Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2010

What we all need is a digital tool that can extract data from business cards, as well as sync it with your cell phone, your email, and the social networks you use. I found dozens of software packages available on the Internet for free download, or a nominal price. The solution is simple to define. Marty Zwilling

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

Other social networking, online marketing, clean-tech and bio-tech companies have fallen out of favor with some investors, fueling speculation regarding the future of the US technology sector. They are not alone. A global market enables the company to sell vastly more copies of its software without increasing its production costs.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. 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). It was a $4.7M

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. business models. New Rules for China.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2019

How to Get the Most Out of Social Networking. Any effective digital marketing campaign should include a social networking component but you need to approach it with the right attitude. Don’t try to sell your products or service directly on social media. This goes back to the last tip, providing value.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 14, 2017

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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2013

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.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

You Need Basics, Hire For The Rest. As an Internet entrepreneur, tech skills are certainly helpful (at the very least so you know when you’re paying a fair fee when outsourcing), but they’re most definitely not necessary. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills. Jerry Piscitelli , Portopong LLC.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 24, 2019

The actions required to become an influencer today are all related to traditional leadership, but key elements need to be given a much higher priority in this age of the Internet and pervasive video. Take an active role in a higher cause or social reform. No business leader can be all things to all people.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30. business models. New Rules for China.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 216

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 24, 2011

Work and rest in a startup – [link]. A Portrait Of Who Uses Social Networks In The US (And How Social Media Affects Our Lives) – [link]. PARC’s idea to reinvent the Internet sounds a bit confusing – [link]. – [link]. Interesting … Only 3% to 7.5% Constitution? – [link].

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2012

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.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

Interesting that many small biz owners still not finding much use for social media – [link]. Finally, a day of rest. No New Social Network Launched Today – [link]. Internet Use Affects Memory, Study Finds – [link]. 70% of U.S. The Best Free Fonts for Designers – [link]. – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

A few years ago social networks boomed, causing changes in the way people socialize, but also how companies approached marketing. We have seen major social networks like MySpace, Friendster or Orkut closed and others like Twitter, Facebook or LinkedIN transform our habits on the internet.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2011

Every startup fears that one angry and unfair customer who can jeopardize the business by a SCREAMING 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 21, 2015

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.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

You Need Basics, Hire For The Rest There’s a big difference between not knowing intense coding and not knowing anything at all about the space. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills. Jerry Piscitelli , Portopong LLC 4. Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding 5. Doug Bend , Bend Law Group, PC 7.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 22, 2016

Show Guest : Meera Sapra is a senior manager at Zoho and is a part of the team that is building out the Zoho Social product and their current CRM integration. Meera love comics, travel, art, food, books, conversations and the internet. FULL TRANSCRIPT OF THE BRANDANEW SOCIAL TRENDS SHOW, Episode 3, Season 1 .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 27, 2014

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

Commercial email began in 1978 and exploded with the widespread growth of the internet in the 1990s. Social networks come and go, but people always have an inbox—and they want to be connected with people who bring them value. See Also: 13 Ways to Make Customers Desperately Want to Open Your Emails. Advanced stats.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 9, 2017

What are the lessons that the rest of us need to learn to see and survive these shifts? Thus I recommend that the rest of us need to step outside our comfort zone, and start practicing some specific strategies to recognize cultural shifts, and maybe even start a few trends of our own: Embrace online social interaction with customers.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

What are investors looking for in the CEO and the rest of the top executives? You may have great credentials as a public servant in your home town, but that won’t get you money to build a social network on the Internet, or start a software company. Network of followers and business associates.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 8, 2019

As social networks continue to grow with more and more users every day, many people decide to pursue influencer careers. At the same time, companies look to tap into the social media market and are willing to reach out to influencers. Being an influencer is all about having a powerful internet presence. Technology.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2017

Then the internet came along and opened up a whole new world of possibilities. They then sold their ecommerce business to Amazon for a fantastic price and the rest, as they say, is history. Building the brand can be as simple as remaining active on social media. Before we get into why this is, let’s explain e-commerce.

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eCommerce Social Media Audience Naming 174

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

Entrepreneur 234

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Reid Hoffman

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But what shaped their world was coming of age with the internet, mobiles devices, and social media. It’s still early, but social scientists predict that educational technology, social networks, and streaming services will frame their world. The last two were the internet and mobile phones.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

Surely, what’s “appeals” to a 54 year old mother of 5 who goes online to check Facebook and Metafilter will be vastly different from a Google Glass wearing, 27 year old power-user of social networks you haven’t even heard of yet. Landing page design isn’t a game where you flex your own aesthetic prowess. Repeat after me.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

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dontbesoanalytical.blogspot.com

MAY 13, 2012

should rest with a COO; the CTO is a research and ad tech discipline in the strategic planning domain. Consider how firms today confront Web 2.0 – the combination of blogs, wikis, and social networking technologies sprouting up. Microsoft’s Internet Explorer was years behind Netscape. social networking. (1).

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Gust

JANUARY 19, 2014

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

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Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Social Network Restful 172

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Today’s teens have grown up on the Internet, which means their navigational capabilities are fairly solid. It would be beneficial to incorporate a reliable way of doing this, like a chat room or integration with social networks. Typography and whitespace would play a bigger role here than in the rest of the age groups.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

It was then popularized into an Internet meme 3 days later by text an Australian group of guys called Sunny Coast Shake in what garnered about 300,000 views in a short period of time (now at 11.3 most Internet connections have been asymmetric & optimized for downloads). ” So WoW in a way is his son’s social network.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

When it comes to social media for your business, expect a high learning curve, but rest assured it’s not rocket science. Social media is now one of the key marketing tools, but not the only one, so the challenge is to manage the resource tradeoffs effectively by constantly assessing payback versus cost. billion users).

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2010

It’s an unfortunate artifact of our educational system that young people spend a dozen years focused more on memorizing facts than the learning process, and then thinking that they will have all they need to know for the rest of their lives by the time they graduate. Read entrepreneur stories. Adopt a mentor.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Since I got into internet marketing, I’d always heard that outsourcing was the key to having a very successful business. Posting on social networks and getting the word out there. Outsourcing The Rest Once I knew what I needed to do, it was easy to see what I didn’t need to do. Outsource the rest.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

What are investors looking for in the CEO and the rest of the top executives? You may have great credentials as a public servant in your home town, but that won’t get you money to build a social network on the Internet, or start a software company. Network of followers and business associates.

Startup 147

Startup Bootstrapping Social Network Internet 147

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 27, 2010

A strong website can also help individuals and businesses to promote their brands online, including on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Classmates, Bebo, Yelp, Foursquare and others. Also consider how people with slower internet connections will view your site. Keep the content fresh and current.

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