socalTECH

APRIL 4, 2013

We spoke with co-founder Brenton Sullivan about the company''s platform, and how it''s hoping to transform the athletic recruiting process. Brenton Sullivan: What we are is a private social network and platform for coaches to connect with each other, to exchange information on athletes. We think it''s really powerful in our platform.

Coach 252

Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

Content is a “hits driven business” and therefore you can only invest in platforms not media. The point isn’t to “build a business on YouTube” but rather to use YouTube as a marketing platform to build a video business that works across many platforms. I think most arguments miss the mark.

SEM 150

SEM Content Platform Acquisition 150

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2021

If you haven’t changed for several years the way you do common processes, like customer satisfaction surveys, lead generation, and marketing, it’s time to look at the new remote apps and social media platforms for more effective and relevant alternatives. In summary, business collaboration and “lead with we” is more than a new mindset.

Examples 128

Examples Social Media Summary Satisfaction 128

InfoChachkie

JUNE 16, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Arnie’s responses. When a platform evolves, at some point the company that built the platform starts to slow down. One of the things we did a few months ago is to extend our analytics platform to really understand who is on Twitter and who is following the people in our network.

Social Media 252

Social Media Platform Media Networking 252

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 21, 2019

Hearing views from Bill Gates on how the world deals with issues like climate change, Jack Dorsey talk about the role of social platforms and government and discussions with Kevin Systrom (Instagram), Todd McKinnon (Okta), etc were fascinating. Summary Boards are organizations that need managing just as you would do for your management team.

Startup 234

Startup Slides Venture Capital Course 234

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Here is my summary of her roadmap which I believe can get you back on the right track with a “customer-centric” approach rather than a “company-centric” approach: Find out what customers want and how they want to buy it. She recommends phone interviews by you, by appointment, with structured questions, and you document results.

Startup 105

Startup Search Engine Optimization Summary SEO 105

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

I took the opportunity this past week to publish summary notes of some of the VCs and entrepreneurs I had interviewed on This Week in VC. TWIVC Summary – Richard de Silva. It is important to leverage the fastest growing platforms but anticipate changing terms of service. I’m now back & ready for action. Thank you. (if

Capital 265

Capital Venture Capital Veoh Startup 265

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 23, 2013

We used to call it a “burning platform” as in when your platform is burning you’re forced to take action. If you can’t get somebody motivated by proving things economically they often lack the will to follow through or the political support they need to get budget.

Sales 328

Sales Customer Custom Examples 328

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

If you want the whole deck you can find it on SlideShare but I’ve written up a short summary with commentary below. We are connected at speeds 400x faster and this is about to explode into significantly greater speeds with 5G that are the equivalent of a platform shift c. We all have computers in our pockets now d.

Venture Capital 292

Venture Capital Capital Startup Funding 292

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 18, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Mark’s responses. Value Prop Twitter Style : SteelHouse’s Behavioral Commerce platform increases online conversions via targeted incentives based on shopper personality and behavior. You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link]. For his exact quotes, watch the video.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Media Oracle Commerce 204

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

The app, dubbed HomeHero Connect, supports phone timesheet tracking, daily activity summaries, emergency alerts and automated payments between a user and an independent home caregiver. The platform will also give jobs to thousands of caregivers seeking work from basic chores and housekeeping to the most sensitive of personal needs.

Software Review 77

Software Review Technical Review Southern California Summary 77

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 6, 2011

DueToDos is a web based business productivity platform that seeks to save you time and increase efficiency whether you’re solo or on a team. Developed one year ago, by cofounder Chase Rief, who came up with the idea for the platform when he was managing 15 employees stashed in different corners of the world.

Email 102

Email Platform Web Summary 102

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

Burstly, a Santa Monica based company, provides an open and free ad management platform that helps mobile application developers better monetize their inventory. Both of his co-founders worked with him previously and both worked on ad management platforms. I’ll explain in detail below. Enter Burstly. What does it do?

Mobile 282

Mobile Invest Company Companies 282

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Here is my summary of her detailed roadmap to get you back on the right track with a “customer-centric” approach rather than a “company-centric” approach: Find out what customers want and how they want to buy it. She recommends phone interviews by you, by appointment, with structured questions, and you document results.

Tips 93

Tips Search Engine Optimization Summary Startup 93

socalTECH

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Nikhil Jain: Clean Green Guy is an online platform, which allows entrepreneurs and inventors with green business concepts, ideas, and companies connect with investors, financing, and service providers. The only thing we can do is charge a membership fee, a subscription so people can participate in the deal platform.

Southern California 193

Southern California Startup Sites eHarmony 193

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2014

Here is a summary of recommendations from both of us, based on my own business mentoring insights: Re-launch using your enhanced core competency. Move to a higher platform. A few are able to move to higher platform, like moving from a sole practitioner physician to create and run a much larger medical organization.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Technical Review Mentor Summary 105

TechEmpower

MAY 28, 2020

This project measures the high-water mark performance of server side web application frameworks and platforms using predominantly community-contributed test implementations. We've selected and flagged frameworks that represent the project's diversity of technology platforms. We look forward to your feedback on this feature.

Framework 624

Framework TechEmpower Platform Web 624

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Of course, you can’t monitor the entire Internet yourself, but fortunately there are many tools and platforms out there to do it for you, such as Google Alerts and Hootsuite Insights. Regularly review every customer comment, and reply.

Custom 86

Custom Customer Examples Sites 86

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

You can watch this week’s TWiVC episode by clicking on the link and my summary notes are below. {if I talked about the platform moves of Twitter and why it should be expected. Message of the week (from Fred Wilson) – “don’t fill cracks&# but innovate in new ways with the platform. No big surprise.

