Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

TikTok is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Maybe they just don’t care.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2020

Driven by job cuts and budget reductions urging businesses to hire more freelancers , online freelancing platforms will enable companies to tap into expanded pools of global talent and hire qualified workers. Internet of Things. The benefits of IoT even expand into products and services.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 7, 2024

These platforms can provide the necessary financial backbone to launch your ideas on a global platform. One compelling benefit these free crowdfunding sites offer is the sheer global reach they possess. With this platform, your dreams or cause can materialize with an abundance of potential global backers.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

Society is changing and so is its demand and supply for new products and services. Being a digital marketing company, our world is being constantly changed by the changes happening in the world of the internet. I started a global branding and digital marketing firm 19 years ago. Photo credit: Avinash Chandra. 7- Three ways.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. 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).

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). business models.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 24, 2021

This process helps you to build an audience by identifying opportunities to: Leverage relevant hashtags; Attend popular trade shows; Make appearances on or sponsor well-liked podcasts; Run social media ads against audiences who follow specific accounts; Team up with large publications (press releases, guest posts). Image source. Image source.

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5% Please do not read that I think an early-stage company with limited product and only beta customers should go straight for a $5 million fund raising. It is also a result of pent-up demand. In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

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. miiCard is like flashing your driver’s license or passport on the internet.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 7, 2014

These days, the Internet reigns supreme. While we are living in a digital world where social media dominates, the core principals of creating good copy remain the same: attract the attention of the reader, arouse interest in the product or service, and convert that reader into a customer. Not anymore.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

During today's roundtable, we had some excellent discussions of product marketing for a couple of different concepts. The first of these discussions was about a new social media marketing platform called Stanzr, from San Francisco-based Voluble, that we are using at 1M/1M. The 1M/1M Channel on Stanzr. We thought it was very cool!

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Note that the inner ring shows their global equivalents.). business models.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 219

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2014

Ta , CEO of Sqeeqee.com and author of “Wall Street Cinderella” By now, we are all aware that social media has had a tremendous impact on our culture, in business, on the world-at-large. Social media websites are some of the most popular haunts on the Internet. Effect on Socialization. Impact on Productivity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Maybe they just don’t care.

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Social Media Media Viral Audience 238

thebarefootvc

OCTOBER 17, 2011

I overviewed the growth of the global internet and penetration, noting that the future of the Web was going to be driven by emerging countries, as mobile connectivity continues to be more ubiquitous and the West is largely penetrated. Globalization of the Internet. conference in NYC, in September 2010.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

I don’t know exactly when the agency to product transfer happened at Buddy, or at what point you can start calling yourself a software company (when service revenues dip below subscription/license revs?), but the evidence would suggest that repositioning the company as social enterprise software was a master stroke. ” to.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

It's difficult not to include Steve Jobs at the top of that list; he established a brand in Apple that altered global habits and elevated the importance of design in our daily lives. world's most disruptive tech titans to a stable, market-leading firm introducing modest advances to its current products. Photo Credit: Tiffany Payne.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

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Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 272

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Sales and marketing costs.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Un-Social Networking: Martin Lindstrom of Brand Sense says we are suffering a little from digital emptiness. Production and efficiency is being replaced very quickly by value and meaning. There are 5 senses, and we still can’t experience 3 of them on the internet – so we must complete the connection / transaction off line….

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Global audiences of prosumer video producers will create content that is viewed by global audiences in numbers far in excess of traditional TV. TV will enter the era of “participation” which is a much more important trend than “social video” even if it seems less sexy or less fundable. 200 million views.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 9, 2020

Thanks to the Internet, you can find all of the needed resources from a variety of global experts to become world class at almost any subject or skill. Apps like Fluent Forever are productizing research around spaced repetition (popularized by open source tool Anki ) to design personalized curricula for skills like language learning.

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Portfolio Curation Open Source Networking 133

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 21, 2011

Interesting that many small biz owners still not finding much use for social media – [link]. No New Social Network Launched Today – [link]. Global Web Design Trends: South America – [link]. 40 Examples Of Creatively Integrated Social Media Links In Web Design – [link]. 70% of U.S.

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 7, 2017

As recent as 2016, for example, many business ideas from great minded entrepreneurs came to life, including those related to cancer cure, fast internet connectivity, business news, self-driving trucks, drones for relief operations, and so much more. Professional Social Networking Sites. Rationale for Startup Investments.

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Private Equity Startup Incubator Social Network 159

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Sales and marketing costs.

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Entrepreneur Burn Rate SEM Social Network 235

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

The emergence and all too pervasive presence of the internet in every sphere of life are growing at a lightning speed and shows no signs of slowing down. It instantly catches the attention, makes the customer want to know more and tells a story about a product or service. Increased global reach. A must-have for businesses.

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Marketing Advertising Internet Community 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Snapchat is currently the fastest growing social network, while Instagram is close behind with a bigger share globally of new sign-ups. Brands need influencers working on their behalf because they provide the third-party credibility and social proof that validates their products. Maybe they just don’t care.

Social Media 161

Social Media Media Viral Audience 161

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2010

A few months ago, I was quoted by a Wall Street Journal reporter in an article, the inverse of this one, titled “ The 7 Most Overrated Businesses ” (I said no more traffic-driven social networks, please). Social network marketing. I believe it will happen, but it hasn’t yet. Sustainable energy.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

But what made the overwhelming impression for me was finding an entrepreneurial software cluster on par with the Internet software portion of Silicon Valley. Out of that total, they funded 967 Internet deals with $6.7 Out of that total, they funded 268 Internet deals with $3.2 To compare the two, in 2011 U.S.

Silicon Valley 164

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 164

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2018

Beyond the diversity of brands, corporate cultures and successful strategies that have been created in the business history, all the valuable products or services have something in common: the satisfaction of a social desire or necessity. The first steps. Got the target, but not the budget.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 19, 2012

TackThis ( www.tackthis.com ) allows businesses to set up a full e-commerce solution on any website or social network, and even lets them manage that online retail shop with a centralized inventory and customer management system.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Your company needs to solve problems if you expect to convince people to part with their money in exchange for the product or service that you’re offering. There are over 4 billion people connected to the internet as of 2019, and even global behemoths like Facebook and Google don’t touch all of them. Target audience.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2011

Dr Jean-Paul Rodrigue , in the Department of Global Studies & Geography at Hofstra University, observed that bubbles have four phases; stealth, awareness, mania and blow-off. In the case of this bubble, it was social networks, consumer and mobile applications, and the cloud. billion at the end of the first day (on $58.9

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Hearpreneur

JULY 22, 2020

Work from home trend is already moving towards work anywhere and use of voice+AI for input opens up new opportunities for productivity and work-life balance. Streaming technology continues to improve as well as the internet and digital video become the focal point of our connected society. Thanks to Lilia Tovbin, BigMailer.io ! #3-

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

FEBRUARY 20, 2011

I knew I needed to find another angle, I needed that global audience so I needed to go online. It’s my primary social network ( @thecreativepenn ) and I tweet useful links about writing, publishing and book marketing. It was based on a consistent blogging and social networking approach for the last two years.

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Gust

JUNE 10, 2012

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Use the Internet and social networking instead of public relations companies and advertising agencies. Sales and marketing costs.

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