Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2014

LinkedIn is one of the largest social networks, with 300 million users, and we fell that it has a higher quality user base. Max Fischer: I''m a former investment banker and investment professional, and I have worked a little bit in the entertainment space as well. This is the first based off of LinkedIn. Why LinkedIn?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2010

Many entrepreneurs send me invitations and accolades for their latest Multi-Level Marketing (MLM) companies, and others tell me how much they hate these things. I’m simply annoyed that their pervasive use of social networks like Twitter and Facebook devalue that medium for all businesses. Purchases encouraged as "investment."

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. We can find tons of "marketing' courses in colleges and universities but everyone must think that “selling” is intuitively obvious. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

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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

JANUARY 17, 2017

In emerging markets and the developing world, access to banking, capital, and financial resources is fare more difficult than here in the U.S., Shivani Siroya: Tala is a data company that is working in emerging markets. What we've developed, is an Android app that allows us to open up financial access to customers in emerging markets.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh. Marketing, Startups and Networking in Los Angeles. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

1) has escaped the attention of the major Internet companies, which are better run than ever before; (2) is capable of being launched and proven out for ~$5M, the typical seed plus series A investment; and. (3) Not just in Silicon Valley but in LA, NY, Seattle and other major tech markets. How many ideas like that are left?”

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. Facebook is making big money today, but only after a $150 million investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

He founded the company at the age of 13 with only $100 in investment making ‘manly candles’ in his kitchen after school. Enzo Monfre is a 12 year old founder of Enzoology Education and Exploration Nation. Hart Main is a 15 year old CEO of ManCans. To date, Hart has given over 50,000 meals to the needy through Man Cans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. We can find tons of "marketing'' courses in colleges and universities but everyone must think that “selling” is intuitively obvious. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Dress for Success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

He founded the company at the age of 13 with only $100 in investment making ‘manly candles’ in his kitchen after school. Enzo Monfre is a 12 year old founder of Enzoology Education and Exploration Nation. Hart Main is a 15 year old CEO of ManCans. To date, Hart has given over 50,000 meals to the needy through Man Cans.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. Separate marketing from sales for further leverage. In the second stage, marketing and sales are highly specialized functions. Marketing shapes the concept, branding, packaging, pricing, and positioning.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. We can find tons of "marketing'' courses in colleges and universities but everyone must think that “selling” is intuitively obvious. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. We can find tons of "marketing' courses in colleges and universities but everyone must think that “selling” is intuitively obvious. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Dress for Success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. We can find tons of "marketing' courses in colleges and universities but everyone must think that “selling” is intuitively obvious. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

The stock market is up 7.2%, which is finally providing some liquidity relief to concerned investors and startups alike. Venture capital investments are returning to startups. Venture capitalists invested $4.8 billion in 780 deals in the third quarter of 2010, according to National Venture Capital Association (NVCA).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2011

Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. We can find tons of "marketing' courses in colleges and universities but everyone must think that “selling” is intuitively obvious. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Writing Skills. Job Hunting Basics.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

The firm has also received investments from Greycroft Partners and AT&T. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. My partners and I were all involved in the social media space in one fashion or another. We're going through the education process right now. What's the idea behind Sometrics?

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

In 2009, after their first round of investment, they launched internationally. The service can be accessed by computer, mobile phone ( iPhone , Android ) or social network ( Facebook ). The majority of our users are highly educated, young professionals between 25-39 years of age. Any user stats? How did you resolve them?

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

The firm has also received investments from Greycroft Partners and AT&T. Ian Swanson: Sometrics is a social analytics and advertising company. My partners and I were all involved in the social media space in one fashion or another. We're going through the education process right now. What's the idea behind Sometrics?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2010

Lon: I'm just getting ready to release my updated book " The Social Media Bible Second Edition ” and I just started a new company last week called Extreme Digital Marketing. My most recent was Extreme Digital Marketing. Marty: Which do you enjoy most - the entrepreneur role, author, or speaker/educator? That's mine.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

It became a theme in my keynote at Caltech on the future of social networking. Although both parents are educators, his father a professor and his mother the Commissioner of Education in Connecticut, they did not teach him business. Seth also spoke about not accepting investment until after gaining traction.

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OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. They looked nervous at having to speak with me impromptu and without the benefit of financial figures to scoff at, product pitches that they’ve seen 100 times and a market sizing to unpick. I wasn’t feeling it.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Mike has over 18 years of business development, marketing and management experience in businesses ranging from early stage start-ups to private equity and from mid-stage business to large turn-around operations. Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services.

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AeA Los Angeles Council

JULY 7, 2008

Approximately 50 executives from the worlds of technology & venture capital piled into the dining hall on June 30th to listen to Dr. Mark Drapeau speak about "innovation" and its sister topic, "STEM education." Innovation – and its sister topic, STEM education, is a topic that easily falls through the cracks. government.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 18, 2014

In my Twitter bio is says that I’m “ looking to invest in passionate entrepreneurs ,” which almost sounds like I was just looking for a cliché soundbite to describe myself. Yet along with “authenticity” they are two of the key attributes I look for when I meet with companies I may consider funding one day.

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JUNE 12, 2010

We had a special edition of This Week in Venture Capital this week shooting out of the Next New Networks offices in New York. Spark Capital is relatively new to VC (founded in 2005) yet has become one of the hottest new VCs having invested in Twitter, Tumblr, AdMeld, Boxee, KickApps and many more companies. Total raised: $56.3mm.

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How I Think About Seed Investing As A VC - Feld Thoughts , August 2, 2010 Last week saw an explosion of discussion around seed investing, including plenty of negative comments around VCs as seed investors. Every investment so far in this YC batch (and there have been a lot) has been done on a convertible note.”. Mark Twain.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I spent my days meeting companies, figuring out what areas of the market interested me and trying to get a sense for how VCs thought about fair valuations. By 2008 I had gotten more serious about championing companies through our investment process. The market had tanked. The market wouldn’t bottom until Mar ’09.

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

This continues my series of posts: Top 30 Startup Posts in June 2010 Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010 Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March The following are the top items based on social signals. That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. Here’s why.

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