YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

A liquidation asset-based approach determines the value as confirmed by the net amount the company would be worth if all assets were sold and all liabilities paid off immediately. Namely, you should never associate asset value with business value. We are looking for net profits here, so all expenses must be accounted for. .

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2010

I didn’t mean to be so insulting and I didn’t mean for the net to be cast so wide that many people wondered whether I was talking about them when I was speaking of “job hoppers.&# I learned a lot from reading the comments. We were all at each other’s weddings, brit milah / baby namings and unfortunately a funeral.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Hiring Software Review Stock Options 285

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m sure many of you have heard his name. Metrics like Return on Net Assets, Return on Capital and Internal Rate of Return are the guiding stars of the board and CEO. These questions and your answers lie at the heart of what I’d like to talk about with you today: the changing face of innovation and your role in it.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 330

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Here you should consider the Four Actions Framework , namely to eliminate factors your industry take for granted, raise factors of social customer management above industry norms, reduce areas that are less valuable to social customers, and create new factors of value. b) Brand Reputation (usually provided by social sentiment firms).

Technical Review 187

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Up and Running

JULY 22, 2014

It’s a table that lists all of your revenue streams and all of your expenses—typically for a three-month period—and lists at the very bottom the total amount of net profit or loss. This is also called your “profit before interest and taxes,” gross profit, and “contribution to overhead”—many names, but they all refer to the same number.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2021

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? For instance, BMW now owns all domain names ending in.BMW. Yet people still pay big money to get the name they want.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Casting a wide net with your marketing efforts not only burns through your budget, but it ensures that your message resonates with no one. Contrary to popular belief, a brand is more than a recognizable name and logo that distinguishes you from competitors – it’s the impression you leave on the customer. Choose a Brand Name.

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Developer Marketing Social Media Startup 159

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

My firm GRP Partners recently funded a young LA based company named Ad.Ly Banner or AdSense style ads placed either at the top of the page or down the right hand side (often called a skyscraper) would only net Twitter money for users that log into Twitter.com. Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation.

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2014

First things first – your startup needs a name! The name of your business has a tremendous impact on how customers and investors view you, and in today’s small world, it’s a world-wide decision. Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some expert help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable.

Naming 294

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

In her well-regarded (but boringly named) book “ Technological Revolutions and Financial Capital: The Dynamics of Bubbles and Golden Ages ” Carlota Perez outlines the history of many of our great leaps forward in innovation. But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

Just take a look at one of the most impressive examples: in 2018, Amazon’s net profit exceeded $10 billion , which is twice as much as in 2017. Think of your domain name and get hosting. Have you already thought about your brand’s name? Well-thought and unique eCommerce business is a bottomless source of profit.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2011

First things first – your startup needs a name! The name of your business has a tremendous impact on how customers and investors view you, and in today’s small world, it’s a world-wide decision. Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable. Give a clue.

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Naming Cofounder Algorithm .Net 271

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JANUARY 7, 2025

They take their business elsewhere, and suddenly, your names mud. Its like the safety net every business needs. One day, a hacker locks you out of your system and steals sensitive client info. Without cyber insurance, youre scrambling to fix the mess on your dime and your clients? Theyre furious. Then a hurricane hit. Youre covered.

Small Business 72

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 30, 2013

First things first – your startup needs a name! The name of your business has a tremendous impact on how customers and investors view you, and in today’s small world, it’s a world-wide decision. Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable. Give a clue.

Naming 262

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 26, 2020

Zoom, Slack, Trello, Jira, and Microsoft teams – are all suddenly household names. These challenges are particularly serious if you want your hiring net to consider talent from all over the globe. In an instant, remote work went from a small Silicon Valley trend to a ubiquitous element of daily life. Hiring Challenges.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Branding is a process designed to develop, among other things, a unique business name and custom logo design for a company, product, or service. But branding isn’t solely about tangible concepts like a company’s name and logo. This is also known as the Net Promoter Score (NPS) question. What is branding? The basics.

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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 23, 2023

They have enough confidence in themselves to leave without the safety net of a future pension as well as the energy, ambition, and know-how to navigate uncertainty. Often companies will put you on their advisory board just to use your name and image (and not really want your advice). An Advisory Board provides advice.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 13, 2021

Pam is best known for her book Escape from Cubicle Nation, and she recently wrote a new book called – The Widest Net: Unlock Untapped Markets and Discover New Customers Right in Front of You – launching in November 2021. 3:16] Your book The Widest Net seems to go against a little bit of conventional wisdom. [3:16] Like this show?

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

First things first – your startup needs a name! The name of your business has a tremendous impact on how customers and investors view you, and in today’s small world, it’s a world-wide decision. Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable. Give a clue.

