Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The VC industry (both the GP part and the LP part) pays attention to the sector’s returns, but the broader tech ecosystem only occasionally tunes in. Startup outcomes are a power law distribution rather than a standard distribution. But the median investment is almost certainly a middling return if not a modest loss.

LP 176

LP Accredited Investor Carried Interest Distribution 176

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 17, 2011

I want to know how many people, their level of tech sophistication, their age and their interests. And if we’re reflective, it’s also one of the most important success criteria for investors, senior executives, tech writers and virtually anybody involved in business leadership. So I thought I would. That’s a shame.

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Potential partnerships with media and telecom giants make it attractive enough though, and hopefully there will be cross polination between the Israeli startups and the great tech cluster in London. Utilizing a recently developed innovative technology, BetterView leads a revolution in the content world. Applicaster - Company Website.

Israel 133

Israel Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 5, 2012

On Wednesday, a group of 13 companies presented to 50 investors, looking to raise an aggregate of $16 million in capital. Tech ventures, some of whom were presenters at the earlier Demo Day, joined ventures in green energy and the life sciences. Applications are due by June 15th. Louis tech investor.

St. Louis 127

St. Louis Kansas City Technical Review Startup 127

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 22, 2016

By Trevor Sumner, Chief Technology Officer of LocalVox. Services such as Moz Local, Localeze, Infogroup, Factual and more distribute lists of small business info to major directories and can help correct the issues in a matter of weeks or months. 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations 2.

Search 100

Search Fractional CTO Small Business Syndicate 100

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Nor is the knowledge loss limited to technical knowledge: It is not simply losing someone’s knowledge if they retire or leave the organization, it is also losing their social network, if you will, in terms of who they seek out for answers to questions in their domain. The aggregate KA score would be computed as E × LE.

Retention 128

Retention Technical Review Social Network Wiki 128

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. What accounts for the difference? Is that a lot?

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

You’ve reviewed what a business plan is , and why you need one to start and grow your business. The company overview provides a quick review of the company’s legal structure and location, as well as some background on the company’s history if you’re writing the plan for an existing business. Read more ». Company Overview. Read more ».

Business Plan 163

Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Aggregating suppliers is a necessary, but insufficient step on its own. You must also organically aggregate demand. Great marketplaces do not simply aggregate a market; they enhance it. Opportunity for Technology to Add Value. In many marketplaces, the technology offering greatly enhances the user experience.

Aggregator 101

Aggregator Marketing Software Review North America 101

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Customer Relationship Management is a technology designed to help your business manage customer relationships and interactions in an organized way. This typically involves a CRM system or tool that helps automate and aggregate various customer touchpoints. Review CRM features and tools. Collaboration.

Management 116

Management Customer Software Review Technical Review 116

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

But how do we distribute credit for the conversions across all those channels? Apply the right model and you will not only distribute conversions across multiple touch points, but you can also look at the impact on the CPA (this really is OMG, I peed in my pants a little cool). My distribution above is a good starting point.

Channel 162

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 162

ReadWriteStart

MARCH 17, 2011

Adrian wants to build a location-based service focused on assembling, and then reviewing and rating various services from fixing roofs to plumbing. Consumers can take turns in placing the order, and Marcial would need to provide the infrastructure to manage the flow of funds, as well as the distribution of merchandise locally.

Costa Rica 114

Costa Rica America Silicon Valley Entrepreneur 114

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Getting good reviews about your product or webshop directly contributes to boosts in your sales. By opening fewer stores you decrease costs in renting real estate, distributing products to your stores, and hiring employees for every location in every area you’re operating in.

Affiliate 134

Affiliate Revenue Internet Marketing 134

David Teten

DECEMBER 12, 2017

VCs are at the forefront of technological disruption, funding many of the latest cutting edge productivity tools. Clint Korver, Partner at Ulu Ventures , remarked: “I’d compare this technology transformation as akin to what happened in public company investing. But what tools are they using themselves to automate their own processes?

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Technical Review Software Review Venture Capital 60

Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 8, 2010

This is as much of a game-changer (due to a new distribution model based on the social graph) as going from offline to the Internet was in the 90s. The use of data and technology will disrupt the premium, guaranteed media buying segment in the coming year resulting in an open, transparent marketplace for audience-based transactions.

Internet 114

Internet Media Social Media Advertising 114

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

You might also notice that people using the Firefox browser hardly convert at all when they see variation B: this could mean that there are some technical issues with the front-end code that make the treatments not work on Firefox. This is especially true of big businesses: Chad Sanderson, Subway. So, we’ll ignore it.

Chad 112

Chad Mobile Technical Review Aggregator 112

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 18, 2011

Filtering and aggregating content produced by others is not only a great service, it’s a great differentiator. Related Posts: Content As an Essential Strategy Installing a Selling System 3 Simple Ways to Empower Your Customers to Sell For You 5 Ways to Get Rockin Reviews Content is a verb, content is a strategy?

