Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

Worth a read on how to maximize the traffic that comes to you site since much of it will be fleeting. They got us invited to the Fortune CEO conference in Paris held at Versailles. We headlined at the Red Herring Europe conference (they were the equivalent of TechCrunch today). Just don’t believe what they write about you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Today, customers and future managers put a higher value on relationships, and expect to know you from industry conferences, social media, or recommendations from peers. Write down some target objectives and milestones. Too many employees count on their managers to get them promotions, or count on a resume to get the next job.

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Startup Outsource Development Competition Social Media 98

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. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Services Startup Training Writing 105

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

It starts in a crowded room at a conference or networking event. We know that their model works for a certain type of content but we believe we can build higher value sites where we can sell premium advertising and target niche audiences. The life of an entrepreneur is filled with 20 second opportunities. Most are squandered.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2011

One of Urbandig's co-founders, Mike Macadaan -- the former VP of User Experience at MySpace, and creator of the technology conference Twiistup--sat down to talk to us about the company. There are lots of knowledgeable people that we find to write these guides--people who grew up there, and who are experts in the area.

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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. Even artisan-based services, like graphic design and writing good ad copy, have innovative processes and principles. Capture your “secret sauce.”

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Services Startup Training Writing 61

socalTECH

JUNE 13, 2011

I developed the idea over the summer, articulated the vision, drew out the site, and then teamed up with other students at UCLA and started developing KarmaGoat. We were invited in March to the Harvard Social Enterprise Conference to present. We have a really good team that brought this site up. It has been really amazing.

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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. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. The only other ways to get discovered was to have good organic search results or to get covered by a major blog site. That changed very quickly. And covered we did.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

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. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?) She became part of the fabric of her community.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2017

Start a blog and write for industry forums and newsletters. Every organization and web site is begging for content, so spread yourself around. Reporters are always looking for content, so they rarely turn away professionals they meet at conferences or events. Every business community sponsors a plethora of these events.

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socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2014

In a world with a rash of startup incubators and accelerators, super angels, crowdfunding sites, and more, what''s the relevance of organized angel investments groups? To do that, we''ve help organize our members into subject matter areas, whether they know IT, or web stuff, or engineering, or manufacturing.

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Pasadena Angels Pasadena Angel Startup 162

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. Take us through your features?

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Web USC Course Guide 93

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In November 2011 I was honored at the White House as an Empact100 recipient and participated in the FEE Summit conference (Now Empact Summit). Many times I think that it would be awesome to have a conversation with them, but typically write off the idea because the process for access is too difficult. What Inspired You? Future plans?

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Mentor Platform Social Network Chief Technology Officer 94

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

In order to prepare for TechCrunch Disrupt 2012 I reviewed company bios via the official site and read taglines that said “cool” rather than what the company does. I needed to have a plan to be efficient with my time during the 3 day conference. I first reviewed the “Alleys and Pavilions” company list provided by the TechCrunch site.

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Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

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. Evidence of this was seen in late November 2011, when Foursquare announced they will be incorporating a new “ social sharing ” button on their site. Paul Breummer, Search Engine Land.

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Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are ten common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

JanRain Engage provides a convenient way to enable social logins on a site via a single API. Implementing JanRain Engage on your site is a lot less work than implementing each login provider one by one. Of course, youll need to use a social login to get into the site. yoursite" will be replaced with the name of your site.

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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. Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs. Lisa Stone co-founded BlogHer in 2005 with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 75

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. Here are some sites from the trade show floor! Founders, Entrepreneurs, and Celebrities, Oh My!

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Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

As a teenager he experimented with writing & producing his own rap music and received a lot of feedback from elders that he had a talent with words. Authenticity - I asked Chamillionaire why he thinks he connects so much with people at tech conferences. You can click the image above or this link. Here are some take away’s: 1.

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Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). People got their knickers in a twist when they saw people like Michael Arrington and Robert Scoble having advertisers and endorsing brands on their sites. Image courtesy of Bernhardt Haussner. Then came blogs. Everybody gains.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

8 ) SocialStay is effectively a B-to-B, SaaS product that requires you to simultaneously speak to several audiences (hotels, travelers, travel sites, etc.). Write it down…. The most immediate and natural extension for us is conferences since our solution fits perfectly for that industry.”. We’re positioned well to scale.”.

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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. Technorati and AdAge rank his site as one of the world’s Top 10 business blogs. Lisa Stone co-founded BlogHer in 2005 with Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins. Thanks to our Sponsors!

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Los Angeles Angel Social Media Media 49

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2021

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are ten common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

Startup 126

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Every industry organization has regular local meetings and annual conferences for education purposes and bringing the right people together. Write a business plan for your desired new business. Make sure you can get consistent names on Twitter, Facebook, and other key social media sites. No presence gives you no credibility.

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Startup Tips Coach Satisfaction 114

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2015

Yet from my own years of experience in the startup community, here are 10 common steps that have worked for other entrepreneurs: Write a "job description" for that ideal partner. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

Startup 105

Startup High Tech Entrepreneur Writing 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2018

Thus I always recommend a common series of steps that I have seen working for other entrepreneurs: Write a partner description for that ideal co-founder. Take a hard look at your own business strengths and weaknesses, and write down what partner skills and experiences would best complement yours.

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High Tech Entrepreneur Writing Startup 55

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. Why You Should Write.

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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. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself.

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Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 19, 2011

I know it’s easier to write “horse race&# stories about who’s signing up more users, raising more funding or who’s “hot&# lately. In a world where it’s easier to judge the immediate value of a business, I know that metrics like “time on site&# matter. That’s what AOL was. Please join us.

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Social Media Google Media Startup 274

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Because we include links in our Tweets, Twitter has become one of the most powerful sources on the Internet for driving traffic to websites, blogs and news sites. Every developer who builds on the Apple ecosystem bites their nails waiting for the annual WWDC conference to see whether their company is on the “kill list.”

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