Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. In this context, investors are attracted to thought-leaders visible on social media, and people with strong technical credentials. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 20, 2017

My favorite group by far is the “All Things Social Media” Facebook group, where influencers, social media marketers and experts share their knowledge with the community. I find those so outdated and I rarely end up connecting past the first email, if at all. I cringe every time someone hands me a business card.

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Berkonomics

MAY 21, 2015

This form of thinking has been unusually true during the rise of social media, where market share became the primary goal of a company, with revenues and profitability to follow later. By definition, scaling requires the addition of fixed overhead, sometimes the kind you cannot shed easily, including leases for expanded space.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. In this context, investors are attracted to thought-leaders visible on social media, and people with strong technical credentials. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2017

Today’s customers definition of service is the sum total of their “experience,” covering all aspects of their relationship, including the shopping and buying process, as well as ongoing assistance. We have all received the “do-not-reply” email or been refused access to the real decision maker.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2011

Scot Richardson: I'm definitely the business side of the co-founders. I always ask the question, when I've brought a concert ticket, if I'm going to get an email from the venue, or from a Ticketmaster or Live Nation. million comedy fans through our social media email list, we we think we can see the same in the music industry.

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Eric Greenspan

JUNE 18, 2015

I’m not wonderful, but having wonderful people around me is definitely helping me achieve this part of my goal. Trust me, I’ve had my share of challenges in life and when they come, I just avoid social media or I try to post something positive regardless. If I can’t, I don’t. I know, I’m selfish.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 3, 2022

“I truly believe the ‘girlboss’ term was created to celebrate an emerging wave of female leaders – which is still rare in business, and was even rarer around 10 years ago when the phrase was popularized,” Green told TechCrunch in an email. . It’s more of a mockery,” said Isa Watson , founder and CEO of social media app Squad.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2018

What is the definition of traction for a business startup today? Most great crowdfunding campaigns, for example, are the result of momentum built through social media. If you don’t have revenue, it definitely is valuable to have orders, letter of intents, value testimonials, or even calls returned and email responses.

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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. What are your next steps?

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. However Gmail is only private email conversations. We're definitely Los Angeles natives, but we got the opportunity to do TechStars. They'll reply to my emails in half an hour, and give us great feedback on what we're doing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Use visibility and social media to pull clients in. In addition to relationships, today’s clients want to see you and your expertise on videos online, industry conferences, and social media to feel the trust for differentiation. For me, that’s the definition of success.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

I hadn't talked to her in a while and then because of a presentation I did around Social Media for Service Professionals she and I reconnected. We streamline strategy development using a Reality-Based approach, then execute cross-media programs including websites, brochures, ads, booths. It has been fun to get to know her again.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. While we might not see Jeff, Paul and Chris as often as we once did, they have definitely become role models for Kluge as well. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

Different behaviors on the site or within the product should trigger different ‘nudges’ that might show up as an email in their inbox, something on social media in their feed, or through retargeted ads. The growth hacker can also identify if there are fail points in the appropriate part of the funnel in a diplomatic way.

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socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

He was also the founder of Wallstrip, which he sold to CBS back in 2007, is an investor in a significant number of web and social media companies. Howard Lindzon is CEO and Co-founder of StockTwits (www.stocktwits.com), the financial micro-messaging service. Howard is based in San Diego, and spoke to us about StockTwits.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Others send investors email and business plans in all uppercase or no punctuation. In this context, investors are attracted to thought-leaders visible on social media, and people with strong technical credentials. Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 2, 2010

As long as you know their Twitter ID or email address you are golden, and SendSocial will handle the rest by sending the recipient a request for their address. It asks using Twitter or email, whether they want to receive the package and, if they do, where they want it delivered. Would you use a service like this?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

This means more people sign up for your email list when you have the pop up box than when you don’t. An email list is exactly how it sounds, a collection of people’s emails who have visited your site. That’s the sensation people have when they continuously see the email capture image. Have an email capture.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

In order to drill down on how entrepreneurs can leverage social commerce sites without alienating their potential customers, I spoke with industry expert Albert Wilson, who heads up Affiliate and Marketplaces for Deckers Outdoor Corporation. Social Media has been traditionally seen as branding medium, but that seems to be shifting this year.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

By definition, they liked you and thought they were a good fit for you before their applied. So, by pushing these job opportunities quickly to people, through a text, or email, as they occur, they have the opportunity to take their resume and quickly go to the top of the pile. If you're not quick you're not there.

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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. These are exciting and fun experiences for everyone involved.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. By definition, you read blogs. Much of my traffic is through referring websites and/or social media. Social media is ephemeral. This post originally ran on TechCrunch.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

Obviously, we participate in social media, as everyone does, but unlike everyone else, the stories and pictures we share are those from our travelers or staff, much like we share our adventures personally. Travel, and the trust it requires, is too personal to rely solely on email and social media.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

We discuss productivity, emails, communication, and the dynamics of the team. One thing I’d noticed, there were definitely more idea sellers than buyers. We text, email, share, and post these quick to consume pieces of media. Which of course, is a much more ephemeral mode of communication than email.

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InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

You definitely have a nice start. Although social media news sites can be effective market validation tools, they are not without their downsides. • Facebook • Twitter • Delicious • LinkedIn • StumbleUpon • Add to favorites • Email • RSS. Hacker Downside. Share and Enjoy.

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From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

As a member of NextSpace I have witnessed Amplify in operation and it is a shop that definitely believes in good rewards stemming from hard work. While we might not see Jeff, Paul and Chris as often as we once did, they have definitely become role models for Kluge as well. Setting up for Eric Garcetti.

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Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. Definitely tune in Wednesday Sept. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD.,

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

It’s not your fault that we can only be social creatures to a certain extent before brain overload. After connecting and verifying social network accounts, users gain a ‘virtual personal assistant’ to manage their social connections. Maybe we just have too many tools at our disposal. Finally, some solid relief.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Create and manage your social media presence. Pick an internal email system ( Gmail , Outlook ). Understand the definition of an “At Will” employee. Recommended.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

Where they go wrong is focusing on the goal behaviors such as “collect an email” or “add an item to the shopping cart” all the way to “spend $10.00 There’s definitely an art form to the inbound traffic and it all appears to begin with the way you setup the inbound link. to buy my eBook”.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

But crowdfunding is definitely changing the financial and fundraising landscape. KD: I would definitely see more startups using crowdfunding to get the business up on the mound. Across the industry, the nature of crowdfunding allows businesses to spread the word and be social with potential backers.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 28, 2013

You can even invite friends through Facebook, phonebook contacts, or email to help you be motivated in gaining your goals. Since you are using social media, how does this help “motivate” your friends? That person will not only just look bad, there is also no muscle definition and he/she will look sickly thin.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I started to build this into a media & entertainment value chain that broke down the components of the industry into discrete parts. I put my definitions on them because I didn’t want my thinking to be constrained by industry-defined boundaries or definitions. close email) so I can stay focused.

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