SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? Are there specs?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 396

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Think of these as the big upfront questions: Who are the customers? Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. Major Phases / Major Features - What are the major features in the major phases for the product? Are there specs?

Develop 384

Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

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. Twitter is better than RSS – it’s “curated RSS.&# The stream is limited in length and therefore people share links.

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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. That’s also the case on Pinterest where he pins bits of awesome and products he loves.

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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? • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Distribution and Sales. Photo Source: photosteve101.

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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. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. TV photo by gbaku.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Dynamic, growing startups consistently identify more ideas and opportunities than they have the time or resources to pursue, including: entering into potential partnerships, developing new products and accessing emerging markets. Share and Enjoy.

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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. Share and Enjoy.

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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. Customer dollars - Sophisticated entrepreneurs understand that the ideal source of capital is from customers’ wallets. There are no villains in the current Series A drama.

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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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Netflix Blogging Mobile Advertising 191

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. Lean startups must often defeat established competitors which are better funded and have established customer bases. Doomed Product Development.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

At Rincon Venture Partners , we have a laser focus on identifying groundbreaking adtech and business productivity SaaS solutions. This results in more effective ads with greater reach, deeper customer engagement and significantly better ROI. and Overture Services. Share and Enjoy.

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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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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

They may not be a salesperson by title — but they should be able to effectively pitch and sell your product to customers. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Sales Mentality. Share and Enjoy.

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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. Follow Courtney on Twitter at [link].

Startup 184

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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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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

If we hadn’t done well on Hacker News we would have needed to have some serious product/market fit discussions.". When a discussion about the merits of responsive design spontaneously erupted on our thread, we commented from a industry perspective, without simply pitching our product. that is attractive to that particular community.".

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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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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. Small World – Every industry is small.

Startup 222

Startup Outsource Development RSS Entrepreneur 222

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. Product Management – Brad and Mark discuss the role of Product Managers in Startups. You still need the presentation to back that up.

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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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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. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

Marketing 239

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

If this is the case, offer to make a meaningful introduction to a potential customer or partner of one of their portfolio companies. For instance, you might propose a lead sharing relationship in which both companies trade customer introductions. If you performed Step 2 appropriately, your introduction will not arrive in a vacuum.

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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". So naturally, we started getting all this product awareness, right?

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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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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

This initial, casual conversation led to a deeper discussion about the company’s products. Central Desktop’s angel was amusing without alienating potential customers. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Share and Enjoy.

Marketing 209

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. We''ve got this incredible idea that really matches up taking the Tui Tai and making this amazing expedition adventure cruise product. We have these connections there. We can start something. that really last. Share and Enjoy.

Entrepreneur 235

Entrepreneur Startup Software Engineering Technical Review 235

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

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. emerge and are there any lessons to be gained about the future?

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

Great content again in September that meets at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. Sean Murphy on the first dozen enterprise customers - Gabriel Weinberg , September 8, 2010 I recently did a Traction Book interview with Sean Murphy who runs a boutique cutomer development firm in Silicon Valley.

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Startup Product Technology Venture Capital 191

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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Technical Review Blogging RSS Organization 315

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

Our customers can sign up, and they can get full access to our API, where they can create campaigns to target public officials. For example, if you write a letter, you can post it to Facebook, or Myspace, or send a tweet about it--it's all integrated into the product itself. Jason Kiesel: Yes.

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Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Define your customers, partners and other relevant people to your organization (e.g. That’s blogging to the echo chamber unless they’re your target customers. I started with the hosted version and then migrated to an installed version so I could use Google Analytics and some other products. I love their product.

Blogging 286

Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. He formerly served as Director of Product Management for Vocus (VOCS), a global PR and marketing technology provider, where he drove product platform strategy and roadmap execution for a variety of small business products including PRWeb, the leading online news distribution service.

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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.

Venture Capital 275

Venture Capital Sales Slides Startup 275

SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. If you look at Google in the way they operate, you have two products, one is called AdWords, one is called AdSense, okay? Be extra productive. Customer Service Workshop Fast Company joins the customer service revolution across the US. Register Now! Learn more.

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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 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

SoCal Delicious

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

It is generally a soft touch at the beginning of the development process, perhaps identifying 1-2 early alpha/beta customers to help flesh out use cases to be built upon over time. By the time this point has been reached, the focus has ceased to be the technology and the product, but on organization. Lack of confidence? Camaraderie?

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