Tech.Co

JANUARY 26, 2024

There are just five days left to enter the digital detox competition set up by Icelandic Yogurt company Siggi’s Dairy, which has pledged to give selected contestants $10,000 to spend an entire month “detoxing” without a smartphone or social media. You’ll then be taken through to an online form.

Companies 226

Companies Company Social Media Writing 226

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MARCH 13, 2010

I’ve always believed that you learn a great deal when you’re presenting, teaching or writing about what you know. Part of the reason I always found presenting to people so compelling is that it forced me to put into writing (a PowerPoint deck) what I thought I knew about a topic. It’s just my writing style.

Blogging 250

Blogging Social Media Writing Startup 250

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APRIL 25, 2013

Competitive sportswoman. Kara on one side of the table showing me market sizes, competitive dynamics, product roadmaps, pricing plans for physical products with COGS and gross margins. She helps write press releases. They have designed a digital, mobile product that engages parents and kids. I first met Kara 5 years ago.

Startup 398

Startup Design Downey Activity 398

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JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. It’s insanely competitive to get into our industry so most have degrees from institutions like Stanford, Harvard, Wharton and University of Chicago (blatant plug ;-). Think of web vs. mobile. Most VCs are book smart.

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

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FEBRUARY 14, 2010

I’m writing this post to make sure you’re all on that same playing field. One of our core tasks was “market analysis,&# which consistent of: market sizing, market forecasts, competitive analysis and then instructing customers on which direction to take. So, where is this all coming from, Mark? What are you on about?

Statistics 415

Statistics Startup Report Research 415

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OCTOBER 30, 2014

It’s true the some VCs have started writing so many checks that they resemble stock pickers but the majority of us still have less than 10 board seats at any time and tend to go pretty deep so the result is that we care deeply about where we commit our time. .” ” The approach was clever and novel.

Technical Review 418

Technical Review Software Review CTO Hire IP 418

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OCTOBER 11, 2011

Albert Wenger from Union Square Ventures wrote a great post the other day that reminded me I’ve been meaning to write about this topic. And that has had me thinking about the tech sector and how dismissive both startup teams & VCs can be about both their competition and the “hot” companies in any sector.

Startup 313

Startup Press Writing News 313

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FEBRUARY 18, 2013

For those who still don’t know the origins, the Harlem Shake started as a small skit from a YouTuber named Filthy Frank (10 million views as of this writing) on January 30, 2013. As of this writing nearly 50,000 versions have been created and uploaded and watched by some 200,000,000 people. Harlem Shake. million views).

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

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JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. tip: write it down when asked / parked). Let me write that down.&#. - I know that mobile is slightly different but how do you see this space playing out?&#.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

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JUNE 12, 2010

We both felt that the critical reasoning skills and writing skills were critical to our career development. Competition: Chegg (has raised $144 in debt and equity)—estimated by Steven Carpenter ( TechCrunch ) to be 10x more unique visitors than BookRenter (during peak book renting seasons) with nearly $140mm in revenues for 2010. -New

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

For much of 2013 I watched the press write articles about how the YouTube “MCNs” (multi-channel networks) were doomed and tried to square that with the data I was watching at the one I invested in, Maker Studios, who has had one hell of a year. Offer tools to allow content producers to build their own websites & mobile apps.

Networking 366

Networking Media Content Customer 366

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MAY 14, 2018

I know that you can use an email system with this to track my open rate, whether I forwarded the email, the IP address where I read it, whether I was on a mobile device or a wired computer and you can tell who else read the document. Competition isn’t won or lost by your marketing decks?—?it’s A deck is a deck. Just send it.

Funding 239

Funding Venture Capital IP Email 239

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

We started looking at the landscape, and as I was getting my MBA at the time, ended up writing the business plan for ConsumerTrack. Plus, we have mobile optimized sites, and those are just scratching the surface now, there''s a huge amount of growth potential with mobile traffic available today.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2010

For our interview today, we caught up with Al Eisaian , CEO of Pasadena-based IconApps (www.iconapps.com), which is developing mobile applications for the iPhone market. Al Eisaian: IconApps is built around simplifying people's lives through mobile technology. We caught up with Al recently to hear about his latest startup. READ MORE>>.

Mobile 168

Mobile .Net Pasadena Software Review 168

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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. When you account for competition for talent, the difficulty of retention, the cost of living and the difficulty of rising above the noise – there are many advantages of staying put.

Venture Capital 317

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Press 317

TechCrunch LA

MAY 17, 2019

Both services are entering a highly competitive and increasingly fragmented entertainment landscape with many big studios building moats around their content in the form of exclusive subscription-based streaming services. Michael Scott is simultaneously writing a pilot for linear television.

Services 167

Services Report Netflix Content 167

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 15, 2013

I love competition. Or just write this off as incremental improvement. I was still a “schemer” – like throwing mobile keg parties at the golf course. But I sure felt like it. And I believe winners need to feel recognized and losers need to know what that feels like to help with motivation and with humility.

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Course Help Writing Blogging 407

InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

In several cases, we eventually productized summer Intern projects, including a mobile version of GoToMyPC which we called PocketView. Competition – Make it clear that only the best Interns will be granted offers for full-time positions. This explicit competitive element will cause the high-achievers to excel. .

