InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Guy, how would your 2004 book, Art Of The Start , differ, if you were writing it today? If I were writing the book today, there would be a whole chapter or two…about how to use Facebook and Twitter. I think Google+ is a great, great mechanism for enchanting people.”. That doesn’t work.”. I wish there were magic bullets.

Santa Barbara 262

Santa Barbara Technical Review Social Media Startup 262

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. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Populate your team.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 29, 2014

They get pissed off if a senior executive at Google doesn’t take a meeting with them, if people are late to their meetings or if they have emails that are unreturned. You need to know how to write good & action oriented emails. It ends up being a turn off to potential employees, investors, business partners and the press.

Venture Capital 389

Venture Capital Email Startup Conference 389

socalTECH

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Glazier--who is was most recently CEO of Eventful, but has a long history in San Diego's tech industry--sat down with us to talk about the new startup. Everyone hit the ground running, and we've been able to get the band back together from Eventful, running product and engineering, and also guys who had worked at MP3.com,

San Diego 159

San Diego Social Media Commerce Snapchat 159

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. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Populate your team.

Blogging 104

Blogging Product Startup Writing 104

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

PR is a process, not an event - For starters let me say that you shouldn’t do PR around milestones. Obviously you should have somebody that helps you research journalists, gets you meetings, pitches stories, helps prep you for interviews & helps make sure your writing is cogent. I write on my blog how I think in my head.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Blogging Press 349

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

So much so that if you read Ken Auletta’s wonderful book “ Googled ” you’ll see that Larry and Sergey had for years stated they would never do paid search results. The patents Overture held became known in small circles as Google’s ’361 problem as outlined here. Yes, Google won.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Truecar 376

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 27, 2014

Glass needs to be completely locked down and Google-free to protect the privacy of patients and respect the policies of the hospitals we serve. We were excited about Google’s release of the Glass Development Kit (GDK) because of the ability to insert launchers into the “ok glass” menu. Intro to Rooted Glass.

Google 89

Google Design Content Screening 89

socalTECH

JANUARY 6, 2009

James Tamplin, the site's co-founder, said that the new feature has been used by its beta users to write a collaborative novel, share cooking tips, discuss political events, and to transport a statue to Easter island. The new features take advantage of the site's identification labels to tie in text and photos to physical items.

Santa Barbara 100

Santa Barbara Tips Writing Sites 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. You might write a piece now and then that catches fire but there is nothing repeatable that would be useful for a business. Simply write a great book?

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 7, 2013

What kind of events are there to attend? To help remember what your kids say, write it down on your iPhone and add a graphic to it, to remember the silly things they always say on your travels. Google Translate ( iOS ) ( Android ): Language barriers can always hinder a travel. What new cultures are there to see? Where to eat?

Help 72

Help Google Activity Mobile 72

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 2, 2014

Now, you’re handling payroll and doing writing as well. You may even discover that you enjoy writing more than crunching numbers. Piaw Na, who spent over six years at Google, writes on Quora that she recommends fresh grads to join a startup instead of big companies. Startups also usually have no playbook yet.

Startup 102

Startup Social Media Writing Google 102

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 15, 2010

It starts in a crowded room at a conference or networking event. I’ve met Sam several times and each time I’ve been at an event with him I’ve heard his opening line, “My name is Sam Jones. I was at a crowded event, Launchpad LA, at the SLS Hotel and had drunk several beers and as the host had a ton of people waiting to chat.

Startup 315

Startup Content Conference Media 315

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2011

Journalists write stories that have an appeal to readers whether the accusations have merit or not. In any event, I’ll take a free press any day. Journalists aren’t going to write about you all the time unless you’re Facebook. Use it as an excuse to get a journalist to write about you. What a shame.&#.

Startup 329

Startup Press Training Media 329

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. Writing a blog is all about communication, and that’s your number one job as founder of a new startup. Your Google ranking will go up dramatically.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Planana – Sponsorship money for your next event. Some of us are incredible at getting people to an event, but horrible at asking them to pay to attend. Planana handles getting sponsorship dollars for your event so you can focus on marketing it. UberConference – Visual conference calling without video.

Startup 77

Startup Conference Google Web 77

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

On the card I usually write the date, where I met the person, how I met them and what value I can bring to the table. Find events, conferences, mixers, networking groups, meet up groups who would find value in hearing your insights. In an excel sheet put the name of the event, link to the event, event organizer and event theme.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

I want to talk about that day after the event. I could be TC50 or any other high profile event. I was on CNN, who taped live from the event. They get paid to say, “Company X is the new FriendFeed&# just 2 days after Google acquires FriendFeed. Just don’t believe what they write about you. Idei-san.

Startup 310

Startup Press Venture Capital Journal 310

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

One of the hardest things about being a blogger is drawing that line between being a business owner and writing for passion. Most bloggers wouldn’t turn down the opportunity to make a full time income from writing their blog. Who are you writing to…What are their fears, their dreams, their lifestyles? Write your content.

