Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2013

Customers pay for solutions, but there is no market for ideas. A related “red flag” in a business plan is a missing competitive analysis section, or a short paragraph that essentially says, “this product has no competition.” Yet most products can be made dramatically cheaper as technologies improve. Marty Zwilling.

Ideas 99

Ideas Startup Competition Demand 99

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2012

Customers pay for solutions, but there is no market for ideas. A related “red flag” in a business plan is a missing competitive analysis section, or a short paragraph that essentially says, “this product has no competition.” Yet most products can be made dramatically cheaper as technologies improve. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Ideas Competition Startup 102

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

The size of the document should be based on your style, but 10-20 pages or slides are usually more than adequate to outline even a complex business. Hopefully you know your friends and family better than I do, so you decide when a business plan is required. On the other hand, your mother probably won’t read one.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Writing Entrepreneur Slides 109

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2011

Customers pay for solutions, but there is no market for ideas. A related “red flag” in a business plan is a missing competitive analysis section, or a short paragraph that essentially says, “this product has no competition.” Yet most products can be made dramatically cheaper as technologies improve. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 92

Startup Ideas Competition Demand 92

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

It’s a piece of marketing collateral you get to create. The way you talk about your business, develop your brand voice, gauge demand, and connect with your audience. To know who and where the product is coming from allows people to see first-hand on how the product is made.

Startup 74

Startup Funding Capital Help 74

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

Armed with a degree in Marketing and Business from University of Ulster in Northern Ireland and an Operations experience from Ireland, UAE and Egypt , Ciaran Connolly, 36 teamed up with Ernist Turdubaev 33, with a Master of Arts – Retail and Government Sector to launch ProfileTree. What are your backgrounds? Any funding yet?

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 9, 2014

You need to research the possibilities in a new landscape but your personal research has been well, a bit fruitless. Perhaps it’s time to raise a round of Venture Capital funding and want a pitch presentation a bit more composed than the dusty Keynote you put together last year for your friends and family round. Investor Decks.

Outsource Development 105

Outsource Development Software Review Technical Review Outsource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2010

Customers pay for solutions, but there is no market for ideas. A related “red flag” in a business plan is a missing competitive analysis section, or a short paragraph that essentially says, “this product has no competition.” Yet most products can be made dramatically cheaper as technologies improve. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 48

Startup Ideas Competition Demand 48

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That said, we made an entry into the commercial market in the digital content space. We're not able to publicize their names, but if you use the link on our home page, it takes you to their live translations on their sites. You mention your government business continues to expand? It's been in an interest bearing account.

Software Review 145

Software Review USC Content Tech Coast Angels 145

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Social Rewards helps leverage your existing loyalty program and turn it into a distribution platform via social media. You can use it to quickly turn your location data into a complete mapping website and companion iPhone app.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Industry news was excited, but for how amazing of a product they are, custom Snapchat geofilters have remained stunningly under the radar. So what’s exciting about this new product? Here’s a guide on how to upload and create your own filter.

Custom 40

Custom Customer Snapchat Design 40

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. No matter where I worked, I never found any sort of product that managed the workflow between editors and writers and it is the number one problem in the publishing world. Freelancing is a tough gig for many writers. It’s standardized.

Journal 90

Journal Startup Writing Media 90

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2009

We give them options and advice on the best course to reach their goals, such as responding quickly and getting to market faster. We also provide production support, and we're also very proactive in monitoring items that might affect them, supporting the specific versions of software they are running. We're also growing and hiring.

IBM 100

IBM IBM Mission Ventures Venture Capital 100

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

In a recent interview, Goldenberg stated that the online apparel market was a “bigger than $100 billion” business and that his company and others like it were poised to “take market share from traditional retailers”. Given Goldenberg’s Internet marketing prowess, I’m sure JustFab will continue to shape online retail for years to come.

Technical Review 75

Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

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Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44