Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

Social Media 289

Social Media Small Business Media Technical Review 289

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. If you are on the lower complexity end, the key is defining small chunks of work that can be done quickly by a developer. Plan for past the initial MVP.

Technical Cofounder 338

Technical Cofounder Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 338

YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

The year was 2015 and my company, Shareability, had already been behind some of the biggest viral hits of the past few years. The resulting video, “Ronaldo in Disguise,” became an immediate viral sensation. Going Viral. There was a time when “viral” simply referred to, well, viruses. The shoot was on.

Viral 127

Viral Video Spain Internet 127

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. million sunglasses units.

Viral 154

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 154

venturedig.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

The business models within the social media realm are much different than traditional businesses. In social networking, they’re ever-changing, backed by eye-opening revenue and have very little documentation. The middle man is called an ad network. The game developers. Who’s profiting from this?

Social Network 55

Social Network Business Model Networking CPA 55

The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Starting out, you can’t hit every network and outlet full-force. Zappos has found great success by keeping social media responsibilities horizontal and flexible. Zappos assumes everyone in the company is on social media and trusts them to participate in growing the brand. Prioritize social networks.

Social Media 158

Social Media Media Viral Startup 158

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2021

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. It can also be very inspiring, as you watch your dream morph into reality, or as you feel each little element of success: Watch your team develop new skills.

Sweat Equity 400

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 400

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. And most notably absent is building a network. One that provides everything that a big, valuable, growing network should.

Social Media 185

Social Media B2B North America Media 185

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Twitter List Directory Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable!

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Convenience First and foremost, you must decided whether to work with individuals or development companies. Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP).

Software Developers 79

Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

First, content is typically the primary resource that an online reader/viewer will use to develop an impression of your brand. Additionally, content is a tool that can be used to make your company go viral. With all of this in mind, developing absolutely amazing content for your website is not just important. It is imperative.

Design 100

Design Viral Web Development Team Review 100

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. million sunglasses units.

Viral 78

Viral Private Equity Venezuela Los Angeles 78

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Google Buzz Social media Mobile 2.0 In an A/B test, the variable changes as users visit the page; user actions are recorded and analyzed; and the developer (or startup) is able to take action based on the results. Some Code-Free A/B Testing Resources 1. Other Resources?

Developer 73

Developer Software Review PHP Social Media 73

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). and answers with A/B tests, landing pages, viral factor, email deliverability, and Open Graph. If a startup is pre-product/market fit, growth hackers can make sure virality is embedded at the core of a product.

API 167

API Viral Startup Retention 167

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2014

In any industry, it’s important to have business contacts, on which you can develop highly useful relationships. Your need to network doesn’t end with college. Why Networking Is So Important. Chasing Dreams: 2 Essential Networking Tools That Could Fast Track Your Career. In fact, that’s when it truly begins. 1: LinkedIn.

Networking 198

Networking Social Media Social Network Viral 198

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

If you choose not to hire a professional web developer for your site design, consider some of the business websites that you have visited as a customer. Social media can also be an important and useful part of your marketing campaign, particularly if your business exists only online.

Marketing 153

Marketing Startup Technical Review Viral 153

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

The idea that rather than getting out, being active and interacting with others, gamers stayed locked away in their basements, engaging only in virtual relationships and developing a Vitamin D deficiency. Video games used to come with a stigma. This will increase supply and improve ROI for advertisers.

Mobile 100

Mobile North America Marketing Technical Review 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Widespread global availability of free or low-cost web access, easy-to-use social tools, and algorithms by companies like Klout and PeerIndex have also resulted in an “influence revolution” According to Schaefer, the rules of online influence are affected by several factors: 1. Providing compelling content – Content is king.

Technical Review 160

Technical Review Singapore Algorithm Social Media 160

Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

You’re not going to go viral Dropbox style, so having a freemium model doesn’t really work. What you really should do is to make your premium customers a priority—listen to what they say, what they want, and develop the product according to their needs. If it’s got so many pitfalls, why so many companies keep using it?

