Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 14, 2013

Creating awareness for your brand and products is one of the lifebloods of technology startups yet in a world where so many companies are being created it becomes difficult to rise above the noise. Ever notice how some companies tend to be in the press all the time and your big new product launch struggled for inches?

Marketing 389

Marketing Press Blogging Startup 389

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2014

The biggest excuse most startup founders mention is too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, investors, etc. I know that finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Most of the people you would want as co-founders are now cruising the relevant blogs for ideas and partners.

Startup 101

Startup Blogging Writing Google 101

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Blogging is an important way to build an audience and also drive SEO traffic. I started with the hosted version and then migrated to an installed version so I could use Google Analytics and some other products. Don’t just write a carbon copy of what somebody else is doing. What should you blog about? That’s boring.

Blogging 286

Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

So I thought I’d write about out with what I would look for in a VC knowing what I know now and why. SEO marketing vs. social marketing. Simply put – I’d be in search of a VC who had an intuitive sense of my product, my customers, my organizational issues, my competitors, etc. Most VCs are book smart.

Venture Capital 364

Venture Capital Coach Writing SaaS 364

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Put yourself on the site. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Back to regular writing this week so check back in. The idea was right but the timing was early and required a pivot into being a software company. But ultimately great people drive the ideas and Highland Capital is proactive in reaching out to entrepreneurs even at early stages. I’m now back & ready for action.

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Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The questions that a VC mulls before writing a check are precisely the questions you should be asking yourself. So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. Market Size.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

The biggest roadblock is that startup founders already have too much to do building a product, mapping strategy, courting investors, etc. So finding time is hard, and good writing is simply not what most people do. Most of the people you would want as co-founders are now cruising the relevant blogs for ideas and partners.

Blogging 93

Blogging Invest Startup Writing 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Put yourself on the site. They will exit quickly.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

There's a lot more intricacy going into those algorithms and how the preferences work, but that's the general idea. With HeyTutor, we track those lessons, let you write notes down about your clients, we create a tutor profile for you and a hub. We have product, people, and have our foundation set. That's a great question.

Startup 113

Startup Venture Capital Beverly Hills Acquisition 113

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a daily blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and write a “white paper” on your technology. Highlight personal and product testimonials.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Jason Nazar

AUGUST 15, 2013

Increase the production of your content.It’s a simple formula, go to Google and type in this query site:“ name of your site.com ”.The Helpful Resources about Search Engine Traffic : 68 Helpful SEO Tools. Create a target list of blogs that could cover your product or content. Referring Traffic / Press.

Web 61

Web Social Media Content Sites 61

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

No one wakes up and says to themselves, “I need to buy that product I have never heard of before.” As Marketing Guru Guy Gabriel of Idea Engineering points out in Max Brand , viral marketing has made many an entrepreneur terminally ill. Such Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is modern-day snake oil. It does not happen.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

What is the idea behind Knowledge Genie? Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge. In a way, it's kind of like a book I'm reading right now on web SEO, which was packaged form individual blogs. But, it didn't seem scalable.

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Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Jason Nazar

JANUARY 14, 2009

Increase the production of your content. Helpful Resources about Search Engine Traffic : 68 Helpful SEO Tools. Create a target list of blogs that could cover your product or content. Make a list of the journalists writing the articles, they’re easy to find on Linkedin and Facebook.

Web 62

Web Social Media Content Sites 62

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? In it, I cover some more general philosophical ideas about how to approach what to measure and what not to measure.

Startup 29

Startup IP Email Report 29

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 15, 2010

Actually, handling short URIs in your error handler is a pretty good idea when you suffer from a mainstream CMS. Here are a few ideas how to block rogue (crappy, not behaving, …) Web robots. It was fun to write, so go get the best out of it. For such transient URIs do a 307 redirect to the currently featured page.

SEO 37

SEO IP PHP Blogging 37

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Nevertheless, if you share too much in your funding process or meet too many VCs expect a certain amount of your ideas to spread around the startup community. Arnie Gullov-Singh (ex-EVP of product, technology and operations for MySpace) also joined as CEO, as Sean Rad will assume the role of President. YOu should check it out.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285