ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

But when it comes to core technical skills, more and more entrepreneurs are opting to partner with technical co-founders rather than hiring someone for an in-house position. You Need To Know Tech Basics I really believe that what’s most important for a founder is the ability to have a vision for the company, make sales and hire well.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 79

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Startup Feedback Panelist Tony has participated on many panels where he can provide real-time feedback to startup founders. Evolving Role of Social Networks for Startups In this talk, Tony traces the evolution of how startups have leveraged social networks and social media as part of their solutions over the past ten years.

Fractional CTO 175

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Startup Social Network 175

Women Entrepreneurs Can

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But at the initial stage of business, you can promote your products on social media by learning basic skills of photoshop and content creation like writing blogs and using creative hashtags. There are many analytical tools available in the market but as suggested by experts Google Analytics is the free tool to start with.

Social Media 97

Social Media Marketing Analytics Web Development 97

The Startup Toolkit

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Google Analytics – free and good enough for all your analytics needs. f6s – listing of all accelerator programs (and lots of other info) and a social network for startups and angels. AngelList – social network and funding platform for startups and angels. Others are more unusual.

Software Review 56

Software Review Founder Widget SMS 56

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@jack : Twitter founder Jack Dorsey is on Twitter as well, sharing updates from his work as the CEO of Square. dens : Co-founder and CEO of Foursquare Dennis Crowley gets personal on his Twitter account, sharing his interests in soccer and hidden urban art. MichaelDell : Follow Michael Dell, Chairman and CEO of Dell.

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Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR 239

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Strategy Adopted: Leveraging Social Media Analytics. On social media, you can pinpoint an audience in real-time. Starting out, you can’t hit every network and outlet full-force. Initially, your staff (even if that’s just you and a co-founder) will be your greatest asset in locating and connecting with your audience.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Women Entrepreneurs Can

AUGUST 3, 2020

The majority of organizations agree that strategic business decisions should be based on congregated data, but only 19% claim to be actually planning their analytics/big data initiatives. Predictive Analytics Help with Better Decision Making. Predictive analytics forecasts future outcomes based on current and historical data.

Technical Review 52

Technical Review Operations Artificial Inteligence Technology 52

SiliconHills

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

In 2005, Jay Hallberg, founder, and chairman of Spiceworks met with three friends in Austin to create what has become Spiceworks. That free platform evolved into a sophisticated social network for IT professionals. They wanted a place where IT professionals could connect and talk about technology.

Analytics 89

Analytics Social Network Austin Networking 89

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Social analytics and video marketing are likely to be the key marketing trends for 2016. Most small business and Startup founders are talking about customer engagement and social presence beyond the customary likes and one-post-a-month schedules. 16 Top Social Analytics Tools For 2016.

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100

Occam's Razor

APRIL 8, 2013

This thought was in my mind as I was reading Lean Analytics a new book by my friend Alistair Croll and his collaborator Benjamin Yoskovitz. In this post, we’ll look at each of the four steps in the Lean Analytics Cycle in more detail. Let’s look at some case studies that will really help to drive the Lean Analytics Cycle home.

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Metrics Analytics Lean Churn Rate 156

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

People mistook the fact that these text advertisements worked in Google to say they would work in social networks. So PPC (pay-per-click) advertising on social networks has performed poorly to date. The Founder & CEO of Ad.ly So why not put up those Halloween Costume ads when I’m on Facebook?

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

However, about 5% of the VCs in our database, mostly younger ones, are trying to build a competitive advantage by crawling large amounts of publicly available data and building analytical functions to flag companies with accelerating traction to them. ” Historically, investing was a manual, artisan process. Two Sigma Ventures.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

Global social media analytics and optimization company Socialbakers has announced the opening of its new Asia-Pacific headquarters based in Singapore. ”By 2017, Asia-Pacific will have the largest social network population worldwide.

Asia 178

Asia Czech Republic Singapore Social Media 178

Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Friday, March 9 Attracting VC Funding Outside Silicon Valley Panel with HomeAway founder Brian Sharples & Capital Factory Director Gordon Daugherty We do a lot of things differently in Texas, including fundraising. While the networks worked to build platforms to connect the world, they missed how bad actors could exploit them.

Technical Review 58

Technical Review Silicon Valley Texas Austin 58

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

From live & on demand video with endless interactive overlays, through 2nd screen, synchronized & social experiences, to brilliant mobile apps that may function in all connectivity environments and support every possible business model. Brandsforce - Company Website. How do we do this? inneractive - Company Website.

Securities and Exchange Commission 133

Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Poplytics – online surveys and analytics AskYourTargetMarket – market research surveys SurveyMonkey - granddaddy of on-line surveys Amazon Mechanical Turk – you can set up a question and get answers PickFu – A/B testing $5 for 50 opinions Collaboration Dropbox – store, sync, and, share files online.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2017

In fact, a recent survey by Global Workplace Analytics found that over 50 percent of respondents held jobs that were at least “partially” compatible to remote working, while a whopping 80 to 90 percent of workers reported that they would like to work remotely at least part-time. American workers are embracing this trend.

