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16:21:50 12/11/06
Style Feeder Introduces Social Shopping Network
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I've got to be honest with you. The whole concept of a "social shopping network" -- call me an idiot, but I don't get it. Having a place to save interesting items you have found while shopping online? I get that. It's the social element that I don't get.Phil Jacob is a super intelligent guy who does a far better job at explaining than I do at understanding. Maybe you'll understand and enlighten me. Nevertheless, I think you'll like this interview. Phil's a fascinating guy and has an interesting business proposition. Don't let my limited mind hold you back from enjoying this.
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15:28:17 12/01/06
Life Knot Enables You To Meet Others With Common Interests And Activities Not Just A Prettier Face
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I met Matt Muro of LifeKnot at a recent Web Innovators Group -- a gathering of web entrepreneurs that meet every other month in Boston. Matt was demoing his new social network/dating site (though that's not what he'd call it). and was getting swarms of interested people. When I checked in to see what all the commotion was about, I'll be honest and tell you that my response was "oh no, not another social network". But something struck me about Matt and his LifeKnot offering that it was, well, a bit more human than some other social network sites I've seen. It's based on the assumption that people would rather find people to share common activities with -- like mountain biking or skiing or tennis or whatever -- than just blindly search about for the prettiest (or most handsome) person on the list. While I like the idea Matt is working with, I honestly wondered whether this was a "sexy" enough idea to gather traction, and quite honestly, almost didn't run this interview for that reason. I'd like to hear your thoughts on this venture.The more I think about it, the more I like it.Check it out and let me know what you think... Enjoy!
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16:09:07 11/27/06
Tour Filter Helps Rock Afficionados Track Their Bands
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I spent a delightful, autumn afternoon in Cambridge not too long ago in an engaging interview with Chris Marstall, founder of Tourfilter.Chris is a passionate devotee of many different genres and subgenres of rock, and has a number of bands that he likes to track. He especially likes to know when they're in town and where they are playing.So he put together TourFilter to track the bands that fans want to follow. He knows they want to follow them because they tell him.One interesting thing about Chris is that he has been involved in numerous startups and has strong feelings about how they should and should not be launched.I hope you enjoy this conversation with Chris...
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23:45:21 11/08/06
Mike Arrington Answers How Do I Get My Company Profiled On Tech Crunch?
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How do I get Mike Arrington to profile my company on TechCrunch? How do I get his attention in the first place?The answers to these questions and more were explored this afternoon during a freewheeling "Fireside Chat" between of Garage Ventures and of TechCrunch.Mike pulls absolutely no punches in his answers to Guy's probing questions and those from the audience.Though this video is 50 minutes long, you will find it quite entertaining and informative -- especially if you have a cool new company in the works and would like to have TechCrunch rave about you and your baby.Enjoy...
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20:17:30 11/06/06
Defining Roi On Business Blogs Hub Spot Com Cracks The Code And Delivers Solid Answers
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No doubt about it: the most complex problem business bloggers face is coming up with a clear definition of what ROI their blog has produced. How many sales did it result in? How many subscriptions did it sell? How many seats to your conference did it fill? How many solid leads did it generate for your sales force?Brian Halligan, a former VP of Sales at Groove Networks and MIT Sloan graduate launched Hubspot.com to provide solid answers to that very problem. Hubspot tracks visitors at each stage of involvement in your blog's content, and tracks that visitor as they move down the funnel to an actual sale. Every day and with every post and with every event you can track where you stand with the visitors you have attracted to your website.Though still in beta mode, Hubspot.com's solution is definitely worth checking out. If you would like to hear the full story, watch the video above. It's not too long, just under 20 minutes. Time well invested, given the amount of time you would otherwise spend wracking your brain seeking answers to this very complex problem.
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19:02:24 11/06/06
Parallel Entrepreneur Launches New Web App Venture 3 Sided Box Com
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Eric Tapley had a perfectly successful web design company (http://www.3000k.com) but encountered a problem that his customers were dealing with that he felt particularly well suited to solve: they needed to set their rates correctly for the projects they worked on and had to better track the time they dedicated to that project.So he designed a couple of web applications to solve the problems and launched a new company -- 3SidedBox.com -- to build and support them.In this interview, Eric details what went into launching this new company, what exactly these applications will do for his customers and where he plans to take it from there.
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16:19:57 10/30/06
Test Whizzes Score 2400 On Sat Launch New Sat Training School
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Drew Houston, the technical brains behind Accolade Prep, says he has reverse engineered the new SAT, and can teach any motivated student to dramatically increase their SAT scores. To prove it, he took the test recently and scored a perfect 2400.His partner and former teacher, Andrew Crick, has been teaching SAT classes for years and missed only 3 questions when he took the test.So the two have combined to offer a very competitively priced online SAT training course for highly motivated students who wish to dramatically improve their scores.Take the time to watch this interview. You’ll see great chemistry between the founders, a smart business plan and a patient implementation of their strategy. I believe if they can get a smart angel investor in their corner, they can corner a particularly lucrative segment of the SAT training market.
