YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

by Andriy Skoropad, co-founder & CEO at Perfectial. That was basically the message of most advertising campaigns of FinTech companies back then. You know PayPal, have heard of Bitcoin and, probably, even stumbled upon the term FinTech a few times. But have you a clear understanding of what exactly does this word stand for?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

We also talked about the emergence of New York City as the “hot” new area of entrepreneurship, VC and innovation driven by the quantification of the online advertising industry. Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Time will tell.

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Partner New York City Cofounder Syndicate 240

YoungUpstarts

MAY 21, 2020

by Nick Frandsen, co-founder and managing partner at Dovetail. Additionally, seeking advice from professionals such as marketers will give you insight into current trends such as social advertising, expectations and consumer behaviours. Nick Frandsen is a co-founder and managing partner at Dovetail. It’s genius!

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Product Cofounder Audience Product Development 264

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2013

The founders had been responsible for gaining staggering scale in the past 3 years, having been trail-blazers in building a network of talent and an unrivaled understanding of the YouTube ecosystem. ” Dana & I took a chance on the founders early on. Mr. T (DeStorm) vs. Mr. Rogers. Babe Ruth vs. Lance Armstrong.

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Video Los Angeles Technical Cofounder CTO Hire 320

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

As the idea went from innovating on software & systems to launching a company to rolling it out in the field brought on Rahul Gandhi as his co-founder to physically launch the company. We weren’t in enough cities to do national advertising campaigns yet we weren’t centralized enough to benefit off of our central marketing traction.

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Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike is a no BS guy, has all the attributes I look for in a founder and says things like, openly shares knowledge and opines without a filter including this one, “whoever invented uncapped convertible debt should be spanked!&# He wanted Quigo to be in the business of letting advertisers buy directly into the system.

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Semantic Acquisition Valuation Angel Investor 302

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

When you first start your company and raise initial venture capital your board probably consists of 1-3 founders and 1-2 VCs. Most experienced VCs won’t push you to give up founder control at this stage of the business nor should they. Founder’s perspective. You’ll get empathy. Experience. Relationships.

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Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Mention that you do “Consumer tech” as a startup founder and you’d be limiting your funding options to one third of the venture capital funds (in Israel that figure is probably closer to 10%). Gaming founders know this challenge well. What will it take for founders to win in consumer? Speed is also critical.

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Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Such was my recent meeting with Seth Sternberg, founder & CEO of Meebo. From there most websites unfortunately don’t know what to really do with it so it basically just becomes a way to log you in and potentially allow advertisers to serve up more targeted (and therefore higher CPM) ads. And there you have it. Not a chance.

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Connecticut Cofounder Silicon Valley Web 286

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 15, 2014

How we think about the many facets of marketing: branding, positioning, events, advertising, and special projects we haven’t announced yet. And, if you grant my indulgent inclusion in that pantheon, I did the same as WP Engine took off, with a noticeable decrease in early 2012 and relatively little in the past twelve months.

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CTO Hire RSS Cofounder Algorithm 266

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

My competition pays thousands of dollars for a booth, then spends thousands advertising to attendees begging them to come to that booth, then gives sales pitches at the booth to uninterested passersby who are also being bombarded by other pitches and distracted by the general hubbub. But how does authority convert to revenue? The Dream Team.

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Software Review Technical Review Development Team Review Bolivia 325

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

He’s considering making me the permanent co-host so if you enjoy any of this episode or want to see me on the show on a more regular basis please Tweet @jason and let him know (he asked for direct feedback). I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. But I made it for a reason.

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Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco 271

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

Some disgruntled younger partners left in the mid-90s… two co-founded Benchmark Capital (Bruce Dunlevie & Andy Rachleff). But eventually some disgruntled younger partners left and two started August Capital (Dave Marquardt & John Johnson) and one co-founded Benchmark (Bob Kagle). But it’s not quite that simple.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2014

Especially in a global economy that is becoming flatter and more competitive by the day, skimping on marketing is not the way to save money, because you’ll quickly find yourself out-publicized and out-advertised by the competition. In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Florida Cofounder 254

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

We speak to the founders of Imaginary Friends Studios (IFS) team – 28-year old Kai Lim, 39-year old Stanley Artgerm Lau, and 31-year old Kendrick Lim (pictured above)- about hitting the big eight. Stanley Artgerm Lau: I am a co-founder and creative director of IFS. Tell us a little about yourself.

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Singapore San Diego DC Design 228

Brandanew

APRIL 22, 2016

While we’ve often talked about organic Content Marketing, today we have guest blogger and entrepreneur, Garett Gan sharing his views on Content Marketing with paid advertising. Sometimes, paid advertising tools and platforms can be a great supplement to these more traditional means of distribution. Start with those notes already!

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 25, 2011

Maybe that means a big new advertising campaign, or hiring another WordPress expert for our staff. “Yes&# if it means one of the co-founders can quit her day-job. “Yes&# if this extends the runway of our startup by at least three months. “Yes&# if it completely funds development we’d like to do anyway.

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Java Software Review Technical Review Salary 311

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Jeff Katzenberg has a great track record – head of the studio at Paramount, chairman of Disney Studios, co-founder of DreamWorks and now chairman of NewTV. Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. ” Fire, Ready, Aim. He just hired Meg Whitman. IPOs dried up.

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. Big companies can absorb more loss when it comes to advertising; but not small businesses. The digital revolution is disrupting the traditional business model for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Update a spreadsheet. Predictive Analytics.

