socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

Media 118

Media Tips Social Media Startup 118

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy is knowledgeable enough to talk tech and swap design & product stories with other founders, but she realized early that networking amongst this group and reading and writing in their journals would not bring her more customers. She focused on her customer. So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?)

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Today they say its Africa’s largest and fastest growing social networking utility with over 4,000 daily new sign-ups. They also add that LAGbook ranks #2 in the city of Yaba-Lagos, where the social network was incepted, and #37 in the city of Hirtshal, Denmark. We create a social network for students of the University of Lagos.

Social Network 100

Social Network Networking Advertising Startup 100

Berkonomics

MARCH 13, 2014

They told me about their expertise and their network of contacts, and their early customers, and the promising results so far. They wanted to come to pitch to my angel network. None of the angels in my group is likely to write a check without hearing and believing a story about how something dramatic is about to happen.

Invest 237

Invest Examples Networking Writing 237

socalTECH

JANUARY 28, 2009

Santa Monica-based eHow, an online "how to" site owned by Demand Media, said Wednesday that the firm is seeing an increase in economy and personal finance related articles, due to the economy. Demand Media is the well funded Internet media venture of former Intermix CEO and MySpace Chairman Richard Rosenblatt. READ MORE>>.

eHow 100

eHow Santa Monica Demand Media 100

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2012

We now have over 100 million users visiting our owned and operated sites, and we're also doing this for other people like USA Today. But, they could not write, and did not know what to write from the travel perspective. They couldn't find enough people to write the content they needed, at the quality they need.

Demand 240

Demand Media eHow Content 240

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Advertising revenue is generated from each site visitor, paid or otherwise. Have you raised any funding yet? What is your business model?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

ExplorerB2B is a free to join exclusive network of experts who share information that matters to you and make sure you expand your professional network, interact with a relevant audience and present your expertise. The result was a social platform especially built to serve the needs of Business-to-Business interaction and networking.

Networking 71

Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

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. I just cover the companies that were funded that week. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. Others I have not.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. "I'm looking for a partner / cofounder who can not only head the technical aspects and build a working model of the site, but someone with the connections to put a great development team together when we need it. Here's an example of that kind of email.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Once you gain real traction as an expert in your space through the blog, investors will put you at the top of their funding list.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

As the number of sites on the Internet floats around one billion, the challenge with every new startup is to be found and stand out. More important, if someone does find your site, the content better be enticing enough for them to come back. Blogging will improve your site search engine ranking.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

Los Angeles-based FreedomSpeaks.com an online web site focused on political social networking, said Tuesday that it has launched a new application programming interface (API) targeted at helping developers tap into information about publicly elected officials.

Develop 100

Develop Development Social Network Web Development 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2013

I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Once you gain real traction as an expert in your space through the blog, investors will put you at the top of their funding list.

Blogging 104

Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 7, 2013

In the same way, video creators and Multi-channel Networks (MCNs) must utilize YouTube''s distribution clout to gain subscribers, views and brand awareness. Green disclosed that his Crash Course web series received over $70k of pledges ($30k in the form of monthly, recurring grants) within the first 7-days the site was launched.

Course 190

Course Advertising Social Media Content 190

socalTECH

AUGUST 27, 2014

In the Los Angeles startup world, there are lots of high profile, buzzy companies which have lots of attention and funding--but which haven''t earned a dime of revenue. We started looking at the landscape, and as I was getting my MBA at the time, ended up writing the business plan for ConsumerTrack.

Startup 239

Startup El Segundo Marketing Media 239

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Ask Eric Migicovsky, founder of Pebble , who raised over $10 million on the Kickstarter crowd-funding platform for his relatively low-tech wristwatch with programmed clock faces. Kickstarter may take a bit of the credit for this, but they admit the majority of projects without media attention don’t even approach their funding goals.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Will Henshall: Focus@will is the first, ever music service which helps with focus and distraction, while writing, reading, and studying. I had been learning about network audio and online startups. It's been very exciting, we're seeing an extraordinary amount of stickiness on the site. How is your company funded?

Help 219

Help Startup Sites Research 219

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 22, 2011

A lot of people don't know it, but we also have an early growth fund, Redpoint Omega, which also gives us the flexibility to invest as little as $50,000 in a company, which we do quite often. We can also write checks as large as $35M out of the Omega Fund. People can come in and have a coffee. Fouad ElNaggar: It's pretty broad.

Redpoint 154

Redpoint Southern California Cornerstone OnDemand Invest 154

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2015

Thus founders seeking funding for a good cause or a new technology often seize on grants from universities, government agencies and philanthropic organizations as free money to solve their problems. They can find additional grants from large philanthropic directories, and your favorite alma mater site. In the U.S. In the U.S.

Pricing 100

Pricing Equity Technical Review Research 100

socalTECH

JUNE 18, 2009

Our interview today is with Santa Monica-based OneCubicle (www.onecubicle.com), a new startup we ran across recently, which is looking to provide a more professional social networking site for younger people. Gregg Champion: OneCubicle.com is a social business network for people on their first, second, and third jobs.

Social Network 100

Social Network Entertainment Startup CTO Coach 100

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But, don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

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. No one wants to hear that you are too busy for them.

Customer 90

Customer Custom Social Media Satisfaction 90

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 2, 2012

Twitter , the 140 character social site is popular with a whopping worldwide estimated user base of around 140 million active monthly users with 400 million tweets daily according to CEO Dick Costolo, but two new startups launched late last month to seek and battle out Twitter at its own game.

Sites 73

Sites Social Network Writing Google 73

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

I am someone who likes to interact with my Representatives and Senators, by way of writing letters, emailing, and what not. When I was listening, I made a point to try to do that, but when I did, I found I had to go to twenty sites to find the information I needed--whether that was to write a letter, send an email, or whatever.

Startup 100

Startup Writing Southern California Email 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

So finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. From a networking standpoint, it’s a lot more efficient than going to seminars and other industry events. Once you gain real traction as an expert in your space through the blog, investors will put you at the top of their funding list.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. But don’t be fooled into expecting people to flock to your site after you tell a few friends. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

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

socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

Our startup interview this morning is with Josh Stomel , founder of ResumeBucket (www.resumebucket.com), a new web site that is focused on helping people share their resumes with the world. Stomel--who is bootstrapping the startup from his recruiting firm, NeoHire--explained the site to us. What's the idea behind the site?

Startup 140

Startup Yahoo Sites Oversee.net 140

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had seen many cycles and decided that since I was going to do it all over again I should write about it. I decided to write about my experience and to be blunt. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. That changed very quickly. And covered we did.

Venture Capital 274

Venture Capital Blogging Startup Slides 274

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

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Every investor expects to see some business traction, both before and after a funding event. If you have neither, and choose to approach an investor, you will get no attention, and probably never again get a shot at funding with that investor. Now investors will pay attention, since scale-up funding is less risky and has a time frame.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

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. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. with the clips.

Company 276

Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

Early on, we realized that because Twitter was having issues keeping the site live and up, we needed to solve that for our users in order to build our business. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance. So, we built our own, new and improved version of a microblogging platform. It's fun, I guess.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248