Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 13, 2014

If you have an issue renaming or merging a page, you get an email that says “denied.” Can you email them? Perhaps filling out a web form, but the response is usually something along the lines of “Thank you for submitting feedback. They know it and so do their competition. Can you call them?

Email 100

Email Social Media Social Network Competition 100

Eric Greenspan

JANUARY 13, 2014

If you have an issue renaming or merging a page, you get an email that says “denied.” Can you email them? Perhaps filling out a web form, but the response is usually something along the lines of “Thank you for submitting feedback. They know it and so do their competition. Can you call them?

Email 100

Email Social Media Social Network Competition 100

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2013

What's critical, is we don't run a network, install antennas, or build up a network. We've only got 40-45 people, versus if you look at a Verizon or AT&T, where they have tens of thousands of people having to support their network and provide customer support. We're able to create some margin off pay-as-you-go.

Startup 245

Startup IP Networking Encino 245

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you. Are people giving you feature requests, complaining about your service or comparing you to the competition? Facebook.

Social Network 235

Social Network Writing Tool Startup 235

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Nurture those links into other sites, and network to the max in relevant business organizations and trade shows. People are more distracted than ever, and competition has never been greater.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Berkonomics

MARCH 30, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] You want to establish a relationship here to gain access to their network at a later date. There are a host of companies that can be accessed through web-search engines that can provide both secured and unsecured financing.

Funding 192

Funding Entrepreneur Startup Invest 192

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Nurture those links into other sites, and network to the max in relevant business organizations and trade shows. People are more distracted than ever, and competition has never been greater.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

But while competition remains fierce, the advancement and accessibility of smart solutions are making it easy than ever for startups to find their feet. Its network speed is decent too, but its use is restricted to the US, Germany, Canada, and the Netherlands. RingCentral Startup tool: Web conferencing app Price from: $11.99

Tool 128

Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 128

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

was the “static&# web. Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. was the 2-way web. I then remember when Amazon started selling books on the web. People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. That was a kerfuffle too.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

<Note: I edited a few comments from Jeff's email, none of which related to our meeting in 2008.> Below is my email to Jim and Kevin, following my debriefing with the VoIP expert, who requested to remain anonymous. The difference is that VoiceXML does not leverage customers' knowledge of web development. > -jeff.

Venture Capital 100

Venture Capital Technical Review Software Review Southern California 100

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

Rapidly and repeatedly hiring star employees is a competitive advantage. According to Ambrosia Humphrey, the company’s Director of Human Resources, “We had a jobs@ email in place, but it was hard to manage once we decided to move forward with the hiring process.” And we do that at a tenth of the cost of the traditional job boards.”

SaaS 209

SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2015

Whether you’re a networked entrepreneur or just finding your way in the LA tech scene, TZ Tech Crawls give you a fun way to discover new things about the community and each other. Be a host company (must provide food / drink to attendees), then email events@techzulu.com with TZTECHCRAWL as the subject. . . Praedicat, Inc.

Culver City 40

Culver City Media Web Design 40

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry. If commitment and drive were Jason’s first attraction, the extensive Amplify network came in a close second. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs. Paul Bricault Directing Traffic.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. You can now switch your phone and take your apps with you.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 24, 2010

IngBoo is an online marketplace for information updates-where consumers receive timely updates on relevant topics and web publishers compete effectively for consumer attention. enables developers to sell cross-platform web-apps that optimize to your mobile device. You can now switch your phone and take your apps with you.

Social Media 60

Social Media Technical Review Tech Coast Angels Venture Capital 60

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? On the server side, we have a gateway to integrate with social networking partners.

Social Network 113

Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

We sent out a lot of emails and showed them a lot of visuals of what we can do. MR: We always had a web presence. Whatever you see on the app, you can see on the web. The web isn’t dead and the mobile app is still growing. Whatever you see on the app, you can see on the web. Plan to expand beyond the U.S.?

