Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

This is the mysterious and dreaded due diligence process, which can kill the whole deal. Some entrepreneurs do very little to prepare for due diligence, assuming all the talking has already been done, and the business plan and results to-date tell the right story. Visit reference customers, partners, and vendors.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Term Sheet 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2020

The social distancing needs and huge traffic online has led companies to upgrade their online selling channels to meet the digital demand. Businesses can operate in two ways, the traditional brick-and-mortar store and the online business, which has gained popularity due to the ravaging COVID-19 pandemic. Benefits of having a CMS.

Technical Review 246

Technical Review Architecture Software Review Demand 246

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Social CRM is a philosophy and a business strategy that uses technology, work flow, business rules, and social information to talk with (not at) the customer in a transparent way, to make value for both parties. 5) Embracing social advertising and retail , as well as the exciting opportunities offered by mobile and geo-location technologies.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2022

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the key barrier-to-understanding elements: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 342

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 342

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing.

Technical Review 220

Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review Business Model 220

Occam's Razor

AUGUST 12, 2013

than multi-channel attribution modeling. Here's the outline of our incredible multi-channel attribution modeling adventure: ~ Three Unique Attribution Challenges. ~ Multi-Channel Attribution Models. Multi-Channel Attribution Analysis. ~ Multi-channel attribution across digital channels. Grab a Red Bull.

Channel 162

Channel Analytics Campaign Conversion 162

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. Mentorship. As You Start to Mature.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

For example, our goal could be: Create demand for our products and drive it into our sales channel. So, refer to your strategy: Are you trying to reach potential customers or potential investors and acquirers? Evangelists are not customers who will give a reference. Create awareness for potential acquirers of our company.

Marketing 318

Marketing Audience Technical Review PR 318

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 9, 2013

Critical roles include a director, community manager, blog editor, blogger(s), channel specialists, SEO specialists, photographers/videographers, producers, and analytics specialist. Monthly brand voice reviews should also be conducted. Do also develop documents for listening, channels, resources, and content.

Technical Review 159

Technical Review Social Media SEM SCRUM 159

TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Proving your Business Model Works - Build, Define, and Review But how do you prove your numbers? Look at different customer acquisition channels, how they are converting, and the expected lifetime value of customers acquired through those channels. Apply costs to each channel. Don’t worry about scaling just yet.

Metrics 260

Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 261

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 261

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2013

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the understanding barrier categories: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Entrepreneur 254

Entrepreneur Semantic Technical Review Retention 254

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

so compelling (other than the fact that the CEO Sean Rad is a great young technology leader and his advisers – Brian Norgard , Dan Gould and Evan Rifkin - are some of the guys I respect most in the LA tech market.). Wordpress), video (YouTube), pictures (Flickr), review sites (Yelp) and collaborative content (Wikipedia).

Technical Review 286

Technical Review Advertising Early Stage Internet 286

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Business to Business (B2B) – Also referred to as Enterprise to Enterprise, it is typically utilized to transport documents, equipment, reports, and raw materials from one place to another. Rigorously testing the final version of the solution to eliminate technical bugs and glitches. .

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

Angels invest in one out of every forty deals they review (2.5%) versus the one out of 400 by VC’s (0.25%). They are professionals with full-time jobs, who often don’t have time for due diligence (and may not even know how to do it) and often make decisions through trusted referrals or based on gut feelings (more on gut feelings later).

Angel Investor 159

Angel Investor Technical Review Software Review Accredited Investor 159

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2019

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the key barrier-to-understanding elements: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 235

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 235

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

To do that we will create end-user demand and drive it into the sales channel, educate the channel and customers about why our products are superior, and help Engineering understand customer needs and desires. Drive that demand into our sales channels. Educate our sales channel(s). That was it. It didn’t take more.

Startup 329

Startup PR Public Relations Channel 329

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Social CRM is a philosophy and a business strategy that uses technology, work flow, business rules, and social information to talk with (not at) the customer in a transparent way, to make value for both parties.” . 5 Integrate with social advertising and technologies. The Social CRM Process. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 100

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2018

They strategize and have a plan for their social media channels. Roles and responsibilities of team members and other parties that will manage your social media channels. Each social media channel has its own unique qualities, and the audience on one will have different expectations than the audience on another.

Social Media 210

Social Media Media Technical Review Channel 210

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2020

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most of the United States is in a lockdown and many businesses have had to close. to refer to the latest digital transition that has already been implemented by enterprise retail leaders. This will allow smaller retail companies to reach new channels of customers. Through Retail 4.0

Software Review 232

Software Review Social Media Technical Review United States 232

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2013

Drive Discovery : To channel serendipitous sales, drive product discovery through a fusion of the social graph (personal relations of Internet users) with the interest graph of consumers. Interest Pays : With reference to Pinterest, it is clear that people’s passions and interests are a key driver of sales.

