InfoChachkie

JULY 9, 2013

In addition to being a classic children''s tale of good versus evil, the film also contains some surprising 2013 job hunting tips for joining a startup. Though you seldom encounter orcs or dragons in the startup world, the inevitable perils and risks of a startup are more akin to joining an adVenture than simply accepting a job.

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JANUARY 17, 2013

That's the whole idea behind BEASTMODE.FM , the newest creation of Matthias Galica, the Los Angeles entrepreneur who runs StartupDigestLA and heads up QR code startup ShareSquare. Galica's new service allows users to automatically stream the tracks being talked about on a range of music blogs, for free. BEASTMODE.FM

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Not surprisingly, the most influential startup bloggers are those with the largest number of Twitter followers. However, given the rash of accusations regarding Internet personalities purchasing bogus followers, it seems fair to ask, "Which startup bloggers have the most legitimate Twitter followers?". Startup Thought Leader Rankings.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 20, 2010

First, A Primer: Portals, RSS, Feed Readers & Delicious - When the web started we needed directories to find information and thus Yahoo! Then came RSS ( Really Simple Syndication ) widely credited to Dave Winer for driving the spec & adoption. And the company that helped websites publish RSS?

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

In addition to being a thought leader within the Lean Startup Movement , Steve is also a professor at Stanford and Berkley. The team failed to understand that marketing's primary role at a startup is to drive sales. Marketing, number one, is a service function. Lean Startup Lessons - For Free. Marketing's job is to make.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 21, 2013

Consistently working 14-to-16-hour days had something to do with it, along with a service-oriented mentality built upon a foundation of integrity. Sarah began her talk by explaining that she has always had a service orientation. It was that love of serving people that led me on my long journey of starting a company.".

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

Such pro active communications allows startups to be more responsive than their larger, resource-rich competitors. Startup sales require high velocity. Startups must follow a similar philosophy. Startups should deploy a similar tag team approach. Startups should deploy a similar tag team approach.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2011

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 15, 2013

In the business world, a fire subsisting on fuel wood is equivalent to a startup that has achieved scale. Scaling normally occurs after a startup achieves product-market fit. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse. If you haven''t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for free weekly Infochachkie articles!

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InfoChachkie

FEBRUARY 25, 2013

Rather, entrepreneurs' frustrations are often due to an incongruence between an MBA's expectations versus the value they can deliver to a startup. Startups Need Execution, Not Administration. Five reasons many MBAs struggle at startups are as follows: 1. Wharton graduates averaged more than $114,000 of graduate school loans).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 11, 2011

That’s why people turn up to Buzzfeed. In working with brands, Jon says: “ Vary creative, try lots of things, the costs are so low, why would we put up one piece of branded content? we started this convo at minute 47]. It’s called showing good service to your most loyal customers. Can we do 10 variants?

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2012

There are a number of services that sell fake Twitter followers for the socially deficient. For instance Bill Gates, who one would assume has no reason to puff up his Twitter status has, according to StatusPeople, 41% fake and 38% inactive users out of his total 8 million followers. Where Do Fake Twitter Followers Come From?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

Don’t blog about what you think would be “cool.&# I don’t think that most startup blogs should be about how to build a startup. If you’re a financial services firm blog about personal finance. The new stuff: How do I get started? Slice it up enough to do many posts. That’s boring.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 16, 2012

Apologies: an incomplete draft of this article was inadvertently sent out previously via RSS. Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. Coull Offers Advertisers Video Skimlinks.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2010

If you use Twitter and think it is a valuable service then you’re probably tired of the steady stream of your friends who tell you it’s just a fad and they don’t feel compelled to join. I started reading Brad’s “term sheet&# series. had a great evening talking tech and startup.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 20, 2013

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. According to Tige, it all started when he fell in love with a woman from Fiji. In Tige''s words, “(It) started off falling in love with a girl who happened to be from Fiji. We can start something. Culture Clashes.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

A very interesting topic, especially for those of us involved in developing for start-ups. The basic conclusion was that it was a bit premature if you were talking about a serious, funded start-up. application services (security, integration), etc. Start-up on top of pen computing - Go Corp - pen point.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 29, 2013

How can you protect your company''s reputation when a rouge customer unjustly flames your startup? In addition to utilizing reputation management services such as YellowBot , entrepreneurs must become proficient online advocates, defending their businesses against unjust and unfounded attacks. Channeling Tige.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2010

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community is spawning a new breed of startups. When you enter one of these cities, you simply check-in to tell the service where you are, and you begin to earn points and unlock badges for discovering new things. Marty Zwilling.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 9, 2012

In November 2011, Google’s spring clean saw a number of services shut down like Knol, Friend Connect and Google Wave. This added the number of services closed or combined to thirty and as usual paving way for superior ones. So last fall we started a spring clean , and since then we’ve closed or combined more than 30 products”.

