deal architect

APRIL 29, 2016

I spent a few days at Plex’s user conference in Detroit this week. That amplified the many upbeat conversations and presentations I witnessed at the event. For me, the backdrop was the invigorated city as I describe here. Jason Blessing,

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

CPC & conversion rates are abysmal. Specialist agencies to help w/ Facebook ads, but not atrocious conversion rates – [link]. Detroit show sucked – [link]. How to Create Compeling Advertising – [link]. 100 Guerrilla Marketing Advertisements for your Inspiration – [link]. – [link].

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 23, 2012

27:45 Thank you to Detroit Venture Partners for their support of the show! Are you seeing much real conversion from it? And thank you to Detroit Venture Partners and to Walker Corporate Law. 21:30 Why did Advance Publications buy Reddit? 24:15 Are there similarities between Twitter and Reddit? 30:30 Are you investing in email?

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

I’ve had this conversation with several communities such as in San Diego where I believe there are way more qualified and talented engineers than available local capital to support them. So you see long, drawn-out processes, non-commercial terms, investors who want to meddle too much and so on. Local press matters.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Detroit, MI. The ability to connect with customers at the moment they’re looking for services you provide (which, in turn, can lead to higher conversion rates). Current cities include: Phoenix, AZ. Los Angeles, CA. Riverside, CA. Sacramento, CA. San Diego, CA. San Francisco, CA. San Jose, CA. Washington, D.C. Atlanta, GA.

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Brandanew

JULY 20, 2016

It’s made easy because you can now own your media and change the conversation. I have a great example to share from a local Detroit watch brand, called Shinola. They’ve created a great narrative around the city of Detroit and its working class roots. If you want to change the culture, change the stories.”

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venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Digital Cameras. Game Consoles. GPS Navigation. Headphones. Laptops.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

On Saturday, I read one of the books in the box – Uncensored: My Life and Uncomfortable Conversations at the Intersection of Black and White America by Zachary Wood. These books were chosen by Adam Grant, Susan Cain, Malcolm Gladwell, and Daniel Pink – several of my favorite contemporary writers and thinkers.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 6, 2017

I saw a tweet from Dan Primack saying the North Hall was basically indistinguishable from the Detroit Auto Show. I ended up in a fifteen minute conversation with Josh Ellman. And hour later when I checked in on him before going to sleep, he was flat on his back in bed pretending to be awake but was clearly out for the count.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 9, 2024

I mean, if you imagine if you're a marketing agency and you have developed Google ad campaigns for dentists in Cleveland, I'm pretty sure those same campaigns and keywords and ads even will be successful in, I don't know, Detroit. (01:14): 01:14): And so there's a lot of efficiencies, frankly, in this model.

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Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

APRIL 1, 2013

They’re all 20 something, glowing with energy, smiling like mad, and we’re blue streak style sharing ideas, theories, making connections –it’s a fast-paced, highly generative conversation. It occurs to me, all at once, that moments like this — are how communities are formed. Someone needs to step up and lead.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 17, 2018

And, as the Wall Street Journal reported last week, cities that didn’t make the short list — among them Detroit, Cincinnati, and Sacramento — are rushing to make changes based on Amazon’s feedback on where they fell short. Over time, trends may emerge from these conversations.

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Brandanew

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

The whole conversation is a part of our #newinthecity Ann Arbor diaries. Maybe once it grows I’ll take it to Detroit or Ohio even and be present in multiple cities! Patrick’s day (March 14, 2016) launch and was naturally full of excitement. It’s more than that. How do you plan to market this Startup?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

I mean, if you imagine if you're a [00:01:00] marketing agency and you have developed Google ad campaigns for dentists in Cleveland, I'm pretty sure those same campaigns and keywords and ads even will be successful in, I don't know, Detroit. (01:14): 01:14): And so there's a lot of efficiencies, frankly, in this model.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 7, 2017

I spent the next seven years in the tech ecosystems of San Francisco, New York City, and even back in hometown Detroit, taking on various operating and investing roles. And yes, I would be on the hook for breaking the lease! But as is usually the case, things worked out.

