Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Business financial aid alternatives.

Startup 108

Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 108

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

This point was illustrated well in the classic book, “ The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution ,” by Seth Merrin. I like his approach to first making sure the idea has the potential for a unique selling proposition, by asking yourself a few key questions: Does the idea solve a painful problem?

Startup 166

Startup Education Ideas Customer 166

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2023

My suggestion is to morph the current business idea back into one than you can love and enjoy rather than your quitting and accepting an employee role that's not your preference. “My My idea is just too far ahead of its time.” It’s now obvious that there is no market for what I created.” So hang in there and get busy. “I

Startup 135

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 135

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 26, 2018

New technology markets and paradigm shifts have traditionally been bad bets when seeking investors, since these were known to take decades to develop, and cost lots of money. For example, consider how many years it took for the market to move from radio to television, or fully accept personal computers on every desktop.

Marketing 92

Marketing Demand Examples Social Media 92

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

Trust your own insights, and if you have to ask for business ideas from others, I recommend that you stay where you are until you’re certain of your own idea and solution. I recommend that you look for new or emerging opportunities in new markets. Assess your connections, both social media and financial.

Social Media 105

Social Media Writing Ideas Resource 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

The total experience design begins with a common vision, but then must cross the borders between product, packaging, marketing, customer support, and many other disciplines. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations.

Design 105

Design Customer Custom Product 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2023

Just like you don’t have to be a financial guru to recognize a good CFO, or a marketing genius to hire a VP of Marketing, you can find the right technical partner or team member by using the right evaluation and hiring steps, including the following: Engage a technical advisor to assist with recruiting and early interviews.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Technology High Tech Startup 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Here are some key drivers that will likely lead you to a fundable idea: A business crisis. Other countries can provide e-commerce with different business models, outsource manufacturing at low cost, and a huge market for new products. I hear this term every day, wrongly applied to new social media site, or a new productivity tool.

Customer 167

Customer Custom Startup Outsource Development 167

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Business financial aid alternatives.

Entrepreneur 137

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Education 137

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2020

Just like you don’t have to be a financial guru to recognize a good CFO, or a marketing genius to hire a VP of Marketing, you can find the right technical partner or team member by using the right evaluation and hiring steps, including the following: Engage a technical advisor to assist with recruiting and early interviews.

Competition 174

Competition High Tech Startup Social Media 174

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The total experience design begins with a common vision, but then must cross the borders between product, packaging, marketing, customer support, and many other disciplines. Others include the marketing awareness and education stage, online and in-store shopping stage, setup stage, support, and upgrade considerations.

Customer 150

Customer Custom Design Product 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Unused assets, as well as your free time, have no value on the shelf, and should be marketed. Your assets need to be visible, real, and marketed online. Don’t expect to rely totally on social media, word of mouth, or a personal web site. They also offered an app to make the whole process simpler.

Platform 145

Platform Startup Social Media Customer 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2020

My suggestion is to morph the current business idea back into one than you can love and enjoy rather than your quitting and accepting an employee role that's not your preference. “My My idea is just too far ahead of its time.” It’s now obvious that there is no market for what I created.” So hang in there and get busy. “I

Entrepreneur 121

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Course 121

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutelier came up with iSideWith (www.isidewith.com), a cleverly built site which lets users input their opinions on issues important to them, and helps the compare and match their answer with the positions of all of the candidates in the race.

Education 201

Education Sites Startup News 201

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Business financial aid alternatives.

Entrepreneur 112

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 112

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

. “In order to create a successful new company, you have to find an idea that. (1) How many ideas like that are left? ” He gives a nice little 6-minute video interview on Bloomberg reinforcing these ideas. Enter social media and its importance as a traffic source. Where David is Totally Right.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

socalTECH

OCTOBER 25, 2012

Shipping is the biggest barrier to entry in this market. How did you come up with the idea of handling all the shipping details? I've really gotten an in-depth education about what women want when buying and selling online. While I was doing that, I was learning about social media, about SEO, about gorilla marketing, and so on.

Startup 236

Startup Education Acquisition Funding 236

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Just like you don’t have to be a financial guru to recognize a good CFO, or a marketing genius to hire a VP of Marketing, you can find the right technical partner or team member by using the right evaluation and hiring steps, including the following: Engage a technical advisor to assist with recruiting and early interviews.

Technology 87

Technology High Tech Startup Social Media 87

socalTECH

MAY 16, 2012

Looking to help voters educate themselves better on the candidates, and the issues, Taylor Peck and Nick Boutleier came up with iSideWith (www.isidewith.com), a cleverly built site which lets users input their opinions on issues important to them, and helps the compare and match their answer with the positions of all of the candidates in the race.

Education 171

Education Sites Startup News 171

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. One of our teachers was teaching new media and it was really inspiring. We came up with an idea for an app and around that time we met with Chris. The idea is great and has been working very well.

