Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

This approach works best with business associates that know you, or peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. Spend time informally with candidate peers and former employers. Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2023

For example, it has long been widely accepted that one of the primary causes for entrepreneur failure in new startups is that many give up too soon. It takes effort and homework to find productive relationship channels, such as industry conferences, connections to experts, and key customer relationships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2020

For example, I have a friend with a Ph.D. For example, I often cite the case of Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer , who grew Microsoft together. These days, even with the pervasive Internet and social media, it still takes time and money for your marketing and customer communication efforts to have an impact.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2020

This approach works best with business associates that know you, or peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. Spend time informally with candidate peers and former employers. Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2011

PayDivvy , unveiled today at the Finovate Conference in San Francisco, was conceived a few years ago while Mike Melby was attending the Wharton School of Business. The best example the company uses is Mike’s real-life tale in college. The social layer PayDivvy adds to a fragmented personal bill pay industry is really its secret sauce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

For example, Lyft and Uber were able to capitalize on the current ride-sharing trend worldwide by tracking statistics that indicated reduced interest in car ownership by millennials, lack of parking spaces, and auto ownership costs moving up rapidly. Spend more time outside the business, looking for trends.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In addition, it is important to stay actively involved in external activities relevant to your business, including industry conferences and panels. Maintain relationships with other industry movers and shakers, including customer support groups and media influencers. Regularly update and publish your vision and goals.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2009

Business Etiquette Tips for dealing with VCs and Corporates at Conferences. With the LeWeb conference about to start in Paris I thought the timing of this post would be appropriate. Right after Techcrunch50 Michael Arrington wrote this great post on how to interact at business events and conferences.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Anticipate and establish supporting social media accounts. Customers expect consistency of your brand name across all channels, so don’t pick a web site name if the comparable name is available or already taken on relevant social media. It’s easier, cheaper, and quicker to pivot at this stage rather than later.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Use marketing, blogging, and industry conferences to get the message out. For example, CEO Mathilde Collin of Front has implemented 25 ways her company has translated their strong in-person culture to the new remote reality. You must regularly host online meetings, as well as external networking and team-building exercises.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. Let me give you an example. You get a lot of traffic – not always results.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

This week the SBW2012 Conference in DC offers sessions geared for small businesses including a Social Media forum, Business Matchmaking, and Federal Contracting 101. The conference ends with the Champion Awards Dinner. Every small business owner who succeeds sets an example for those who go after them.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2018

For example, no one learned a couple of decades ago that the biggest opportunities ahead would include social media, ecommerce, and computers on our wrists. Only you know your strengths and learning preferences, from jobs, conferences, books, websites, and videos. Learn from peer relationships, examples, and feedback.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2008

Ian Rogers is the CEO of Topspin Media (www.topspinmedia.com), a venture backed, Santa Monica-based startup developing web applications for the music industry. What's the idea behind Topspin Media? David Byrne is a perfect example. Topspin is backed by Redpoint Ventures and The Foundry Group.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2015

It’s been a fascinating sociology study starting with the first panel of all female executives I heard during a conference on the Santa Monica Pier all the way up until now. Here’s some examples of the headphones and relationships she helped cultivate during her time as CEO.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 3, 2012

For those who may think Las Vegas is just the home of Zappos, Conferences, and day/night entertainment, well you are right. The technology lets users manage and enrich their varying daily tasks by integrating elements from social media and project management. Welcome to Tracky from Tracky on Vimeo. Sarah Evans PR.

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Daradiction

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Ever since two friends and I staged a two-week jaunt around the Midwest to attend a great new conference earlier this year, I’ve been more and more aware of a growing trend: the social media road trip. As promised, here are ten must-haves for planning and executing a successful social media road trip. More on that later.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

Tech Summit is a great example. For three years now, Cornerstone OnDemand has been using this conference to celebrate the successes of local startups and to look to the future of technology. s other startup advantages include: A long media history: Companies such as Netflix and Buzzfeed are based in L.A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

For example, as a member of an angel investment group, I sometimes do some “due diligence” on promising startups looking for funding. You need them not only to close business, but also to keep internal productivity and motivation high, and to use their own social media and friends to spread the word.

