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ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2010 Business Models For Music That Make Artists Happier What’s more, online music sites are full of integration capabilities with social media. Editor's Note: The guest blog is by Oscar Santolalla Obenhausen. Oscar Oscar holds M.Sc in Computer Science at the Helsinki University of Technology, with the specialization in Mobile Computing and Security and currently works for Tuxera. Sell your music. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 Petteri Koponen Of Lifeline Ventures Talks About Emotions. Yeah, You Heard Right… So happy I was about to write how PlusFourSix is strengthening its offering within digital entertainment through the acquisition of Global Media Bank. I’m happy to see another acquisition coming from Sweden. Then decided not to. There’s something more interesting that I wanted to share. Petteri Koponen from Aaltoes on Vimeo. -
CROWDSPRING BLOG | MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2012 Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers “The worst crime against working people is a company which fails to operate at a profit.” ~ ” ~ Samuel Gompers . Most of our posts on the crowdSPRING Blog focus on managing businesses and startups; we often write about best practices, and offer plenty of practical tips for managers. Thanks, guys! Thanks, John! Plus he likes Legos. Thanks, -
ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2011 Shooples Your Real Estate Agent For Online Webshops! main focus is to make it easy for our users to market their shop, and social media are always in the back of our heads when we’re developing our solutions. Online shopping is not exactly a very new idea but it is definitely one of those areas that has seen quite a lot of innovation and implementation of newer ideas over time. per transaction. -
GENUINE VC | TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2008 Our Second Rotation Investment In conjunction with this funding event, the board is expanding to include myself and Mike Tyrrell from Venrock, Austin Ligon (co-founder and former CEO of CarMax), Henry Vogel (Chief Revenue Officer at Quigo and a former eBay executive), and Ashton Peery (former CEO of Top Ten Media), along with both Rousseau Aurelien and Israel Ganot.
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FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2011 Topguest Acquired By EzRez Daniel Farrar, ezRez's CEO, said Topguest’s social media solutions "provides the missing piece in our product suite relative to where travel is going." The start-up's CEO and co-founder Geoff Lewis says the new partnership will help make a long-term impact on both the travel and loyalty industries. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. -
UP AND RUNNING | TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2010 Is Venture Capital Broken? Here’s Audrey’s excellent summary: In it, Sacca observes that 10 years ago, it cost more than a million dollars for a tech business to launch, with steep hardware, software, office and internet costs, not to mention the “lavish parties so print media would write about their pipe dreams.. Lowercase Capital’s Creed. -
LIGHTSPEED | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2009 Notes from my keynote at Engage Expo Virtual Goods conference today gaming Internet mmorpg myspace Search social games social gaming social media social networks start-up startup startups user generated content VC Venture Capital viral viral marketing virtual goods virtual worlds web 2.0 Comments » 1. Engage Today, What Other Blogs Are saying - September 26, 2009 [.] Blog at WordPress.com. -
CROWDSPRING BLOG | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 2012 12 Questions: Meet Connie Carlson (USA) My father was a large influence initially on the drive that I have for doing design work, and today I keep my eye open via the internet and print media for new ideas to work off of and make each project my own with my personal sense of artistic interpretation. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Hello! Mac or PC? -
ARCTICSTARTUP | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2010 Thinglink Raises 1M USD From Inventure And Lifeline Ventures The firm's reference customers include the Scandinavian media house Aller, the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE (Wenzel’s Antique Road Show), and interior design brand Artek. The funding will be used to develop in-image product advertising network for brands, retailers and other product advertisers. -
SOFTWARE BY ROB | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2009 Why “Luck” is a Terrible Marketing Plan for Your Startup. like the lottery ticket analogy as a reminder that only *one* of all of the major startups won in their category – the online media just tells us about them AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. “That’s ridiculous! I’ve developed a saying. Oh, so very true. - Venture Capital Survey Silicon Valley Second Quarter 2011
In general, software and internet/digital media industries had the best valuation-related results by a substantial amount in 2Q11, followed by the hardware and cleantech industries, while the life science industry continued to lag. Internet/Digital Media. By Barry J. Kramer and Michael J. Patrick of Fenwick & West LLP. billion. Nasdaq. -
ROGER AND MIKE | TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012 What Is the Hypernet? For more than a decade, the web has been stuck with HTML 4 as its platform and Flash as its media format. by Roger McNamee. In December 2010 I decided to open source my investment strategy, in the form of a slide show and presentation called Ten Hypotheses for Tech Investing. When you open source ideas, you expose them to improvement. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010 Photo Sharing Acquisitions - Kuvat.fi Buys Fotopankki.fi Earlier this year they acquired Kuvaboxi from MTV Media. Together with the acquisition of Kuvaboxi from MTV Media last spring, Fotopankki.fi Mediadrive Oy, the company behind Kuvat.fi , the largest Finnish-based photo sharing site has acquired Fotopankki.fi from Vendep. will be integrated into Kuvat.fi immediately. Fotopankki.fi Kuvat.fi - Love, Change And The Reason For Your Existence