Social Media 94

Social Media Startup UCLA Media 94

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

Until I read a recent book “ The Business of Sharing, ” by Alex Stephany, who founded JustPark (current valuation estimated at £20M), I too had no idea of the scope of opportunities, and the 200 or more players already out there. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users. Community means more than supply and demand.

Marketing 52

Marketing Commerce Social Media Entrepreneur 52

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Business financial aid alternatives.

Startup 51

Startup Education Entrepreneur Tool 51

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. Ultimately, we're build tools for marketers on top of that. Is the idea to have multiple projects as part of the company? The most attractive thing about it was the educational value. We scaled that to almost $1.4

Startup 242

Startup CTO Coach Blogging Social Media 242

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 16, 2013

That money is being distributed across real estate, educational, and local business redevelopment, as well as moving Zappos into the old City Hall in downtown Las Vegas. “As corny as it sounds, Tony Hsieh is a seller of dreams,” said Sarah Evans, founder of PR firm Sevans Strategy and social media venture FAVES + CO. “So

Social Network 111

Social Network Social Media Press Technical Review 111

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 6, 2017

In the entrepreneur world, most of the energy I see is focused on the current opportunity bubbles, now including anything mobile, the new sharing economy (Uber, Airbnb), or yet another social media app (Snapchat, WhatsApp). Don’t trust your conviction that your idea has never been done before.

Ideas 55

Ideas Snapchat Social Media Entrepreneur 55

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2017

This point was illustrated well in a new book, “ The Power of Positive Destruction: How to Turn a Business Idea Into a Revolution ,” by Seth Merrin. I like his approach to first making sure the idea has the potential for a unique selling proposition, by asking yourself a few key questions: Does the idea solve a painful problem?

Startup 58

Startup Education Ideas Customer 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

Great ideas will have no trouble getting funded. Big businesses fund internal ideas with the money and people they already have. Entrepreneurs who expect funding at the idea stage are usually disappointed. Entrepreneurs who expect funding at the idea stage are usually disappointed.

Startup 58

Startup Resource Entrepreneur Ideas 58

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

The TechZulu team is coming back to Pubcon this year from November 9-10 to bring you some amazing content from the masters of affiliate marketing, Search and SEO, Social Media, Link building, Advertising, Branding, PR, Analytics and tons more. Other then to come hang with the TZ crew of course.

SEO 64

SEO Advertising Conference Social Media 64

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

I want to tell them to just start anywhere, but I realize that most have no idea where anywhere is. We all come from the era where our society and education prepared us for the labor market, meaning working for someone else as an information professional, factory worker, or retail associate. Business financial aid alternatives.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Education Tool 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2017

For example, if I don’t know you, and you didn’t sell your last company for $800 million, your story needs to educate me on why anyone would bet on you to succeed, and how you would reward me for success. Don’t forget that investors invest in people, more than ideas. The first secret is to know your audience before you pitch.

Social Media 58

Social Media Coach Invest Media 58

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2018

My suggestion is to morph the current business idea back into one than you can love and enjoy rather than your quitting and accepting an employee role that's not your preference. “My My idea is just too far ahead of its time.” It’s now obvious that there is no market for what I created.” So hang in there and get busy. “I

Startup 56

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 56

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2014

Just like you don’t have to be a financial guru to recognize a good CFO, or a marketing genius to hire a VP of marketing, you can find the right technical partner or team member by using the right evaluation and hiring steps, including the following: Engage a technical advisor to assist with recruiting and early interviews.

High Tech 103

High Tech Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 103

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2014

My suggestion is to morph the current business idea back into one than you can love and enjoy rather than your quitting and accepting an employee role that''s not your preference. “My My idea is just too far ahead of its time.” It’s now obvious that there is no market for what I created.” So hang in there and get busy. “I

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 110

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Udemy is an online education platform similar to EduFire and others.

Angel 254

Angel Technical Review Software Review Platform 254

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2015

A survey by the Webs Small Business Digital Trends revealed that 63% of small business owners are using digital strategies in their overall marketing efforts. An integrated digital marketing strategy can do that and so much more. These two forms of marketing are meant to work hand in hand. Pull your audience with content.

Guide 40

Guide Social Media Content Advertising 40

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Shortcut: sebastian-x.com Blog About Blogroll Links How brain-amputated developers created the social media plague Posted on 12 January, 2010 The bot playground commonly refered to as “social media&# is responsible for shitloads of absurd cretinism. Twitter was such a great idea with so much promise.

Social Media 41

Social Media Develop Development Media 41

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2016

Just like you don’t have to be a financial guru to recognize a good CFO, or a marketing genius to hire a VP of Marketing, you can find the right technical partner or team member by using the right evaluation and hiring steps, including the following: Engage a technical advisor to assist with recruiting and early interviews.

High Tech 58

High Tech Startup Social Media Entrepreneur 58