Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

You may develop your online business reputation using social media platforms, website content, news releases, and other remarks. External users, such as customers, media publications, and influencers then contribute to your reputation through reviews, articles, forum posts, comments, journalistic investigations, and interviews.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Thursday, March 22, 2007 Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups Ive been participating in a Yahoo Group that are users of LinkedIn and who are Bloggers: [link] Its an interesting group of folks from diverse backgrounds. See Five Things Meme as an example.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

You may develop your online business reputation using social media platforms, website content, news releases, and other remarks. External users, such as customers, media publications, and influencers then contribute to your reputation through reviews, articles, forum posts, comments, journalistic investigations, and interviews.

Reputation 115

Reputation Management Small Business Software Review 115

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

79% of consumers trust an online review as much as they would a recommendation from a friend. And 94% of shoppers state that just one bad review has convinced them not to buy from a company. You can’t avoid negative reviews, opinions, and comments altogether. Developing a social media following. Winning in a pull economy.

Reputation 134

Reputation Audience Management Social Media 134

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 30, 2010

Believe me, the business implications are already critical to your success or failure as an entrepreneur: Blog. A blog is basically a journal (“web log”) that is published on the web. Business blogs are an extension of your website and can effectively communicate the value of your business. Social networks.

Internet 224

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Start Up Blog

AUGUST 1, 2019

If we can agree on these truths and what innovation is, then we can usher in a long over due, different type of innovation. But before we explore the next phase of innovation, it’s worth reviewing the phase we are currently in. So what is innovation? . Technology firms now make up seven of the ten biggest companies in the world.

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Technical Review Software Review Government Algorithm 67

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

A chatbot (or bot) is a piece of automated software that engages in a conversation with people. You Get Their Facebook ID: These tend to last forever, where as business emails expire on average 4% / month due to people changing jobs, etc. Messaging has eclipsed social networks in popularity. Build dedicated landing pages.

Marketing 87

Marketing Software Review Campaign Widget 87

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2010

I tend not to go into heat when I hear the latest buzz on the tech blogs about the latest gadgets. I actually wrote a long blog post about this but I’m trying to get TechCrunch to publish it before putting it on my blog. My favorite new software tool is DailyBurn. That’s always stuck with me. We’ll see.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

Take AVC.com, the blog by Fred Wilson. He wrote a blog post that always stuck with me about how there are regulars on his blog who hang out there a bit like “Cheers&# just having a chat with a metaphorical beer in hand. I picked questions that I had already covered in depth on my blog and answered them in shorter form.

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Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Technical Review Software Review 301

Board Effect

JULY 28, 2021

Your board should be aware of who has access to each social media platform and be sure the login credentials are being stored in a secure location. In the interest of accountability, create a system of checks and balances where more than one person reviews posts before publishing anything. Put your social media policy into writing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

To understand this in great detail see this very important blog post by Henry Blodget on the unemployment rate in the US and its impact on the recovery. I wonder, though, how much of that is emerging market and how much of the industrialized nation growth is due to stimulus money, which in turn either dries up or forced inflation?

Technical Review 269

Technical Review Stock Hawaii Early Stage 269

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

The beauty of this approach is that you’re helping your advocates build social capital by helping them tell the story of how successful they’ve been, due — in part — to your product or service. In the process, everyone understands that SAS Canada software was an important contributor.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 1, 2012

According to a new research study from PayScale , the world’s leading provider of on-demand compensation data and software, and Millennial Branding , a Gen Y research and management consulting company, Millennials (ages 18 to 29) are underemployed. What about social networks? Does that sound like your startup?

Hiring 137

Hiring Technical Review Startup Social Network 137

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Now, audits may vary depending on your business and industry, but generally, I recommend including the following areas within your report: Comprehensive Website Review. Editorial content review. Social profile review. Google My Business review. Directory and citation review. Online reputation review.

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Software Review Technical Review SEO Reputation 64

Up and Running

AUGUST 23, 2012

Post that content to your website and blog (remember to optimize those pages for search ) and link to it in relevant social media comments. Invite reviews: Make it easy for satisfied customers to post reviews and testimonials online. Make sure your posted information is honest, accurate, and keyword-rich.

