SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Discussion Group Hub - questions/topics are raised via the discussion group and can go out into the blog world to get a more diverse audience - which is now happening with this group. as an example.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Naming can be one of the most difficult challenges in the early stages of a startup. Grindr CEO: 100 Percent of My Audience Does Not Have Equality. of Web Users Meet Singles on Social Networks [STUDY] Want to Highlight Your New Facebook Pictures? Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

If you’re good at academic paper writing, you’ll be able to craft posts that engage the audience. As a blogger, you can tell a wide audience about the latest product updates outside the social network. Consider hiring an accountant at the early stages of your business. Get the finances in shape.

Startup 160

Startup Social Media Forecast Early Stage 160

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In other words, angel investors and early stage venture capital (VC) firms will have different expectations than late stage VC firms. With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market.

France 77

France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an early-­stage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. You can be the sales guy or gal with all the tools you need at your fingertips ­ email, phone, social networks, etc. They may even be selling your competitors.

Belarus 137

Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

As an investor, it’s not always easy to assess the team at the very early stage, especially if they didn’t come from working in the space before. The biggest risks entail losing access to audience and losing access to monetisation. The Platform risks don’t stop at gas fees. Regulation is coming.

Cofounder 180

Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 180

The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

TNW: Through Boo-box, you have access to vast audience is Brazil. Since the rise of Generation Y (or millennials), we changed the online behavior: we consume content and services from multiple sources, like blogs, social networks and online searches. What works best there? TNW: Beyond Brazil you expanded into Argentina in 2011.

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Brazil Artificial Inteligence America Argentina 132

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Our mobile app buzzed in your pocket when friends were near and ushered in a new wave of “ Ambient Social Networking ” companies. Postpone brand and agency intros until you’ve built your own audience – the only thing brands are interested in is accessing your audience.

Incubator 116

Incubator Venture Capital Early Stage New York 116

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. Why should my audience care?” Understand a Journalist’s Coverage Area & Audience. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Rethinking “F@#$ You Money” - Tony Wright dot com , August 2, 2010 Now that I’ve stepped down from RescueTime, I’m pondering my next thing (whether it’s a product role at a very early stage startup or spinning up my own for the 3rd time). Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations.

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

But the early customers all compared it to MySpace. This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Especially in the early stages, keeping a relationship with your customers can be paid off exponentially, not only in overall engagement but with extremely valuable word of mouth marketing. Our onboarding consists of over 200 different emails based on our audiences, and we continue to improve it every week.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Friday, March 13, 2009 Dont launch Heres a common question I get from startups, especially in the early stages: when should we launch? This is the usual reason given for a marketing launch, but for most early stage startups, its a failure. My answer is almost always the same: dont.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Eric Friedman

AUGUST 18, 2021

He is also co-founder and Managing Partner of Deciens Capital, an early stage investment fund. What I mean by this is that a lot of folks are perched on soap boxes across social networks, shouting from the hilltops. Today, we are lucky to welcome Dan Kimerling of Deciens Capital. You take a more tacit approach.

Silicon Valley 88

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Cofounder Africa 88

Brandanew

DECEMBER 9, 2015

What can you do so that you’re not remembered as a social network called MySpace or Google’s Orkut? Another aspect to note in communicating with a new audience is to know where to speak with them, or which platforms to use. From Snapchat to Instagram, the younger demographic, for instance is on social media.

Social Media 100

Social Media Mobile Audience SEO 100

Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Day 2 featured the consumer and social media, which were more interesting for me and much of the audience. Bump.com is a social network based on license plate numbers as the identifier. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► January. (1). ▼ 2010. (7).

Technical Review 38

Technical Review San Jose Angel Investor Silicon Valley 38

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

B y definition, early stage startups don’t have lots of money and resources. Here is a list of the startups that will be taking place of the Tel Aviv Tech Tour: Fiddme a guide to the best dishes around you, a social network for foodies, a friend-finder, and lots of fun!

Finder 128

Finder Startup Social Network Mobile 128

VC Cafe

JULY 11, 2011

It’s hard to be an early stage startup. Organized by Bootcamp Ventures, a small advisory firm for startups, fifteen Israeli startups will pitch their ventures to an audience of investors in Boston and New York. On one hand, VCs ask you to show traction and on the other hand, you need money to get traction.

Artificial Inteligence 92

Artificial Inteligence Turkey Boston 92

Growthink Blog

MARCH 11, 2010

We're excited to say that we secured a 25% discount for you to attend the "Splash" Showcase, which will showcase 10 promising startups, and the hottest companies in commerce and social networking, as well as blue-chip venture capitalists. These 10 companies will also have a high quality video of their presentation produced.

Silicon Valley 59

Silicon Valley San Francisco Early Stage Social Network 59

Professor VC

APRIL 1, 2010

I prefer the traditional face to face where you can interact with the other panelists and audience, but was the first panel I did wearing my favorite flannel penguin pajamas. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? A Lot of Horn Tooting over a Kazoo sized deal. ► January. (1).

