Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2023

A while back I found a great book, “ America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age ,” put together by a group of fifty current leaders from across American life, that points out well some of the tools that can help all of us learn how to learn in this rapidly changing world of new opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost. The cost of social media done well is low. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive.

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SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

Well, perhaps it’s time to consider an incubator/accelerator program: Programs like Silicon Valleys’ Y Combinator which essentially put entrepreneurs through a 3+ month startup boot camp. ” Perhaps it is time to seek some funding, but how do you get advice from the same people that you’ll need money from?

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Alex Benzer , Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix , previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing.

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OCTOBER 11, 2018

Shopify , which develops software for merchants to set up e-commerce, mobile, social media sites, online marketplaces, bricks-and-mortar stores, and more, is setting up a space for entrepreneurs in Los Angeles, the company said this morning.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 5, 2022

From Los Angeles to Silicon Valley , a trend emerged among social media influencers and startup founders alike: move into a mansion with 10 or so collaborators, work day and night together to build fame and wealth, and hope that your new roommates do their dishes. Image Credits: Robiiiworld (Brandy Merriweather via BStarPR).

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MARCH 1, 2012

Well, Los Angeles-based Dog Vacay , a new person-to-person marketplace startup, is looking to help connect pet owners with other dog owners and pet sitters, who are willing to watch their pets when their owners are on vacation. the digital business studio and incubator headed by former MySpace CEO Mike Jones.

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Santa Monica-based CRM software developer Nimble has been selected to join Microsoft's startup accelerator in Seattle, the company said today, in a major move which will help tie Nimble into Microsoft's ecosystem. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2020

A while back I found a great book, “ America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age ,” put together by a group of fifty current leaders from across American life, that points out well some of the tools that can help all of us learn how to learn in this rapidly changing world of new opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

I favor the more cautious approach, and would offer the following insights to help you make the right decisions: Join a startup or take a role in an existing business. Sources should include local startup incubators, blog owners, and government support organizations, such as SCORE. Check out local sources for coaching and assistance.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Thinking about applying to or ever wondered what its like taking part of an accelerator or incubation program? Alex Benzer , Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder at FanMix , previously known as SocialEngine (a TechStars Boulder 2011 company) FanMix is a recommendation engine for social media marketing.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2016

HelloSociety develops tools to help marketers reach influencers on social media, including on Instagram, Pinterest, Vine, YouTube and blogs. Los Angeles-based HelloSociety , the influencer marketing agency which is part of Science, Inc. , has been acquired by the New York Times, the company said late Friday.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 22, 2013

The mobile app and website that allows people to capture and share images and videos of events through social media. You take all the photos and videos and upload it on YouTube, Facebook, Vine, and other social media platforms and experience the event through the eyes of the crowd.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 3, 2012

The technology lets users manage and enrich their varying daily tasks by integrating elements from social media and project management. Rick Duggan Director of Website Systems & Community Technology & Incubation Services at Zappos who gave a talk based around the VegasTech and the Downtown Project. Sarah Evans PR.

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. We created Superfriends, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. Jeff was tweeting about needing help organizing and promoting the upcoming #140conf LA Meetup.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 5, 2013

So who better to help you out then your friends and family? Bedloo is a social media voting platform for those who want to find the right answer in life. TechZulu catches up with one of the co-founders of Bedloo, Vincent Plummer, and talks to us about social media, startups, and Bedloo. Which video was funnier?

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Eric Greenspan

DECEMBER 5, 2009

Mike will be using a desk at Make It Work to incubate his new company. We will collaborate on ideas and projects and we created the Superfriends together, a group of local entrepreneurs that will gather to share ideas and help each other grow personally and professionally. I of course agreed to get involved.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2015

I just finished a new book, “ America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age ,” put together by a group of fifty current leaders from across American life, that points out well some of the tools and navigators that can help all of us learn how to learn in this rapidly changing world of new opportunities.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

However, on the other hand, some ideas are more sensitive than others especially in the development phase, and an entrepreneur should be careful to disclose the idea only to those in whom he/she has a reasonable level of trust and who are genuinely in a position to help the company. How did it help you? It sounds interesting.

