Xconomy

MARCH 2, 2018

Thanks to augmented reality, Internet of Things, and data analytics technologies, more of us might be confronted with so-called “smart mirrors” the next time we try on clothes or accessories in a store. These days, it’s not just Snow White’s stepmother who has a mirror that talks back. This is a really interesting moment in a land.

High Tech 69

High Tech Artificial Inteligence Technology San Diego 69

TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Maybe those references to TFA sound like bragging, or he thinks “passion for numbers” sounds silly. Thanks to his custom blurb, instead of closing his browser and feeling inadequate for the rest of the day, Mark completes his bio and becomes a happy customer.

Generative AI 295

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The fact that Kara doesn’t have what my wife likes to refer jokingly as my “Y chromosome problem” is beside the fact. Our industry needs more female leaders and they shouldn’t have to all quit their respective firms and raise their own funds to get a shot at running things. Yves enjoys the same things I do?—?investing Just you watch.

Venture Capital 361

Venture Capital Startup Invest CitySearch 361

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. For instance, you can facilitate your customers’ ability to provide you with references by giving them an email template they can readily forward. Entrepreneurs should never underestimate the power of a sincere Thank You. Going Beyond The Question. Shots On Goal.

.Net 182

.Net Satisfaction Entrepreneur Customer 182

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Yes” responses are prime candidates for future references. For instance, you can facilitate your customers’ ability to provide you with references by giving them an email template they can readily forward. Entrepreneurs should never underestimate the power of a sincere Thank You. Going Beyond The Question. Shots On Goal.

.Net 168

.Net Satisfaction Customer Custom 168

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 22, 2020

Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. These realities are part of the reason that this first tier of very early investors are often referred to as “friends, family, and fools.” This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Funding 123

Funding Startup Equity Venture Capital 123

socalTECH

OCTOBER 3, 2019

There's a great animated video which references the classic Soylent Green movie ending, how did that come about? It just really hit it on the nose that we're plant-based, but also works so well as a reference to the movie. Thanks for sitting down with us and opening up on the whole name issue! READ MORE>>.

Marketing 100

Marketing Startup Social Media Product 100

InfoChachkie

JUNE 23, 2014

It is relatively easy to find something legitimate for which you can offer thanks to your network target. However, I read all of my email, as well as most of the Tweets which reference @johngreathouse. It could be a significant sale to a large enterprise, the opening of a new office, a key hire or a promising partnership.

Networking 241

Networking Software Review Email Press 241

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2013

These references make for great discussions with customers. If you have enough references in your arsenal you obviously want to pick out ones that you believe will resonate with your prospect due to job function or industry. Thank you to Jeff Hughes for reminding me of the Ziglar quote. Listen more. Problem solve.

Sales 367

Sales Slides Startup Customer 367

socalTECH

AUGUST 10, 2012

A digital marketing tag is typically also referred to as a page code, which customers put on their websites when they want to deploy certain digital marketing solutions. As an example, if you're deploying Google Analytics, the way you deploy it is copying and pasting a page code on your website, also referred to as a tag.

Startup 171

Startup Marketing Customer Custom 171

Eric Greenspan

AUGUST 6, 2012

It’s hard to refer to this as a job, as I can’t imagine anything I’d rather be doing, everyday, for the rest of my life. Thanks to the people at TED and to the authors of this magnificent piece of writing. The concept follows many of the principles outlined by the TED 2012 Prize winner , City 2.0. Life is short.

Writing 122

Writing Startup Conference Organization 122

socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2015

We wanted to go beyond the walls, beyond those employees, and build a network of people who want to refer others. The second big piece, is people today are only asking their own employees for referrals. That is very limited. So, instead of just a hundred people or only twenty people, you can leverage thousands, and millions of people.

Artificial Inteligence 100

Artificial Inteligence Networking Social Network Ideas 100

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2012

This might be somebody I know well (thus the email will come very highly referred) or somebody I just met for which the company will get the “I just met this person. She looks very competent but you’d have to apply your own filter / check reference. I haven’t referenced him/her. Here I will usually ask in advance.

Email 359

Email Venture Capital Startup Technical Review 359

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

Some people jokingly referred to it in its early days as “Fakester” in contrast to Friendster. Social Capital / Earned Media – For many people keeping a blog is a way to build up “social capital” or as it’s sometimes referred to as “earned media.” Thank you. Along came Facebook.

Social Network 329

Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

Berkonomics

MARCH 24, 2010

Your first customers for any product or service form your reference base, the important group of allies that your marketing and sales people rely upon when attempting to create buzz and make a mass market for a new product. Make your customer a partner in the process.

Customer 149

Customer Custom Resource Sales 149

InfoChachkie

JULY 4, 2011

For sake of grammatical convenience, I will refer to Sam as a male in the remainder of this entry. Sam is smiling because he knows that he has something the Prospect will love and eventually thank him for bringing to his attention. After trying the product, the Prospect grins broadly, puts his arm around Sam and tells him, “Thank you.

Sales 219

Sales Entrepreneur Startup Product 219

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

” It won’t be a campaign of hate against you, it will be a reference call asking somebody, “have you ever worked with so-and-so? Thank you to PhotoXpress for the image. Your satisfying moment of chewing somebody out who has wronged you will often sting you in ways you don’t see. What do you think?”

Writing 292

Writing Email Startup Ideas 292

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 5, 2013

Thus, if you are forced to offer Pilots, refer to them as the first phase of a multi-phased agreement, with the success of each phase clearly defined. Thanks Siebel, you taught me a valuable (and expensive) lesson. Once success is achieved, your relationship should automatically proceed to the subsequent phase.

