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Using Social Media To Deal With Customer Trolls

InfoChachkie

APRIL 29, 2013

You operate your business from a small boat in the remote waters of northern Fiji and your customers are spread across the globe, residing in the US, Europe and Asia. How can you protect your company''s reputation when a rouge customer unjustly flames your startup? Bipolar Reviewers. This pattern holds true for Tui Tai Expeditions.

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Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers

InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Apologies: an incomplete draft of this article was inadvertently sent out previously via RSS. What’s So Cool About Coull? When asked about Coull, Ophir Tanz, GumGum’s CEO candidly noted that, “ GumGum believes that the future of advertising will and should be integrated. Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

Last week, Divshot turned a simple April Fool''s Day joke into a marketing coup, generating nearly 6,000 Tweets and over a thousand Beta customers. The team''s ability to drive significant customer interest without spending a dime on marketing was one of the reasons Jim Andelman and I invested in the company. Don’t Over Sell It.

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Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers

InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers. What’s So Cool About Coull? When asked about Coull, Ophir Tanz, GumGum’s CEO candidly noted that, “ GumGum believes that the future of advertising will and should be integrated. I promise I will never Tweet about rainbows, unicorns or that killer burrito I just ate. Share and Enjoy.

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Combustion Matters More Than Scale

InfoChachkie

JULY 15, 2013

Scaling normally occurs after a startup achieves product-market fit. Such fit exists when a profitable customer acquisition model can be repeatedly executed with consistent results and without the need of heroic efforts. Advertising - "We will monetize our customers via online ads.". Don''t Define Scale Too Early.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

Their deep understanding of their customers, an uncompromising drive to create a quality product and the courage to ignore the music industry's formulaic approach to producing hits resulted in the creation one of the top selling non-compilation albums of all time.

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Lean Startup Legend Steve Blank Discloses His Most Daring Guerrilla Marketing Tactics

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Steve's first question was, “Who are our customers?" I) took the 300 latest cards, personally wrote a questionnaire and called 300 customers. SuperMac's main customer base were color desktop professionals. I also found out they only cared about four applications. We repackaged them and branded them as different products.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Tell me about the business.

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32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Almost every day I'm talking to early stage startup founders (see Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions ) about what they plan to do. Many of these founders have talked with several developers or development firms about their plans. Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Tell me about the business.

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The Men of Pinterest

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

The following guest post comes from Sean Percival, CEO of Wittlebee , a kids clothing club that sends its customers a new customized box of clothes every month, based on their children's age, color preferences and geographic location. Of course, there has been no shortage of articles about Pinterest lately. Chris Brogan.

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Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One recession later and the US advertising market is about $245 billion – but still only 10-12% is online and measurable. I believe it is the new form of RSS – the place people go to find out what is happening in the latest news. I covered that topic in my Twitter is RSS post.

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The Original Lean Startup MVP – Louie, Louie

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 3, 2012

The song is akin to a lean startup's minimally viable product (MVP). Lean startups validate their business model by quickly iterating and assessing potential customers' feedback. After initially selling about 500 copies, a Boston DJ played Louie, Louie as the "Worst Record Of The Week." Doomed Product Development.

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Facebook’s Biggest Mistake?

InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

But even Facebook admitted in their SEC filings that this was a weak solution and that they don’t currently generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products. A tiny mobile screen leaves little to no space for advertisements and makes it nearly impossible to fill out information when purchasing a product or service.

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Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

What does your pain reliever look like, how is it implemented by the customer and what future products do you expect to roll out? I promise I will never tweet you a crazy personal opinion or tell you about that killer burrito I just ate. Distribution and Sales. Photo Source: photosteve101. Share and Enjoy.

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The Series A Crunch Is For Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Create Their Own Luck

InfoChachkie

MAY 6, 2013

Their demise, albeit painful in the short term, frees the employees (and in some cases the underlying technology) to pursue more productive opportunities. Be realistic about your Series A valuation - Although it may seem counterintuitive, the lack of equilibrium between Seed and Series A investors is causing valuation inflation.

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Olympic Lessons for Startup Life

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 1, 2012

The following guest post is from Courtney Englert, Customer Success Intern at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Be prepared to take a fall. Share and Enjoy.

