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 saw that one third of Americans under 40 have started using satirical news sources as replacements for news from someone like Fox News or CNN. 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

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

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

socalTECH

MAY 8, 2017

It's really hard to do the study which requires you to drive weekly to a clinic, find parking, deal with traffic, and wait in a waiting room. The industry has been talking about democratizing clinical research, so it's not just restricted to traditional clinic sites, and is not restricted by socioeconomic income and status.

Technology 133

Technology Study UCLA Research 133

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

We spoke with CEO Kai Stubble to hear about how SupperKing is looking to create a service--inspired by collaborative consumption sites like Airbnb--which will let people host meals in their homes for strangers, to get to meet new people, show off your cooking skills, and hopefully make new friends. What were you doing before?

Platform 250

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 250

socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2012

We spoke with CEO Kai Stubbe to hear about how SupperKing is looking to create a service--inspired by collaborative consumption sites like Airbnb--which will let people host meals in their homes for strangers, to get to meet new people, show off your cooking skills, and hopefully make new friends. What were you doing before?

Platform 247

Platform Mobile UCLA Sites 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 22, 2012

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Search Engine Optimization 96

Search Engine Optimization Entrepreneur Sites Advertising 96

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 20, 2013

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Search Engine Optimization 105

Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising SEO 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2017

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and news sources. Of course, too many or obnoxious advertisements are especially harmful to a site’s credibility.

Search Engine Optimization 54

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 54

Xconomy

JULY 18, 2016

Evoke’s late-stage study failed to show a significant benefit to the drug, EVK-001, versus placebo at all 41 of the sites that tested it nationally. In about one-third of the sites (13 out of 41), patients in the trial who took placebo reported an improvement in symptomatic diabetic gastroparesis.

Study 40

Study Sites News Research 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets. Use crowd funding.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

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

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Leave the world of new computer chips and new drugs to the big companies, and people with deep pockets.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2011

Profile sites. There are several free and paid services, such as LinkedIn and Visible.me, that allow users to create a short personal profile and to link to other relevant sites. Other user-created content sites. Many professions offer free online directories of members or similar sites for professional networking.

Blogging 91

Blogging Content Google Sites 91

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2010

What validates credibility and makes your site memorable in the minds of consumers, and how much does it cost? Put yourself on the site. Highlight interviews and reviews from recognized industry sources, and popular news sources. Include links to other sites showing your positives. Professional user-friendly site design.

Tips 92

Tips Search Engine Optimization Startup Advertising 92

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 12, 2010

Profile sites. There are several free and paid services, such as LinkedIn and Naymz, that allow users to create a short personal profile and to link to other relevant sites. Other user-created content sites. Sites like Flickr, Webshots, and YouTube allow users to create and share photos and videos, and create short profiles.

Blogging 95

Blogging Content Google Sites 95

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

DECEMBER 21, 2011

We dive into the very beginnings of IconFinder, where Martin’s personal need led him to start the site, to how he was able to fit working on IconFinder into his school projects and all the way to where the site is now and where they are heading. Steffen was working in another startup called 1Calendar and studying as well.

Design 65

Design Web Design Google Develop 65

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. And people employed professional firms to pay money to websites to publish “news stories” that were written by the agency with links back to your site. ” Me? Underbelly.

Marketing 379

Marketing Startup SEM SEO 379

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2012

I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience.

Case Study 101

Case Study Ideas Framework Entrepreneur 101

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. I'd rather invest time investing in social media to drive traffic to our site. Our radio show, Tech News, powered by Make It Work has been a great success. Love the minis!

Acquisition 170

Acquisition Customer Custom Ideas 170

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

All-in-all one study found that “1 in 5 people who receive an Internet coupon redeemed it;” so clearly digital couponing is more than just “another distribution channel,” as some analysts have previously stated. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H. Getting Mobile-Ready. Resolving Mobile Couponing’s Redemption Pitfalls.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 18, 2011

So I did an internship in digital media space and then worked at Global Grind, a content media Hip Hop site, after graduation. Andrea: Anybody who’s looking for clothes, shoes or accessories can come to our site and put up a post of what they’re looking for with the size, price range, etc., We use the crowd source model.

Startup 99

Startup Social Media Media Sites 99

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2011

I see many startups who seem satisfied with a “me too” approach, building yet another social network or e-commerce site, rather than being truly innovative. He asserts that the problem is lack of inspiration, and he supports this with twenty years of real case studies from his own experience.

Startup 94

Startup Case Study Ideas Framework 94

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

For how to market your blog in order to get site visitors I suggest checking out the Marketing Show and if you can attend the next Pub Con it is one the best conferences to learn about getting web traffic. An email list is exactly how it sounds, a collection of people’s emails who have visited your site. Not really. It’s normal.

Blogging 83

Blogging Email Writing Sites 83

Xconomy

DECEMBER 28, 2017

With the help of Visit Rapid City, Logar’s presentation convinced the ICPC Executive Committee to do a site visit. To have this event as the very first major activity following the opening of the new building really was a baptism of fire.” “And even at that, it was just to get on the agenda to make a presentation.”. Burgess agrees.

Coach 75

Coach Technical Review Carson Networking 75

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

Though in depth studies might show that relationships stemmed from online dating sites aren’t as successful as statistics might lead on, there’s no denying that the online dating model is tried and true in terms of getting people interested in wanting to connect and signing up. https://www.bnsprt.com/.

Statistics 61

Statistics Startup eHarmony SaaS 61

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Our previous roundup came out last week before news broke that Susan Lindquist, a highly decorated and thoughtful researcher into the inner workings of proteins, passed away. —A new database from the University of Oxford exposes the industry, government, and academic researchers who aren’t publishing their clinical trial results.

Research 40

Research Report Pricing Journal 40

SoCal Delicious

APRIL 5, 2010

Home About Us Newsstand locations Special Section Nominations Stock Index Advertising Contact Search Subscribe Weekly Features Week in Review Top 25 Lists Top Stories Local News Opinion Calendar Ongoing Events Monthly Reports Central Coast East Ventura Nonprofits Technology Small Business Women and Co.

Santa Barbara 53

Santa Barbara Thousand Oaks Oracle Ventura 53

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 10, 2011

Vanilla is forum software that powers discussions on over 400,000 sites around the world. Recent studies have shown that even with the advent of things like Twitter & Facebook, forum growth has not been affected in the slightest. Give Us the Fast Pitch. What is the market opportunity?

Startup 58

Startup Social Media Entrepreneur Framework 58

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. Make Millions: Re-Invent Global Sites for Local Markets. News from the Transmedia Trenches. From an introduction to value pricing to case studies to client relationships, how value pricing can. Case Study marketing, Online community, Social Networking. . .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). Jeff Atwood is the person responsible for product and user experience across all of their sites. Within a small startup with 3 engineers, everyone will work on all aspects of the site. Upon graduating, he went to work at Microsoft.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285