Reputation 89

Reputation Software Review Social Media Search 89

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Google has been trying to crack the social media and small business ad platform code for a while. It’s become more feature-rich and useful for business owners, and I think it’s likely that it will become a sort of social CRM tool in the near future. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

Marketing 71

Marketing Technical Review Software Review Retention 71

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

Don’t Hire the Perfect Candidate | Lance Haun-Harvard Business Review – [link]. What Company Culture IS and IS NOT | Rand’s Blog – [link]. The 6 Marketing Metrics Your CEO Actually Cares About [Cheat Sheet] | Hubspot Blog - [link]. Finding Ideas For Your Next Project | Nathan Barry – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 15, 2013

5 SEO Action Steps You Can Take Today written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing In a recent blog post I wrote about the new realities of SEO. Lots of people use WordPress plugins and Facebook content boxes and such to make sharing their blog posts much easier. Up the +1 and Like.

SEO 74

SEO Software Review HTML Technical Review 74

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2014

You can follow him at @hertling or on his blog, williamhertling.com. In the last five years, I’ve managed to find the time to write, publish and promote multiple books, including two award-winning bestsellers , develop a web application, maintain a blog, and present at conferences. My blog posts, in turn, get repurposed into books.

Technical Review 195

Technical Review Technical Cofounder Software Review Cofounder 195

YoungUpstarts

MAY 15, 2019

Other positive reviewers worth noting include the New York Times, PC World, iGeeks Blog, and Forbes, which goes to show that this app is a worthwhile investment. Below is a closer look at these features and how they work: Social media monitoring. However, social networks also pose potent threats to businesses.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

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). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

This blog post originally appeared in serialized form here on TechCrunch. I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). And so it goes with social networking.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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Software Review Software RSS Software Developers 40

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. Not all software developers are suited to the role of startup CTO. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce? Beware, however!

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board. Most startups fail.

Customer Development 126

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 126

ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 1, 2012

According to a new research study from PayScale , the world’s leading provider of on-demand compensation data and software, and Millennial Branding , a Gen Y research and management consulting company, Millennials (ages 18 to 29) are underemployed. What about social networks? Does that sound like your startup?

Hiring 99

Hiring Technical Review Startup Social Network 99

Kodorra

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Many people have a presumption that it is difficult to start an online business due to lack of money. For example, if you’re a prolific writer and love dogs particularly small breeds, perhaps the world could learn a lot from you about taking care of these little dogs via your dog-centric blog.

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Software Review Hosting Intellectual Property Naming 45

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 14, 2012

Create Google Reader account and find twenty five industry related blogs to follow (If customers or competitors blog, add them to a folder). Investigate social settings in your CRM and add Rapportive to your email. Investigate social tools such as TweetDeck , HootSuite or SproutSocial to help monitor mentions.

Software Review 73

Software Review Social Network Social Media Analytics 73

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 29, 2010

We also discussed how to deal with pricing in angel rounds and a strategy I advocated in my “social proof&# blog post , which is to price your initial angel round really low and get in the best possible angels as a way to get momentum in the company. I have a link on my blog to the angel deals I’ve done, which is here.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet Valuation Stock Options 282

Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

With that background, here are 30 tips to help you make the most of Gust: Subscribe to the Gust Blog , and go back and read the past posts. One excellent way to do this (with a good bit of help from the experts), is to create a draft business plan using LivePlan from Palo Alto Software.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Turns out everybody likes to produce content and take part in the “conversation.&# Massive uptake of user-generated content including blogs (e.g. Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia). Then came blogs. was the 2-way web.

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 11, 2018

Who are the influencers in social media? What’s the best software to manage influencer marketing? Embrace them as such and gain their feedback, perspective, and review of your product. What’s the best platform to find influencers? What are micro influencers? What is influencer marketing and why should you care?

Marketing 62

Marketing Software Review Social Media Audience 62

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci. San Diego, California) Jobs Comentum is a dynamic and cutting edge company.Be

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. You can use tools like Codility to test coding ability — this site has a monthly subscription fee and can be used for the duration of your candidate search to determine skill levels and rank potential hires.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Transformify

JULY 24, 2019

I&D is a key point of agenda for our Board Reviews. Frequent reviews ensure progress of these goals. Quarterly Diversity Score Card Metrics are published to the I&D council for review of metrics like e.g. Hiring, Key Business Roles, Attrition, Gender Pay Parity, Promotions, and Rating Spread. Some examples follow.

Technical Review 61

Technical Review Software Review Hiring Campaign 61

ConversionXL

JANUARY 30, 2013

According to a report by Nielsen on social media Americans spend three times more time on social media than reading their e-mail. of online time is spent reading e-mail and 23% on social. The juicy bit of the study is that more than 70% of social networks users shop online. Black Friday data.

Social Media 134

Social Media Sales Media Social Network 134

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us. Go Beyond the Code There are many super hackers out there (especially in the Bay Area). Jesse Davis , Entrustet. David Schnurman , Lawline.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73