YoungUpstarts

APRIL 8, 2012

With close to 900 million users and an upcoming IPO , Facebook is ruling the web as the social network of choice. Collectively, these social technologies and platforms rule a disproportionate part of our lives as consumers. Integrate Social Media into the Entire Customer Experience. Don’t Sell!

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Up and Running

JUNE 18, 2013

Build a Community or Group. There are several great ways to build an online community to more effectively interact and engage with your customers. Forums will likely still be around for the foreseeable future, but many companies are now finding it more advantageous to connect with customers on various social networks.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 29, 2019

We at Version One are becoming increasingly convinced that stronger local communities can help solve many of the problems we are currently facing. Second, they need a community leader who will take the initiative to find a solution. Several tools already exist to help local communities become stronger. Is our neighbourhood safe?

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

Intrigued, Boris reached out to Mike Murchison and learned that he and his co-founder David Hariri were building a social network to help others solves problems online. . Some might wonder if it’s possible to pivot from a social network to a SaaS company. We led the Volley pre-Seed round. That’s a win for everyone. .

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2022

Where are the young social media users going? 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.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 11, 2014

With recruiters increasingly scrutinizing applicants’ online personas, those on the job hunt must learn to evolve their personal social media presence. Conversely, remaining inactive, blocking your posts or staying away from social media altogether can give recruiters the impression that you might have something to hide.

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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. If your business doesn’t connect with your customers, individually and as a community, demanding customers will not only ignore you, but will actively keep other customers away.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2012

With free coffee and Internet, workspaces, and built-in community, coworking spaces provide a great place to get things done without feeling the isolation of working at home, or trying to overcome the frenetic nature of working in a coffee shop. Seattleites can enjoy this community-oriented coworking and shared office space.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Rather, the challenge is this – how can we transform fans and followers on social networks into actual money paying customers? While Facebook, Twitter and YouTube have found ways to monetise their platforms, many are still figuring out ways to connect the social web with the corporate wallet.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 24, 2010

What Quora has done is wrap social networking around Q&A with the more clever next-gen UX I’ve seen. These people use these networks for a variety of reasons but it relates to: - enjoyment from being a creator rather than just a reader. creation of social status within the organization for having contributed.

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David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

A place for geeks to share what they’ve done, who they did it with and connect with great companies and communities. In Geeklist we provide the global developer community a place to get credit where credit is due. In Geeklist we provide the global developer community a place to get credit where credit is due. We change that.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

As the former CEO of a professional expert network , I’m a firm believer in the value of speedy access to relevant experts. I was excited to see that GLG (formerly Gerson Lehrman Group), the industry leader, is now offering a professional network service geared to the needs of the startup community: GLG Share.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

She might be a “promoter” of your firm in Net Promoter Score (NPS) surveys, a member of several associations that interest you, and an avid social media networker, he explains. Third, they have access — and want to gain more access — to influential networks that contain more buyers like them. Second, they’re eager to tell it.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Freemium to paid conversion rates for SaaS businesses hover around the 2% mark on a good day. Now, there are many methods you can use to try and increase your conversion rate. Great user onboarding is imperative for steering your users in the direction of conversion, and it all starts with activation. for freemium users.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2010

If you find the right community it’s a great way to learn, contribute and get to know other people with similar interest. What I notice is that people further the conversation, talk with each other, network, try to get noticed (linking to their websites, etc.). Take AVC.com, the blog by Fred Wilson.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

In order to resolve this issue, we are creating a centralized resource that provides on-demand live streaming, chat and development of content by creating a digital platform allowing communities to engage and ensure a proper DE&I space, therefore transforming and pushing a 20 th century system into the current scenario of the 21 st century.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

We asked entrepreneurs and business owners how technology will possibly affect their business tomorrow and here are the responses: #1- Makes growing a community easier. As someone who is looking to build a worldwide movement, growing a community is very important to me. Photo credit: Milena Regos. 6- Two strategies. 8- Reduce our cost.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

The key is to understand the unique interests and preferences of each segment, ensuring that the limited-time offer resonates and encourages conversion. Social networking sites and apps serve as dynamic avenues for reaching a broader audience and emphasizing the immediacy of your offerings.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 2, 2009

I think we all know by now that a conversation is happening on Twitter and that this extends to talking about brands. On Facebook (and nearly all social networks that preceded it) the relationship was always reciprocal – if I accept your invitation to follow me then I have to follow you. Facebook.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 15, 2014

One really great experience was a discussion I had with the camera rolling with my good friend Dmitry Shapiro who founded the major YouTube competitor of its time (Veoh) that was sued into oblivion by Universal and who also founded a social network designed to promote pseudonymity. Contrast that with HackerNews. I’m ok with it.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

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). We’re a how-to site and community for small business on marketing. .

