A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

You might have scratched and clawed inside your social network to get the first 10, but that doesn’t scale to 100 (though it might scale to another 10), and just because you were successful convincing customers one at a time to convert through hour-long Skype calls doesn’t mean you can convert 100 customers self-serve via Facebook ads.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 29, 2018

It’s that time of year, time to look back and reflect on the most significant storylines in the tech, startup, and VC world. And, with that warning, I offer to you, the big stories in the startup and investing ecosystem of 2018, written in ascending order of importance and magnitude…. 1/ Social Network Interference.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. And most notably absent is building a network. One that provides everything that a big, valuable, growing network should.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2022

Since most startups in 2022 are going online, you need to think about starting your business on the Internet. A startup on online platforms is an excellent idea for those who like flexible working hours and complete control over their income. Before preparing to launch for a startup, consider the following factors: Expertise.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2014

In addition, there is a real business opportunity here for startups. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. 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.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2017

In addition, there is a real business opportunity here for startups. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks. 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.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Startups need workers, and the largest generation ever born in America — the Millennials — is desperately searching for work. But as every startup knows, it's never as easy as all that. Does that sound like your startup? Just be aware, though, that some studies have indicated that new graduates are not interested in startups.

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View from Seed

JULY 31, 2014

And since we will continue to look proactively at new seed-stage tech startups over the next few years, the question becomes: What, then, will these companies look like? But we’re also very active in New York, as five of the most recent startups we’ve funded are based in Manhattan (which is 40% of this recent flurry of investments).

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

It seems to me that there is abundant proof in the marketplace of the financial returns to both large and small businesses, the low cost of entry, and the ubiquity of social networks. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 24, 2021

Companies like iHeartMedia, SiriusXM, and Spotify are investing in and leading the evolution of audio, focused on music streaming (on-demand and lean-back modalities), podcasting and content production. Trillion Hours, 218 Billion Downloads – demand for new apps and games still grows globally, up 7% YoY. Immersive ar/vr/xr.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2023

Customers have come to expect disruptive change, so yet another social network is not the way to get traction. It demands that you believe in what you are doing from the heart, and that your contribution is essential to the future world you envision. Don’t let this contamination infect you, your team, or your disruptive venture.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

It is also a result of pent-up demand. If you’re a startup, in bad times there is less over-funding of your competitors and therefore less pressure to give everything away for free. My advice : if you’re raising a $750,000 round and you have demand for $1.2 You have less wage pressure and less staff turnover.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

On the other end of the spectrum are companies that fell behind the curve and may never recover, including MySpace for social networking, Yahoo with online ads, and Groupon with discounts for group purchasing. You suddenly need to enhance your in-house social media efforts with a public relations firm.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2021

In startup business plans, a bubble is too many entrepreneurs and too many investors chasing the latest “next big thing,” like Google search engine, Facebook social network, or Amazon e-commerce site. Supply and demand ignored. We all believe that supply and demand meet to create stable prices (reflexive).

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

Steve is the CEO of Founders Space, one of the world’s leading startup accelerators with over 50 partners in 22 countries. Founders Space was ranked the #1 incubator for overseas startups by Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazines. 3:49] How would you define the difference between a startup and somebody starting a business? [5:04]

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Startups need workers, and the largest generation ever born in America — the Millennials — is desperately searching for work. But as every startup knows, it's never as easy as all that. Does that sound like your startup? Just be aware, though, that some studies have indicated that new graduates are not interested in startups.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 11, 2017

If you have been caught with this article, ten to one this means you have some great idea for startup. But you do not know how to turn a startup idea into reality, do you? Using these tips you will learn how to make your startup idea a reality and launch a high quality money-making project. when to start? what to begin with?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2022

A common request I get while mentoring entrepreneurs is for a copy of the startup checklist they need to follow, in order to build a successful new business. The next phase of evolution will demand device independence, enabling an uninterrupted computing experience as we move from device to device throughout our daily lives.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

