Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2012

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. Review current crowdsourcing sites for a good fit. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Statistics Entrepreneur Funding Social Media 98

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. Review current crowdsourcing sites for a good fit. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

For example, I’m not sure the world needs one more social media niche site, or another dating site, or yet another flavored drink alternative. First you need to investigate industry norms and third-party statistics to understand what is possible and likely. Use your passion to get there, not to set the goals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Most entrepreneurs I know admit to a poor first media interaction, and many are still waiting for the instant replay. On the social media side, the stakes are just as great.

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Press Social Media Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Social-media advertising. Nearly $50 billion is being spent annually on direct mail, according to statistics , and the amount has been increasing each year.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2014

Fact: social media is among the top most powerful communication tools today. Pew Internet Project’s research on Social Networking reports that as of January 2014, 74% of online adults use social networking sites. Digital Insights reports in their 2014 Social Media statistics that Facebook has 1.01

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

Statistics show that the failure rate for new businesses within the first four years is fifty percent or greater, even with companies that have a large startup budget. All marketing costs money, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, click-through, and social media support.

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Social Media Search Engine Optimization Startup Customer 57

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

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 e-commerce, 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.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to Statistic Brain , angel investors, numbering almost 300,000, contributed a record $25 billion to early-stage startups in the U.S. I can remember when creating a web site for eCommerce could easily require a million dollar investment. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups.

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Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Satisfaction 108

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

How do you sort through all that social media activity you are driving, and figure out who really cares about what you're posting? Mark Sylvester sat down with us to talk about the new project, and how it's applying what they've learned building their visual analysis tools to the world of Facebook and social media.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The idea for exploreB2B resulted from my own experience in business development for a young consulting company and my brother’s enthusiasm for tech and social media. The result was a social platform especially built to serve the needs of Business-to-Business interaction and networking. What inspired them to find it? Competition?

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Networking Help Social Media Platform 71

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

They don’t realize that according to statistics from Startup.co , almost 60 percent are funded with personal savings and credit, and another 25 percent get their money from friends and family. Review current crowdsourcing sites for a good fit. Searching LinkedIn, for example, is a must for contemporary entrepreneurs.

Startup 61

Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 61

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Statistics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

Entrepreneur 119

Entrepreneur Technical Review Statistics Startup 119

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Statistics show that 60% of projects on crowdfunding sites fail to reach their funding goals. Geared towards artists, entrepreneurs and innovators, crowdfunding is a great way to get any projects off the ground, be it startup, movie, music or invention. Demo Video Lab will prevent you from making those common mistakes.

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Statistics Entertainment Google Web 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

Funding 62

Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

“The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons.

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Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

socalTECH

MARCH 31, 2014

We''re rolling it out to finance and Wall Street, monitoring thousands of sources of continuously changing information, such as news, social media, internal email systems, and analyzing specific, material conditions that our customers are looking for. It''s about as complicated as Google Adwords.

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

We’re going to open this article with some quick statistics on the online dating industry: The online dating industry is worth $1.049 BILLION per year. The industry is projected to be worth $1.3 billion by 2013. The mobile phone dating market is worth $550 million. In the United States, there are 40 million online dating users.

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Statistics Startup eHarmony SaaS 61

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 23, 2011

This may sound crazy, but there’s a valid reason for bashing this type of statistic. The inverted logic loop of Klout works like this, “If you use a social network and connect to the right people, and they reshare what you share, and so on, we’ll give you a biscuit.” ” It’s that easy.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

If you’ve ever worked for an executive and had to track multiple statistics, financial sheets and web pages, it can be very frustrating. It uses games that are already established in the app store and will be launching their beta site in the next couple days. The site launched a few months ago. The cost is only $1.29

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Startup Doc Ideas Mobile 73

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

There is a feeling that techies are the new celebrities," says Eric Kuhn, an agent who heads the social-media department at United Talent Agency. These days, there are more Internet guys at the Vanity Fair Oscar party than traditional media players.". areas are growing at a faster rate. than in other parts of the city.

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