Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 1, 2011

What kind of services, deeper than social media, do you provide to your customer base? We know that social media is an investment. Looking back ten years now, did you ever think social media would be such a huge part of our lives? Just big signs that social media isn’t going away anytime soon.

Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2018

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

Research

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

He's also led significant technology projects for a very impressive list of companies including Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, HP, Sun, and the list goes on. Most notably, he was the original CTO for eHarmony for its first four years making him partly responsible for more than 4% of the marriages every year.

CTO Hire

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

While there, I was approached by a guy with an idea around sports statistics, and we spent about two months to figure out what was interesting about the sports market. The next thing was our exit partners on my prior firms had all been media companies, and I had worked with those media companies for many years, and know how they work.

Media

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2015

According to Statistic Brain , angel investors, numbering almost 300,000, contributed a record $25 billion to early-stage startups in the U.S. Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products. Women are a growing force as entrepreneurs.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. business business plan entrepreneur investor technology'

Entrepreneur

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Social media is a boon for entrepreneurs and startups. With the key social media platforms today, an entrepreneur can tune a product, build a brand, and grow the business with very low cost and a high interactivity never before possible. Most now routinely buy startups for new technology and new products.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2020

For example, Lyft and Uber were able to capitalize on the current ride-sharing trend worldwide by tracking statistics that indicated reduced interest in car ownership by millennials, lack of parking spaces, and auto ownership costs moving up rapidly. Spend more time outside the business, looking for trends.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2020

I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Technical Review

socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

Richards--a serial entrepreneur who has been involved in a number of technology companies here, including NTI Group (sold to Blackboard), Internships.com, MP3.com, Statistically, you are 10x more likely to get hired through a referral by an employee than a non-referral. com, and Vivendi Universal Net USA, where he was also CEO.

Content

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Statistics show that 60% of projects on crowdfunding sites fail to reach their funding goals. Technological Product. 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. Web Series. Music Project. Art Project. Consumer Product.

Statistics

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Technical Review

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2022

I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Technical Review

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2016

Use your favorite search engine and keywords describing your solution to find online sales reports, trade association statistics, and online newsletters with the latest statistics. With social media and the new survey tools, it’s easy and fast to set up and run your own focus group, or opinion survey.

Marketing

Tech.Co

JULY 29, 2020

The company is the first technology company to publicly commit to keeping its remote working policies in place into next year, in an attempt to give employees more clarity on how long they would be working from home. And for some, the transition will last much longer than others. Working From Home Best Practice.

Google

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 18, 2012

The idea for exploreB2B resulted from my own experience in business development for a young consulting company and my brother’s enthusiasm for tech and social media. The result was a social platform especially built to serve the needs of Business-to-Business interaction and networking. What inspired them to find it? Competition?

Networking

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business With all the new technology available today for video conferencing, interactive social media, and webinars, you may think that travel is no longer a requirement for starting a small business. It’s amazing how much more you can learn face-to-face, compared to an analysis of aging statistics alone.

Startup

socalTECH

AUGUST 4, 2016

Because of that, it's very antiquated, both in terms of the process and the technology used. If you look at some of the statistics, getting a home loan is like pulling teeth, and it gets very poor customer ratings. This isn't something like disrupting social media or buying a car. Why hasn't this been done before?

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Yet, according to statistics from the Small Business Association (SBA), over half of new businesses offer something else - personal professional services, including consulting, business coaching, and advisory services. Use visibility and social media to pull clients in. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients.

Social Media

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

The rise of couponing in late 2008 coincided with the recession of the late 2000s;” this factor combined with an increased consumer interest in mobile technology and devices led to an unprecedented decline in print media. Statistics from 2008 show that digital couponing has rapidly grown but has yet to outpace paper coupons.

Mobile

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2015

While there, I was approached by a guy with an idea around sports statistics, and we spent about two months to figure out what was interesting about the sports market. The next thing was our exit partners on my prior firms had all been media companies, and I had worked with those media companies for many years, and know how they work.

Media

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. Channel partnerships, co-marketing, and technology integration & distribution are among their listed business development opportunities. billion by 2013.

Statistics

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

I don’t have a business plan, but the technology is disruptive.” Look how many social media ‘likes’ my site has generated.” Real contracts, testimonials, and even statements of intent are much more effective, if not real revenue and growth statistics. Investors are buying part of the business, not the product or service.

Funding

Frank Addante

MAY 18, 2016

The launch of technologies like Facebook’s Oculus Rift, and Microsoft’s Hololens have provided startlingly realistic immersive experiences that are just the tip of the iceberg. With the platforms for storytelling rapidly increasing in VR, AR, and more apps and social media tools at our disposal, technology is now taking a front seat.

Company

Frank Addante

MAY 18, 2016

The launch of technologies like Facebook’s Oculus Rift , and Microsoft’s Hololens have provided startlingly realistic immersive experiences that are just the tip of the iceberg. With the platforms for storytelling rapidly increasing in VR, AR, and more apps and social media tools at our disposal, technology is now taking a front seat.

Company

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Social-media advertising. Technology and consumer feedback have indeed changed the landscape.

Customer

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Smartphone penetration in the U.S.

Technology

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROI). Social-media advertising. Technology and consumer feedback have indeed changed the landscape.

Marketing

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 15, 2022

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Cellphone penetration in the U.S.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Data enable: use metrics and measurements.

Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 17, 2018

Indeed, while the rules and technologies for lead generation have changed, Forrester and other experts still see it as the most effective way for businesses with limited budgets to maximize their return on marketing investment (ROMI). Social-media advertising. Technology and consumer feedback have indeed changed the landscape.

Social Media

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

According to what I see, as outlined by Surdak, this data surge is being driven by the following six technological and social trends: Mobility: smartphones, tablets, and the “Internet of things.” Virtual living: the rise and growing dominance of social media. Smartphone penetration in the U.S.

Startup

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

In growing numbers, Silicon Valley executives—long based in tech strongholds like Santa Clara and Palo Alto—are buying homes in Los Angeles, as the lines between the technology and entertainment businesses grow blurrier. WSJs Lauren Schuker Blum shows us around. areas are growing at a faster rate. than in other parts of the city.

Los Angeles

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Statistical models, simulations, social media outreach, and the capacity to analyze big data sets—you’d think by now that technology would have delivered election forecasts that more reliably predicted Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential race. There were exceptions.

Technology