Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2023

One of the biggest myths I have found in the entrepreneur community is that every startup needs one or more outside investors for credibility and success, and perhaps is even entitled to at least one. Draw up a list of the best prospects, and put together your best story for follow-up. But don’t wait for them to contact you.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2021

Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. The average amount per startup has been $23,000, usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment.

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Funding Startup Equity Invest 138

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with ecommerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Content is king of the road.

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Startup Social Media Content Paid Search 96

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2012

end-of-the-year coverage, we've run through our web statistics and figured out which were the. in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. in the company's efforts to start a commercial space tourism industry. Exits Down in 2011 - One of the most popular stories to be read on the site--perhaps.

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Southern California Thousand Oaks Incubator SpaceX 211

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MAY 1, 2013

From the annual search statistics from Google and Bing , it''s clearly information about celebrities. A Santa Monica startup, Famous Birthdays , looks to have carved out quite a niche in the area, with its online list of (you guessed it), famous birthdays. The design just went live in the last couple of weeks. READ MORE>>.

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Web Design Santa Monica Statistics Web 182

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APRIL 4, 2013

The baseball community has really taken to it, because we''ve set it up how coaches already operate. We''re not the company which tells athletes to jump on our site, and we''ll spam you to schools and find you a place. How''d you start the company? What is that process? What''s unique, is it''s coach driven.

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Coach USC Statistics Startup 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2022

Most startups, and many big businesses, still don’t have a clue on how to use social media productively for marketing their business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. Every pitch should start with a concise statement of the problem and your innovative solution.

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Technical Review Startup Statistics Social Media 109

socalTECH

JULY 26, 2011

The Los Angeles area ranks among the top markets for activity on the angel investment service AngelList , according to new statistics released by the service Monday. AngelList helps broker individual angel investments in startups. The service said it has given 8000 introductions and brokered 400 investments in startups.

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Los Angeles Angel Statistics Activity 167

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AUGUST 29, 2013

Can tapping the power of the crowd not only help you find customers and help fund your project, but also help you shape your startup idea and find funding? A new, Los Angeles area startup, JumpStartFund (www.jumpstartfund.com) recently launched, offering up a combination of crowdfunding and crowd-advice for entrepreneurial ideas.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Despite the huge surge of content specifically being developed for the web--and for sites like YouTube--making that content profitable and sustainable continues to be an issue for content creators. How did you get the idea to start the company? Josef Holm: I had the idea to start Tubestart with my partner, Paul Shires.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 17, 2009

Los Angeles-based Twitter advertising startup Ad.ly has just launched a new Twitter analytics product, the firm said Thursday afternoon, which allows Twitter users to see statistics on their account. According to Ad.ly, the new Ad.ly According to Ad.ly, the new Ad.ly said the new analytics service is powered by Peoplebrowsr.

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Statistics Advertising Los Angeles Sites 183

InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2011

Value Prop Twitter Style : “Ranker is a social site/platform for ranking anything, powered by semantic technology that aggregates opinions into ‘wisdom of crowds’ rankings”. I’ve checked out FindTheBest and I think it is a pretty incredible site, given how early stage they are. We get referring site traffic.

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Google Organic Search Sites Startup 264

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2016

One of the biggest myths I have found in the entrepreneur community is that every startup needs one or more outside investors for credibility and success, and perhaps is even entitled to at least one. Draw up a list of the best prospects, and put together your best story for follow-up. But don’t wait for them to contact you.

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Startup Entrepreneur Statistics Funding 61

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

If you weren’t able to make it out to Wokcano to mix and mingle with the hottest startups this week, you missed out. Not to worry because we’ll recap the night with some information on the demos from these up and coming companies located in LA. He went through Start Engine and after 6 months launched their beta.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

Of course, starting and running your own business comes with financial and personal risks, so I always recommend that you do your homework first, and follow some tried and proven strategies to improve your odds of success. These days, you can’t start and run a business alone. Pick a name, location, and marketing strategy early.

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Social Media Metrics Media Tool 98

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. Every pitch should start with a concise statement of the problem and your innovative solution.

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Technical Review Statistics Startup Social Media 124

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2021

What most people don’t realize is, according to recent statistics , despite top positioning, only a quarter of sites selected comes from paid search. For sites displaying the ads, this is called pay per click (PPC). All these models start with the advertiser choosing the right search keywords to match user searches.

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PPC SEO Paid Search Search Engine Optimization 154

socalTECH

MARCH 10, 2010

Robin's latest startup is Internships.com (www.internships.com), an online site focused on aggregating internship opportunities and providing resources to potential interns. We spoke to Robin about the new startup, his executive team, as well as his angel investing activity here. How did you decide to start Internships.com?

