SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

He’s done several startups and is a board member of the Technology Council of Southern California (which is where I met him originally). A typical day starts with email, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and Yammer checks/updates. I like to book my own travel, so I might be on Expedia or on an airplane. Great stuff!

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2019

Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Listen and observe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. So what are the key strategies that can improve the success odds for your online startup? If you web site is not optimized for search engines (SEO), all your online content and marketing efforts are wasted. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

Despite every challenge he had to face he was determined to see his stunt through the end and not give up. This is where I met flourishing start ups, bankers, attorneys, local business neighbors and former Bay Area execs eager to empower one another right there in Indianapolis to achieve their dreams. Word of mouth travels far.

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Startup Technical Review Search Engine Optimization Los Angeles 104

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should use social media for marketing, digital media, or traditional media. The place to start today is if your company only uses traditional media for marketing, or no marketing. These give good customer connection and SEO. None should be considered mutually exclusive to any other.

Social Media 103

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 103

socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2020

Our interview today is with Dmitri Leonov and Constantine Suychmez of Ulevate (www.ulevate.com), a startup which is combining technology with the beauty and spa industry. We started as a seller of equipment in Europe. Then, we started to build our brand, and then we felt confident, we moved to the U.S. What is Ulevate?

Template 124

Template Beverly Hills Startup SEM 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2011

Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Startup 91

Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2015

Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Listen and observe.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Startup SEO Social Media 100

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

Serial entrepreneur, venture investor and startup accelerator pioneer Brad Feld has notoriously mocked traditional marketing throughout his career. For a long time, I had a line which was, ‘Whenever I hear the word marketing, it makes me throw up a little bit in my mouth.’”. This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2013

Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Listen and observe.

Startup 95

Startup SEO Social Media Entrepreneur 95

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

This morning's interview is with Billy Fried , co-founder and CEO of Kijubi (www.kijubi.com), a new startup which is looking to help people find travel activities. We've created a booking engine, with an intuitive user interface that is easy to navigate, but also fun. What's your background and how did you decide to start the site?

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Activity Startup Sites Web 164

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Blogging is an important way to build an audience and also drive SEO traffic. Don’t blog about what you think would be “cool.&# I don’t think that most startup blogs should be about how to build a startup. The new stuff: How do I get started? Slice it up enough to do many posts.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Kristin Zhivago, in her classic book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

Search Engine Optimization 58

Search Engine Optimization Startup SEO Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

Jan Yager, in her classic book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined eight key steps to effective delegation which I endorse: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Listen and observe.

Startup 53

Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 53

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

Image via Pixabay Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. Because feedback from social media operates in real time, you don’t have to wait months for results.

Social Media 96

Social Media Media Marketing Metrics 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Product Startup SEO 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Kristin Zhivago, in her book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

Tips 93

Tips Search Engine Optimization Summary Startup 93

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

It’s sort of like having an Encyclopedic history book before just launching your product and seeing whether anybody uses it. Remember that you’ll be investing against people who have worked on the Google algorithm and REALLY know what drives SEO. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Connections.

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Most VCs are book smart. In fact, book smart can be a negative. In the end it will be up to you to figure out what to do. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. Nothing blows up great opportunities faster than founders who are constantly fighting. Politics are a part of human nature and thus a part of all startups.

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Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Kristin Zhivago, in her new book “ Roadmap to Revenue ,” makes the point that the selling system is broken, since sellers no longer sell the way customers are buying. Don’t start from how you want to sell. Start where the customer wants you to be and work backwards. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

Customer 96

Customer Custom Search Engine Optimization Summary 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. So what are the key strategies that can improve the success odds for your online startup? If your web site is not optimized for search engines (SEO), all your online content and marketing efforts are wasted. entrepreneur failure odds online startup strategies'

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2010

Jan Yager, in her book “ Work Less, Do More ,” has outlined several key steps to effective delegation: Choose what tasks you are willing to delegate. For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. It always starts with trust. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Entrepreneur 52

Entrepreneur Startup SEO Social Media 52

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his classic book. Good action plans include a listening plan, channel plan, SEO plan, and a content creation plan, with activities and metrics.

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 62

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should use social media for marketing, digital media, or traditional media. The place to start today is if your company only uses traditional media for marketing, or no marketing. These give good customer connection and SEO. None should be considered mutually exclusive to any other.

Media 92

Media Social Media Marketing Resource 92

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

Even more disappointing are other statistics that show most websites that do exist have a very low “conversion rate,” or ratio of visitors to the site versus ones who meet your goal of buying a product or signing up for a newsletter.

SEO 53

SEO Tips Newsletter Statistics 53

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 48

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

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. How did the company start? The plans range up to approximately $190. The second example, is you can publish it in public.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Ive not found that much use for LinkedIn to help my blogging, but Im starting to think about this. I am in the middle of writing up some of my thoughts on this and will post about it and let you know. Im very happy with the time Ive spent building up my LinkedIn network. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn.

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business. Ric Dragon, an expert in online marketing, in his new book “ Social Marketology ,” outlined the best set of steps I have seen so far for the new world: Focus on desired outcomes first.

Social Media 91

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 91

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Matthew spoke to us to give us a better idea of what the company offers and why it was started. Personally, I've been an entrepreneur for 15 years, running companies with P and L responsibility for divisions, and watched with frustration as the Internet has grown up around us. We've also got SEO feed pages.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Some great content around the intersection of startups and being a Startup CTO in June this year. This continues my series of posts: Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March There was some really great content in June. It shows a lack of interest.

Startup 175

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Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

“If You Build It…They Will Come”, may work for historical baseball ghosts, but it’s not a strategy you can rely on when starting an internet company.Driving traffic to your website is a formula that can be reverse engineered. Other than paying for traffic with advertising, there are only so many ways to get people to show up at your door.

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Web Social Media Content Sites 61

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. See the books I recommend to friends. Quick intro to getting set up on analytics.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

“If You Build It…They Will Come” may work for historical baseball ghosts, but it’s not a strategy you can rely on when starting an internet company. Other than paying for traffic with advertising, there are only so many ways to get people to show up at your door. Make sure you have a sign up process on your site.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 95

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Writing 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88