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abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 18, 2018

In November of 2014, the Morgan Stanley sell-side research team that focuses on the auto industry, headed by Adam Jonas, made a trip to Detroit to visit the big three automakers. What is missing from the conversation is why this job type is so special and unique to so many millions of people.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

In townslike Houston and Chicago and Detroit its too small to measure. Who knows exactly how these factors combine to booststartups in Silicon Valley and squish them in Detroit, but itsclear they do from the number of startups per capita in each. VCsnever quite say yes or no; they just engage you in an apparentlyendless conversation.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

If Stockholm is Europe’s Silicon Valley, Gothenburg is Sweden’s Detroit. SXSW Startups: Einride was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Scare the OEMs into going electric. Einride is currently based in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

This year we will hit our 100,000th person on experiential tours of Detroit and launch a new program that shares lessons learned with other leaders. The DXF Institute will offer in-depth full-day and multi-day learning experiences in Detroit. These experiences will focus on innovation and inspiration by using Detroit as a classroom.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 1, 2016

A tech entrepreneur and inventor, Brandon McNaughton was entrepreneur in residence for Detroit Innovate , an early-stage venture fund. I’ve made some mistakes that are inadvertent but that needed to be undone. If you can’t hear the clip, click here. He also founded and served as chief technology officer of Life Magnetics.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 16, 2017

What I’m about to tell you really crystalized from talking with a super smart toy designer and product manager flying back together to Detroit on Tuesday. The Future of the Interconnected Web is Not Pokemon Go So let me be honest, what I’m going to tell you didn’t hit me at first. It’s close folks, very close.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

In the first part of our conversation, we talk about the chronology of what has happened to Airbnb, the impacts the pandemic has had on their business and the emergency measures the company was required to take. You can listen to our conversation on Apple podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever you like to download. I am Eric Ries.

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conversionxl.com

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Louis and Detroit. 13 Things You Can Do Right Now to Increase Your Conversion Rate. Join our private newsletter and get the instant-impact guide for boosting your conversion rates. Actionable conversion optimization advice based on scientific research and in-depth industry knowledge.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2020

You can listen to our conversation on Apple , Google , or wherever you like to download podcasts. In addition, the transcript of my conversation with Sydney, Ryan and Frank is below. We could do a whole conversation just about the spiritual implications of it. I happen to be having a lot of these conversations right now.

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Up and Running

MAY 30, 2016

You may have the most beautiful, well-maintained vintage property that seems perfectly suited for bed and breakfast conversion, but if it is in a strictly residentially zoned neighborhood, it may be over before you begin. Check to see if a business license can be granted for the property at your preferred location.

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Growthink Blog

APRIL 10, 2014

Here’s an example from a recent conversation I had with an entrepreneur who sells professional services. The move boosted employee morale and productivity and caused thousands of potential new workers to move to Detroit. I find it amazing how many entrepreneurs and business owners get burned by thinking about things incorrectly.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2012

Past livestream attendees have reported great conversations and networking. Michigan: Detroit Van Buren Minnesota: Minneapolis Missouri: Kirksville Montana: Bozeman Helena Missoula Pablo Nebraska: Lincoln Omaha Nevada: Las Vegas, /usr/lib, 520 Fremont St Las Vegas, CHSI Technologies, 770 Pilot Rd.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2015

Seth, Jason, Ryan, and I had a long conversation about it after going through the AvidXchange financing deck and monthly financial package. I expected that we’d decide to pass and set up the conversation with them this way. This time I told him I’d run it by my partners and get their feedback.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Maybe he’ll reveal our conversation when he announced. But the internal conversation started today – trust me. Consumers hurting in Detroit or Biloxi will not continue to spend money they don’t have and income they’re not earning. I can’t say his name yet because he hasn’t announced funding.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2012

You can watch the conversation on YouTube and as you’ll see – even though the camera is on we had no problem sparring on topics and coming to a common view (or not). Thank you also to Detroit Venture Partners. 1:19:15 Thank you to Walker Corporate Law and Detroit Venture Partners.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

if you have some thoughts on this you could add to the conversation and provide some advice. Not more folks just like them… [link] Detroit Web Design I don’t have a web company or startup per se but being in the advertising business I can say good ideas are a dime a dozen — execution is everything. good post.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 5, 2018

Two other big questions we raised immediately became topics of conversation this week, thanks to Spark Therapeutics, which set the price for its gene therapy—the first ever approved in the U.S.—at president and what it means for the biopharmaceutical business, a frequent target of his scattershot rants. —at $850,000.

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Brandanew

AUGUST 14, 2016

I mean, what we really hope for this Podcast to do is to reach more of you while you listen to Detroit 105 or whatever your true north is. She’s from Delhi, India and we’re having this wonderfully profound conversation around creating a new brand. Okay, I’m kidding. I am going to quickly introduce who we will meet today.

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