Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Many entrepreneurs I know don’t realize that the language they learned in the corporate world, or even their recent MBA class, won’t get them ahead in the startup world today. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. As a reality check, try this quick test of your entrepreneur savvy. Super-angels.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. We had hit the masses, but the ad revenue model would take us forever to pay for the content costs. What''s Tubestart?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Every acronym should at least be spelled out and defined at its first appearance in any content. “I

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

I wrote the following answer: “I have always believed that UGC (user generated content) website users fall into three categories that follow the 1/9/90 rule. You live or die on the power users because they build the most compelling content and help promote your website (because it helps them). Don’t.

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socalTECH

JUNE 9, 2014

We then acquire those videos directly from content owners. We''re taking that content, and publishing it on our licensing platform, which is much like a Getty Images for video. We find the content they want, and we user our technology and people to service the show. Lee Essner: That''s one of the competitive edges we have.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, Essentially, we've taken a portion of our outplacement content, and put it on the front end, and saidthis is complimentary for you. What is CareerArc?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Los Angeles-based BiasSync (www.biassync.com) was founded by three, very experienced serial entrepreneurs-- Michele Ruiz (broadcast journalism), Robin Richards (CareerArc, Internships.com, NTI Group, MP3), and Dan Gould (former VP of Technology for Tinder). Sometimes, it's just content presented online. Where is the company now?

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. One of my goals in doing the show was not only to educate entrepreneurs but also to put a human face on many of the VCs in our industry as VCs can be hard to get to know. (5:00 5:00 – 5:55).

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socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

All of them offer the same kind of coupon information for a store or category, but many of those sites that show up have very poor results. I think that one of the things I took away, from that experience, was the importance of quality content, and the importance of a long term perspective. But, that actually extends into all content.

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socalTECH

JULY 16, 2014

The way we view it, is we''re finding the best entrepreneurs in Southern California, and finding ways to work with them at the seed and pre-seed stage, and working pre-seed and smaller investments that are raising $1M to $3M in funding. Everyone thinks that it''s all about media and content because of those big industries in town.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Every acronym should at least be spelled out and defined at its first appearance in any content. “I

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 17, 2013

That's the whole idea behind BEASTMODE.FM , the newest creation of Matthias Galica, the Los Angeles entrepreneur who runs StartupDigestLA and heads up QR code startup ShareSquare. Wish you could automatically hear and follow the latest tracks people are talking about on music blogs?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2020

As an angel investor, I see plenty of startups focusing on building an innovative product, but I’m looking for the few who are also leading with an exponential growth strategy, to put them in the category of the next Amazon or Google. These can easily start new trends, or capitalize on existing ones.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

Despite this technical glitch, I opted to publish our discussion, given the high-quality content of his comments. “We’re focusing now on re-disrupting categories that moved early online, but in some ways, have been freeze-dried since then. So as an entrepreneur, (talent) is the most valuable currency.

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 5, 2015

They tend to fall into three general categories: (A) I am looking for someone to anoint my idea as “great” before I put any work into it, (B) I am looking for meaningful feedback on an idea I am unsure of, or (C) Nothing you say about my idea will dissuade me from perusing it - let me tell you why I love it. Thus, while still helpful (e.g.,

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

We have many seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful companies here and made a lot of money for investors and themselves. I like to repeat the mantra, “necessity is the mother of all invention,&# meaning that because investors have this expectation you find entrepreneurs that focus on nearer term monetization.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Merchants can target campaigns by gender, age, user behavior, and video category, with their total cost varying based on merchants' needs and budget. If you're a TikTok-savvy entrepreneur interested in launching a Shopify store, now seems to be the time. But it is a new opportunity, and some stores will definitely take full advantage.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2016

Now here is the important thing for you to understand — many of my target customers — entrepreneurs between ages 21–35 — are on Snapchat! And virtually none of my competitors — VCs between the ages of 35–55 — quite understand (or have the desire) to put out content on this media channel. where everybody else publishes.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

We break it down by a number of vertical categories, including Indulgent--all about food, wine, and alcohol; Active--outdoor athletic endeavors; and Creative, which is arts and crafts. Finally, we have an Eclectic category, which are interesting activities which don't fit into any of those other buckets. Thanks, and good luck!

