Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2023

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 246

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 246

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2022

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 261

Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator Bootstrapping 261

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2019

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

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Finance Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 320

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

It seems like everyone has an Internet startup these days. Without a sustainable strategy, these challenges lead to the terrifying statistic that nine out of ten online businesses will fail, and lead to the current ratio of Internet failures to millionaires being thousands to one. You have to be found and favored by search engines.

Internet 241

Internet Social Bookmarking Social Media Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

These days, by starting a blog or publishing on the Internet, you don’t have to be a social butterfly to get supporters and be recognized as an influencer. Increase your visibility and expertise in your domain. Each of these allies will also bring their own network, growing yours, and multiplying your power and growth.

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Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Angel Investor Incubator 261

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2021

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a negative post on Ripoff Report , Yelp , or one of the hundreds of other consumer complaint and review sites on the Internet. You may assert that monitoring the entire Internet space is an impossible problem.

Reputation 408

Reputation Social Network Internet Web 408

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 12, 2013

These days, if your startup does not have an Internet home base up and running, you are not ready for business or potential investors. There should be no doubt that an Internet presence is as basic to success in business today, as brick and mortar was a hundred years ago. entrepreneur startup domain name website internet business'

Internet 247

Internet Viral Naming Web 247

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2019

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 219

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 219

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

By Evan Britton Each day, millions of internet users post updates on a variety of social networking sites. Perhaps the most interesting feature of real-time search engines is that the results are updated each minute. Other engines have launched offering additional functionality.

Search 207

Search Engineer Web Social Network 207

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2023

Scott, published a classic book that I still recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

Lead Generation 285

Lead Generation SEM Viral Marketing 285

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 31, 2014

These days, your online Internet reputation is your reputation. These sites are often highly ranked in search engine results because they are heavily linked. The Internet has been a powerful and disruptive technology. Professional directories. If there is a directory relevant to your business or profession, use it.

Reputation 248

Reputation Affiliate Technical Review Social Network 248

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2021

These days, if your startup does not have an Internet home base up and running, you are not ready for business or potential investors. There should be no doubt that an Internet presence is as basic to success in business today, as brick and mortar was a hundred years ago. Here are a few: Register domain name and set up hosting.

Web 349

Web Viral Naming Internet 349

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 202

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Entrepreneur 283

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 283

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Product Development 177

Product Development Cost Developer Product 177

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2022

To check out the Google founders, and because I still see so many business plans that are modeled after Google (more search engines, and more billion dollar growth models), I had to take a look at the classic book about them a while back, called “ Inside Larry & Sergey’s Brain ,” by Richard L. Survived phenomenal early growth.

Startup 328

Startup .Net Advertising Search 328

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 309

Intellectual Property Technical Review Venture Capital Startup 309

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 14, 2014

Sponsored by VISA Business If you have a unique product or service, and you are not selling it around the world on the Internet, now is the time to start. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Startup 252

Startup eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 20, 2020

Scott, published a classic book that I recommend, ” The New Rules of Lead Generation ,” highlighting the changes wrought by the internet and social media. Here is my summary of the seven most successful lead-generation vehicles he and I still recommend today, despite the popularity of viral marketing: Search-engine marketing.

Lead Generation 365

Lead Generation Customer SEM Marketing 365

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

The Internet and smartphones have changed everything. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process.

Revenue 263

Revenue Startup Technical Review Business Model 263

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2018

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Intellectual Property 134

Intellectual Property Technical Review Startup Incubator 134

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

The Internet and smartphones have changed everything. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process.

Small Business 147

Small Business Revenue Technical Review Business Model 147

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

Large corporations and conglomerates, the engines of growth and vitality in the twentieth century, have lost their edge and their image. With e-commerce, Internet, and smartphone apps, anyone can be an entrepreneur today for a few hundred dollars, without a huge investment, bank loans, venture capitalists, or Angels. Marty Zwilling.

Engineer 219

Engineer Entrepreneur Offshore Merger 219

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2023

Perhaps that was once true, but in this age of the worldwide Internet, big data, and pervasive business intelligence in every industry, you can use the following steps to get the data you need with very little time and cost: Start your research with Google.

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SBA Venture Capital Business Plan Social Media 300

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 254

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

I should have added that a website not clearly visible to search engines is lost in the dead zone. Search engines like Google depend on website HTML tags, inbound and outbound links, and relevant content to do its ranking and matchmaking, and hopefully get your company found and near the top of customer search requests.

Internet 120

Internet HTML SEO SEM 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 19, 2021

The opportunities are endless, with the Internet of Things, wearable technology, driver-less cars, and new fashion trends. Don’t forget the basics of search engine optimization, social media engagement, video marketing, and courting influential bloggers. Refrain from ranting and raving or bashing the enemy.

Artificial Inteligence 396

Artificial Inteligence Community Social Media Matching 396

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

If you have a unique creation or invention, and you are not selling it around the world on the Internet, now is the time to start. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. The cost of entry has never been lower.

Hosting 248

Hosting Bootstrapping .Net Social Network 248

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It’s all available for “free” on the Internet, but your time is a valuable resource. Successful people don’t wait for their kids to teach them about new technologies, or wait to be the last one on the block to try new things. Define relevant metrics and measure. How could you be too busy to work on these things?

Social Media 289

Social Media Small Business Media Technical Review 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 10, 2013

If you have a unique creation or invention, and you are not selling it around the world on the Internet, now is the time to start. Now the real work begins – promotion, marketing, blogging, and all types of search engine marketing. The cost of entry has never been lower.

eCommerce 196

eCommerce Hosting Bootstrapping .Net 196

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

For example, it used to be that marketing via social media meant banner ads on Facebook, buying search engine results, and sponsoring blog entries, but these don’t suffice anymore. In a classic book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. by 15 million users since 2017, as young people ages 12 to 17 migrate to Snapchat and Instagram.

Social Media 352

Social Media Media Viral Audience 352

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

The Internet and smartphones have changed everything. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. But the reality is that sellers are no longer in charge of the customer buying process.

Technical Review 234

Technical Review Business Model Revenue Social Media 234

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

The Internet and smartphones have changed everything. These range from basic search engine optimization (SEO) tracking, like Google Analytics , to a new generation of marketing platforms, like HubSpot. There are multiple benefits to both you and your customer.

Customer 242

Customer Technical Review Business Model Revenue 242

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2020

Perhaps that was once true, but in this age of the worldwide Internet, big data, and pervasive business intelligence in every industry, you can use the following steps to get the data you need with very little time and cost: Start your research with Google.

Business Plan 393

Business Plan Marketing SBA Venture Capital 393

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. Your startup is in a high-failure-rate business sector. These historically have included work-at-home, restaurants, telemarketing and social-service providers.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

If your offering is exciting enough, you may get millions in small amounts from other people on the Internet to help you fly high over the valley of death. Exchanging your services for services is possible with legal counsel, accountants, engineers, and even sales people. Apply for contests and business grants.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur Intellectual Property Technical Review Incubator 120