InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

It is no secret that Pinterest and other social commerce sites have begun to dial in the commerce equation. These sites (so far) have managed to balance facilitating product discovery and purchase capabilities with users'' desires to entertain and educate themselves without feeling like they are in a marketplace.

Entrepreneur 210

Entrepreneur Commerce Sites Social Network 210

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 13, 2021

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

Resource 126

Resource Commerce Social Media Platform 126

Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

As of an August Pew Research study , 43 percent of Americans report “often getting news online,” just seven percentage points lower than the number who get their news from TV sources. Only time — and plenty of tech sites — will tell. Read more about the evolution of social media on TechCo. more likes!

Snapchat 83

Snapchat News Artificial Inteligence Social Media 83

socalTECH

JULY 1, 2014

In today''s online world, there are audio streaming sites (Spotify et al), and there are video streaming sites (Youtube, Vevo, etc.); However, one local startup-- Vadio (www.vadio.com)--is hoping to bring those worlds together, by using technology to automatically add and synchronize video streaming to existing, audio streaming sites.

Platform 164

Platform Startup Content Sites 164

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Last night I co-hosted a dinner at Soho House in Los Angeles with some of the most senior people in the media industry with executives from Disney, Fox, Warner, media agencies and many promising tech & media startup CEO’s. He studied the errors that other people had made and tried to improve on them.

Entrepreneur 356

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Startup Email 356

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You get a lot of traffic — not always results. If you aren’t careful every PR team will measure inches over impact.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

Southern California Edison Blog

JUNE 30, 2021

According to a study conducted by CompTIA, 46 percent of enterprises who transitioned IT functions to a managed services provider saw a 25 percent or more reduction in their annual IT costs. Local services providers can travel to your enterprise’s location to troubleshoot or help with network-related problems and provide on-site assistance.

Networking 98

Networking Services Culver City Southern California 98

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2019

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

Commerce 98

Commerce Social Media Platform Class 98

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

Then there is the Internet, delivered through every media, including your smart phone, where the volume of data spewing out is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

Then there is the Internet, delivered through every media, including your smart phone, where the volume of data spewing out is like a new Library of Congress every 15 minutes. The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Using the platform to expand your reach.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 21, 2012

Students and teachers could rarely be friends on Facebook and no student would want their Physics or Math teacher telling them to study thoroughly for their term paper, but things change and so do we. They add yet another study. Ann Arbor SPARK Accelerated. Online Evaluation For Placement.

Help 68

Help Social Media Mentor Study 68

SoCal Tech Calendar

MAY 5, 2011

and Neal Schaffer is here to help!

Tech Coast Angels 100

Tech Coast Angels Case Study Social Media Study 100

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Some days I respond to questions asked by folks like yourself, the press, or an entity doing a case study, i.e. Citrix, RIM, USC. It’s something I speak about quite a bit (see Social Media to Build Reputation and Reach Prospects and Social Media for Service Professionals ). Look forward to the discussion. Love the minis!

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Discover the what the future holds for you and this game changing media platform. Keynote: Jordan Rohan, Managing Director of Equity Research, Internet and Digital Media, Thomas Weisel Partners 9:30am: Keynote Panel: The State of Mobile: The Economics Of Critical Mass? Krishna Subramanian, Co-Founder, Mobclix.

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech.Co

MARCH 9, 2020

According to a study from the Harvard Business Review , remote workers have a tendency to feel left out and even ganged up on when check-ins aren't part of the typical work schedule. Furthermore, the study found that 46% of respondents said the most successful managers checked in frequently and regularly with remote employees.

Tips 157

Tips Software Review Study Email 157

socalTECH

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Before, no one was teaching you how to look at comedic content, how to study it, and how to replicate it. We've got original contributors such as Vox Media, Maker Studio's POLIPOP Network, everyone from the Bad Lip Reading Guys, to Barackdubs, it spans the spectrum. As we did that, the industry and research started to grow around us.

Content 230

Content News Startup Research 230

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 23, 2009

San Diego-based Newsforce (www.newsforce.com) is a startup which is looking to take advantage of the hunger of the newspaper and media business for revenue, and has created a product which takes press releases and commercial content, and inserts them onto news sites in "sponsored content" blocks. Our tool is integrated onto their site.

News 124

News Advertising Press Sites 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. It’s time to adopt your customer’s favorite mode of communication, whether that be texting, phone calls or social media, and not limit responses to office hours.

