Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2021

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. You don’t even need an investor. Get business cards made.

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Startup Social Network Activity Ideas 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2021

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones. Marty Zwilling.

Ideas 117

Ideas Entrepreneur Netflix IBM 117

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

We have enough social network startups. Begin with the end in mind - your definition of success based on your principles. With today’s interactive social media, there is no reason to assume that you know what customers want, or they know what you have. Keep commitments, with no excuses.

Startup 148

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Social Network 148

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In contrast, social networking sites drove a record number of clicks, up 20% over the prior year. Clearly there is a shift occurring in users'' behavior, as social networks continue to hone their product discovery and purchase capabilities. John Greathouse : Albert, thanks for taking the time to chat.

Entrepreneur 210

Entrepreneur Commerce Sites Social Network 210

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. With social media, you are always “on the record” and once you say it, it’s out there forever. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Media 118

Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years. What is our lifetime customer value and how can we drive that up? What is our viral spread coefficient?

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

One of the original classics, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., 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. Find the right tools to analyze the ROI.

Social Media 79

Social Media Media Invest Platform 79

socalTECH

MAY 4, 2011

We started with the initial idea of building vertical, B-to-B social environments, and soon figured out that was a terrible idea. Dan and I, my co-founder, obviously have social networking and advertising backgrounds. And, it is a social network. A social network without people is an oxymoron.

Social Network 273

Social Network Startup West Hollywood Ideas 273

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2016

Los Angeles-based Gatsby (www.thinkgatsby.com) has come up with a way to combine both ways to promote social sharing, as well as reduce shopping cart abandonment, via discounts which change depending on your social influence and sharing activity. Brett Bernstein: First and foremost, we are allowing any customer to be an influencer.

Social Media 100

Social Media Social Network Examples Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

If you are looking for funding and customers for your new business, you need to identify your “unique selling proposition” (USP) right up front, in 30 seconds or less, to differentiate yourself in today’s information overload. Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly.

.Net 73

.Net Examples Custom Customer 73

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Optimize the total customer experience.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

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. Check your brand definition against the clarity of this one from Xerox for office software. Assess social media relevance to your product or service.

Social Media 58

Social Media Media Platform Tool 58

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. That's been very effective.

Content 193

Content Social Network Coach Help 193

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

One of the classics, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., 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. Attracting key stakeholders requires sensitivity.

Social Media 66

Social Media Media Tips Platform 66

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

Obviously, it must be grounded by the characteristics of the market and customers you choose to serve, the pricing model of existing competitors, and a strategy you believe is consistent with your future products and direction. It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium model. Value model.

Startup 114

Startup Pricing Custom Customer 114

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. With social media, you are always “on the record” and once you say it, it’s out there forever. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2015

Progress through these phases is unpredictable in time, often takes many years, and can only be measured by customer surveys and market penetration analyses. Over time, with more marketing, and with further enhancements, customers begin to understand and accept the practical benefits of a given solution. Slope of enlightenment.

Startup 97

Startup Marketing Entrepreneur Social Network 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

According to many experts , getting new customers is five to ten times harder than getting additional revenue from existing customers. If you are looking to start a new business in any domain, it’s definitely worth your time to check your fit for one of these models: Membership website model. Network model.

Startup 106

Startup Custom Customer Netflix 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

One I read a while back, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., 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. Attracting key stakeholders requires sensitivity.

Social Media 101

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Metrics 101

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

We've essentially provided a customer a single interface, where they can create and analyze their international presence. Idris Manley: It's definitely both. In addition to that, we provide the ability of customers to review that with analytics. Who would be the typical customer for this service? It also supports blogs.

Startup 133

Startup Technical Review Social Network Content 133

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

This comes up a lot and if you are thinking about one of these kinds of startups, definitely take a look at Matching Algorithm. Coming back with no matches is not a very satisfying result and you generally will lose customers that you may have even paid to acquire. Do you need real-time response? to source potential candidates.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 204

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2015

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 102

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Netflix 102

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

Obviously, it must be grounded by the characteristics of the market and customers you choose to serve, the pricing model of existing competitors, and a strategy you believe is consistent with your future products and direction. It’s great for customers, but not for startups, unless you have deep pockets. Freemium” model. Value model.

Pricing 116

Pricing Product Custom Customer 116

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

This comes up a lot and if you are thinking about one of these kinds of startups, definitely take a look at Matching Algorithm. Coming back with no matches is not a very satisfying result and you generally will lose customers that you may have even paid to acquire. Do you need real-time response? to source potential candidates.

eHarmony 196

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 196

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 17, 2015

We have enough social network startups. Begin with the end in mind - your definition of success based on your principles. With today’s interactive social media, there is no reason to assume that you know what customers want, or they know what you have. Keep commitments, with no excuses.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Social Network 117

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2011

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. Social networks have added additional layer of complexity to this challenge.

Technical Review 83

Technical Review Technology Software Review Social Network 83

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

By definition, second-stage ventures generally have 10 to 99 employees and/or $750,000 to $50 million in revenue, and see that as just the beginning. These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Optimize the total customer experience.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2017

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones. Marty Zwilling.

Ideas 58

Ideas Entrepreneur Netflix IBM 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

In the past, if your startup had a website presence, the company was credible by definition. No name, picture, address, or business history only convinces customers that you are hiding, located in an un-trustable country, or don’t have a clue. Follow-up for customer satisfaction. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Tomorrow, a similar change is likely to happen to sales personnel, customer service, even manufacturing and construction jobs.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Services Search Engine Optimization Startup 106

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

One I read a while back, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., 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. Attracting key stakeholders requires sensitivity.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2013

Businesses ask customers and other businesses to “Like” them and “friend” them. According to most dictionary definitions , a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today. Are these real friends?

Startup 95

Startup Study Social Media Social Network 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2015

Use social networking and blogging to get your message out. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. Offer to help a couple of customers free, just to get your act together and your presence known. You don’t even need an investor. Get business cards made.

Startup 101

Startup Social Network Activity Ideas 101

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2014

The entrepreneurs I see are always talking about “disruptive innovation” ideas, but the plans I read are more often linear extensions of a current hot offering, like one more social network with the best of Facebook and Twitter, one more dating site dimension, or another “must-have” accessory for smartphones. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Ideas Netflix IBM 94

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 1, 2010

This app is a social networking application for the Gay and Bisexual community. Users can customize their profile by selecting "interests", allowing users to search for profiles based on matching interests. Software development company ACME AtronOmatic has just released iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch application named Bandana.

Social Network 83

Social Network Patents Software Development Networking 83