Next time you are talking to your friends, or listening to any person talking, whether in person or through media, or even while reading text like this you are reading now – stop and ask yourself how it makes you feel? It’s time to switch gears slightly and return to my series on creating positive change in your life. Still here? -
CROWDSPRING BLOG | TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2011 12 Questions: Meet Svetlana (Sofia, Bulgaria) It’s about the passion that distinguishes the creative ideas – the ones that don’t follow the trends, but invent them, don’t explore the media, but challenge them, that provoke, excite, impress, inspire communication. In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. Mac or PC? -
Ten New Rules for Startup Marketing Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Innovative marketing starts with customer insights culled from painstaking research into who your customers are, and how they use digital media. Want control? -
GUST | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011 Investors: Avoid These Investment Event Problems Local media cover it. Many local angel investment groups work with a local event that creates the illusion of a business pitch contest, awarding investment to the winner. There are multiple benefits to this type of arrangement. The event generates local buzz. And new angel investors are trained and oriented. Are they worth the risk? -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011 I Hate Selling, So Now How Do I Convert Leads 2 :: Small Business. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. You know what you do matters. -
WWW.STARTUPSMART.COM.AU | TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2011 From worker to start-up - how to plan your escape Register | Login ); Editors Note Do you understand the media and have a great story to tell? If not, your PR efforts will suffer. Home Planning Business ideas Business planning How to start a. But few have taken a break from a career working as a medical doctor to focus on developing a start-up IT company. Thanks Secret Secretary. startupct -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 SOPA: Shelved, But Not Dead In short: It would enable Hollywood and the music industry to crush growing start-ups (and even established online media properties) of using potentially pirated material. The lead sponsors of SOPA and PIPA have put the bills on hold, but the question remains: What happens next? They're going to be bringing up another bill and continuing." -
LIGHTSPEED | THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2009 Fatal flaws of Flash Game Design – notes from Kongregate talk at. gaming Internet mmorpg myspace Search social games social gaming social media social networks start-up startup startups user generated content VC Venture Capital viral viral marketing virtual goods virtual worlds web 2.0 trackback I didn’t make it up to Casual Connect this year, so have been scanning the blog writeups. It’s done! -
STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2010 Who's An Entrepreneur-Talk with the Kauffman Foundation « Steve Blank think he was saying that politicians and the media are trying to promote entreprenuership as the salvation of the nation, is that correct? Translation: They write checks for $100 Million dollars a year.) The official title of the talk was Fresh Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Innovation and Economic Growth.) the video skipped or something? -
ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 This Is Why I Don't Give You A Job So what if a goverment directly controls the media? Editorial note: This is a guest post by Andor Jakab from Hungary. In fact, this is a cross post from his blog. The post outlines well many of the challenges early stage entrepreneurs face. It's a chilling read and a reminder to us all. could hire 12 people with €760 net salary, but I don't. -
BRAD HARGREAVES | SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2010 When You Should Hire a Dev Shop (other than “never”) But this often isn’t the way things turn out. Many capable founders aren’t developers, and I frequently meet with entrepreneurs that have taken a very different path. Most disturbingly, I’ve occasionally found myself agreeing with an entrepreneur’s decision to hire a development shop to build their product. Don’t laugh. -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 4 Cool Touchscreen Computers The computer, which has a 1.3-megapixel webcam, comes with a few touch-enabled apps, including a media player. Check out these four second-generation touchscreen desktops, and find out which one is right for you. We tested four of them to see how they stack up. It took just six seconds to swipe through a 15-page PDF. -
VENTUREWOODS | SUNDAY, JANUARY 27, 2013 Tech Startups: We are on our own. That’s why when I read articles and the entire social media sphere going abuzz about the government plans t0 create 10,000 startups, and trying to force fit technology startups into that equation, I cringe, because thats like tryin to get a rhino into a bride’s wedding dress. to the dudes and dudettes building Twitter 2.0) -
BRAD HARGREAVES | SUNDAY, JUNE 13, 2010 Incentives and Carried Interest Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc a blog by Brad Hargreaves HOME Me Press HOME Uncategorized Incentives and Carried Interest Incentives and Carried Interest The House recently passed a bill to tax carried interest at the higher income tax – rather than the lower capital gains – rates. Let me add some thoughts into the mix [2]. - 3 Mistakes That Kill Product Sales (Even Before You Start Selling!)
