A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 8, 2011

It’s “ Loveline for startups ,&# where entrepreneurs get to ask any question about their startup and have me and a rotating co-host tackle the problem and devise constructive next-actions. When should a company should focus on growth only, ignoring the business model and revenue? I finally started Smart Bear Live.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

I felt a loss of community – we had been a small tight team who had bonded together under extreme pressure and accomplished amazing things. They go from organizations struggling for survival as they search for product/market fit, to building a repeatable and scalable business model, and then growing to profitability.

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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. Until now, consumer tech was perceived as a risky binary investment.

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VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

make a copy of this Google doc template of the Business Model Canvas to re-jig who your users, collaborators, channels and business model(s). This also applies to partners – whether it means co-founders or other businesses and partners you come in contact with.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

by Humberto Farias, CEO and co-founder at Concepta. The digital revolution is disrupting the traditional business model for small and medium businesses (SMBs). Here’s a sample of tasks an AI can do using machine learning techniques: Sort an incoming business lead into the proper category.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 20, 2016

There is a common belief in the angel and venture capital community that you put your money on the best team, rather than the best idea. Thus the top priority of every entrepreneur who wants funding should be to build and highlight their “dream team” of co-founders, executives and advisers, to attract the biggest and best investors.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

One of the things I found most valuable from participating in the Founder Institute was a lesson about the Golden Circle by Simon Sinek. One of the biggest mistakes I made was flushing about $10,000 down the toilet on legal fees for a piece of paper that eventually didn’t suffice when two of our co-founders left the building.

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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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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 If you start your own business, you’ll have the flexibility to do all of these things.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 3, 2024

Since sustainability is synonymous with business resilience, climate change regulation compliance, and long-term financial success, it’s a mainstream consideration for industries globally. Founders Alex Sandoval and Nicolas DeGiorgis recognized that downtime in the manufacturing industry is a $1.5

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Up and Running

APRIL 8, 2015

However, a lack of knowledge or connections does not necessarily mean a business will not be successful; it means that the business needs to join a community where their questions can be answered and where they can meet the right people. Incubators provide that very important sense of community. Where do we go?

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

As part of our Female Founder series , The Startup Magazine caught up with Claudia Freed, CEO of the Wheaton Illinois-based nonprofit EALgreen. Freed received the first scholarship created from a sustainable-business model by the collaboration of EALgreen, WW Grainger, Inc. As an immigrant student from Argentina, Ms.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

We asked some entrepreneurs and business owners, why they started their businesses: #1- To build a community. I wanted to be a part of a community of consultants that would provide me with the opportunity to build relationships with other practitioners, share lessons learned, and periodically collaborate.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Gain Client’s Trust by ensuring Cybersecurity written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Zach Kromkowski In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interviewed Zach Kromkowski, co-founder of Sention, about the importance of cybersecurity for small businesses and marketing firms.

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The Next Web

JULY 29, 2013

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by Christian Reber, CEO and co-founder of Berlin-based 6Wunderkinder. You can find the Part 1, Dream Big and Start Small , Work to Learn, Not Earn , and Join the Community , here. When I started my first company in Berlin, I lived and worked in my apartment with one of my co-founders.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 21, 2015

And great founders never stop to wonder if they’re qualified to do a startup. Joining me in the Stanford University studio were: Betsy Corcoran , co-founder and CEO of the education technology news site EdSurge. Betsy Corcoran. Miriam Altman. Listen to the full interviews by downloading them from SoundCloud here and here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 14, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, December 14, 2009 Business ecology and the four customer currencies Lately, I’ve been rethinking the concept of “business model&# for startups, in favor of something I call “business ecology.&# Constructing a working business model is a form of ecosystem design.

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JANUARY 9, 2014

No clear vision or purpose This should be the starting point for any startup founder, but it’s often overlooked. Whilst the tide is turning, there’s still a need to educate startup founders about the competitive advantage well-designed products and services can bring. Quote from John Wilshire, Artefact Cards 4.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn and Greylock Partners will be talking about “blitzscaling” with his co-author Chris Yeh, and Stanford Professor Bob Sutton. His understanding of the value of building community has informed all of his work, and he views it as an integral part of creating a company.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 12, 2004

Lee Gomes from the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting piece (sorry, not a free site) in his Portals Column about Project Avalanche which is essentially a software co-op for businesses to share their applications and code. Artifact Software has a tool that allows developers to collaborate and create a code sharing community.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. From RBI, Flexible VCs borrow the ability to reap meaningful returns without demanding founders build for an exit. Of the Inc. 5000 companies, only 6.5%

