Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

If you are an entrepreneur today, and not using social media to promote your business, you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time.

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Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

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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Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2022

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Rather than hide seemingly non-productive gaps in your work to-date, investors look for logical actions, and iterative small steps that could be quick to market or quick to fail. Effective communication requires real listening, as well as talking.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Customer expectations of a relationship and personalization are stretching every business today, and pervasive use and confidence in social media by customers can override all your image building and marketing messages. Of course, part of the change is that Gen Z (born after 1996) now outnumbers the Millennials (born after 1981).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

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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Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup.

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Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

Turn on your phone and look at the productivity folder. Something to write your notes, another to set reminders, and one that does both. But you know, with a social aspect and extra cute buttons. You’ll be more productive within three weeks time. We’ve been there. We’ve all been there. Their claim?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 13, 2020

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Rather than hide seemingly non-productive gaps in your work to-date, investors look for logical actions, and iterative small steps that could be quick to market or quick to fail. Effective communication requires real listening, as well as talking.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Patents Mentor 126

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

However, if you’re looking for something new or exciting that’s not the typical 9 to 5 rat race, working in a startup is definitely something you should consider. Working at large, well-known companies definitely look great on your resume, but startups offer something very valuable: a wide set of skills beyond your job description.

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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. But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? So you developed a product for the mommy community?

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Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

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.

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Web Social Media SEO Media 225

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.

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. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup.

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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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Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

So I thought I’d write a post about how I drive my personal creativity. (A The need for creativity extends well beyond product design. The key is channeling what you learn when you drive onto paper for retention purposes so you have to write it down soon afterward. Many people are visual thinkers.

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Writing Startup Ideas Summary 356

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. You'd have to come up with an idea, gather the truth, write it, produce it, shoot it, edit it, and when you had the product, you had to figure out how to distribute it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2014

Some entrepreneurs love to talk and produce videos, but hate to write anything down. Rather than hide seemingly non-productive gaps in your work to-date, investors look for logical actions, and iterative small steps that could be quick to market or quick to fail. Effective communication requires real listening, as well as talking.

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Entrepreneur Angel Social Media Patents 107

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. Amplify provides seed stage capital to the tune of $50,000 to $150,000 in companies with a viable product that are demonstrating some degree of traction.

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Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

This is a highlight video from the event, to view the full discussion click here : “Where’s Waldo”, a social media discussion featuring great panelists, experts in the social media craze: - Jonathan Rosen, Lucky NY. Their feedback shapes others’ opinion on a product, service, and so on. - Scott Tilton, loopd.com.

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Social Media Blogging Media Writing 40

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The biggest roadblock is that startup founders already have too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, courting investors, etc. So finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

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. You definitely have a nice start.

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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. I am in the middle of writing up some of my thoughts on this and will post about it and let you know. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0

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Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

First, I believe that Seesmic has an excellent product – especially the web version of their product and that having another senior and experienced exec like Loic Le Meur would be great for Twitter. It also means that the publisher (person writing the status update) can share in the monetization. Kind of obvious, huh?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

One of the hardest things about being a blogger is drawing that line between being a business owner and writing for passion. Most bloggers wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to make a full time income from writing their blog. Who are you writing to…What are their fears, their dreams, their lifestyles? Write your content.

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Blogging Email Writing Sites 83

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2011

They write and tweet every day, with the single guiding credibility and personality that the new social culture demands. He definitely has experience on both sides of the ‘entrepreneur versus investor’ table. He also co-authored the book "Inbound Marketing" about the power of social media and blogs.

Entrepreneur 92

Entrepreneur Technical Review Blogging Java 92

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. Amplify provides seed stage capital to the tune of $50,000 to $150,000 in companies with a viable product that are demonstrating some degree of traction.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I focused on relationships, connections, human bond, idea generation, testing products and also I generally tried to be available for others. He talked about what he believes will be one of the most important products in the next 5 years. It has to do with the future of social networking. I stayed out late. Strike that.

Ideas 294

Ideas Startup Marketing Pricing 294

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Valu e and Exp erience versus Price and Product.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? Now let’s move on to the first couple topics: Step 0: Pre-product. See the books I recommend to friends.

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Startup IP Email Report 29

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Standalone URI shorteners work fine when you want to shorten mostly foreign URIs, but that’s a crappy approach when you want to submit your own stuff to social media. Because you throw away the ability to totally control your traffic from social media, and search engine traffic generated by social media as well.

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