SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

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Content 175

Content Startup Social Media IP 175

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. 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

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Maybe you should start with an online e-commerce site, based on your favorite hobby expertise.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Commerce Social Media 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. My take was that this follows three trends: a) customer involvement in product design, b) mass customization [e.g. Google had huge destination traffic.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

So much so that as a society we are somewhat spoiled (but we will leave that topic to another blog) and therefore focus on attributes such as: ease of use, customer service and entertainment value as much as we do the actual product or service.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Blogging Startup 72

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. prefer instead to divide it according to the mindset of users: whether or not they are actively looking to purchase something (i.e. they have purchasing intent ).*. Here’s why. Your Process Doesn’t Work.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

20 Recommended Quora Threads for Startups - ReadWriteStart , November 1, 2010 The Q&A site Quora has become an indispensable trove of knowledge and expertise when it comes to the tech industry. Ask a question and get an answer - that is, after all, what all Q&A sites offer. This should not deter you. What went wrong?

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175