If you have the money you could do PPC, banner ads or media buys. How To Create A Product That Sells Part Three. This is the third part in the series on product creation. You can read the previous parts here: Part 1: How To Create A Product That Sells. Part 2: 3 Ways To Make $100,000 Online Selling Your Own Product. What’s In A Name? -
BRAD HARGREAVES | FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 2010 Sources of Capital, by Google Hits VCs, angels, friends and family and Lucifer the Archangel are all sources worth exploring. Read more about me here or check out some of the things Im working on below. SEARCH Copyright © 2010 Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc Theme designed by mono-lab Powered by WordPress -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2011 Get Your Small Business Saturday On “We really understand the value of social media because [fans] may not buy directly from those sites but then they learn about us and are engaged in our story,” she says. It's not a question of which website or app to use to promote your business; it's about using as many methods as you can. Here are some ideas. -
OCCAM'S RAZOR | TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 2010 Online Marketing Still A Faith Based Initiative. Why? What's The Fix? You can run controlled experiments to measure incremental online/offline impact and balance the portfolio of media channels you are exposed to, rather than getting distracted by sideshows like "attribution analysis" So much promise. The world of the intertubes should be a lot more data driven and awe-sexy than it really is. Faith. -
FRED DESTIN | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2009 DataXu: MIT Rocket Scientists take Advertising to Next level So a lot of what we do in e-commerce and digital media is based on backing great entrepreneurs, watching our capital intensity and helping them execute well on a given opportunity. It's not for nothing that my hardware colleagues and competitors consider us to be the "light tech guys". Think campaign-specific self-learning bidding algorithms. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | THURSDAY, MAY 27, 2010 ArcticEvening Tallinn – Get Your Ticket Now! OMLegal offers legal services mainly to clients involved in the IT, Media and Entertainment industries. Just a quick reminder that we still have some tickets left for our event on the 1st of June in Tallinn! We’ll have a very interesting panel topped off with about 10+ one minute pitches by young startups and entrepreneurs. Sponsors. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2010 GrowVC Looking To Disrupt Global VC Business GrowVC has slowly been marketing their concept in various social media networks and today is the date they’re finally coming out with the concept and explaining it to the public. The concept GrowVC is looking to disrupt is the age old venture capital business model. All these roles are key components of taking startups further. -
MIKE MICHALOWICZ | THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2013 The Power of Simple Symbols 'A red square box with two thick, pink horizontal lines that look like the mathematical “equal” symbol they’re supposed to represent, have taken social media by storm this week. The new logo came from the Human Rights Campaign as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in critical marriage rights cases. What does your business stand for? -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 Judi's House: High-Tech, High-Touch Hope and Healing Social media, too, is playing an increasingly important role in building support for Judi’s House. Judi’s House, a Denver-based nonprofit organization, has a tough but vital mission. “They are given the freedom to grieve in their own way and at their own pace and, ultimately, to learn that hope and healing are possible.” -
CROWDSPRING BLOG | TUESDAY, APRIL 5, 2011 12 Questions: Meet Troy Tessalone (USA) I consider myself a social media junkie and someone who keeps up with technology. It’s great though as I’m connected to social media at all times, can access any news and sports that interest me and am able to listen to music all day, which is definitely not a drab work environment. Please tell us about yourself. Hello world! -
DEIMAR | THURSDAY, JANUARY 31, 2002 Shakespear Quotes | Deimar ~ Business Tips & Strategies for. Businessman and Blogger passionate about life, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Social media. NAVMENU. Business. Strategies. Startup. Quotes. Contact. latest posts (Home). Sep 18, 2011. Shakespear Quotes. by Deimar Gutierrez. 18.9.11. Pin It. William Shakespear. English poet and playwright and author of some of literatures must celebrated lines. -
BABBLING VC | TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 2010 Venture Capital and a Good Portion of Luck The media obviously celebrates the home-runs and we all love to talk about them. As the title implies, that's what you'll need to be successful. Mark has a great post about the nature vs. nurture argument in regards to entrepreneurs which was triggered as a response to Vivek Wadhwa who thought otherwise. Same goes for VC's. Well, it's luck! -
