Posted on November 5, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Microsoft just released a program called BizSpark which is “designed to help accelerate the success of early stage startups by providing key resources when they need it the most” Some of these services include software, support and visibility which allows startups to access Microsoft development tools, connect with network partners and receive global visibility.
BizSpark is free [...]
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Posted on November 5, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Bizak is one of the finalists in this month’s Under the Radar startup showdown sponsored by Dealmaker Media and hosted by VenCorps. Like Mashable’s Startup Showdown this too comes with a $50,000 investment. VenCorps is an online community that provides human powered capital for internet startups.
The Presentation Video
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Posted on September 26, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Bizak allows entrepreneurs to categorize and search for startups according to industry, business type and revenue source. As of September 26, 2008, Internet industry startups utilizing social networking tools with in house advertising is the most popular type of startup.
The stickies below outline the most popular types of startups in their respective categories. Google [...]
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Posted on July 14, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
After 6 months of planning and development infoMedMD went live this evening. InfoMedMD is an intelligent healthcare application which through a series of questions (infoMeds) provides you with personalized medical information specific to you and your symptoms.
To start, either browse the medical symptoms or take the screening test which will give you the most relevant [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Rick Breslin of the Drive Thru Internet Marketing Podcast recently interviewed Tom O’Keefe about the benefits of Bizak for both startups and investors. Topics in the video podcast include:
What is Bizak?
Website Worth and Industry Data Comparison
Startups Can Register for Free
Investors Can Find Prospective Online Ventures
The Bizak Calculator - Earnings per Visitor (EPV)
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
According to the latest numbers from Bizak (and to no surprise), 58% of startups rely on advertising as their primary revenue model.
Of this 58%, 25% use in house advertising, 22% implement Google Adsense and 11% use affiliate marketing services like Commission Junction.
Less than 1% of startups use Yahoo Search Marketing or Microsoft Search Advertising
Source: [...]
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Posted on June 16, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Back in February I wrote about location based social networking and since then I’ve tested a number of them. For me brightkite is the exact application that I’ve been waiting for. Based in Denver, brightkite is a social network that revolves around your location. By “checking in” you can easily post comments [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Bizak and TOKiBiz are once again featured in Mass High Tech, a Boston tech newspaper. This week’s article, “Bizak Checks Startup’s Profitability“, focuses on Bizak whereas last week’s, “TOKiBiz Launches Laest Dot-Com Health Website” featured infoMedMD.
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Posted on June 4, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Early this week YouTube’s Head of Monetization quits the company to work at a smaller company that presumable might be easier to monetize. Since Google Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) purchased YouTube for $1.65 Billion in October 2006 the issue of monetizing video content has been a major issue for the company. Even though YouTube has [...]
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Posted on June 2, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Right now when you mention social networking you automatically think of Facebook or Myspace. 5 years ago when you mentioned a blog you immediately thought of some kid at home blogging about what he ate for lunch. Today blogs are powerful and essential business applications and soon social networks will be too.
Facebook [...]
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Posted on May 16, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
One benefit of Bizak is that I get introduced to a ton of great internet applications. Wiggio, founded by a Cornell University senior, is an online platform enabling students (and others) to work in groups. These groups allow registered users to keep a common calendar with the ability to receive updates via text [...]
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Posted on April 9, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
My belief is there are two types of prices - Free and Not Free.
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Posted on April 4, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
After many long months Bizak is almost ready to launch. We just finished our comparative analysis page (click image below for screen shot) and we will be opening up our tools for startups shortly. After a few weeks of data aggregation we’ll be opening up the site to investors and professionals.
Questions? Please feel free [...]
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Posted on March 15, 2008 by Tom OKeefe
Well, after many months of development (and 2 months behind schedule) Bizak is soon set to release. The screen shot above gives you an idea of what Bizak looks like. The text below gives you an idea on what it will accomplish. To receive an invitation to our launch please click the link below:
Request an [...]
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