Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2014

It’s especially important to highlight your uniqueness in some easy to remember way, so people will think of you and what you do, in case they need your product or service. Every product or service has specific attributes that are important to key customers, like integrity and trust, or customer focus. Enchant your customers.

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Startup Tips Customer Custom 98

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 20, 2013

They bring your product to life. Establish the persona of the person who would be using your products. Tell us what their life is like without your product – how they struggle. Tell us about the breakthrough they’ll have when they’re using your product. I’m gonna do this page over from the start.”

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Slides Startup Conference Writing 399

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. We started building the product 18 months ago so we are in better shape than 99% of start-ups. Page 1: Market Size. $3 I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link. I was wrong.

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

socalTECH

AUGUST 2, 2017

Our interview today is with Alan Horsager , the CEO of Pasadena-based Episona (www.episona.com), an angel backed startup which has already developed and has been offering up an epigenetic test for male fertility. Our first product is called Seed, which is a screening test for male infertility. I also have a visiting appointment at USC.

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USC Technical Review Startup Southern California 100

Xconomy

JULY 26, 2016

It’s a bedrock assumption in American economic policy that innovation and entrepreneurship drive job growth and lead to greater productivity, efficiency, consumer choice, and wealth. Or maybe it’s healthier in the long run when the government imposes more progressive taxation and puts the funds into education, social programs, and R&D.

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Education Platform Training High Tech 40

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. Ian Swanson: We have 1500 publishers using our products. Out of that 1,000 pages, only 5-10 ads tend to get clicks.

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Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 113

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

The purpose of REACH is to explore, educate, and evaluate the future of tech, as well as experience new gadgets first hand. Inside Sony had a “booth” showing off their latest Vaio products for people to test and preview. One of many topics that were in discussion was the new development process of games.

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Lootcrate S3 Education Activision 80

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

I have some educated guesses. He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. We had to develop whole frameworks of “middleware” to deal with this problem. George’s Arguments.

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Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

To gain some insight into the area, we spoke with Ian Swanson, one of the founders of Sometrics (www.sometrics.com), which develops software to gather information on social media and optimize advertising. Ian Swanson: We have 1500 publishers using our products. Out of that 1,000 pages, only 5-10 ads tend to get clicks.

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Social Media Advertising Social Network Userplane 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2013

Incorporate your startup after the business plan, but before you spend a dollar on product development. If you are totally confused by the online information, make an appointment with a local agency such as your industry association, your local SCORE office, or your nearest Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

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Startup Tips Examples Guide 93

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

However, if you talk to a lot of people about who Vantage Media is, a lot of them think we''re still an agency, specifically focused on for-profit education marketing. Real time bidding allows advertisers to bid on users in a particular market, who are likely to be purchasing that company''s product.

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Media Advertising Startup Platform 162

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

But “he didn’t have the budget to hire a developer until he had raised money!&#. He went out and found a developer and built a product. This person was educated at the best US schools and had worked for a top-tier strategy consulting firm – one of the big 3. He looked stunned. I said that was my point.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Slides CTO Coach 414

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. The product focuses on the in-store behavior of consumers. And of course we had, TheMan. with the clips.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 24, 2013

According to Patrick Vlaskovits another proselytizer of the term, “Growth hacking comes after the early stage chaos and post-product-market-fit.”. If you build it, they may not come : So, you’ve launched your product, and people use it and seem to like it. It’s the whole conversion flow.

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Hulu Startup Social Media Organization 111

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

How to be a successful iPhone developer - 47 Hats , July 20, 2010 I came across this YouTube video of Brian Greenstone from Pangea Software talking about how his company made $1.5 These are the top linked domains from Facebook pages. Customer Development Diagnostics over Lunch. Showscase your products and services.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Software Review 217

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I took an advanced computer course in high school where I learned to build databases in Ashton Tate’s dBase III+ and to compile my designs using a product called Clipper. My first job after college was as a developer at Andersen Consulting. I programed macros to help my mom with her Lotus 1-2-3 spreadsheets for work.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". It was really no longer than a page um. every three weeks.

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Read more: VentureWire (requires login) , Mahalo Profile Page.

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Venture Capital Startup Platform Technical Review 240

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 9, 2014

To learn more about all the companies, be sure to visit 500 Startups’ official demo day page. We know language education is a huge market, with 1/7 of people around the world learning a new language. Something we didn’t know, mainstay education programs have < 1% course completion.

