Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 20, 2016

In 2006, I gave a keynote speech at the Newspaper Association of America’s national conference in Chicago. I remember during one leadership meeting, our Operations Manager brought it to our attention that we were writing $80,000 in Channel partner checks that month and what were we going to do about that? By Kim Shepherd.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Second, how to get leads.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2014

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2020

The other nice thing about that, is as things are happening on the same computer, there is no server code to write. It's really simple to write an application, compared to the complexity of an application that is multi-user. Right now, we're a web-based solution, and we have additional game engine solutions going forward.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

He keynotes leading technology conferences on cloud computing, SOA, enterprise application integration, and enterprise architecture. Alex is a proven web entrepreneur, having led and sold multiple successful startups. Alex Kazerani. Chairman & CEO at Edgecast. Scott Kriz. CEO at Bitium.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2016

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

In fact, I said as much in September 09 at a Twitter conference in LA on a panel that Guy Kawasaki was moderating. First, I believe that Seesmic has an excellent product – especially the web version of their product and that having another senior and experienced exec like Loic Le Meur would be great for Twitter.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Why Every Entrepreneur Should Write and 9 Tips To Get Started - OnStartups , September 27, 2010 "The best part of blogging is the people you will meet"- Hugh MacLeod repeating wisdom from Loic Lemeur to me at the Big Pink at 2 am in South Beach after the Future of Web Apps 2008. Why You Should Write. Kanye West.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Where Stealth is Good – There’s a lot of discussions on the web about whether startups should be stealthy before they launch or not. Marketing futures can be really good for enterprise software companies where the information is passed between sales rep and potential customer in terms of near-term roadmap. You don’t.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This was the first in her string of web properties. She focused on her customer. Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 16, 2015

Dreamforce is the conference for sales and marketing professionals. Why am I writing an article about a trade show that occurred nearly four months ago? 50% increase in web traffic which generated twice as many qualified leads to the vs. the average month in 2014. $1M Good question. I am a trade show skeptic.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 24, 2016

A board meeting shouldn’t be the place an investor questions why you’re focused on customers A and not customers B. There are always times where one member needs to be on a web conference or telephone call due to travel conflicts. That’s why I like web conference over telephone — it keeps people more honest.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

If a business isn’t using video to attract new customers they are leaving money on the table. . Evernote is the most incredible notetaking tool keeping me organized while catering to my ADD personality and click addiction web research. UberConference – Visual conference calling without video.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. That changed very quickly.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. What Apple proved, and what I suspect is the issue with web content, is that monetization was a product problem. We had to write a CRM to keep track of them all. August 20, 2010 They say people won't pay for content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

That means that you need to overtly market yourself, rather than wait and hope that the right people or customers will find you. Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. Every organization and web site is begging for content, so spread yourself around. You will learn more by listening rather than talking.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

For how to market your blog in order to get site visitors I suggest checking out the Marketing Show and if you can attend the next Pub Con it is one the best conferences to learn about getting web traffic. One of the hardest things about being a blogger is drawing that line between being a business owner and writing for passion.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

To say he has had an impact on the web would be an understatement. It was a pleasure to write them myself. He presented the idea at the TED conference in the mid 90′s and was literally boo’d while he was on stage. His impact has even helped a small country gain admission to the United Nations. Overture (Goto.com).

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. A technology that will surely revolutionize how viewers interact with content and television in the very near future.

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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. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. No Business Plan Survives First Contact With A Customer – The 5.2 call to arms.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

If you’re raising a round where a new lead investor would invest $5 million the VC fund must have no less than $100 million and if you’re looking for them to write $15–20 million as the lead their fund realistically should be at least $400 million. even if it’s just a web conference call walk through.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

From devising a tweet length pitch to having an easy to remember name, each branding opportunity is a touch point for a new customer to be attracted to what you have to offer. I needed to have a plan to be efficient with my time during the 3 day conference. 1 Pre Planning. Speaking of time thievery = long winded boring press releases.

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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. I re-connected with Andy Liu the founder & CEO of BuddyTV – the largest destination for social TV enthusiasts on the web. I don’t write about LA but I write from LA.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

In April 2011, the Association of Coupon Professionals held an Industry Conference in Atlanta to address the present and future state of couponing. Precise analytics allow companies to “ measure online distribution of coupons by tracking the printing of web pages and page views;” a significant advantage with digital.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Without their buy in, we don’t get the opportunity to interact with end customers. My brand marketing experience is making a big difference with our audiences since hospitality is all about a ‘brand experience’ and they want their stuff to look great, be a reflection of their brand and get customers excited. Write it down….

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

But considering the huge number of collaborative efforts, contacts, and great run-ins we experienced at this year’s little black sheep of a tech conference, in Austin, TX; we couldn’t possibly leave all the laundry out to dry. Doug Krugman – Web Thrift Store , supporting charities through buying/selling online.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Referral Network – Twitter started as a way to integrate web messaging with text messaging. Companies like LocalResponse are using this implicit data to help merchants offer better targeting to loyal customers and help them figure out whom their customers are in the first place. I can’t put it in writing but I won’t stop it.”

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2011

With Lisa as CEO, the company has grown from an idea for a grassroots conference into a diversified media company. Tim Street – Topping Mashable’s list of Social Media VIPs in Los Angeles Tim Street is a Writer, Producer, Director, Editor, New Media Consultant and Web Video Branded Entertainment Pioneer. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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