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. If you’re in the market for pure functionality and you value the lowest costs, Amazon will always be a great bet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Here are some key strategies that I recommend to every worker today: Develop and highlight your competitive differentiation. Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers. Develop the courage to move on.

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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. Simply write a great book?

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

They expect to be surprised and delighted as well by their pre-purchase experience and post-purchase interactions. Your competition is global, so today’s customers are demanding world-class service. Set the expectation for continuous improvement. Make sure the team understands the ‘why’ and the ‘how’ will follow.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Maintenance contracts are another great way to create a brand-new revenue stream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2015

Today’s customers demand more than a good product; they expect a great customer experience. With the advent of interactive social media, as well as high-bandwidth video tools, there is no excuse for not involving real customers, and prospects who fit the desired demographic.

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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. in fact we still look at many deals in the media sector whose main objective is to entertain people. Far from it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Maintenance contracts are another great way to create a brand-new revenue stream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

A C-corporation is more complex and expensive, and is recommended only if you expect to pitch to professional investors who demand preferred stock, or to more than 100 potential shareholders. A strong team has more credibility with investors than does a great idea by itself.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 2, 2012

Self-effacing Superstars – These trusted employees share the company’s vision and worldview, perform with autonomy and consistently exceed your expectations. According to Lex, “Sometimes you just can’t say no to great talent. Ripken broke the prior consecutive game record, which had stood for 56 years, by 500 games.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

His view: sometimes entrepreneurs expect too much value from the partner. We talked about who the great firms in Europe are (Index, Accel) as well as the hottest seed investors: Robin & Saul Klein. FTC is considering an investigation into Apple’s anti-competitive practices. Are “strategic investors&# (e.g.

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socalTECH

MAY 23, 2012

and are now one of the largest media outlets for entertainment on the web and Facebook. We realized that technology was very powerful, and could help us connect with great fans on the other side. How big do you expect your operations to be here in Los Angeles? Do you see a lot of competition from current US services?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

It’s these different perspectives that have allowed us to create a great product and great partnerships. Who do you view as your biggest competition? Performance marketing also demands accountability. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition. You’re right.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

At this stage you were expecting to be working on creating a good business valuation to attract future buyers, or at least funding college accounts for your kids. It’s important to stand up to competition and wear your reputation on your sleeve. Maintenance contracts are another great way to create a brand-new revenue stream.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 13, 2009

Those expectations were probably too high, in terms of the CPA. I think that's too bad, actually, because what search does is capture demand very specifically for your product--but broadcast will generate demand for advertisers. If you look at media, and not just radio, advertisers want to get value. Media is exploding.

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Google Advertising Media Startup 124

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2016

What’s more, strategic locations can benefit from varying global legislation: influencing competitor clauses, user privacy data collection, and tax laws amongst other factors that can give a company a powerful competitive edge. There are so many startups, and a great demand for talent as a result of this. PanTrek connects U.S.

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Technical Review Startup Incubator Media 40

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Due to Rapid City’s off-the-beaten-path location and small size — it’s tucked among the Great Plains, about 25 miles from Mount Rushmore, with a population of approximately 74,000 — the destination doesn’t typically enter the conversation for ICPC, which draws about 1,400 attendees. “We We were able to get all that accomplished.”.

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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. To say that the tech elite were cynical of Hulu’s launch would be an understatement , but by the time it launched just a few months later it was getting great reviews.

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Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

InfoChachkie

MAY 16, 2011

1) Expect Independent Channel Sales Reps To Perform Missionary Sales. Fallacy: AdVentures tend to evolve once you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. Once they encounter resistance from a trusted media compatriot, they will invariably relent, in order to protect their long-term relationships.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Great lifestyle, great cost of living, motivated people and only the crap weather on the negative side. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. It’s great to see an initiative like Seattle 2.0 The ingredients are all here. Imagine Apple without Steve Jobs.

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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. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Custom 97

Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 97

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. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Custom 96

Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 10, 2021

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. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Custom 173

Custom Customer Social Media Outsource Development 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

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. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Demand 71

Demand Custom Customer Tips 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2018

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. I summarize here my interpretation of his key points: Take heed of serious next generation customer expectations. Add context and intent to your customer analysis.

Demand 56

Demand Custom Customer Tips 56

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. Some, of course, agree with me that BuzzFeed has been and continues to be the gold standard innovator in digital media to emulate.

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