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I just finished a new book, “ Shortcut Your Startup ,” by the entrepreneur brothers Courtney and Carter Reum, and I like their summary of five critical changes in the market that every entrepreneur should capitalize on: Pervasive computer usage is now the great equalizer. Brands are speaking through rather than to consumers.

Marketing 57

Marketing Startup Entrepreneur Social Media 57

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Summary Version. I called this trend “ Torso TV ” because the “head” of consumption (largest number of views) was dominated by platforms that had massive distribution (think TV stations, radio or retail outlets that sell CDs and DVDs. easy sharing (through social networks or platforms like YouTube).

Startup 380

Startup Media Content Platform 380

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Here is my summary of her detailed roadmap to get you back on the right track with a “customer-centric” approach rather than a “company-centric” approach: Find out what customers want and how they want to buy it. She recommends phone interviews by you, by appointment, with structured questions, and you document results.

Customer 96

Customer Custom Search Engine Optimization Summary 96

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2010

Some summary notes are below. Hyper-local, flash marketing platform connecting consumers with local business offers; super majority of offers are restaurant and personal services; competitor to Groupon. But Google’s investment seems to be focused on supporting a payment platform that can support the Android ecosystem.

Clearstone 236

Clearstone Venture Capital ReachLocal Google 236

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

Anyone who reads this blog frequently will know that I am a big believer in low-cost video content and specifically the power of YouTube as a content creation & distribution platform. If you want to understand my thesis behind Maker you can read this article that outlines the trend , but in summary: People watch 5.3

Media 320

Media CTO Coach CTO Hire Los Angeles 320

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

I see too many investor pitches, and even executive summaries that ramble on for many pages without a clear message. All of this is possible on every entrepreneur’s budget, since the major blogging platforms, including Tumblr, WordPress and Blogger (Google) are free. Develop an efficient and effective writing style.

Blogging 110

Blogging Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media 110

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

I believe that Twiistup is now a platform from which to grow and highlight what is uniquely LA. For highlighting what is uniquely LA, for adhering to a strict quality standard for speakers and for building this great platform for the future Francisco Dao (aka “ The Man ”) should feel proud of what he has accomplished.

Twiistup 228

Twiistup SoCal Southern California Yammer 228

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Since it’s already written (and since I promised not to republish on my blog other than a summary) if you’re interested please have a read over there. Summary notes and then I’ll extend: Should you blog? First, you’ll need a platform. I’m very particular to Disqus as my commenting platform.

Blogging 286

Blogging Startup Writing Summary 286

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Distribute an Executive Summary and Recommendations report, as well as transcripts of your interviews, to all the key players in your company. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot.

Search Engine Optimization 58

Search Engine Optimization Startup Customer Custom 58

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Don’t Be Fooled By All The Hype For Crowd Funding. Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market.

Funding 101

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Invest 101

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2015

Frost & Sullivan just named MediaPlatform the product leader in enterprise video platforms. In summary, it really has been an amazing year and we look forward to supporting additional compelling software companies in 2016. Our first investment in the new fund was a $12 million investment in Beverly Hills based MediaPlatform.

Capital 100

Capital Beverly Hills Artificial Inteligence Equity 100

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

In fact, the focus on social networking platforms, starting with Facebook, has destroyed the meaning of the word friend and even changed it from a noun to a verb. Here is my summary of how business relationships relate to friends. It’s now common to have hundreds or thousands of friends online -- but no relationships.

Entrepreneur 66

Entrepreneur Social Network Technical Review Social Media 66

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

You will build out features or expend to platforms — often before you have enough market feedback to warrant it. Summary There’s no right answer, only trade offs. If you don’t have external interest you may still get an internal round done but probably at a lower price than you otherwise may have.

Startup 292

Startup Software Review Pricing Entrepreneur 292

InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2011

What follows is a summary which paraphrases Jason’s responses. For companies that are more nimble and where the line between the sale and the market is pretty tight, it works phenomenally and those are our most referencable customers and they love leveraging our platforms.”. You can watch the video below or on YouTube here: [link].

Yahoo 210

Yahoo Startup Advertising Summary 210

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ranker is a social site/platform for ranking anything, powered by semantic technology that aggregates opinions into ‘wisdom of crowds’ rankings”. What follows is a summary which paraphrases Clark’s responses. Clark Benson is the Founder and CEO of Ranker.com. free weekly Infochachkie articles!

Google 264

Google Organic Search Sites Startup 264

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Well-known crowd-funding platforms on the Internet, led by Kickstarter and Indiegogo , have worked for years to provide non-equity “funding” for many startups, as outlined in my previous article Will the Real Crowd Funding Model Please Stand Up? Crowd sample size and makeup not representative of market.

Funding 106

Funding Equity Entrepreneur Sample 106

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2011

Right now they’re the leading platform for streaming movies. But for now feel free to read my short summary of the key principles. In it I talked about how I believe that Netflix has a very strong lead in the battle for the “head end&# of the digital living room. Hulu is the leading player for streaming television.

Netflix 329

Netflix Evite Pricing Hulu 329

Xconomy

JUNE 22, 2016

It will be a “summary platform” for electronic medical records, LeGrand says, “to aid physicians and augment intelligence… in understanding clinically relevant information.” She’s referring to how much Watson Health has spent on growth , including acquisitions like Merge and Truven Health Analytics.

IBM 61

IBM IBM Artificial Inteligence San Diego 61