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.

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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. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. Handling different media formats.

Training 93

Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

In writing anything positive about any of the companies I’m not suggesting that it means that I prefer them to any of their competitors. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. entrepreneur Wil Schroter (I am an angel investor in Affordit). Really!).

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. Back to regular writing this week so check back in. He does not bring his Blackberry to meetings and hopes to give entrepreneurs the same respect he wanted. 5:00 – 5:55). 6:00 – 7:30).

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Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 4, 2016

I was writing them multi-seven figure checks each month, because they were generating tens of thousands of customers. Download Sites – We generated tens of thousands of customers from sites such as Download.com. Spam – Email spam was an essential marketing tool during the early days of Internet marketing.

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SaaS Yahoo Advertising Customer 100

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

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. So what’s an entrepreneur to do to get his new business noticed these days? Nurture those links into other sites, and network to the max in relevant business organizations and trade shows.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2011

If you look at the articles on a site like CNN, and the 650 opinions you see after every article, your eyes just start to go crossed. The owners of a news site or blog can then install our plugins on their site, via all six lines of Javacript. When you stick that plugin on a blog you are writing, it scans the article for names.

Startup 174

Startup Blogging Writing Examples 174

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

The Viral Loop / User Email. make sure your site is optimized for search engine traffic: 1.) make sure your site is optimized for search engine traffic: 1.) Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The Refreshing Content.

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

In the rush toward the daily deals space, it seems like there is at least one, new, daily deals site created every day. It's an incredibly crowded industry, which not only includes giants like Groupon and LivingSocial, but countless smaller sites, newspapers, and others all looking for a piece of the action. What is Deal Current?

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Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

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.

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Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2018

In this age of constant change, I usually find myself writing about what has changed. Today there are many more ways to make contact, including email, social media, and web site queries, yet a common complaint I still hear is that no one ever responds. Entrepreneurs need to manage cash flow daily and personally.

Customer 90

Customer Custom Social Media Satisfaction 90

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

We can also write checks as large as $35M out of the Omega Fund. 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. They can find me on Twitter, email me, find me on Namesake.

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Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

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.

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Software Review Commerce Startup Sites 200

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. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. Handling different media formats. Marty Zwilling.

Press 105

Press Social Media Startup Training 105

socalTECH

JUNE 23, 2011

Ryan is a serial entrepreneur, having previously co-founded email marketer NetCreations, and also has been an angel investor in local startups. We stopped doing consumer facing content a year ago, and handed over writing of the Impact Section on Huffington Post to the team at AOL. That's on the cause marketing side of things.

Causecast 222

Causecast Startup Content Education 222

socalTECH

OCTOBER 28, 2010

How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? AOL was just coming online, it was the beginnings of email, and the beginnings of the web. It was going crazy.

Startup 242

Startup Web Design Writing Web 242

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. These days the media formats range from email, phone, radio, television, to social media. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites. Handling different media formats.

Media 55

Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2011

Except that without providing the Twittersphere any scope for write-in votes 9 people actually said to go to Jim’s instead. So I Tweeted him that I’d be delighted to meet a group of startup entrepreneurs and I’d even buy them all lunch. So I asked Twitter a simple question: The results were clear.

Startup 299

Startup Training Course Email 299

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. So, we built our own, new and improved version of a microblogging platform.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

The life of an entrepreneur is filled with 20 second opportunities. We know that their model works for a certain type of content but we believe we can build higher value sites where we can sell premium advertising and target niche audiences. As entrepreneurs you need to learn to pause and let the listener reflect.”.

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Startup Content Conference Media 315

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. People buy from people.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

The Viral Loop / User Email. Search engines have the potential to drive millions of visitors to a given site. Wikipedia and About are two of the most popular sites on the web, but the majority of their traffic comes from referrals from search engines, not people going directly to their site. Refreshing Content.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

The value that is being “added” is often at arms length or via a specialist who interacts with the entrepreneur. But like a Darwinian experiment, the extent to which these gifts are utilized remains entirely up to each individual entrepreneur. Jeff looks for these same qualities in the companies he backs.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

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. The traditional way to handle that is to write code. The technology has just exploded.

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Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill. Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. Some might be from banner ads and others may arise from an email campaign.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

socalTECH

JULY 23, 2012

There are job boards for resumes, and sites like LinkedIn to network and connect with each other, and they do have recommendations, but what they lack is the scoring element. Then, I can contact them through the site. As we're building the site, for right now, the site is completely free to use.

CTO Hire 147

CTO Hire Startup Sites Technical Review 147

socalTECH

OCTOBER 10, 2008

How do people go about using the site? All you need is an email address. You give us your email address, and register each of your items. We give you a number, that you can then write on a label or put on the device, or in the case of something like sporting equipment you can write directly on the object.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Startup Writing Ideas 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2010

Probably every one of you who has a business and a website have been approached through email or personal contact, and asked to spend money on Search Engine Marketing (SEM). For sites displaying the ads, this is called pay per click (PPC). Campaign setup and ad copy writing. Tags: entrepreneurs startups. Marty Zwilling.

SEM 90

SEM Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization 90

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? This is a post to help you figure out why you should write and what you should talk about. Or “I’m a new entrepreneur, why would I offer advice on how to run a startup?&#. By definition, you read blogs.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

I actually come from a long line of entrepreneurs. I used to get up at 5:00 in the morning with my father and go to construction sites. Five Tips For Emerging Entrepreneurs. Also, when you become super, super successful and you want to write your book, it''s helpful!". From that young, very impressionable age.

Networking 214

Networking Startup Santa Barbara RSS 214

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

The VC’s & executives were then asked to make “commitments&# (in writing) to 3-5 of the companies that they felt they could make some sort of contribution to. I first met him there and knew he was a talented entrepreneur that I wanted to work with some day. The product focuses on the in-store behavior of consumers.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2011

They may not write you off, but it’s definitely a struggle for them to take your technology seriously. We come across web sites and applications like this all time. In your business, make it a priority to have the right technology, even if it’s just your web site. You can contact him directly through his website or email.

Technology 94

Technology Startup Web Customer 94

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

The day after we shut down the site, we got an email from this company, saying they had a big opportunity they'd like to talk to us about. Joey Flores: For starters, we're smart enough not to believe anything until it is in writing. How did you know they were serious?

Software Review 100

Software Review Startup Metrics Content 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

The caveat is that these young entrepreneurs have to drop out of college to do it. An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. But when your only capital is your hard-earned seed money, every penny that goes out will be scrutinized painfully.

Startup 92

Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2010

I’ve been told by entrepreneurs that I smile and am warmer than the other venture capitalists they talk to, but that after they leave the meeting they realize they were thoroughly and deeply grilled by my questions. Marty: What’s the most challenging aspect of being an entrepreneur these days from your perspective? Marty Zwilling.

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Venture Capital Capital Entrepreneur Competition 65

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.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92