socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

For this morning's interview, we sat down and talked with Nick Desai , CEO of Global Fitness Media , which runs FitOrbit (www.fitorbit.com), an online site looking to help users put together a fitness and connect with fitness trainers. Nick Desai: Jack Steinfeld--which everyone knows as Body by Jake--is the founder of Global Fitness Media.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

A business plan is the outward facing definition of the business you hope to drive with your hardware solution, with a hardware overview in the intro to highlight customer value and competitiveness. Call out your top competitors, highlighting your sustainable competitive advantage, including patents, trade secrets. and trademarks.

Product 169

Product Summary Startup Examples 169

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2022

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition.

Startup 126

Startup Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur Offshore 126

socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

Its primary goal is to focus on identifying what is truly driving demand, analytically, so that our customers can optimize their activities. We have a very sophisticated, analytics and software platform that over half the Fortune 50 are now using, to help guide how they invest in marketing and sales activities and investments.

Social Media 235

Social Media Demand Activity Marketing 235

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2021

Every startup demands logical changes along the way. Thus investors are investing in you and your team, so you need to highlight the skills you have mastered, past accomplishments, and the connections you have established in your industry. Postulate competitive reactions and your responses.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Social Media Examples Metrics 162

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture. Is this competitive with Modern Mom? Lolita Carrico: I don't think it's competitive. Lolita Carrico: Social media had a lot to do with it, for sure.

Networking 230

Networking Social Media Startup Search Engine Optimization 230

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2020

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app.

Mobile 126

Mobile Develop Development Platform 126

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2018

The cost of rolling out a business has never been lower – it only takes a few hundred dollars to incorporate a Limited Liability Corp (LLC) online, create your own website, use social media to get attention, and you are in business. Investment before that time must come from you, or friends and family.

Funding 73

Funding Social Media Slides Platform 73

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

Even a million users on your social media site won’t pay the bills until you sell some advertising or a premium service. In a larger public company, it’s all about making your quarterly numbers, versus investing in strategic growth alternatives that may not pay off until several quarters later.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Layoffs Social Media Metrics 124

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

There are several shifts within the telecom industry that are prompting changes, some of which make it difficult for carriers to remain competitive or reduce costs. While the technology is lucrative from a capabilities standpoint, its adoption will require carriers to invest in and install new hardware and technology to support it.

Networking 56

Networking Competition Southern California Custom 56

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We had worked at another organization together in online marketing, and learned every aspect of the business, from closing new deals, on-boarding new clients, to building media plans. We worked together for four years, and I ended up heading up media buying at that company, and he headed up sales.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. Pick your niche, and continually invest in improving your expertise and keeping up with trends. Build relationships to attract future business or roles. Market yourself both inside and outside your current job.

Startup 98

Startup Outsource Development Competition Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

For example, no one learned a couple of decades ago that the biggest opportunities ahead would include social media, ecommerce, and computers on our wrists. The question is how we develop our future role and potential, while satisfying all the business and personal demands on our time today. Make the investment.

Examples 85

Examples Social Media Competition Guide 85

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2014

Many questioned whether it could survive under the fail whale, inevitable competition from Facebook, founder fighting, fights with 3rd-party developers let alone become a revolutionary business that could make money. ” So other partners at the firm might sling mud at your ideas as you go for approval on an investment. Lots of it.

Funding 362

Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 103

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 103

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

This is true whether it’s physical products or media products. Think about the tension between media companies and cable operators like last year when Viacom threatened to pull Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, MTV, BET, etc. This is an age-old marketplace tension where leverage often determines the value captured. Get Physical!

Product 296

Product Course Custom Customer 296

InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Fallacy: Startup ventures tend to evolve, especially after you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. Fallacy: The sad reality is that PR Firms value their relationships with media and industry gatekeepers more than their relationship with any single client. Perform China Syndrome Market Analysis.

Entrepreneur 272

Entrepreneur Outsource Ideas Technical Review 272

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. An investment doesn’t guarantee your product will suddenly be on the investor’s price sheet. DST invested $180mm last fall.

