SoCal Tech Calendar

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Usability and user experience tests are an excellent way of discovering why your site is not performing like you thought it would. In this session, youll learn the importance of having a website built with usability in mind from a sales and lead generation standpoint. Wednesday, February 17, 2010 -- Website Usability Live.

Case Study 100

Case Study Web Design Study Web 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

They are tasked with “getting deals done” so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2012

Santa Monica-based Fundable (www.fundable.com) is a newly launched, crowdfunding site which is headed by local entrepreneur Wil Shroter. Recently, an interesting project popped up on the site--a a 2D to 3D conversion project , from the inventor of the original, LCD projector, Gene Dolgoff. Then, there is our system.

Startup 252

Startup Sites Patents Outsource Development 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Nice to have” sites like Facebook and Twitter look attractive, but they are much higher risk, and a thousand fail for every one that succeeds. Start with sites like Elance.com and Guru.com for specialized tasks you can’t do yourself. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Position yourself as an expert.

Technical Review 97

Technical Review Case Study Software Review Startup 97

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Nice to have” sites like Facebook and Twitter look attractive, but they are much higher risk, and a thousand fail for every one that succeeds. Start with sites like Elance.com and Guru.com for specialized tasks you can’t do yourself. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Position yourself as an expert.

Startup 107

Startup Technical Review Case Study Software Review 107

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

According to a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain, such as online web sites and smart phone apps, that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2016

Entrepreneurs don’t realize that this burden is actually costing them over $200 billion in repeat sales, according to a recent study by the W. The report also indicates that customer problem experiences continue to increase, up four percent to 54 percent since the last study. Carey School of Business.

Customer 56

Customer Custom Startup Satisfaction 56

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don''t attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

But in the end we selected David Lin , a superstar who did 4 years at the technology investment banking firm Montgomery & Co and 4 years as Director of Strategy at the comparison shopping site PriceGrabber where he dealt with many operational issues. Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. It’s how we move products.

Startup 337

Startup Venture Capital Study Course 337

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

According to my experience and a classic Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with a majority of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. The hottest new way of funding startups is to use online sites, like Kickstarter , to request donations, pre-order, get a reward, or even give equity.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2013

Big publishers are using that to arm their sales forces, and figuring out what advertisers to go after and what to pitch. gabe gottlieb adomic yieldmetrics online display advertising analytics study interview' Similar, we also provide information on what publishers are doing. Gabe Gottlieb: This wasn''t our first focus. READ MORE>>.

Advertising 153

Advertising Startup CTO Coach Study 153

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

According to a Gompers and Lerner study, the challenge is very real, with 90% of new ventures that don't attract investors failing within the first three years. My first advice for new entrepreneurs is to pick a domain that doesn’t have the sky-high up-front development costs, like online web sites and smart phone apps.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

billion in sales and thus controls less than 10% of the market. If you figure out how to scale a video product inside of Facebook really, really, quickly they’re likely to allow it to happen for a while so they can study the positive & negative impacts on user experiences. Study your history. Competition.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

Nice to have” sites like Facebook and Twitter look attractive, but they are much higher risk, and a thousand fail for every one that succeeds. Start with sites like Elance.com and Guru.com for specialized tasks you can’t do yourself. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Position yourself as an expert.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Case Study 105

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I will summarize here some of the key business domains with large opportunities, based on a McKinsey Global Institute study , Gartner , and other sources : Targeted marketing. By transforming a single shopper''s path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. Marty Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Social Media IBM IBM 109

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

We set our sites on our IPO price and then worked back to our current valuation and showed potential employees what we thought they could earn (with all legal caveats) if the company was successful. If Ventro was worth $8 billion on $2 million of sales surely a paltry $1 billion would suffice.

Startup 294

Startup Sales Venture Capital Slides 294

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

All-in-all one study found that “1 in 5 people who receive an Internet coupon redeemed it;” so clearly digital couponing is more than just “another distribution channel,” as some analysts have previously stated. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H. Getting Mobile-Ready. Resolving Mobile Couponing’s Redemption Pitfalls.

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 15, 2015

The curated design and photography-driven entertainment site is where GIFs and memes intermingle with stunning photography, video and the ability to purchase in app. If we see products are trending, we reach out and strike a deal with the vendor and make it for sale on our platform. We use machine learning to analyze the behavior.

