Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. How long does it take me to pay back my original customer acquisition costs? How profitable is my product or service? Seriously, this happens.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 5, 2017

Among their solutions is a proprietary tool for token acquisition and decentralized trading and they’re also building the world’s most secure, cold, warm, and hot wallet solutions for token storage. Once again, Clio was recognized as Team of the Year by BC Tech. Funding and follow-ons. We’re already moving full-steam into Q3.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 21, 2021

I did a lot of technical interviewing. In under 3 years we have been able to scale our business to 7+ figures, we started our food truck manufacturing company Dec of 2017, Trailer King Builders, and were on a mission to help entrepreneurs become financially independent with their foodtruck. Photo Credit: David Moise. I led projects.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

Before the advent of cloud technology and the Internet, company files had to be stored away in physical data rooms (PDRs). A 2012 study done by IBISWorld revealed that VDRs experienced a steady growth of about 17 percent annually as a result of technological advancements as well as the growth of global demand for these storage services.

Software Review 100

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

Experiments run by Dan Smullen , who manages technical SEO for Independent News & Media , demonstrate that Google isn’t biased against paywalled content: Before launching our paywall in February, we implemented a soft wall—a registration wall. was selected due to its ranking for evergreen queries, such as “things to do in Canada.”

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

We are currently seeing the most rapid collapse of retail since the Great Recession, due to the internet changing consumer demand and purchasing patterns. In 2017 alone, we’ve seen widespread store closures or bankruptcies from apparel retailers, including: True Religion. It’s a $1T+ global industry undergoing tectonic shifts.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 4, 2018

The Silicon Valley-oriented technology press outlets don’t cover us because we’re not in San Francisco, even though we’re more successful than most of the startups they cover. This week we closed $250M in financing from Silver Lake , the premier technology private equity firm.

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David Teten

AUGUST 19, 2019

Since 2017 we’ve managed $3 million in revenue-based financing, which helps cash-strapped technology companies grow. Investment Criteria: B2B SaaS or tech-enabled services with proven, recurring contracts. Unlike many RBI investors, a full 50% of our investment activity is in non-tech businesses. Bigfoot Capital.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. When we started the firm, we were also more narrowly focused geographically due to our smaller team and network.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Toronto’s Mark Attanasio , co-founder of Hillcrest Merchant Partners, has years of significant experience with advising clients on mergers and acquisitions raising capital and navigating the landscape of general capital markets. In 2017, he embarked on a new venture, founding. Hillcrest Merchant Partners with Donato Sferra.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website. In the UK, we want to build on and beat the levels of growth we saw in 2017. Thanks to Shawn Moore, Solodev ! #2- 2- Two goals.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 26, 2017

In 2017, with 5X times faster growth than traditional software market, SaaS finds itself outrunning traditional software product delivery. 86% of Saas business consider customer acquisition as their highest growth priority. Softwares keep upgrading with technological innovations. by Pravya Pravin, product marketer at iZooto.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

But there are technical and strategic keys to smart deployment. Just as LinkedIn videos perform differently than YouTube pre-roll clips, they have unique technical and targeting requirements, too. LinkedIn video ads: tech specs, targeting, metrics, and cost. LinkedIn began beta testing video ads in October 2017.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2020

The choices for how to spend your time or dollars fall into two buckets: Site improvements, such as new content, on-page optimizations, and fixing technical SEO errors. For example, a worthwhile program investment is training your editorial team on URL creation because preventing technical errors takes less time than fixing them.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 2, 2018

Launched in 2017, Sputnik focuses on mentorship, community and finding the right fit between an accelerator and a start-up. Moreso, she writes about building inclusivity into software design, and her experience as a Latina in Tech. Reset pitched at one of these, and got some great takeaways solely due to the types of questions asked.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In September 2017, I spent 2 weeks in Austin, Texas to understand what makes this vibrant startup ecosystem tick. There is a middle class that is growing due to the tech boom. Like in most fields related to starting a company, Austin punches above its weight when it comes to open-minded customers.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. There’s usually also a little je ne sais quoi?—?a

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

John Imlay of MSA occasionally took me on road shows with analysts to talk about his new acquisition Peachtree Software. But, credit is due to all these CEO’s for perseverance. None of us can un-ring the bell for whatever happened in 2017, but we can decide now to improve in 2018. I got the message. Do the math.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The technological breakthrough, announced in 2017 , is the “federated” component—the ability to train a machine learning model without a centralized repository of data: It works like this: your device downloads the current model, improves it by learning from data on your phone, and then summarizes the changes as a small focused update.