VC CAFE | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2010 Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2010 Edition In September, Google bought its second Israeli startup, Quiksee , also known as MentorWave Technologies, which allows users to create location-based interactive media content and is seen as the missing link in Google’s Street View service, for $10 million. See the October 2010 edition after the jump. For previous editions, click here. -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011 What is a Marketing Strategy and How Do I Get One 3 :: Small. You can try to buy your way in with ads, you can set up your web presence to grow your way in, and you can use social media to communicate your way in. The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. Chris’s blog, [chrisbrogan.com] , is in the Top 5 of the Advertising Age Power150. And strategy? -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011 What is a Marketing Strategy and How Do I Get One 2 :: Small. Don’t count on social media to reach retirees or mainstream television to reach urban intellectuals. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011 I Hate Selling, So Now How Do I Convert Leads 3 :: Small Business. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. Forget about it altogether. -
OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011 I Wish I'd Known That. [Digital Analytics Edition.] Let's start off the new year with lessons learned from a tough life on the front lines of trying to make the world a smidgen more data-driven. This post is a collection of six things I wish I knew before I started my career in decision support systems (of which web analytics is just the latest incarnation). Get over it. Stop switching tools! -
Web 2.0 Development and Business Lessons: Startups, Where is your. The three companies that were invited to present in front of a wide audience had ideas with mass market potential and an ideal opportunity to promote their business to a room full of bloggers, media, and tech enthusiasts. Web 2.0 While attending the Web 2.0 Lets go through a concrete example using one of the companies at the startup showcase. -
THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | MONDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2010 This Week in NYC Innovation - February 22, 2010 Are you still not getting this weekly in your e-mail inbox? Fill out this form so you're not missing anything. Nothing interesting to say here. I'm still trying to figure out this curling thing. How do you get into curling as a kid? Will traditional restaurants still be around or we will be eating in a world of pop ups and food trucks? RSVP: [link]. -
WWW.QUORA.COM | SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2011 Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life? Cassie Boorn , Social Media Coordinator You could try putting a listing up at a site that hires people specifically for Start Ups. Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. If you can't find what you are looking for, hit enter or click "Add Question" again. Rockstar v. Ninja? -
LIGHTSPEED | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2009 Interview with CEO of Playdom Some of the big media companies are trying to get into this, foreign companies especially from China are aggressively moving into this space as well. Atul Bagga , Gaming analyst with ThinkEquity , has published some great research on the social gaming space. He recently published an interview with the CEO of Playdom , John Pleasants. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 2010 Iceland Is No Mere Rock Elinora was, in many ways, the very opposite of the high tech social media mobile cloud crowdsource things, with young entrepreneurs and (often) little actual moneymaking. Editorial note: This is a guest post by Kristoffer Lawson, the Travelling Salesman. He's on a 10 000 kilometre drive to meet Nordic startups. Iceland is now one of them. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 Windows 8 On A Samsung Tablet And What It Means For Developers In addition to giving media a chance to play around with the device, Microsoft went out all the way with Samsung to give all 5000 attendees a device to take home (at the end of the post, we have a video of Microsoft announcing this). We're continuing coverage from the Microsoft Developer event Build, organised in Anaheim,California. -
BRAD HARGREAVES | TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2010 The Future of Gaming Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc a blog by Brad Hargreaves HOME Me Press HOME Uncategorized The Future of Gaming The Future of Gaming I write a lot about where the gaming industry is headed — specifically as it relates to building game mechanics into non-game apps. Next week, some of these thoughts will be brought into event format. -
