Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Facebook popularized the short-form “status update&# and this initially is called the “feed&# but over time starts to become known as the “ stream.&# Twitter then popularizes the idea of having only a stream (e.g. So PPC (pay-per-click) advertising on social networks has performed poorly to date.

Ideas 286

Ideas Advertising Google Technical Review 286

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Jenna can write a recommendation on Andy’s profile or send an email to friends recommending Andy, one of his workout plans or the fitness event she’s registered for. David Cohen from TechStars, someone I look up to as an entrepreneur, says that they don’t invest in ideas, but teams. How many users?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2011

Commenting on topical blogs is a form of topical social networking in the same way that Quora is. Disqus emails me when somebody puts a comment on the blog or when I put a comment on somebody else’s Disqus blog and if somebody responds to me. I don’t like the idea of pushing my comments into Twitter.

Blogging 287

Blogging Social Network Google Startup 287

Berkonomics

MARCH 3, 2016

These same CEOs sit in their corner offices and email the COO in the next–door office and call their VP of Sales rather than walking down the hall. Email readers, continue here…] We brainstormed with a consultant and each other. The entire company is virtual and all of its team members work from home offices.

Layoffs 120

Layoffs Ideas Email Social Network 120

Berkonomics

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Not every social network is a Facebook or Instagram. In today’s world of social marketing, it takes someone knowledgeable if not expert in understanding how to use available resources in promotion and marketing. Email readers, continue here.] It doesn’t happen by accident. Not every texting application is a Twitter.

Social Network 179

Social Network Metrics Ideas Sites 179

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Not every new game-related site is a Steam, and surely not every social network is a Facebook. Email readers, continue here…] Second: channels. Sometimes, it is just the right idea to brand your product inside that of a known presence. It doesn’t happen by accident. Third: cost. And sixth: the pivot.

Sites 156

Sites Product Social Network Press 156

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology.

Web 117

Web Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising 117

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. Actually numbers and locations are just the beginning. For credibility, they need to know you BEFORE you are asking for money.

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

The idea is that in a world in which companies need to deal with customer support requests from Twitter, Facebook, email, phone, IM, etc. Collaboration in business starts and ends with email. In business you spend your life in email. Increasing this is also migrating to social network messaging but email is still king.

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Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

The idea of not using one’s real name is something I’ve had to come to understand better through other people providing context. All of this has become a lot more relevant lately given social networking. You originally had to have a.edu email address to even join. Social networks are like Iran.

Social Network 329

Social Network Startup Blogging Venture Capital 329

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting. In school, you're taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. Job Hunting Basics.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 4, 2013

We connect consumers to great content from around the Internet, from social networks, from thousands of branded video channels, and around any particular topic they're interested in. To give you an idea, we're indexing over half a billion social posts every day, and over 5 million new videos every single day.

Social Network 232

Social Network Startup Services Organization 232

SoCal CTO

MAY 4, 2010

- Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

CTO Hire 150

CTO Hire Venture Capital Startup Social Network 150

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

How excited am I likely to be when I see a plan for a new generation of buggy whip, or another me-too social network? BUT good ideas are NOT hard to find. Each of the functions is crucial, and each is required to bring the good idea to fruition. There are millions of them out there. That, however, will not be enough.

Startup 189

Startup Sales Ideas Entrepreneur 189

SoCal CTO

MARCH 12, 2012

I've recently received several emails from people looking for a technical cofounder for their startup. I promised I would write this post with some thoughts and ideas on the topic. Here's an example of that kind of email. Here are some ideas: In your company or other companies. Ask around for ideas on where they hang out.

CTO Hire 211

CTO Hire CTO Coach Startup Equity 211

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Each day Doppels will let you know whose birthday it is within your social network or local area and offer you a wish, gift or text option. This will bring back some conscious thought to digital gift giving instead of the current non-emotional email that links to a gift card. “We How great is that?!

Startup 115

Startup Venice Social Network Tool 115

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

Even when I’m not the one being sued I find myself being dragged into deposition after deposition and my blog (along with all my emails) are being served as evidence. Most ideas are fungible. If you think Facebook, WhatsApp, Google Search, AirBNB, etc are totally “novel” ideas you’re kidding yourself.

Startup 150

Startup IP Writing Ideas 150

socalTECH

APRIL 14, 2011

First of all, what's the idea behind StockTwits, for people who haven't used the service? Howard Lindzon: StockTwits is a verticalized community for people to share stock ideas and market ideas, 24/7. We've just added a layer on top of all the social networks particular to finance. It's fun, I guess.

Ideas 248

Ideas Web Startup Content 248

socalTECH

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave Waldman , CEO and Founder of Los Angeles-based Bccthis (www.Bccthis.com), a startup looking to add additional functionality and private messaging into both corporate emails and Twitter messages. So, we were toying around with ideas, when the idea behind Bccthis came up. So what's the idea behind Bccthis?

