SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

He is not a technical person, but is somewhat web savvy. And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. Just make note of it in the document and/or in an email when you send it. It would be great to get notes and summaries from these.

Develop 354

Develop Development Technical Review CTO Coach 354

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups.

Customer 146

Customer Custom Marketing Startup 146

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

At its release, email was heralded as the best thing since the facsimile aka the fax machine. Well email may be the savior of the Western world’s time, but like all great inventions of the last century, it could use a little help. This part is significant because if no one ever responded you probably wouldn’t remember them.

Email 102

Email Platform Web Summary 102

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

Or, as always, summary notes available below. This time frame – 2005/2006 – web 2.0 The value of Pitch Decks; Brad’s personal preferences on deal presentation; and Brad’s practice of accepting cold approaches via email. But, in fact, I would rather have an executive summary than a pitch deck. was starting.

Venture Capital 288

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Software Review 288

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road. like Google.

Startup 96

Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. If answers will take more than this time, we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

CTO Hire 264

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 264

SoCal CTO

MARCH 3, 2011

This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? You will get a response via email to schedule a time to talk. Unfortunately, we are web, mobile, software, database guys. If answers will take more than this time, we will do our best to point you in the right direction.

CTO Hire 259

CTO Hire Startup Technical Review Development Team Review 259

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with e-commerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Content is king of the road.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone to wake up and answer website email requests. I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book just published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.” It’s time to end the automated email responses with the “do-not-reply” address.

Customer 97

Customer Custom Services Startup 97

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 9, 2013

There are many iOS users out there that know about Fanhattan already, but Fanhattan is finally being developed for the World Wide Web. Connecting through Facebook or signing up through email, you arrive at one of the most simple and user-friendly interfaces. The web version is currently in its beta stages, but seems almost complete.

Screening 68

Screening Web Summary Sites 68

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The surest sign a fund-raising process has stalled is when you aren’t getting follow-up meetings or hearing from the VC or hearing from friends that they got a phone call or email asking about you. even if it’s just a web conference call walk through. If a VC “ghosts you” (i.e. I wrote about it here. Sometimes?—?best

Venture Capital 332

Venture Capital Funding Startup Sales 332

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Customer service has always been reactionary, meaning someone has to wake up and answer website email requests. I found a good summary of these new expectations in a book recently published by Micah Solomon, “ High-tech, High-touch Customer Service.” It’s time to end the automated email responses with the “do-not-reply” address.

Customer 89

Customer Custom Services High Tech 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2014

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he recommends today: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing. Scott, just published a new book that I like,” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media SEM Advertising 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2016

Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing. Email marketing. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups.

Customer 60

Customer Custom Marketing Social Media 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Be consistent is their application, and provide contact information for both phone and email access. In summary, a startup with no website, or a website with no credibility will kill your business. Offer support assistance and guarantee. Publish the terms of your support, return, and replacement policies.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

founders a cease and desist email demanding the removal of all CrunchBase content from their People+ app, on the grounds that People+ is “nothing more than a copycat app which “duplicates what CrunchBase offers in order to compete directly” . In an unsettling display of protectionism, AOL serves Prop Populi, Inc.

Technical Review 74

Technical Review Startup Software Review Google 74

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 10, 2012

Cunningham’s current business, a marketing agency, Polar Unlimited in Toronto, had expanded in growth through the last decade by embracing social media and web 2.0. Like Gary Vaynerchuk, Cunningham built the family business 10 fold through creating branded web content with a viral touch. They specialized in content creation.

Startup 76

Startup Social Media Content Web 2.0 76

Frank Addante

JUNE 4, 2006

Web Development & Marketing Technology) Exit: evolved into L90 (next company) Lesson: What you dont know cant stop you. We provide turnkey digital messaging appliances for enterprises, service providers and software developers to send marketing, e-commerce, CRM and customer service email. Startup 3.0: Be scrappy. ReaXions, Inc.

Startup 40

Startup Venture Capital Email CTO Hire 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Executive Summary. If you want to watch the video version summary of my advice on fund raising it’s here. In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. Fund raising is bloody hard.

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2016

It is search engines, web content, blogs, social media, e-mail direct, on one of many mobile-phone approaches? For example, use social channels to mine for newsletter content, and connect to your blog account, where you include email sign-up forms. Content that doesn’t connect doesn’t fit.

Marketing 58

Marketing Startup Social Media Newsletter 58

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

The video can be watched here , but there is a most excellent summary below provided by John Excley. Because he was particularly attracted to the idea of positioning Quigo in the business of helping retailers with search, Quigo started building sophisticated technology for applied semantics stuff with web pages. How is that unique?

Google 302

Google Startup Advertising Acquisition 302

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 23, 2017

At nighttime I don’t check my email or social feed right before bed, which helps me from having last-minute anxiety before going to sleep. But more concerning for me is that I often found myself checking email or social feeds in bed in the morning and this is a TOTAL waste. My routine has changed a great deal. No more addiction.

Social Media 267

Social Media News Mobile Snapchat 267

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 5, 2010

In the era of Skype, web conferencing tools and collaboration software conventional wisdom says that distributed startup teams can be just as effective as those that are in person. And that rep doesn’t just send an email to his boss – he has coffee with the head of customer service. Conventional wisdom is wrong.

Technical Advisors 335

Technical Advisors Outsource Development Offshore Startup 335

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

The 30-minute interview of Jonah Peretti is here but my summary in the notes below. Back then there were “email forwards.” And I have been so fascinated by the emotions that BuzzFeed arouses that I asked Jonah if I could do the interview myself.

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210