Startup 244

Startup Software Review Technical Review Class 244

TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

“If big companies like Google, Facebook and Amazon are prevented from acquiring startups, that actually reduces competition,” Sirinivasan writes. If big companies like Google, Facebook, and Amazon are prevented from acquiring startups, that actually reduces competition. — Balaji S.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Startup Chief Technology Officer Social Media 144

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check. It’s hard to get people to take a risk at a startup or for a reasonable salary with all this competition. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. In our regions? And of course you have Hollywood.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2010

We manage that competition through an aucton process. How is the competitive landscape is nowadays? That's part of the reason I made the shift, because I could see the writing on the wall in search, while I saw display was ripe with opportunities. They can put their inventory in there, and lots of people compete to buy it.

OpenX 242

OpenX Advertising Yahoo Pasadena 242

socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2017

Los Angeles-based Maple Media (maplemedia.io) recently announced a big, $30M funding from Shamrock Capital, to assemble a collection of mobile applications in the utility, productivity, games and entertainment verticals. What was appealing to you about the mobile app area? What's the idea behind Maple Media?

Media 153

Media Mobile Startup Acquisition 153

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

9) In Getting The Band Back Together , I write about the power of serial Founding teams. Who do you view as your biggest competition? They are also often looking for more cost effective ways to advertise to mobile users. Mobile, social and video are changing consumer behavior and advertising as we know it. You’re right.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

As people consume Twitter on mobile clients they are almost definitionally not doing so on Twitter.com. It also means that the publisher (person writing the status update) can share in the monetization. Often these were things that would make Salesforce more competitive vis-a-vis Oracle and Microsoft.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Develop Development Conference 287

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APRIL 12, 2018

Many people will write the history on why Ring became an enormously successful company and why it became a real-world unicorn in a world when many startups are anointed that merely on paper. Throughout all of this we saw a tinkerer, a problem solver and a completely obsessed leader who was competitive and wanted to win.

Startup 247

Startup Pricing Product Marketing 247

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The clean technology sector is infamous for taking a big toll on startups--requiring large investments, risky technology propositions, steep international competition, and fickle government policies. They're all chasing the next mobile app or Facebook app. Neal Roche: I worked the trail of angel investors around Southern California.

Help 178

Help Startup Southern California San Fernando 178

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2012

Tech Reporters: These individuals will write and edit informative and practical articles on a range of topics including Startups/Entrepreneurs, Gadgets, Mobile Tech, Tech in Entertainment, Gaming, Apps & Software, productivity, and cover breaking tech news. Think you may be interested? Take a look below and give us a shout.

Technical Review 71

Technical Review Software Review Writing News 71

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Jenna can write a recommendation on Andy’s profile or send an email to friends recommending Andy, one of his workout plans or the fitness event she’s registered for. Any competition in LA? We haven’t identified any competition in LA, specifically. Our team is very well-rounded, so we don’t worry too much about the competition.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

On myfab5, people rank their favorite places instead of giving them star ratings and write bite-sized reviews instead of writing long reviews. When talking to review site users, we found the top two reasons people don’t write reviews is because it takes too long and it is confusing. Any competition? Any funding raised?

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

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JUNE 22, 2015

I must admit I discuss this very frequently with portfolio companies but hadn’t thought to write about it. If a company wanted to distribute software on a mobile device it need to sell via a “portal” (US term) or a “deck” (UK term) of a mobile carrier. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Startup Customer Custom 150

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 6, 2012

DreamSwapp is an Android-based mobile application to help users record their dreams and share dreams with friends using social media. We have a configurable alarm that reminds people to write down their dream when they wake up. Competition? How unique are you from the competition? When was it launched and where?

Template 82

Template Social Media Media Research 82

socalTECH

MAY 20, 2016

Those are the single merchants, who use Stripe to build a website, and also for mobile apps. That percent is actually all over the board, very complex, and very competitive. I'm actually writing a book on raising money this way. Nowadays, VCs are just going to later stage and are writing bigger checks.

Platform 113

Platform Startup Ticketmaster Writing 113

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

We've invested in a fantastic company called Mobiclip, which provides high throughput video with low battery consumption on mobile devices. We'll even write a half a million check. My competition is not Rustic Canyon, it's not Clearstone, or the other venture firms in town. That as unhealthy. That's what I'm hoping to do.

GRP Partners 157

GRP Partners Southern California Santa Barbara Rustic Canyon 157

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 23, 2012

Once you’ve decided on an idea to move forward with, you’re ready to start deciphering the data you’ve compiled on the existing competition and choosing what to do with your own app. If you forget everything else I write about creating an app, remember this: every app needs a hook. What makes them stand out from the competition?

Marketing 84

Marketing Software Review Tips Competition 84

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FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Turning the Urgency Addiction into a Competitive Asset. I also found that not having your computer or mobile phone available drastically increasing your engagement and lowers your distractions. If you’re writing and looking up occasionally you’re assumed to taking notes. These are known symptoms of people with ADD.

Tips 150

Tips Startup Help Mobile 150

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 22, 2012

Our biggest challenges to date have been making sure that the level of quality of talent we hire remains extremely high (it is very competitive in Silicon Valley), and that we continue to provide superior customer support as our user base grows. US-based small businesses, individuals, and non-profits. Have you had any challenges?

Startup 71

Startup Tool Capital Customer 71

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Beast Mobile (Kirkland, WA). How will Beast Mobile cut down the cost of your ever-increasing cell phone bill? Targeted mobile advertising. They are bridging the communication gap between citizens, law enforcement, corporations and all branches of government with their mobile app. The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.).

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Startup Mentor Platform Help 79