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Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You?

InfoChachkie

JUNE 18, 2012

Philo Farnsworth created a technology which underlies one of the 20 th Century’s most ubiquitous products, yet he died a man of modest means and is relatively unknown today. I promise I will never Tweet about cars, caviar or that killer burrito I just ate. This article originally appeared on Forbes HERE. TV photo by gbaku.

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Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

RSS was something that had appeared.” “….I We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. Deal evaluations the Foundry way, which continues into a great discussion about VC decision-making processes. “So Human Computer Interaction.

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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Although the exact sequence of events is a bit unclear, it appears that Hacker News user "lukethomas"(who is unaffiliated with Divshot) was prompted to create the Hacker News post after reading a tweet about the initiation of the company's private beta. The posting resulted in 40points and about 30comments. More Feedback, Less Neglect.

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From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". an email) to about 35 people. From 35 To 500 Readers.

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User Interface Beyond the Web Site

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 7, 2009

SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself. Normally the product is defined as a web site. Most founders are fairly passionate about the features and functions of the web site, iPhone application, Facebook application, or whatever web application represents the product.

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Deal Hair: Is Your Startup More Like Russell Brand Or Bruce Willis?

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Such deals are ideally funded by customer dollars until the opportunity is adequately proven and/or management accrues an adequate level of experience. Sales Guy who can package and promote the opportunity, but who has minimal product development capabilities. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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Quick Tips For Hiring Your First Employee

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Tell me about one case when you tried to solve a problem with a totally different approach than is normally used. They may not be a salesperson by title — but they should be able to effectively pitch and sell your product to customers. What ideas did you contribute to your current role? What were the results?”. Share and Enjoy.

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Diva Startup Tips: @LadyGaga, @JLo, @Cher, @KatyPerry, @MariahCarey & @NickiMinaj

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 27, 2012

They must compete with tens of thousands of other performers who are all pursuing the same customer dollars. At the outset of their careers, they are forced to market themselves with little to no budget and differentiate their product so that they gain adequate attention without alienating too many potential customers.

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Entreprenurs Must Kick Down The Door When Opportunity Knocks

InfoChachkie

MAY 29, 2012

Attitude – During the early stages of their careers, emerging entrepreneurs must conform to their customers’ realities. The band failed to realize that Ron was their customer. Industry veterans know each other and freely share information about up-and-coming products, companies and people. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Lessons From The Beatles’ Biggest Failure

InfoChachkie

MARCH 25, 2013

Wrong Product - The material for the audition was selected by the group's manager, Brian Epstein. Lesson - Startups have limited opportunities to secure key customers, investors and employees. Thus, when a customer, investor or partner makes a request, their motives must be dispassionately explored. Share and Enjoy.

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The loss in productivity involved in transitioning a struggling employee out an organization, coupled with the time required to conduct a subsequent job search, can cripple a small company’s ability to achieve its strategic objectives. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards. Social Job Sharing And Referral Begging.

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Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this.

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Trade Show Guerilla Marketing – Booth Babes With Beards

InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

Thus, I was inspired when I heard about the impact collaboration-in-the-cloud innovator Central Desktop made at the April 2012 San Francisco ad:tech conference. This initial, casual conversation led to a deeper discussion about the company’s products. Central Desktop’s angel was amusing without alienating potential customers.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. Going up and down 280 and 101 everyday and sitting in traffic and thinking about this Fiji trip, and a little bit later we go for a family reunion and then we get married, we had our wedding in Fiji. We have these connections there.

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The Power Of Mouth To Mouth Marketing

InfoChachkie

JUNE 24, 2013

One way to do so is to ensure that when your customers share their experiences with your products and solutions, they do so with the passion and intensity of a soulful kiss. I promise I will never tweet about cute pandas, politics or that killer burrito I just ate. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse.

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Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

What should you blog about? Define your customers, partners and other relevant people to your organization (e.g. analysts, journalists, potential employees) and blog about what you want to communication with them. That’s blogging to the echo chamber unless they’re your target customers. Be authentic.

Blogging

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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers.