Venture Capital 225

Venture Capital Google Web Sites 225

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 25, 2016

Unfortunately, the coming market correction will reverberate to all stages of venture investing. The constant media coverage of the aberrant unicorn valuations has caused otherwise level-headed entrepreneurs to expect investors to participate at prices which are detached from their startups’ fundamentals. Find A Partner Not A Banker.

Startup 100

Startup Entrepreneur Invest Venture Capital 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2016

Of course you need to discount any investor competitive positioning, but local investment group leaders will quickly tell you the strengths and terms of active investors in your area. Do research on investor visibility via Google and social media. Personal funds imply the most commitment, and offshore funding is most suspect.

Technical Review 63

Technical Review Innocal Offshore Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Based on my own years of experience in this space, I would like to highlight a critical subset of his key ingredients for success, to save you from the frustrations and setbacks we both have felt: Implement real competitive differentiation. Announcing that you are a consultant, and hoping demand will set your focus, is not a good strategy.

Social Media 56

Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition.

Entrepreneur 87

Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review Outsource 87

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. And since the consumer demand has been insatiable it is really only supply that is currently a limiting factor on how fast the company can grow.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

It’s building a product that is substantially differentiated, and, as Bill Gross, one of the most prolific tech entrepreneurs of our era says, “ It needs to be 10x better than the competition ” (because if you shoot for that then in competitive markets you might achieve 3x. So, yes, you can buy a best seller.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Digital marketing is simply the move to the digital tools and technologies that most people depend on every day, including smartphones, search engines, tablets, video on demand, and the social media channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. How does this solution provide a competitive advantage?

Marketing 101

Marketing Startup Case Study Resource 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It means the “ torso TV ” consumption patterns will be more important than the head or the long tail for the next era of media companies. You should only worry about this if you’re a large, traditional media company with fat margins. I first wanted to invest in this trend by backing a company called Filmaka.

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Southern California Edison Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

Dark fiber allows large enterprises, educational institutions, media companies, and government agencies to leverage the high bandwidth capabilities. These tailored services allow a variety of industries to exceed business requirements and goals as well as stay competitive in their respective spaces. So what is dark fiber?

Networking 49

Networking Education Technical Review Organization 49

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors. The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital. It is not a beach novel to be sure.

Startup 376

Startup Framework Marketing Custom 376

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2015

The price of entry can be less than $10,000, so the competition is huge and growing rapidly. If you want to drive up the demand for your core product, one smart tactic is to drive down the price of all complementary products. One of the quickest ways to become an entrepreneur these days is to develop and publish a smartphone app.

Startup 98

Startup Platform Pricing Netflix 98

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. Fallacy: The sad reality is that PR Firms value their relationships with media and industry gatekeepers more than the value their relationship with any single client. 3) Attempt To License An Idea. 8 ) Grant Exclusivity.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Digital marketing is simply the move to the digital tools and technologies that most people depend on every day, including smartphones, search engines, tablets, video on demand, and the social media channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. How does this solution provide a competitive advantage?

Marketing 56

Marketing Case Study Resource Social Media 56

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

This Panel is filled with investing super stars who will be going over must have content for all the startups and entrepreneurs out there. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. The Startups.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition.

Startup 102

Startup Entrepreneur Offshore Technical Review 102

InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

Temperamental Superstars – These individuals episodically perform at a high level, yet they constantly demand a high level of managerial attention to assuage and reassure their oversized egos. I typically avoid Temperamental Superstars, as they can have a dramatically negative impact on a healthy corporate culture.

Startup 182

Startup Class RSS Statistics 182

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

We would like give a huge thank you to Social Media Week and the supportive startup community here in Los Angeles. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., The Startups.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

What would it take in investments to acquire and retain traffic to support these businesses? After a year in the market, MakeSpace was growing rapidly and our biggest issue was CAC (customer acquisition costs) relative to payback period (when we get our marketing investment back) and relative to LTV (lifetime value). Competition.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

Competitive advantages are rapidly vaporizing on these. Customers today demand products and services personalized or tailored to local needs with embedded quality of life services. Scaling is done first by customer alliances through social media, and later by distributed joint ventures and coopetition.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Offshore Startup Technical Review 105