Services 100

Services Startup Software Review Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 8, 2015

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Commerce Social Media Platform 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2016

Entrepreneurs don’t realize that this burden is actually costing them over $200 billion in repeat sales, according to a recent study by the W. The report also indicates that customer problem experiences continue to increase, up four percent to 54 percent since the last study. Carey School of Business. Provide training and empowerment.

Customer 56

Customer Custom Startup Satisfaction 56

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. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H. Getting Mobile-Ready.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

socalTECH

JULY 20, 2011

Earlier this month, Los Angeles-based HitFix (www.hitfix.com) an online news site focused on entertainment, announced it had raised $2M in a funding round. We spoke with Jennifer about what HitFix is looking to do, her own background, and how HitFix is different from the many celebrity gossip and news sites out there.

News 173

News Entertainment Startup Bertelsmann 173

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 10, 2012

All users are protected from things like tracking, stalking and spying by advertisers inside of the site. Your profile, groups and content can never be accessed by somebody outside of the site, and you can only access a private group by being expressly invited in. We’ve received a lot of media interest.

Social Network 106

Social Network Networking Sites Ideas 106

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

A few companies have aggregated all of that free media out there from those marketing materials. Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. Because things are moving toward streaming, and online, we become an interesting funnel to move people along the chain to actually consuming that media.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2013

I studied finance, and worked on Wall Street as a credit analyst, so I understand debt better. How''d you come up with the idea for the site? Ethan Senturia: If you''re a company, you can come to our site, give us a call, or shoot us an email. The site itself is the most efficient way to create a request.

Startup 247

Startup Software Review Entrepreneur Equity 247

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2013

We had been building technology around a publisher interface, and starting seeing the same things from customers, who wanted to understand what was happening on their site, what their competition was doing, and what advertisers were doing. We''re not buying and selling media, we''re helping people to understand what''s going on.

Advertising 153

Advertising Startup CTO Coach Study 153

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Use social media for more visibility. It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. It’s time to adopt your customer’s favorite mode of communication, whether that be texting, phone calls, or social media, and not limit your responses to office hours.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. Knewton, Grockit and others are creating new ways for students to study for these tests in a more cost effective way. 5.0mm in Series C.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

If Pinterest is catnip for girls, Tapiture was founded to go after the men, but quickly evolved into a more sophisticated artistic social media community. The curated design and photography-driven entertainment site is where GIFs and memes intermingle with stunning photography, video and the ability to purchase in app.

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

Tracy built her company, Recycled Media , out of necessity. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. Danny became a small investor in Recycled Media (the parent company of Recycled Bride) and became one of Tracy’s lead advisors. She’s a painter and a self-proclaimed Bohemian.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

They went on to describe a fairly common type of site that has some original content, but not much. That's structuring your pages and your site to optimize it for search. They only very briefly mention how you can effectively promote your site. You can promote your site all over the place.

SEO 150

SEO Startup Search Engine Optimization Google 150

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

I connected with Andrea Gouw , the founder of ShopperSeeks.com , on Twitter (thank you social media), when reaching out for women CEOs and founders around the country. So I did an internship in digital media space and then worked at Global Grind, a content media Hip Hop site, after graduation.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Media Sites 99

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

There was a recent study which showed that adding a video makes it 53 times more likely that you'll have a Google first page search result. At TripUp, we had lots of user generated reviews and hotels, and we were the first to add user general video to a travel community site. But, we've also found some really, really talented people.

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 17, 2016

A recent study found that 37 percent of employees constantly surf the internet while at work. Whether it’s social media, games, or anything else that is not related to work, employees have no trouble spending hours wasting time. But tools like Blue Coat and FocalFilter can get the job done by blocking sites that waste time.

Product 40

Product Company Companies Tool 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 11, 2016

Usually these are revenue-generating e-commerce sites, or have the potential to be revenue-generating. Idling capacity is a notion that was first systematically studied and measured in the context of industrial processes. There is value in the “idling capacity” of all assets. Assets need to move in a community of engaged users.

Marketing 52

Marketing Commerce Social Media Entrepreneur 52

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

We first rolled out furniture in a newer market – Washington DC, and we increased ARPU (average revenue per month, per customer) by > 300%, we lowered our CAC (this is because the number of people who came to our site and converted went up) and thus we decreased our payback period. Study your history. Competition.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150