Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Change is always hard, so people already on Amazon are not easy convert to another e-commerce system. Marty Zwilling.

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Demand Google Commerce Pricing 145

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2020

Many of the business plans I have seen as an investor, like trying to integrate all the social media features of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn into a new platform, don’t do it. Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site.

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Startup IBM IBM Social Media 169

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2019

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt even more completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

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Customer Custom Social Media Technical Review 85

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

Indi is focused on powering individual commerce. In essence, we want to give every individual their own, e-commerce store. Our team has a passion for e-commerce, and we also have athletes and others on our team. We run our day-to-day business with professional athletes and folks out of the e-commerce industry.

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Help Commerce Platform Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating.

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Commerce Social Media Platform Class 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2014

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt just as completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2017

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt even more completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

Technical Review 55

Technical Review Technology Social Media Social Network 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2013

Many entrepreneurs think that adapting to the new technologies, like smart phones and Internet commerce, are the key to attracting new customers. In fact, businesses need to adapt just as completely to the changes in the buying and social behavior of consumers. Perhaps the greatest asset in social capital is that of benevolence.

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Customer Custom Startup Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology. Before you bring on partners, develop intellectual property, raise capital, or generate revenues, you need to establish an official business entity.

Startup 61

Startup Social Media News Tool 61

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2014

Many of the business plans I have seen as an investor, like trying to integrate all the social media features of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn into a new platform, don’t do it. Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site.

Startup 105

Startup Entrepreneur IBM IBM 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2014

You can start a new e-Commerce site on the Internet for as little as $100, with cheap smart phone apps, new technology innovations, or tapping the multitude of opportunities brought by capitalizing on our concern for dwindling natural resources. It’s a higher calling than one more social media platform.

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Resource Ideas Startup Commerce 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

The pervasive ability and need to communicate constantly and globally through the Internet and smartphones is incenting everyone to get more out of their own assets and time, and capitalize on the idle resources of others. Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating.

Marketing 52

Marketing Commerce Social Media Entrepreneur 52

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

Leave it to me to spend 14 hours in Dallas on the very day that three of my favorite industries crush capital… * Social marketing, with $14M through Bessemer Venture Partners and Harrison Metal Capital to Main Street Hub. It’s as subtle, yet important, as the distinction between “social marketing” and “social media.”

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Commerce Yahoo Web 71

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Change is always hard, so people already on Amazon are not easy convert to another e-commerce system. Marty Zwilling.

Demand 89

Demand Google Commerce Pricing 89

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

Van Nuys-based Audiolife (www.audiolife.com), a new startup focused on providing e-commerce tools to musicians, recently raised $1M in angel funding. We provide artists with e-commerce infrastructure that fulfills digital and physical orders, anywhere on the Internet. What's the idea behind Audiolife?

Van Nuys 191

Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2015

Many of the business plans I have seen as an investor, like trying to integrate all the social media features of Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn into a new platform, don’t do it. Of course, once you have a brand and more resources, it can pay to expand your book selling to a full e-commerce site.

Startup 62

Startup IBM IBM Social Media 62

socalTECH

AUGUST 7, 2014

It''s all over the map, from content moderation for applications like Whisper and Tinder, to photo retouching for e-commerce websites. We''ll do things like retouch photos for sites like HauteLook, which is now owned by Nordstrom, and Gilt Groupe. We do a whole host of other back-office services in that space.

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Startup Technology Outsource Santa Monica 231

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2011

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Change is always hard, so people already on Amazon are not easy convert to another e-commerce system. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 90

Startup Demand Google Commerce 90

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Venture Capital: Upfront Ventures. By using SteelHouse, ecommerce sites can use live data to instantly respond to a customer’s wants and needs for stronger transaction values, increased conversion rates, and an overall better customer experience. E-Commerce: Nasty Gal. Social Media: Snapchat.

Startup 111

Startup Snapchat Venice Social Media 111

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

The florist business center we launched recently empowers florists, with tools to run email marketing campaigns, reach out through social media, and even gives them a point of sale system and website builder. Florists receive their orders through these other sites, but the problem is, there''s no profit. READ MORE>>.

Beverly Hills 157

Beverly Hills Technical Review Design Startup 157

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. You mention social / viral aspects at both Google Photos and United Online. How did you do that?

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. So I did an internship in digital media space and then worked at Global Grind, a content media Hip Hop site, after graduation. That was half-true.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Media Sites 99

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Jason Cohen, Capital Thought. Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. Bootstrapping Marketing Strategy, social media marketing, web applications. . Everybody is Selling Something: The Arrival of "Me-Commerce". The "old school" models of e-commerce, as dominated by bulky hosted storefron.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2014

The Bitcoinference served as day 1 of 2 for 500 Startups’ “Commercism” series, with an official agenda that covered industry happenings, social dynamics, and a look into the investment environment. E-Commerce ventures utilizing Bitcoin. Getting Things Started. Escrow applications. Bitcoin specific job boards.

Startup 104

Startup Venture Capital Draper Invest 104

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). in terms of time spent on the sites. Social Networking goes Real Time: Twitter. We connected for the same reasons you do today.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318