TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Product descriptions and listings require tedious editing to make them engaging - especially after the fortieth one. Are you a founder or CEO or head of product? Go through your product right now and look for empty text boxes. Each one represents a great opportunity to make your users more productive and happier.

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socalTECH

MAY 28, 2013

To bring that ability to name your own price on products, Los Angeles-based Greentoe (www.greentoe.com) recently launched, allowing consumers to name their own price to retailers of everything from electronics to baby products. Joe Marrapodi: GreenToe is a name your own price marketplace for products. What is Greentoe?

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socalTECH

APRIL 30, 2013

That was the problem for us and our own product. We had no idea when it was going to appear, even. However, Mobigirl Media (www.mobigirlmedia.com), a new mobile advertising network, is looking to change that by specifically creating an ad network focused on girls. What are you all about? We''re not the first mobile ad network.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Some creative ideas come up at random times – say in the shower or while getting a cup of coffee – and other ideas inspired at the office. We got a really unique process that lets anybody with a really good idea contribute in a 140 characters – so a tweet-sized ideas – you can actually earn money doing that.”. “We

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Authors Jeanne Liedtka and Tim Oglivie have created a framework for creation of a new product or service – one worth spending at least a cycle of time for review. Can we rapid prototype this idea into a product and try it out on potential customers? We’ll use this loosely to frame our process. Your four WHAT questions….

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

I know that there are competitors, so in typing up my understanding of their product I’m not trying to attack anybody else or claim that we’re the only one who does each thing. I’ll explain in detail below. This is his third company that is in this related space and he was an early investor in Adconion. I like that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2017

Potential startup founders are always looking for ideas to implement, when they should be looking for problems to solve. Customers pay for solutions, but there is no market for ideas. I’m often approached by people with a “million dollar idea,” but I haven’t seen anyone pay that for one yet. Marty Zwilling.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 21, 2019

They're already moving products from A to B, and we leverage the blank spaces on those trucks, by wrapping them with advertisements. How did you decide this was worth creating a company out of the idea? Then he noticed all of the big, blank delivery and shipping trucks around him. We spoke with Neal about the startup.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2019

Is your marketing focus product-centric or customer-centric ? If you only sell products, it’s time to realize that times have changed. With a wealth of products now available, customers look for the most memorable experience , not just the best product. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 02/19/2019.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Ideas are a dime a dozen, but the inspiration to drive a great business is a lot harder to find. As a mentor to many aspiring entrepreneurs, I often get asked for next sure-fire idea. I have to tell them that anyone can find ideas, but only you as a person can find the passion to transform one into a successful business.

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Tech.Co

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

We’re in a unique time where digital production and advertising is extremely affordable and accessible, and we wanted to bring that opportunity to the masses,” said Rogers, COO and cofounder. A recent post on Marketing Land shows that more than 120 different ad agencies have increased their digital advertisement outreach via videos 88.6

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

I’m convinced that this “me too” or incremental thinking is one of the key reasons that ninety percent of new startups fail, and most of the investors I know won’t sign non-disclosure forms, since they claim to hear the same startup ideas over and over again. Be prepared to ship a minimum viable product and pivot.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 9, 2020

“I had an app idea but no real idea how to executive it. For small businesses, the plan is to charge $297 per month for app development and customization along with any future builds, hosting, and product support and maintenance. I’m non-technical, meaning I can’t code.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 5, 2020

First: Product risk. . Is the product or service possible to produce at all, let alone economically enough to. One way to mitigate this is by using early money to create a prototype, to perform market research, to complete the first generation of the product, or to deliver the service to a satisfied customer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

I still see entrepreneurs who spend money and time for months on a new business idea without any separation of personal and business funds, and any formal accounting system for their new business. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2022

Moore titled “ Crossing the Chasm ,” but most entrepreneurs have no idea how it relates to them. In fact, it’s all about the “focus” required to get early stage technology products across the deadly chasm from early adopters to mainstream customers. Product development chasm. Marketing costs can be a deep hole.

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Berkonomics

JULY 2, 2020

Explore and implement one of the many collaborative environments available through cloud computing, products from Microsoft, Google, IBM, and others. Create a document with your basic plan or idea for action. How to test the system. Email readers, continue here…] It is easy to test the system. Respond and build upon the result.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2016

I still see entrepreneurs who spend money and time for months on a new business idea without any separation of personal and business funds, and any formal accounting system for their new business. Typically some production and delivery is outsourced, requiring formal contracts and documentation. Solution development and delivery.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2022

I will highlight here just a few of the many lessons that they mention, and I also recommend, to get you started down the path to the satisfaction and success you dream about: Make sure some crazy ideas are added to your list. No idea should go unspoken. A popular and effective way to generate a range of ideas is brainstorming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

There is an old saying in the startup investor community, “Smart investors invest in the team, not the idea.” As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur.