Benefits of Free Crowdfunding Sites With the advent of online crowdfunding platforms, the world has seen a significant shift in how startups and nonprofits raise capital. These benefits highlight why these platforms are so appealing especially among startups and non-profit organizations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2010

My plea to entrepreneurs and startups is to recognize it as an opportunity, and go the extra mile to make people comfortable rather than paranoid. In addition, there is a real business opportunity here for startups. Make your company visible, reachable and responsive through social networks.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

There hasn’t been such a full list of Israeli startups coming to Europe since Barcelona’s World Mobile Congress. The UK is Israel’s second largest export market following the US, but Israeli startups often ‘forget Europe’ when it comes to Internationalizing their product. Applicaster - Company Website.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.”

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

There is an unspoken rule: to launch a startup, you need to build a product, and to do that you need someone that can write code. A growing number of startups, however, are quietly disproving this assumption. Over time he automated more of the service - but not before he already knew there was clear demand and was making revenues.

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VC Cafe

MAY 12, 2016

Yesterday was Israel’s 68th Independence Day, and to mark the occasion, Calcalist , a leading business publication in Israel, ranked the 50 most promising private Israeli startups. Via Transportation – On-demand shared transit (Raised $137M). Plarium – Multi player games for social networks (Raised Unknown).

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 31, 2020

In my work with new startups, I often find people who believe that the terms “ entrepreneur ” and “ inventor ” are interchangeable. They need the reality check of good technologists to keep their interests bounded, and provide realistic risk assessments on new demands. Ability to keep track of new technology advancements.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. To compete, startups must find ways to provide customers an easier, faster, more pervasive connection to digital networks, via mobile as well as the Internet.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

For decades the “layering&# of technology has allowed us to develop IT systems and networks in a specialized way that let’s best-of-breed technology solutions to emerge at each layer of the stack and to allow people with different skill sets to specialize in key areas without having to have competence in every technology arena.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Just like on-demand delivery services, freelancing marketplaces like Upwork will continue to gain popularity. AI has been a consistent presence and focus for startups and technology companies over the last 10-years. 5G Network. Work with a startup mentality. Marketplaces Like Upwork. Artificial Intelligence.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 1, 2012

Startups need workers, and the largest generation ever born in America — the Millennials — is desperately searching for work. But as every startup knows, it’s never as easy as all that. Does that sound like your startup? See College Grads Shun Startup Jobs – And How To Hire Them Anyway.).

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

In today’s startup landscape, practically everything can be outsourced. To find the best way to integrate core technical skills into a start up, we asked eight successful young entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) whether startups need tech-oriented founders. So how do you decide what’s right for your new company?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 30, 2022

Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 16, 2012

From breakthrough online products to new features from established platforms, today’s startups should be jumping on the most promising of tomorrow’s trendy technology. Pinterest is going to be the website to watch, along with other image-based social networking, search and sales websites. Niche-Based Social Networks.

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Mike Michalowicz

MAY 31, 2016

Over the past two years, Zarik has been extremely active as an investor and an entrepreneur to create startups in forward looking markets such as Augmented Reality, On-demand services industry, Social Networking & Collaboration industry, and Solar Industry. Website: www.zemaenterprises.com. AUGmentecture, Inc.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Everyone talks about innovation, but the majority of business plans I see still reflect linear thinking – one more social network with improved usability, one more wind-farm energy generator with a few more blades, or one more dating site with a new dimension of compatibility. Don’t settle, demand the best.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

I just spent a few weeks in Japan and China on a book tour for the Japanese and Chinese versions of the Startup Owners Manual. This left an open playing field for Chinese software startups as they “copy to China” existing U.S. If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.”

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2016

Myspace was the largest social networking website in the world. Encouraged by the demand, and motivated by direct conversations from users, I began to realize that my personal pain point with form building was shared by many people around the world. At the time, most users accessed the web through Internet Explorer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2019

Very few startups are cash-rich enough to self-finance aggressive second-stage growth. Second-stage growth usually requires a formal sales model, an experienced and disciplined sales team, and a well-defined process to meet your new goals and demands. Switch your attention from product development to sales.

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