Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). The truth is – there isn’t a “right&# answer so for your company. For early-stage consumer companies I would be careful not to market futures at all.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

San Diego-based Newsforce (www.newsforce.com) is a startup which is looking to take advantage of the hunger of the newspaper and media business for revenue, and has created a product which takes press releases and commercial content, and inserts them onto news sites in "sponsored content" blocks. Tell us a little bit about Newsforce?

News 124

News Advertising Press Sites 124

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

companies should… focus on building amazing products. I recently spoke with Brad about his approach to guerilla marketing and how he instills eclectic marketing tactics in Foundry Group’s portfolio companies. Chris is the CEO of Gnip , a Foundry Group portfolio company. If you have $hitty products, the marketing is impossible.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Just ask the people who poured money into once “hot&# companies like RazorGator or Friendster. But then I talk with my partner Brian McLoughlin who has worked in the field for 20 years and he’ll run through the 10 reasons why similar companies haven’t succeeded. So many deals seem like obvious money makers.

Invest 288

Invest Angel Web 2.0 SEO 288

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

Each VC has their own take on which services to provide and mostly they’re free but some smaller VCs charge portfolio companies for use of these services but usually at a cheap cost. Examples of VC platform services include: recruiting, marketing, design support, inside sales reps, consulting, accounting services and so forth.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Platform Startup Resource 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

The following was available: “I kept hearing about startups that raised VC funding, but which hadn’t filed Form Ds (nor issued a press release). I asked some of the participating VCs, and they told me their attorneys had figured out a way to keep their stealth-mode companies stealthy.Yes, this strategy is not for every company.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Referring Traffic / Press. Helpful Resources about Search Engine Traffic : 68 Helpful SEO Tools. Referring Traffic / Press. The type of sites that might link into you are blogs, traditional press online, forums or bulleting boards, or content rich sites that are focused on a similar topic.To Search Engines. Social Media.

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2013

To hear about how the company decided to expand into the market, we caught up with CEO Loren Bendele to learn more about its new grocery store coupon app, Favado (www.favado.com). We, as a company, have been more focused on online deals and coupons, and haven''t been focused on groceries at all. Explain what Favado is all about?

Mobile 140

Mobile Sales Startup Sites 140

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Pick a company name and check any potential trademark infringements on Trademarkia or KnowEm. Open your company bank account. For those issuing stock to finance the company (corporations), use a Shareholder’s Agreement. Ask mentors to join your Board of Advisors (for the overall benefit of the company).

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

“If You Build It…They Will Come” may work for historical baseball ghosts, but it’s not a strategy you can rely on when starting an internet company. Referring Traffic / Press. Helpful Resources about Search Engine Traffic : 68 Helpful SEO Tools. Driving traffic to your website is a formula that can be reverse engineered.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 6, 2014

To get some up to speed, Rap Genius , as a team and company have upheld a reputation as anomalies in the tech world. More recently, they launched an iPhone app called Genius , which they say will be a cornerstone for the company’s future. As we’d mentioned, they were listed as one of YC’s fastest growing companies.

Startup 93

Startup Mobile Entertainment Sites 93

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

I recently wrote a piece for Mashable on how to create a company blog. As Brian Solis is fond of saying, “PR stands for public relations, not press release.&# That’s right. Blogging is an important way to build an audience and also drive SEO traffic. Yesterday I wrote about Plancast. I love their product.

Blogging 286

Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Orange County alone is home to more than 300 medical device companies with world-renowned leadership in ophthalmic and cardiovascular devices – a far cry from the “silicone” valley that Ms. MYTH 2: Silicon Valley companies will always have the best shot at funding. SEO Software. Brown was expecting. And the world’s still flat.

Southern California 57

Southern California PHP Technical Review Orange County 57

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

haven't raised any money for my companies that required a term sheet (just friends & family money in my first company), and yet I still think it is important for a number of reasons. Saving time in preparing for board meetings - Fred Destin , June 11, 2010 Some of the startup companies I work with do awesome board presentations.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175