Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation). VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales.

Venture Capital 255

Venture Capital Marketing Startup Social Network 255

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

I believe that many social networks confused this idea. further down the sales funnel from CPC advertising where you pay for a click but still need to convert on your own). Think of the Amazon affiliate program where you’re paid if you help Amazon sell books (I think on average Amazon pays about 7% of sales).

Advertising 284

Advertising Invest RSS CPC 284

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

We caught up with Dan to hear about how the firm is going beyond online sales, and making shopping online for fashion as much entertainment as e-commerce. It's loosely based on the Japanese concept of a "lucky bag sale". Lucky bag sales were originally a physical store concept, and what we've done, is taken that online here in the U.S.

Commerce 153

Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

SoCal CTO

MARCH 18, 2010

Vince: I’m an author, speaker and management consultant with a special expertise in online media sales. I started out as screenwriter, went into local television, ran ad sales in the west for AOL and joined Facebook in the companies very early days. What networking events in Los Angeles or Southern California do you go to?

Startup 225

Startup Los Angeles Social Network Twiistup 225

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. If you have multiple versions of your product, how many are web vs. mobile? How do the mobile customers break down by device type? On measurement.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 22, 2016

Social networking continues to be a superior force in marketing, especially Facebook. percent of all social network ad spending worldwide. How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? How can your company best benefit from social networking ads in 2016? That was $15.5

Marketing 40

Marketing Social Media Social Network Technical Review 40

socalTECH

JULY 6, 2015

It works on every Internet-connected computer worldwide, and every mobile phone everywhere. The biggest sale I think was over $10 million fro a domain, and we have thousands of customers. Are domains till important, given how many people are now using mobile apps and social networks to get to the content they want?

Social Network 100

Social Network Startup Mobile Google 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : SocialStay is: "An easy to set up & manage mobile platform designed for the hospitality industry. We have built SocialStay for scale so I think the ‘chasm’ is both a function of time and sales. You don’t need much… But what you do need is sales. It drives revenue & engages guests."

Startup 233

Startup Design Mobile Social Network 233

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. A FB ad targeted at one person (my wife) - Gabriel Weinberg , May 14, 2010 The other day I gave a presentation with Steve Welch on the use of social media in politics. Tech support is sales. they have purchasing intent ).*. But the rates are high for a reason.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. Scott Lahman , Zack Norman & Austin Murray were the three co-founders of JAMDAT, the most successful mobile 1.0 Sorry, moms.

Gogii 310

Gogii Invest Blogging Startup 310

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2010

Similar current buzz-meter terms include: geo-location, geo-fencing, local deals, local offers, flash sales, group sales, privates sales and augmented reality. Last year’s passé terms that even entrepreneurs cringe at (and the best are embarrassed to lead with) are social network, social media and social games.

Startup 296

Startup Evite Web Ideas 296

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. You also have a mobile version of Solaborate launching. We strongly believe mobile is the future.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

" Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing. I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool. We were in the finals at TechCrunch50 this year and are waking up the neighborhood with our mobile application.

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Southern California Technology Angel 150

socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2009

In association with some of the regions top trade associations/social networking groups and industry hosts, DFR '09 promises to be the largest holiday party of the season and help weave our various communities of interest into the larger collective family of professionals working in and around the technology industry. REGISTER TODAY!

Fandango 124

Fandango CarsDirect Case Study Santa Monica 124

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

But it’s kind of hard to say “don’t plant near the big trees” when you just completed a big sale to Microsoft building an app that they should have created and dominated. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.).

Technical Review 299

Technical Review Venture Capital Yammer Google 299

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2011

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. Social networks have added additional layer of complexity to this challenge.

Technical Review 83

Technical Review Technology Software Review Social Network 83

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 22, 2011

We spoke about my interest in cloud computing, digital media and mobile. I guess that’s why people like my pal Trevor Owens felt vindicated by the sale of GroupMe as evidenced by his Tweet to me. It’s about 10 minutes long. It’s a fun 10-minute interview that you might enjoy watching. What do I think now?

Company 295

Company Companies Gogii Google 295

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

Mobile smart phones. These include: Adapting to mobile, the largest and fastest-growing Web 3.0 It’s too expensive to fly across country for marketing trade shows and big sales meetings. Examples include SendOutCards, Google, and Amazon. According to Tasner, who is a marketing guru, business models and marketing in the Web 3.0

Web 95

Web Entrepreneur Doc Examples 95

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. To compete, startups must find ways to provide customers an easier, faster, more pervasive connection to digital networks, via mobile as well as the Internet.