Seed Funding 40

Seed Funding Funding Commerce Social Media 40

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

Developing a mobile app can be extremely expensive and some retailers believe it is futile to spend that money if a mobile-optimized site is already in place. RetailNext data shows that sales over the 2015 Thanksgiving weekend were down by 4.7 REALITY: There are numerous features mobile sites cannot provide that apps can.

Mobile 40

Mobile Sites Customer Custom 40

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 8, 2012

Nice to have” sites like Facebook and Twitter look attractive, but they are much higher risk, and a thousand fail for every one that succeeds. Start with sites like Elance.com and Guru.com for specialized tasks you can’t do yourself. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Position yourself as an expert.

Technical Review 99

Technical Review Case Study Startup Software Review 99

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 27, 2013

I will summarize here some of the key business domains with large opportunities, based on a McKinsey Global Institute study and other sources : Targeted marketing. By transforming a single shopper''s path into data points, companies can see how you move through a store, and how that tracks with sales. Big data can mean big profits.

Startup 103

Startup Social Media IBM IBM 103

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Studies show, if you don't, people will turn to piracy. Especially with DVD sales declining, we offer an interesting way to help studios. We've seen the proliferation of streaming through Netflix, Amazon, and others, and as people get into the streaming features business, that income can help make up the income being lost in DVD sales.

Startup 190

Startup Los Angeles Content Hollywood 190

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

It will cost them too much and will create more work for them once the site has been deployed. And with 20% of traffic coming from smart phones your site has to be mobile friendly. Basically their site will need to be re-built from scratch. Their two biggest fears are cost and labor.

Web Design 58

Web Design Web Design Sites 58

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

Years before Hello Flo’s “The Camp Gyno” video existed, in 2009, Orabrush, a tongue cleaner company, was setting the precedent for what would be how to make a million dollars in ecommerce sales utilizing YouTube marketing. Here is a YouTube marketing case study they did. 8 – Luck is always a part of it. Comedic timing.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). Tech support is sales.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Xconomy

JULY 15, 2016

After last week’s revelation of three patient deaths in its leading cancer immunotherapy trial, the FDA suspended the study. CEO Jeff Jonas told Xconomy previously that positive results could encourage Sage to dive deeper into studying mood disorders—from panic attacks to post-traumatic stress disorder.

News 40

News Technical Review San Diego Startup 40

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Thus, avoid link farms, mindless keyword content and similar techniques designed to make your site more Google friendly. As long as you have a well architected site that allows Google to properly spider your content, spend the rest of your time and money focusing on maximizing the remaining marketing tools listed below.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

It will cost them too much and will create more work for them once the site has been deployed. And with 20% of traffic coming from smart phones your site has to be mobile friendly. Basically their site will need to be re-built from scratch. Their two biggest fears are cost and labor.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

Steve Reich

APRIL 11, 2012

You study metrics and user behavior. The consumer’s every move across your site, your mobile ap, and your marketing campaigns is tracked and analyzed. You are fanatical about metrics for your online business. You A-B test everything. Can you say the same for hiring? If you are like most of us, the answer is no.

Google 45

Google Metrics Statistics Study 45

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 10, 2012

Companies are spending more time and money on their mobile sites than their full-fledged website. In fact, this idea that developers will pay for free download has spurred amazing sites like Free App a Day and Free my Apps which allow you to use paid apps for free by simply trying out other apps.

Mobile 82

Mobile Search Engine Optimization SEO Startup 82

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

I’ve been an avid user of Plug.DJ’s music discovery site since early 2012, have discovered a ton of music there (which, by the way, I’m still listening to today) and originally covered their $1.25M in seed-round funding from Javelin Venture Partners. This interview was an exciting one for me. Alex believes Plug.DJ

Startup 107

Startup Product Sites Tool 107

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 7, 2010

Moderator: Vince Thompson, Managing Partner, Middleshift LLC Speakers: Carrie Coffee, Mobile Sales Specialist, Mobile Advertising, Microsoft Evan Neufeld, VP Marketing, GROUNDTRUTH. Dave Gwozdz, CEO of Mojiva will highlight some findings of this recent study called "State of the Industry in Mobile."

Mobile 40

Mobile Media Case Study Advertising 40

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Your clients pay you to design and build web sites and app. In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Make Millions: Re-Invent Global Sites for Local Markets. Entrepreneurism / Monetization music, Revenue, Sales. .

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Background: Joel Spolsky studied Computer Science at Yale University (class of 1991). It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. Jeff Atwood is the person responsible for product and user experience across all of their sites. Upon graduating, he went to work at Microsoft.

Software Review 285

Software Review Software Blogging Startup 285