Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2022

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Startup 121

Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 121

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 15, 2009

Monthly casual networking meeting with technology and online media entreprenuers who live and/or work in the South Bay. No cover charge and this event is not sponsored so please bring a few bucks to pay for your own drinks. Thursday, May 21, 2009 -- South Bay Tech Group May Happy Hour. link] (more).

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Media Networking Technology 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

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Internet Brands Westlake Village Woodland Hills Beverly Hills 190

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2020

People outside the team can’t relate to the pressures of “the buck stops here,” and everyone on the team assumes that they are the primary ones under pressure to deliver. Social-media vehicles, including Twitter and LinkedIn, allow interactions with hundreds of people, or one on one, without the pressure of your leadership role.

Entrepreneur 134

Entrepreneur Activity Organization Course 134

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 17, 2013

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Start with social media, blogging, and word-of-mouth. It’s easier than dislodging well-recognized existing products, and waiting for customer change, even if your solution is better. Never let adversity or failure defeat you.

Entrepreneur 117

Entrepreneur Startup Advertising Social Media 117

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 18, 2019

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Startup 96

Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 96

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2012

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Start with social media, blogging, and word-of-mouth. It’s easier than dislodging well-recognized existing products, and waiting for customer change, even if your solution is better. Never let adversity or failure defeat you.

Entrepreneur 101

Entrepreneur Advertising Social Media Competition 101

InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

Lesson: As described in Go For The Quick Buck , wily startups also devise creative ways to secure funding from their customers, rather than from investors. Pink Floyd's refusal to compromise DSOTM's quality in exchange for a short-term public relations boost proved to be a bold and artistically appropriate choice.

Startup 269

Startup Cloud Computing RSS Writing 269

socalTECH

APRIL 15, 2010

Southern California's investment totals bucked the national trend, which found that there was a 9 percent drop in dollars to $4.7 Media and Entertainment was at $55.5M According to the report, released today, Southern California investments totaled $686.5M received in the region in Q1 of 2009. Nationally, Q4 of 2009 brought in $5.2

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Southern California Orange County Invest GRP Partners 208

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Start with social media, blogging, and word-of-mouth. It’s easier than dislodging well-recognized existing products, and waiting for customer change, even if your solution is better. Never let adversity or failure defeat you.

Tips 89

Tips Entrepreneur Advertising Social Media 89

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 7, 2015

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can''t delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Startup SEO Social Media 100

InfoChachkie

MARCH 14, 2012

You know, Jesus, a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. His logo, not the blank page, is what represented “a hundred thousand bucks down the drain.”. I groaned when the egregiously over-paid logo designer, Paul Rand, holds up a blank book and says, “Don’t get scared, this is not the design. The reason I did this was to floor Steve.

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Startup Press Design Marketing 229

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Startup 53

Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 53

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. The advent of social media and real-time interactive feedback via the Internet allows every customer to build and expect a relationship with your business, rather than just touchpoints.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Product Marketing 85

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Remember, the buck always stops with you. Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new media out there today. Without effective and innovative marketing across the range of media, you won’t have a business. It’s all about the execution.

Startup 100

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2013

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can''t delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to. Marty Zwilling.

Startup 95

Startup SEO Social Media Entrepreneur 95

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2015

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. The advent of social media and real-time interactive feedback via the Internet allows every customer to build and expect a relationship with your business, rather than just touchpoints.

Customer 100

Customer Custom .Net Competition 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 21, 2011

The conference brings about panelists from across the platforms in film, television, new media and tech. Deluxe Digital Studios, and Digital Media Directions to understand the goals in the new space of digital film consumption. According to the brand, Ultraviolet is giving consumers more bang for their buck and bringing them digital.

West Los Angeles 61

West Los Angeles Netflix Digital Hollywood Hollywood 61

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2014

People outside the team can’t relate to the pressures of “the buck stops here,” and everyone on the team assumes that they are the primary ones under pressure to deliver. Social-media vehicles, including Twitter and LinkedIn, allow interactions with hundreds of people, or one on one, without the pressure of your leadership role.

Activity 102

Activity Entrepreneur Organization Course 102

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Remember, the buck always stops with you. Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new media out there today. Without effective and innovative marketing across the range of media, you won’t have a business. It’s all about the execution.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Ideas Resource Statistics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Entrepreneur 96

Entrepreneur Product Startup SEO 96

TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

” Even with the wow-factor of the experience, it may not be enough to buck industry trends. There’s also new forms of play and arcades that are possible and interactive audience participation for content creation.”