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Engage the Austin community As with any initiative of this kind, community engagement is critical. Then when you are ready to reach out to the community, leverage your elected officials’ contacts, relationships, and events. Be as transparent as possible, using a community engagement portal or a public dashboard.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2018

How to Use LinkedIn to Generate Sales Conversations written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Combined with the text below you should have a pretty good feel for how to use LinkedIn to generate sales conversations. LinkedIn is the oldest social network. Does your profile create conversation?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2019

Where are the young social media users going? 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.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2020

LinkedIn is the best way to generate leads among all social media platforms. It provides more leads and conversions, and it is admitted by most B2B marketers. Grow Your Network on LinkedIn. Once you have an excellent profile, you are ready to build your network. Your network is the biggest strength on LinkedIn.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

Heather Brunner, Tim Ferriss, Mayor Adler, Whitney Wolfe, Kendra Scott, Andy Roddick, Rod Favaron, Bijoy, whurley… Here are some of the Austin startup community members that will be on stage who you should show up to support! If you live in Texas, find out how you can tap into the network. Time: 2:00PM?—?3:00PM March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 17, 2018

But to use hashtags effectively, you must do more than just plug them into your tweets on Twitter or posts on Instagram, Facebook or another social network. When a person adds a hashtag to their post, that hashtag is indexed by social networks and the content becomes more easily searchable and discoverable by others.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Whether it is a blog post, a Facebook update or even a random tweet, many large companies and multinational corporations invest a good deal of time, money and effort into understanding what kind of conversations are happening online about their brands. They currently use Google Alerts to track online conversations.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2021

In this article, we’ll look at how the social media landscape has evolved, and what you can do to grow your presence and create a community of loyal fans. What does a good social media strategy look like? Recent years have changed social media for better and worse. Brands have to work harder and smarter to earn it.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 8, 2011

JointBuy allows buyers to start a new deal on any available product and share the idea with others through existing social networking sites. Real-time conversations and dynamic curation of news stories empowers people to expand their social networks and personal expertise about topics important to them.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2014

billion users, spending 700 billion minutes on the network every month. In the United States, 58% of the population use at least one social network, and that number leaps to 98% for those aged 18 to 24 years old. And yet, I still have organizations or consultants tell me, “my customers aren’t really on social media.”.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 8, 2020

World’s First Personal Social Network In today’s chaotic Social Media Environment, we’re experiencing major challenges when it comes to having authentic communication. making it difficult to have meaningful conversations with relevant people.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Anyone in the community can edit posts and frequent users are allowed to vote irrelevant questions off the site. Entrepreneur Connect Entrepreneur Media, the parent company of Entrepreneur Magazine , hosts this online network of entrepreneurs. More than 1,000 matches have been made to date.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She began the CIA’s Lessons Learned program and led the Agency’s first effort to address the challenges posed by social networks, digital ubiquity, and the emerging culture of collaboration. In 2005, while at the CIA, Don helped found Intellipedia , the Intelligence Community-wide wiki, with his colleague Sean Dennehy.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

As I sat in the dark hallway with the sounds of a loud conversation in Portuguese pouring through the door, only one thought was blazing through my head: had we pushed it too far? As these YouTubers showed what was possible, brands jumped in and tried to do the same thing, that is, create viral content and build communities of followers.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

That’s a significant increase, but it also means two-thirds of local social networkers aren’t following brands. Start-up companies have much work to do to make meaningful social network connections. Facebook influences the spending habits of social media users like no other network.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 17, 2013

When I was in college, at Fordham''s scenic Rose Hill campus in the Bronx, I deeply rooted into my community. Being intensely involved in community life there made the campus seem small and familiar. It was a time before the widespread use of social networks, obviously. If we had 15 people with us, it was a lot.

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