Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

Most business advisors I know will say that writing a business plan is the first step to starting your own business, but I believe that a better first step is to do a self-analysis of your real drivers, strengths, and assumptions before committing to this lifestyle. You can’t really succeed in life if you are not happy.

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Social Media Writing Ideas Resource 105

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Then fans would be tasked with writing their own stories, submitting them to the Realms of Ruin universe by minting them as NFTs on the Solana blockchain. If the authors are inviting fans to write fan fiction about a universe they created, who owns the derivative works? Another unabashed proponent of fan fiction is N.K.

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Writing Outsource Development Technical Review Examples 196

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Startup Training Services Writing 174

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Are you tired of booking that "luxury room" on your favorite vacation rental site, and finding it''s really a dump? The company has created a marketplace which focuses on "anti-luxury" vacation rentals--many of which can be called rather "unique". How did you start the company? Who is your typical customer?

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Sites Startup Custom Customer 213

TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

Josh Kaplan and Dee Murthy, both founder and co-CEO of the Los Angeles–based company, started Ghost in 2021 after previously working together at Four Five Group, a men’s apparel business. Today, when you start a brand, your first hire is probably someone to build out your Shopify site. Last week, Syrup Tech raised $6.3

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. But, it turns out, there are not any automotive sites specifically geared towards women.

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Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Universities have the links you need to patent attorneys, prototyping companies, investment groups, as well as a wealth of peer talent to round out your team and share the work. Write a business plan and pitch deck for learning. Build a web site and incorporate while in school.

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Eric Greenspan

APRIL 22, 2013

Some write about relationships and others about sex. They write how they feel and they influence millions. We’ve included a link to their site, an email address (very hard to come by) and a social profile link. We’ve included a link to their site, an email address (very hard to come by) and a social profile link.

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Help Social Media Sample Writing 154

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

I stumbled upon the Question, “ What-is-the-motivation-behind-writing-public-reviews-and-tips-as-on-Amazon-Yelp-Foursquare-StickyBits-etc &# and took the bait. Or let’s face it – writing lots of answers on Quora. Most UGC sites try to spend time converting lurkers to contributors. Don’t.

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Technical Review Writing Content Sites 294

socalTECH

MAY 14, 2013

We caught up with founder Evan Britton about how his company has created the top site in the Internet niche of celebrity birthdays, and how that intense focus on a single niche--and user experience- has paid off for the company in terms of user engagement and growth. That was the genesis of the site.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

Santa Monica-based Demand Media (www.demandmedia.com) has seen its share of ups and downs as one of the highest visibility technology and media companies to come out of Southern California's technology ecosystem in recent years. But, they could not write, and did not know what to write from the travel perspective.

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Demand Media eHow Content 240

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Where else are consumers going to find your product, if no one else is offering it or if other companies offer it, but haven’t found the right niche audience? Create social media posts with links to your site that drive search engine scores and increase search traffic. You’ll save money. And most of all, never give up! – Dave.

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Marketing Resource Advertising Social Media 266

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

million in awards through monthly and annual prizes to top scripts and test movies submitted to the company's new online business. Pictures on projects submitted to the site. According to Amazon.com, its new business-- Amazon Studios --will award a total of $2.7 In addition, the firm said it has a first-look deal with Warner Bros.

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USC Hollywood Writing Content 164

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2021

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. and.me (for Montenegro), as well as allowing companies to set up their own top-level domains. Starting and name a company today is a world-wide decision. Otherwise, find the owner.

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Startup Pricing Tips .Net 136

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

For this morning's interview, we talked with Noah Auerhahn , President of San Diego-based Extrabux (www.extrabux.com), an online site focused on providing consumers with comparison shopping combined with discount offers. For people who haven't heard of ExtraBux, what is the site all about? How did the company start?

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USC CPC Sites Startup 207

socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2008

We caught up with both Anne and John to learn more about the company. Writers can log into our site, upload their project, and select from over 4,000 markets, and send their work out to the world physically with a single click. What kind of writing and writers are you targeting? What's the whole idea behind WordHustler?

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Writing Hollywood Startup Sites 209

socalTECH

JANUARY 23, 2013

The software allows teams within companies to schedule and create online, customized social marketing campaigns, complete with fancy graphical templates, one click deployment to social networks, and much more. The new tools is available for a monthly subscription for companies. READ MORE>>.

