socalTECH

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Online learning site Lynda.com , which is now part of LinkedIn/Microsoft, has been hit by a password breach, which compromised less than 55,000 accounts at the service. The hashed passwords spurred a reset of accounts on the site, as well as a wider warning to its users.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2023

Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new alternatives and services, to replace those destroyed by the crisis. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool. Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity.

Ideas 118

Ideas Outsource Development Outsource Course 118

socalTECH

JANUARY 30, 2014

Lynda.com , the online video education site which offers up a large library of video tutorials in computer software, business skills, design, and other areas, is in a big expansion today, saying that it has started offering up its products in Southeast Asia. READ MORE>>.

Web Design 157

Web Design Course Startup Design 157

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 4, 2016

By now, you’ve probably heard about big data as a service , machine learning, and now deep learning, but differentiating between them isn’t always the easiest thing to do. Google has started a free course meant to teach people about deep learning. After all, Google uses deep learning for many of the services that it offers.

Artificial Inteligence 40

Artificial Inteligence Course Google Startup 40

Berkonomics

AUGUST 3, 2017

Your first customers for any product or service form your reference base, the important group of allies that your marketing and sales people rely upon when attempting to create buzz and make a mass market for a new product. Of course most of us have limited resources for such overwhelming support of a new offering.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Barter your services for their services. Set expectations accordingly.

Startup 136

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 136

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

DisasterReady.org , the online learning site created by Santa Monica-based Cornerstone OnDemand and its nonprofit arm, the Cornerstone OnDemand Foundation, is pitching in to help address what the Cornerstone calls "one of the worst humanitarian crises in recent time".

Cornerstone OnDemand 140

Cornerstone OnDemand Help Santa Monica Course 140

Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

Make It Work is an extreme customer service company. We really do want to “delight every customer we serve&# ( 30,000+ customer testimonials to prove it ) and this is just one more tactic in our ultimate strategy of providing “Extreme Customer Service.&#. Customer Service Representative. Eric Greenspan.

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Social Media Customer Custom Media 214

socalTECH

DECEMBER 8, 2010

Pasadena-based Cramster , the online homework help site started by Aaron Hawkey, Robert Angarita and Kaveh Golabi, has been acquired by Chegg , Chegg announced today. Chegg said the acquisition will add to Chegg's textbook rental and course planning services. Chegg said Cramster has more than one million members on the site.

Pasadena 221

Pasadena Course Sites Acquisition 221

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

Web 117

Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2021

Investors, on the other hand, typically don’t even look very hard at the product or service, but prefer to evaluate first the entrepreneur, and secondly the business plan. A deep product or service has a robust set of features. A complete solution provides a great experience that includes service, support, and a string of enhancements.

Ideas 155

Ideas Startup Summary Examples 155

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

lynda.com , the online learning and video instruction site based in Carpinteria, is putting some of its new funding to work, saying this morning that it has acquired video2brain, GmbH , a European online video training company, to help expand its services worldwide. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.

Training 140

Training Course Acquisition Equity 140

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. Customers benefit from early solution access, priority input on requirements, and personalized customer service.

Statistics 98

Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. Product is simply about defining a physical good or service that would be valued by consumers of the product more than existing alternatives based on functionality, quality and/or price. Of course reciprocity matters so they would all leap into action.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Maybe we haven’t seen the results yet, but there are thousands of startup opportunities to offer new alternatives and services, to replace those destroyed by the crisis. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool. Of course, there are caveats to every opportunity.

Customer 167

Customer Custom Startup Outsource Development 167

socalTECH

JANUARY 8, 2013

com , the online site run by Santa Monica's Docstoc which helps businesses file for business licenses, has expanded its services to DBA forms, the company said today. License123.com READ MORE>>.

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Template Santa Monica Education Course 159

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

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Entrepreneur Startup Social Media News 104

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Of course, if you want to be in that number, or you want that number to go up, you have to know how to locate potential investors who fit your profile, requirements, and expectations. Customers benefit from early solution access, priority input on requirements, and personalized customer service.