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socalTECH

JULY 27, 2015

Matt Cooper: It was a classic, scratch-your-own-itch product. We started working in stealth mode on the product, and built the product and got it working. One company which has been working on solving the Flash problem is Los Angeles-based Addroid (www.addroid.com). Where do you fit into the mobile ad market? READ MORE>>.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 1, 2012

The real solution is better productivity and less procrastination, to put you back in control of your business. Jan Yager, a recognized expert on the subject of time management, just released a new edition of her most popular book, “ Work Less, Do More: The 14-Day Productivity Makeover.” Rest makes you more productive.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Simply, it’s offering a specific product or service to a specific group of people. Where else are consumers going to find your product, if no one else is offering it or if other companies offer it, but haven’t found the right niche audience? Niche marketing means targeting the right audience at the right time for the right product.

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TechCrunch LA

APRIL 26, 2022

is still manageable, which is why we have the opportunity to become leaders in the sphere of fast delivery of basic products and household goods. From day one, we’ve had the idea of eventually converting all of our dark stores to micro fulfillment centers that will have local marketplaces to deliver their items.”.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. Tell me a bit about your background.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet. Chris Tragos: Jetpack is an ad platform, which I would describe as the most beautiful, best engaging, and most performant ad product for desktop, mobile, and tablet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Anyone can have ideas, passion, and faith about an important business opportunity. Great entrepreneurs are proactive, not only in selecting the right idea, but in implementing a product, setting a price, and choosing customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2023

I suggest that the following key reasons from Glei for how the habit of frequency fosters both productivity and innovation in general, apply especially well to an entrepreneur starting a new business: Frequency makes starting easier. Frequency fosters productivity. Getting started is always a challenge. Frequency nurtures frequency.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 29, 2017

Leaders who are able to optimize these find multipliers of 20 percent up to nine times the average productivity. Like most investors in startups, I rank the credentials of the team well above the value of an idea in deciding where to put my money. Reduce organizational drag on every team member.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2012

When you work inside a startup with lots of clever and motivated staff you’re never short of good ideas that you can implement. Each one incrementally sounds like a good idea, yet collectively they end up punishing undisciplined teams. ok, I know our product isn't yet verticalized. I hear it every week.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 14, 2019

First: Product risk. . Is the product or service possible to produce at all, let alone economically enough to compete in the marketplace? Email readers, continue here…] Are you ahead or behind the market with your product or service? Second: Market risk. . Third: Management risk. . Fourth: Financial risk. .

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

SpotOn will now have over 500 employees on its product and technology team, according to co-founder and co-CEO Zach Hyman. Clearly, a16z General Partner David George too was bullish on the idea of a combined company. The combined company will have 1,600 employees — 1,300 from SpotOn and 300 from Appetize.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 19, 2021

“We wondered why they weren’t on DoorDash, and the reason was two-fold: a bakery has to plan production days ahead of time, and every delivery sales takes away from retail customers. If a loaf of bread is $7, but you pay $15 for delivery, it doesn’t work for small-ticket items.”.

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TechCrunch LA

MAY 13, 2020

So, an eight-year product veteran from Facebook and an internationally renowned barista walk into a coffee bar… It’s not a joke. “When i met Kalle we started riffing on a whole bunch of insane ideas,” said Sharon. Talk to any of Sharon’s friends and it’s plain to see that the man loves his coffee.

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socalTECH

APRIL 25, 2012

Online stock audio marketplace AudioMicro is expanding its library of sound effects today, saying this morning that it has added 100,000 new sound effects to its service through a deal with Sound Idea, a company which develops sound effects for the broadcast, post-production, and multimedia industry. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2013

Amazon Studios , the content production arm of Amazon.com, which has a heavy presence in Los Angeles, has launched a new effort to accept submissions of "shorts"--the short videos that filmmakers have traditionally pitched to gain deals with local studios. amazon studios hollywood shorts short video pitch production option'

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

In the IAB study that revealed the graph above, brand advertisers indicated that their number one objective in online advertising was “creating awareness&# followed by “creating purchase intent&# or “likelihood to recommend&# the product. This article originally appeared on TechCrunch. Banner Ads. Holy Shiitake !

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