socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We have a very unique capability in scalability, but at an agreeable price point. The traditional way to handle that is to write code. We also have many customers who find us through search engine activity and social network activity. About 30 to 45 percent of our business is international. We have a very strong fan base.

Networking 214

Networking IBM IBM Pacific Palisades 214

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

I had come off of a Hashable party and dinner with Naval Ravikant , Farb Nivi (Grockit) & John Price (Vast). Given that I hadn’t had time to change out of my t-shirt (I had promised Jonathan Strauss I would wear to support his company), I tried to keep a low profile here [full shirt: Effing Social Media, How Does it Work?

Ideas 294

Ideas Startup Marketing Pricing 294

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

Writing down your weight from your scale is obviously a manual process and it’s tedious. And the starting price for WW is $18 / month … DailyBurn is free. Social networking meets online personal health management. We’ll see. Enter Withings. It is really a pleasure to use the tool compared with WW.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review Software Review Startup Southern California 278

SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. I am in the middle of writing up some of my thoughts on this and will post about it and let you know. The level of resumes we get through our LinkedIn networks is top notch. How do you use LinkedIn?

Blogging 150

Blogging CTO Coach CTO Hire Southern California 150

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

There is much discussion online and also in small, private groups, about why the price of technology companies – public and private – are falling. It pains me to see the typical (and predictable) responses on Twitter, “VCs want prices to drop!” ” “Sure, prices are dropping.

Startup 150

Startup Companies Company Venture Capital 150

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Funding 112

Funding Entrepreneur Startup CTO Hire 112

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

Commerce 99

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 99

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2019

I still see too many aspiring business leaders highlighting their technology, product features, and price, more than customer value and usability. Now customers judge you by your visibility to them at public forums, your writing, videos, and what other public figures say. Take an active role in a higher cause or social reform.

Customer 93

Customer Custom IBM IBM 93

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Startup 104

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Startup 101

Startup CTO Hire Press Customer 101

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Now the price is closer to $100 if you are willing to do the work yourself. Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels.

Startup 100

Startup Commerce Sites Blogging 100

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or angels.

Commerce 88

Commerce Startup Sites Tool 88

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

Forcing yourself to write down a plan is actually the only way to make sure you actually have a plan. It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. If you have a product description, that’s necessary, but not sufficient. Get a real customer and real revenue.

Tips 88

Tips Startup CTO Hire Press 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

Now the price is closer to $100, if you are willing to do the work yourself. Don’t expect that you can create a new social networking site in your garage, and steal all the users away from Facebook. Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels.

Sites 78

Sites Commerce Startup Tool 78

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 1, 2013

Aspiring creators learn by connecting with top web filmmakers and YouTubers on a topics specific to the web: developing a web series, producing web series, writing for genres like comedy & sci-fi, directing, editing, camera, Kickstarter funding, show hosting, distribution, and marketing. Take us through your features?

Web 93

Web USC Course Guide 93

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Investor and customer attention spans are short, and both will write you off quickly. For example, everyone would agree that a cure for cancer is a worthy solution, if you can show evidence that it works, and can be replicated and sold for a rational cost and price in the market today.

.Net 73

.Net Examples Customer Custom 73

socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

You could create a business process design Genie, and announce it through public relations or social networking efforts, and direct them to a login page. Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge. But, it didn't seem scalable.

Geni 100

Geni Web Guide Platform 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2017

You can also establish authority by writing and public speaking. Facebook initially capitalized on exclusivity by allowing only Harvard students to join their social network. Scarcity is one of the best justifications for higher prices. Show your ability to build customer consensus.

Social Media 58

Social Media Customer Custom Entrepreneur 58

Tech.Co

MARCH 1, 2018

Their platform helps couples improve their communication and interactions through their “LoveTips,” and will help support planning and executing activities such as ordering flowers and writing love notes. Price: $1.99 The Mentor Method (Washington, D.C.). The app also offers remote assistance, a physical help button and tag identifier.

Startup 79

Startup Mentor Platform Help 79

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Just 3 years ago there was talk of institutional investors “not being able to write small enough checks.” Many pension funds are simply too large to write small checks and favor the ability to write $50-100 million checks to funds. ” Stated simply – if you seed funded Uber at $4.5m Why is this?

Venture Capital 398

Venture Capital Technical Review Startup Seed Funding 398

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. The key to getting money is that the people writing the check trust you. Most people don’t love networking.

Angel 291

Angel Funding Venture Capital Startup 291

Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

There are many ways to use social media for this purpose, but the main thing to keep in mind is to make sure you are using the tools to listen and engage, while considering making changes to how your company operates based on the precious feedback you will certainly receive. Social networking is powerful huh?

Social Media 214

Social Media Customer Custom Media 214

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

I think the biggest problem Monster, HotJobs, and CareerBuilder face right now is that they are charging premium prices for what is an increasingly commoditized product. 6) Social networking is impacting all aspects of business, including recruiting. Beyond that we’re still nailing down roles. It’s fluid.”. Build an elite team.

MyLife 160

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 160

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 31, 2011

I think the biggest problem Monster, HotJobs, and CareerBuilder face right now is that they are charging premium prices for what is an increasingly commoditized product. 6) Social networking is impacting all aspects of business, including recruiting. Beyond that we’re still nailing down roles. It’s fluid.”. Build an elite team.

MyLife 157

MyLife CitySearch Web Technical Review 157

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 I’ve been pulled into a number of product and pricing meetings recently (for reasons unknown I’ve become the Foundry pricing and productization guy). clearly didn’t cause this.” How it happens.

Startup 191

Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. But I didn’t write it for you; I wrote it for myself. Third, startups are social. but: Something is Still Missing.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Startup Product Technology 175

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2011

Think about this: The investment banks and trading houses across the globe have invested billions of dollars in computing equipment and staff in order to process news that affects stock prices milliseconds before the rest of the market can process & transact on this same information. I can’t put it in writing but I won’t stop it.”

Platform 307

Platform News Startup Invest 307

Jason Nazar

APRIL 18, 2009

But that kind of dedication comes with a price. For the past 2 years I’ve neglected my health, family, and friends. Over the past year, I’ve become a more solitary person with my thoughts and emotions than I’ve ever been, while increasingly becoming a public figure who’s known as an outgoing social networker and showman.

Startup 85

Startup Pricing Social Network Writing 85

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 25, 2014

Anima Sarah Lavoy – Connect , Geo locational convenience for your social networks. Erin Chase – Favado , combining price comparisons with grocery shopping. Erin Korogosky – Beckon , Performance management for marketing companies. Chris Cox – Invoc , inbound call analytics.

Entertainment 99

Entertainment Google Entrepreneur Course 99

Jason Nazar

JUNE 18, 2009

Music – enable a dead simple player on band and profile pages that lets users upload their songs and have them purchased for any price they set. I’m not friends with most of the people that are connected to me on social networks. Movies – no website has more Hollywood DNA. Kill the “friends” concept. Fuel Micro Jobs.

Development Team Review 76

Development Team Review Content Sites eHow 76

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. Here are 62 63 Los Angeles entrepreneurs we can be proud of. Otis Chandler – Founder and CEO of Goodreads.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2010

“Over the Top&# video distribution – Apple TV comes out in November and is priced at $99. You’ll likely see applications that draw you into interactive experiences, connect you to your social networks, help you browse your TV better and create a richer media experience overall.

Content 386

Content Google Media Hulu 386