Blogging 83

Blogging Email Writing Sites 83

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 20, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Tuesday, February 20, 2007 Innovation and Geography I ran across a post in Read/Write Web - Does Location Matter in Web Innovation? Evening events in Orange County require about 2 hours of round trip drive time. It has to be a pretty good event for it to be worth attending.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

On myfab5, people rank their favorite places instead of giving them star ratings and write bite-sized reviews instead of writing long reviews. When talking to review site users, we found the top two reasons people don’t write reviews is because it takes too long and it is confusing. Any competition?

Software Review 79

Software Review Technical Review Writing Startup 79

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

There is a battle between entrepreneurs who try to change the world and solve a meaningful problem and those who write take-down pieces with no apparent personal benefit other than attention. As you may know Google recently restructured so that Larry could spend more time on big innovations – on “moonshots.”

Technical Review 417

Technical Review Startup Course Software Review 417

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. Also, some of the deals I write about I have actually seen as part of their fund raising process. So hot that even Google is getting in on the act. Really!). LendingClub.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Noor Siddiqui – Remedy On Glass , helping doctors collaborate using Google Glass. For those who’ve been to SXSW, you’re in the know – and the social aspect is just as important as the daytime events, talks, networking, etc. Spontaneous Speakeasy - Oddly enough, one of my favorite events of the week.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

SXSW Startup Night 2018 is one of the “must attend” events at SXSW and it’s a celebration of inclusion, entrepreneurial ecosystems and startups. The event is open to tech enthusiasts who want to join an event filled with some of the top leaders, investors and mentors from tech industry to network, find mentors and build their companies.

Startup 80

Startup Mentor Platform Help 80

Jason Nazar

MARCH 22, 2011

When he had the idea for his company, he didn’t write a long business plan or try to raise money to hire an agency to build a website for him. In the bay area you have Facebook stealing employees from Google, Zynga stealing from Facebook, and some new hotshot startup ready next in line to pounce.

Company 111

Company Companies Rustic Canyon Startup 111

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

His father, Dr. Stanley Feld, who writes his own blog and covered the encounter in this post , “ Mark Suster twittered Brad on Saturday and asked if he could meet us for breakfast on Sunday. Brad googled him on his Iphone. I just spoke with Jamie again today on the phone, which is what made me think to write this post.

Social Network 347

Social Network Networking Blogging RSS 347

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I attended events. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. I spent time on college campuses. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I hustled.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 27, 2013

He did it yesterday, “Mark, I’m going to write a blog post following on from your VC’s aren’t dumb. He is very pleasant when he calls and writes. “We’re trying to figure out how to best get a deal with Google. .” I know it sounds obvious. Trust me – most people don’t do it.

Tips 365

Tips Email Venture Capital Blogging 365

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 11, 2015

It allows for live collaboration, you can import content from Google Drive, and the most important feature is the ability to export multiple versions (a printable, web and tablet version) without any extra effort. It works great with Gmail and Google Apps, and if you pay for it you have the ability to collaborate with others on your team.

Software Development 40

Software Development Develop Development Software 40

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

I’m largely talking about whether to use an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and to some extent, how much to rely on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers or write your own application components. Salesforce.com and Google Apps are two common examples.

SaaS 90

SaaS Framework Resource Google 90

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 14, 2012

…” I’ll write soon on my views of why I believe Instagram took off as a social network and what I think comes next. Which is why the mega valuations you read about are almost always by companies with enormous valuations and/or cash on hand: Google, Microsoft, Cisco, etc. Hang on, Mark.

Venture Capital 316

Venture Capital Pricing Social Network Acquisition 316

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

When to get a lawyer - If you plan to be a venture or angel backed technology company (what I mostly write about) the best time to start meeting and getting to know lawyers is long before you ever start your company. I write about some of the lessons in my post on Startup Mistakes. Many people start companies arse backwards.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

Actively participate in local business groups and events, like The Indus Entrepreneur (TiE) and entrepreneur forums. Get this in writing as a standard pre-nuptial. Of course, if you’re the next Google, you may only need one. Start with your own judgment, but don’t hesitate to ask for advice from a seasoned investor.

Startup 95

Startup Entrepreneur Activity High Tech 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Weddings are a bit like college degrees – they often set you back financially for many years after the event. She’s now the leading marketplace for women’s used wedding dresses and accessories and ranks 2nd in Google for the term “Used Wedding Dress.” So Tracy began keeping a blog about … (what else?)

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

I tapped my friends at big tech companies (Salesforce, Google, Oracle). I attended events. They do this because they have amazing skills at writing business plans. Of course I went through normal other channels of deal flow. I spent time on college campuses. I asked for intro’s from entrepreneur friends. I hustled.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

This is a highlight video from the event, to view the full discussion click here : “Where’s Waldo”, a social media discussion featuring great panelists, experts in the social media craze: - Jonathan Rosen, Lucky NY. Use sites such as Google Blog. Google Analytics has been brought a few times as being an essential. -

Social Media 40

Social Media Blogging Media Writing 40