Naming 230

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 15, 2013

I’m sure you have all been frustrated at least once by not being able to get the Internet domain name you want for your company. Who owns all of these names, and should you ever buy one for a premium? I suggest following these steps to get the name you need for your business: First pick the right company and matching domain name.

Naming 219

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 26, 2021

Domain names — the focal point of the internet. Most entrepreneurs have spent hours, days, or weeks brainstorming new business names. For example, a new fictitious accounting group called Billiton Accountants would likely opt for the domain names, billiton.com or billitonaccountants.com, but both are, of course, taken.

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.Net Naming Startup Internet 184

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

They are namely: monitoring, mapping, middleware, management and measurement. Create a holistic way of measuring your Social CRM activities through dashboards monitoring KPIs such as the following: Net Promoter Scores – how likely are your customers to recommend you to others? 2 Differentiate Social CRM from its components.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 100

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

In order to get through this, you might want to pick a niche instead of aiming for the whole industry and casting your net too wide. Namely, your income needs to be greater than your outflows in order for your company to create a profit, however, a simple surplus is not enough. 5. Managing your finances.

Startup 128

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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. Don’t cast your net too far and wide. Use qualitative customer surveys and gather Net Promoter Score feedback to understand user intent and friction. What are their desires?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 13, 2019

Once you’re growing, focus on Net Dollar Retention (NDR). Perhaps the most unspoken metric of SaaS success is Net Dollar Retention (NDR). Net Dollar Retention (NDR) is a magic SaaS metric. That shift dovetails with the final piece of advice from experts. Yet, it gets little attention. Image source).

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Acceptance of multiple payment methods – Customers can easily pay for their courier services availed of through debit cards, credit cards, cash, e-wallets, net banking, and wire transfers. It would need to display its brand name, color theme, and logo. . Further, it adds a lot of certainty and peace for them.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

How did Outreach grow in just a few years to 50,000 monthly active users , $10 million in new bookings, and net revenue retention (NRR) of more than 140%? Rather than measuring annual revenue or monthly active users, Loom gets super narrow, naming the videos with a view as its NSM. Take video platform Loom. Image Source ).

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2014

With an estimated net worth of US$4.6 Naturally, the most asked question of Branson is how the name “Virgin” came about. Everybody knows Sir Richard Branson , founder of the Virgin Group. billion, Branson is financially successful beyond anybody’s wildest dreams.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Where lead generation casts a wide net, ABM uses a spear to target and catch the best fish. GumGum now also lists similar clients, including Vodafone and Sprint, a sign of how one big-name client can attract others. To return to our earlier analogy, it’s using a net to catch large schools of fish. Competitive environment.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

But it’s not as simple as reaching out to a company you want to collaborate with and putting their name on your website in exchange for cash. If your audience isn’t interested in a sponsor’s product or service, then putting their name to your offer won’t deliver the ROI they’re looking for, ruining any chance of a long-term partnership.

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Gust

MARCH 30, 2014

First things first – your startup needs a name! The name of your business has a tremendous impact on how customers and investors view you, and in today’s small world, it’s a world-wide decision. Here are some key things I look for in the name, with some expert help from Alex Frankel and others: Unique and unforgettable.

Naming 174

Naming Cofounder Algorithm .Net 174

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

YoungUpstarts

MAY 18, 2017

The real definition of copycat marketing is in the name. By the way, those are the guys who today who have amassed a net worth which is the size of the gross national product of many small countries.”. Named after their idea of “the American Way” they called their company Amway. They didn’t invent soap.

Marketing 113

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Up and Running

JULY 24, 2017

Start with your business’s name, location, and contact information. Outline your personal net worth. Where investors want to see management team startup experience, bankers want to see personal net worth of business owners. What should an executive summary include? Who you are.

Software Review 151

Software Review SBA Due Diligence Business Plan 151

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

People are even talking about “decacorns" -- investable companies with net worth now exceeding $10 billion -- like Dropbox and Pinterest. Ron Conway , of SV Angels, and Reid Hoffman , LinkedIn's founder, are names often mentioned in this category. Prime examples include Uber, Airbnb and Snapchat. Frothy startup valuations.

Software Review 120

Software Review Sweat Equity Accredited Investor Angel Investor 120

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

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. In just over a decade, new firms like USV, Foundry, Spark, True Ventures, First Round, Greycroft (I might add Upfront) have made names for themselves from a non-traditional Silicon Valley stance.

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Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

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. With a household name brand, people usually already have a sense of whether they’re well-regarded by others. They also make reputation management easier.

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