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Funding Tips Startup Statistics 173

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2020

Of course, there are thousands of other companies that don’t achieve their minimum goal, requiring all contributions to be returned. This model facilitates donations to charities and creative projects, and has been around for a long time via sites such as GoFundMe. Donation good-cause model. Startup equity model. In the U.S.,

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Satisfaction Equity 129

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Barter your services for their services. Set expectations accordingly. Use crowd funding.

Tips 104

Tips Startup Technical Review Equity 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector.

Invest 98

Invest Sites Technical Review Social Media 98

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

A new, Los Angeles startup, HotOutlines.com has debuted its service, which lets students and colleges and universities upload their class notes, outlines, and study guides, and sell them for a commission.

Class 153

Class Study Guide Course 153

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

As the school year kicks off for college students, one of the big tasks of the year is buying books for their courses. We spoke with Jonathan about the advantages of SwoopThat over existing sites. Jonathan Simkin: What makes us unique from other sites, is we're here to help students save time, in addition to money, when they buy books.

UCSD 185

UCSD Course Startup Sites 185

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Simply, it’s offering a specific product or service to a specific group of people. Of course not. Think about your product or service. Create social media posts with links to your site that drive search engine scores and increase search traffic. What Is niche marketing? Why Is niche marketing important? This is easy.

Marketing 266

Marketing Resource Advertising Social Media 266

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Start by reviewing current statistics, like the recent Social Media Marketing Benchmark Report 2022 , to learn which social media sites are most popular, which features drive the most impact today, and how other social media marketers have maximized their efforts and seen the greatest ROI. Incorporate brand personality and voice.

Social Media 135

Social Media Framework Media Metrics 135

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Barter your services for their services. Set expectations accordingly.

Startup 128

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 128

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Of course, that’s both the good news and the bad news for aspiring entrepreneurs, since it means more competition, and the business landscape is changing faster than ever. Years ago, it cost a million dollars for a new e-commerce site, one that you can now create for almost nothing with current tools and technology.

Tips 161

Tips Startup Social Media News 161

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

Of course, growth is implied in that equation, and is also required for maintaining a sustainable competitive advantage. Design a product or service that you can sell. Of course, growth is implied in every focus, and profit enables growth. The challenge is not to undermine growth by a blind focus on profits.

Platform 118

Platform Snapchat Startup Course 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2023

You can find dozens more on the Conscious Capitalism web site. Of course a profitable model isn’t required if you intend to rely totally on donations, or have deep pockets to fund your socially conscious efforts yourself. Entrepreneurs and startups are all about innovation, in business principles as well as in products and services.

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Startup Capital Guide Entrepreneur 92

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2022

Of course, there are many commercial resources available on the Internet, including the Thomas Registry , which is an online database of 500,000 specialty manufacturers, distributors, and prototype developers, across every state and country. There are also a wealth of invention support sites, such as InventorSpot and IntellectualVentures.

Outsource Development 110

Outsource Development Ideas Tool Outsource 110

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. Maybe you should start with an online e-commerce site, based on your favorite hobby expertise.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2020

That means starting your search through contract services sites, rather than conventional career hiring sites. Of course, as you work with contract players, explore the potential for a long-term relationship, and wait until your organization matures to pursue career positions.

Competition 168

Competition Startup Demand Training 168

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

Of course, every risk level can be mitigated by a good plan that addresses the issue, offers a credible action plan, and will convince you, as well as investors and customers, that what looks like a risk to many is actually a sustainable competitive advantage for your startup. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector.

Startup 126

Startup Sites Technical Review Social Media 126

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity?

Develop 396

Develop Development Startup SEO 396

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. The presence of a few related advertisements can actually improve your site credibility, since most credible sites have them. Professional user-friendly site design.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Of course, it's way more complex than just these questions. What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? Do you transact immediately or on delivery of some product or service? Does the site need to throttle potential malicious activity?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

He had an idea for a startup that would help consumers better book service jobs and would take on Service Magic, which he believed had a business model that could be disrupted. In industry this is known as “yield management” and of course it needs to exist. The company was called Red Beacon.

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CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359