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

” – Marc Andreessen In the book “ Super Founders “, author Ali Tamaseb, studied 200 Unicorns, aka startups valued at over $1 billion, started between 2005 to 2018. The 7 Traits of “Super Founders” 1. They are able to articulate this vision in a way that inspires others and generates excitement.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Clearly Define Your Business Model While this may sound like a trivial task, young startups often have an exciting and innovative product, but no real plan for monetizing it. They may also contribute code to the community that comprises the backbone of their technology. BonitaSoft has offices in France, the U.S.

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Up and Running

MAY 15, 2019

Building relationships with vendors and the local community. Word of mouth is no substitute for market research , says Ben Price, co-founder of Hard Knocks Brewing, a small brewpub in its second year of operation. Step 4: Building relationships with vendors and the local community. Finding a brewery location.

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David Teten

AUGUST 20, 2019

Many are reporting that they’re seeing a more diverse pool of applicants than traditional equity VCs… even though virtually none have a particular focus on women or underrepresented founders. I’ve been a traditional equity VC for 8 years, and I’m now researching new business models in venture capital.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 17, 2017

Cookyns is a culinary startup whose founders embrace the same no-compromise philosophy in their quest to satisfy the finest in culinary tastes. One of the co-founders – Samir Malih described this exiting and unique business model as a new way to entertain people at home with quality & security.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Rossanna Ceccato is the founder of Redress, a disruptive clothing platform that helps women renew and refresh their wardrobes through dress swaps. I have been continually impressed by Sarah Hawley, the founder of Growmotely. Henrique co-founded Brex, a financial service and tech company based in San Francisco, California.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. His work on VC and small communities can be found at greatercolorado.vc/blog. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

APRIL 11, 2011

Many entrepreneurs talk about integrating their values into the vision for a new business. But some take it one step further and actually build a business model based on their values. Green Truck Moving Co. We feel our values will help us grow our business, because it is not just a selling point.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

He is the co-­founder and CEO of Quote Roller and PandaDoc. His passions are business process automation, surfing, and his new baby girl Maya. ?. Sales are the bloodstream for most businesses, and tech startups are no exception. As Paul Graham suggested, sometimes founders need to do things that don’t scale.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Intro to the Austin EdTech Startup Scene Come meet Sean Duffy , founder of EdTech Austin and let him tell about everything going on in EdTech in Austin! Salon C Register: SXSW badge required The Texas Startup Manifesto Bankrupt to Billionaire We all know that in business?—?as Are you new to the Austin Startup Community?

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Hunter Walker

JUNE 23, 2014

Related: if you’re building something like “Hotel Tonight for Local” and have a compelling approach to getting initial consumer traction, I’d be interested in chatting with you (hunter at homebrew dot co). Some are talking about how (d) could be PH’s value/business model but I think that’s likely wrong.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

Noreen Sablotsky is the founder and CEO of Imalac , a revolutionary company in the breastfeeding world. eld of marketing and sales for Ciba- Geigy Pharmaceuticals before co-founding Noven Pharmaceuticals in 1986. Any advice you would give to entrepreneurs and business owners?

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 15, 2023

On the plus side, my parents are now stockholders in my business, and I'm hoping it will enable them to enjoy a comfortable retirement. 4- To provide reliable funding solutions Photo Credit: Fred Winchar As a co-founder, president, and CEO of MaxCash Title Loans, I have a passion for providing access to financial resources to those in need.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

With a different business model, we wanted a name that didn’t sound like areal estate brokerage. Listing the co-founders initials and adding Realty would project the same old. I chose DevBev Co. Thanks to Devin Beverage, DevBev Co. ! #6- How did you come up with your business name?

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Across the world, work spaces, maker spaces, incubators, and accelerators are opening, expanding, and making an impact on their communities, and beyond. Entrepreneurs who’ve overcome the proof-of-concept phase of their startups want to take their businesses to the next level. See the insightful Kauffman report. Scaleup Challenge.

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 1, 2020

It’s a great and free resource for anyone starting, or thinking about starting, an online business. Flow tokens are available on CoinList until October 2 as part of its community sale. No matter the vertical, geography, business model, macro or micro trends, entrepreneurs form the nucleus of a generational company.

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