Berkonomics

JULY 11, 2013

Email readers, continue here.] The major focus that used to be in using the direct mail business to drive sales is now focused upon email marketing campaigns, social networking marketing, building buzz, and location-based sales using tools to recognize shoppers at the point of sale.

.Net 207

.Net Sales Tool Social Network 207

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2015

Rexter''s software--which runs across mobile platforms, tablets, and PCs--helps consolidate and manage their contacts from across social networking sites and email, and helps users manage those contacts and activities.

Altadena 100

Altadena Class Pasadena Yahoo 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2013

He was in the inaugural class of 500Startups and became chief evangelist as far as I could tell. He sent me a few nice emails. He used the 500Startups platform to uber network in the Bay Area where he was living. ” Um … are you here to play or to talk?! I thought that was the end of it. Sam had different plans.

Startup 372

Startup Course Ideas Invest 372

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Over the past few months I've been building my networking, and we've done about a deal a month so far. I think the right team and network are very important, as is traction, validated by customers. For example, MuckerLab, had 100 percent of their companies funded out of their most recent class. I'm glad to meet everyone.

Funding 253

Funding Startup Invest Commerce 253

Berkonomics

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Email readers, continue here…] I am chairman of the Technology Division of the ABL Organization, a roundtable organization with multiple CEO roundtables of about twelve members each, meeting monthly. 15% might be spent networking with those in the CEO’s relationship circle, including the roundtable organizations.

Class 194

Class Organization Technical Review Activity 194

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. CRM systems today don't do a good job of even integrating email, much less social. You have to BCC messages to even get them into the system.

Google 216

Google Tool Email Sales 216

Berkonomics

JULY 19, 2011

Email readers, continue here.] Most of us could install a computer, but almost none of us could network that computer with others in the office or with other offices without equipment we did not understand, configuration tasks we could not perform, and training we could not offer.

Pricing 184

Pricing Networking IBM IBM 184

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

Notice that I didn’t say “social networking.” Much like iPhone is the only mobile platform in town, Facebook is the only “closed network” social networking platform in town. With players like Zynga and Playdom earning nine-fugure millions of dollars it’s clear that there is big money in monetizing social networks.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 2, 2015

It was on par with DreamForce in attention to detail, networking potential, entertainment and speaker quality. If you want to see world-class speakers and hear what they have to say in person – you will get that. This is how he gets world-class speakers to travel half way around the world. Paddy brings the best.

Web 150

Web Conference Technical Review Class 150

Berkonomics

JUNE 4, 2020

Email readers, continue here…] In an Internet-based business, power comes not just from high gross margins, but also from an increase in the percent of conversions. The point is that once your company is stable at or above the breakeven point, one incremental unit generates robust increases in net profit. Back to the incremental unit.

.Net 156

.Net Sales Tool Email 156

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. It''s meant to help moms get stuff done quickly, by leveraging their network. Staci Miller: The idea we like to compare it to, is Angie''s List and Yelp meets Facebook. Why did you start the company?

Networking 100

Networking Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Social Network 100

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

on all the computers and established a network using Novell. Many MBAs took marketing courses but have never been on the front line of A/B testing, email campaigns or PR initiatives. I also tell people that if they do go to make sure that they don’t spend all of their free time trying to graduate top of their class.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

It was a great chance for the class to interact with the community in LA. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. , Commission Junction, MySpace, TicketMaster and many more. And of course we had, TheMan.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

A proliferation of startups is now trying to devise applications for this new class of language model , where the machine is capable of creating new text, images and videos based on simple human input. “Videos are powerful — just imagine if marketers can send emails with talking human avatars instead of plain text.”

Generative AI 182

Generative AI Marketing Artificial Inteligence Template 182

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes. How many users? We have 115 paying customers right now.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

socalTECH

DECEMBER 28, 2017

I'm looking forward to opening up new markets, including the expansion of family offices and other traditional investors to the amazing asset class that cryptocurrency has become. Just as email kicked off the reasons to online, followed by websites and instant messenger, adoption went global with Google, Amazon and Facebook.

Southern California 189

Southern California Santa Monica Conference Newsletter 189

Berkonomics

JULY 26, 2010

The format also calls for the CEO to examine his calendar over a period of time and report classes of activities by percentage of total time spent, so that the group may add comments about use of CEO time to the critique. Email readers continue here.]

Class 120

Class Organization Customer Custom 120

Berkonomics

MARCH 3, 2016

These same CEOs sit in their corner offices and email the COO in the next–door office and call their VP of Sales rather than walking down the hall. Email readers, continue here…] We brainstormed with a consultant and each other. It was much more than an office.