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socalTECH

JANUARY 5, 2011

The firm is now run by Derrick Oien , who an experience entrepreneur, who was the founder of Intercasting Corporation, and a member of the management team which sold MP3.com We always struggle with what to call the category of the Chumby. Derrick Oien: Chumby invented a category. com to Vivendi Universal.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Also, because of the internal dynamics of the talent pool, it effectively lead to more companies in the preponderant areas, which at the time were e-commerce, ad-tech, and disruptive media or media-related companies�such as game companies, companies that were in music, or companies related to the distribution of content.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

There was so much great content at the Upfront Summit but I think one held a special place in minds of most people I talked to – our panel on diversity led by my partner Hamet Watt (<– what? The video is simply amazing and is a must watch for any investor but I think will be enjoyed by all entrepreneurs, too.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Working with brand partners and viewers, they find that we're providing the content they need in terms of readers and brand partners, such as getting to moms interested in the green movement, moms specifically interested in beauty products, etc--where they can create a more intimate relationship with readers. Also, we have lots of content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should select only social media for marketing, or stick with digital media, or just count on traditional media. According to a recent article in Entrepreneur , 94% of small and medium businesses (SMBs) now use social media as a marketing tool, and 81% use it to drive growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Every acronym should at least be spelled out and defined at its first appearance in any content. “I

Technical Review 109

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socalTECH

APRIL 2, 2014

Brands across all categories are launching incentives and promotional marketing every day, every hour, every week, every month. It''s figuring out how to create content in an environment and context that is relevant for the marketer. carla bourque smartify facebook social marketing entrepreneur startup interview' READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 11, 2016

We take a really friendly, Shark Tank approach that promotes young entrepreneurs, and lets them pitch to a group of seasoned investors and venture capitalists on a panel, and where they not only get an actual investment, but also go through a retail challenge, to get consumer feedback. How did you get involved with angel investing, initially?

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Ten Tech Entrepreneurs Who Are Putting LA on the Map. Tech startup accelerators dot the landscape, feeding investments into the waiting arms of the nation’s most intelligent and driven entrepreneurs. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Post navigation. ← Previous.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Even worse, many entrepreneurs don’t even take the time to monitor what people are saying about them to others. If you find yourself and your business in one of these categories, it’s time to heed the steps I recommend to every business client today: Ask for a good review from every satisfied customer.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Tanz has been featured in Entrepreneur Magazine “Young Millionaires of 2011 Special Report.” Perhaps one of the reasons it took 20 years for the commercial web to monetize images is because matching images with content is a very difficult. Matching ads to content is what they do. from Carnegie Mellon University.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Many new entrepreneurs are so excited by their latest idea that they can’t resist contacting every investor they know, assuming the investor will be equally excited and want to contribute immediately. Every acronym should at least be spelled out and defined at its first appearance in any content. “I

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

They end up either calling or emailing, and someone literally takes that same content, and manually enters it into a trouble ticket in a system like ServiceNow. The challenge is this is a new category, or close to it, and what we do and sell to our customer has traditionally been something handled with consulting or a home-built solution.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Entrepreneurs and startups often ask if they should use social media for marketing, digital media, or traditional media. Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. Integrate your social media content with some traditional media. None should be considered mutually exclusive to any other.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

That allows our media buying team an dour content team to make moves, to buy more inventory on the web, and drive more traffic on the website, with the whole goal of bringing in more consumers and acquiring more customers for our clients. We''re able to track everything we''re doing, and report back on it.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2011

Here’s the thing: entrepreneurs who aren’t at all of our private meetings really didn’t know what do think about the situation. It sure wasn’t when I was a first-time entrepreneur. To entrepreneurs thinking about raising money now or in the future – I think there was a lot of signal. Same thing.

Email 287

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. You can jump into social media with a poor brand definition, poorly focused content, unrealistic expectations of customer service, or be killed by malware or viruses.

Social Media 66

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