InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The lessons learned by Divshot confirm that obtaining, and more importantly maintaining, visibility on the front page of a major social news site results from the congruence of three factors: audience, timing and engagement. We’re a tool for hackers, designers, and entrepreneurs - effectively everyone who reads Hacker News.

News 198

News Sites Startup RSS 198

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

With the appearance of do-it-yourself services on the Internet, entrepreneur curriculums at every university, and a wealth of new books on the subject, the need for expensive consultants and business advisors has also been mitigated. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. budget business e-commerce entrepreneur startup'

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Commerce 104

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. Handling different media formats.

Training 93

Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2010

Our interview this morning is with Lolita Carrico, founder of Gloss Network for Women (www.mygloss.com), an online network of sites focused on women. Lolita was founder of ModernMom.com, which she sold to Richard Rosenblatt's Demand Media last year, and we caught up with Lolita to learn more about her newest venture.

Networking 230

Networking Social Media Startup Search Engine Optimization 230

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

If you could share one startup lesson with a young entrepreneur, what would it be? So I ask prospective new entrepreneurs, ''What is it specifically that you can bring to the industry?'' Travel, and the trust it requires, is too personal to rely solely on email and social media. but we don''t. How have you made it work?

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. On the SEO side of things, I'll definitely want to get your feedback on Browse My Stuff. How did you transition to entrepreneur? This time I'm getting to know Mark Geller ( LinkedIn , @markgeller ). Tell me a bit about your background.

Product 150

Product Entrepreneur Social Media Google 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 23, 2023

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve heard and seen hundreds of pitches from entrepreneurs, and the majority of founders are convinced that if you will just give them an hour or more time, you will love their business. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky.

Startup 96

Startup Education Ideas Customer 96

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 14, 2019

Meanwhile, new venture-backed companies like the superstealthy Shadows, SuperPlastic and Toonstar are all developing virtual characters that will launch via social media channels like Snap and Instagram, or on their own platforms. Toonstar lets you bring cartoon characters to life thanks to facial recognition.

Social Media 261

Social Media Content Media Artificial Inteligence 261

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve heard and seen hundreds of pitches from entrepreneurs, and the majority of founders are convinced that if you will just give them an hour or more time, you will love their business. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky.

Startup 166

Startup Education Ideas Customer 166

Daradiction

DECEMBER 30, 2009

Ever since two friends and I staged a two-week jaunt around the Midwest to attend a great new conference earlier this year, I’ve been more and more aware of a growing trend: the social media road trip. As promised, here are ten must-haves for planning and executing a successful social media road trip.

Social Media 62

Social Media Media Technical Review Content 62

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. Handling different media formats.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

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. Handling different media formats.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites. That's why we built FanMix, to solve our own problem, and help our SocialEngine customers to promote their own sites. We scaled that to almost $1.4

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In addition, like an entrepreneur with a new business, you have to factor in all the indirect costs previously covered by employers, including training, health care, and time off for vacations. In fact, thinking like an entrepreneur is a good strategy today for success, even if you are currently in a long-term employment situation.

Startup 98

Startup Outsource Development Competition Social Media 98

socalTECH

JANUARY 9, 2014

The online coupon search industry is very crowded, with dozens of sites, players large and small, and is a very confusing landscape for consumers. There''s a ton of coupon and deals sites. Brian Nickerson: It''s definitely a crowded space. Why are you different? There are lots of large players, and lots of small players.

Internet Brands 257

Internet Brands Content Startup Sites 257

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. The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

With the estimated 510 million live websites at last year-end, and 280,000 new ones being added every day, the biggest challenge for an entrepreneur is to get found, and get some credibility for a new startup. Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

socalTECH

APRIL 16, 2010

Albert previously founded CheapCheapCheap.com, an online coupon and deal finding site, and we thought we'd hear from Albert why he thinks the local, group purchasing market is so interesting, and how he hopes to grow the service beyond just Orange County. What is the site all about? How did DealPerk.com come about? READ MORE>>.

Orange County 170

Orange County Startup Sites Southern California 170

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 18, 2013

Marketing your startup can be one of the most daunting tasks an entrepreneur faces on their journey to world domination. This is the very definition of pivoting. Share your answers on your website, packaging and marketing materials, such as your social media, interviews and guest posts. The best part?

