TechCrunch LA
MARCH 3, 2020
Traditional venture capitalists may have made it rain on expensive Hollywood studios that were promising virtual reality would be the future of entertainment and social networking (given coronavirus fears, it may yet be), but Talespin and others like it are focused on much more mundane goals.
Startup Professionals Musings
DECEMBER 13, 2021
I’m certainly not saying that all of these are required, but they are certainly all worth some consideration: Get some business education, as well as technical. The education will be invaluable in setting up your own business, managing a team, and learning how to deal with constant challenges.
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TechCrunch LA
MARCH 18, 2019
Along the way, we found ourselves constantly surprised by unanticipated applications that suddenly appeared and gained huge adoption across the Internet; this was the case with email, the World Wide Web, peer-to-peer file sharing, user generated content, Napster, YouTube, Instagram, social networking, etc.
Startup Professionals Musings
MARCH 22, 2012
I think these tough economic times and social networks have re-awakened consumers to the fact that there is more to a business transaction than price. Educate your customers on your business. Not too long ago, everybody thought customer loyalty was dead. Price was everything, and customers would switch suppliers for pennies.
Berkonomics
APRIL 8, 2021
Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. And the tools for most are available, sometimes free, for the educated marketer. It doesn’t happen by accident. And not every texting application is a Twitter. A story of an app from nowhere to near dominance. Fifth: reaction.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 12, 2015
The most common proposals I hear are for yet another social networking site ( over 200 active ), or another dating site (now over 2500 in the US alone). Creating intellectual property, including patents, is the key to long-term value and a sustainable competitive advantage. Accountability. Idea management. Observe and measure.
Startup Professionals Musings
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This statement leaves no confusion in the minds of investors, or customers, of what the company does and how it is different (and better) than the competition. Ideally the solution embodies intellectual property that you own, giving you a sustainable competitive advantage. A new easier to use social network may not get anyone excited.
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