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Artificial Inteligence Analytics SCRUM Cofounder 164

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2012

However, they tend to be extremely difficult to navigate especially if you do not have a cofounder from and/or experience in that country. Hence, a Singaporean founder will find it easier to execute in the 3rd key market that is the MENASSEA region (Middle East, North Africa and South/Southeast Asia). MENASSEA includes countries below.

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Singapore Technical Cofounder Product Marketing 178

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. Pierre Valade, Co-Founder of Sunrise & Mobile Designer at Microsoft. Brian Balfour, Founder & CEO of Reforge. Product Guild.

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Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 5, 2023

The Rise of AI in Advertising written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Mike Rhodes In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mike Rhodes. AI plays a big role in advertising, particularly in messaging and content creation. And you can listen to it all on your lunch break.

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Advertising Analytics San Diego Networking 93

VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

Makes sense, as companies can adopt a SaaS model and not require huge scale to monetise via advertising. Will Google cannibalise its advertising business in a generative AI search world, or will ads be inserted into generated results? The rest of the competition in the generative AI search space is focused on enterprise search.

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Generative AI Search ChatGPT Technical Review 174

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2017

by Ana Grasic , cofounder of WeGrowth. With plenty of advertising options available out there, it is up to you (and the traffic your blog gets) to choose how to monetize it. Affiliate marketing can bring you decent commissions if you advertise third-party’s products or services that can be appealing to your readers.

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Cofounder Social Media Mobile Advertising 113

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

Listen to this episode if you want to hear about a founder who has a product and users and paying customers … and is trying to figure out how to take his company to the next level and grow faster. Well yeah, you could potentially find a cofounder. I first did it for the founder. Edwin: You get a cofounder onboard.

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Technical Cofounder Cofounder Software Review Management 220

ReadWriteStart

JULY 5, 2023

Recently, the medical diagnostics company Neko Health, which was co-founded by Daniel Ek, CEO of Spotify, was successful in acquiring €60 million ($65.4 The fact that the company has already advertised job openings for doctors in London is a clear indication that it intends to attract a more diverse customer base.

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Sweden Artificial Inteligence Cofounder Technical Review 126

Feld Thoughts

AUGUST 20, 2013

R/GA creates advertising and marketing products based in technology and design and has earned countless accolades over the years, including Advertising Age’s “Digital A-List” and “Agencies of the Decade.” They are the force behind the opening title sequence for 1978? Applications are open today and due October 11th.

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New York City Cofounder Technical Review New York 134

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2020

by Lamar Tyler, founder of Traffic Sales & Profit. This can be paid advertising like Facebook or Google ads leading to blog content on your business website. Lamar Tyler is creator and co-founder of Traffic Sales & Profit , a premier community for purpose-driven African American entrepreneurs.

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Cofounder Marketing Audience Technical Review 165

Up and Running

OCTOBER 20, 2014

Starting a business comes with a lot of on-the-go lessons, but Jeremiah Boehner, a serial entrepreneur and senior director of sales at MyLikes, an advertising platform, says the most important lessons are those that teach you about yourself. “As Reason #2: Get a personal education. Want to go to a baseball game in the afternoon?

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Kevin Wu, co-founder and CEO of job search optimization program Pathrise , says “Digital marketer roles are some of the most in-demand positions in the tech industry.” This is where paid advertising comes in. Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is another essential digital marketing tool. And he’s right.

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Technical Review PPC SEM Marketing 148

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

Your business has a high viral co-efficient (or perhaps even a network effect) that lets you amass users cheaply without worrying too much about the monetization per user or spending money on paid acquisition. High LTV can usually be found in transactional or subscription businesses.

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Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder 168

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

Revolution is a “stage agnostic&# fund (means they invest early or late) funded entirely by Steve Case , the founder of AOL and co-founded by two other individuals, Tige Savage (yes, pronounced like the golfer, minus the “r&# ) and Donn Davis. And we also talked about what it’s like to work with Steve Case.

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Cofounder Merger Founder Venture Capital 277

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The fact is that for smart marketers, video advertising is a literal goldmine. The problem, which many advertisers have experienced, is that most of them don’t know how to create video advertising that is effective. One of the biggest challenges with video advertising is determining its effectiveness.

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Advertising Video Cofounder Acquisition 275

YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

If you and your co-founder(s) are friends, why not work on your home instead? A simple example of this is having a shared advertising space or advertising each other in their respective social media accounts. Now, they run co-branding campaigns that are even bigger than before. Stay online.

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Software Review Entrepreneur Cost Cofounder 191

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

The invite-only event was attended by 300 of the area’s best tech leaders, founders, product managers, designers, developers, investors, engineers, salesmen and women, and more, all of whom are hard at work in consumer tech. The other pillar company CEO to speak closed the Summit — Niraj Shah, Co-founder and CEO of Wayfair: .

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Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

by Emmanuel de Watteville, co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures. Before sealing the deal, the final step is to learn whether or not the company’s founder is willing to pivot in the future. Emmanuel de Watteville, General Partner and Co-founder of Blue Ocean Ventures, has been part of the startup ecosystem since 2003.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2013

That’s where word-of-mouth advertising begins. Tom Panaggio, author of “ The Risk Advantage: Embracing the Entrepreneur’s Unexpected Edge “, has enjoyed a 30-year entrepreneurial career as cofounder of two successful direct marketing companies.

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Customer Technical Review Florida Cofounder 170