BRAD HARGREAVES | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010 The Game Design of Cities Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc a blog by Brad Hargreaves HOME Me Press HOME Uncategorized The Game Design of Cities The Game Design of Cities There’s an old adage in the game design field that good games are easy to learn, yet difficult to master. Chess is one oft-cited example. Cities operate by similar principles. -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 Doing it for the Troops: Salute the Brave Salute the Brave doesn’t have paid advertising, and though they do use social media to get the word out there, the majority of publicity comes from word of mouth and help from Salute the Brave’s 75 campus representatives, who are paid on commission and work on college campuses to find the key demographic and potential customers. -
THIS IS GOING TO BE BIG. | SUNDAY, APRIL 11, 2010 Job Opening: Innovation Community Leaders It’s fine if you’re in the event business—but it’s frustrating to me that the media focuses a lot more attention on big conferences and paid series of sessions, and less on Barcamps, smaller Meetups and open public discussions. Each week there are so many great events, blog posts, videos, etc. Expensive venues? Pricey box lunches? -
WWW.REDMONK.COM | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 Day of The Dead: Web Drives Strong Demand for Java Skills Blogs Michael Coté James Governor Stephen OGrady GreenMonk RedMonk Rollup RedMonk TV RedMonk James Governor's Monkchips An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence About & Contact « I’m Back, with a Start: Are You Ready for a 9 Day Sustainability Summit at the Prince of Wales’ Gaff? -
WWW.REDMONK.COM | TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010 Day of The Dead: Web Drives Strong Demand for Java Skills Blogs Michael Coté James Governor Stephen OGrady GreenMonk RedMonk Rollup RedMonk TV RedMonk James Governor's Monkchips An industry analyst blog looking at software ecosystems and convergence About & Contact « I’m Back, with a Start: Are You Ready for a 9 Day Sustainability Summit at the Prince of Wales’ Gaff? -
Case Study: a Bakery Comes Back From the Dead It should use social media to get the word out about Awrey''s new products. 'New owners rescued Awrey Bakeries and became local heroes. Now comes the hard part--making it profitable. Best known for its chocolate ripple cakes and windmill cookies, Awrey Bakeries is one of the largest privately owned baking facilities in the U.S., -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2013 How the Craziest White House Petitions Would Affect the Economy But a recount would create jobs--both among the vote recounters and the media types who would be flown in to cover their work Whoever said there's no such thing as a bad idea hasn't spent a lot of time crowdsourcing proposals from the general public. few friends and I were talking recently about some off-the-wall ways to reboot the U.S. -
GROWTHOLOGY | THURSDAY, JULY 8, 2010 This is Why Entrepreneurs are Repressed The fact is that American style capitalism is not the Wild West of freedom-worshipping cowboys that the media pretends it to be. This is a tale of two stories. The The Neocor story is about when my first company, Neocor Tech, decided to hire its first worker. For months, George knocked on doors but got nowhere because of the deep recession. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 3, 2010 Thank You Sponsors – OMLegal offers legal services mainly to clients involved in the IT, Media and Entertainment industries. This is our periodic thank you note to our blog sponsors to describe what they have to offer. We are about to deliver the most important piece of mobile news in years: Windows Phone 7. Follow Brandon Watson’s Blog. Related Posts. -
99U.COM | SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2012 Finding (And Keeping) The Right Advisors For Your Business Social Media. Its not about ideas. Its about making ideas happen. Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration." - Thomas Edison. Founded in 2009, the 99U takes its name from Thomas Edisons famous. quote, "Genius is 1% inspiration, 99% perspiration." transform their ideas from vision into reality. Articles. Videos. Conference. Advisory. - Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation
The response to the video I shared of my presentation – How I Made $180,000 Profit Buying And Selling Websites Part Time – was awesome, and as I promised, here is the text transcript for you. I’ll also include the MP3 download if you just want the audio without the video. Download the MP3 Audio only file [ 81 minutes | 56MB ]. -
BLOG.CAPTAINRECRUITER.COM | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth The Importance of Using Social Media to Find Talen. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Captain Recruiter. Real Jobs. Real Advice. No Nonsense. Sunday, August 15, 2010. Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Most software engineers arent business people. -
