Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2021

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Participate in the top social media sites for maximum impact. Don’t just monitor – engage customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

The cost of entry has never been lower, with new tools to create your own website , and free social media to get your message out everywhere. Make sure the name and trademarks you want are available, as well as web site address, social media tags, and any other intellectual property.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Social-media advertising. One of these experts, David T. Cold calling.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 24, 2016

For new businesses, social media marketing may seem a bit overwhelming. Here are four steps to help you get started building a great social media presence. Invest in a professional brand. Construct a social media style guide. Each branding element is cohesive and precise.

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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?

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 9, 2019

There's a new opportunity in clean technology investments, according to venture capitalist Aaron Fyke , the head of a new, Pasadena-based venture capital investment fund, Thin Line Capital (www.thinlinecapital.com). Aaron Fyke: I believe we're in a second wave of clean tech investing. Talk about the new firm and the new fund?

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Friday, March 9, 2007 Map of VC Investments Found this Map of 2006 VC Investments post. ► January (5) Los Angeles Web Developer Startup CTO or Developer When to Use Facebook Connect – Twitter Oauth – Goo. Los Angeles Social Media Starters What is Visible Networking?

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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. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Now you can do it for free, or a few hundred dollars, with one of the many web building tools available, like Shopify or Weebly. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. For startups, social media and color printers have essentially replaced the need for external public relations and marketing services.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings, rather than fighting for another investment infusion. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth. Most are still confused about the right priority.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

ScoreStream, a five-year-old startup that created a social media platform for crowd-sourcing local sports scores, has raised $3.7 CEO Derrick Oien said Friday that ScoreStream recently completed a Verizon R/GA digital “Media Tech. million in a Series A round that includes Intel Capital as an investor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Last year 300,000+ American angels invested an estimated $25 billion in more than 70,000 startup deals. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings, rather than fighting for another investment infusion. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth. Most are still confused about the right priority.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

One of the investment themes I’ve been focused on in the past 3 years has been Performance-Based Marketing. When I started investing the US advertising market was $300 billion with only 10% of it ($30 billion) of it being online and measurable. I hope to announce one investment in this space in the next few months.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 8, 2019

Responding to Elizabeth Warren’s call to regulate and break up some of the nation’s largest technology companies, the venture capitalists that invest in technology companies are advising the presidential hopeful to move slowly and not break anything. As a whole, venture capitalists viewing the policy were underwhelmed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

If you can’t justify both a web site and a blog, skip the old-fashioned web site, and make your blog do double duty as described below. Every business wants their web site to appear on the first page of search engine results from a relevant search (Search Engine Optimization). Add content regularly. Conversational style.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 9, 2017

billion this year through sales of digital tokens—so-called initial coin offerings or ICOs—and this method of fundraising exceeded traditional early-stage tech startup investments in June and July, CNBC reported in August. Companies have raised more than $1.25 Lubin is a former. Read more » Reprints | Share:

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2022

You may dream of developing a new silicon chip technology, but a bit of research should tell you that most disruptive solutions take billions in investment, and more time than you can afford for acceptance. Assess your connections, both social media and financial. Assess your own resources as well as funding sources.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This is a whole new world for small businesses seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. The challenge is to increase response rates and propagate a single view of the customer, by integrating customer data from multiple Web and social media interactions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

The time to build investor relationships is before you need the investment. Optimize your web history and presence. Customer feedback is required to get it right, and hidden time is wasted time. Meet investors before asking for money. It gives you credibility to mention your idea in general terms, without immediately asking for money.

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Marketing Startup Search Engine Optimization Ideas 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Many of the entrepreneurs I advise or invest with spend considerable time on the Internet, keeping up with technology, customers, and competitors, but very few feel the need for an early personal presence. Anticipate and establish supporting social media accounts. Invest your time in networking online, as well as offline.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 5, 2021

Today you can start a new web site business for as little as $100, produce cheap smart phone apps, or lead the effort to tap the multitude of opportunities brought by capitalizing on our concern for dwindling natural resources. It’s a higher calling than one more social media platform. Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Resource Entrepreneur Social Media 162

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Yet I still recommend apps as a good starting target for aspiring technical entrepreneurs, since they don’t require a large initial investment, and you can learn an incredible amount about the realities of business, without risking a lifetime of effort and several investor fortunes. This freemium model has been used for years by web apps.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 18, 2010

Details on the new private investment was not disclosed. Schreiber is at ProQuest Investments, and Asscher is President of Airtek Capital Group. San Diego-based Anametrix , a developer of cloud-based business analytics software, said today that it has received new funding and added a slate of well known advisors.

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Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

A series of events this year—from the Equifax data breach to the foreign use of social media to influence the U.S. presidential election—has prompted some to question the utopian promise of innovation, especially when it comes to Web companies and cybersecurity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

The time to build investor relationships is before you need the investment. Optimize your web history and presence. Customer feedback is required to get it right, and hidden time is wasted time. Meet investors before asking for money. It gives you credibility to mention your idea in general terms, without immediately asking for money.

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Search Engine Optimization Ideas Startup Customer 174

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2023

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.

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TechEmpower

JUNE 6, 2018

We also want the ever-increasing diversity of options for web development to be represented. Social media presence. It was a bunch of things: frustration with slow web apps; a desire to quantify the strata of high-water marks across platforms; confirming or dispelling commonly-held hunches or prevailing wisdom about performance.

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Framework TechEmpower Platform Metrics 377

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2017

It works best through effective use of social media, mobile apps, societal initiatives, becoming an influencer, and providing a modern easily-found web site with credible customer-focused content. Participate in the top social media sites for maximum impact. Don’t just monitor – engage customers.

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Marketing Social Media Content Media 76

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 30, 2011

They first started in 1994 and are therefore almost as old as the Web itself. And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. I’m sure it probably resonants with how most of you read the web. We are investing heavily in these changes. Banner Ads.

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Tech.Co

MAY 31, 2023

RingCentral Startup tool: Web conferencing app Price from: $11.99 If you manage remote or hybrid teams, RingCentral provides the best web conferencing software we've reviewed. Best Cybersecurity Tools for Startups With online attacks costing businesses more and more each year , investing in cybersecurity is no longer optional.

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Tool Startup Software Review Technical Review 131

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Poshmark , a social media e-retail company, has raised $87.5 million in a Series D investment round led by Singapore sovereign wealth fund Temasek. That brings the total funding raised by the Redwood City, CA-based company to $160 million.

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Social Media Venture Capital Media Capital 57

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 26, 2013

I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Now you can create a web site for almost nothing - and be on your way with your latest invention or personal services. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. It’s not too late to start.

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Startup Entrepreneur Social Media Satisfaction 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2020

If your forte is a service, like consulting or web site design, it’s harder to find guidance on what will get you funded, and how you can scale your business. Be accessible on social media, write a blog or articles for industry publications, and participate in conference panels and speaking engagements.

Startup 174

Startup Training Services Writing 174

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

I frequently work on networking through the social web and building new relationships that will foster knowledge gathering or business growth. We need to spend some time discussing what you do with the social web. Poogling events/webinar, radio show expansion and social media relationships and events.

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Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Social-media advertising. One of these experts, David T. Cold calling.

Social Media 55

Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Having a web site is necessary, but not sufficient. Engage your audience with social media.

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