Startup 236

Startup Resource Ideas Customer 236

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

In the announcement on Twitter, Musk also stated that the feature would “keep Summer safe”, a reference lost on anyone who doesn’t keep up with animated series Rick and Morty. In November 2018 he tweeted asking for suggestions to improve Tesla, and received over 26,000 comments.

News 124

News Satisfaction Customer Custom 124

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2014

We are trying not only to be the first-to-market provider, but one that everyone feels comfortable referring to their friends. The customers we are going after are largely ignored when it comes to compliance. We''d like to build out our brand equity so that people know we are going to be here for a long time. READ MORE>>.

Sales 149

Sales Software Startup Commerce 149

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 17, 2012

And that’s why it’s super important to reference check your VC as I wrote in the linked post. And a heartfelt thank you to my VC friends, lawyers and portfolio executives who have spent their personal time counseling me in 2012. And yes, there are some bad actors. Luckily word travels quickly.

Startup 363

Startup Venture Capital Coach Press 363

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2011

The title was “The Jerk,” which is a reference to both the Steve Martin film but more precisely to Robert Scoble’s interpretation of Steve Jobs having just read his biography. “Thanks, we’ll call ya” or “We really like you but need to see a bit more traction.”

Press 337

Press Venture Capital Doc Summary 337

socalTECH

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Every contractor in our network goes through a very thorough vetting process, and we meet with every one of them in person, speak to their references, to make sure they are hardworking, reliable, and trustworthy. We really want to take a personal approach. How did you connect with your co-founder and get into this? READ MORE>>.

Startup 100

Startup Encino Los Angeles Ventura 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 22, 2020

I find that a lot of people are referring people to me, hearing when someone is moving to LA, to talk to Z. Thanks, and congrats on the new role! I could name many, many more, but these are the kind of connections that help you spark ideas, and enable people to find you. READ MORE>>.

Southern California 124

Southern California Capital Technical Review Startup 124

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. These realities are part of the reason that this first tier of very early investors are often referred to as “friends, family, and fools.” This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Startup 97

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Venture Capital 97

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

Gabe Gottlieb: Pathmatics is in the name, and that refers to how we understand how ads are delivered across channels. Thanks, and good luck! We also continue to sell to our existing customers, and we are growing out that business with agencies and brands. So what is special about how you collect data? READ MORE>>.

Bertelsmann 100

Bertelsmann Advertising Startup Santa Monica 100

socalTECH

MAY 28, 2015

Los Angeles-based HelloTech (www.hellotech.com) wants to be the service that you refer all of your friends and family to, instead--by offering up low cost, on-demand, in-home technical support. Thanks, and good luck! However, almost no one really wants to be that technical support person. We raised $2.5M READ MORE>>.

Demand 100

Demand Technical Support Startup Seed Funding 100

InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

When looking strategically at where you would like grow your business, typically most sophisticated commercial real estate companies have a local partner which you ask to be referred (to) which is an expert on incentives and tax credits and gives you initial guidance on what the range of possibilities are. Thanks again Steve.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Design Acquisition Sales 113

socalTECH

JANUARY 26, 2010

Russell Stern: Most semiconductor companies have to have to do board designs anyway, for reference designs, and to further qualify them, certify them, and get them through agency approvals. What's the idea behind expanding into your own branded adapters--it seems that's a pretty big move? Most OEMs want to take a completed NIC anyway.

Networking 124

Networking Startup Design Customer 124

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2018

Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. These realities are part of the reason that this first tier of very early investors are often referred to as “friends, family, and fools.” This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Funding 59

Funding Startup Equity Entrepreneur 59

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 10, 2014

Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. These realities are part of the reason that this first tier of very early investors are often referred to as “friends, family, and fools.” This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Funding 101

Funding Startup Equity Entrepreneur 101

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Thanks for taking the time to chat. Jeff Potter: Thanks John. By making the process easier for our Members to refer we’ve had great success in starting conversations with qualified new prospects and welcoming new, likeminded additions to our community. Thanks again for taking the time Jeff. Potter: Thanks John.

Startup 100

Startup Santa Barbara Networking Services 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Erik, thanks for the time. Erik Rannala: The name is a reference, actually, to Thomas Edison and the research lab he created. We caught up with Erik to hear more about MuckerLab, and its efforts to grow the Los Angeles technology ecosystem. For those not familiar with accelerators and MuckerLab, explain what it's all about?

Technical Advisors 176

Technical Advisors Startup Southern California Los Angeles 176

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

My favorite two quotes of the weekend were: “Never trade your cat for somebody else’s dog” (referring to selling your company for stock to another privately held company – quote was from Alan. So thank you, Greycroft, and especially Drew Lipsher for planning / running the event (and for the tips for improving my son’s baseball swing.

Startup 279

Startup Venture Capital Tips Custom Development 279

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

I refer to it as a nuclear reactor, and sits at a center of a business, and guides it and drives it from an energy standpoint. As someone who has worked on turnarounds before, any thing that you think is most important in that process? Brad Stewart: I think, number one, is figuring out what is the company's true north. It's very strategic.

Startup 124

Startup Pricing Platform Study 124

socalTECH

JULY 31, 2013

We have a huge reference customer with SDG&E, and a world class partner with GE in the channel. That said, we have differentiated technology, 38 patents, of which 15 have been granted, a unique positoin, unique technology set, which really provides a huge advantage. They''re North America''s largest transporter of natural gas and oil.

Technical Review 213

Technical Review Software Review Networking Technology 213

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2013

Pay the money back, with thanks, as quickly as you can. These realities are part of the reason that this first tier of very early investors are often referred to as “friends, family, and fools.” This money is real, so don’t assume it doesn’t have to be repaid.

Startup 92

Startup Equity Entrepreneur Venture Capital 92