SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

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TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Let's take a look at some of the many ways businesses can benefit from these new models to streamline operations and deliver faster and more accurate results.We’ll begin by looking at some real-world examples and then we’ll dive into more details of how these improved search capabilities can enhance your business.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

While Google and Facebook will buy “acquihires” (at least as of Dec 2011), many acquirers hate the idea of buying companies that aren’t profitable. For example, look at the following graph. The example chart is not actually atypical. ” Quick examples: 1. It allows you many more exit opportunities.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Facebook is about to try to dominate display ads the way Google dominates text ads - Chris Dixon , May 15, 2010 It is customary to divide online advertising into two categories: direct response and brand advertising. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. 8211; are mostly a loss leaders for Google. Lots to learn from him.

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socalTECH

JANUARY 14, 2011

For example, if you see a TV spot for Toyota, and then Google it, or you see a display ad on CNN and then open up a tab in your browser, talk about it on Facebook, or even walk into the dealership, we're able to quantify, very specifically, what combination of what kinds of media drove that sale and how that activity interacted with each other.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

It’s the only site aside from Google I go to every single day so that I don’t miss out on an incredible offer. And he showed us examples how implementing his team’s innovations directly sky rocketed company sales. Noah has what I believe he called “Thank You metrics”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2021

For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. Just because Google sales hit $1.5

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

Your parents want to know why on Earth you’d leave a job at Google. I’d like to give you a few examples that are more nuanced: 1. Good press and industry mojo wasn’t enough to overcome the financial metrics of the business and the offers came in at more like $10 million. “Honey? ” “Yeah, Ma.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives. Some recent funding & M&A successes: Here are some examples of recent news from Launchpad LA companies. 23 companies have gone through Launchpad LA. Not exclusive and in no order.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Thus there are some key things that we can do as a leader to improve people’s self confidence and ability to deliver, as well as be a better example for others: Practice what you preach on accountability. For example , Starbucks' chief executive officer, Kevin R. First of all, you need to be a role model for accountability.

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

I then worked as a product manager at NetZero/United Online in the VOIP group, and then most recently at Google as a product manager on the Picasa/Photos team based in Santa Monica. There is a reason that companies like Google and Apple are notoriously tight-lipped when it comes to communicating their product strategy and roadmap.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 13, 2021

For example, a few years ago, the company Beepi had a vision to build a new market for buying and selling used cars, but became overly focused on fundraising to grow fast, and ignored many customer complaints. Hypermetricemia – metrics for everything. Thus you are driven to short-term growth fixes versus radical change.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 21, 2022

In the book, Jaffe introduces three new sets of metrics for gauging progress: Medium-term metrics. Examples include counting members of an advocacy program, app downloads, tenured customers, or subscribers to an e-mail list.

Marketing 127

Marketing Framework Social Media Media 127

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2013

For example, LinkedIn is attuned to business professionals, Facebook is dominated by the social and upwardly mobile crowd, and the fading MySpace is for tweens and creative types. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. ROI entrepreneur startup metrics social media business' Marty Zwilling.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2021

Good examples of startup focus before success include Google with their search engine, Facebook with friends networking, and Apple with personal computers. Well-articulated goals and metrics. Every advisor and investor will tell you to keep your focus or spotlight. Build it at the start and don’t ever lose it.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2022

For example, LinkedIn is attuned to business professionals, Facebook is dominated by the social and upwardly mobile crowd, and Instagram leads as the top social media app for teens. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. A balance of conventional and social communication and marketing is always advised.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. Just because Google sales hit $1.5

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socalTECH

JANUARY 15, 2009

We also allow the users to have a custom URL, for example, resumebucket.com/joshstomel. For example, they spend a lot of time reading resumes, and want to have the latest updated version, and candidates often don't have them with them. It also solves a lot of problems companies with HR staff might have.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 20, 2013

In the book, Jaffe introduces three new sets of metrics for gauging progress: Medium-term metrics. Examples include counting members of an advocacy program, app downloads, tenured customers, or subscribers to an e-mail list.