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Startup Mobile Commerce Education 111

InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. As I note in Lousy Startup Names , in their early days, startups should obsess on developing their value proposition and avoid paying over-priced consultants to devise clever logos. You know, Jesus, a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”.

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Startup Press Design Marketing 229

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The scientific goals, writ large, included nationwide data sharing among researchers and drug developers; better prevention through medicine (such as the HPV vaccine) and public education (anti-smoking campaigns); and a registry that could match cancer patients to trials based on genetics and other factors.

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Pricing Startup News Screening 40

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Upon graduation from Wharton, John and Kyle launched a startup based upon a simple, pedestrian product: a computer mouse shaped like the head of a golf driver. Putting their expensive educations to good use, they aptly named their novelty product a "MouseDriver". It was really no longer than a page um. every three weeks.

Newsletter 133

Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The FDA agreed this summer to reorganize the way it evaluates drugs, diagnostics, and other cancer-related products. … Next Page » Reprints | Share: In an interview with Xconomy, panel co-chair Tyler Jacks acknowledged the recommendations were broad, with many details yet to be worked out. There are policy issues.

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Geni Research Study Summary 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

I use to to learn, to grow, to ask questions for which I’m curious and to further develop relationships that I have. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. Not a chance. Why did you pursue an MBA at Stanford?

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Startup Venture Capital Web Ideas 286

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. At CallWave, Colin was CTO, Jason was CFO and I was in charge of product marketing and customer acquisition.

Marketing 209

Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 23, 2013

GumGum’s goal is to continue educating the market and selling the product – they’re expecting 400% growth next year. By focusing on creating marketing executions that are viewable and engaging in a relevant way, they can ensure their products are in line with content. Implementing image and facial recognition.

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Technical Review Advertising Google Screening 76

socalTECH

JUNE 16, 2009

What we did, instead, was enable affiliates, particularly on higher margin or more complex products like insurance, travel, or education--to call someone. We did extensive customer research and testing to develop our platform, which has the functionality, control, and visibility that advertisers, publishers, and networks need.

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Advertising Networking Santa Barbara Startup 113

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

You could create a business process design Genie, and announce it through public relations or social networking efforts, and direct them to a login page. As part of your launch, we can integrate Google or Paypal payment options into the login page. For an educator, it helps to bring classroom training to life.

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Geni Web Guide Platform 100

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 9, 2014

I recently developed a more human framework for early-stage startups to define their startup DNA and lay some foundations for a sustainable business. Having a clear focus means it’s easier to communicate what your product is and who it’s for. Here are two examples. By focusing on the ‘why?’

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Startup Design Customer Custom 78

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

The idea actually came to him from the Yellow Pages business. He took out an ad in the Yellow Pages (it was the early 80′s, pre Internet), which cost him $1,000 / month for a half-page ad. So the Yellow Page business was always “pay for placement.&#. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet?

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Competition Idealab Product CitySearch 350

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 9, 2009

CEA represents more than 2,000 corporate members involved in the design, development, manufacturing, distribution and integration of consumer electronics products. Discover stuff (maps, deals, videos, etc) that help make your days more productive. Contact us for more information on supporting TechZulu's growth and development.

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Technical Review Stickam Web Conference 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

He’s the most talented developer we have ever seen. The app was mainly to educate people what was going on in the world. Our most popular product is our Facebook app. Any event or artist can add this to their Facebook page and they can see all the photos and videos from the audience. What are your defining moments?

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Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

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. I built the product I wanted, as a writer, editor, and as a publisher. It’s not only the publishers; writers need to be educated too.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Matthew Clough is a social entrepreneur and creative professional who has dedicated himself to helping children get the educations they deserve in Tanzania, Africa. Sizhao “Zao” Yang – COO and Co-founder at BetterWorks.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Simply click on the title of the panel you like and you will be taken to their SXSWi panel picker page. Bootstrapping process, product development, Prototyping. . Have you ever had an idea for a great product, but thought any of the following: "I don't have en. Bootstrapping development, team management. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But AOL brought online services, email, chat and discussion boards to the masses and thus educated a generation that paved the way for others. 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.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

The bring your product to life. Establish the persona of the person who would be using your products. Tell us what their life is like without your product – how they struggle. Tell us about the breakthrough they’ll have when they’re using your product. Stories have starts, middles and ends.

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Startup Twiistup Slides Screening 362