InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 29, 2014

The toughest aspect of such opportunities is weaning your company off these “bad profits” and focusing on opportunities that may not have an immediate payoff, but will drive long-term enterprise value. A company that is constantly improving, even in small ways, is a difficult company to beat. Two Pizzas, One Meeting.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

We sat down with Brian McCarthy , SVP of Dentistry.com (www.dentistry.com), a startup within a much larger company Futuredontics, which itself is a part of a big company called Sirona. Brian McCarthy: We're somewhat different than the companies that you usually interview, as we're effectively a startup inside an existing company.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

It is a hugely compelling show because Zakaria covers world issues that will affect all of us in ways that are accessible and with frameworks for processing disparate information. My observation is that many companies become Game of Thrones with warring factions and competing interests.

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Inverted Software

AUGUST 9, 2021

“I hired a software development company from India. They outbide all the US based companies I contacted and offered developers at a cheap price. What differentiate truly enterprise systems from the pile of mediocre code our potential customer have received from the cheap Indian company they hired, hoping to save a few pennies?

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2013

How is the changing demographic of web visitors changing how local companies operate? We recently chatted with Debra Domeyer , CEO of Oversee.net (www.oversee.net), a Los Angeles company which provides both domain monetization and runs vertical, consumer lead generation and marketing sites, to hear about the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Let me start with Professor Christensen’s definition: “An innovation that is disruptive allows a whole new population of consumers access to a product or service that was historically only accessible to consumers with a lot of money or a lot of skill.&#. It is not a beach novel to be sure.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? What are the Types of Collaborative Consumption Companies?

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2019

The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

Throughout the 90′s the PC became much more popular in corporate environments, so companies began to replace dumb terminals with PCs. We had to develop whole frameworks of “middleware” to deal with this problem. But for software developers like my company the web was a blessing. the rest of the time.

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Berkonomics

JULY 9, 2011

Turning these into statements instead of questions provides a framework for the sales presentation from the highest levels of collateral materials and marketing support, to the salesperson on the front line. Your marketing and sales effort must be focused entirely upon making your product solve an urgent customer need. Why buy it?”.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

A mis-hire at the outset of your company can irreversibly alter the trajectory of your corporate culture. Some people are internally focused, and if they reach critical mass, they can tip the whole company.”. The most junior person in the company can win an argument with the most senior person with regard to a fact-based decision.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2014

One of Austin’s fastest growing companies, product video producer Invodo. eCommerce is the foundation of eTail which is where Retail bleeds online; and that’s not the tip of the iceberg but what lies beneath the water when it comes to the consumer internet. More Consumer Internet investors are coming. Texas and eTail.

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Technical Review Commerce Yahoo Web 71

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

Bijan Sabet – investor & board member in some small companies you might have heard of like Twitter, Tumblr, Boxee & OMGPOP – took issue with the whole notion that you even need a Powerpoint deck anymore. First, if it’s an early stage company, I don’t need to see a powerpoint deck. I funded them 8 weeks later.

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socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

The company recently raised $8M in a funding from Evolution Media, Aspect Ventures, Upfront Ventures, as well as a long list of angels. How did you start the company? I spent a lot of time with companies like Kickstarter, Twitter, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Youtube to understand what these platforms were giving to creators.

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socalTECH

MARCH 12, 2019

We caught up with founder and CEO Bryan Biniak to hear more about the company and what Connected Travel is doing. We got involved in a project with Visa, building a next-generation concierge service using real time transaction data, and then this opportunity with USAA popped up, which became the catalyst for starting the company.

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Artificial Inteligence Startup Commerce Platform 113

socalTECH

APRIL 3, 2012

Last week, the firm announced a funding round and a couple of key advisors, as the company looks to ramp its social gaming efforts and leverage a deal with Zynga. We spoke with CEO Michael Witz about the company. How did you start company? Tell us a little bit about Mob Science, games that you develop? How did that happen?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

What inspired you to start the company? When Matt and I started talking about this domain, and what types of business opportunities we could identify, we realized that there was quite a bit of data, but there was nobody who was integrating it, and producing information from it that was actually transparent and visible to consumers.

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socalTECH

APRIL 26, 2011

Craig has recently uncloaked his stealth startup, BetterWorks (www.betterworks.com), focused on helping companies to manage and offer fringe benefits to their employees. What we're giving companies, is a platform to create, manage, and measure perks for all of their employees. Beyond that, it's really about real time recognition.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 1, 2017

The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works.

