Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

Harris, in his classic book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. Entrepreneurs who have been really transformative, like Steve Jobs and Walt Disney, seemed to know how to deal with all the right elements.

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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.

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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 Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 15, 2016

With international study on the up – both China and the United States have seen rises of 10% and 11% of domestic students moving abroad – NetTalk is a great option for keeping up to speed with friends and family back home. Tapas Media provides a means to kick back and relax with some serious downtime between studying.

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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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Build a winning culture and make it pervasive.

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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.

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Startup Tips Social Network Networking 97

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.

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Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in a recent book by James M. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Startup Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2012

Harris, in his new book “ Transformative Entrepreneurs ,” provides examples of key elements of transformative ideas and leadership abilities that separate the winners from the losers. But unfortunately, most of these ideas fail at the execution level, or are not truly innovative. Seek innovation that begets invention. It is not an option.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in the classic book by James M. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Cloud Computing Startup Social Media Networking 61

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 14, 2013

According to a recent MIT study , only about 10% of patents granted in the United States have any meaningful commercial importance and less than one percent are of seminal importance. That’s why investors look for entrepreneurs who have true grit, dogged persistence, and a disdain for the status quo. Seek innovation that begets invention.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. A new book by David L. Without a clear scope and vision, efforts become unfocused, lack impact, and are impossible to measure.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 4, 2008

Eric Bjorndahl: At the highest level, we're a social networking web site for travelers. How we differentiate from other social networks that are more general, is that we offer lots of features specific to travelers. Eric Bjorndahl: My personal experience, is I studied in Rome in my senior year in college.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

Nevertheless, there is nothing wrong with studying and learning from the wisdom and experience of others. So for those of you that love checklists, I saw some real value in a new book by James M. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide.

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Cloud Computing Social Media Entrepreneur Networking 99

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his recent book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Build a winning culture and make it pervasive.

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Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies.

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Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

The future of TV will follow the rule of Deflationary Economics as I outline influenced by the book The Innovator’s Dilemma. It will enable the naturally creative but geographically and socially disenfranchised to make money doing what they love – participating. Study the video game industry. billion views.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies.

Startup 103

Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

According to one study a while back, only 45% of founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. In his classic book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” Daniel J. Build a winning culture and make it pervasive.

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Startup Sales Metrics Guide 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2011

See my previous article on “ When to Pay a Premium for Your Company Domain Name ” Michael Fertik and David Thompson bring this issue and many others together in their book “ Wild West 2.0. For your startup, one study found that reputation damage is a bigger risk to most companies than natural disaster or even terrorism.

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Blogging Content Google Sites 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2011

I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience.

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Startup Case Study Ideas Framework 94

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Our focus is providing anyone who is active online already with the ability to leverage their existing social networks for monetized one-on-one conversations. From there the user promotes their access to their social networks through our easy social sharing, and others can come to their public profile and request a huddle.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

According to one study , only 45% of Founders plan to exit after stage one, and my guess is that less than half the remainder survive the next stage in their own company. I just finished a new book, “ Second Stage Entrepreneurship ,” by Daniel J. Of course, not every entrepreneur wants to tackle this challenge.

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Sales Metrics Startup Entrepreneur 96

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.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Some formal learning is always advisable, but get beyond university MBA courses to professional seminars and case studies.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Studying other people’s blogs will help you identify what you like and don’t like, and how you want yours to look and feel. Promote your blog by including your blog link in your e-mail signature, on your website, in social networking profiles, and by providing signed comments to other blogs on a daily basis. Add outgoing links.

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Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2010

Michael Fertik and David Thompson bring this issue and many others together in their book “ Wild West 2.0. For your startup, one study found that reputation damage is a bigger risk to most companies than natural disaster or even terrorism. See my previous article on “ How Much Should You Pay for a Great Domain Name?

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Blogging Content Google Sites 95

socalTECH

JULY 15, 2009

Don Patterson, the co-founders of Irvine-based Quub (www.quub.com), which has taken research which Dr. Patterson was working on at UC Irvine and applied it to the world of Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and other social networking sites. What you enter goes out to Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, and internally to our own social network.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

With just a few clicks, drivers can offer the empty seats in their car and passengers can find or book a ride. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). While studying at university, one of the founders had a girlfriend who lived in another city.

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Training Marketing Competition Platform 82

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2023

Per a classic book by Dan Schawbel, “ Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success ,” you can maximize these perceptions, which apply equally well to entrepreneurs as well as professionals. A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills.

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Startup Ideas Social Network Technical Review 117

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2020

Per a classic book by Dan Schawbel, “ Promote Yourself: The New Rules For Career Success ,” you can maximize these perceptions, which apply equally well to entrepreneurs as well as professionals. A recent Department of Education study shows that soft (interpersonal) skills have become more important for success than hard (technical) skills.

Startup 132

Startup Tips Ideas Entrepreneur 132

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). Amazing how we take this for granted.

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Social Network Journal News UCSD 320

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

10 ways to profit off of Twitter participation without a book deal, sponsorship or selling your star. Entrepreneurism / Monetization #pr20chat, Social Media ROI, twitter. . Ditch the Book: Running a Business YOUR Way. Social Networks and Citizen Commerce: Reinventing Ecommerce. Love Can Pay The Bills.

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