TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Techstars Los Angeles , the local Los Angeles-focused branch of the global accelerator network, has named Matt Kozlov as its new managing director. It’s the home of social networking favorites Snap and TikTok’s U.S. and Los Angeles angel investor.

Los Angeles 191

Los Angeles Angel Southern California Social Media 191

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. For the event organizer: Exposure to a new channel of would-be participants – fitness-focused athletes who are dedicated to athletic training.

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 28, 2013

I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. Join a local investment group.

Networking 100

Networking Entrepreneur Social Network Activity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 25, 2016

I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. The answer is still the same, but I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. Join a local investment group.

Networking 63

Networking Social Network Activity Entrepreneur 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2012

I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. Join and actively participate in local business organizations.

Activity 97

Activity Networking Entrepreneur Startup 97

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2022

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

Class 140

Class Course Email Social Network 140

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Sales 147

Sales Metrics Guide Startup 147

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

I often recommend business networking as the most effective way for a startup founder to find investors, advisors, and even key executive candidates. I have learned over the years that there is an etiquette to this process, just like there is for social networking. Join and actively participate in local business organizations.

Networking 97

Networking Startup Activity Entrepreneur 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old.

Networking 113

Networking Startup Social Network Software 113

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 28, 2013

Helping solicit new business ideas and patents from individuals, federal research labs, universities and other R&D organizations countrywide. Social network for investors. El Segundo, CA based JumpStarter Inc., The post JumpStartFund Launches First Ever Crowd-Powered Portal For Startups appeared first on TechZulu.

El Segundo 76

El Segundo Social Network Startup Patents 76

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

These differences are the reason that investors say that they invest in people, rather than ideas. CEOs who talk, and really listen, to everyone in the organization gain the highest reputation. As I was reminded again by the classic book from Dennis Perkins, “ Leading at the Edge ,” this isn’t a new concept.

Technical Review 107

Technical Review Startup Entrepreneur Examples 107

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

I was recently asked by an organization, "Tony, what topics can you cover?" Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years.

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

socalTECH

JANUARY 18, 2011

Right now, news organizations write off the news cycle. The second piece, is we distribute that across search engines and social networks. If you're coming through a social network, you're most likely sharing, a different experience. We give newsrooms the ability to understand what they're doing. READ MORE>>.

Marketing 232

Marketing Funding Content Writing 232

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2020

These differences are the reason that investors say that they invest in people, rather than ideas. CEOs who talk, and really listen, to everyone in the organization gain the highest reputation. As I was reminded again by the classic book from Dennis Perkins, “ Leading at the Edge ,” this isn’t a new concept.

Technical Review 123

Technical Review Startup Entrepreneur Examples 123

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. What’s the problem?

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. I won’t belabor this – I have an investment in this space ( ad.ly ) so I’m biased. Plus, a TweetUp already means a meet up in a city organized through Twitter. But I made it for a reason. He’ll pivot.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

Course 96

Course Email Social Network Ideas 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 97

Startup Sales Metrics Guide 97

socalTECH

AUGUST 17, 2020

In between that, I was formerly at the private equity firm Clearlake Capital, out of Santa Monica, which manages 8 billion in private equity investments. We haven't turned on any marketing, just really good organic use and sharing. The big new brand is the individual, which was the genesis of the name. How long has this been available?

Help 113

Help Commerce Platform Orange County 113

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Even though investors, like myself, have long made it clear that we invest in people, not ideas, new venture owners insist on talking about their latest “ million dollar idea ,” rather than their “ million dollar team.” Very few businesses can grow organically fast enough to stay ahead of competition.

IBM 87

IBM IBM Ideas Technical Review 87

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

To do that, the firm has combined the world of social networking and personal finance with its newly launched service. Scott Saunders: I spent nearly my entire career on the investment side, and in 2005 switched over to the entrepreneurial side of the world. I think lots of organizations have a predominant kind of smart.

Startup 197

Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. These include the following: Networking with people who know. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Volunteering with local organizations. Adopt a mentor.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2013

He understands the nuances of social media marketing and his expertise in advertising technology, particularly across Facebook, will serve to further accelerate our portfolio companies’ growth.”.

Social Media 82

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 82

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2012

A while back, I published an article on “ Startup Due Diligence Is Not a Mysterious Black Art ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Offshore Invest Social Network 96

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. These include the following: Networking with people who know. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Volunteering with local organizations. Adopt a mentor.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

I suggested that he add some social network marketing initiatives, and his answer was he is “too busy.” According to this study from last year, over 65% of existing small businesses still ignore social media for marketing, so he is still the rule rather than the exception. Start social networking with peers.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

In the early days of the Internet as an advertising medium the industry organized to create “standard ad units&# for which most media companies would sell their inventory. The very smart Chris Fralic of First Round Capital is on the board and the angel list is a who’s who of early stage investments. Solve Media is that.

Media 288

Media Advertising Screening Content 288

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2013

So what can entrepreneurs do to get to the head of the venture capital investment queue and position their startup for a winning IPO? Here are some key action items that may give your business some visibility: Start with an investment-grade business plan. Identify the right people in the right venture firms.

Venture Capital 101

Venture Capital Startup Capital Seed Funding 101

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

It is a platform that allows anyone who offers a service to advertise it for free – we promote this profile on the most popular social networks such as Twitter , Facebook, Google Plus, Pinterest, Stumbleupon and many more. ProfileTree was a good fit – the branches – network, leaves – people. Everyday!

Advertising 79

Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

A while back, I published an article on “ Understanding the Dreaded Investor Due Diligence ,” describing what investors do to validate your startup before they invest. The investment community in any geographic area is not that large, and most investors have relationships or knowledge of most of the others.

Offshore 89

Offshore Entrepreneur Invest Social Network 89

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

The successful ones then invest their time and money in furthering their knowledge base. These include the following: Networking with people who know. Follow up online with social networking to make contact, dig deeper, and maybe even line up a mentor. Volunteering with local organizations. Adopt a mentor.

Startup 103

Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Office politics involves the complex network of power and status that exists within every business, large and small. Throughout a career lifetime, just think of the return on that investment. Atrocious resumes and social network antics will kill your career. Business Dress for Success. Job Hunting Basics.

Course 104

Course Email Social Network Ideas 104

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. Solaborate is a professional social media network. What is Solaborate all about?

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

These only come with the proper training, investment in tools, and focus on customer relationships. You can hire the best salespeople, have great products and define good metrics, but without decisive and innovative managers, the sales organization will not reach its full potential. Managing business growth is more than metrics.

Startup 108

Startup Sales Metrics Entrepreneur 108