Term Sheet 32

Term Sheet Angel Investor San Jose Venture Capital 32

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 3, 2009

We had an excellent opening panel on early-stage investing with Dave McClure (Founders Fund – NorCal), Brad Feld (Foundry Group, Boulder) and Andy Sack (Founders Co-Op, Seattle). I have seen Ian Rogers speak before and when he does he usually has the audience on the edge of their seats.

Silicon Valley 228

Silicon Valley Cofounder Hawaii Semantic 228

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. First, understand your audience. For early stage companies, it’s important to show that you’re on path, that you have prospects, and that you can get to your vision. the move to networks) amplified that value considerably.

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

He says “’do’ is where the web is headed in 2008,” citing social networks and other social services (e.g. That is essentially the prime challenge that social networks are facing; it’s hard to monetize their content because it's difficult to know what people want when they’re doing and not receiving/hunting.

Web 100

Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Genuine VC

MARCH 3, 2008

He says “’do’ is where the web is headed in 2008,” citing social networks and other social services (e.g. That is essentially the prime challenge that social networks are facing; it’s hard to monetize their content because it's difficult to know what people want when they’re doing and not receiving/hunting.

Web 100

Web Widget Philadelphia Social Network 100

Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2012

The first lesson I talked about was how being open with your ideas, and vocal about sharing progress can put you in a much greater position over time because you gradually grow a following and audience to use as a launchpad for future ideas. as the domain name for the startup. He’s passionate. This required a change of habit.

Startup 78

Startup Social Network Cofounder Naming 78

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. Sometimes determining your target audience can make your head spin – maybe your business serves a variety of different niches.

Curation 43

Curation Lead Generation Technical Review Email 43

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

We looked at the numbers and ‘found’ our audience. Investors at the early stage should be looking for companies and technologies that are truly disruptive. In any case, we didn’t pull a unique business idea out of the air. Instead, we arrived at it by looking at what needs weren’t being met.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Software Review Technical Review Small Business 48

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Think about your own behavior: if you are like me, you hate having to deal with sales people, and greatly prefer to do your own research starting with search engines, and leveraging free trials, on-line videos, blogs, reviews, and your social network. So far we have been very effective using blogs, social networks, etc.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

BeyondVC

JANUARY 29, 2009

– too often I see pitches where the entrepreneurs dive right into the product and I scratch my head thinking why in the world we need another lifestreaming service or social network or ad network (1 – 2 slides). How do you UNIQUELY solve the problem?   What this boils down to is your simple product pitch. (1-2

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Advisory Board Startup Early Stage Social Network 125

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

He is the founder of Premium Growth Solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early-stage consumer packaged goods brands. He's the founder of premium growth solutions, a strategic planning consultancy for early stage consumer packaged goods brands. It gives you access to a consumer audience.

Networking 88

Networking Early Stage Distribution Hosting 88

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

One is find yourself an audience and a marketplace and that’s something you can start doing within a week. Michael: Well, I’m very in the early stage, and my question reflects that. I think you have to do two things. Even if it’s a blog just talking about what you want to build. Jason: Nice. Jason: Alright.

Cofounder 208

Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

I was asked recently how NextView evaluates such early stage companies for investment. Here are a couple examples from our portfolio: Vertical Communities: One of the exciting attributes of GrabCAD in the early days was its rapidly growing, engaged community of mechanical engineers. Also hit-or miss.

Distribution 66

Distribution Vertical Viral B2B 66

BeyondVC

JULY 20, 2006

While I do not pin my valuation for an early stage company on the financial model, it is important to have one to understand your costs or cash needs and to understand whether or not you have a viable business model with high gross margins or low gross margins.

Software 60

Software SEC Affiliate Early Stage 60

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 21, 2015

There’s nothing like a good infographic to capture an audience and teach them something new. We’ve all experienced the power of eBooks, in educating an audience, adding credibility and thought leadership status to a brand and capturing more qualified leads. Pound out a quick infographic with Piktochart. offers the perfect solution.

Design 28

Design Social Media Bootstrapping Early Stage 28

Professor VC

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

are going to add this story to our blog via our IT guy at [link] we have a audience in las vegas that will read your article. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? November 21, 2009 6:58 PM. blog internships. This is a great blog,this website provides very useful tips.we

San Jose 43

San Jose Silicon Valley Las Vegas Venture Capital 43

Software By Rob

JULY 31, 2012

The first lesson I talked about was how being open with your ideas, and vocal about sharing progress can put you in a much greater position over time because you gradually grow a following and audience to use as a launchpad for future ideas. as the domain name for the startup. He’s passionate. This required a change of habit.

Startup 27

Startup Social Network Cofounder Naming 27

Professor VC

JANUARY 17, 2008

A partner from the law firm (sponsor, covers the drinks and food) tosses out some softball questions to the panelists, the audience chimes in with Q&A and finally, culminates with the meet and greet where the panelists are flooded with business cards and pitches on the next great thing, which is often very similar to the last great thing.

Pre-Money Valuation 28

Pre-Money Valuation Angel Investor Angel Groups Valuation 28