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How Silicon Valley Really Got Its Start: In Fashion Tech

Friday, 21 December 2018 by Paul O'Brien

It was in 1848, that a carpenter by the name of James Marshall spotted gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, Calif. Soon hopeful prospectors flooded the Golden State in search of their fortunes. Today’s gold rush is, of course, the venture capital discovered in them thar hills; with entrepreneurs flooding the Valley in search of their

Published in Industry, Insights / Research

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How Top Startup CEOs and VCs Find Time to Tweet so Much

Wednesday, 17 October 2018 by Paul O'Brien

I was peppered with this question six ways to Sunday recently and honestly, I couldn’t help but wonder if the public attention on Trump and Elon Musk’s tweets, haven’t had something to do with everyone asking how (or really why) these people in presumably busy and important roles, manage the time to bother tweeting. In

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Published in Social Media, Startups

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What Does it Mean to be Working in Technology?

Friday, 13 July 2018 by Paul O'Brien

Frankly, I hate how, since the dawn of the computer and internet, when we say “technology” we tend to presume only software, web sites, and smartphones. “Technology” does not mean semiconductor and code! The application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes The idea of technology was defined in 1829! Technology (“science of craft”, from Greek, techne, “art, skill, cunning

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Published in Industry, Insights / Research, Startups

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Learning from Google Analytics in Workforce Development

Tuesday, 05 June 2018 by Paul O'Brien

Recently, Trevor Boehm, program Director at the Techstars Impact Accelerator and founder of Assemble, had me stand in a line. Not just any line mind you, I stood in a line with the exceptional entrepreneurs of Impact Hub’s Workforce Development Accelerator. At one end of the line, those who felt “metrics” were of great importance in

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Published in Analytics, Local

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Start Up Right: Know Your Potential Customers

Tuesday, 22 May 2018 by Paul O'Brien

Every entrepreneur struggles with the idea of traction. The word we hear uttered by investors, mentioned by advisors, cited in blog posts, and the holy grail of entrepreneurship, traction, really means a lot of different things to any number of people. And still, as we venture forth, we’re constantly focused on customers and what I’ve noticed

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Published in Brand Marketing, Insights / Research, Social Media, Startups

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The Fore Steps to a Startup’s Addressable Market

Tuesday, 12 December 2017 by Paul O'Brien

Here’s the thing, I suck at golf and as an entrepreneur’s entrepreneur, I can’t fathom making myself available for 5 hours to putt around a golf course. Yet, succeeding as a founder might be as commonplace as hitting a hole in one… very least, it’s fair to say you have to shoot par. Rest assured,

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Published in Advertising, Insights / Research, Startups

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STAHP! Before you SEO, Read This!

Tuesday, 11 July 2017 by Paul O'Brien

I’m tired. I’m SO tired. Damn if I didn’t have this implication in my name people might stop saying I do SEO. Someone can’t do SEO for you. I don’t do SEO. I know a lot about how search engines work, I’ve been involved in a few search startups, and I’ve helped more companies than I

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Published in Search

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