Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 23, 2011

In a startup this is a mistake. In this instance I typically recommend that startups NOT hire a big, well-known PR firm. All too often I’ve seen senior PR people from big firms come in and pitch for new business to startups while having 22 year-olds who do all the work once it’s won. There is one carve out.

Startup 349

Startup Writing Press Blogging 349

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

These include the following: Networking with people who know. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Just start a business. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

Startup 103

Startup Mentor Case Study Course 103

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

These include the following: Networking with people who know. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Just start a business. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 102

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2016

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via Pley. Private club model. Surprise box model. Peace-of-mind model.

Startup 56

Startup Customer Custom Netflix 56

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

If you’ve taken the roller coaster ride that is a startup – you know what I’m talking about. The truth is that in my experience very, very few people really enjoy the “pure&# startup environment: months with no salary, months with no live product and lots of trial, error & rejection. Our user numbers are up.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

PT as they kick off the new weekly tech law show "TechZulu Law" with a discussion with IP attorney Denise Grayson, who portrays the attorney of Eduardo Saverin in the film about the early days of Facebook, "The Social Network.". In "The Social Network" Denise portrays Gretchen, the attorney of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin.

IP 81

IP Social Network Technical Review Networking 81

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

These include the following: Networking with people who know. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Just start a business. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 93

Eric Greenspan

MAY 25, 2010

I didn’t know what I was getting into when I started buying live endorsement radio ads back in 2005. For one, we built a following by using Facebook and Twitter and other social networking sites. OSN 101 – Online Social Networking news and tips. I spent a lot of money on Mark Germain (Mr.

Social Media 220

Social Media Media Blogging Tips 220

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

These include the following: Networking with people who know. A question I sometimes get from startup founders is “What do I talk to these guys about?” Most successful entrepreneurs have been written up on the Internet, or in magazines, or books. Just start a business. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Case Study 96

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

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

TechZulu is helping the startup community out by listing all the great startup/entrepreneur oriented panels. Bootstrapping: Score PR for Your Start-Up, On the Cheap. Publicity and positive word-of-mouth can help grow your start-up into a successful venture. Bootstrapping bootstrap, Profitability, Startup.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 3, 2011

That’s the reason every good parent should be coaching their child from birth to avoid posting all the naughty things on social networks that can come back to haunt them later. The first search turned up a MySpace page. " The second search turned up a personal blog (a good one, actually).

Google 102

Google Social Network Networking Coach 102

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

By Evan Britton Each day, millions of internet users post updates on a variety of social networking sites. This information is often relevant and useful for entrepreneurs and startups - so you need to understand the alternatives and implications. Tags: entrepreneur startup real-time search engines business.

Web 82

Web Social Network Google Networking 82

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2010

Blogging has come a long way in the past few years, from a social release for narcissists, to today’s required vehicle for promoting your business and gaining valuable online exposure, ultimately bringing in more customers. Search the Internet for blogs in your industry and do a little research before you start. Add outgoing links.

Blogging 48

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Startup Writing 48

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2010

That’s the reason every good parent should be coaching their child from birth to avoid posting all the naughty things on social networks that can come back to haunt them later. The first search turned up a MySpace page. The second search turned up a personal blog (a good one, actually). She googled each person's name.

Google 50

Google Entrepreneur Social Network Networking 50

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2021

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The spend is still going up. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 1,500 online dating services online in the U.S.

Sites 134

Sites Social Network Competition Networking 134

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist. Although a new company, it is already gaining momentum—being featured in European CEO, Playboy, and Da Man Magazine.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

August was a slow month in terms of traffic and I was away for a lot of the month, but there were some really great posts at the intersection of startups, technology, product and being a Startup CTO. He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. equity debate.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 12, 2010

You folks are just that awesome that we try and hook our readers up whenever we can so you are Welcome! Eric Ries is the author of the blog Startup Lessons Learned and the lean startup methodology. Dave McClure is a Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur, startup investor, and blogger. Twiistup 007 Speaker List: Peter Guber.

Twiistup 40

Twiistup Riot Games UCLA Media 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2013

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The spend is still going up. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S.

Sites 86

Sites Social Network Networking Patents 86

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 26, 2011

Even the main industry rag, Online Dating Magazine , admits that the success rate is a mere one percent, compared to an estimated fifty percent for startups in general. The same Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services online in the U.S. Social networks. In the U.S.

Sites 91

Sites Social Network Competition Patents 91

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2010

Here are my favorites: Social and business networking sites. Just for starters, Wikipedia lists about 300 sites by name, which they claim is just some of the more notable social networking sites. CEOWorld Magazine prioritizes about 40 of the most famous business networking sites. It won’t happen tomorrow.

Startup 70

Startup Web 2.0 Yahoo Sites 70

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2010

Online Dating Magazine estimates that there are more than 2,500 online dating services on the Internet in the USA with 2-3 new services opening every single day. Lawsuit claims and Nigerian con artists are up, and disillusionment is growing. Social networks and search engines. The honeymoon is over.

Sites 49

Sites Social Network Statistics Patents 49

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 135

Blogging Services Search Engine Optimization Web 135

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 95

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Writing 95

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2019

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 88

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2017

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 69

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Web Writing 69

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2012

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 96

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Writing Social Network 96

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I started showing my partners more deals that I found interesting and doing loads of analysis on the future of markets I thought were ripe for disruption. Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. I have always believed that TV was ripe for disruption.

Marketing 305

Marketing Venture Capital Funding Technical Review 305

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2011

Let me be clear – a product or consulting startup today without a blog, even with a static website, risks not being competitive in cost and time to reach and hold that critical mass of online customers. You should start blogging about your business before you have a product, to test interest and establish your credibility.

Blogging 91

Blogging Search Engine Optimization Services Writing 91

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

It conjures up a range of emotions anytime I’ve privately expressed my opinion to thought leaders in our industry that I believe it is one of the most innovative companies in digital media. I asked Jonah about his started position in photos, lists, GIFs and text and where he thought video fit in. Others are skeptical, “Ha!

Buzzfeed 210

Buzzfeed Media Content News 210