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 11, 2009

The startup, which was founded in September, said it will provide an online site where high school players can post photos, videos, messages, schedules, and more about their teams and personal profiles. Tags: firststring athletics school high startup. READ MORE>>.

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West Hollywood Statistics Hollywood Sites 100

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MARCH 31, 2014

Our system will go off and watch those things for you, trend them over time, do statistical analysis on them, or you can use it as a very advanced news gathering system, which is what we''re doing with it today for Wall Street. Jeff Curie: I''ve been a startup guy here in Orange County for a long time. Why did you start in that market?

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Orange County Startup News IBM 245

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2014

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Message supports are stories, statistics, and sound bites that reinforce your message. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Press Social Media Startup Training 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2012

Most startup founders know exactly what they want to design and sell, and they are personally convinced that everyone will buy one. Yet most startup teams have no idea where to start, and what kinds of data to look for, in building this key section of their business plan. Absence of these raises a big red flag.

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Marketing Entrepreneur Research Statistics 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Contrary to popular opinion, viral marketing has not eliminated the need for old-fashioned lead generation to bring customers to a startup. His professional background includes having held marketing-executive roles at big companies as well as startups. Social-media advertising. Yet it is more alive than ever before. Cold calling.

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Social Media SEM Startup Advertising 55

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

If your dream has long been to start and manage your own business, there is no time like the present to get started. Statistics show that the failure rate for new businesses within the first four years is fifty percent or greater, even with companies that have a large startup budget.

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Social Media Search Engine Optimization Startup Customer 57

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. The cost of entry is so low – you can create a web site for almost nothing - and you are on your way to riches with e-commerce, your latest invention, or personal services. Mashable claims there are 150,000 new web sites created per day. Content is king of the road.

Social Media 93

Social Media Content Startup Web 93

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2015

Image via Flickr by Jupiter Labs Many first-time entrepreneurs find themselves unable to bootstrap their startups, and also unable to find early funding at the venture capital level or even with angel investors. The average amount per startup was $23,000, usually in the form of a convertible loan, rather than an equity investment.

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Entrepreneur Startup Equity Invest 106

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 20, 2017

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Message supports are stories, statistics, and sound bites that reinforce your message. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

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Media Social Media Startup Training 55

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2013

We caught up with Steven Cox , the company''s CEO, to learn more about the company. Why did you start the company? Steven Cox: I''ve been doing Internet startups since 1998. He mentioned he had a poster up at the local drugstore, but he just couldn''t get anyone to call him. What is TakeLessons?

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Startup Education Study Ideas 260

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 9, 2010

Most startup founders know exactly what they want to design and sell, and they are personally convinced that everyone will buy one. Yet most startup teams have no idea where to start, and what kinds of data to look for, in building this key section of their business plan. Absence of these raises a big red flag.

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Research Marketing Statistics Startup 88

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. Every pitch should start with a concise statement of the problem and your innovative solution.

Technical Review 109

Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Statistics 109

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Geared towards artists, entrepreneurs and innovators, crowdfunding is a great way to get any projects off the ground, be it startup, movie, music or invention. Statistics show that 60% of projects on crowdfunding sites fail to reach their funding goals.

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Statistics Entertainment Google Web 90

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2019

Now, even the earliest stage startup can rise to visibility or be forever lost by their first media spotlight, so it behooves us all to know the rules early. Message supports are stories, statistics, and sound bites that reinforce your message. Social media includes blogs, social networks, and video-sharing sites.

Press 96

Press Entrepreneur Social Media Training 96

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. Every pitch should start with a concise statement of the problem and your innovative solution.

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Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

They also look for entrepreneurs they know from past experience and warm introductions, or for evidence that you have previously built a successful startup, and sold your last one for maybe $800 million. Every pitch should start with a concise statement of the problem and your innovative solution.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Statistics Startup 119

Tech Zulu Event

MAY 5, 2011

We’re going to open this article with some quick statistics on the online dating industry: The online dating industry is worth $1.049 BILLION per year. Enter Beansprout , an interesting new start up with a quirky name (and even even quirkier logo) that describes itself as a business development service, but with an interesting twist.

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Statistics Startup eHarmony SaaS 61

socalTECH

JUNE 25, 2012

Santa Barbara-based Likeabilitee (www.likeabilitee.com) has come up with a new, highly visual service which makes it very easy for you to analyze and understand how people are engaging with your social media posts on Facebook. Mark Sylvester: Likeabilitee is a project my partner, KymberleeWeil and I, came up with about a year ago.

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