Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. The most successful entrepreneurs know where to look and when to look for funding, and the rules are always changing. Marty Zwilling

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Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. 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.

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Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2023

Either could improve the statistic that half of startups fail within the first five years. There are a wealth of tools available today, relying on social media and marketing, to create or foster the market your company needs. Investors tell me that they are wary of funding an entrepreneur who refuses to admit any prior failure.

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Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

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Research Marketing Statistics Report 87

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2014

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics and online newsletters with the latest statistics. The local Small Business Association (SBA) offices, or their equivalent in other countries, can often provide statistics on key market domains in your area.

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Marketing Entrepreneur Statistics Research 97

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. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. 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.

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Press Social Media Startup Training 105

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. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. 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.

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Media Social Media Startup Training 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. Nearly $50 billion is being spent annually on direct mail, according to statistics , and the amount has been increasing each year.

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Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2020

Either could improve the statistic that half of startups fail within the first five years. There are a wealth of tools available today, relying on social media and marketing, to create or foster the market your company needs. Investors tell me that they are wary of funding an entrepreneur who refuses to admit any prior failure.

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Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Course 121

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2016

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

Marketing 59

Marketing Startup Statistics Research 59

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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Snapchat Social Media Social Network Media 82

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. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great. 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.

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Training Media Entrepreneur Social Media 93

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 1, 2011

We’ve had artists who are just starting up and have funding, startup artist, to rock band called Hell Yeah and everything in between. What kind of services, deeper than social media, do you provide to your customer base? We know that social media is an investment. We’ve worked with wide a range of clients.

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Social Media Startup Media Writing 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. The most successful entrepreneurs know where to look and when to look for funding, and the rules are always changing. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 61

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 61

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

How do you sort through all that social media activity you are driving, and figure out who really cares about what you're posting? Mark Sylvester sat down with us to talk about the new project, and how it's applying what they've learned building their visual analysis tools to the world of Facebook and social media.

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Social Media Startup Tool LAMP 203

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The idea for exploreB2B resulted from my own experience in business development for a young consulting company and my brother’s enthusiasm for tech and social media. The result was a social platform especially built to serve the needs of Business-to-Business interaction and networking. Any funding yet? How does it work?

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Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2014

Either could improve the statistic that most startups fail within the first five years. There are a wealth of tools available today, relying on social media and marketing, to create or foster the market your company needs. Investors tell me that they are wary of funding an entrepreneur who refuses to admit any prior failure.

Startup 110

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 110

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

It is the most viable way to not only get project funding but more importantly to get customer validation. Statistics show that 60% of projects on crowdfunding sites fail to reach their funding goals. Cause related campaigns (only for certain crowd-funding platforms). Web Series. Music Project. Art Project.

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Statistics Entertainment Google Web 90

TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

We’ve worked with lots of startups at different points in the funnel, starting from the ground up and working with them through various rounds of funding, all the way through acquisitions, including two by unicorns. But these days, ground up is tougher. Another big thing we’re trying to solve is incrementality.

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Commerce Content Marketing Startup 211

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2018

Either could improve the statistic that half of startups fail within the first five years. There are a wealth of tools available today, relying on social media and marketing, to create or foster the market your company needs. Investors tell me that they are wary of funding an entrepreneur who refuses to admit any prior failure.

Startup 56

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 56

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2016

in funding, from Dallas Capital, Upfront Ventures, and Tribeca Angels. If you look at some of the statistics, getting a home loan is like pulling teeth, and it gets very poor customer ratings. This isn't something like disrupting social media or buying a car. Cloudvirga recently raised $7.5M What is cloudvirga?

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Startup Platform Pepperdine CIO 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2016

Either could improve the statistic that most startups fail within the first five years. There are a wealth of tools available today, relying on social media and marketing, to create or foster the market your company needs. Investors tell me that they are wary of funding an entrepreneur who refuses to admit any prior failure.

Startup 58

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Course 58

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business With all the new technology available today for video conferencing, interactive social media, and webinars, you may think that travel is no longer a requirement for starting a small business. Yet I still see business plans and funding plans for startups that have minimal or no allocation for travel.

Startup 100

Startup Tips Mentor Conference 100

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Due to the combination of these factors, marketers began to more heavily fund digital platforms.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. Here''s how they pulled it off. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 233

InfoChachkie

JUNE 3, 2013

Along the way, they created a supportive community of emotionally attached stakeholders that would be the envy of any Social Media Manager. Dear Friends, We have no income and no venture capital funding. Here''s how they pulled it off. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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Newsletter Startup Entrepreneur Writing 133

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever.

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Startup Social Media Satisfaction Entrepreneur 128

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

I believe the days of the “job work” mentality are thankfully waning, with more people looking to get satisfaction by making the world a better place, rather than just tolerating brain-numbing work to fund enjoyment elsewhere. Funding for early-stage startups is more available than ever.

Startup 108

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Venture capitalist and hedge-fund manager Peter Thiel—PayPals co-founder and Facebook s. There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. Wealthy Investors Flock to Puerto Rico. Gramercy Park Condo Goes Into Contract.

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