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22:01:27 10/24/06
An Interview With Bob Petrie Of Vidavee Com
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Of all the companies I have had the opportunity to interview for ZBIZ.TV, Vidavee is the one that I would place my bet on as most likely to succeed. Their management team has a stellar record of success. They have a clear vision of their business and the thriving market they serve and are already assembling an attractive list of paying clients. Particularly telling was that when I asked about their exit strategy, Bob Petrie answered that they will be the ones doing the acquisitions, not the ones being acquired. Most entrepreneurs are on a clear path to acquisition — a perfectly acceptable strategic plan (it worked for me!) — but to hear one say that they will be the acquirers was almost shocking to hear. I hope you find this interview as enlightening as I did. Keep an eye on these guys…
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20:15:31 10/23/06
An Interview With Mark Roberge Ceo Of Pawspot Com
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Mark Roberge is a smart, energetic, ambitious and charismatic guy to be around… and my gut instinct tells me he’s one hell of an entrepreneur as well. His new business, Pawspot is attempting to carve out a lucrative niche within the world of pet owners by providing a social network and a place where people can coordinate activities, events and support services for each other. Pawspot has some impressive sponsors and partners lined up, are just now tying down their second round of angel financing and all in all, are showing great promise for the future. You’ll find this interview with Mark to by informative and quite interesting. Let’s all join together in hopes that Pawspot enjoys the success Mark envisions for its future.
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19:33:25 10/23/06
An Interview With Robert Glazer Co Founder Of Referral Monitor Com
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Robert Glazer will be the first to tell you that ReferralMonitor is not a business in and of itself, but one of several products that together comprise a business. He discusses those other products during this interview. What struck me about this interview is his crystal clear focus on doing one thing and doing it well. He doesn’t embelish ReferralMonitor with dozens of exotic and unnecessary features. He chose instead to serve one set of functions and execute upon them quite well. Robert’s quiet, straightforward style is reflected in his manner of speech as well as his product. What you see on the video is exactly what you get when you meet him in person. Glazer may not be a multizillionaire at a young age, but he will most certainly be a success in life with his thoughtful, intelligent approach to the things he does. I wish him the best of luck in his endeavors…
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19:16:33 10/23/06
Zbiz Tv Interview #3 Brad Galle Ceo Of Answer U Com
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Brad Galle saw a situation where year in, year out, students came through MIT facing the same set of challenges and had similar questions, but weren’t able to get answers through the existing resources. He looked at that problem from a broader standpoint and saw that this isn’t just the situation for MIT, but for pretty much ALL universities and colleges. He created AnswerU as a solution for that problem. He’s implementing it initially at MIT, but plans to expand that service, ala Facebook, to campuses across the country. Tune in as Brad reviews what went in to the planning process and where he hopes to take this company. Enjoy!
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19:00:06 10/23/06
Zbiz Tv Interview #2 Peter Caputa Iv Ceo Of Whiz Spark Corporation
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Judging strictly from my own experience in attending conferences, trade shows and seminars over the past twenty years, we have evolved from a place where the primary vehicle for finding out about an event, registering and interacting with the event coordinators was done primarily through marketing pieces one receives in the mail to a place where no paper is involved — all interaction is done through web sites, email and increasingly, weblogs and wikis. Peter Caputo’s WhizSpark, Inc. provides the expertise required for an event coordinator to interact with their potential and registered attendees completely online. His is a bootleg operation which has taken on only modest investment and is forced by their decision not to seek outside investment to maintain a cash flow positive, profitable operation month in, month out. As that was the decision we made at ClickZ to manage and grow our company, I have a special place in my heart for entrepreneurs like Peter. This will be unlike most other interviews you will see on ZBIZ.TV, as Peter’s “stick to the basics” and “block and tackle” style, combined with no lofty or unrealistic notions about where there business will go, make theirs a very unique operation, indeed. I hope you enjoy this interview and please, don’t hesitate to leave a comment if you have some thoughts on the interview or how we can serve up a better product for you. We aim to please! Enjoy…
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18:36:25 10/23/06
Zbiz Tv Interview #1 Richard Resnick Ceo Of Harmony Line Inc
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This interview with Richard Resnick conveys the internal struggle that many, if not most entrepreneurs go through in conceiving a business plan and marketing strategy that they think will work. Starting with Hyperscore, a software program developed by a team of MIT Media Lab professors which enables people with no musical talent or experience to compose and play music, he set out to create a company which could capitalize on this technology. They tried various approaches before they arrived at their current strategy: enabling their customers to create and market their own music via ringload sales, taking a small portion of each sale. Many entrepreneurs have a certain bravado about them that gives off the impression that they arrived at the right solution the first time and stuck with it through thick and thin. Richard’s more candid reflections are a refreshing break from all that. Listening to his story, I knew from personal experience how often executing on a business plan can be trying this idea, then that one, then combining the two… You keep plugging away until you find what works. I hope you enjoy today’s interview with Richard and won’t hesitate to leave comments before you go.
10/23/06