Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2016

I answered in the same way I always do so I thought I’d just write it publicly. “I I am much more attracted to technical product teams than to new business concepts or commerce types. Anyway, since I’ve now been asked three times in the past week I thought I’d just write publicly what I often say privately. I fall in love.”

Invest 254

Invest Writing Pricing Metrics 254

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2018

These businesses are usually run out of the home, and cover the gamut from consulting services to e-commerce. From the dollar you gave to the homeless guy on the way to meet a prospective client, to the new tie you bought to look professional, write down every single penny. Write down agreements. Record every expense.

Writing 97

Writing .Net Commerce Entrepreneur 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Nurture existing relationships.

Entrepreneur 140

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 140

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 14, 2013

However, the right e-commerce technology and marketing is necessary to get your brand the exposure it needs to be seen. All of the e-commerce setup and marketing have already been done. The designers featured on these types of sites only have to worry about their fashion products, not the back-end e-commerce technology.

Commerce 93

Commerce Social Media Design Startup 93

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

I write this because I know how difficult it can be to find a potential investor and to decide with whom you’d like to try to work. The Lehrers for content and commerce. Greg Bettinelli with commerce businesses. You may not have a choice – many don’t. Po Beabody with content businesses. Startup Advice'

Venture Capital 373

Venture Capital Startup Course Entrepreneur 373

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Even if it’s only a few PowerPoint slides or typed paragraphs, writing something down is the first step toward making it real. Always write in the future tense, what you will do, and name yourself as the key person responsible. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and local business executives.

Ideas 99

Ideas Slides Writing Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

These businesses are usually run out of the home, and range the gamut from consulting services to e-commerce. From the dollar you gave to the homeless guy on the way to meet a prospective client, to the new tie you bought to look professional, write down every single penny. Write down agreements. Record every expense.

Writing 96

Writing .Net Commerce Entrepreneur 96

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Those references drive trillions of dollars of commerce. We automatically add tracking and point those product references to e-commerce merchants. What we do is draft over the existing product mentions that happen a billion times a day, and point that into commerce. What does that look like? What does that look like?

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 17, 2019

Harris writes: “The figures, dating back to 2016, paint a picture of a company desperate to meet over-ambitious autonomy targets and one that is willing to spend freely, even recklessly, to get there. The report notes how e-commerce is pushing this delivery phenomenon forward. by 30 percent. It could be as high as 50 percent.

San Fernando 217

San Fernando Los Angeles Commerce News 217

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

We don’t seem to get credit as a community for SpaceX or recognition as one of the fastest growing communities for commerce: Honest Company & JustFab. Commerce: What is less known is just how important LA is as a commerce hub. These are industries ripe to succeed in LA & NYC. Stuff you may not know about LA?

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Truecar 376

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

In 2018, it had found itself at the center of controversy when the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce froze $21.6 Why was Cotton in India when he was in the midst of a court case with the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce? Why did Cotton write his will two weeks before he died?

News 161

News Custom Customer Commerce 161

Berkonomics

JUNE 25, 2015

Sometimes this is called a white label strategy, because your customers offer your product as their own product, writing in their brand name on the blank label in your underlying offering. But, more often, this is just the virtualization of what we used to call outsourcing. Forgive me, but I had no idea what that meant.

Outsource 120

Outsource Social Media Commerce Writing 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2013

These businesses are usually run out of the home, and range the gamut from consulting services to e-commerce. From the dollar you gave to the homeless guy on the way to meet a prospective client, to the new tie you bought to look professional, write down every single penny. Write down agreements. Record every expense.

Startup 98

Startup Writing .Net Commerce 98

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

We have almost a thousand bloggers who are writing reviews about the products we offer, and we also review them from our own point of view, to help support parents decisions and learning about products in the real world. Another thing, is a good portion of our team has been doing e-commerce at other firms since the 90's.

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via PayPal or credit card), including this Top Ten list for 2013 , or fall back to the old standby DreamWeaver by Adobe. Download free website tools.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. Other popular tools are available at low cost, with built-in e-commerce capabilities (pay via credit card), including this Top Ten list for 2014. The cost of entry has never been lower. Download free website tools.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Blogging Sites 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

These businesses are usually run out of the home, and range the gamut from consulting services to e-commerce. From the dollar you gave to the homeless guy on the way to meet a prospective client, to the new tie you bought to look professional, write down every single penny. Write down agreements. Record every expense.