Torrance 180

Torrance Los Angeles Entertainment Platform 180

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

After finishing Mr. Thompson''s jaded take on the travel industry, I wondered if there was a travel company that bucked his stereotypes and properly balanced making bold destinations accessible while respecting the unspoiled resources and culture that made the locales interesting in the first place.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2014

Not so long ago, every business assumed that the keys to success were the highest quality product, the best value for the buck, and the best customer service. The advent of social media and real-time interactive feedback via the Internet allows every customer to build and expect a relationship with your business, rather than just touchpoints.

Customer 98

Customer Custom .Net Competition 98

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Buck the conventional wisdom. Save your bucks and get notice without expensive advertising. Start with social media, blogging, and word-of-mouth. It’s easier than dislodging well-recognized existing products, and waiting for customer change, even if your solution is better. Never let adversity or failure defeat you.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Advertising Social Media Competition 48

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2011

For example, non-computer types should consider delegating their social media, website, and SEO activities. The only thing you can't delegate is “the buck stops here” role. You should be using your time on the most critical tasks for the business, and the tasks that only you can do. Pick the best person to delegate to.

Startup 91

Startup SEO Social Media Satisfaction 91

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 21, 2013

I assume that if you have any type of dedicated servers, Managed Hosting or Enterprise IP, you’ve heard of Internap, if not… take a little time researching on Google before you pony up the big bucks next time, will ya? They may be new to LA, but I think they get it.

Redondo Beach 104

Redondo Beach IP Southern California Entertainment 104

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

In the first instance many angels made beaucoup bucks by getting in on deals that IPO’d quickly. In the latter cases many companies (Flickr, Delicious, Blogger, Writely in 05-08 and lately Invite Media, Aardvark, Dodgeball, etc.) Let’s call these cards 1996-99, 2005-08 and 2010+. got picked up early without raising a lot of VC.

Invest 284

Invest Angel Venture Capital Startup 284

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

You have created a ‘perk’ on your campaign that by contributing $100 bucks that dentist can gain access to sing on your album for one song. The key number is 10+ pieces of media, any combination. Now, let’s say this dentist cruising your campaign loves your same style of music and it’s been his dream to be in a band. Add Photos/Video.

Startup 109

Startup Examples Social Media Media 109

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

For just five bucks you can take the subway to places like Hollywood and Highland to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame , or Universal Studios for a stroll on CityWalk. It will show you the most likely places to find free spots that are ALSO cost-effective. Kindly ask an Angeleno to pick you up at the airport.

Los Angeles 94

Los Angeles Hollywood Training Course 94

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 9, 2014

So far, nothing in the connected audio space remotely matches the bang-for-the-buck audio output of my comically bassy, earth shattering, borderline obscene Logitech Z23′s. Both founders had been a driving force behind a successful audio/video media player hardware company. I nspired Through Music.

Startup 96

Startup Software Product Venture Capital 96

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Do you buy that $4 coffee every morning because you want to spend 4 bucks. It was at the South by Southwest Interactive conference in the media room when I overheard the founders being interviewed. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Think of it like this.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

01% conversion rate again to the people who clicked over to the website from the YouTube video, that’s 185 new customers, 185 people who would have never thought to google search for a tampon service, who will now be signing up to spend the 15 bucks a month to get tampons delivered to their door. If we apply that.01%

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

socalTECH

APRIL 27, 2009

We continue to be open to all kinds of sectors in the new fund, but we're increasing our efforts in media. The reason we are, is we noticed that as we were going through fund one, and made our first few investments in fund two, there were some really interesting media deals. In boom times, folks think they'll just make a fast buck.

Santa Barbara 124

Santa Barbara Entrepreneur Funding Invest 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

We’re all so caught up in social media marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) that we tend to forget one on one relationships are the most powerful of them all. He wasn’t in business just to make a quick buck, he was building genuine relationships. vc , Liam Martin with Staff. Word of mouth travels far.

Startup 104

Startup Technical Review Search Engine Optimization Los Angeles 104

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

For just five bucks you can take the subway to places like Hollywood and Highland to see the Hollywood Walk of Fame , or Universal Studios for a stroll on CityWalk. It will show you the most likely places to find free spots that are ALSO cost-effective. Kindly ask an Angeleno to pick you up at the airport.

Los Angeles 79

Los Angeles Hollywood Training Course 79

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

The newest fad to bring in the bucks are pop up boxes. It’s time to decide, do you have a long term vision and looking to grow a loyal community or do you want a quick buck? Second question is, where to draw that fine line between making money and building a loyal community starting with your first 1000 true fans. Let’s discuss.

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Blogging Email Writing Sites 83