socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

The reason for this business, is folks are always going on social media to recommend products to their friends, but they're not making any money from it. We want to help you monetize your knowledge, your skills, and your social media. How has that ramping and hiring gone in this environment?

Help 113

Help Commerce Platform Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Make sure your hiring practices include diversity, inclusion, and equity. If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives.

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Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2021

Customers today quickly get beyond these, and put a competitive priority on the experience of others, reflected in reviews and social media, and their own total experience with your sales process, delivery, returns, and support on their schedule. Select new hires with attention to values.

Competition 142

Competition Software Review Social Media Customer 142

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 29, 2018

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Startup 89

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 89

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

I often advise startup companies not to try and pin all of your brand equity into an announcement. Be open & transparent (mimicking the greater social order changes that have come with blogs & social media). Hamet Watt – More recently we announced that we hired Hamet Watt as a partner as well.

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Venture Capital Startup Blogging Platform 324

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

The double-digit drop actually came from Meta’s earnings report which investors feared would be indicative of a broader revenue slump across social media stocks. While Meta’s week was downright awful, Snap had a strange reversal of fortunes that saw its stock plummet and then dramatically rebound hours later.

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Marketing Newsletter Technical Review News 246

TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Next 10 says they intend to reinvest that into a growth fund for next year’s EduCreator participants and that any equity arrangements or follow-on investments will be discussed at the end of the program. Through this content, they may discover a field or a topic they haven’t had access to.

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Incubator Content Education Seed Funding 197

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2020

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Member of the Advisory Board.

Startup 124

Startup Technical Review Software Review Entrepreneur 124

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Startup 108

Startup Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 108

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2016

With one of the new free tools and a dose of sweat equity, you can create a website for almost nothing -- and you are on your way to success with ecommerce, your latest invention or personal services. With the unlimited access to “how-to” videos and detailed instructions on the Internet, you shouldn’t need to hire experts for most things.

Social Media 60

Social Media Startup Equity Entrepreneur 60

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 5, 2014

Deferred payments start with stretching the payables period but, more importantly, include giving employee equity in lieu of a higher salaries and negotiating vendor deferred payments out of future revenues. Use social media for early marketing. Social media is not rocket science.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Search Engine Optimization Outsource Development Social Media 105

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

For example, a startup may hire you as an accountant, but you may also be asked to do social media marketing content gearing towards finance for the company blog. By ownership I don’t mean equity, I mean the feeling of ownership when you become one of a few people to help something real get made and used.

Startup 102

Startup Social Media Writing Google 102

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Next she took to Instagram, a new social media platform that quickly became the most effective tool in a blogger’s toolkit. The startup has already secured a seed investment from Maveron and CRV, TechCrunch has learned, and will receive another $150,000 in exchange for 7% equity upon entering YC next year. focused fund.

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. With apps like the social media feed (which draws data from Twitter, Foursquare, etc.) We asked if he was willing to take a pay cut for more equity. We ultimately decided not to hire him. We started small, but wanted more innovation.

Social Media 106

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Sweat equity. This unpaid work component is sized in dollars, added to any funds contributed, to represent the total contribution of a founding partner and converted to an equity ownership percentage in a new startup. Equity crowdfunding. Expect your skills, insights and motivation to be tested -- so be prepared.

Startup 57

Startup Software Review Equity Invest 57

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

” The large social media screen is Enplug, five iterations later. With apps like the social media feed (which draws data from Twitter, Foursquare, etc.) We asked if he was willing to take a pay cut for more equity. We ultimately decided not to hire him. We started small, but wanted more innovation.

Social Media 81

Social Media Startup Screening Advertising 81

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Until you have a business, you shouldn’t get a web domain name or social media accounts, since these all should match and are hard to change later. Co-founder and equity negotiations work best if you own all the equity. For more detailed requirements, it’s always appropriate to hire an attorney to guide you.

Company 61

Company Companies Startup Equity 61

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 1, 2014

They couldn’t possibly understand the new social media culture, new technologies, or have the determination to beat their younger counterparts in the market. Often the Boomer is more willing to work for equity, and easily convinced to step aside when revenues reach that next threshold. Member of the Advisory Board.

Entrepreneur 106

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Report 106

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 30, 2012

Jackson , “This financing round, coupled with hiring Adam Sroka as our head of technology, puts CapLinked in a position to further enhance our enterprise product offerings.”. Yesterdays’ equity round of $1.6 According to CEO Eric M. CapLinked is changing this with our intuitive and easy-to-use platform.”. million Raised.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Software Review Bertelsmann Technology 88

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. I was hired to head up strategy, marketing development, and product management.

Orange County 245

Orange County Startup News IBM 245

InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Marketing is free or cheap because of social media. If you think hiring professionals is expensive, try hiring amateurs”. New hires in a depressed economy also tend to be more willing to accept below-market salaries in exchange for equity-based compensation. People are free or cheap because of the recession.

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Company Companies Startup Study 257

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Create and manage your social media presence. Clarify who gets equity , and how much. Run a background check on new hires. Hire and train salespeople.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

In the beginning, when there is nothing, it’s easy to make promises or throw around equity. 5) As an investor, I frankly find it tiresome the degree to which entrepreneurs attempt to hype their companies by integrating “social networks and social media” into their pitches. Write it down….

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

equity debate. We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media. Have convertible notes really won? Long back-story here.) The Dry Run. m king of a cow.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. Call it facts for hire. It would be a bit like the hired gun in the old west, but more suited for today’s times. Hiring The Right Candidate.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175