Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Finally, a lot of people asking me about typos on my blog. Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

Startup 75

Startup Social Network Networking Mentor 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

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Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2011

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Twittering. Profile sites.

Blogging 91

Blogging Content Google Sites 91

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

Startup 97

Startup Tips Social Network Networking 97

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. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). You could just outspend. The Application.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2010

After you claim your identity with placeholder domain names, accounts in social networks, and common blogging platforms, your next challenge is to create enough positive content as a “Google wall” to keep negative info out of the top Google search results. Twittering. Profile sites.

Blogging 95

Blogging Content Google Sites 95

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2015

Reserve some time each day for your favorite blogs and influencers, follow up with social networking and expand your personal contacts offline. These include the classes in school that focus on case studies and team exercises, but extend beyond the academic world to professional and industry seminars.

Startup 103

Startup Case Study Entrepreneur Class 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

socalTECH

MARCH 17, 2009

The firm recently relocated its headquarters from Hawaii, and we talked with Rob about why someone might need the service, how it's different from the scores of social networking sites on the web, and what problem it's trying to solve. There are so many social networking sites, how do you define what's relevant?

Social Network 147

Social Network San Diego Sites Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Studies have shown that consumers gauge credibility in large part based on the appeal of the overall visual design, including layout, typography, font size, color schemes, no broken links, and correct language usage.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. What these people need is more relationships, not more experts, more blogs, or more books. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 58

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

If you can’t get product released and validated then do user studies. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh? I’m surprised at the number of people who aren’t good at tracking down relationships in social networks. But if you CAN find a way to even get your 0.1

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Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

One, is it makes it easy for businesses to embed that video on their own website, on blogs, and Facebook, and they can also link to that video on their Google Places page. There was a recent study which showed that adding a video makes it 53 times more likely that you'll have a Google first page search result.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Removing the Middleman: Embedding Shopping on Your Blog. In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Entrepreneurism / Monetization blogging, Entrepreneurship, monetization. . Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Unger, John T.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

- Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Tips 150

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2010

Technological change is astounding and I think none more than the impact that social networks has had on our lives. If you haven’t read it I think it’s a pretty interesting piece on change in the era of Twitter (as distinct from previous social networks). As you can see it tackles a lot.

Social Network 320

Social Network Journal News UCSD 320

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

So my advice to many is to study online companies that understand how to use technology for audience development, engagement, viral distribution and subscriptions. Usually I tell them to study Upworthy & Buzzfeed. It’s one of those things that even smart, socially-liberal people fall prey to. Here is an example.

Company 150

Company Companies Startup Buzzfeed 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

The second company in which I invested, back in 2001, was a novel concept from the serial entrepreneur who invented social networking. According to most studies, getting into angel investing without being prepared to make a total of between 20 and 80 investments is a good way to lose ALL your invested capital.

Invest 88

Invest Angel Venture Capital Entrepreneur 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 95

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Writing 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your consulting business and gaining valuable online exposure. If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 20, 2013

And all of our tech toys, cheap travel, social networks and real-time communications will never replace true human relationships. These were amongst some of the most read blog posts I have written, which shows me that the stress, pressures and loneliness of being and entrepreneur resonates. From Brad & Amy’s book.

Entrepreneur 370

Entrepreneur Startup Writing Social Network 370

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

10 Blogging Tips. My 1,000th Post on This Blog - Tim Berry's Blog - Planning Startups Stories , July 21, 2010 Last night I was halfway through a draft post patting myself on the back, illustrated with champagne glasses, when my youngest daughter, Megan, called from San Francisco, where she lives now. Here’s why. Silly, right?

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217