Customer 93

Customer Custom Networking Entrepreneur 93

socalTECH

MARCH 29, 2012

Amanda MacNaughton: PromoJam is an enterprise, social marketing technology platform. Basically, we've built a platform that allows businesses to build social media promotions across multiple social networks, including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Linkedin. How did you two start the company?

Social Media 217

Social Media Startup Platform Media 217

socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2015

However, that process really hasn''t taken advantage of today''s mobile, always-connected, socially networked world. I ran operations, strategy, sales, and technology for the online division of Warner Bros. From the technology standpoint, right now, mobile is a critical piece of our efforts.

Networking 100

Networking Startup Cornerstone OnDemand Social Network 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Beyond mobile phones, the same concepts can be applied to embedded systems, portable navigation devices, and laptops. As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships.

Competition 84

Competition Entertainment Advertising Social Media 84

socalTECH

JULY 21, 2011

Los Angeles-based MomentFeed (www.momentfeed.com) is looking to sort through that data to help marketers better tap into location based, social networking. Now, what we've entered is actually Social Media 2.0, which is based on your mobile device, and it's app based. That's really what Social Media 2.0

Social Media 248

Social Media Zumbox Media Startup 248

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Companies want to see their social media investment drive sales.” Siegal added,“Social data holds the key. That’s how social can help build customer lifetime value.”. Close The Sale. It makes it easy to drive engagement,capture social data, and analyze it for actionable insights.

Platform 82

Platform Help Customer Custom 82

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

Mobile smart phones. These include: Adapting to mobile, the largest and fastest-growing Web 3.0 It’s too expensive to fly across country for marketing trade shows and big sales meetings. Examples include SendOutCards, Google, and Amazon. According to Tasner, who is a marketing guru, marketing in the Web 3.0

Web 88

Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. A simple example might be a mortgage calculator to add to your real estate sales site. All this may cost a few thousand dollars, but don’t get talked into an Amazon.com replacement just yet.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. To compete, startups must find ways to provide customers an easier, faster, more pervasive connection to digital networks, via mobile as well as the Internet.

Customer 91

Customer Custom Startup Networking 91

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Topics of discussion will be Wearables Technology, Bitcoin, SaaS, Cloud, Mobile, Gaming, Social Markets, what surprises are coming for 2014, creating value with your company, hiring problem solvers, and building a sensible businesses. There will be plenty of FREE food and drinks! Csathy was President and CEO of Sorenson Media, Inc.,

Startup 111

Startup Entertainment Media Santa Barbara 111

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2010

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. Social networks have added additional layer of complexity to this challenge.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Technology Software Review Social Network 48

Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Cho, a former sales manager for Nikon Instruments and Vala Sciences, founded Echo Labs in 2014. He told the audience Revolve sales had generated $1.8 Founder Jill Bigelow (who is not related to me) said the brace includes a removable heat or ice pack feature that provides increased mobility, mood, and birth satisfaction.

Tech Coast Angels 40

Tech Coast Angels Technical Review San Diego Software Review 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2015

Understanding your vulnerability and understanding the power of those with whom you must do business is a very important part of figuring out as a startup how to fit into the broader ecosystem and the art of statecraft is tremendously important in knowing when and how to project power in sales, recruiting, negotiations, fund raising, etc.

Startup 150

Startup Google Software Review Snapchat 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales.

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Beast Mobile (Kirkland, WA). How will Beast Mobile cut down the cost of your ever-increasing cell phone bill? Targeted mobile advertising. They are bridging the communication gap between citizens, law enforcement, corporations and all branches of government with their mobile app. DatavizVR (Austin, TX).

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. Dinesh is a highly entrepreneurial executive with a track record of driving sales through innovative biz-dev and online marketing techniques. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

Tech Coast Angels 96

Tech Coast Angels Idealab Angel Startup 96

Jason Nazar

MAY 2, 2016

Ensure your business name is available on a wide variety of social networking websites in order to develop consistent branding ( KnowEm ). Create and manage your social media presence. Create a sales forecasts and financial projections regularly. Execute the 5 Step Sales Process. Recommended. Recommended.

Outsource Development 40

Outsource Development Startup Google Mentor 40

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Going So-Lo: How Brands are Driving Sales & Personalizing Customer Experiences with Social, Location-Based Marketing. Socially Charged Fashion: How Social + Mobile are Building Brands from the Bottom Up. The Future of Mobile & Social Entertainment. Tues 9/25. 1:30-2:30pm. Tues 9/25.

Social Media 92

Social Media Los Angeles Media Angel 92

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. hours per day on average, and that’s excluding the other 13 hours a day where we have our mobile devices, our connected TVs, our iPads and Kindles and soon our cars connected to the web.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347