Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Due to the rapid growth of influencer marketing , influencer tracking systems, such as Traackr or Pixlee have emerged as reliable tools for brands that employ influencers to track conversions from their sponsorships. Produce marketing events to get visibility and attention. Commit to and communicate a higher-level purpose.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 4, 2022

How To Connect, Converse, And Convert Through Social Media Listening written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. She’s also the author of a new book — Conversations That Connect: How to Connect, Converse, and Convert Through Social Media Listening and Social-Led Customer Care. BSquared.media. Like this show?

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Austin Startup

MAY 7, 2017

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Palmer Events Center. 79 entry fee.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 27, 2021

We are looking to bring on board a versatile new team member to support the varied internal operations of the firm as well as collaborate with the partners on our external programs and communications with the broader entrepreneurial community. You have effective written communication skills with an established body of work.

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David Teten

AUGUST 29, 2012

a pitch event featuring ten early stage tech startups, Tuesday night , September 4 at Microsoft’s midtown office at 1290 Avenue of the Americas. A place for geeks to share what they’ve done, who they did it with and connect with great companies and communities. I’ll be a judge for IGNITE!, Presenting Companies. geekli.st.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Transcript of How to Build a Community Around Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. He is a community and collaboration strategy consultant, advisor and speaker. He is a community and collaboration strategy consultant, advisor and speaker. Back to Podcast. Transcript. This is John Jantsch.

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Austin Startup

MAY 1, 2017

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 1 through May 7 are as follows: Monday, May 1: Food & Tech ATX Meet Up (FREE) If working on current or future challenges associated with food, you are invited to come network with innovators and ahead-of-the-curve thinkers in this community. 7 entry fee.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 27, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: March 27, 2018 Humans crave community. In March 2018, SXSW content approached this issue from multiple angles, including taking a look at the lessons from a female-driven community, the importance of building team spirit and the impact of a very, very early online community.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2020

Bevy is Emerging as a Leader in Software for Building Virtual Communities?—?with It’s clear things have changed for good and the need for managing remote communities of employees, customers and partners has become ever more important. they are communities and tribes. this is classic community management.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. This is not a conversion problem. Most startups fail. This is a customer development problem.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 9, 2011

Five years ago, I started nextNY with the idea that it would be participant driven--that the community would take an active role in managing itself. Monthly small group lunches with leaders in the innovation community--like venture capital firms and successful entrepreneurs. - Run two nextNY events (e.g.

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This is going to be BIG.

APRIL 11, 2022

What Alan recognized was that most IRL forums and networking events are absolutely awful places to pitch and here’s why: 1) When a VC shows up in person, they’re looking to replicate the kind of top of the funnel they would get in an hour or two’s worth of e-mail, and that’s not going to happen if you corral them into a corner for 30 minutes.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through. What makes people like that want to live in any particular community?

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Gust

JULY 12, 2012

Two hundred angels, entrepreneurs and members of the startup community attended this inaugural event. Topics of conversation included how to identify fundable companies, trends in funding, business plans, and pitching to investors. A two hour ferry ride across the Bay of Finland carried us from Tallinn to Helsinki.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2020

It’s great for business owners looking for themes and templates for specific use cases such as online courses or sales pages for your nutrition site or upcoming event. This goes a long way to increasing your organic conversions. These include: Blogs. Lead generation forms. Advanced Design Tools.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 30, 2019

On August 14–15, the Air Force, through AFWERX , hosted a two-day Spark Collider event at Capital Factory to bring newly awarded 19.2 Jeff Degraff took to the stage and wasted no time in jump-starting the conversation, “What does your innovation kill?” Amazing keynote from @JeffDeGraff at the @AFWERX collider event this morning.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 27, 2021

In an effort to reduce miscommunications, this platform helps start a conversation by dropping a comment on anything seen on-screen, and sharing a private link to start a conversation – in the context of what is seen. Events and more in the Age of Video Revolution. Another virtual events platform, Hopin , has hit a 2.1

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Her keen insights into leveraging community and human-centric approaches provide a fresh perspective on evolving B2B marketing practices. It’s a rich, untapped terrain for B2B marketing, offering a humanized and community-centric approach that can significantly contribute to business growth. [13:13]

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2023

Most of all, they have a strong community of followers who are hungry for new information about apps, software, and new startups. They have a really active community, so you can easily connect with other bloggers and share your content with them. It also has an active and engaged community of young professionals. Best of all.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Reputation: Research and seek recommendations about the reputation of the tax professional within your local community or industry. Keep in mind your comfort with technology, the intricacy of your taxes, and any major life events when making this decision.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 8, 2012

