SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

And in the case of defining mobile/web/software, there is even more variability in terms of form and format. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP.

Developer 354

Developer Technical Review Fractional CTO Software Review 354

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

hours per day on average, and that’s excluding the other 13 hours a day where we have our mobile devices, our connected TVs, our iPads and Kindles and soon our cars connected to the web. Mobility really changes everything. According to Google data 30% of all restaurant searches now come via mobile devices. And the future?

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

In this talk, we spent most of our time on Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One and how they should be helping you: Specify the right things to be built. Investors my tell you that, but what they can look at your product on paper and tell what it does and they will understand if it can be built.

Technical Cofounder 338

Technical Cofounder Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 338

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Content can go viral – the highest quality stuff is shared. And with mobile you even have the ability to message your users when new content is released which leads to much higher consumptions rates. And ironically many consumer mobile apps are more of hits-driven businesses than video is today. Technology is Critical.

Video 339

Video Technical Review Distribution Aggregator 339

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Even big companies I know find it hard to keep their in-house programmers up to speed on the latest technologies, including mobile devices, the latest Web technologies, and multi-tenant applications in the Cloud. They know how to capitalize on social media, viral marketing, events, and the new tools of the trade.

Angel Investor 267

Angel Investor Social Media LLC Viral 267

The Next Web

DECEMBER 12, 2013

In the era of mobile, social, and the sharing economy, we’re seeing the emergence of next-gen mobile-enabled marketplaces in every ecommerce category, from fashion ( Poshmark ), to health ( Brighter and HealthTap ), lodging ( Airbnb and HotelTonight ), transportation ( Uber and Lyft ), and real estate ( Zillow ).

Mobile 136

Mobile Silicon Valley Viral Technical Review 136

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

Mobile Design’s Wake-Up Call Preparing Websites For The Unexpected. Mobile devices shake old habits in two ways. Now, not only do we have small-screen iPhones, Android phones, Kindles, iPads and other mobile devices, but we’re asking websites to adapt to whichever device comes knocking. Mobile Is Also A Content Problem.

Mobile 101

Mobile HTML Flash Software Review 101

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. All applications crash and this is especially true in the nascent mobile world where dealing with device types, OS’s & networks adds one hell of a configuration management problem. Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. On measurement.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

We spend a lot of time trying to get people focused on building products that have viral components and why that has to be measured and constantly tested. I tell people that they need to blog about their industry to drive customers and not blog to their egos to drive their peer group to their blogs. Doesn’t.

Technical Review 384

Technical Review Hockey Stick SEM Channel 384

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Get More Attention Of Mobile Users. To engage your mobile users, you need to use video content. Mobile users love video content more than other forms of content. Thus, you can’t afford to ignore mobile users if your objective is to boost your business. They watch more video ads on their devices. Final Thoughts.

Video 246

Video Marketing Social Media Mobile 246

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms. ); // Welcome to Mashable!

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

Those stereotypes have quickly been shattering, however, with the emergence and immense popularity of mobile gaming. In 2013, there were 909 million mobile gamers worldwide, nearly half of which resided in the Asia Pacific region, and 146 million of which came from North America. Exponential Growth of Mobile Gamers.

Mobile 100

Mobile North America Marketing Technical Review 100

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile: FourSquare and Skout. The trend that is unfolding before our eyes is that Social Networking is now becoming mobile and that adds new dimensions to how we use social networks. The Past (1985-2002).

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Zong – mobile payments has been a very hot area over the past couple of years with the success and growth of both Boku and Zong. Boku and Zong focus mostly on mobile payments for virtual goods. It has proven a very successful strategy to get consumers to activate the payment on their mobile phone bill. VC Financings: 1.

Venture Capital 270

Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Booyah – Develops a location based service platform that pairs the virtual world with mobile gaming. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. In the show we talked about why this is important to mobile application developers.

Partner 240

Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Thousands of BlackBerry enthusiasts come together for sessions, demonstrations, hands-on labs and keynotes — all focused on creating mobile applications for the powerful BlackBerry platform. The BlackBerry Developer Conference is the showcase for the latest innovations and breakthroughs with the BlackBerry Development Platform.

Developer 207

Developer Asia Thailand Singapore 207

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Attractive Consumer Opportunities in 2025 and Beyond While there hasn’t been a blockbuster IPO for consumer tech companies (mobile apps, B2C model startups) that matches the scale of Uber, Airbnb, Roblox, DoorDash, or Unity over the past 5 years, it feels like the momentum for consumer tech is rapidly changing.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Boston University’s business incubator has produced numerous success stories, including HemaQuest Pharmaceuticals with two drugs in Stage 2 clinical development to treat blood disorders and viral-related cancers, as well as Modular Genetics, a biotechnology company focused on sustainable gene engineering. Syracuse Student Sandbox.

