Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, without the costs, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, without the costs, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Technical Review Startup Symantec 54

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Media 118

Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Sergey’s diverse experience as an entrepreneur, technology consultant and software executive qualifies him to lead amSTATZ’s technology development. Jenna can write a recommendation on Andy’s profile or send an email to friends recommending Andy, one of his workout plans or the fitness event she’s registered for. How many users?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every new game site is a Club Penguin or Minecraft. Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. It was as much in reaction to my getting blank stares from entrepreneurs when I asked that question as it was for me to better understand the problem itself. Email readers, continue here.] Here is my list.

Social Network 179

Social Network Metrics Ideas Sites 179

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Professional user-friendly site design. People buy from people.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Training 93

Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Steve Reich

MARCH 30, 2012

TripTrotting recruited thousands of local travel guides for their site. They did it entirely through social networking. inLife signed up dozens of merchants in Santa Barbara for their activity site. One of the founders wrote a Python script that sent out custom emails to a list they had developed.

Incubator 91

Incubator Web Entrepreneur Santa Barbara 91

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2010

My plea to entrepreneurs and startups is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people comfortable rather than paranoid. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

Entrepreneur 85

Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Network News 85

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Enter Xobni.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2015

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. You can easily remove content you own (comments on your site or accounts). Proactively build a positive reputation.

Search Engine Optimization 101

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 3, 2019

My recommendation to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity to make people’s life better, rather than worry and dodge the risk. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. Use video and audio, rather than jargon, abbreviations, and computer lingo on your site.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Symantec Social Network News 78

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2013

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. You can easily remove content you own (comments on your site or accounts). Proactively build a positive reputation.

Report 98

Report Search Engine Optimization Startup Google 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2017

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. You can easily remove content you own (comments on your site or accounts). Proactively build a positive reputation.

Search Engine Optimization 56

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 56

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Professional user-friendly site design. People buy from people.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 22, 2012

Most focus on two things though, the amount of women that use the site and the amount of money dirty marketing people are going to make from it. is a well respected author, photographer and consultant but he’s also generally a great guy to follow on any social network. You guys are going to be rich!”. I guess I was right.

Blogging 178

Blogging RSS Social Network Screening 178

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2012

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. You can easily remove content you own (comments on your site or accounts). Proactively build a positive reputation.

Search Engine Optimization 85

Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network Google 85

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.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly. where entrepreneurs share their stories. 63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of By mario on May 2, 2012 in Features , grid. Free Corporations For First-Time Entrepreneurs. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Idea Mensch.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2012

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize these concerns as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people’s life better, rather than stoke the fires. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

Startup 85

Startup Technical Review Social Network News 85

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2011

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a SCREAMING post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. You can easily remove content you own (comments on your site or accounts). Proactively build a positive reputation.

Web 93

Web Search Engine Optimization Content Social Network 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

My plea to entrepreneurs is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people’s life better rather than stoke the fires. Here are a few specifics on how to be part of the solution, rather than part of the problem: Put a personal face and address on your site; don’t hide behind an “info” email address.

Startup 94

Startup Technical Review Social Network News 94

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2010

Last week, Los Angeles-based EcoMom (www.ecomom.com) launched its "green" parenting site, with backing from Dave McClure. Jody Sherman: We are a site for eco-conscious, health minded parents. How long has the site been around? In February of this year, we bought EcoMom, a community and content site.

Software Review 200

Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. People judge you and your company in the first few seconds.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

By Evan Britton Each day, millions of internet users post updates on a variety of social networking sites. This information is often relevant and useful for entrepreneurs and startups - so you need to understand the alternatives and implications. You can reach him directly via email.

Web 82

Web Social Network Google Networking 82

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

There have been a lot of entrepreneurs here in software and other industries, and interestingly enough there seem to be more self-funded, bootstrapped firms here, rather than those looking for venture capital to get off the group. Gary Bishop: The founder of the company is Dustin Snell, who is a classic, bootstrap entrepreneur.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Understand the basic tools – the social media trinity. Blogging (Wordpress), micro-blogging (Twitter), and social networks are the trinity. Key social networks are Facebook (500 million consumers) and LinkedIn (60 million professionals). Put your social network links on your stationery, business cards, and email.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Blogging 95

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

That's so sometimes when you haven't checked your email for a couple of hours, you could have met someone for lunch. Then, I built another site called Stormserve.com, one of the top 700 sites on Alexa, and then also worked with AOL in technology, doing remnant traffic optimization. READ MORE>>.

Startup 145

Startup Social Network Tool Santa Monica 145

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

At the moment, Conolly heads the startups social media team in Egypt while Turdubaev looks after Russian countries and translation of the site. ProfileTree was a good fit – the branches – network, leaves – people. TechZulu caught up with Conolly and this is what we learn. We help them with this. Why the name?

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

It's difficult to add value to a portfolio company or entrepreneur. We're helping the entrepreneur, leveraging our network, introducing them to people, and helping them think about new products. Finally, for entrepreneurs, what's the best way to approach you--email, Twitter, Facebook? That's part one.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2010

One of the most difficult things to do as a first time entrepreneur is to get to know the investors you might be working with if you accept money. He got into the industry through the same traits required for entrepreneurs – persistence & resiliency. You’ll hear this story in the video. So how did Mike get into VC?

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Venture Capital Blogging Startup Fandango 230

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

I ended up passing on the Twitter investment, but I put out a blog post at the time--I was working for CBS--asking if someone would want to build it, and a kid named Soren MacBeth emailed me back saying he'd build it, which started the idea of StockTwits. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Include links to other sites showing your positives.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There are a lot of users, with lots of different email and instant messaging accounts, who are finding that there are too many ways to communicate with their friends and associates. People are using email, IM, soc nets like LinkedIn and Facebook, SMS, and video chat -- all of these are really places to communicate.

Email 113

Email Yahoo Startup Google 113

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Our interview this morning is with David Sacks, CEO of Geni.com, an online family tree and social networking site, as well as Yammer, the instant messaging startup spun out of Geni.com at TechCrunch50. We also think there's a bit opportunity in family gift giving, and we've also partnered with a number of sites to enable that.

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Yammer Geni Startup Southern California 133