STEVE BLANK | THURSDAY, APRIL 9, 2009 SuperMac War Story 6: Building The Killer Team – Mission, Intent. Core Values Even after we had Mission and Intent down pat, one of the things that still drove me crazy was when we failed to deliver a project for sales on time or we missed a media deadline, everyone in my department had an excuse. During the first few weeks I asked each of my department heads what they did for marketing and the company. -
OCCAM'S RAZOR | TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2008 Lack Management Support or Buy-in? Embarrass Them! Use your customers and competitors to help you move the ball forward (buy a new tool, hire another analyst, kill hideous home pages, spend right amounts on SEM and SEO, publish rich media on your site, implement feedburner , or whatever else you want). You know exactly what is necessary in order for your company to achieve Web Analytics 2.0 -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | TUESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2012 Judi's House: High-Tech, High-Touch Hope and Healing Social media, too, is playing an increasingly important role in building support for Judi’s House. Judi’s House, a Denver-based nonprofit organization, has a tough but vital mission. “They are given the freedom to grieve in their own way and at their own pace and, ultimately, to learn that hope and healing are possible.” -
ACTIVE GARAGE | THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 2012 Time For a Change #9: Connection Through Interdependence This is the power of a diary, and one of the driving forces behind social media. Growing into Interdependence. In the Flexible Focus Series we looked at the first principle of the Mandala Chart, Interdependence. To a small child the world revives around the self in a state of dependence. This is a natural and healthy way for a baby to grow. -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2012 JJ Ramberg: Her Business Is Your Business When we launched the show, there was a lot of media focus on Wall Street, but little on Main Street. As host of Your Business, Ramberg has talked to countless business owners over the course of the 282 episodes she's taped. And she's a small business owner herself. And of all the people I know, there's one person who's seen it all. -
YOUNGUPSTARTS | MONDAY, AUGUST 13, 2012 9 Big Businesses That Began In College Some of these businesses are still with us, including Google and the social media behemoth Facebook. Each of the nine businesses listed below began in college, and in some cases, with no initial profit motive in mind. Others, like Def Jam, have been transformed through mergers and acquisitions. Def Jam. Facebook. Napster. Inogenone. Google. -
LIGHTSPEED | TUESDAY, JULY 27, 2010 Congrats to Playdom and Disney! « Lightspeed Venture Partners Blog gaming Internet mmorpg myspace Search social games social gaming social media social networks start-up startup startups user generated content VC Venture Capital viral viral marketing virtual goods virtual worlds web 2.0 Home About Lightspeed Team jump to navigation Congrats to Playdom and Disney! Like Be the first to like this post. Reply 2. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 2010 Nordic Tech Tour Kicked Off Presenting The Top Firms In The Region The selected firms span across multiple technology sectors, including new materials, semiconductors, nanotechnology, electrical devices, telecommunications & mobility, enterprise software, internet & media, IT system software, medical devices & IT, and cleantech. The Nordic Tech Tour 2010 selections: 2cureX Denmark. -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 Groupon Acquires Social Shopping Start-up Mertado According to a report by Daily Deal Media, “by the latter half of 2011, the industry saturation, along with the lack of return on investment, caused investors to pull back on funding.". The acquisition is the latest in a string for the Chicago-based daily deals company. The price was not disclosed. million in investments. link]. -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | TUESDAY, MAY 17, 2011 Okay, I'm Creating Content How Do I Get Someone to Read It 2. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. This goes for anything online! -
ARCTICSTARTUP | MONDAY, MAY 24, 2010 Thank You Sponsors! OMLegal offers legal services mainly to clients involved in the IT, Media and Entertainment industries. This is our periodic thank you note to our blog sponsors to describe what they have to offer. OMLegal is relatively small, yet very dynamic in the way they handle their clients – you won’t be left alone with them! Privately held. -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | MONDAY, MAY 16, 2011 Monday Guest Stars :: Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. Practical Tips for Gett. -