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

For instance, a services business or an opportunity with limited growth potential might be a good fit for an Angel investor, but not a venture capitalist. Follow my startup-oriented Twitter feed here: @johngreathouse. No VC Fit - Match your venture with appropriate funding source. Who do I write the check to and where do I send it?

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2012

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” This is the main focus of EveryBlock, where they give each city block its own Web page, its own RSS feed and its own e-mail alerts. This is not just a fad.

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 4, 2012

Fallacy: Startup ventures tend to evolve, especially after you begin speaking with pesky customers and demanding partners. In order to reasonably assess the size of your addressable market, you must perform a bottoms-up analysis which is based on a number of elemental assumptions. Public relations at a startup is a sales process.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

Previously she worked for GigaOM, where she reported on startups and Silicon Valley. The San Francisco Bay Area is still the epicenter when it comes to tech, and Los Angeles has indeed been heating up as a startup hub in recent years. Hyperlinks and images must be manually coded using html mark-up. Enterprise. Headphones.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

asymmetry, real-time, curated RSS / link-sharing]. mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. The Bridge Between Online Services & The Internet. Murdoch seethed at these “startups&# getting rich off the back of MySpace. cheap accessible digital hardware]. Then came AOL.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 11, 2013

You’re a startup. How do you decide between a raw infrastructure provider or platform service, and how much work do you do yourself and how much should you rely on service providers? The image below shows the relationship of your application to the services provided by the IaaS provider.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 14, 2012

When we initially invested in DataPop in 2010, we placed a bet on a serially successful team that had grown up together at DoubleClick, Yahoo! and Overture Services. It has developed a service akin to DataPop’s, focused primarily on dynamically increasing the relevancy of website content. Share and Enjoy.

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socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2009

FreedomSpeaks is a startup developing a business around connecting people with information about their political representatives, and also enabling organizations and others to do the same. We caught up with Jason and Kurt to hear more about the company. What's the story behind the company and how it started? Jason Kiesel: Yes.

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InfoChachkie

JULY 5, 2012

Fortunately, several startups have devised tools which make it possible for content creators to maintain the entertainment integrity of their videos while embedding relevant calls-to-action. A number of startups have created compelling tools to enhance the monetization of online videos. What’s So Cool About Coull?

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InfoChachkie

JULY 30, 2012

Rather than hire the clichéd booth babes (which I have always found to be more than a bit sleazy), the company secured the services of a cigar-smoking, bearded angel with an exaggerated New York accent. Be Closing, No Posing – The ultimate measure of effective marketing, especially at a startup, is revenue. Share and Enjoy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

But should you actually write one if you’re a startup, an industry figure (lawyer, banker) or VC? People often ask me why I started blogging. It really started simply enough. Not only would it be less authentic but if you’re a startup it’s not immediately clear that other startup CEOs are your target market.

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SoCal Delicious

MARCH 1, 2010

RSS ); Why You Should Start a Company in. Los Angeles By: Laura Rich February 26, 2010 It used to be, if you were serious about starting a tech company, you went to Silicon Valley. But emerging entrepreneurial hubs around the country are giving startup aspirants options. startup scene so hot. What makes L.A.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 28, 2012

10 New York City startups we’re crazy about. Apple event rumor round-up: iPad Mini, iPad 3.5, Cloud services. Investors are no longer compelled to stick to their own backyard, and Southern California is changing the startup landscape, consistently ranking in the top three along with Silicon Valley and the Boston area.

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2010

Mobile Roadie , the Southern California based startup that helps anyone create and develop an Android and iPhone apps announced today Mobile Roadie Pro. Also, all the great features of the basic app are still available such as integration with YouTube, Brightcove, Flickr, Twitpic, Ustream, Topspin, Google News, RSS, Twitter, and Facebook.

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MAY 6, 2012

Subscribe to RSS. Subscribe to RSS. Right now they’re setting up 500 free corporations for first time entrepreneurs. Laura Brashier is the founder of 2date4love , an online dating service for singles who are unable to have sexual intercourse but still want to find love. Our Best Interviews Via Email: Monthly.

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InfoChachkie

MAY 22, 2012

One way to accelerate your research is to speak with other startup CEOs who recently closed fundraising rounds. Judiciously comment on articles they post to LinkedIn, retweet their tweets, vote up one of their Quora posts and establish a Google Alert on them and their firm. Step 5 – Gain Traction, Follow-up – This step is iterative.

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SoCal Delicious

AUGUST 31, 2010

This includes support for Facebook, Google, Twitter, LinkedIn and over a dozen additional services. Creating Your Application Start by going to JanRain Engage and signing in. Look for the link that says "Create a basic application" - this will allow you to try the service for free. These are good for getting started.

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