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Alaska RSS Audio 78

David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

For each of these, there is a human element (non-scaleable) and the possibility of a tech layer (which any one VC will only have implemented to varying extents). I’m very interested in additional ways to use technology to extend each of these! This is roughly comparable to PRNewswire’s distribution service.

Portfolio 60

Portfolio Technical Review Private Equity Database 60

VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

“Israel is known for its strong capabilities in technology and science. Gordonsville, Virginia-based PBM manufactures and distributes over-the-counter store-brand infant formula and baby foods sold by retailers in the mass, club, grocery and drug channels in the United States, Canada, Mexico and China. and was founded in 1998.

Israel 68

Israel OTC Brazil Paraguay 68

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 12, 2024

written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jonathan Gandolf, the founder and CEO of The Juice, a B2B content platform aimed at solving marketers’ biggest pain points in distribution, reach, and audience engagement.

Marketing 91

Marketing B2B Distribution Audience 91

ConversionXL

MARCH 11, 2019

review their other answers to decide whether to remove them. For example, if you want to show the distribution of ratings within each promoter group, you can use a bar pictograph visualization. The stacked bar chart below shows responses by promoter group for different tech companies. Make open-ended questions mandatory.

Software Review 132

Software Review Customer Algorithm .Net 132

crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 20, 2015

Periodically (like every single quarter) we review our customer service data to determine whether we are best using our resources. We do this through the use of great tools and by implementing technology that helps us handle a very heavy load. hourly distribution data allows us to schedule extra help for the busiest times of each day.

Small Business 48

Small Business Customer Intellectual Property Aggregator 48

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. That is a type of technology which could become a species threat before we realise what we’ve created. The first thought is pretty obvious. Bring it on.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Aggregator 48

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. That is a type of technology which could become a species threat before we realise what we’ve created. The first thought is pretty obvious. Bring it on.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Aggregator 48

abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Most frequently people use this phrase in association with personal technology devices (heart-monitors, exercise accessories, sleep monitors, etc) that allow consumers to take direct control of their health information. Technology to the Rescue? The subject of the “consumerization of healthcare” has been around for many years.

Customer 59

Customer Technical Review Venture Capital Software Review 59

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Database, File Storage & Information Management Pixily – An online service that lets you aggregate, organize, find and share your documents. ProofHQ – Online management and review of designs, artwork and documents. Shoutlet – Distribute and track viral marketing campaigns across social media outlets.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

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. Things like business white-papers or product reviews are perfect examples of informational traffic. Perhaps you are saying their costs of distribution aren’t zero, as I allege. 20 Comments.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

Both tests can be allowed to run purely methodologically and technically at 100% traffic; that is, one user can be in both tests. This is due to fluctuations and the uncertainty that vary depending on the KPI: the higher these uncertainties, the longer the test must run in order to verify significant effects. Why does this work?

Distribution 48

Distribution Conversion Non-Compete Revenue 48

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This combinatorial model works because it’s diversified, can best withstand bear markets, benefits from technological synergies, and it’s the mix of products and services clients value. To dig deeper, let’s first review the influence of technology on the core components. However each component will change dramatically.

Technical Review 154

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Software Review IPO 154

View from Seed

JUNE 22, 2016

You can find another shootaround on voice tech here. The most prolific type of drone company right now are these consultancy-type businesses that range all the way from two guys who are ex-fighter pilots who love to fly drones and get commissioned to do various things with them up to a large-scale aggregation of drone service providers.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Startup Software Review B2B 159

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. The old brands and distribution channels are dead or dying. Apparel is currently one of the most fascinating categories within the Everyday Economy.

Internet 209

Internet eCommerce Bankruptcy Technical Review 209

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =. Distribution revenue is CPC and CPA. . Kayak generates both distribution (i.e. How To Think About The Future.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

I use a more restrictive definition: A growth team is a product tech team that’s focused on acquisition instead of core product features. I still review it regularly. Consumer tech companies tend to have enough data since consumer markets (and purchase volume) tend to be large. How I define “growth”. They need to own a KPI.

Conversion 133

Conversion Technical Review Channel Engineer 133

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. Technology Poverty – Every revolution has its downsides – those who miss out. Technology is bringing about a new form of poverty to those who don’t have equal access to it. And now it is over.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

“The tech industry creates roughly 10 awesome companies per year,” he says. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. She has been covering technology news for over 15 years, most recently as a senior editor for TechCrunch. There are 10 awesome companies a year, and they will get funded.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. So I started a gig economy job site, with a focus on transparency of pay estimates and user reviews.

Entrepreneur 147

Entrepreneur Technical Review South Korea United States 147

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

All I have access to is just a cursory review of their digital existence. Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. You can still put together a quick dashboard that will allow Jim and Bob to do a quick review of the data and make smarter decisions about how to invest their limited budget on digital upgrades.

Metrics 143

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 143