socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

There was a real opportunity for me to arbitrage the last decade and a half of my experience in the Internet, and apply that to a products company, and to get some real competitive advantage. Having a strong presence online and strong, positive word of mouth in a relevant audience is a real competitive advantage.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Answering these questions and other basic planning will tell you where the value is accrued in the enormous travel category, who is serving this market today and you can find whether your entry into the market is likely to create a big business.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2012

When was it launched? We launched in private beta on May 23 and opened up to the public without invitations required on June 7. Our third co-founder, Wei, was brought into the fold through Harry and Talmadge’s last venture, MeziMedia, which was eventually sold to Valueclick. What inspired you to launch LoveIt?

Organization 90

Organization Content Tool Blogging 90

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 23, 2014

Grokker category managers also actively curate a selection of the best videos on each topic available from other Web sources. I entered the Internet world back in 2000, when I launched eBay Canada out of my guest room in Toronto, Canada and went on to serve as eBay Inc.’s What inspired you to launch it? and Canada.

Help 87

Help Content Activity Networking 87

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 13, 2015

He’s more focused these days on higher sales and customer loyalty than on profits, as evidenced by the fact that the $99 Prime membership fee doesn’t even recoup an average member’s 2-day shipping fees, let alone the costs of all the other benefits. Beat The Competition.

Sales 40

Sales Social Media Competition Entertainment 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

He invented the category of sponsored search. At the time when you did a search on Lycos, Alta Vista or similar for a category such as Cars you ended up getting 9 spam results and 1 proper website to meet your needs. So he launched a company with exclusively paid search. Summary notes, as always, provide below. I totally agree.

Competition 350

Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

He listed all of the product releases that were up coming, the customers that were in the pipeline and where he saw his competition moving. Who’s going to help you with improving your marketing / positioning to become a clear platform category leader like Twilio? Are you going to do all of this? No Dave S. =

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 12, 2016

So riffing off the famous Andy Grove statement that “only the paranoid survive” and believing that “only the most exceptionally talented startup teams survive” — most get washed out by the constant cycle of change and competition. Around that time Salesforce launched “Chatter,” which was led by Chuck — so it’s a space he knows well.

Software 105

Software Mobile Artificial Inteligence Oracle 105