Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by an initial innovation that has served your company well so far. Don’t forget the new social media platforms and industry forums. I can think of many companies that waited too long to react to change, including Polaroid and Blockbuster , and were never able to recover.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review Metrics 252

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2016

Customers today extrapolate their relationships not only from personal contact, but from every aspect of their interface with your company, including web site and social media interactions, access to peer reviews, as well as the actual services experience. New media shapes and reflects the customer experience.

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Technical Review Social Media Media Matching 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

Young people naively enter their pictures and personal data for fun on social networking sites, ignoring constant feedback from the media that these are bad practices. Security and privacy are an opportunity crying for more solutions. Few people are paranoid about something they want and enjoy. Have you looked hard at the potential?

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Social Network Software Review 136

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2013

They were not as concerned with security, often returning to their parents'' home after experiencing college and work for the first time. entrepreneurs gen-y social media startups gen-x business boomers' This generation felt the freedom to go into business for themselves, such as the many dot-com companies that emerged during the 90s.

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Social Media Media Internet Restful 266

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2012

There are others who are always a bit suspect, or have been hit hard by a privacy or security breach. Young people naively enter their pictures and personal data for fun on social networking sites, ignoring constant feedback from the media that these are bad practices. Even Facebook continues to struggle with this issue.

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Technical Review Startup Social Network Software Review 214

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Most people agree that even negative media attention is better than none. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

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Stealth Marketing Startup Early Stage 263

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2022

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2020

You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Most people agree that even negative media attention is better than none. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

Stealth 436

Stealth Early Stage Social Media Web 436

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 26, 2020

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

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Social Media Channel Startup Internet 329

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

I found some eye-opening insights in the classic book, “ Rocket: Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth ,” by The Boston Consulting Group. Your startup needs to use blogs and social media to establish interactive relationships early. Take giant leaps rather than timid steps.

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Boston Social Media Demand Security 381

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2011

You need to work through a team of underwriters, who administer the public issuance and distribution of securities from a corporation. At any rate, it seems only appropriate that social media sites, which have dominated the Internet over the past few years, will likely lead startups back into the IPO game.

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IPO Social Media Media Exit Strategy 223

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 5, 2017

In addition to legal and local requirements, you need a business name that is available as a website domain name, and a user name on key social media channels, including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. All marketing costs money, including viral marketing, search engine optimization, click-through, and social media support.

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Cost Social Media Startup Viral 144

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. Engage your audience with social media. Social media is more than the “Big 4” of Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Digital content includes text, graphics, sound, and video, with presentation style, currency, and appeal.

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Internet Social Bookmarking Social Media Startup 241

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2014

You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Most people agree that even negative media attention is better than none. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

Stealth 252

Stealth Startup Early Stage Social Media 252

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2016

a leading researcher on consumer behavior and the impact of digital, reports that decision makers, social media users, and younger demographics are more and more comfortable sharing data in order to close the gap between thought and action. Google scores high for tools, location, and social media data sharing, but not for biometric data.

Social Media 120

Social Media Internet Channel Security 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2023

I recommend that every entrepreneur and small business investigate and implement as many as possible of his seven new business force multipliers that I will paraphrase here: Information sharing through social media networks. Do predictive hot-spotting to anticipate near-term changes.

Silicon Valley 265

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 265

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Here are seven ways this can actually help your startup efforts, rather than hurt them: Initiate media interest. These days, new technologies and social trends are fanned from an ember into a flame by the media and word-of-mouth. People talk to people, and even competitors freely exchange news on trends and discoveries.

Stealth 252

Stealth Entrepreneur Incubator Engineer 252

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Social media activities require professional effort and time, so beware the hidden costs. Engage your audience with social media. Social media is more than the “Big 4” of Facebook, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Twitter. Digital content includes text, graphics, sound, and video, with presentation style, currency, and appeal.

Social Bookmarking 233

Social Bookmarking Social Media Internet Web 233

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

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.

Marketing 120

Marketing Viral Demand Channel 120

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2011

Here are six ways this can actually help your startup efforts, rather than hurt them: Initiate media interest. These days, new technologies and social trends are fanned from an ember into a flame by the media and word-of-mouth. People talk to people, and even competitors freely exchange news on trends and discoveries.

Stealth 252

Stealth Startup Incubator Engineer 252

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 26, 2014

Digital marketing is simply the move to the digital tools and technologies that most people depend on every day, including smartphones, search engines, tablets, video on demand, and the social media channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

Marketing 253

Marketing Startup Non-Compete B2C 253

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. They may not understand that nine out of ten startup investments provide minimal to no return, and the risk of securities law violations is very high.

