Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

He provides 101 two-page lessons divided into eight learning categories that I like as follows: Learn the ground rules for traditional media. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

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Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

socalTECH

JULY 16, 2012

Jeremy Gocke: With Fliptu, we're aiming to fix the disjointed media and product discovery process for consumers and brands. I like to refer to that as the ultimate brand fan page, or to take the example from the apparel industry, where I come from, a virtual look book for a brand. What is Fliptu? The numbers tell the story.

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Social Media Media Social Network Seed Funding 268

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. The idea for the app is to see events through the eyes of the audience. But the news events were hard to keep up with, so we decided to cover locally and focus on events near LA.

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Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. Build trust first.

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Ideas Tips Technical Review Patents 159

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2015

We recently ran into Page Howe , the Chief Engagement Officer for the.LA (www.la) domain name extension, who sat down with us and told us about why he's out making the rounds with community groups and events, promoting the use of.LA Page Howe: LA is a domain name that works perfectly for companies and brands in LA. domain name.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

I had been working on the digital teams and digital marketing side of the theatrical business, and had done lots of live events. I founded NowLive a year ago, dedicated to producing and streaming live, professional events for the web and mobile, and anchored interactive. Who are your customers? What's unique about NowLive?

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Paramount Entertainment Hollywood Content 187

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have.

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socalTECH

JUNE 24, 2010

Feedback.com said it has launched an online platform to allow businesses to gain feedback from their customers, and help protect their reputation on the Internet. Feedback.com said it is aimed at helping businesses and brands protect their social reputation, via high search engine optimized business pages. READ MORE>>.

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Idealab Search Engine Optimization Pasadena Sites 154

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Industry news was excited, but for how amazing of a product they are, custom Snapchat geofilters have remained stunningly under the radar. So what’s exciting about this new product? VaynerMedia used it for a number of event-based activations.

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Customer Custom Snapchat Design 40

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

Customers go there to check on the details of your offerings and verify that you are not a scam, investors look there to check out your management and sales approach, and suppliers expect to find contact information. Two months later they still didn’t have a web site, and didn’t have a customer. Websites do take time to get done right.

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Web Startup Sites Design 76

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Tech may be the tool, but hospitality – making life a little easier, more comfortable, and more enjoyable for your customer, is the winning focus. Unfortunately, too many of the technical entrepreneurs I mentor and advise are focused on their technology, and assume that the value will be self-evident to customers.

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Technical Advisors Artificial Inteligence Customer Custom 82

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

He provides 101 two-page lessons divided into eight learning categories that I like as follows: Learn the ground rules for traditional media. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

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. Their remarks will be ignored by most and flow down the page as no one upvotes them.

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News Sites Startup RSS 198

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 16, 2013

SMCLA) event at CrossCampus , with some major heavy hitters in the B2B industry dropping social strategy secrets. Lauren Buchman, a SMCLA board member and B2B marketing consultant who organized the event said, “We will be discussing how to promote your business to your customers when your customers are other businesses.

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Social Media Media Case Study Study 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

Before you know it, you will have a ten-slide pitch that you can use to gauge interest from potential customers, as well as friends, family, and early investors. Suddenly you will find that writing a ten-to-twenty page business plan with details is easy rather than daunting. I recommend the minimum viable product (MVP) strategy.

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Ideas Slides Writing Startup 99

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Startups should begin by selecting just a few of the vast array of social media offerings out there, and customize based on results. Ask yourself where are the influencers in your market, the majority of your target customers, and what type of interaction will be most productive to your business?

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Social Media Media Startup Tips 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Yet if your service is consulting, for example, real travel is required to deliver the product. I’m talking about volunteering to be on industry panels for visibility, participating in startup weekends for education, and talking to groups of distributors or potential customers on technology trends. Brand building requires travel time.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Customers go there to check on the details of your offerings and verify that you are not a scam, investors look there to check out your management and sales approach, and suppliers expect to find contact information. Two months later they still didn’t have a web site, and didn’t have a customer. Websites do take time to get done right.

Web 62

Web Startup Sites Design 62

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. They bring your product to life. Establish the persona of the person who would be using your products.

