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. Commercial software.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2014

Traditional marketing has been completely shaken up, revitalized and altogether transformed due to the advent and advancement of the Internet across the globe. While television, print and radio are still common, the online experience — from shopping to social media — allows advertisers new and expanding reach. Pay-per-click ads.

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Brandanew

JUNE 15, 2015

Here are 10 buzzwords and content marketing definitions to watch out for this year. 10+1 Buzzwords : Content Marketing Definitions That You Need To Know. Viral marketing is a marketing technique that refers to creating a buzz around the brand’s products and services using existing social networks. Storytelling.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. Even more interesting are businesses that create network effects like marketplaces or social networks.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 2, 2022

think about the entrepreneurs that started in the early days of the Internet, mobile, crypto, VR and yes… now Metaverse. Given the ‘fuzzy’ period we’re in, where we still struggle with a definition of the Metaverse, it’s easy to dismiss it all as a fad. Here we go! Epic Games. but still lost $2.8

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2010

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. Turn your social media efforts into profit, rather than just another expense. Use the many resources available, like the Internet and this book, but now is the time to start.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

Well, this week’s Small Business Spotlight, miiCard , is definitely one solution. miiCard– which stands for “My Internet Identity”– is an identify verification service using your email address, your mobile phone, and your online banking account to prove you are actually you.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Where I use LinkedIn: * I definitely use LinkedIn for Specific Requests - Ex. I definitely check people out using LinkedIn. However, it definitely has served as a hub. How do you use LinkedIn?

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 31, 2023

There are doable actions you can take, as with anything, to proactively enhance your internet reputation. Have a strategy for Internet reviews. Work with Internet influencers who have a good reputation. Understanding this, you could definitely be eager to keep up with all the shifting marketing trends that build customer trust.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

It also depends on how innovative your technology is - if you’re using existing platforms and delivery methods, you can definitely hire out a great team to run your company. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills. Laura Roeder , LKR. Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding. Eric Bahn , Beat The GMAT.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 30, 2010

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend.” According to most dictionary definitions, a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today. Tags: Facebook social networks business. Marty Zwilling.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

If your startup can’t be bothered with social media, or has no plan to take advantage of it, then you are definitely at risk these days. According to the “Small Business Marketing Forecast 2011” from Ad-ology, social media will be the biggest budget gainer among small businesses in 2011, with 39.4% small businesses.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

The other day, I noticed an eye-catching headline: "Internet Funding Boom Ends as Fast as It Began". How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? Perhaps I need to rethink that.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 13, 2019

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. One of the original classics, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D.,

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Genuine VC

JULY 19, 2010

First, it’s helpful to provide a definition. The firm is solely focused on capital efficient business sectors, most frequently but certainly not always internet-enabled companies. In the sector of internet-enabled services where a majority of the Micro VC investment has transpired, startups can fundamentally do more with less.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2011

Or how about the inventor of the Internet? It is called, “ the new rules for the Internet bubble &# and he just nails it. It has to do with the future of social networking. You couldn’t help but seeing Uber Pedicabs all around town. No, not Al Gore. The real inventor (the creator of Ethernet) Bob Metcalf.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

It also depends on how innovative your technology is - if you’re using existing platforms and delivery methods, you can definitely hire out a great team to run your company. When I started my social network, I didn’t have any tech skills. Laura Roeder , LKR 2. Caitlin McCabe , Real Bullets Branding 5.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 19, 2019

People communicate in social networks, write each other emails or connect via video-calls. Excellent screen saver and Internet traffic. If important data, passwords, compromising info on competitors are stored in the Slack chats, you should definitely think about the security of your account.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

For me this dates back to pre-Internet days of bulletin boards, CompuServe , Prodigy and the like. Obviously it is build on a social network “follow people&# model that is asymmetric like Twitter. Pre Quora – AVC & Answers OnStartups. AVC: I’ve always loved Q&A websites and discussion boards.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2013

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. According to most dictionary definitions , a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 3, 2013

Just be aware that it’s not the definitive list, it’s merely a definitive list. Thumb – A mobile social network that helps people get instant opinions. Dropcam – A high-definition Wi-Fi video camera with remote viewing and two-way sound. Lore – Reinventing classrooms for the Internet age.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 11, 2012

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. According to most dictionary definitions , a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2014

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2017

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment to be hard hitting – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. In a classic one I read a while back, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D.,

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2013

This includes posts on forums, blogs, and even on social networking sites. If anyone is fortunate enough to start out with a clean reputation, it is definitely important to take measures to maintain it. In fact, there are many situations in which people post incriminating comments about themselves on social networks.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2017

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly always require an investment, sometimes large, in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. One of the classics, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., Attracting key stakeholders requires sensitivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2011

The Internet and social media have totally destroyed the meaning of the word “friend” and even changed it from a noun to a verb. According to most dictionary definitions, a friend is a person whom one knows, likes, and trusts. This definition seems totally lost on many people today.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2013

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. One I read a while back, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., Assess social media relevance to your product or service.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

Before my partner Marc Andreessen and his friends at the University of Illinois invented the browser in 1993, most people thought only scientists and researchers would use the Internet. The Internet was thought to be too arcane, insecure and slow to meet real business needs. The implications of the propriety vision were not good.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

An SEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION Services Company supports a person in improving your web traffic very quickly ensuring your internet business finds the most of promotion. In situation, you tend to be running a good online web site, you may be unhappy in the earning generated because of your online services and products.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2012

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. Being relentlessly resourceful is definitely not what you learn in big companies, or in most schools.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

Most social media outlets don’t require a subscription charge, but they certainly require an investment – in people, in technology, your reputation, and your time. One I read a while back, “ How to Make Money with Social Media ” by Jamie Turner and Reshma Shah, Ph.D., Assess social media relevance to your product or service.

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Social Media Media Cost Startup 238

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Since we work with hundreds of thousands, we often refer to Jeff Bezos’ illustrative definition when we talk about it: “Brand is how people describe you when you are not in the room.” don’t switch between Amanda and Mandy) on business cards, social networks or online forums. Understand the term ‘brand.’. Get a website.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

These offers that you see on every social network and Craigslist are invariably scams. My definition of a scam here is any deal that wants some sort of cash payment before you can start "making money" Typically you need pay a registration fee; or buy a starter kit, training materials or a database of hot leads.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

First, let us start with a definition of a tech bubble. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. Some precursors to the bubble happened when Chinese Internet companies listed on United States stock exchanges. We don’t get fooled again. The Who 1971.

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Gust

AUGUST 24, 2014

This is the most common model touted by Internet startups today, the so-called Facebook model, where the service is free, and the revenue comes from click-through advertising. This doesn’t work well with “nice to have” offerings, like social networks, but does work for new drugs and medical devices that solve critical health problems.

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