How to build regional entrepreneurial communities has just gotten it’s first “here’s how to do it” book. Feld’s thesis is that unlike the common wisdom, it is entrepreneurs that lead a startup community while everyone else feeds the community. Activities and Events. It may even be right. Incubators and Accelerators.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 16, 2014

John Paul Mains shares the result of one client who saw improvements in conversions after changing the font size from 10px 13px to be more readable – I wonder what would happen if he pushed it even further? Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice Blog Design user experience' – No). We Love Typography.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Click-Through Rate Definition The Conversion Rate Formula: How to Calculate Conversion Rate Bounce Rate: Everything You Want to Know and More How To Calculate and Increase Customer Lifetime Value PPC Click-Through-Rate: What it Means and How to Use It (and Improve It) How to Track and Improve Ecommerce Customer Acquisition Effectiveness.

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Board Effect

JUNE 28, 2024

In the nonprofit sector, where missions are driven by values and community service, establishing an ethical organizational culture is not just beneficial — it’s essential. These conversations can provide valuable insights into potential ethical issues before they escalate and help reinforce a culture of transparency and trust.

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VC Adventure

MAY 10, 2021

It’s Boulder Startup Week and there is a great lineup of events happening all week. I was really grateful when Dave Mayer from Technical Integrity suggested I consider an event during BSW to highlight some of the trends around diversity that we write about in The New Builders. This event will be held on May 18th at 1pm MTN.

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Mucker Lab

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When meeting with founders, we often find ourselves answering questions about what to expect with our diligence process and timeline between the first conversation and a term sheet. These events and publicized fundraising milestones are not goals, but rather the means to achieve the larger objective of building a market-defining business.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Even though the Austin weather had some surprises in store for us, the tremendous effort to organize CXL Live pulled off the event through a (literal) storm and frenzy. This event focused on relationship building and a lot of work was put into building curated groups to have fruitful round table discussions. In-person events FTW!

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

During the breakout sessions, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the conversation via Chat, Q&A, and an online community bulletin board. This feedback will inform the content of the presentations, post-event white papers, and the curriculum delivered to our educator community. How to register.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 4, 2024

Amplifying Your Referral Engine Beyond Business Transactions Continuous Learning Community Involvement Measuring Trust Through Engagement Join 25k+ subscribers and learn more proven strategies in our weekly newsletter. Communication You’ve got to keep those lines of communication wide open if you want to build trust.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 15, 2021

traffic, engagement, conversion, sharing). It must align with the marketing funnel stages (awareness, consideration, conversion, retention) as well as the customer journey. Whether that’s to: Intrigue (awareness); Educate (consideration); Influence a purchase (conversion); Or inspire engagement (retention).

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VC Cafe

MAY 4, 2021

Perhaps it’s boredom, or Zoom fatigue, but there’s something quite appealing these days about having social conversations without turning on a camera. Clubhouse was the trailblazer, but it sparked a huge interest in the category from established social networks, new startups and even the open source community.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Freemium to paid conversion rates for SaaS businesses hover around the 2% mark on a good day. Now, there are many methods you can use to try and increase your conversion rate. Great user onboarding is imperative for steering your users in the direction of conversion, and it all starts with activation. for freemium users.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For conversion optimization , the main difference is the variability of Internet traffic. Results compare conversion rates among the variations based on a single change. Some 74% of optimizers with a structured approach to conversion also claim improved sales. Bugs—if they’re around—are a conversion killer. Probably not.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Our fundamental thesis is that people of color, women, communities of concentrated poverty, have immense talent to contribute to the technology industry," Jake explained to me. "In Here's my conversation with the founders of Bitwise. Maybe we are talking about community servants or folks we previously thought were community servants.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Conversion Optimization Services. Conversion Research. It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Website Analysis.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

The information needed to make decisions is all around them: in their communities, at events, and at the end of a Google search. More conversions? Look instead at measuring KPIs like close rate, cost per acquisition, cost per lead, conversion rates, average contract value, and lifetime customer value. The impact of this?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 5, 2020

They have literally poured sweat and tears into it, working late nights and weekends, bringing their very best selves to work, and leveraging all of their connections and resources to contribute to the best SXSW experience possible for our community. Large events or those with international attendees will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

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