Media 101

Media Marketing Startup Framework 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 23, 2015

In the book, Jaffe introduces three new sets of metrics for gauging progress: Medium-term metrics. Examples include counting members of an advocacy program, app downloads, tenured customers, or subscribers to an e-mail list.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 25, 2023

For example, only a few people today still think of Amazon as an online provider of books and related goods, now that they have exploded their business world-wide into every product arena, added web services (AWS), television and film production (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer), a bricks-and-mortar grocery chain (Whole Foods), and more.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers. Define hard (data) and soft (anecdotal) metrics on the change, as well as on the quality of your leadership. Just because Google sales hit $1.5

Startup 101

Startup Resource Metrics Technical Review 101

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2019

In the book, Jaffe introduces three new sets of metrics for gauging progress: Medium-term metrics. Examples include counting members of an advocacy program, app downloads, tenured customers, or subscribers to an e-mail list.

Media 95

Media Framework Social Media Metrics 95

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

The Dashboard offers a bird's-eye view of projects, letting you see key metrics such as due dates, assigned cards, and cards-per-list so bottlenecks can be prevented before they begin. You'll be able to link cards to external resources such as YouTube videos, Dropbox and Google Drive files as well as Stripe and Salesforce records.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For example, most e-commerce platforms today offer millions of products, with a changing mix daily and a changing market, such that it’s virtually impossible to manually predict a strategy for mapping customer demographics to products displayed online. Record live data in full for all internal business elements.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. Google became an overnight industry standard for search strictly by word of mouth, never spending a dime on advertising in its early years. Well-tuned metrics are an absolute must. A story of an app from nowhere to near dominance. Fourth: measurement.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 27, 2021

Hydrogen auto engines, for example, have tremendous advantages, but haven’t cracked the bureaucracy of government regulations, the power of existing energy companies, and big auto biases. Plan to make it the best experiment that you can, with metrics to focus on the “why,” as much as “what.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Good examples of startup focus before success include Google with their search engine, Facebook with friends networking, and Apple with personal computers. Well-articulated goals and metrics. The message here is focus , reiterated by every advisor and investor. Build it at the start and don’t ever lose it.

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Startup Resource Entrepreneur Metrics 109

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2012

For example, LinkedIn is attuned to business professionals, Facebook is dominated by the social and upwardly mobile crowd, and the fading MySpace is for tweens and creative types. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. A balance of conventional and social communication and marketing is always advised.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Platform 95

Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

Why does Google dominate search? The good news is you can do it, too, and there are great examples in Socal. MBO is very metrics driven, and their shareholder reports are dense with detailed, disciplined reporting that remind you that Rick is former Naval officer. They obsess about having the best search out there.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 18, 2011

For example, LinkedIn is attuned to business professionals, Facebook is dominated by the social and upwardly mobile crowd, and MySpace is for tweens and creative types. Return-On-Investment metrics are not new, but the tools are different. A balance of conventional and social communication and marketing is always advised.

Social Media 93

Social Media Media Entrepreneur Platform 93

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

I believe this difficulty stems from the historical use of results-only metrics in measuring performance and rankings, without including learning measures and achievements. I see these issues addressed well in a new book, “ The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action ,” by Eduardo Briceño.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 10, 2019

The classic example from several years ago was United Airlines not staying tuned in to social media, resulting in a unrecoverable customer problem causing great damage to their reputation, escalating to countless articles , and even a book, “ United Breaks Guitars.” Use business metrics and tools to tune your efforts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 23, 2015

Hydrogen auto engines, for example, have tremendous advantages, but haven’t cracked the bureaucracy of government regulations, the power of existing energy companies, and big auto biases. Plan to make it the best experiment that you can, with metrics to focus on the “why,” as much as “what.”

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Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Netflix 102

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 26, 2023

For example, we all remember when Blockbuster realized too late that Netflix was stealing customers by offering videos online rather than via DVDs, but even then they were unable to adapt their processes and their thinking. For example, the value of a higher cause in business has risen greatly.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

For example, you might look at the movie, the Matrix, and you'll see that the teaser scenes from their marketing department won't get you the scene where Morpheus says -- take the red one or the blue one. Our metrics show that when people watch chips, they increase their tendency to want to watch that feature length film.

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

Google and Yahoo aren''t going to buy them, AOL has already made its bet, and your only real path to an exit is an IPO for any kind of liquidity. For a similar company, with the same metrics and stage, valuations had been tiny. E-commerce is a great example. Their only option is an IPO. There are just not buyers out there.

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