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

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

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.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Guide Entrepreneur 92

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

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Now you can do it for free, or a few hundred dollars, with one of the many web building tools available, like Shopify or Weebly. For startups, social media and color printers have essentially replaced the need for external public relations and marketing services. A programmer can build a new smartphone app for a few thousand dollars.

Entrepreneur 162

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Outsource Development 162

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

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Guidance, which provides services for building ecommerce web sites, said that Caltech's IRC. which provides an online catalog of executive education courses, used the firm for a web site overhaul. Guidance also provide services for such customers as Foot Locker, Relax the Back, and the Salvation Army.

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Marina Del Rey CalTech Web Education 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 27, 2008

Guidance, which provides services for building ecommerce web sites, said that Caltech's IRC. which provides an online catalog of executive education courses, used the firm for a web site overhaul. Guidance also provide services for such customers as Foot Locker, Relax the Back, and the Salvation Army.

Marina Del Rey 100

Marina Del Rey CalTech Software Web 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2021

Of course, no business wants to be the next Blockbuster , which kept charging straight ahead despite subtle clues that the Internet was changing everything. It may be time to start your own home delivery service, or subscription offering, or time to acquire a struggling competitor to scale your business.

Marketing 162

Marketing Social Media Metrics Customer 162

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

JUNE 28, 2020

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.

Guide 128

Guide Capital Entrepreneur Course 128

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? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Is it pay-to-play?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

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.

CTO Coach 359

CTO Coach Google CTO Hire Yammer 359

socalTECH

JUNE 1, 2012

We caught up with co-founder Michael Wong , who told us about how the company is looking to change the model for local check-ins, and also help businesses with getting the word out about their services. We had worked together for six years before starting MergeLocal, which came about on the golf course. What is MergeLocal?

CTO Coach 223

CTO Coach Startup Mobile Artificial Inteligence 223

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? Beyond simple web analytics, what is needed? Is it pay-to-play?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2015

Image via Flickr by SideWages.com These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. Of course, there is a plethora of “experts” emerging out there, who are anxious to lead you down that path, for a large price. Win with engaging contests.

Blogging 105

Blogging eBook Content Web 105

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 17, 2019

Phishing emails are designed to impersonate companies or executives to trick users into turning over sensitive information, typically usernames and passwords, so that scammers can log into online services and steal money or data. We looked at the domain name records, the site’s source code, and even the webpage hashes,” he said.

Email 119

Email Sites Outsource Resource 119

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 8, 2013

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 51 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Win with engaging contests.

Content 114

Content Marketing Startup eBook 114

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 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. Use crowd funding.

Startup 87

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 87

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 21, 2011

We dive into the very beginnings of IconFinder, where Martin’s personal need led him to start the site, to how he was able to fit working on IconFinder into his school projects and all the way to where the site is now and where they are heading. TechZulu caught up with Martin LeBlanc Eigtved Founder and CEO of IconFinder.

Design 65

Design Web Design Google Develop 65

socalTECH

JULY 1, 2014

In today''s online world, there are audio streaming sites (Spotify et al), and there are video streaming sites (Youtube, Vevo, etc.); However, one local startup-- Vadio (www.vadio.com)--is hoping to bring those worlds together, by using technology to automatically add and synchronize video streaming to existing, audio streaming sites.

Platform 164

Platform Startup Content Sites 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Of course none of these funds (my own included) want to be lumped into just one category because we all move across the spectrum. Gilt Group is currently the largest private sale web site in US. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Time will tell.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

As automotive web sites go, there are lots of review and information sites giving you information about new and used cars, magazines and information sites for auto enthusiasts, and discussion sites and groups for all kinds of cars. How long has the site been around, and when did it start? What is VroomGirls?

Truecar 204

Truecar Writing Edmunds Sites 204

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 27, 2012

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 300 million other new websites created last year, and attract the customers you need. Win with engaging contests.

Examples 93

Examples Content Marketing Entrepreneur 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

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.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

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.

Snapchat 74

Snapchat Startup Course Yahoo 74

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2011

These days every new entrepreneur understands that an innovative product or service is necessary, but not sufficient, to start a business. You have to build a web presence with marketing content to get visibility above the 50 million other new websites created every year, and attract the customers you need. Win with engaging contests.

Content 102

Content Tips Marketing Blogging 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

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.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

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.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

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 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 24, 2016

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.

Customer 60

Customer Custom Ideas Summary 60

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

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.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

And of course we had, TheMan. Lee Essner is formerly a senior exec from WeddingChannel and has much experience in running a successful web property. Laughstub : Laughstub is a full service ticketing solution for comedy clubs. It is no wonder web content players with large audiences are all inking deals with them now.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

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 53

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 53

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

On CBS MoneyWatch: Why Debit Cards Are Dangerous BNET Business Network: BNET TechRepublic ZDNet ZDNet Members login Newsletters Site Assistance RSS Feeds Home News & Blogs Videos White Papers Downloads Reviews Popular Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0 Dion Hinchcliffe Get Enterprise Web 2.0

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : ZipRecruiter enables employers to post to multiple free job boards with one submission – the fastest way to get a job online across the web. We just made it really, really easy to get a job online across the web in a couple minutes. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.

MyLife 160

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 160

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2013

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.

Funding 91

Funding Ideas Entrepreneur Summary 91