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Social Media Media Metrics SEO 62

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2012

A while back, I wrote about the value of Michael Porter’s Five Forces framework for analyzing the competitive environment, and using every opportunity to highlight and emphasize your relative advantages, whether they be price, features, or bargaining power. The advantage today has shifted to companies whose customer focus is superior.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2013

The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works.

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Social Media Media Product Metrics 102

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

We short-handed this marketing mix as “ the four P’s ” – product, price, promotion and place (distribution) – this was devised in 1960 and while a little bit dated is still a useful framework. Online marketing uses techniques for driving promotion and place. Look at Viddy & SocialCast.

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

After college Brandon put forth his knowledge of business to work and built his first company and the platform for his future business venutres, Audiolife – a direct-to-consumer eCommerce company. That little bug took Brandon for an exciting ride in the world of business.

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Technology Framework USC Platform 95

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 26, 2013

The concept seems simple, but the regulatory framework facing the industry is daunting, making it difficult for companies such as SideCar and Lyft to maneuver. Paul, SideCar’s CEO, leads the charge against the likelihood of such misconceptions being applied to his company. It may sound like semantics, but it’s not.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2012

The first thing that entrepreneurs need to realize is that the process and framework for making social media marketing work are different from traditional marketing, and trial and error certainly doesn’t work. Due to the information overload felt by consumers today, marketing at the generic segment level no longer works.

Social Media 91

Social Media Media Metrics SEO 91

socalTECH

DECEMBER 27, 2017

After learning from a board member about the Jobs To Be Done framework, the board and leadership team agreed that this approach, which explores what causes someone to hire or fire a product or service, could provide even more actionable insights. ABA advocates on behalf of more than 1,000 baking facilities and baking company suppliers.

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Research Organization Help Product 140

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2012

Journey is especially useful for companies that want to streamline their internal business processes. Journey was created by our company, Embark Mobile (or “Embark” for short). As an example, Banking Machine Services is a company that maintains thousands of ATMs across Southern Africa. Why the name?

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Mobile Platform JavaScript Web 65

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

We caught up with co-founder and CEO Darrius Thompson--who was also a co-founder at DivX--to learn more about the startup, the saga behind how the company started, and the funding. Darrius Thompson: We came from a company called DivX, where we had built a business primarily around consumer software. How are you doing that?

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Software Review Software Startup Examples 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2011

I hope I straddled people’s points of view well enough not to have offended anybody while adding a framework for how I think about the service. Most VCs fund companies with a degree of traction. There is a transformation in startup land – it is cheaper to launch a company. My view for VCs.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Bending over: How to sell to large companies - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 24, 2010 This is a guest post by Steve Hanov , who blogs about programming and startups. For a micro-ISV, selling to big businesses can be more lucrative than selling to consumers. The Application. Stay Tuned. marketplace is born.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

The company's VP of Marketing, Patrick Mork, will explore the demographics behind the application phenomenon, what makes a good app, consumer expectations and whether marketers really even need apps to engage with consumers on mobile. Airforce, and others to demonstrate how brands are engaging with consumers.

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Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

The company recently closed an impressive $19 million in Series B funding led by Sequoia Capital to build out the engineering teams. You could STILL start a mobile company today and end up with a bigger market share than Google, Apple and Facebook combined. What are companies doing RIGHT to maintain users?

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Mobile Technical Review Platform Startup 71

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 29, 2012

Both companies were in Los Angeles. OnLive’s tried to build a direct-to-consumer model led by an allegedly maniacal CEO who in the end fired all of his employees with no severance and then tried to relaunch the business with a subset. I don’t know the company or the details first hand. Not bad, hey?

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Rustic Canyon Venture Capital Southern California Userplane 279

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

My goal is to lay out a basic framework for anybody unsure whom to listen to as a way of helping you think about a way to orient your own views. When you achieve economies-of-scale advantages it doesn’t benefit you to help newer companies draft off of your infrastructure to rise and compete against you. It’s Hobbesian economics 101.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

Dana Settle & I are hosting a dinner tonight (10/20/10) with some of the biggest companies in entertainment to talk about the future of television, film & digital media. But I do know that it will form a huge basis of the future of the Internet, how we consume media, how we communicate with friends, how we play games and how we shop.

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