Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

LPs have been feeling great about venture capital due to holding valuable paper positions in companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, Dropbox, all of which they feel confident will drive large cash distributions in the future. In fact, if you add the capital flows of the past ten years, there have been just shy of $50 billion in net cash outlays.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

“The median net return to VC fund investors has not been positive for any vintage year since 1998″ – [link]. Interesting to watch Google’s approach to its digital distribution model – compared to Apple’s – [link]. Can you name all of the scripts? A map of the world by alphabet.

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

David Teten

AUGUST 8, 2013

For example, “NET INCREASE IN SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION” is more informative than “SOFT DRINK CONSUMPTION, 1979-1992.”. For example, whether the data shows consumption of soft drinks, vs. amount of soft drinks entering distribution channels, will affect the interpretation of the numbers. Name your file for version control.

Technical Review 114

Technical Review .Net Audience Naming 114

Up and Running

AUGUST 13, 2014

Typically, an Income Statement is a list of revenue and expenses, with the companys net profit listed at the end. It’s useful to note that often in planning, the word “pro-forma” will appear before the names of financial statements. Have you ever heard someone refer to a companys bottom line?

.Net 100

.Net Balance Sheet Forecast Business Plan 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I apply visual thinking for nearly everything I do: preparing for important phone calls (I imagine my opening lines, I imagine the responses), writing keynote presentations, deciding whether or not to invest in a company, preparing for board meetings – you name it. I have a high fear of failure that acts as my safety net.

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

The percentage rake is the amount that the marketplace charges as a percentage of GMS (gross merchandise sales), which typically represents net revenues for the marketplace. And if so, is there a risk that a “rake too far” could be a net-negative from a strategic standpoint? Many Internet marketplaces also have a rake or vig.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Airbnb and Dropbox are textbook examples of how growth hacking can transform a business from a niche offering into a household name and market leader. Where Airbnb recognized the value in another platform, Dropbox doubled down on the strength of its product as a distribution channel. Don’t cast your net too far and wide.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

What exactly is going to be the name of your business? Whatever the inspiration or relation may be, the naming of your business is one of the most important parts of becoming a CEO. I then ran a crowdsourced contest on crowdSpring to come up with ideas for the name. CrownTV is a spinoff of that name.

Naming 48

Naming Entrepreneur LLC Software Review 48

Mike Michalowicz

OCTOBER 14, 2012

You want to know my net worth. One of the most popular searches about me is “ mike michalowicz net worth.” For the longest time I did the same net worth searches on authors, entrepreneurs, celebrities, neighbors and friends. Then one day (February 14, 2008 in fact) I discovered how to find the net worth of anybody and everybody.

.Net 167

.Net Securities and Exchange Commission California Angel Investor 167

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2020

Keyword Analytics: From their keyword manager to the keyword magic tool, you can do a deep dive into existing keywords and look for new ones that could net major benefits. Listing Management: Distribute business information, manage reviews, and keep all local listings pages current. This helps marketing consultants drum up new leads.

SEO 97

SEO St. Louis Software Review Marketing 97

David Teten

MARCH 24, 2014

For family offices / high net worth investors: the fact that some funds succeed with high returns motivates those with gambler mentalities to chase hot managers or to think that they can use their luck / smarts / intelligence to find the best managers. Chernick : However, net alpha is negative for asset allocators. Chernick : 4.

Software Review 114

Software Review Due Diligence Venture Capital Portfolio 114

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Since we were only paying per click, it didnt cost us anything to cast a wide net. We would pretty much bid on any phrase that was "[name of competitive product] chat" and variations like that. How to get distribution advantage on the iPhone How to Usability Test your Site for Free The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the tim.

SEM 164

SEM San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 164

ConversionXL

MAY 29, 2019

Members of the SaaS 250 publish about 15 videos per year, which net them a total of 133 new subscribers. 100 publish about 8 videos per year, which net them a total of 49 new subscribers. Naming a channel. Even if you haven’t started publishing on YouTube, you may want to claim your channel name now. Members of the Inc.

Channel 106

Channel Video Audience Software Review 106

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 22, 2018

They measured success by the number of attendees, which they counted as net new prospects. Using Salesforce (which I dive into below), we created a report on how the event drove net new pipeline and whether it moved existing opportunities toward closed sales. As a result, the team changed how it approached the event. Lead Creation.

B2B 131

B2B Marketing Analytics Campaign 131

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Lead generation vs. account-based marketing: Fishing with a net or fishing with a spear. With lead generation , you cast your net wide to catch lots of fish. A simple way to do this is with a hero statement template: (My company name) is a hero to (ONE persona) that wants to (ONE JTBD). How is superhero status achieved?

Demand 91

Demand Lead Generation PPC Leadership 91

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 24, 2013

I suspect if you’re a net addict as I am, you spent more online last year than ever before too. You’re a crazy person if you have a product to sell and you don’t look at the World Wide Web as one of your top priority distribution channels. According to Comscore, over $43.2 Billion was spent online in 2012.

Software Review 108

Software Review Product Australia Global 108

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Your executive summary will include the following sections: Who you are: Your business name, location, and contact information. . Name the products/services you will offer as your company earns more money and as your market develops new needs. Distribution. This is your value proposition. Future products and services.

Business Plan 154

Business Plan Technical Review Forecast Software Review 154

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a classic book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service? Target market.