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Slides Startup Conference Writing 399

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2016

As a startup advisor and investor, I recommend a pitch deck with about 10 slides backed up with a written business plan of approximately 20 pages, both containing quantified answers to the following key questions. Investors want to hear about customers with money who have a painful problem that you can solve now.

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Invest Startup Slides Equity 108

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

According to Patrick Vlaskovits another proselytizer of the term, “Growth hacking comes after the early stage chaos and post-product-market-fit.”. If you build it, they may not come : So, you’ve launched your product, and people use it and seem to like it. It’s the whole conversion flow.

Hulu 111

Hulu Startup Social Media Organization 111

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 9, 2010

But it is a fact that business insurance is one of the more poorly managed mitigation of risk in small and some medium sized corporations, often because of failure to assign the responsibility to an individual or department, and sometimes just from the willingness to bet against the event and save cash.

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Sites Outsource Development Email Customer 149

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

Customers go there to check on the details of your offerings and verify that you are not a scam, investors look there to check out your management and sales approach, and suppliers expect to find contact information. Two months later they still didn’t have a web site, and didn’t have a customer. Websites are a big job and take time.

Web 99

Web Startup Sites Design 99

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. He told me that there were a core group of inner Digg users who could control what got on the front page.

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Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

If you’ve never witnessed Eric Reiss speak at an event, this weekend is your chance to do so! Attending his speaking events is not only educational and useful to your business but it has often been described as very comical and entertaining. ” -Testimonial from an attendee at the L.A. UX Meetup featuring Eric Reiss.

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Culver City Design Content Writing 105

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

After weeks of StartupDemo submissions we are now ready to announce the participating startup companies for the StartupDemo event being held at Wokano Sept. We facilitate the most productive business-to-consumer relationship with a pioneering solution that finally makes proactive information updates useful. The moment is finally here.

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Company Companies Web Evite 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

He provides 101 two-page lessons divided into eight learning categories that I like as follows: Learn the ground rules for traditional media. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

He provides 101 two-page lessons divided into eight learning categories that I like as follows: Learn the ground rules for traditional media. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

million new pages added to the Internet every day, the biggest challenge for every entrepreneur is to get found, and get some credibility for a new startup. The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. Cultivate early customers. Find potential partners.

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Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 19, 2011

TechZulu is heading out to CES and we have tons of products/gadgets/games/companies to review and interview. For double points Like Us on Facebook and leave a comment on our page on the product you want to see covered. Sponsorship Opportunities for Events, and other channels. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

Social Media 84

Social Media Newsletter Mobile Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2015

First of all, I will admit that there is some risk involved with talking to any potential investors, even with an agreement, just as there is risk in all the elements of your plan, product and market opportunity. The same is true for people who may approach you at networking events or industry conferences. Build trust first.

Ideas 106

Ideas Technical Review Patents Entrepreneur 106

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

There’s a guy in Los Angeles that I met at several tech networking events. He wanted to know how to get started and “Could I intro him to a couple of local angels?&# One night after a DealMaker Media event we got 20 minutes together after the event ended. He went out and found a developer and built a product.

Entrepreneur 414

Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

He provides 101 two-page lessons divided into eight learning categories as follows: Learn the ground rules for traditional media. A crisis is an event, precipitated by a specific incident, that attracts critical media attention and lasts for a definite period of time. Prepare, prepare, prepare for every media event.

Training 93

Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

If you are a leader at a startup and you are reading a business book, you are not closing customers, raising capital, improving your product, or spending time with your loved ones. Sidebars – Each chapter concludes with a personal story describing a significant enchanting event in the lives of various entrepreneurs.

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Technical Review Blogging Class Entrepreneur 279

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

SMWLA offers 90% of the events for FREE! However individual event registration is required and you will have to check in upon arrival. This keeps the event organizers aware of capacity limitations. With this pass you are all set to hop from one main event to another, without drama. WHAT EVENTS ARE HAPPENING?

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Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. So it is not uncommon for somebody to be skint when a big event such as a “ hen party &# is coming up and just need 200 quid for 2 weeks. They have done 3 startups in the customer support space and one that wasn’t.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

This was a chance to blow open the story on their companies, to address a room full of potential investors, mentors, partners, customers, and press. After the event, we caught up, Parker Thompson , Entrepreneur-in-Residence (EIR) charged with leading Batch 8. They showed very impressive average customer repurchases.

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