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Tool Services Social Network Template 190

socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2009

According to Demand Media, it now has more than 6,000 freelancers creating content for the company's network of sites via its Demand Studios arm. Demand uses freelancers to write how-to articles, produce videos, and other content to attract Internet traffic to its web sites. READ MORE>>.

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Demand Media Santa Monica Content 157

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. More and more, employees work for people they respect, rather than companies. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. This eliminates even the standard site hosting fees.

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Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Months of submissions and the amazing help from our judges , the Spotlight is shinning down on awesome companies that were born right out of Southern California. And now without further ado I present the Spotlight: LA Tech Winter Companies: Spotlight Companies. We write and create our own content for the game.

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CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

As the number of sites on the Internet floats around one billion, the challenge with every new startup is to be found and stand out. More important, if someone does find your site, the content better be enticing enough for them to come back. Blogging will improve your site search engine ranking.

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Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

The Los Angeles-based company has already launched a beta version of its streaming service, Ficto , and yesterday announced a host of new shows that will appear on the app later this year. The company is reportedly spending $5 million per hour of storytelling for some of its titles. Jemisin’s book is another feature in the Ficto slate.

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Services Report Netflix Content 167

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

We’re determined to keep this site good, because we use it ourselves.&#. I CERTAINLY opened myself up to attack by writing my original blog post about job hoppers with some incendiary language and tone. So I often have no idea when I have a story on the site. Unfortunately HackerNews falls short on this goal.

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News Tips Blogging Writing 258

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

People judge you and your company in the first few seconds. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. Even the most experienced executives write down what they need to say, and practice for every event. Wear solid colors, and make your look true to your brand and yourself.

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Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. More and more, employees work for people they respect, rather than companies. Of course, ultimately you want employees who can blog for you and your company as well. This eliminates even the standard site hosting fees.

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Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

socalTECH

MAY 21, 2009

Santa Monica-based DocStoc , the online document sharing site run by Jason Nazar, just released a new feature Thursday afternoon, DocStoc Collections , which allows users to create their own groupings of documents by topic. DocStoc is venture backed by Rustic Canyon Partners.

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Rustic Canyon Santa Monica SoCalTech Writing 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. You might write a piece now and then that catches fire but there is nothing repeatable that would be useful for a business. Look at Viddy & SocialCast.

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

socalTECH

OCTOBER 4, 2012

We spoke with Michael Tringe , one of the startup's co-founders, to learn more about what the company is getting set to launch. We teach people how to make web series and video for the web, and specifically for sites like YouTube, and independent networks like Flip and Dailymotion. What is CreatorUp all about? What's your background?

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Web Content Startup Education 187

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” I’ve wanted to write a blog post called “Mobile Second” for a long time to make this point more forcefully.

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Web Mobile Startup Software Review 334

Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

Companies also need an inciting incident, because, more often than not, you often will depend upon selling your story to someone. What is the inciting incident for your company? I found myself explaining all this recently to a company team that was pitching me on its story. Every good story has an inciting incident.

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Invest Examples Networking Writing 237

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. People buy from people.

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Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2008

to the business of script writing, and is looking to combine a free online tool for writing scripts with matching those scripts with content producers. We spoke with Sunil Rajaraman, CEO and co-founder of the firm, about the company. By offering that software for free, we've attracted over 10,000 writers to our site.

Content 138

Content Writing Software Review Hollywood 138

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 3, 2012

I got a call from a VC friend of mine who said, “we’re looking at this deal but can’t write the full check. But I had just seen the company present at a recent tech event and thought highly of what they were building. I was interested in the company but I wasn’t chasing the deal. The CEO called me.

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Venture Capital Pricing Startup Writing 356

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Until the company name is a famous brand, you are the brand. People buy from people.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 4, 2016

During the early 2000’s, my team grew the company to one of the largest SaaS businesses of its day, with sales of $70 million. In November of 2015, Citrix announced that it will spin out the “GoTo” Division, of which GoToMeeting remains the flagship product, as a standalone public company.

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SaaS Yahoo Advertising Custom 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Really!). Enter Xobni.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. "I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Here's an example of that kind of email.

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CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211