Startup 110

Startup Non-Compete Viral Software Review 110

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Could $100,000 and the right developer skills make you an overnight billionaire? With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. But a good developer could make it quicker.”.

Cost 168

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

Version One Ventures

JULY 27, 2015

We love these platforms for many reasons, but the primary one is the power of their network effects and how they create a high degree of defensibility for startups. What are network effects? Network effects” is a frequently used term and it is sometimes confused with having a large customer base. Direct Network Effects.

Networking 60

Networking Community Viral Social Network 60

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. Kayweb is named for its majority owner, the design and development firm Kayserian founded in Australia seven years ago.

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

You can be the sales guy or gal with all the tools you need at your fingertips ­ email, phone, social networks, etc. Others may require a lot of time and significant development efforts, which raises the CAC. Similarly, designing an iOS-­friendly app cost us a lot of developers’ hours, but hasn’t gotten traction so far.

Belarus 137

Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Fearless Women Entrepreneur Network – [link]. 5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!) – [link]. image credit: Coletivo Mambembe.

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Mark Zuckerberg’s journey started when he created a message program ‘ ZuckNet’ at the age of twelve, CourseMatch and FaceMash in college, and finally the world-famous social networking platform ‘Facebook’ which revolutionized communication, followed by taking over WhatsApp and Instagram. Thanks to David Reid, VEM Group ! #19-

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Bankruptcy Southern California South Africa 108

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Create Viral Content Infographics startup Visual.ly Make A (Smart) Game Of It Subjot , the brainchild of game developer Chris Carella, turned its coming soon page into a social game using a feature available on LaunchRock. We are a startup social media dashboard in development, but have amassed over 5000 followers pre-beta.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Entrepreneur Connect Entrepreneur Media, the parent company of Entrepreneur Magazine , hosts this online network of entrepreneurs. EFactor The authors of business networking book The N Factor venture up the alphabet a little bit to bring you the EFactor. LinkedIn’s LinkedIn giant network of professionals is another advantage.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

(My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Sure, Facebook will almost always be the dominant player in share-of-logins, but we’ve seen the other players account for up to a combined 60% share of social logins.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Social Media Social Network RSS 78

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

This gave me an idea: I could help many more entrepreneurs by making the deck available not just to the Greylock network of entrepreneurs, but to everyone. Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. The graphic we chose emphasizes that it is a network of people. Why is it valuable?

Entrepreneur 111

Entrepreneur Viral Revenue Networking 111

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

If you find you need a developer to work with you, do you reach out to a freelancer or do you call an agency? If you’ve got tips for other business owners or want to share your experiences with hiring developers, please leave us a note in the comments section. Google’s App Inventor is a good example of a DIY tool.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

Buddy Media was an amazing exit, but I never really thought of it like “enterprise software” I thought about it more like an agency that had developed off the shelf social tools around its service solutions. When I looked at the site, it had the term “Social Enterprise Software” written all over it.

Software 105

Software Media Social Media Advertising 105

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

it was what the networks were selling before ‘behavioral’ got hot in 2006. Programming and Web Development Lists. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. viral video.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2014

Galactic Café, developer of the recent narrative-driven game The Stanley Parable , got it right. The developers engaged these YouTube users directly through dialogue in the game. The developers engaged these YouTube users directly through dialogue in the game. Reach customers on a deeper level.

Video 77

Video Marketing Harvest Bandwidth 77

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. And given your stage of development you sure better at least know what your goal is. Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on?

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

With development teams often based around the world, being the center of communication and progress can either lead to a tremendously successful strategy or a bottleneck that can slow down an entire company. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View Comments Watch Facebook, Groupon and Quora’s Founders Speak at Startup School [VIDEO] View Comments Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed View Comments Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich View Comments PHP, MySQL & AJAX Developer at Comentum Corp. GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83