Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2017

All too often, employees pay lip service to their management, but execute their own agenda, due to lack of understanding or disagreements. This starts with hiring the right people, matching roles to interests, and regular coaching and training to improve competency in the required skills.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The end customers will be able to select the service and will be matched with the stylist who will arrive at the doorstep at the scheduled time. Linking a calendar ensures that if the stylist is taking appointments outside our platform there are no apparent conflicts due to double booking. Scheduling. Feedback systems.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Use your knowledge of evolving needs and technology to add more value than competitors, and introduce clients to each other to build partnerships. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients. They match individual customer preferences, whether it be voice, email, texting, or social media, to close deals.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2017

But these days with all the resources on the Internet and elsewhere, there is no excuse for not keeping up on the latest insights, best practices, and technology in the area of hiring, motivating, and training. Define a disciplined process, take the time to find multiple candidates, and do proper reviews.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Debate and adjust your offering to better match what customers want. Marty Zwilling Published by Xerox Small Business Solutions on 04/06/2017.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2017

They don’t realize that these only increase their workload, due to training and management, rather than offloading real work. Find a partner who has dealt with the realities of technology, tools, and financing. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 10/09/2017. Don’t repeat the mistakes of others.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 20, 2019

While it doesn’t publish prices publicly, an interview with the Demandbase CEO in 2017 claimed that the average revenue per customer per month was $20,000. It’s not just a giant CRM that matches customers with a subset of relevant accounts. As one user notes : “Matching the content with CRM tools takes time. Demandbase.

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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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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2017

I’m a strong believer that a great team can achieve success with a less impressive product offering, while potentially disruptive technology often goes nowhere due to a team with an uninspired work ethic. Match their focus on work ethic, and you too can join them. Marty Zwilling First published on Inc.com on 01/05/2017.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

3- Due to financial difficulties in my family. I started my business when I was forced to drop out of Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA due to financial difficulties in my family. So I got to work and jumped in on starting my business, TTYL—a tech-free community. This makes all the stress worthwhile.

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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 10, 2017

For our survey, we have analyzed the top 100 coins (by market capitalization, as listed on [link] as of 1 November 2017). We started at the top and continued until we were able to match 50 coins to particular jurisdictions. One could assume that this is often due to the fact that there is no legal entity at all.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

Price Intelligently recommends one to two price changes each year : The companies we’ve seen with the most success with revenue and adoption are reviewing pricing at least once per quarter and making tweaks or changes every 6 to 9 months. Successful price increases depend on matching cost and value. Six months have passed.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We Vested Technology spent $17k on their MVP. Vested Technology is a recruiting-automation platform that works alongside teams to identify, engage, and hire passive candidates.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2018

in the second quarter of 2017 vs. the prior year. Another warning sign—a mortgage applicant’s employment income filed doesn’t match the household assets or bank statements. Instead, consult with a trusted real estate professional or legal expert to review the mortgage loan document. The Growth of Mortgage Fraud.

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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. And then it ensures that all of the organization’s efforts match that true north. In 2017, the brand invested again in a redesign to distance themselves from incoming competitors. Image source.

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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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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Despite the fact that, according to at least one study Gen Z shows a preference for shopping in stores some of the time, at least 22 brands are closing locations in 2017. As of the latest data released on July 7, 2017 by the United States Department of Agriculture, the total is 41.6 Retail stores are closing in large numbers.

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2019

A 2017 letter to the editor in The Guardian included the signatures of dozens of psychologists. have consistently found either no evidence or very weak evidence to support the hypothesis that matching or “meshing” material in the appropriate format to an individual’s learning style is selectively more effective for educational attainment.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

There are now many metro areas with growing infrastructure and increasingly skilled workforces that can support tech startups. . That’s exceptional startup growth that other cities will find tough to match. In 2010, the city had six times more high-tech startups per capita than the nation’s average. Los Angeles, CA.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 22, 2018

New research reveals that the iPhone’s market share grew from 37% to 44% in Q4 2017 – a record high. The Rubik’s Cube is a combination of simplicity (just match the colors) and complexity (42 quintillion possible permutations). In 2007 Apple launched the iPhone and revolutionized the mobile phone industry.

Small Business 65

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 21, 2022

Mike i s the Co-founder and Analyst at Near Media where he researches and reports on reputation, reviews, and local search. In this episode, I talk with Mike Blumenthal about the technology behind visual elements in search, the role that images play today in search, and how and why you should be using images in search to your advantage.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Mike Arsenault and his two co-founders—all with technical backgrounds—built their MVP while working full time for other SaaS companies. “We Vested Technology spent $17k on their MVP. Vested Technology is a recruiting-automation platform that works alongside teams to identify, engage, and hire passive candidates.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

August 20, 2017: This is another in my series of posts all leading up to a book on Startup Decision Making. There are many ways to measure technical skills and check work histories and achievements, but assessment of team chemistry is a high art form. You also must give thought to the priorities of tasks at hand.

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This is going to be BIG.

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Moat, the biggest exit out of the bunch, was sourced when I met Mike Walrath at a tech event. It’s been incredibly difficult for both professional and personal reasons—and if I hadn’t met my wife Aja in late 2017, this would have all been a pretty dismal time, to be honest. Let’s start with my fundraising timeline.

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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. A Think with Google survey found that 70% of B2B buyers and researchers are watching videos throughout their buying journey, and branded video content views increased 99% on YouTube and 258% on Facebook between 2016 and 2017.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Despite the fact that, according to at least one study Gen Z shows a preference for shopping in stores some of the time, at least 22 brands are closing locations in 2017. As of the latest data released on July 7, 2017 by the United States Department of Agriculture, the total is 41.6 Retail stores are closing in large numbers.

Marketing 75

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

But as impressive as its technology is, the Apple’s smartwatch has been a product looking for a solution. Large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Apple recognize that the multi- trillion dollar health care market is ripe for disruption and have poured billions of dollars into the space. Healthcare on Your Wrist.

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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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Hearpreneur

MAY 15, 2019

After being laid-off (again), I started a sales consulting business helping tech start-ups build, grow, and coach their sales teams. After working in the corporate world for 12 years I saw many quality co-workers laid off due to budget cuts. It seemed unfair that their career was ended so swiftly due to no fault of their own.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

The 2017 Brandz Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brands report offers important branding lessons for startups and small business. Before we get to the lessons from the 2017 report, we want to be sure that there’s no confusion about the term “brand.” Plan For The Future While Focusing On Today.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 10, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Terri Broussard Williams (02:50): Yeah, so I, there are a couple of points in my life where there definitely has been a match that is in night. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Duct Tape Transcript. Her website — Terribwilliams.com. Like this show?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s a hard thing to do because what makes word press so powerful is just being able to use any plug-in, any theme, mix and match, put it together your own way. It’s when you pull back the curtain on the wizard that people get creeped out by automation technology. Everything from strategy design, SEO, and whatnot.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 12, 2017

Last week, 400+ data-driven marketers from 20+ countries around the world met up in the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas for CXL Live 2017. Nicole Mintiens (@Nicole_Mintiens) April 5, 2017. Sara McGuire (@sara_mcguire) April 5, 2017. Michael Aagaard (@ContentVerve) April 5, 2017. Joe Martin (@hijoemartin) April 7, 2017.

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Transformify

MARCH 28, 2020

Millions of people worldwide have already been laid off due to COVID-19 quarantine and lockdown. continue to grow due to the shift in user behavior as people have no other option than to stay at home and work remotely. (ii) v) Transformify leverages powerful matching algorithms to match job seekers to relevant job opportunities.

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