Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 126

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

For example, many investors I know tell me they look for business plans that allocate the largest portion of a requested investment to marketing, but most often see the top “ use of funds ” to be further product or service development. Of course, you can’t possibly brand yourself if you don’t know who you really are.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. You don’t have to be a heavily funded later stage startup to get access to “big data,” customer analytics, and metrics dashboards.

Entrepreneur 104

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. Earned media. Owned media.

Media 95

Media Framework Social Media Metrics 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Look for and reward quantum changes, like cutting cycle time in half, in your processes, products, and services. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Technology 97

Technology Social Media Startup Entertainment 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2023

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

Search Engine Optimization 103

Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media Equity 103

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Incorporating a business entity early through online services. Building your public image and presence should start even before product development, through your website, logo, and blogging. You don’t have to be a heavily funded later stage startup to get access to “big data,” customer analytics, and metrics dashboards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 62

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little thought given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

Social Media 102

Social Media Media Product Metrics 102

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

I have blogged about some of the downside consequences of the changes and the private information I have says the consequences are much worse than is reported in the press since few people publicly talk about. Does he blog about venture capital and try to advise entrepreneurs? There is a reason for this. Is this investor on AngelList?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 101

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 101

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. Earned media. Owned media.

Advertising 66

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. Earned media. Owned media.

Marketing 100

Marketing Social Media Framework Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

They randomly churn for hours a day on a couple of their favorite social media platforms, with little though given to goals, objectives, or metrics; and ultimately give up and fall back to traditional marketing approaches. Obviously, the platforms and how you use social media would be different for lead generation versus service and support.

Social Media 91

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 79

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 5, 2009

I can be found on LinkedIn , have a blog Holocognics and my firm’s website is www.SolutionsLLP.com. Any thoughts on my recent post Startup Metrics ? The Startup Metrics post is a good example of what I call “holocognics.” Startup Metrics discusses what a Startup needs to consider before “going live.” That's great.

Startup 150

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Look for and reward quantum changes, like cutting cycle time in half, in your processes, products, and services. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 106

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 106

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 19, 2020

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

Search Engine Optimization 124

Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media Equity 124

socalTECH

AUGUST 28, 2017

I'd see these wedding blogs, but I thought, there has got to be more. Why do people come to PartySlate, and explain more on why they use your service? The last thing, is you really need to understand what your business metrics are, and make sure you are looking at the most important metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

This is media exposure from a neutral third-party, such as an unpaid news story on your product or service to highlight innovations or social value. This includes your website, blog, and presence on social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Tumblr, Instagram, and many more. Earned media. Owned media.

Media 101

Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Netflix as a service has always prided itself on movie recommendations that are tailored specifically to you plus user ratings on the quality of films. Netflix announced the changes to its company via a blog post. A blog post! You don’t handle major announcements via a blog post and no touch points. ”).

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Look for and reward quantum changes, like cutting cycle time in half, in your processes, products, and services. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 55

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. For example, if your world is printers, your blogging messages better match your print advertising message.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

Digital commerce: infinite options for buying goods and services online. More and more company and personal services are being virtualized to the Cloud. Look for and reward quantum changes, like cutting cycle time in half, in your processes, products, and services. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Entertainment Metrics 99

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

We caught up with co-founder Michael Wong , who told us about how the company is looking to change the model for local check-ins, and also help businesses with getting the word out about their services. What is MergeLocal? Michael Wong: We're with StartEngine, and have received a small amount of seed funding from them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

I suggest you use social media, blogging, crowdfunding, or documented research to quantify a real demand from people who can afford it, and don’t have a better alternative already out there. Make the product or service come alive. Just because you think it’s a great idea doesn’t mean there is a business opportunity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

In this period (less than 2 years) he has brought on incredibly talented senior execs is sales, marketing, product management, client services, finance, vp engineering and more. So what are Rob’s secret hacks that he didn’t spill in his blog post? . In his spare time he raised nearly $30 million. Rob does it. On steroids.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

Unfortunately, a lot of networking events attract more service providers and people out of work than interesting people. And, yes, I realize that Im a service provider, but I also am a CTO for several companies. Startup Co-Founders: If You Cant Recruit Em, Should You Join Em? in Computer Science.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. You need these to add the human element to your business or service. Define relevant metrics and measure. Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

In several cases, Association CEO’s are assessing strategies, products, & services as for profit executives do at global enterprises. The underlying premise is that in today’s marketplace “people no longer buy products or services. Click here to receive future blog articles. The National Association of Independent Schools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Cash flow is a basic survival metric for every startup. Be a miser with contract services and facilities. Investors check your burn rate to assess your efficiency, and project your remaining runway before you run out of money and into a brick wall. Desperate entrepreneurs lose their leverage and die young.

Startup 89

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 89

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Bending over: How to sell to large companies - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 24, 2010 This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. Stay Tuned.

Startup 248

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. You need these to add the human element to your business or service. Define relevant metrics and measure. Of course, if you found this blog though your own initiative, I have to give you credit for being ahead of the pack. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses. Assess social media relevance to your product or service. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95