

Writing Mentor Blogging Tips 414

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Santa Monica-based Edmunds.com , a provider of automotive information services, said today that it has rolled out a new site to its visitors, and is planning a release of an iPhone app--all part of an overhaul to update the service. Tags: edmunds automotive auto information buying research. READ MORE>>.

Edmunds 184

Edmunds Santa Monica Research Blogging 184

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Another fine line companies are skating is with how much user information they make publicly available. Facebook is back in the fray on the privacy issue but this time it is more about how user information is displayed by third parties. Does it risk disclosing sensitive information that could affect their relationships?”

Blogging 328

Blogging Content Press Startup 328

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

Traditional social networks are more restricted to people whom I already know and information and updates are less discoverable. He had followed me on Twitter and sent me a nice message about my blog. Brad Feld : I first learned of Brad Feld like many of you – through his blog. before having 300k followers!).

Social Network 347

Social Network Networking Blogging RSS 347

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. If you came here via a direct link you might want to check out the more detailed full version on my blog, which is here. Suddenly we were all creating blogs on Blogger.com, Typepad & WordPress. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

Social Network 297

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Web 297

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

We make it really easy for consumers to compare information across similar retailers, and find the best deals. For a consumer, that makes it difficult to find and compare information. All of them offer the same kind of coupon information for a store or category, but many of those sites that show up have very poor results.

Internet Brands 257

Internet Brands Content Startup Sites 257

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s the block that you see when you look at a blog enabled by Disqus (a third party commenting tool that can be embedded in blogs and other content): It allows you to authenticate yourself using Facebook Connect , Twitter Oauth (sign in with Twitter), OpenID , and Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication. Example What do I mean?

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

TechEmpower

MARCH 28, 2013

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Framework 560

Framework EC2 PHP Java 560

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. The problem is that this is publicly available information that can and will be scanned by journalists and reported. ” Why? Funding is news.

Startup 355

Startup Funding News Press 355

socalTECH

JUNE 14, 2013

It''s almost always difficult to get people to share information about your startup to the world. Followers of the company''s Facebook page, blog, and Twitter feed are familiar with the steady drumbeat of cute dog and puppy photos that the company is always sharing--and, might now be familiar with DogVacay''s online peer-to-peer marketplace.

Customer 216

Customer Custom Santa Monica Social Media 216

socalTECH

JUNE 6, 2011

Santa Monica-based eHow , the online information and answers site run by Demand Media , announced this morning that it has officially launched its eHow Food Channel with celebrity Rachael Ray. eHow said its visitors will have access to a new series, videos, articles, and blog posts from Ray and others on its food channel.

eHow 183

eHow Santa Monica Demand Tips 183

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

In my experience, entrepreneurs who are overly paranoid or are information hoarders rarely do well. Marketing futures can be really good for enterprise software companies where the information is passed between sales rep and potential customer in terms of near-term roadmap. You’re reading their press releases or blog posts.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The two said its joint research will measure various aspects of how consumers interact with brands, content, and influencers, and how consumers turn to information about brands. BUZZMEDIA operates an extensive network of music, celebrity, and other blogs and content sites. The company said it will debut the study in Q4.

Research 168

Research Study Blogging Content 168

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

” I have been weighing in slowly on the topic over the past few weeks on Twitter but have avoided writing a blog post about it until now. I first discovered him or her as a commenter on Fred Wilson’s blog. There are many things I am – but different than what I say on this blog is not one of them!

Technical Review 329

Technical Review Blogging Examples Startup 329

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2011

The site will also feature blogs, interviews, and other information driven by Victoria Colligan of Ladies Who Launch. The new channel is being sponsored by L'Oreal.

eHow 196

eHow Santa Monica Journal Demand 196

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Recently I wrote a blog post about how I hated losing, but I embrace it. Fred Wilson wrote on his blog this week about learning from failures here and quoted Obama’s speech from tonight: you can’t let your failures define you – you have to let them teach you. This is part of my ongoing series, “ Start-up Lessons.&#.

Startup 247

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Writing 247

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . If you have investors or board members that have wide relationships you can get significantly more value out of them by keeping them informed. So naturally we’re pushing for him to drop critical information when their paths cross organically.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital CTO Coach 365

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. The second most referenced author on my blog, after Kawasaki, is Robert Cialdini, co-author of Yes! I am sure this was an exciting process for everyone concerned, but it is better suited to a blog entry, rather than the epilogue.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Second, I don’t want to clutter up the stream of information that I have in my Facebook newsfeed with information on people with whom I don’t have a relationship. Well first I never send any private information on LinkedIn nor to I receive any. I read posts for a while and if I see stupid stuff I unfollow.

Social Network 282

Social Network Networking Startup Writing 282

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. That’s dumb, exaggerated or just ill informed. He had just written another one of his way-over-the-top blog posts. I think Dave has blogging Tourettes Syndrome when he hears the word VC.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

A tiny mobile screen leaves little to no space for advertisements and makes it nearly impossible to fill out information when purchasing a product or service. Photo Credit: Tech The Best , Tech blog. Photo Credit: Let's Not And Say We Did , Personal blog. But, a mobile phone is still a phone. Share and Enjoy.

Netflix 191

Netflix Blogging Mobile Advertising 191

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

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 5, 2012

What's new now is that the site allows you to sign up and provide your Twitter and LinkedIn information. It always has great, fresh content from a wide variety of industry professionals. Those aspects existed before and it does a good job of finding great content. You can always visit and manually select interests as well.

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Newsletter Content Sites 175

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

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. In his blog posts & our in-person debates I find myself thinking 98% of the time – I agree with him or he’s got a more insightful perspective on this topic than I do. But the masses didn’t want to blog.

Invest 303

Invest Company Companies Web 2.0 303

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

The volume of Tweets is enormous and growing at a rapid pace so tools are emerging to help brands manage this information. They could then publish information and it would go in the “stream” of information when you were logged into Facebook. Companies can capture this information if they notice you Tweet about them.

Social Network 235

Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235