Incubator 202

Incubator New York City Boston Intellectual Property 202

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. They range from customer insights, marketing, sales, analytics, demand management, support, and customer experience, to mobile and location based services.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

" In Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Startup Founder , I mentioned that before you build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP), you need to be really clear on your purpose. But never forget that traction is necessary, but may not be sufficient, to lower the risk perception of investors, and assure an investment.

Algorithm 264

Algorithm Metrics Viral Venture Capital 264

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Mark then talked about Crittercism, a mobile feedback solution. Meebo gained traction because there’s was viral component when users wanted to tell their friend. What is your mobile strategy? Mobile is another very important distribution place for the internet and Meebo is on the iPhone, Android, and BB.

Connecticut 286

Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. Each of these Web and mobile apps has evolved over months and some over years. 4) WhatsApp. 8) Angry Birds. All the grains of salt.

Cost 168

Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2015

Or app companies that went viral due to spammy friend requests to download in an app store only to have a community backlash and subsequent crash. “Hacking” growth is only sustainable with a truly great product.

Product 150

Product B2B Warrant Technical Review 150

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Mobile devices are fast becoming the preferred method of accessing the web. According to Think Mobile with Google : 81% of smartphone users access the Internet on their mobile devices. For this reason, ecommerce sites that are mobile optimized, or that have a streamlined mobile application, will get more sales.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

Of course that includes “mobile-first” applications and companies which ride the adoption of tablet devices (more on those in upcoming posts). Given that base plus the inherent viral component to these social apps, it seems natural that the first overnight success of a Kinect-powered app will be a social one.

Search 211

Search Boston Seed Stage Seattle 211

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 8, 2023

M-Commerce Together with Voice Commerce Speaking of easing consumers’ lives, mobile commerce, also known as “m-commerce,” was a hit. In 2023, mobile commerce will remain in demand and grow even further. of purchases were made via mobile devices in the United States, as Statista reported. Only in 2021, 72.9%

eCommerce 185

eCommerce Technical Review Software Review Analytics 185

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

There is nothing viral! Between our on-board CPUs and your mobile phone companions we have an enormous amount of data on transportation routes, where riders want to pick up scooters in the morning and where they leave them in the evening. Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! Anybody can launch a scooter service! Not really.

San Francisco 256

San Francisco Valuation Los Angeles Technical Review 256

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

You've deployed five, six or 15 web analytics tools on your website/mobile app. and some people will click on that URL and come to our website (desktop or mobile). Number of downloads of our latest mobile app from Facebook visitors. ") and get them off the advertising channel and onto your site. from those clicks.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

Misconception #2: Once Your Website Is Launched, It Will Instantly Go Viral. No matter how minimalist or visually appealing a website is, it will never go viral unless the owner takes the necessary steps to make it happen. For instance, in 2015, Google rolled out the Mobilegeddon update that required all sites to be mobile-friendly.

Web 91

Web Design Developer Software Review 91

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Twitter List Directory Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable!

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. You can target multiple mobile platforms at once with tools like BuildAnApp , or you can look into the geolocation angle with a tool such as Socialight or Shout’Em.

Small Business 104

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 12, 2018

We were CONVINCED Dropcam (then Nest) wouldn’t mobilize a competing product quickly if it did sell? Viral Adoption / Group Use Cases Jamie didn’t want to stop at a single household. We would have gladly followed Jamie (and Josh Roth, the CTO who is phenomenal and we’ve also known for a decade) right through an IPO if we could have.

Security 247

Security Los Angeles Silicon Valley Video 247

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

In India, two female journalists launched a mobile app to allow women to report harrassment and abuse, an issue in their hometown of Delhi and throughout the world. Applications such as Xtify , Local Response , and Placecast provided turnkey mobile solutions for retailers to target consumers.

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

The Next Web

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Listly is a content marketing tool that helps helping bloggers and publishers “ take lists to the next level ” by creating lists that are social, viral and constantly evolving. Mobile payment app paywithcover.com is a New York-based company, like Grouper, who included a more distinct call-to-action in its domain name. is trying to do.

Naming 166

Naming Cofounder New York Taiwan 166

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 26, 2013

Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk. Worldwide Ad Growth Buoyed by Digital, Mobile Adoption | eMarketer – crowdspring.co/15u5zHF. Five characteristics of a viral product – crowdspring.co/1aa5ZGk.

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2011

Viral marketing and word-of-mouth are not enough these days to make your product and brand visible in the relentless onslaught of new promotional media out there today. Viral is an outcome, not a strategy. Mobile is where it’s at. Innovation in marketing is perhaps more important than product innovation. Want control?

Viral 228

Viral Marketing Startup Demand 228

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Mobile Optimisation. A successful website targets the widest audience possible; mobile optimisation is key. If content goes viral, the website will be set to receive a huge influx of traffic. No poorly designed website will succeed, irrespective of the content inside. Perceptions are everything online.

Social Media 100

Social Media Viral Audience Design 100