Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2019

The solution I recommend is to move forward with a few quantifiable steps, to turn your dreams into specific goals and milestones, and then measure your progress and celebrate each small success in achieving these goals and milestones. Do the same for partners and co-founders that will buttress your strengths.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 1, 2017

Once a novelty act reserved for indie band albums and curious art projects, crowdfunding is starting to play a major role in the world of startups and new products. In fact, the majority of your work should be finished by the time you start your campaign. Rule #3: Do Your Homework. Rule #2: Launch Day is Priority #1.

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Startup Social Media Tips Ideas 93

socalTECH

JUNE 27, 2011

When I shoed up with a few pages of conceptual, early stage ideas around consumer finance, it was immediately captivating, and it really lined up with what he wanted to do. That's compared to other financial products, which are designed for managing money, and just feel like work. There are three main components of the product.

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Startup Ideas Southern California Social Network 197

Tech Coast Venture Network

MARCH 31, 2010

It is not that they lack a good product! So we know that your in business to succeed - what kind of plans do you need: Business Plan. This can be a competent of your business plan or a separate document, but in either case it need only be a couple of pages long. Establish Your Business Like a Business.

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Sample Social Media Incubator Marketing 140

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Entangled Media has released their public beta to Younity , a new utility that provides spontaneous access to your data across devices. Younity’s new mobile product lets you bypass that hassle while offering several other benefits. Eric Casso, CEO of Entangled Media states that Younity was created out of Necessity.

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Mobile Media Screening Software 98

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

From entry level garage bands, to international superstars, they all understand that cultivating your fan base online has a huge impact on your career. The store allows in-page transactions, and never redirects them to another site, keeping them captive and leveraging impulse buys. Talk a bit about your recent funding.

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Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

socalTECH

JUNE 28, 2012

Matthew Goldman: We're helping people to simplify the decision they make when they pay for products. To merchants, what is in your wallet looks just like a regular credit card. But, it's not a new line of credit, and it's not a new account. It's just an access point for all of the other cards I your wallet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2013

Great startups are getting ahead of the game with “anticipatory customer service,” like providing smart phone access to product and account data to head off complaints. Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. You should be watching.

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Customer Custom Services High Tech 89

InfoChachkie

JULY 14, 2011

This is especially true for companies with expensive and complex products or services that are more consultative in nature, like insurance, financial services, home services, education and travel, etc. How has your history with Jason Spievak , Colin Kelley and the rest of the former CallWave team shaped and benefited the company?

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Marketing Advertising Paid Search Startup 209

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 3, 2014

There are 3 vital questions to ask when putting together a campaign; 1- Is the thing I’m raising money for a great product? 2- How am I talking about my product? He shared, ‘When creating a campaign it’s key to remember that people are fans of you – not the actual product, so you want to be sure to communicate your why.’.

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Startup Examples Social Media Media 109

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 6, 2012

Great startups are getting ahead of the game with “anticipatory customer service,” like providing smart phone access to product and account data to head off complaints. Self-service technologies, social media, and smart phones have created a new set of expectations for high-tech consumers today. You should be watching.

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Customer Custom Services Startup 97

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

Jim Semick: I’ve been launching and managing software products for 15 years now, going back to when you and I worked together at Expertcity before it was acquired by Citrix. I have always worked on early stage products. Some of the products I’ve helped validate and launch include GoToMyPC, GoToMeeting and AppFolio.

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Venture Capital Entrepreneur Santa Barbara SaaS 115

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Determine whether your business name needs to be trademarked, and if does Trademark it at the USPTO. Protect your written works and code through the Copyright Office. If you are inventing or creating a product, understand patents and register for one at the USPTO. Vet your idea with the idea checklist.

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Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

We took into account innovation and entrepreneurship, style and appeal, originality, community, and value. It allows users to code, develop, brainstorm, communicate and then publish projects and files to your web server. No more hassles with backups and syncing your laptop with your desktop. 22, 2010.

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Company Companies Web Evite 106

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

After you sign up for an account, super easy if you have a Facebook account, you are taken to a page with available lounges for you to view video. You can also create your own lounge. Everything from hip hop music videos to entertainment news and gossip, there is sure to be a lounge to suit your taste.

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Content Conference News Social Network 74

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

So far, I’ve covered how to decide which type of app you’re looking to create and how to use your market research to decide what features you want your app to have. Think of it as a short story about someone picking up your app and walking through it to get something done. User Stories can be dry or lively.

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Marketing Screening Social Network Startup 84

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

First you need to know exactly what you are looking for, then find out from all the options which is the best suited for you and your startup, and you can't forget about pricing. You may find a application that seems perfect from the description page, buy it and come to find out it was not what you were looking for.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 19, 2011

He argues for a world he calls POSO (post social) in which we will only use social applications which drastically cut down our time involvement and/or increase our productivity. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. He’s right about this. You need to log in to use it.