Business Model 256

Business Model Distribution Viral Green 256

ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2019

Because blog content typically takes advantage of organic search—it’s a free distribution channel that can help get awareness efforts off the ground. Interviews deliver original content and can kick off distribution. Focus on getting your brand name out there. Blog posts. Still, too often, blogs are purely derivative.

eCommerce 131

eCommerce Marketing Audience Non-Compete 131

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Name the other subscription boxes that appeal to your niche. A competitive matrix lists the company names down the left column and particular features across the top row. For a subscription box service, this section will primarily focus on product curation and box distribution. Sourcing, fulfillment, and distribution.

Business Plan 63

Business Plan Curation Balance Sheet Intellectual Property 63

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2011

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service? Target market.

Business Model 246

Business Model Distribution Viral Green 246

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 14, 2012

There are dozens of sources to help you construct your business model, and a good example is a recent book by venture capital investor Elizabeth Edwards, simply named “ Startup ,” which is really designed as a handbook for launching a company for less. Distribution. How do you distribute your product or service? Target market.

Business Model 242

Business Model Distribution Viral Green 242

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 14, 2021

NPS (Net Promoter Score) and CSAT (Customer Satisfaction Score) are both methods of quantifying customer sentiment and satisfaction. For example, you could deploy CSAT surveys at various parts of the buyer’s journey (distributed across leads so as not to bombard a single customer with multiple questions). NPS & CSAT.

Metrics 157

Metrics Marketing Campaign Audience 157

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 21, 2010

To be sure, a number of well-known tech titans started more-or-less this way: Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Hewlett-Packard, to name a few. First of all, we all know that the age distribution in the U.S. In recent decades, most net job creation can be attributed to firms that have been around for five years or less.

Silicon Valley 233

Silicon Valley Investment Bankers Affiliate Distribution 233

Up and Running

MARCH 1, 2016

So, if I were going to invent something, I’d probably start by creating an affordable jeweler’s workbench, not least because I’d be able to test it, and because I already know all the distribution channels I’d need to hit in order to sell it. Your sell sheet should include: Your product name. You can usually find it right on the box!

Non-disclosure Agreement 60

Non-disclosure Agreement NDA Non-Compete Naming 60

The Next Web

JANUARY 20, 2014

Social security, drivers license, PIN and… domain names? Who would have thought, say 20 years ago, that a defining name, marked with at least two periods and three W’s would be defining characteristic of our digital profiles? Domain name scams can come at you from multiple angles. Registrar switcheroo.

Naming 149

Naming Asia Government Email 149

Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2013

The microcode is distributed by 1) Intel or by 2) Microsoft integrated into a BIOS or 3) as part of a Windows update. Yet the one company’s name that hasn’t come up as part of the surveillance network is Intel. Since 2000, Intel has put out 29 microcode updates to their processors. The Dog That Never Barked.

Silicon Valley 335

Silicon Valley Russia Security Customer Development 335

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. Like many first time founders, I ran over that landmine.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution. The risk-averse argument is that a strong network is a safety net. Networks are both safety nets and trampolines. Like many first time founders, I ran over that landmine.

Silicon Valley 69

Silicon Valley Venture Capital Balance Sheet Cofounder 69

ConversionXL

APRIL 3, 2018

Map out each lifecycle stage and variations, and name each. Understand growth accounting – new, resurrected vs churned = net growth (can also look at this at feature level, not only product). In an A/A test the distribution of p-values is random. 5 steps to freedom: Find your ideal customer profile. Identify your channels.

Retention 106

Retention Artificial Inteligence Channel Email 106

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

John (00:45): So I see your very Italian last name. Leap in the net will appear. John (16:20): So increasingly today, myself included, my entire team is distributed. I'm really active there, so you can find me under my name Tony Martini with a one at the end instead of an I got to make things difficult, I guess.

Leadership 87

Leadership Boston Conversion Hosting 87

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. This traffic has significantly more value than topical traffic, and excels at attracting endemic advertisers in the key verticals of travel, auto, tech, financial services, real estate and pharma, to name a few.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2017

Your brains have been rewired to process all this Net-based information. The Net is like we invented writing, the printing press, radio, TV and the Internet in the same decade. You’ve been in a university where information distribution in your classroom was not a democracy. And that was in New York City.

Social Media 285

Social Media North Korea .Net Europe 285

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

You identified the user journeys in your pages that net you the highest lifetime value. Contains the distribution of your cohorts, with how much they represent of the total and what is the average LTV for each. Push more customers into the profitable RFM cohorts. Date of last purchase. Number of purchases. Total money spent.

Programming 117

Programming Audience Analytics Metrics 117

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 7, 2023

I'm not going to ask you to name your favorite truth or name all 10 truths, but I wonder if there's one or maybe two that you would say, Hey, these are the most significant things, or these are the things people get wrong the most in this age. If we manage to of what we call have a fair distribution of the digital dividend.

Employee 94

Employee Europe Leadership Technical Review 94

Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

Eric Ries : You were one of the first people who when the crisis was breaking, I saw your name all over Silicon Valley, in the Y Combinator forums. Your name was attached to a whole bunch of different things that seem to be related to getting us out of this crisis. Here's my conversation with Sam Altman. That's been awesome.

Silicon Valley 68

Silicon Valley Technical Review Government .Net 68

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Additionally, it will be important to consider whether you plan on attracting investment capital through the distribution of stock, because only certain types of businesses can issue shares of ownership. The major downside of the LLC is that distribution of stock is not permitted, although interests can be assigned (this can get complicated).

LLC 182

LLC Intellectual Property Limited Liability Company Distribution 182