Non-disclosure Agreement 254

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 254

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2016

You can’t get any word-of-mouth or media activity by hiding. Most people agree that even negative media attention is better than none. Startups in stealth mode often have a false sense of security that they can take extra time to do the job right the first time. Evaluate customer response prior to development.

Stealth 120

Stealth Startup Early Stage Social Media 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2018

I found some eye-opening insights in the classic book, “ Rocket: Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth ,” by The Boston Consulting Group. Your startup needs to use blogs and social media to establish interactive relationships early. Take giant leaps rather than timid steps.

Boston 134

Boston Social Media Demand Security 134

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 24, 2015

Blogs are a great way for potential business partners to find each other, and build a social media relationship before getting into the hard negotiations of who gets how much. In small companies and startups, people seek out leaders they want to work for, in lieu of a big company with more job security.

Startup 120

Startup Social Media Syndicate Syndication 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2020

I recommend that every entrepreneur and small business investigate and implement as many as possible of his seven new business force multipliers that I will paraphrase here: Information sharing through social media networks. Do predictive hot-spotting to anticipate near-term changes.

Silicon Valley 312

Silicon Valley Flash Social Media Software Review 312

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2010

Here are some of the ways this can actually help your startup efforts, rather than hurt them: Initiate media interest. These days, new technologies and social trends are fanned from an ember into a flame by the media and word-of-mouth. People talk to people, and even competitors freely exchange news on trends and discoveries.

Stealth 229

Stealth Startup Incubator Engineer 229

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 25, 2011

Crowd-sourcing tools, usually Internet applications, use the social media to poll for interest, feedback, and ultimately some funding for the startup. Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market.

Non-disclosure Agreement 230

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Startup Social Media 230

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 17, 2013

Even online, the type of people who may respond to social media requests may bear very little relationship to the intended market. They may not understand that nine out of ten startup investments provide no return, and the risk of securities law violations is very high. Investors are not prepared for the high risk of startups.

Non-disclosure Agreement 266

Non-disclosure Agreement Intellectual Property Accredited Investor Equity 266

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2015

Your desired name is not available on the Internet and/or social media. These days, before you adopt a company name, you need to make sure you can secure the domain name for your website, the trademark is not taken and the name is available on all the social media sites that your customers might frequent.

Naming 120

Naming Social Media Internet Cost 120

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

Segments that come to mind include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments. As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, still waiting to be found: Find strategic partnerships.

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B2B Angel Investor Forecast Global 210

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 25, 2011

New this year are application services and outsourcing, cloud application infrastructure services, cloud security, privacy and smart cities. While, in the field of social media, social monitoring and activity streams as well as shopping communities, have moved into the Peak of Inflated Expectations. It’s definitely worth a look.

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Entrepreneur Cloud Technology Social Media 234

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 2, 2012

Segments mentioned include product tracking, navigation, safety, security, local business search, and payments. As outlined a while back by Adam Holden-Bache on Social Media B2B , I’m convinced that business-to-business has more money and more untapped opportunities, along the following lines: Strategic partnerships.

B2B 206

B2B Angel Investor Mobile Forecast 206

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 19, 2015

Digital marketing is simply the move to the digital tools and technologies that most people depend on every day, including smartphones, search engines, tablets, video on demand, and the social media channels like Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube.

Marketing 120

Marketing Non-Compete B2C B2B 120

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2015

I found some eye-opening elements and insights in a new book, “ Rocket: Eight Lessons to Secure Infinite Growth ,” by The Boston Consulting Group. Your startup needs to use blogs and social media to establish interactive relationships early. Take giant leaps rather than timid steps.

Startup 120

Startup Boston Social Media Demand 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

For most of us, though, the idea of investors or even securing financing may as well go the way of the corporate ladder. With a bank account full of someone else's money, it's hard not to feel flush with cash and have a false sense of security. Print advertising is expensive, but social media is free. You can keep overhead low.

Sweat Equity 231

Sweat Equity Startup Angel Investor Seed Money 231

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2011

But entrepreneurs need to look more broadly than this to tracking, navigation solutions, safety, security, local business search, and payments. Beyond mobile phones, the same concepts can be applied to embedded systems, portable navigation devices, and laptops.

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B2B Startup Angel Investor Forecast 227