Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

The idea was that if you could put up a consumer site that was seen as the best place to consume content then people wouldn’t go to lower-quality or free sites to get it. The founders felt that having a legitimate site for content would discourage Silicon Valley VC’s from funding entrepreneurs to create the next big TV killer.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Fake Site - you can have what looks to be a real site, even take "orders" but not actually have anything able to run it. Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service.

Technical Review 339

Technical Review CTO Hire CTO Coach Software Review 339

socalTECH

MAY 18, 2012

As Mountain View-based social networking site Facebook hits the market today, in what is the largest tech initial public offering in history, one question is if it will spur what has, so far, been a lackluster IPO market for Southern California technology firms. last night, at the very high range of an already raised $34.00

Southern California 159

Southern California Activity Legalzoom Marketing 159

socalTECH

JULY 11, 2012

What does social networking have to do with the stock market? Vinny talked with us about his start, which allows users to discuss and collaborate on their stocks and finances in a social way. We wanted to tackle that problem, by using a social network. In that network, we bring in content from all over the web.

Social Network 239

Social Network Startup Networking Content 239

Berkonomics

JUNE 30, 2012

Email readers, continue here.] There are a number of ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more.

Case Study 212

Case Study Study Social Network Advertising 212

socalTECH

MAY 26, 2011

The way brighter makes that dental care more affordable, is it empowers consumers to find dental benefits, and allows them to compare that by price and reputation. We started looking to figure out if $6500 was a good price or a bad price, and we found out that there was no information on the Internet about what that procedure should cost.

Startup 250

Startup Pricing Southern California Networking 250

socalTECH

JULY 7, 2011

With the proliferation of social networks, communications clients and VoIP phone services, users often find they need to use multiple ways--Twitter, Facebook, phone, FAX, and more--to communicate with their contacts. Why would your users want to manage all of their communications, social networking, and so forth in one place?

Social Network 259

Social Network Platform Networking Google 259

socalTECH

DECEMBER 15, 2008

Los Angeles-based Stickam.com, an online web site focused on webcam and live video streaming, said this morning that it has released a new application programming interface (API). According to the site, the new API allows web developers to integrate live video streaming onto their sites. Pricing for the service was not released.

Stickam 100

Stickam Social Network Web Development Web 100

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2008

We spoke with Derrick Oien, president and co-founder of the firm, about the company's mobile social networking applications, as well as about his view on penetrating the mobile carriers. What exactly are your mobile social networking applications? The second customer is the social networking sites.

Social Network 113

Social Network Anthem Mobile Java 113

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Los Angeles-based Geni.com said today that the firm has enhanced its virtual gifts feature, the ability of the users of the family tree site to send each other birthday greetings and other gifts on the site. style site to help people create family trees and connect with relatives through social networking features.

Geni 100

Geni Web 2.0 Social Network Sites 100

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

Southern California 150

Southern California CTO Coach CTO Hire Social Media 150

socalTECH

MARCH 24, 2010

We allow them to have virtual store fronts, portable stores, which they can place on their social networking profiles, on their own dot com, on their blogs, and so forth--anywhere fans already interact with the artist. We have some minimum price points for every product they might want to sell. for a shirt.

Van Nuys 191

Van Nuys Tech Coast Angels Startup Web 191

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

Overture never built the destination site to monetize from. So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. Google had huge destination traffic. uh, hello!

Venture Capital 271

Venture Capital Capital Google Platform 271

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2020

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. Network model. Front-of-the-line model.

Startup 168

Startup Netflix Customer Custom 168

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We have a very unique capability in scalability, but at an agreeable price point. Though straight through processing is a trading problem, it can also be adapted to an ERP system, or order entry, or virtually any interaction with an application or web site. About 30 to 45 percent of our business is international.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). Supply and demand ignored.

Demand 145

Demand Google Commerce Pricing 145

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Well chances are there are some partners or sites where you can get information on jobs today. Or for each job that you get from an employer, you comb through social networks, LinkedIn, etc. And then: When people rented the items, I went out and bought them, first hunting for the lowest price on line.

eHarmony 204

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 204

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

We discussed in the video why they don’t price this money but give it as convertible debt) they don’t make announcements to the market. Swipely is a social network orientated around users credit card transaction data. . - When you see a big round that is announced, does it mean that they really raised all this money?

Venture Capital 286

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 286

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 31, 2011

Well chances are there are some partners or sites where you can get information on jobs today. Or for each job that you get from an employer, you comb through social networks, LinkedIn, etc. And then: When people rented the items, I went out and bought them, first hunting for the lowest price on line.

eHarmony 196

eHarmony Marketing Startup Zag 196

Berkonomics

MAY 30, 2019

Using new tools in a social age. There are several ways to do this effectively, including the use of social networks to create buzz, seeding product acceptance through early adopters or celebrities, or by creating a small niche market that shows unusual acceptance and more. Advertising money moves to the most rewarding media.

Case Study 120

Case Study Study Customer Custom 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Taelor Style , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. Network model. Front-of-the-line model.

Startup 117

Startup Pricing Netflix Customer 117

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. Weve also found that other social networks such as FaceBook and MySpace to have almost no results when it comes to recruitment.

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites, for example, cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100 if you are willing to do the work yourself. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 14, 2011

In between practicing, I actually started and ran my own social network, TripUp, which was later acquired by Sidestep, which is now Kayak. 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. Finally, what's the next big goal for the company?

Networking 150

Networking Search Engine Optimization Product Startup 150

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

When I recently was looking to find people who had experience with using social networks to reach people for what might be considered guerilla marketing efforts, again LinkedIn worked great. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -.

CTO Coach 150

CTO Coach Southern California CTO Hire Social Media 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

In the early days (20 years ago), most new e-commerce sites cost a million dollars to set up. Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Personalize a simple web site. Publish the site and now you are in business. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

One of the prices that you pay for being a CEO is giving up a lot of the social relationships within the company. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. Try some recovery techniques, like taking a deep breath, give yourself time, and look at the issue from their perspective.

Startup 127

Startup Social Network Mentor Networking 127

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

Subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Mr.Conection , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via SparkBoxToys. Network model. Front-of-the-line model.

Startup 107

Startup Netflix Customer Custom 107

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2012

The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment). Market entry strategy risk. Operational risk.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Examples Social Network Marketing 108

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2011

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). Supply and demand ignored.

Startup 90

Startup Demand Google Commerce 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2013

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive). Supply and demand ignored.

Demand 89

Demand Google Commerce Pricing 89

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 28, 2013

The selection of an inappropriate pricing, marketing, or distribution strategy is a large potential risk. For example, many new social websites proclaim that they will offer a free service, and live on ad revenues (not likely in the first year without a huge marketing investment). Market entry strategy risk. Operational risk.

Startup 104

Startup Examples Entrepreneur Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2013

Google did it with search engines, Apple did it with a personal computer, and even Wal-Mart did it through low prices. A business plan I saw a while back to combine all the good features of several popular social networks on one site does not do it.

Startup 102

Startup Customer Custom Social Network 102

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2009

We caught up with Ricardo Solar, the firm's CEO, to learn more about the site. There is an area on the web site, called the Simon Community, where the decisions you post are public. The social networking and sharing will get richer. What's the business model behind the site? What's the idea behind LetSimonDecide?

Research 100

Research Statistics Pepperdine Sites 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2012

One of the prices that you pay for being a CEO is giving up a lot of the social relationships within the company. Use social networking to improve your work relationships. Try some recovery techniques, like taking a deep breath, give yourself time, and look at the issue from their perspective.

Entrepreneur 104

Entrepreneur Startup Social Network Mentor 104