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Xconomy

JULY 27, 2016

Branson offered a great example of how you can effect change by using social media and YouTube to spread his message on the benefits of being part of the European Union. They held a news conference with LA Mayor Eric Garcetti and Police Chief Charlie Beck. What can we do to counter the bad education?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

You need somebody who is thinking laterally about how to creatively get extra attention at conferences or trade-shows. And you need somebody who is committed to keeping up your presence in blogs, social media and other online forums. I notice, for example, that some CEO’s on Twitter never do anything but parrot their companies news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Use social media for more visibility. For example, a marketing project would be the number of leads generated or ad impressions, instead of recommendations for improving the process. For example, a marketing project would be the number of leads generated or ad impressions, instead of recommendations for improving the process.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 3, 2013

It got quite good reviews in the media: TechCrunch , LifeHacker & PandoDaily and many others. They unveiled the app the the Launch conference and unanimously won 1st prize by all 10 judges. We have an entire dev team dedicated solely to calendar integrations, for example.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2010

However, it's a very large market--we peg it at around $11 billion a year, and some estimate it to be as big as $20 billion a year, including scientific journals, academic journals, scientific societies, and conferences. We provide rich media to the STM market. That arrangement is oriented towards scientific conferences.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2012

This fest will include panels, workshops, cocktails and keynotes for startups, content creators, developers, social media marketers, designers, entrepreneurs, and more. Media/Tech: io/LA (Hollywood). For example: Uber is offering a town car ride credit code. Influencer (PromoJam) @ Tech Cube : social tools. CoWorks : TBA.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Draw Your Ideas - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , May 16, 2010 I saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. saw Jack Dorsey give this talk at The 99% Conference last month. You could just outspend. There is a much better technique.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

This approach works best with business associates that know you, or peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. Spend time informally with candidate peers and former employers. Former employers will normally only give you candidate employment dates or good news.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2014

This approach works best with business associates that know you, peers that you meet at industry conferences, or technical gurus that have no business connections to the candidate. If your kids can use computers by age six, every entrepreneur ought to be able to stay current with the latest social-media marketing and ecommerce technologies.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

If you don’t know Montgomery & Co it is one of the premier technology & media focused investment banks in the country (and as Michael corrected me they also have a strong Healthcare / Med tech practice). The Montgomery Conference : one of the top technology events of the annual calendar in the United States and held every March.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

They are an investment bank that targets the technology & media sectors. We provide strategic advice to digital media companies in a manner that reflects how corporate development is actually done. Plus they run conferences with the top people (which is another form of POV marketing by the way). Final example.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

It’s something I speak about quite a bit (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects and Social Media for Service Professionals ). Poogling events/webinar, radio show expansion and social media relationships and events. . ;) What are you doing with social media to drive business for MakeItWork?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2016

If you are an inventor, for example, you need to line up the business side of your team before angels will be interested. Highlight existing presence on the Internet and social media. In addition, your company and social media names are key intellectual property. Create and highlight your intellectual property portfolio.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 2, 2018

For example, both need to provide exemplary customer service, build customer loyalty, and provide real value for a competitive price. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements. Be a visible and available expert in your domain.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 21, 2015

Pocket Sun didn’t want to be the only girl in the room at startup conferences. So she started a conference for girls. I started SoGal for a selfish reason – I did not want to be the only girl in the whole conference room. For example, one of our members started a project to help emerging artists put on high-quality exhibits.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 26, 2016

And if you’re paying attention, you’ll understand that this is their third push for native media consumption: first photos, then videos, and now written content. For example, not only can publishers create and distribute mobile-friendly content, but it also allows the ability for publishers to monetize the ad space within each article.

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