Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

For Upfront Ventures, across > 25 years of investing in any given fund 5–8 investments will return more than 80% of all distributions and it’s generally out of 30–40 investments. was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Some key slides to check out: The Startup Metrics Religion The Progress is not equal to features (Less is More) Focus on User Experience Measure Conversion; Compare 2+ Options Fast, Frequent Iteration + Feedback Loop Keep it Simple and Actionable What's my business model? Be sure to check out the entire presentation.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

We realized that operating a business in distributed markets presented multi-city coordination efforts that we weren’t prepared for. were more distributed. At MakeSpace we had to build complex models to tell us how our pricing and conversion compared down to the neighborhood level.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 20, 2012

Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed.

Entrepreneur 283

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VC Cafe

MARCH 16, 2025

Digiday reported conversations with media executives, with one publisher seeing a more than 50% decline in its search referral traffic since AI Overviews rolled out last year. Conversational commerce is rising with AI chatbots and voice assistants becoming integral to customer journeys. Personalisation is increasing across the board.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

We discuss best practices for system hardening, managing security in a distributed workforce, and the significance of password management and compliance standards. The conversation also touches on the risks AI poses in cybersecurity and the necessity of implementing two-factor authentication and VPNs. What can we do?

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2020

Ecommerce marketing is a strategy that ultimately helps you push conversions. This creates another conversion method rather than relying on customers to visit your bio to click through to the store. Choosing a specialist in eCommerce is a great way to gain better conversions in a fast and effective way. Utilize email marketing.

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Clicks and conversions are typical KPIs for paid media. Where you might have optimized paid ads for conversions in a lead generation strategy , in a demand generation paid media strategy, you’re aiming for the top of the funnel too. Conversions, engagement, and revenue increased across the board. Not tailoring your messaging.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 13, 2022

Equity distribution among co-founders may be a complex procedure while starting any business. We’ll address the fundamental considerations to consider when distributing stock in a business, including the method of dividing equity among founders and typical traps to avoid, in this post. The differences between shares and options.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

With content automation capabilities, businesses can efficiently produce and distribute content aligned with their board-level objectives. Multi-Channel Publishing: Businesses can easily distribute content across various platforms and channels, including websites, social media, email marketing, and mobile applications.

Software Review 158

Software Review Software Small Business Social Media 158

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed.

Startup 245

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Token Distribution Token distribution analyzes how a protocol’s tokens are allocated among users, teams, and investors. A decentralized distribution is often a good sign, suggesting fewer manipulation risks. Conversely, if a few wallets hold a large portion, there is a price volatility risk if major holders sell their assets.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 24, 2024

Exceptional UX can boost visitor engagement, increase conversions, and foster long-term loyalty among users. Moreover, employing a Content Delivery Network (CDN) can distribute the load, reducing the server’s response time. It’s about fostering authentic conversations and building relationships.

Web 148

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Occam's Razor

JULY 5, 2021

From there, it is a hop, skip, and a jump to, hey, am I getting all the credit I should for the Conversions being driven by my marketing tactics? Right then and there, your VP of Finance steps in with a, hey, how many of these conversions that you are claiming are ones that we would not have gotten anyway? AKA: Attribution!

Analytics 148

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2020

There is practically no other distribution channel that drives engagement and builds customer relations better than email marketing. If you’re running any kind of conversion campaign with transactional emails, then find a platform that offers A/B testing, also known as split testing email campaigns. With more than 2.5

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ConversionXL

JUNE 16, 2022

Here’s how the guide is promoted on Twitter: The informative, conversational tone and fun imagery are the same as the post on the Visme website: And the same vibe as the video embedded in the guide: Visme maintains consistency throughout the customer journey. Take Visme’s guide to asymmetrical balance. How to create a marketing playbook.

Campaign 149

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2020

Consequently, email automation can help you distribute your campaigns on the basis of time and various action triggered events such as signing up for your mailing list or abandoning your cart coming from your subscriber base. Take a look at how Uncommon Goods nails its personalized product recommendation email. Source: Really Good Emails.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Unquestionably, they continuously track the number of clicks, conversions, impressions, likes, leads, and shares for all the posts and videos. Efficient payment management – In reality, t he admin ensures timely distribution of commission and bonus to the courier delivery personnel.

