SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

. - Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Co-founder and CEO Josh Xu met his co-founder and CFO Liang Wang, a veteran of ByteDance and the music social network Smule, when the two were studying at Carnegie Mellon University. “Videos are powerful — just imagine if marketers can send emails with talking human avatars instead of plain text.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2021

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Entrepreneur 140

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

So my advice to many is to study online companies that understand how to use technology for audience development, engagement, viral distribution and subscriptions. Usually I tell them to study Upworthy & Buzzfeed. It’s one of those things that even smart, socially-liberal people fall prey to. In this case your email.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In association with some of the regions top trade associations/social networking groups and industry hosts, DFR '09 promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry.

Fandango 124

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

When my friend’s small business was struggling a while back, I suggested he add some social media marketing initiatives, and his answer was that he was “too busy.” According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Entrepreneur 108

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Startup 108

Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Entrepreneur 96

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 88

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2012

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Startup 97

Startup Tips Social Network Mentor 97

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

We could still deliver applicants and deliver passive job seekers to a company, but we could also delivery applicants that already understood what the cultur of the company was, and be able to measure the kind of footprint people were making on a social network. That's been very effective. If you're not quick you're not there.

Content 193

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Web 117

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal presence and testimonials.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise. Highlight personal and product testimonials.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Startup 75

Startup Social Network Mentor Networking 75

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. Don’t skip all business social settings. Face time is critical, even with the current rage on social networks, phone texting, and email. Studies show that as much as 50-90% of communication is body language.

Entrepreneur 58

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 58

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology. Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. They will exit quickly. Show evidence of your expertise.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 13, 2010

50 Scientifically Proven Ways To Be Persuasive , studies support that, “…the more similar the person giving the testimonial is to the new target audience, the more persuasive the message becomes.” Such reciprocal references are worthless, especially when they are published on a social networking platform.

Startup 113

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2020

In fact, being connected on the Internet has taken on a whole new meaning to me, since I noticed a study commissioned a while back by PC Tools , which found that more than a quarter of people using the Internet have no problem with staying online during sex. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Customer 128

Customer Custom Activity Social Network 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2014

In fact, being connected on the Internet has taken on a whole new meaning to me, since I noticed a study commissioned a while back by PC Tools , which found that more than a quarter of people using the Internet have no problem with staying online during sex. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Customer 106

Customer Custom Entrepreneur Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In fact, being connected on the Internet has taken on a whole new meaning to me, since I noticed a study commissioned a while back by PC Tools , which found that more than a quarter of people using the Internet have no problem with staying online during sex. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Customer 104

Customer Custom Product Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2015

In fact, being connected on the Internet has taken on a whole new meaning to me, since I noticed a study commissioned a while back by PC Tools , which found that more than a quarter of people using the Internet have no problem with staying online during sex. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Customer 104

Customer Custom Startup Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

In fact, being connected on the Internet has taken on a whole new meaning to me, since I noticed a study commissioned a while back by PC Tools , which found that more than a quarter of people using the Internet have no problem with staying online during sex. Email surveys and voice response units are not effective listening.

Customer 53

Customer Custom Social Network Study 53

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

Around 2001 Jonah was studying at MIT Media Lab and began running experiments in viral stories in an era before smart phones (2007) and before social networks took off (2004–2007) and before YouTube (2005). Back then there were “email forwards.” I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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