Email 185

Email Startup Mobile Ideas 185

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. For the first time in history content producers can build a direct relationship with views through subscribers, email addresses and mobile phone number.

Hollywood 374

Hollywood Content Yahoo Java 374

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 24, 2016

So throughout 2006/07 when I had really young kids Facebook was truly a social network for sharing family moments. So by the time people started using Facebook for more business purposes or general “social networking” in 2010-2015 I really didn’t have any interest. I can spread news.

Startup 150

Startup Blogging Newsletter Social Network 150

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Yet most startups I know experience the same shock of disappointment when they first open up their website to offer their “million dollar idea” product, and nobody comes. Publish a regular blog, contribute to relevant social networks, and highlight several videos, podcasts, or eBooks of you and your technology.

Search Engine Optimization 88

Search Engine Optimization eBook Advertising SEO 88

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 10, 2017

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Don’t skip all business social settings.

Startup 75

Startup Social Network Networking Mentor 75

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

I created Postcard On The Run because I was excited by the the idea of sharing and creating a keepsake from a mobile device, and making it more than just posting it online. Nowadays, when you post something online, whether that is an image in a gallery or social networking site, it only has a lifespan of just a few seconds.

Email 218

Email Startup Ideas Burbank 218

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2015

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Don’t skip all business social settings.

Startup 108

Startup Social Network Mentor Entrepreneur 108

socalTECH

OCTOBER 18, 2012

We spoke with Jon Knarreborg , co-founder of Bragstr (www.bragstr.com), a new Los Angeles startup, about how the company's new social game lets you prove your sports knowledge and prediction skills by challenging your friends in a virtual fantasy league, revolving around wagering virtual currency. Where'd the idea for Bragstr come from?

Sites 237

Sites Startup Activity Ideas 237

SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

I wasn’t seeing the feed because the system had no idea I had two accounts (and I had forgot). Email Address Almost every startup wants and needs email as a means of notifying users. In the meantime, I will say that most startups will want to have an email address for users. do not provide access to the email address.

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting. In school, you''re taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. Job Hunting Basics.

Course 104

Course Email Social Network Ideas 104

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 4, 2013

Fascinating idea for a company. We had been looking at the social commerce category, broadly speaking, and I thought that here was an interesting opportunity to fuse together entertainment, gaming, shopping, and social networking online, and that this concept accomplished that incredibly. How does that trading work?

Commerce 153

Commerce Sites Entertainment Social Network 153

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 26, 2012

The startup has come up with an app now fully integrated with the giant social network and can be used to comment ,like, tag, browse through events, statuses, comments or swipe through videos as you rank them relevant or unwanted without leaving Facebook. The idea was getting mature and by end of June we had the first version.

Social Network 89

Social Network Startup CTO Coach Social Media 89

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2013

That doesn’t mean you have to be a social butterfly to succeed, or introverts need not apply. This is a concise, well-practiced description of your idea or your startup, delivered with conviction to start a relationship in the time it takes to ride up an elevator. Don’t skip all business social settings.

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Tips Startup Social Network 108

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Solaborate is a blend of great social network platforms, by taking in all the greatest bits and putting it all into one. Consumers all have access to social networks, but the business-side has never really caught on. Labinot Bytyqi: The whole idea came up when I was working in the corporate world.

Social Media 92

Social Media Social Network Tool Mobile 92

socalTECH

JUNE 21, 2011

Unfortunately, despite the wealth of Internet based tools for email management, web-based sales management tools, and more, contact tracking has been mostly an afterthought in the Internet age. Jon describes how he's creating a "next generation", web-based contact manager which takes into account the social nature of the web today.

Google 216

Google Tool Email Sales 216

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

Here are some basic principles: Angels invest in people, more often than they invest in ideas. It won’t help your case or your workload to do an email blast and follow-up with 250,000 members around the world. Actually numbers and locations are just the beginning. For credibility, they need to know you BEFORE you are asking for money.

Angel 96

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2017

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Email and Texting. In school, you're taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. Job Hunting Basics.

Training 57

Training Course Email Social Network 57

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2013

Don’t you wish that someone had prepped you on how to read the body language, interpret office gossip, and when to hit the delete key on your email rather than the send key? Business Writing for Email. In school, you''re taught to stretch weak ideas to reach your document page limit. Job Hunting Basics.

Class 93

Class Course Writing Slides 93

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 17, 2008

There are a lot of users, with lots of different email and instant messaging accounts, who are finding that there are too many ways to communicate with their friends and associates. What's the idea behind Orgoo? So you replace Microsoft Outlook, or whatever other email services people are using? Michael Kantor: In fact, it does.

Email 113

Email Yahoo Startup Google 113