ENTREPREMUSINGS | SUNDAY, JULY 3, 2011 Life Imitating Art or Art Imitating Life An age old debate for sure as to whether what we see, read, and hear on TV, radio, or film influences our behavior versus our real life behavior influencing the media. I enjoy watching movies and certain TV drama shows. It gives one perspective on what’s potentially going on in other people’s lives. Happy 4th of July weekend! -
KEVIN DEWALT | SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2012 My Lean Startups Haven’t Followed the Script Over nearly 2 years I pivoted through (at least) 5 different ideas : A personalized medicine social media platform (no market, no problem). Summary: At long last, Lean Startup has become a global movement. In this post I share what my personal experience has been like – and it hasn’t followed the Lean Startup script. . -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 Changing Your Tune? Best Music Services for Businesses Pandora for Business After registering for this service, you will receive a DMX ProFusion iS media player, which connects to broadband using an Ethernet cable and has a display that shows song titles, artists, and stations. Forget elevator music. Here are two services that offer businesses access to a wide range of fully licensed music. -
ARCTICSTARTUP | TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 2012 From St. Petersburg to Vladivostok, 180 000 Webcams Monitored Russia’s Presidential Election The operation succeeded beyond our boldest expectations, less than one per cent of the cameras didn’t work,” announced Russian Minister of Telecommunications and Mass Media Igor Shchegolev on television at the end of the election day, although he admitted some minor bugs. In a St. In a St. Other webcams showed schools still in use. -
LIGHTSPEED | FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009 Which games will go the way of Pinball machines? gaming Internet mmorpg myspace Search social games social gaming social media social networks start-up startup startups user generated content VC Venture Capital viral viral marketing virtual goods virtual worlds web 2.0 Home About Lightspeed Team jump to navigation Which games will go the way of Pinball machines? Why not? Comments » 1. -
BUSINESS OF SOFTWARE BLOG | FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 Preparing for a Lightning Talk One way of doing that goes back to a previous point – don’t put a lot of content (especially media) into your slides! This is a guest post from Joe Corkery. Joe is Vice President of Business Development at OpenEye Scientific Software in Cambridge, MA. In his first guest post , Joe explained why you should give a Lightning Talk. -
SOFTWARE BY ROB | THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 2010 I Need Your Help! Which Book Would You Be Most Likely to Buy? If I go with a traditional publishing house I have less control over the media. Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Terror of Firsts Podcast Ranked #13 in iTunes: Management and Marketing → I Need Your Help! at 5:53 am ? -
WWW.QUORA.COM | SUNDAY, JANUARY 16, 2011 What is the perfect startup team? Secondly, the app-space provides none or very little marketing budget, hence one has to be creative about leveraging social media, blogs to generate awareness. Jeremy Marques , Social Media and Web 2.0 Quora Home About Login Sign Up Add Question Before adding a question, search for it above. 3d - developer, designer and distributor. -
BRAD HARGREAVES | SATURDAY, MAY 29, 2010 Spend for your Next Job Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc a blog by Brad Hargreaves HOME Me Press HOME Uncategorized Spend for your Next Job Spend for your Next Job Lots of people talk about startup burn rates. But there isn’t quite as much said about personal burn rates. But quitting the day job cold-turkey is pretty much impossible for most people. -
BRAD HARGREAVES | SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 2010 Sex, Smartphones and Statistics Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc a blog by Brad Hargreaves HOME Me Press HOME Uncategorized Sex, Smartphones and Statistics Sex, Smartphones and Statistics Haven’t gotten your pop psychology fix today? Well, OkCupid is pleased to let you know that iPhone users have more sex than users of other smartphones. Who are these people? -
WWW.CSCYPHERS.COM | THURSDAY, MARCH 8, 2012 Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail Media. Minor Technical Difficulties. We are currently experiencing some minor technical difficulties: Normal service will be resumed shortly… Home Privacy Notice About Login Lexicon. « A Quandry With LinkedIn. Tutorial Day At #RailsConf » Why Trying To Find A Technical Co-Founder Will Almost Always Fail. Perceived Value. -
BRAD HARGREAVES | TUESDAY, APRIL 20, 2010 Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement Brad Hargreaves | startup adventures in nyc a blog by Brad Hargreaves HOME Me Press HOME Uncategorized Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement Get Rid of the Accreditation Requirement As anyone who has tried to raise angel capital knows, there are strict restrictions on taking money from individual investors. That is, unless they are rich enough. -