Social Media 94

Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2019

In fact, it does take time, but in my view brings far more value than many of the things you might otherwise be doing, including expensive advertising, extensive networking, or email blasts. Customers pay extra, and inherently gravitate to people they view as leaders, rather than others just pushing advertising and web content.

Writing 19

Writing Technical Review Entrepreneur Advertising 19

socalTECH

MARCH 20, 2009

On top of that, we allow users to comment and read other comments, and email other users within the system. We give users something they don't get anywhere else, for something they do every day--searching the web. It seems like you'd be somewhat competitive to what they do. Those points add up to a Visa gift card.

PPC 113

PPC Sherman Oaks Advertising Yahoo 113

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Building a standout destination site for video gamers takes moxie in the highly competitive and lucrative on-line game industry. If commitment and drive were Jason’s first attraction, the extensive Amplify network came in a close second. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs. Paul Bricault Directing Traffic.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

socalTECH

OCTOBER 7, 2009

A plan alone is not all that valuable if you won't follow them, so what we give are also the tools--via iPhone, the web, SMS, email, Android, Blackberry--to log you actually did do. We make it a very competitive amount of money, and it's a great secondary or even primary income source.

Media 168

Media Pricing Sites Training 168

Frank Addante

APRIL 16, 2007

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. billion on Friday, I have received a flood of emails asking for my thoughts on the topic. What if there was another competitive cash register on the market? Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

Google 40

Google Advertising Startup Venture Capital 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. If you are looking for a way to get a competitive edge, now is the time to start building a relationship with your customers, which includes active listening. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Custom 104

Custom Customer Product Social Network 104

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

AdWords is on Google.com, AdSense is a distributed platform across many different Web sites where if youre a small publisher and you put AdSense on your Web site and someone clicks, you get part of the revenue and Google gets part of the revenue. Okay, thats AdSense. Well, that technology came from an L.A.

Los Angeles 50

Los Angeles Company Companies Angel 50

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

thought it would be helpful to put some of my thoughts into a blog post and hopefully spur some conversation in the comments and over email. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. There is no competition. More tiers = more complication = more confusion.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2020

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. If you are looking for a way to get a competitive edge, now is the time to start building a relationship with your customers, which includes active listening. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Custom 128

Custom Customer Activity Social Network 128

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Fred Wilson likes, “large networks of socially connected people” while Foundry lists its 5 key themes on its website. Do your homework.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Capitalism is fundamentally about timing, since market competition is about finding opportunities before others. More importantly, start cultivating networks of friends who have a sense of pulse on the frontiers of the economy. Mithril is struggling to compete against ferocious competition in the growth-stage equity market.

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

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. But it did take Brad as a public spokesman, consummate networker and successful VC to help create legitimacy to let David’s ideas flourish. Imagine Apple without Steve Jobs.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2015

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. If you are looking for a way to get a competitive edge, now is the time to start building a relationship with your customers, which includes active listening. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Custom 104

Custom Customer Startup Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2012

It seems like many business people are becoming so technology addicted to their iPhones and email that they forget to listen to what their customers want, or even forget to ask. Slightly more said it’s okay to be “plugged in” during their honeymoon, and eight percent think it’s alright to surf the web during religious services.

Custom 111

Custom Customer Social Network Email 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2014

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. If you are looking for a way to get a competitive edge, now is the time to start building a relationship with your customers, which includes active listening. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Custom 106

Custom Customer Entrepreneur Social Network 106

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. If network B has 20 users than it’s value is 400 (20*20).

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Others admit to surfing the web even during religious services. If you are looking for a way to get a competitive edge, now is the time to start building a relationship with your customers, which includes active listening. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Custom 53

Custom Customer Social Network Study 53

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

. - Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2010

It seems like many entrepreneurs are becoming so technology addicted to their iPhones and email that they forget to listen to what their customers want, or even forget to ask. Slightly more said it’s okay to be “plugged in” during their honeymoon, and eight percent think it’s alright to surf the web during religious services.

Custom 93

Custom Customer Social Network Email 93