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Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2013

The successes Engage:BDR has right now, helps highlight LA as a city for tech companies to develop and grow. I left MySpace in 2008 to help MySpace to monetize its inventory better. So clients can now buy media from us by cost-per-action basis with addition to CPM. Are incubating companies one of the main focuses of Engage:BDR?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

Plus, he told us a little bit about how he's helping to build a mini cluster of technology companies in the Silverlake area. That's funding our new product, FanMix, which is a a social media tool. We had to figure out what would help the other 90 percent build better and more interesting sites.

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Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 8, 2013

Pore through your social media contacts. Jump on your chances, show your gratitude, and make sure that you make the same effort to return the favor and help others in your network. Consider Incubators. But for new entrepreneurs, a good incubator program can be a great option. Find Your Investor Hit List.

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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. A company like Moe will help legitimize the industry,” Bernstein tells TechCrunch. “I Danielle Bernstein is just 27 years old, but she’s been running her own business for 10 years.

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socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

A few days ago, Wallaby ([link] the latest startup out of Los Angeles technology incubator MuckerLab unveiled itself, to solve just that problem. Matthew Goldman: We're helping people to simplify the decision they make when they pay for products. That really helped me understand a lot about payments. What is Wallaby?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2015

The deal with imperson applies cutting edge, artificial intelligence software to help power a new, about-to-be-launched service which will literally bring the Muppets' Miss Piggy to life, letting users converse via social messaging with Miss Piggy, in a one-on-one, intelligent, back and forth conversation. READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 21, 2018

A while back I found a great book, “ America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age ,” put together by a group of fifty current leaders from across American life, that points out well some of the tools that can help all of us learn how to learn in this rapidly changing world of new opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2016

Establishing your brand with interactive social media. Early customer feedback will position your solution, and help you make pivots before critical time and money are lost. The cost of social media done well is low. Angel groups, accelerators, and incubators are pervasive.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

What happens when you apply big data and computer science to digest all of that social data being fed into Twitter and other social platforms--and cross match that to location information? Those three organizations have very strong networks inventure capital, entertainment, and academia, and put together the incubator.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 30, 2014

In order to support all of these teams, there are several on-campus startup competitions every year, from the Silicon Beach USC competition to the New Venture Seed Competition, with prize funds to help build the companies. With the ability to import images from social media, HipTraveler creates a shareable, searchable itinerary.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 16, 2013

Incubator: Amplify LA. Social Media: Snapchat. Docstoc offers a repository of templates, research materials, processes, forms, legal documents, and much more, all designed to help small businesses overcome the many logistical roadblocks along the path to success.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2016

I recently found an interesting book, “ America's Moment: Creating Opportunity in the Connected Age ,” put together by a group of fifty current leaders from across American life, that points out well some of the tools that can help all of us learn how to learn in this rapidly changing world of new opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2015

There are many organizations which cater to entrepreneurs, including The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and local startup incubators. There are many networking groups on FaceBook, LinkedIn, and others social media sites, which can help you increase your odds of finding a match early. Hang out where entrepreneurs meet.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 30, 2013

So, I decided to take a leap of faith, and leave my comfy corporate job, and go around to flower shops and get a full understanding of how they operate, how they run their business, and help solve this problem. We partner with them, and give them tools to help their business. You mention the big companies, like FTD, 1-800 Flowers, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2010

What is the future of social media, digital television or mobile computing. We need help. He heads their business development practice and they have been very active in incubating, investing in and helping grow LA startups. .&# This isn’t likely to appeal to us. Where do you think things are heading?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2014

There are many organizations which cater to entrepreneurs, including The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) and local startup incubators. There are many networking groups on FaceBook, LinkedIn, and others social media sites, which can help you increase your odds of finding a match early. Hang out where entrepreneurs meet.

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Xconomy

JULY 13, 2016

The terrorist attacks in Paris, Brussels, Istanbul, Dhaka, and so many other places testify to the unchecked, virus-like spread of ISIS-inspired jihadism, which is itself a product of social breakdown in the Middle East. More smartphones, more social media, and more viral video will help to expose police brutality when it happens.

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