Guide 105

Guide Startup Marketing Template 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. Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right. This eliminates even the standard site hosting fees.

Blogging 104

Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Anyone who works in the venture business or frankly just lives in Silicon Valley will be used to hearing a buzz word rise up out of nowhere to capture the technology zeitgeist and find its way into every entrepreneur’s product development plan or every aspiring entrepreneur’s pitch deck. It’s the puck at your feet.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

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. Early on, we realized that because Twitter was having issues keeping the site live and up, we needed to solve that for our users in order to build our business.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

The site is the brainchild of Tracy DiNunzio , who took her experience running RecycledBride.com and is now applying the same concept to women's clothing. We launched into bridal first, and gave us a good start in a niche, and let me prove the business model and myself as an entrepreneur. RecycledBride really has become a popular site.

Startup 236

Startup Education Acquisition Funding 236

socalTECH

MARCH 21, 2011

What do children's vitamins and social media have to do with one another? Gordon Gould , the co-founder of SmartPants, talks about the company and how it's applying what he learned founding ThisNext and from a long experience in the social media market to the consumer products goods area--what he describes as Brands 2.0.

Web 225

Web Social Media SEO Media 225

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Through the site, visitors can look for applications by browsing through the available categories or by launching a search by keyword. In these toolkits are the best apps based around a specific task such as accounting, communication, social media, collaboration etc. Want to find tools even easier?

Startup 49

Startup Social Media Tool Sites 49

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. Richie is also an entrepreneur, connector and Investor. He currently resides in NYC. He currently resides in NYC.

Hulu 111

Hulu Startup Social Media Organization 111

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. The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

Bedloo is a social media voting platform for those who want to find the right answer in life. TechZulu catches up with one of the co-founders of Bedloo, Vincent Plummer, and talks to us about social media, startups, and Bedloo. Since Bedloo is a social media voting platform. Which video was funnier?

Startup 69

Startup Social Media Platform Media 69

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2017

As a startup advisor and investor, I’ve heard and seen hundreds of pitches from entrepreneurs, and the majority of founders are convinced that if you will just give them an hour or more time, you will love their business. Highly saturated domains (more than 10 existing players), such as niche social media sites, are highly risky.

Startup 58

Startup Education Ideas Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

With the an estimated 150K new websites and 7M 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. Too many entrepreneurs spend big money on development, only to find out that the solution isn’t quite right.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 23, 2007

And there are definitely other service providers who provide things like marketing services who are interesting, so its not all service providers, its more like the wealth management types. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. You know what I mean.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Networking CTO Coach Angel 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Where I use LinkedIn: * I definitely use LinkedIn for Specific Requests - Ex. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn. However, it definitely has served as a hub. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta. event I did last fall.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. So I did an internship in digital media space and then worked at Global Grind, a content media Hip Hop site, after graduation.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Media Sites 99

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The Smart & Social Gift-Suggestion Engine. Site Unseen. Site Unseen is a mobile app that serves as a personal tour guide for exploring a city. Then fellow Trojan Alex Banayan gave a talk about the three traits of success in an entrepreneur. 2nd Place: The Smart & Social Gift-Suggestion Engine. GiftMunk.co.

USC 82

USC Startup Tech Coast Angels Guide 82

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2011

As Mark states below “Forums are the original social media&# , people sharing information across the web on all sorts of different topics. Vanilla is forum software that powers discussions on over 400,000 sites around the world. What is the most difficult and best things about being an entrepreneur?

Startup 58

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Framework 58

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2013

If they don’t find a suitable candidate then there is no cost for listing on the site. As an employer in the Social Media age I find it ground breaking.” HR departments are definitely our partners in the process. We keep one third and share the other two thirds evenly between the referrer and the candidate.

Startup 71

Startup Incubator Marketing Seed Funding 71

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

is already well above the dot.com bubble of 15 years ago, although we have slipped a bit this year from the high point of 320 new entrepreneurs out of 100,000 adults in 2011. Thus a record number of entrepreneurs (and employees) are getting rich. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups.

Startup 109

Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109