Writing 99

Writing .Net Commerce Entrepreneur 99

socalTECH

MARCH 16, 2017

We are going to write checks of between $100,000 and $500,000, and we are going to invest in what we are calling first institutional capital. We're interested in Internet infrastructure, next generation e-commerce, digital media, gaming, augmented reality, artificial intelligence, and consumer Internet.

Invest 145

Invest Funding Capital Startup 145

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

In our case, that includes contests, marketplaces, and other social commerce products, that allow us to be diversified and allow us to serve the industry. Jimmy Hendricks: We want Deal Current to be a brand name as a social commerce suite. We want to be the technology tool kit for social commerce. It's similar to a franchise.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 21, 2010

Microbusinesses are usually run out of the home, and range the gamut of consulting services to e-commerce. From the dollar you gave to the homeless guy on the way to meet a prospective client, to the new tie you bought to look professional, write down every single penny. Write down agreements. Record every expense.

Writing 103

Writing Entrepreneur .Net Commerce 103

Xconomy

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

5 letter to the House ethics committee, Polis writes, “It is clear that the existing disclosure laws and requirements adequately cover virtual currency.” Polis wants it to become a clear requirement. He urges the committee to provide guidance so that members and their staffers disclose their virtual currency.

Writing 52

Writing Entrepreneur Class San Diego 52

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Nurture existing relationships.

Startup 75

Startup Social Network Networking Mentor 75

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your school or industry. Nurture existing relationships.

Startup 108

Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. 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.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2016

On the far right, you have companies like Stripe, which is absolutely killing it in the e-commerce area, with online shopping carts. I'm actually writing a book on raising money this way. Nowadays, VCs are just going to later stage and are writing bigger checks. We are everything else in between. What's next for you?

Platform 113

Platform Startup Ticketmaster Writing 113

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Erica Forrette, Online Marketing / E-commerce with a stealth startup (moderator) www.linkedin.com/in/ericaforrette. . With Google Analytics, you’re more prepared to write better-targeted ads, strengthen your marketing initiatives and create higher converting websites. What is Google Analytics?

Google 56

Google Mahalo Social Media Santa Monica 56

Tech.Co

MAY 26, 2020

Jeff Bezos didn't get to be the world's richest man by writing a lot of checks, and one recent way to keep Amazon's profits healthy has been to cut its affiliate commissions scheme. They’re a huge commerce platform, too, working with 60,000 publishers around the globe. Top merchants include Adobe, Vimeo, and Nike, among many more.

Buzzfeed 130

Buzzfeed Technical Review News Networking 130

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2011

Chris Dixon is one of my favorite people in tech and writes one of the few blogs I read religiously. He believes that Hunch is great for e-commerce because it can help to remedy the “cold start problem,” as the product is great with taking a sparse amount of information and coming up with a targeted recommendation.

Technical Review 281

Technical Review Venture Capital Startup Artificial Inteligence 281

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Entrepreneurs have been seeking clever shortcuts to spur their growth and circumvent their competitors since the dawn of commerce. American Western writer Louis L’Amour left home during tenth grade and worked a variety of itinerant jobs for over a decade before beginning his writing career. There Are No Unimportant People.

Education 100

Education Zag Entertainment Sales 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Nurture existing relationships.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 108

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

On myfab5, people rank their favorite places instead of giving them star ratings and write bite-sized reviews instead of writing long reviews. When talking to review site users, we found the top two reasons people don’t write reviews is because it takes too long and it is confusing. Any funding raised?

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Don’t forget the local Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. 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.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites SEO 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2013

I believe the process of writing the plan is more valuable than the result, because it forces you to think through all the elements, and make sure they fit together and fit you. Start with the local Chamber of Commerce, industry associations, or investor seminars. Do you have a viable plan? Each of these has a cost in time an effort.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Funding Training Ideas 101

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

I spent six years in e-commerce, developing e-commerce platforms, and am pretty familiar with that. The site looks to be very well executed, where did you get the technology expertise to pull off the site? James Chung: My previous background is in software engineering.

UCLA 256

UCLA Startup Ideas Help 256

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Nurture existing relationships.

Startup 97

Startup Tips Social Network Networking 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

Every Chamber of Commerce, educational organization, and many business organizations are looking for people who are willing to share some special expertise, skills, or interests. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. Look for a gap to fill, and do the work to make your presence memorable.

Startup 55

Startup Organization Newsletter Content 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It does mean that you need to look, listen, and participate in the business world around you, and network through all available channels, like business-oriented social networks online (LinkedIn), local business organizations (Chamber of Commerce), and events or conferences in your domain. Nurture existing relationships.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 96