Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. So I’m going to try and do a single sitting riff of how I’ve viewed the topic as I’ve watched the cheerleaders & naysayers from the sidelines. It’s Hobbesian economics 101.

Course 280

Course Startup Framework Marketing 280

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors. This is important because the customers they serve (the red line) demand a product that meets their complex requirements. In fact, the incumbent is usually very dismissive of this new competition as our the large buyers of the incumbent’s products.

Startup 376

Startup Framework Marketing Custom 376

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Once this new service became popular then the media companies could control the rules of distribution & advertising. So what does this have to do with OPEC? Because they are anti-competitive most countries ban cartels. This narrative has been confirmed to me by several senior studio executives.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

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. Almost nobody believed and now look at it. Let’s just make sure we do it fairly.” Far from it.

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Funding Technical Review Ideas Startup 362

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2016

Density laser tracking above a doorway As I’ve written before I believe Computer Vision will become a major factor as a Human-Computer Interface (1) as sensors and cameras help us make sense of our physical world. It’s a small and elegant device that hangs about doorways and provides “anonymous people tracking as a service.”

Marketing 150

Marketing Course Startup Organization 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. Internally in a career, you need to do the same thing to solidify your position among peers, and prepare for either promotion or freelancing. It’s time to learn how to do marketing, and apply it to yourself.

Startup 98

Startup Outsource Development Competition Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2015

Their expectations of relationship and personalization are taxing businesses today, and their power through social media will kill those who can’t or won’t comply. They are not hesitant to engage the crowd through social media and sites like Yelp to drive you from the marketplace. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

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Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 97

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

While this reaction to such a valuation is understandable, to anybody who has seen the meteoric rise in consumer demand and actual revenue the valuation is much less surprising and may turn out to be quite conservative. You can expect some strong competition, but it’s unlikely that there will be 5 great scooter companies.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

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. TV of the future will not always have linear stories. Then back to work, people!

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

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.

Examples 85

Examples Social Media Competition Guide 85

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2014

Their expectations of relationship and personalization are taxing businesses today, and their power through social media will kill those who can’t or won’t comply. They are not hesitant to engage the crowd through social media and sites like Yelp to drive you from the marketplace. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Custom 96

Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 96

socalTECH

JUNE 2, 2014

We''re both doing what our EIR role is, and also in a sense defining exactly what that would be. There are several new things happening, including the maker movement, crowdfunding, and the democratization of innovation, which will mean more startups and more demand for manufacturing. In a sense, it''s a work in progress.

Los Angeles 216

Los Angeles Startup USC Angel 216

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

MARCH 25, 2016

There are a million ways to either research your industries market size and you’re likely to have to do some basic estimations to figure out much of that is addressable to you. And how much do others providers make? But not doing basic research makes no sense. MakeSpace provides physical storage. Market Structure.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

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. Rationale: I cannot afford to hire a direct sales force.

Startup 242

Startup Outsource Development Outsource Sales 242

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

I have no inside knowledge of what the experience of Google's advertisers were, but from the outside, what appears to me is that they started with their AdWords and AdSense advertisers, doing search. I believe that the advertisers they started with were probably disappointed that the cost per customer acquisition was not the same as search.

Google 124

Google Advertising Media Startup 124

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’ve always been a big believer that just a couple of key individuals make all of the difference in a company’s success. 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. Are you going to do all of this?

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

“People buy from people they like, trust, respect and … believe.” Don’t believe otherwise. Do they have money to invest? Do your homework. I do the same. When raising money for GRP, I look at my suspect list and say, “Do they like VC versus buy-out funds? Meet in person.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

Do you have any words of caution or advice for entrepreneurs who attempt to “Get Their Band Back Together”? “In Who do you view as your biggest competition? If you believe in it, don’t take no for an answer. For me, I need to believe in what I’m doing, I need be passionate about it, and I want to be the best at it.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

At the moment, Conolly heads the startups social media team in Egypt while Turdubaev looks after Russian countries and translation of the site. Believe it or not – all but one of the people working with us now was unemployed before joining us – which is an important uniting factor in the team. We help them with this.

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2009

We wrote all of the core components of our technology, from the ground up--even our SIP stack, OIP application, session-border, softswitch, and media server--which runs on standards-based, off-the shelf servers. They're led on whatever path Broadsoft, Acme Packet, or others want to do.

IP 165

IP Pasadena Angels Pasadena Los Angeles 165

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Some will cite my investment two years ago in social-media advertising company Ad.ly So let me explain what I see as the importance and sustainability of Twitter as well as why I believe it’s still a great platform for startup companies and investors. Or in utility speak, they are transmission and we are last-mile distribution.

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 11, 2013

With hike, users message friends for free globally and also share rich media such as photos and videos. However, we’ve seen some tremendous traction in terms of demand and growth in the last couple of weeks since we went live. We believe they just deteriorate the user experience and hardly provide any real ROI to advertisers too.

Competition 58

Competition Startup Yahoo Media 58

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

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. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., Producer of Mixergy & AsAble.com. The Startups.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

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. The Startups.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

SXSWi is five days of presentations and panel discussions from some of the biggest thought leaders in Interactive digital media space. Give them all a quick look over and the ones you believe would be the best to see give them a vote. How to create a technology start-up inside a large organization - based on how we are doing it right.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

Let me point out what I believe that means. Because its just not that hyper-competitive, Im-hiring-all-your-staff, because-Im-Google environment. Likely if you look at places like New York one would also be able to find examples of starts ups also doing well. Staying in shape and doing ones 30 day shred in L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50