Programming 196

Programming New York City Framework Social Network 196

VC Cafe

MARCH 28, 2011

Ron Gura, co-founder and CEO of The Gifts Project, believes his B2B platform solves this problem. Now, when your friend’s birthday comes round, one person can identify a gift, click on the product page’s Group Gifting widget, and invite a group of friends via social networks to contribute to paying for the gift online.

Widget 97

Widget eCommerce Early Stage 97

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

And that involves processes, structures, feedback loops, analytics and a community.”. Founder Kevin Systrom launched Instagram with 25,000 beta users on October 6, 2010; two years later, the app continues to see massive growth, recently reporting 150 million active users. Still, a product is nothing without scalability. 3) Facebook.

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Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2011

What It’s Like To Be An Entrepreneur – Network After Work – [link]. The Co-Founder Mythology – [link]. Not surprising that more affluent consumers use social networks differently – [link]. Agencies want Facebook to provide better analytics. Good thoughts on teams and accountability – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S. and China, and recently recorded their 1,000,000th download of Bonita Open Solution.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

The Next Web

JANUARY 31, 2014

Yoav Vilner is the CEO and co-founder of Ranky.co , a growth hacking and online marketing team. You must be analytical and think percentages when it comes to links. 25 percent – Links from social networks and content sharing platforms. 25 percent – Links from social networks and content sharing platforms.

CTO Hire 138

CTO Hire Search Web Social Media 138

VC Cafe

APRIL 28, 2021

explosion, when new social networks were popping up on a weekly basis, About.me Linktree essentially transforms a single link to multiple links in a branded environment where brands, influencers and creators can highlight their content, commerce and additional social channels. In Oct 2009, during the web 2.0

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San Diego Social Media Cofounder Bootstrapping 180

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

.” Hackernews list of “Tools of the Trade” for startups - includes over 150 SaaS tools used by startups, and over 150 comments with interesting insights from founders. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Google Analytics. Site Pulse – Live Web Traffic Monitor and Analytics. Google Ads.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2018

by Elijah Masek-Kelly , founder of PowerfulOutreach. The free version allows you to manage different social networks, schedule posts for the future, as well as keep track of follower interactions, turning your social media pages into a proper marketing strategy. Google Analytics. Hubspot’s CRM.

Small Business 124

Small Business Social Media Analytics Social Network 124

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Business analytics. Accounting.

Entrepreneur 83

Entrepreneur Chicago Cofounder United States 83

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

MobileMonkey’s founder and CEO, Larry Kim. According to Larry Kim, founder and CEO of MobileMonkey, “Facebook Messenger chatbots are the #1 growth marketing channel for the next +5-10 years.” Messaging has eclipsed social networks in popularity. You Can Remarket to Them – Using Facebook ads.

Marketing 87

Marketing Software Review Campaign Widget 87

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 15, 2014

He is so good in what he does that Businessweek lauded him as “one of the top 20 people every entrepreneur should follow” Former founder of Wine Library and author of bestselling social media marketing books like “ Crush It! The main part of the book covers the most popular social networks on the web.

Social Network 150

Social Network Social Media Networking Media 150

gigaom.com

JUNE 18, 2012

But, as publishers turn to social insights to optimize content and fuel site revenue, they run into a big problem. The data that they’re looking at to make these high and low-level decisions about social is inaccurate. Even worse, social networks do not agree on how to normalize a URL. Alternative slugs for SEO testing.

Viral 50

Viral Technical Review Social Network SEO 50

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”. I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. Social Media Lists.

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2016

For example, there once was a social network called Friendster , often credited with starting the social networking boom way back in 2002. Some founders don’t want to change, or simply don’t enjoy the executive role. Trust your gut, and ignore naysayers. Nurture loyalty and trust only with a core group.

Social Network 120

Social Network Demand Valuation Acquisition 120

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

It’s a pure-and-simple way of making design decisions that rely on real data rather than divergent and emotional opinions from co-founders and designers; after all, you can’t argue with facts. The folks at Performable also recently added a new analytics backend that focuses on conversion goals rather than just testing alone.

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Developer Software Review PHP Social Media 73

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 25, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Business analytics. Accounting.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Chicago Cofounder United States 48

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. I suggest you never call this person again for information TheNameInspector The founder of Kodak was George Eastman. 38 New Social Media Resources You May. I have a couple of points and resources to add. And Good luck!

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 19, 2013

She’s the founder and Creative Director at Xanadu, a mobile strategy and design consultancy helping to guide app developers to success in a rapidly-changing, often chaotic mobile ecosystem. For apps that are social or require a user''s identity to be useful, a prototype needs to be more fully fleshed out to give meaningful test results.

Mobile 167

Mobile Developer Technical Review Lean 167

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

by Alon Alroy, co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo . Rising Media’s Data Driven Business conferences are designed to empower your business to strategize and optimize with data analytics. Alon Alroyis co-founder and CMO of Bizzabo , a startup developing the soon to be standard networking app for events, conferences and meetups.

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Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Google Analytics vs. Facebook’s new analytics tool. Investors are the “who’s who” including: Steve Case, Ron Conway, Jack Dorsey, Dave Morin, Betaworks, Founder Collective, AOL Ventures. - $1 million seed round. Social network app developer and ad network. These are both either “remnant” or free ad types.

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Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217