Layoffs 120

Layoffs Ideas Email Social Network 120

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a new generation of buggy whip, or another me-too social network? This is where you find the superb Rails coder, and the world-class information architect, and the consummate sales guy, and the persuasive business development person, and the brilliant CFO.

Startup 189

Startup Sales Ideas Entrepreneur 189

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). Juno provided a free email service. Free email providers (like gmail or hotmail) didn’t exist, and you had to pay a separate fee to dial up companies like AOL to access the internet. Upon graduating, he went to work at Microsoft.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

To the contrary – if you know how to sell your own work, can negotiate good rates, network well, keep consistent work and have a great reputation – it can be very rewarding. We let everybody “punch above their weight class&# in terms of roles & responsibilities. We all learned. He’s family and he knows it.

Startup 285

Startup Venture Capital Sales Software Review 285

Eric Greenspan

MAY 9, 2013

I whiteboarded his entire class schedule and we discussed every facet. I emailed each of his teachers for confirmation. I am currently building a network of mommy (and daddy) bloggers. The next week came and my teen had missing assignments and a big test coming up. I listened and I got involved. Today, he has all Bs again.

SoCal 174

SoCal Southern California IBM IBM 174

Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

LinkedIn is by far the world’s largest professional network with more than 380 million members in over 200 countries and territories. But it isn’t meeting the needs of everyone, leading to the creation of several sites positioning themselves as the go-to professional network for niche industries. Classes with a wide geographic appeal.

Education 76

Education Entertainment Class Manhattan Beach 76

InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2012

Mark Suster , fellow venture capitalist and serial entrepreneur, has written extensively about YouTube’s evolution from dogs-on-skateboards to its current status as an entertainment medium rivaling cable television networks. Feeding The New Networks. I did not include it here, as it is a Network.

Google 133

Google Develop Development Funding 133

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting.

Course 104

Course Email Social Network Ideas 104

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Writing for Email.

Course 97

Course Writing Slides Email 97

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 16, 2013

A class we produce here at General Assembly called “Intro to the LA Startup Community” , has turned into a series, each time presented by a different prominent person in the startup ecosystem providing a unique perspective on the tech scene in LA. Sam taught a second rendition of the class in February and over 700 people signed up.

Rustic Canyon 74

Rustic Canyon Startup Los Angeles Class 74

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

After AltaVista, Mike spent a year doing business development for USA Networks ( now IAC – Interactive Corp ). Luckily, he had a world class team of more than two dozen committed people ( including Mike Fisher from PayPal/eBay ) who stuck it out with him. Lesson Learned From Rejecting Acquisition Offers. How is that unique?

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. Your finance has to be world class. That's been very effective.

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting.

Course 96

Course Email Social Network Ideas 96

Southern California Edison Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

We’ve all sat through a meeting and thought to ourselves, “This could have been covered in an email.” To help encourage skill development, notify your team about new or relevant certifications they should get, such as through an online class program. Leverage a Reliable, High-Speed Network. Don’t Forget About Team Building .

Product 94

Product Training Software Review Technical Review 94

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Use voicemail, a world-class website, and personal customer service, with small expenses, to beat your big competitors. Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Act big, behave small. Do it yourself.

Organization 111

Organization Startup Summary Entrepreneur 111

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In the summer of 2006 over a cup of Peet’s Coffee, you told me about this new thing called “cloud computing” and that you were trying to come up with a creative way to incorporate it into the curriculum of your upcoming UCSB Computer Science class. From day one we focused on customers. What is your personal practical joke favorite?

Cloud Computing 188

Cloud Computing Santa Barbara EC2 Startup 188

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2013

Both Waxman and Elbaz are serial entrepreneurs, with many successes under their belt (Elbaz with Applied Semantics, which he sold to Google, Waxman with such companies as Firefly Networks, SpotRunner, and PeoplePC). We have a lot of world class universities here. What do you see in the technology area that made you want to focus there?

Invest 159

Invest Technology Startup Venture Capital 159

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2011

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

Course 91

Course Writing Social Network Ideas 91

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 23, 2013

Use voicemail, a world-class website, and personal customer service, with small expenses, to beat your big competitors. Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Act big, behave small. Do it yourself.

Equity 96

Equity Startup Summary Tips 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Use voicemail, a world-class website, and personal customer service, with small expenses, to beat your big competitors. Network big to get connections and ideas, but do the work yourself. All you need is a blog, Twitter, email, some business card stock, and a little creativity. Act big, behave small. Do it yourself.

Tips 96

Tips Startup Summary Entrepreneur 96