OCCAM'S RAZOR | MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2011 The Market Motive Master Certification Manifesto: Web Analytics There are seven courses in all: SEO, PPC, Social Media, Web Analytics, Conversion Optimization, Marketing Fundamentals and Online PR. Each course is taught by a world class expert who passionately loves teaching. It really is a fun group. My hope is to inspire them to put in the immense effort required (John and I are tough graders). etc.). -
OCCAM'S RAZOR | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2009 Who Owns Web Analytics? A Framework For Critical Thinking. We are part of the Web Sales division, along with an e-commerce (online media) team and the content crew. It is rare for me to work with a organization where the root cause for their faith based decision making (rather than data driven) was not the org structure. It is almost never tools. Not any more. It is always the organization structure. -
DAVETROY.COM | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 In Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Cofounders Find YOU! Assange is playing the media – WikiLeaks Founder on the Run, Chased by Turmoil - NYTimes.com [link] 1 day ago More updates. July 29th, 2010 | baltimore , business , design , economics , philosophy , software , trends My last couple of posts have been about finding technical cofounders, either at the start or over time. Here goes. Run with it. -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | THURSDAY, MAY 19, 2011 How Do I Get More Leads in the Top of the Funnel 4 :: Small. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. Go here to learn more ! -
DEIMAR | MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2012 Albert Einstein quotes | Deimar ~ Business Tips and Strategies for. Businessman and Blogger passionate about life, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Social media. NAVMENU. Business. Strategies. Startup. Quotes. Contact. latest posts (Home). Nov 9, 2011. Albert Einstein quotes. by Deimar Gutierrez. 9.11.11. Pin It. man should look for what is, and not for what he thinks should be. God does not play dice. Pin It. -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 Sweet Pivot: Targeting a Consumer Market Through TV But would I agree with putting all your media spending in TV? Gathering Storm Josh Levy (left) and Ross Cohen were down to their last $50,000.'> After 11 months and $550,000, they had gotten nowhere. Could they really gamble what was left on a hunch? They got lots of positive feedback but had yet to close any deals. Why not BeenVerified? -
CROWDSPRING BLOG | TUESDAY, AUGUST 31, 2010 12 Questions: Meet Rommel Rojas (Venezuela) The client was worried about how any of the presented logos would work on different media including website, t-shirts, location signs, etc. In our 12 Questions blog series, we feature interviews with someone from the crowdSPRING community. Plainly – activities that make crowdSPRING a better community. Please tell us about yourself. Research. -
FRESH INC.: THE STAFF BLOG | MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 2012 App Review: Splashtop Remote Desktop vs. LogMeIn Ignition Even better, it let me listen to the music in my PC's Windows Media library. Both apps offer a way to remotely tap into your office computer, but which is the best? John Brandon weighs in. Like many business travelers , I depend on my tablet for working on the go. My goal? LogMeIn Ignition costs $29.99 Another nice perk? was impressed. link]. -
DUCT TAPE MARKETING | FRIDAY, MAY 20, 2011 I Hate Selling, So Now How Do I Convert Leads 4 :: Small Business. SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch. This definition assumes value. - Episode 3b: Smart Bear Live!
And I think you need to disabuse yourself from the on-line media definition of success for a start-up. Especially when dealing with media, I would just recommend strongly that you get more of what your story is and what you’re looking for and what you value and what you don’t value just out there. (Powered by LaunchBit ). -
LIGHTSPEED | WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 2009 Apple has made no more than $20-45m in revenue from the app store. Jeremy - May 14, 2009 Pinch Media released some numbers based on their iPhone app analytics platform: Free to Paid ratio they see in downloads is 7.5 Also, the ratio of free to paid apps has grown over time Pinch Media said that they saw a 7.5:1 « THE MEDIA ZOO - May 15, 2009 [.] That’s an amazing number. Reply 2. -
STARTUPBALTIMORE.ORG | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2010 Finding a Technical Cofounder Get involved in social media. Home Events Calendar Job Board Startup Resources Archives About Contact Interested in an Open-Data Contest in Baltimore? Start here. Each of those ten people have great ideas and passion for their ventures but they are lacking a technical cofounder or the money to hire a programmer. Sounds obvious, right? | |