Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

In fact 61% of all mobile searches where a customer contacts a business it is via a phone call (source: Google). Social media users are over 60% more likely to check email at least four times a day than those who don’t use social media. People don’t want to speak to customer service reps.

Email 339

Email SaaS Venture Capital Google 339

socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

From a marketing marketing perspective, that allows filmmakers to quickly and easily promote their films through social media and build a fan base, and incentivize fans to support their films by offering access to exclusive content, livestream video chats, and production updates, as an example. That's really the core focus for us.

Hollywood 256

Hollywood CTO Hire Social Media Platform 256

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

You might be aware of their products – perhaps having seen their digital media signs in your favorite local restaurant or bar, but what you might not know is their compelling founders’ story and unique company culture. Their unique “provide value to customers first” mantra sets them apart in the digital signage industry.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 20, 2012

The company launched its social media management system in 2008, growing to over 4 million users by the start of 2012. The Resumator has well over 1,000 customers, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable. Job Syndication And Customized Job Boards.

SaaS 209

SaaS Tool Startup Screening 209

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2013

One of the advantages of blogging, using social media, public speaking, etc as a VC is that you get a more nuanced view of these shifts by watching your own successes and failures. So while you get the benefits of recruiting, being on VC radars and customer legitimacy there are also downsides. That used to be the standard.

Startup 355

Startup Funding News Press 355

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. Solaborate is bringing professionals and companies from the tech industry together and connect them through a new social media platform. Solaborate is a professional social media network.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 19, 2016

However, international customers have found you through social media, US trade shows and technical papers. In my experience it is essential for the head of international to clearly define his needs, hire a professional to locate individuals and perform the initial screening. Mistakes can be costly.

Social Media 85

Social Media Screening Commerce Marketing 85

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. Innovative.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2016

Not quite satisfied with the lack of human connection in life behind a computer screen, Wang worked her way into Dealmoon leadership after a fateful meeting with her future business partners at a soccer match. She stresses the focus on useful products that their customers will be proud to own. The Successful Strategy Behind Dealmoon.

Technical Review 40

Technical Review Social Media Startup Screening 40

Tech.Co

JULY 31, 2017

With all sorts of text/video messaging apps, email and social media as the primary mean of communication, the phone has become both a public and a business nuance. Michael Litt recently shared how her B2B company decided to use Snapchat-style videos to engage with both her team and their customers.

Snapchat 65

Snapchat Product Email Social Media 65

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

It is a good thing that there is an app for everything today — work, social media, games, shopping, travel, photography, and schedule of movie screenings. The premise is simple: if you want to engage with your customers, go where they are and where you can matter. Today, that oh-my-god moment refers to a mobile app.

Mobile 40

Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. The WWW is the presentation layer.

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Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2015

Traditional brick and mortar stores might say, “We don’t need likes and shares, we need customers.” Focus on customers. Social media is a favorite among small business owners. However, social networking sites also have rules. Figure out ways on how you can utilize social media better. Know the rules.

Guide 40

Guide Social Media Content Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

Walk into any Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf in Southern California and you can’t miss their digital screens. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. DataPop : DataPop was founded by performance marketing veterans from Yahoo!

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. I like to debate with them how they will land customers and how they deal with the press.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I’m not saying that lawyers were my screening process – simply that they knew about deals early on and they had voted with their time and pocketbooks so I knew I had a degree of filtering. I like to debate with them how they will land customers and how they deal with the press.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Even an extraordinary engineer or product lead who have built a breakthrough product aren’t guaranteed success unless they can get access to capital, get much needed press to drive low-cost customer acquisition and persuade fickle business leaders to join their company and help them shape their businesses beyond tech innovation.

Mentor 150

Mentor Venture Capital Marketing Product 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. When you provide a solution that gets customers closer to their original intent, they’ll be quick to drop current lessor solutions. Force the innovator’s dilemma on competitors.

Entrepreneur 158

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Design 158

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

We actually enable banks to attract new customers as well as securely port their services to existing users, using our patent pending social fraud algorithms. The ZunguZ advanced patent pending social fraud screening algorithms, combine the same level of your banks security with a social fraud screening layer.

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

socalTECH

OCTOBER 31, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management and contact management software, said today that it has linked its app into social media management service Hootsuite. nimble hootsuite social media management contact sales software saas' READ MORE>>.

Social Media 138

Social Media Santa Monica SaaS Screening 138

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

When polled 88% of marketing professionals said they couldn’t accurately measure the effectiveness of their marketing campaigns and the majority said lack of ROI measurement is their single greatest frustration with social media (Forbes). The other major pilot customer was. I have been using the basic awe.sm No brainer.

Marketing 307

Marketing Technical Review Startup Tool 307

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. When you provide a solution that gets customers closer to their original intent, they’ll be quick to drop current lessor solutions. Force the innovator’s dilemma on competitors.

Startup 105

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 105

socalTECH

MARCH 2, 2012

We had been working with Fortune 5's, and had done really well in social media, creating micro sites and interactive landing pages, and have a really deep history in marketing. Jason Crilly: We have a background from the big agencies. We had an agency an interactive studio for awhile. Why the strategy of going to the ad networks?

Mobile 249

Mobile Startup Advertising Sites 249

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 23, 2016

An example is the evolution of computer control to screen touches and gestures, versus keys and mice. Outsource services back to the customer. When you provide a solution that gets customers closer to their original intent, they’ll be quick to drop current lessor solutions. Force the innovator’s dilemma on competitors.

Startup 57

Startup Outsource Development Entrepreneur Ideas 57

Tech.Co

AUGUST 22, 2016

The available testing options seem unable to provide a fast, private and positive experience to their customers and in a hundred-some years our healthcare system has not been able to solve the problem. myLAB Box was born to put decades of marketing expertise to work transforming preventative STD screenings.”

Social Media 70

Social Media Los Angeles Startup Screening 70

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

In my LA I often see computer screens open with entrepreneurs talking about digital media. If you hit a groove on funding and customer growth it does become a challenge to ramp quickly. I live in the city of Santa Monica. Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

Creativity in our business lives – The average tech startup these days spends time talking with colleagues & investors about a multitude of things: customer acquisition, viral adoption, raising capital, hiring / firing employees, product features, technology trends, marketing / branding, and on and on. So I thought I would.

Writing 356

Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

Through Plug.DJ, the two (along with third Co-Founder Jason Grunstra) aimed to provide a listening service that also focused on user-curated social communities. Through having communities center themselves around common interests (genre, artists, even outside interests like Minecraft) content would naturally be screened for relevancy.

Startup 107

Startup Product Sites Tool 107

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 21, 2011

Facebook has created a simple “Allow” button on a splash screen listing off permissions that you haven’t even read, you just close the window and discontinue your desire to commit. How does Facebook know this? Think about it. These things, in and of themselves, are awesome.

News 104

News Hulu Commerce Sites 104

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Team Rubicon unites the unique skills America’s returning veterans offer with the expertise of medical professionals; all while interactively engaging donors through social media. Tyler Bleszinski is the founder and editorial director of SB Nation which is the fastest growing online sports media company. Social Media.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

The “second screen&# – One of the most exciting developments in television & media to me will be “second screen&# technologies built initially on iPads and extended to the plethora of devices we’ll see over the next 3-5 years. Will we discover stuff through second-screen apps?

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Content Google Media Hulu 386