Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

By now you probably know that David Sacks , co-founder of PayPal and founder of both Geni & Yammer made some observations on Facebook that Silicon Valley “as we know it” was coming to an end. Not just in Silicon Valley but in LA, NY, Seattle and other major tech markets. The future certainly looks brighter to me.

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2012

How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business ,” seems certain that Gen-Y will lead the charge, bounce back from the recession, and be big winners. examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Respond rapidly to market shifts.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Geni Layoffs Outsource 93

SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Corporations increasingly see social media as a key PR, communications and marketing medium. He has performed this role since the company’s inception after Yammer was spun-out of Geni Inc. (a Prior to his roles at Geni and Yammer, David was the National Manager, Business Development & Business Affairs at LoopNet, Inc.

Social Network 150

Social Network Networking Yammer CTO Hire 150

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 22, 2010

It all started yesterday when Jason Calacanis sent a Tweet telling GenY’ers / Millennials or whatever people under 30 want to be called these days that job hoppers look like “flakes. &# I simply sent a supporting Tweet saying that I agreed. They make terrible employees. Yes, 2% of you have legitimate reasons for having 5 jobs.

Startup 392

Startup Geni Google IBM 392

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 1, 2013

Of the three horses in a brand’s marketing troika: owned , paid and earned – earned media is the least understood and least utilized, despite the fact that a conscious effort to leverage the channel can be extremely effective and long lasting. Earned Media Real Time Marketing Twitter Earned media Nabisco Oreo Super Bowl'

Media 45

Media Social Media Geni Mentor 45

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 1, 2013

Of the three horses in a brand’s marketing troika: owned , paid and earned – earned media is the least understood and least utilized, despite the fact that a conscious effort to leverage the channel can be extremely effective and long lasting. Earned Media Real Time Marketing Twitter Earned media Nabisco Oreo Super Bowl'

Media 40

Media Social Media Geni Mentor 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2010

How GenY Entrepreneurs are Rocking the World of Business ,” seems certain that Gen-Y will lead the charge, trounce the recession, and be big winners. examines and analyses this entrepreneurial revolution to reveal critical lessons every Gen-Y entrepreneur and marketer must learn. Respond rapidly to market shifts.

Startup 51

Startup Geni Layoffs Entrepreneur 51

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2012

Findmypast.com is entering a competitive market here in the U.S., Findmypast runs an online, family history and genealogy site which provides genealogical records, in particular, a rich collection of British, Irish, and Australian records dating back to 1200. Findmypast.com did not say how big of a team it will be hiring in Venice.

Venice 133

Venice West Hollywood Hollywood Sites 133

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

How can marketers interact real-time with the hard-to-reach youth demographic? Where should marketers and investors place their bets? And how does the mobile ecosystem compare with the early days of interactive marketing via PCs? Checkout this amazing lineup of keynotes, panels, and talks during this high-level full day event.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

Some investors are team focused, others market focused, others seems to look for product / market fit. Only then can I even care about product, market or their nebulous “fit.&#. Me: “I love your market. I wasn’t convinced about your go-to-market strategy back then, your new one is much better.

CTO Hire 363

CTO Hire Technical Review Startup Demand 363

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

The second phase was the emergence of influencer marketing, or connecting those influencers to brands to leverage their audiences … Now that influencer marketing has become an established part of the marketing playbook, we are in phase three: tools to help influencers further monetize their influence, like Cameo, and then manage their lives.”.

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

TechCrunch LA

APRIL 23, 2018

That at least gets sponsors and advertisers out of the potentially messy situations that can come from working with spokespeople whose actions can’t be controlled by software — or an ingenious marketing team.

Social Media 254

Social Media Los Angeles Media Geni 254

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. In March of last year, Matt Jacobson, head of market development at Facebook, paid $10.9 Another client of Mr. Rappaports, Mich Mathews, formerly the head of marketing for Microsoft. The units, asking $500,000 to $2 million, hit the market in about a month.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 12, 2016

To try and pretend we can put the genie back in the bottle on globalization is a fantasy. The prices points for a BOM (bill of materials) would make most of these new startup products too expensive to reach a mass market. Let’s all just focus on our home markets like the US”? Trade has winners and losers.

Resource 150

Resource Education Class Course 150