Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

How to Interpret Analyst Reports. The stats are often quoted from the latest reports. Fortunately I was mostly a technology consultant, which meant that I coded computers, designed databases and planned system integration projects. I was in the midst of sizing the mobile handset markets in 3 regions: US, Europe and Asia.

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 27, 2015

With competition innovating fast, is Periscope the Meerkat killer at launch? Instant reports – details of who watched your feed and how much karma was given. Battery drain is still the #1 issue for mobile streaming. The future of mobile streaming will require big phones with big batteries.

Guide 40

Guide Competition Screening Mobile 40

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

Costs for advertising on Facebook are increasing, due to high demand, and their profits continue to soar. The way to get ahead of the competition is to look at what they’re doing right and do it better. How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? Top 3 Important Facebook Marketing Trends to Watch and Emulate.

Marketing 40

Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

How could Bird really be worth the reported $2 billion valuation that I read about in this press? People said this about Ring (which went from startup to selling to Amazon > $1 billion in around 5 years), Facebook, YouTube, Airbnb, Uber, Twitter, Instagram and many other great behemoths of the technology industry. Not really.

Santa Monica 256

Santa Monica Funding Startup Course 256

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

We spent time out in the marketplace talking with customers, looking at their solutions, comparing ourselves with our competition and then squirreling ourselves away in our offices designing our next set of features. some came from our customer service, some were to improve performance / scalability from tech ops, some were bug fixes, etc.)

Organization 280

Organization Customer Custom Tips 280

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

To examine disruptive technology and prognosticate on the effects on society as a whole is fascinating. PayDivvy provides a smarter way to manage bills by allowing you to pay, send and share bills…simply and socially…via web or mobile. What makes this even more exciting is I am out of the echo chamber of Silicon Valley.

Conference 96

Conference Orange County Technical Review Software Review 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The most recent report to weigh in on the troubles of the industry was produced by the esteemed Kauffman Foundation. I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

I continue to collect great content that is the intersection of startups, products, online and technology. The United States is now a debtor nation to China and that the bill is about to come due. These are probably the two sites where I've posted the most reviews. One out of ten of Americans are out of work.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. It really wouldn’t take much to turn a great technology ecosystem into a truly electric one. 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.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

But more broadly it got me thinking to one of the biggest mistakes tech executives get into in the first place. lament the coverage they get from journalists who reported the details unfairly. But you’d be surprised how much tech folks either hold journalists too much on a pedestal or disdain them. Total waste.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307