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2017

What are the industry and technology trends that are fueling the need for these skills? Those working in data-centric tech organizations probably don’t find this idea out-of-the-norm. incurs enormous technical debt trying to manage bolt-on, web based optimization tools as they try to scale. What should they learn today?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

In 2018, after two short years and $3 million raised in startup funds, recruitment AI company Ansaro shut down due to bad market fit. In 2017, the brand invested again in a redesign to distance themselves from incoming competitors. ConvertKit and Drip both technically do the same thing.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

It seems all technology is getting smaller and more efficient. billion, and by 2017, nearly half of global mobile users are likely to own a smartphone. Although this gap is decreasing due to the rise of mobile website optimization , conversion rates for these websites are still poor when compared to their desktop counterparts.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

It occurred to me that although we mentioned our new thematic approach when we raised our last fund in 2017, we haven’t really shared a broader manifesto about how we are approaching the early stage market. When we started the firm, we were also more narrowly focused geographically due to our smaller team and network.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 13, 2019

Most have grown up around a technology (the Internet) that empowers them to research new topics more confidently. That limits search-based acquisition, but it also creates friction for new users. Case studies on product pages, for example, can give a technical practitioner the ammunition to persuade an executive.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

Additionally, our products often use new technologies and require people to change their behavior, such as using a camera to talk with their friends. Many tech pundits think the market opportunity in AR could be even larger than that. I get excited because of the things that could be done that could improve a lot of lives.”

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Austin Startup

JUNE 27, 2017

Collectively they have $850M in capital in their most recent funds: [link] Both Silverton Partners and LiveOak Venture Partners have filed regulatory documents associated with new fundraising efforts in 2017 so we should all look forward to announcements from them on successfully raising new funds. Dr. Altounian earned his Ph.D.

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VC Cafe

JULY 5, 2017

According to the IVC Meitar exits report for H1 2017, Israeli high-tech exits total $1.95 The report sums up the exits of Israeli high-tech companies in merger & acquisition deals and initial public offerings, as well as buyout deals, from 2012 to H1/2017.

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Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2019

Carlos, a lot has been said about diversity and inclusion but there is little to no guidance of building diverse teams post-mergers and acquisitions. Exela is a new brand that exists since 2017. Prior to that, it was a group of smaller companies put together through mergers and acquisitions. Very impressive!

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 12, 2017

And, if current technological trends and advances are anything to go by, there’s still a lot of potential for online gaming yet! There could be attempts at competitor buyouts, similar to the ongoing Amaya acquisition saga. The post Predictions for Casino Technology in 2017 and Beyond appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

All I have access to is just a cursory review of their digital existence. tearsofpain One way of removing silos and focusing on the entire business is to leverage Acquisition, Behavior and Outcome metrics. Outcomes: Revenue | Ideas Funded Behavior: Path Length | Cart Abandonment Rate Acquisition: Assisted Conversions | Share of Search.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 11, 2018

Case in point: Forrester’s first marketing automation forecast predicts that spend on automation technology will grow from $11.4 You’ve probably received hundreds of these — messages like “get 20% off by buying now,” “you left something in your cart,” or “review our service and share it with your friends.”. billion USD to $25.1

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Yanai Oron, General Partner at Vertex, has said that his firm invested in DataRails because of the profile and strength of the platform’s positive reviews. The benefits of using DataRails can clearly be seen in the rapid customer acquisition the company is experiencing and the overall excitement for the product among users.”

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2020

In 2017, Kaggle was acquired by Google. After the acquisition, it started branching out into more areas of data science and analytics. If you don’t code however, no worries—this isn’t a technical post. Scan the results, review the dataset quality scores, interestingness scores, and short descriptions.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Don’t take my word for it – in the roundup of venture capital predictions for 2017 , I found it to be the top recurring theme. Artificial Intelligence is an important, foundational technology that gets more important every year and will be used to solve more and more problems going forward. Chris Rust, Clear Ventures).

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Often, marketing creativity encounters technical limitations. Age 18+, June 2017. In any case, you need to see past the shiny objects in web design pitches and know how PWA technology will (or won’t) help you achieve your marketing goals. AMP for acquisition, PWAs for engagement. A web page can load only so fast.

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