Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide. Cloud Computing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 14, 2017

Aaron Robin: Essentially, iExhale is an online, on-demand, wellness and mental health platform. We've combined online therapy with phone calls with licensed professionals, and also added an online social networking aspect and mood checkup. The third, is the platform, and anonymous social network we built.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

Yet I find a big difference between “starting a new business” and “creating a new product.” In my experience, most successful entrepreneurs have indeed created a new product, but most people who claim to be inventors have a hard time starting a business. Two people with complementary skills are often equal to three.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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socalTECH

JULY 7, 2010

Demand Media / Richard Rosenblatt / Los Angeles - Rosenblatt's last big win: MySpace, where he was Chairman, brokering its sale to News Corp. Getting lots of notice--and controversy--at Demand Media for its use of writers to create content specifically to attract web traffic. com, and was CEO of Vivendi Universal Net USA.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

What we saw with CareerArc, was there was already a tremendous amount of investment in the middle of the market, with all of these different services and products that went into taking care of an employee when they were hired until they were let go. You've got to know best practices in demand generation. That's been very effective.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

Most begin by doing the product development, marketing and sales alone, but struggle making the transition to hiring and coaching others, defining repeatable processes and focusing on future strategy. For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002.

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socalTECH

MARCH 1, 2013

One of those is Hollywood-based FilmBreak (www.filmbreak.com), which is applying the world of social networking, media, and the Internet to help film-makers gain access to the analytics and insights they need to better market their films. That results in a drastically lower marketing and PA budget for the film.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Keep delivering something new and fresh.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2009

Venice, California-based Topspin , a developer of software focused on helping musicians market and distribute their work, launched an upgrade to its product Wednesday at the SXSW festival. However, the firm still isn't taking just any artists, however, explaining it is still in "invite mode" on which artists can use its products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production and a herd mentality. In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Supply and demand ignored.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

So there is likely robust demand from borrowers. I also talked about Virgin Money , a product that I have used to lend friends money in the past. I know the product intimately and it rocks. Assistly’s main competitor is ZenDesk, whom I’m told also has a great product. Enter P2P lending. 2.2mm in Series A.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. What’s the problem?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide. Cloud Computing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2011

In finance, a bubble is too much money chasing assets, greater asset production and a herd mentality. In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Supply and demand ignored.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2010

A few months ago, I was quoted by a Wall Street Journal reporter in an article, the inverse of this one, titled “ The 7 Most Overrated Businesses ” (I said no more traffic-driven social networks, please). Social network marketing. I believe it will happen, but it hasn’t yet. Sustainable energy. Medical devices.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It is also a result of pent-up demand. My advice : if you’re raising a $750,000 round and you have demand for $1.2 Please do not read that I think an early-stage company with limited product and only beta customers should go straight for a $5 million fund raising. million – take it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and maybe even Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Keep delivering something new and fresh.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Before this South Korean wonder spread across the globe I had written about a trend in global audiences that exists when the costs of production are nearly zero and the costs of distribution are also nearly free. think Amazon) and therefore hits with high production costs were more suited to the medium. billion views. think Apple.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2012

Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is a platform that allows anyone who offers a service to advertise it for free – we promote this profile on the most popular social networks such as Twitter , Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Stumbleupon and many more. The core product is free to small business and self employed people and always will be.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Start social networking with peers.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

And what upsets people is that there are different quantities of those components available in the economic marketplace; and the law of supply and demand is pretty good about consequently assigning a value to them. How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a new generation of buggy whip, or another me-too social network?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and maybe even Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

Pricing 105

Pricing Cloud Computing Custom Customer 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. There seems to be an insatiable demand from consumers for a better shopping experience, meaning they will pay a premium to a company that can present them a better match in products to their interests, without jeopardizing their good name.

Startup 94

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Keep delivering something new and fresh.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

Consumers are surfing the Web, purchasing products, and becoming instant photo journalists from their iPhone and Blackberry. Real time on-demand collaboration. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration. Examples include Google Docs, Salesforce.com, Slideshare.net, and Box.net.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2015

The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives. Social Media. Social networks like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn manage communities comprised of millions of people worldwide. Cloud Computing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

Early-stage entrepreneurs rightly keep their focus on creating an innovative product or service. Growth is more than simply repackaging existing products, and adding bells and whistles or slick incentives. Switch your attention from product development to sales. Keep delivering something new and fresh.

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