YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

And with advances in technology and social media — along with the current boom in personal and professional communities — those who adopt customer reference programs must think much more broadly about the forms advocacy can take. Enthusiastic references are extremely valuable to a business.

Programming 145

Programming Customer Social Media Advisory Board 145

Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

When the co-founders of SlimBooks approached me about being on their advisory board, I realized this was the publisher I wanted to work with and this was the time to write the book I had waiting within. RS: What will readers get from reading your book? RS: What are the images on each page?

Advisory Board 72

Advisory Board Public Relations Social Media Cofounder 72

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 31, 2013

Give them something great to share — things like a special discount code, beta access to new products, badges and status, a reunion, or a spot on a special advisory board. While the new folks might be easier to get talking, your loyal customers still represent a huge and worthy word of mouth opportunity.

Small Business 78

Small Business Advisory Board Software Review New York 78

Small Business Force

MAY 31, 2011

There are two types of boards that you can use - an advisory board or a board of directors. Typically, an advisory board is an ad hoc group that you might meet with or talk to either, individually, or as a group, primarily as a sounding board. You can always use an advisory board.

Advisory Board 28

Advisory Board Warrant Social Network Entrepreneur 28

Feld Thoughts

APRIL 19, 2012

We have a straightforward meeting – a dinner for our advisory board the night before, drinks after for all LPs, our advisory board meeting first thing in the morning, and then the full meeting until lunch time. I enjoy our annual meetings – we get to spent a focused chunk of time with our investors.

Advisory Board 133

Advisory Board Vertical New York Community 133

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 283

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 283

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. Establish a customer advisory board.

San Francisco 131

San Francisco Customer Lean Continuous Deployment 131

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 13, 2011

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 290

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 290

Small Business Force

MAY 31, 2011

There are two types of boards that you can use - an advisory board or a board of directors. Typically, an advisory board is an ad hoc group that you might meet with or talk to either, individually, or as a group, primarily as a sounding board. You can always use an advisory board.

Advisory Board 20

Advisory Board Warrant Social Network Entrepreneur 20

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2016

By taking these guiding traditional principles and marrying them with the right online plan and cloud-based to platforms, you can quickly and easily deliver modern customer service that seamlessly integrates with social networks.

Customer 100

Customer Singapore Advisory Board Asia 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2010

Marty: How has the social networking world changed since you started your first book on the subject? I strongly recommend it because going through that process is amazing, and if you are looking to build an advisory board, if you are looking for investment capital you, have to have a well-prepared business plan.

Entrepreneur 208

Entrepreneur Advisory Board Social Media Washington 208

Gust

AUGUST 5, 2012

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it assumes at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 182

Business Plan Sweat Equity Exit Strategy Intellectual Property 182

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 22, 2010

Many people seem to use the social network advertising model for revenue, but forget it requires at least 100M users and $50M investment. Include Advisory Board members and key industry people connections. This is how you will make money, who pays you, and gross margins. There are two problems with this assertion.

Business Plan 186

Business Plan Exit Strategy Sweat Equity Intellectual Property 186

SoCal CTO

MARCH 4, 2010

He posted on several social networking sites the following message: If you know of a startup company that could benefit from the knowledge, experience, professional network and reputation of a globally recognized technology and innovation leader. Some weeks might end up being pretty much full-time on a single startup (e.g.,

Technical Review 170

Technical Review Fractional CTO Technology CTO Hire 170

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

Technical Review 128

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland 128

thestartuplawyer.com

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

Contact The Startup Lawyer: Home Page About Contact FAQs Glossary Ryan Roberts Law: Home Page Social Networks: Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Flickr Delicious Digg Last.FM He obviously never launched a startup and got shafted by a co-founder.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Founder Preferred Stock Startup 40

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Whether that’s a funny ringtone or an impromptu blast of Rebecca Black’s “Friday,&# coworking can be a great way to network, make friends and have a built-in advisory board of people from many different industries. Plus, a lot of coworking spaces offer classes and seminars on new technology and tools.

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 9, 2011

I also spend close to half my time teaching, and in addition to serving on the entrepreneurship advisory boards at Columbia, Yale and NYU, I am Chair of the Finance, Entrepreneurship and Economics program at Singularity University in Silicon Valley. Marty: Were your own first investment ventures a positive and learning experience?

New York 221

New York Accredited Investor Advisory Board IRR 221

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 22, 2009

Ive spoken in some detail about a specific pivot that we went through at IMVU , when we decided to abandon the instant messaging add-on concept, and switch to a standalone instant messaging network. We went through another pivot when we switched again from instant messaging to social networking. Heres what it looked like.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment Agile 167

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Before there was Fab there was fabulis, a social network meets places guide targeted to the gay community. When we pivoted from fabulis to Fab, from gay social network to design, we made the decision within 10 days to focus exclusively on our new One Thing, and we set a rule that not one person on the team could still do the old thing.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

BeyondVC

JANUARY 29, 2009

Who/Team – give me some context of who you are, your backgrounds, success/failures so I can get an idea of your ability to deliver and surround yourself with experienced talent, also include any board members or advisory board members that may be relevant (1 slide). What's the problem?

Advisory Board 125

Advisory Board Startup Early Stage Social Network 125

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 7, 2020

Scott: They built a social network before Mark Zuckerberg was even born. He invited me within a couple of days to join to be the first member of the HubSpot advisory board, and I’ve been with them ever since. I mean, you and Brian Halligan wrote a book called Marketing Lessons From the Grateful Dead.

Southern California 49

Southern California Social Media Social Network California 49

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Channels: Join the right networks for your company. There are currently more than 50 social networks with more than 10 million members. Deciding which social networks to engage in, and creating internal best practices and tactical plans for each of these networks, will form a sizable part of your social media strategy.

Social Media 217

Social Media Media Curation Social Network 217

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Google Apps – Email, Chat, Docs Skype - free voice and video communication tool Campfire – team collaboration Slideshare – share Powerpoints and docs with customers Ning – Create your own social network Yammer – free enterprise social network Doodle – online group scheduling Freeconferencecall.com – Free conference (..)

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social networking. Social/Sharing. Create your own social network. free enterprise social network. Executive / Advisory Board Compensation. VentureHacks on Startup Advisory Boards â?? Social Commerce. Social CRM. Social Inbox. Social Leverage.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53