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Web HTML Mobile Social Network 355

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 27, 2013

The way you talk about your business, develop your brand voice, gauge demand, and connect with your audience. To know who and where the product is coming from allows people to see first-hand on how the product is made. The cardinal truth is you put your social capital on the line.

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Startup Funding Capital Help 74

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 17, 2012

At the moment, Conolly heads the startups social media team in Egypt while Turdubaev looks after Russian countries and translation of the site. What are your backgrounds? More and more small business are becoming disillusioned with having to pay to have posts shown to fans they worked hard to get to like their page.

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Advertising Services Social Network Startup 79

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

In short, if you are always on the go, apps are your best friend. It is a good thing that there is an app for everything today — work, social media, games, shopping, travel, photography, and schedule of movie screenings. The premise is simple: if you want to engage with your customers, go where they are and where you can matter.

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Mobile Social Media Google Software Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

It’s also a great way to build relationships with people interested in your topic area. Define your customers, partners and other relevant people to your organization (e.g. That’s blogging to the echo chamber unless they’re your target customers. How to find your “voice&# ? Be authentic.

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Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Pitching stories and getting your name out to various companies and editors requires a lot of work. No matter where I worked, I never found any sort of product that managed the workflow between editors and writers and it is the number one problem in the publishing world. Freelancing is a tough gig for many writers. It’s standardized.

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Journal Startup Writing Media 90

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

StartupDemo is an opportunity for early stage startups to showcase their new products and/or services. Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention.

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Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

With a bank account full of someone else's money, it's hard not to feel flush with cash and have a false sense of security. An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause. Your mortgage and grocery bill depend on it.

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Startup Capital Blogging Ideas 92

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 15, 2012

So far, I’ve covered how to decide which type of app you’re looking to create and how to use your market research to decide what features you want your app to have. Think of it as a short story about someone picking up your app and walking through it to get something done. User Stories can be dry or lively.

Marketing 53

Marketing Screening Social Network Email 53

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The object is to exploit the convergence of people, information, products, services and places with today’s smartphones and tablets, which drive online orders in addition to purchases from brick-and-mortar stores.”. At that time, digital accounted for “less than 1/10 of all coupons distributed.” Paul Breummer, Search Engine Land.

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Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Traditional media companies published their stories on the web. And it is the most notable media darling not making any money so everyone is asking the question – how will they make money? So did the media. This is why many people are so excited by how much traffic they’re now generating from social media.

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Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 11, 2012

Facebook just hit 1 billion active users globally and that was great but a new social payment application is set to make Facebook users across the world get more from their connections and even allowing companies to sell or receive payments from their pages. As we know, developers always give their product a code name. What is Zunguz?

Software Review 92

Software Review Social Network Platform Technical Review 92

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! Now let’s move on to the first couple topics: Step 0: Pre-product. Instead, spend your time gathering qualitative data, interviewing users, understanding the problem-behind-the-problem you’re trying to solve, and prototyping concepts. Do this for a couple weeks!

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Startup IP Email Report 29

SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

If that’s not enough, ShoeDazzle runs charity shoe programs, making the company good for your closet and the country. Richard Rosenblatt – Demand Media. Most recently, Rosenblatt cofounded Demand Media, launching in 2006 with $120 million in equity and the acquisition of eHow.com. Follow PandoDaily: Search. Post navigation.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Riot Games Southern California 75

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

We all read them to get a sense of what is going on in the world, peeling back layers of the old world in which media was too scripted. I’ll bet your customers, business partners or suppliers would love similar. Who are your customers, partners or suppliers? My suggestion is to blog about your industry.

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Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

SoCal Delicious

JANUARY 20, 2010

There are presently many new efforts under way to refine and improve the world of social media, some of which we’ll explore here and many which are just beginning. Disconnects between older and newer generations of social media. Poor integration between social media and location services.

Web 29

Web Technical Review Web 2.0 Social Media 29

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Brands didn’t advertise their web pages they advertised “AOL Keywords.&# You couldn’t pick up a magazine in the 96-99 timeframe without seeing AOL Keywords advertised everywhere. If you were a newly minted, venture-backed consumer Internet company you had to have a deal with AOL to reach your customers.

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Social Network Networking Web 2.0 Startup 318

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Dow Jones Reprints: This copy is for your personal, non-commercial use only. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Forget the Valley—pack your bags for Google L.A.". » More.

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Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

In terms of topics we spoke about: - Do VC’s send your presentations around to other people if they don’t fund you? 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. short answer: very, very rarely. But it does happen.

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Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

John laid into a well-honed thesis on why the social web needed a “Page Rank” equivalent for people. I almost don’t want to tell you because I love the product and would love for them to stay under the radar screen from investors. Every startup needs accounting and it’s often a huge distraction and non core.

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Cornerstone OnDemand Venture Capital GRP Partners Startup 303