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3.0 Update, Customizable App Builder and More in Mobile Roadie Pro

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2010

They have expanded the product offering from one CMS package to three. Customers will now be able to choose their level of customization from Mobile Roadie CORE, PLUS, and PRO. Mobile Roadie Pro gives users the ability to fully customize the menu layout, colors, buttons, and fonts. The Upgrade.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future? asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. Listening to young people talk about social networking as a new phenomenon is a bit like hearing people talk about a remake of a famous song from my youth as though it was the original version.

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

FreedomSpeaks is a startup developing a business around connecting people with information about their political representatives, and also enabling organizations and others to do the same. We caught up with Jason and Kurt to hear more about the company. We've made it really, really easy to offer to their customers.

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Here’s What President of textPlus @Nanea Reeves Has to Say on Leadership, Mgmt, Women in Tech

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2014

Nanea help leadership roles at EA (SVP, COO Global Online), Gaikai (Chief Product Officer, Chief Strategy Officer), JAMDAT (SVP), Machinma (COO) and currently textPlus (President & COO – including leading engineering and product). Here are some things we discussed: User experience focused product management.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. We are about to head on a four-month, 48-state road trip to help people across America bring their ideas to life and shine the light on some of the amazing entrepreneurs and communities. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. Idea Mensch. where entrepreneurs share their stories.

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Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. In this series, we talk to leading figures in those communities about what makes them tick. Be extra productive. startup scene so hot.

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The Best VC Meetings are Debates not Sales

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2009

I’ve sat through a lot of VC pitches and having been CEO of an enterprise software firm for many years I’ve also sat through many customer meetings with sales teams. If your presentation requires an explanation of RSS vs. ATOM always best to say, “let me quickly state how RSS and ATOM are different.

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Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Home About Press IA Capital Partners Archives After 17 years in M&A, Derivatives and Trading, Im spending my time with young entrepreneurs in and around financial technology and digital media. And it is most certainly not about me, it is about the CTO, the technology and the company. Lack of confidence? Camaraderie?

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The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

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 They also come in many different types from syndication formats like RSS and Atom to custom API streams.

Web

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Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 17, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series “ Start-up Lessons. &# If you want to subscribe to my RSS feed please click here or to get my blog by email click here. I know it sounds crazy because you’re talking about friends or colleagues here. It’s hard enough to build a successful company. And you’re probably right.

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Using Social Media To Deal With Customer Trolls

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

Coull Entrepreneurs Get More Customers

Combustion Matters More Than Scale

Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

Lean Startup Legend Steve Blank Discloses His Most Daring Guerrilla Marketing Tactics

32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder

The Men of Pinterest

Advertising Wants to be Measurable – An Investment Thesis

The Original Lean Startup MVP – Louie, Louie

Facebook’s Biggest Mistake?

Here’s How You Get A VC To Pull Out Their Checkbook

The Series A Crunch Is For Entrepreneurs Who Can’t Create Their Own Luck

Olympic Lessons for Startup Life

Inventor Or Innovator – Which Are You?

Brad Feld Drops Knowledge. Here’s What He Said …

Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

From Startup Newsletter To Best Selling Book: How This Entrepreneur Pulled It Off

User Interface Beyond the Web Site

Deal Hair: Is Your Startup More Like Russell Brand Or Bruce Willis?

Quick Tips For Hiring Your First Employee

Diva Startup Tips: @LadyGaga, @JLo, @Cher, @KatyPerry, @MariahCarey & @NickiMinaj

Entreprenurs Must Kick Down The Door When Opportunity Knocks

Startup Lessons From The Beatles’ Biggest Failure

How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

Why Startups Need to Blog (and what to talk about …)

Trade Show Guerilla Marketing – Booth Babes With Beards

Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

The Power Of Mouth To Mouth Marketing

Should You Blog? (yes, and here’s how …)

Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

3.0 Update, Customizable App Builder and More in Mobile Roadie Pro

What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

Here’s What President of textPlus @Nanea Reeves Has to Say on Leadership, Mgmt, Women in Tech

63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles

The Best VC Meetings are Debates not Sales

Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

The social Web in 2010: The emerging standards and technologies to watch

Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

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