Technical Review 145

Technical Review Social Media Curation Mobile 145

Steve Blank

APRIL 9, 2009

Five Easy Pieces – The Marketing Mission After a few months of talking to customers , talking to our channel and working with sales we defined the marketing Mission (our job) was to: Help Sales deliver $25 million in sales with a 45% gross margin. Two paragraphs, Five bullets. It didn’t take more.

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley Technical Review RSS PR 271

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2020

There is practically no other distribution channel that drives engagement and builds customer relations better than email marketing. Email marketing deliverability refers to the ability of an email to land in a subscriber’s inbox, rather than ending up in the junk mail folder where they are unlikely to be read. With more than 2.5

Email 232

Email Sales Marketing Campaign 232

The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

Growth hacking has resonated in the startup community due to today’s growth challenges: new channel creation, channel saturation, the “best product” fallacy and “product-growth” fit. Channel instability. The creation and destruction of channels is a common occurrence today. Channel saturation.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review San Francisco Software Review Distribution 150

ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

A marketing playbook helps you achieve brand consistency across channels and campaigns. A marketing playbook is a reference guide that outlines how a business will manage its marketing on a particular channel or campaign. What’s inside will differ depending on the channel or marketing campaign. Content channels.

Campaign 149

Campaign CTO Marketing Social Media 149

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

Working within a network of angel investors also expands the pool of expert resources and helps divide the work of screening companies and investment due diligence. Product/Technology 0-15%. Marketing/Sales Channels/Partnerships 0-10%. 10% max.

Valuation 146

Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2023

The term “seed financing” refers to the stage of funding that comes from first equity. When expanding their businesses, most tech startups and the subindustries that comprise the tech industry typically follow this model. This is partly because information beyond the founding team and a pitch deck are scarce.

Seed Stage 148

Seed Stage Technical Review Early Stage Due Diligence 148

VC Cafe

APRIL 18, 2024

Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) is a creator, professional reviewer and bonafide influencer with millions of followers across social media channels (18.5M His reviews are honest, sometimes negative , and indeed, influential. Or Alex Finn : “MKBHD bankrupted a company in 41 seconds,” referring to the opening of his video.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Israel Social Media Video 78

ReadWriteStart

MAY 10, 2012

To give them their due, Salon authors Daniel Denvir and Adam Goldstein acknowledge, “There is certainly a place for entrepreneurialism,” and that “Research shows that start-up cultures are important for spurring innovation in technological industries.” Startups aren’t just tech. And that needs defending.

Technical Review 131

Technical Review Software Review America Channel 131

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 7, 2015

Most technical entrepreneurs focus hard on building an innovative product, but forget that an elegant solution doesn’t automatically translate into a successful business. Businesses require an equally elegant business model, with the right price, messaging and delivery channel to the right target customers to keep the dream alive and growing.

Business Model 120

Business Model Technical Review Advisory Board Software Review 120

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

A good manager needs to stay on top of accounting, collect HOA fees, and maintain open communication channels for their community. By largely automating and storing important documents within a software framework, you can retrieve/reference them quickly. In our technologically sophisticated, connected world, technology abounds.

Management 155

Management Software Review Technical Review Software 155

The Startup Magazine

JULY 6, 2024

For more detailed information on handling such problems, refer to Advanced Damp’s Ultimate Guide to Penetrating Damp. Review policies regularly and update them as needed. This includes establishing a strong brand, leveraging various marketing channels, building a network, and expanding your client base.

Management 145

Management Software Review Technical Review Social Media 145

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

This is evident in the widespread use of Jugaad, a Hindi term that refers to improvised or makeshift solutions. This is partly due to the global financial crisis of 2008, which led many companies to reassess their spending to cut costs. However, the impact of this frugal technology has been immense. The Renault Logan.

Startup 198

Startup Technical Review Ghana Guerilla 198

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The payment sector continues to experience innovation as businesses embrace more secure standards, thanks to technology. PCI compliance refers to the Payment Card Industry’s best practices that businesses rely on when processing online paymenst. Today, many people have turned to online shopping and transactions. The Bottom Line.

Software Review 172

Software Review Security Technical Review Reputation 172

Up and Running

MAY 6, 2020

Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, those gains have disappeared – at least for the time being. . Branding across your social channels may seem more like a marketing concern, but—as hinted at above—it’s actually critically important from a recruitment perspective as well. Best Practice #5: Get Comfortable with Technology.

Technical Review 115

Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Acquisition 115

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2017

Then, hopefully, come customers, distribution channels, and going public or merging with an attractive buy-out candidate. From an entrepreneur perspective, here are the barrier to understanding categories: Unclear frame of reference. Technical semantics and jargon. Stereotyping and biases. Information withheld.

Semantic 154

Semantic Technical Review Retention Distribution 154

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

A large number of students can be found using a variety of social media channels. A disaster of catastrophic proportions could befall a school or university due to a badly built website. To think you wasted your time on something that claims to be highly effective technologically but actually isn’t is mind-boggling.

Marketing 158

Marketing Social Media Channel Audience 158