Technical Review 163

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

But DailyMotion’s geographic distribution of users doesn’t mirror YouTube, especially within the United States. Wistia’s analytics can help connect the dots between video consumption and conversions. Of course, with Wisita, you must create the audience for your videos—there’s no inherent distribution network (unlike YouTube).

Hosting 127

Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

We ran A/B tests around the clock on our free-trial funnel for nine months and got these wins: Quadrupled monthly lead volume in one year; Tripled the conversion rate from visitor-to-trial signups on our homepage. This thing crushed sign-up conversions. We never got the conversions back. I Will Teach You to Be Rich. Maybe not.

Conversion 133

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2018

Good B2B Content Marketing is not new in the world of marketing, especially with the emergence of more and more distribution platforms, each needing signups, and consistent postings to become a relevant source in your content strategy. and not only the means but also the correct methods to distribute in order to maximize exposure.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2024

ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode and Eleven Labs are setting new benchmarks in conversational AI by enhancing voice quality and realism, NotebookLM’s natural voice podcast took the Internet by storm and new open source technologies are making high quality voice cloning easier than ever. Well, that future is now knocking on our door.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 4, 2017

For example, if they have already shared some information via email, they will expect to be able to continue the conversation through telephone without having to repeat the information. Villa Finder is a technology company developing innovative tools for owners to maximize their villa distribution. Provide sufficient information.

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Sri Lanka Customer Mauritius Finder 160

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2021

The same goes for your sales conversations; why did new leads seek you out, and what objections do you hear during the sales process? Uncovering popular articles and conversations will show you what people are most interested in, which is useful for “seeding” your content research. Collect data sources for quantitative insights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2017

Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect. Do real tests with real pricing to see if customers will pay you, without being pushed.

Startup 161

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 161

Austin Startup

JANUARY 2, 2021

The hype cycle for “Remote Work” and “Distributed Companies” has reached a fever pitch, and everyone has an opinion about it. Here are some lessons I’ve picked up after watching them work with clients distributed across the country, which should be adopted by leaders of a newly remote workforce. Be prepared for meetings.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2016

At the Upfront Summit in early February, we had a chance to have many off-the-record conversations with Limited Partners (LPs) who fund Venture Capital (VC) funds about their views of the market. However, they have been sending VCs far more investment checks in the last ten years than they’ve gotten back as distributions.

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Venture Capital LP Silicon Valley Marketing 150

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Conversely, logistics companies are more than willing to make the greater initial investment due to the undeniable savings that they can expect to benefit from in a relatively short time. ” Regional distribution companies are taking the initiative in creating a greener, more sustainable world.

Europe 140

Europe Architecture Australia Technical Review 140

Version One Ventures

DECEMBER 11, 2018

Priorities and strategies change as a company grows – starting with finding product-market fit after a seed round to figuring out distribution between Series A and Series B. In conversations with Stewart , we are always impressed by how self aware he is about his own strengths and weaknesses. And that brings us to the B Round.

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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.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Meaning: T = Traffic CR = Conversion Rate AOV = Average Order Value G = Growth. Meaning: C = Customers (traffic x conversion rate) CLV = Customer revenue – (CAC + cost of serving that customer) CAC = Customer Acquisition Cost G = Growth. RFM distribution. A typical ecommerce growth formula looks like this: T x CR x AOV = G.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 31, 2024

Similarly, conversations about generative AI very quickly move into speculation about the jobs that will be transformed or eliminated, the skills that future children will or won’t have to learn, and perhaps even the nature of work itself. Is there a means of efficient distribution amidst the noise? How defensible are these businesses?

Web 168

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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. Then there’s Bubbles , a chrome extension focusing on screen grab collaborations. “

Vertical 148

Vertical Video Technical Review Europe 148

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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Analytics Technical Review Software Review Framework 127

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

What’s missing is the last mile — distribution, customer journey design, guardrails and workflow automation. Social Hybrid AI x human communities – messaging & social apps where bots are treated as equal citizens. Bots should be able to join chats with you and friends, and weigh in or spark discussions.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In the big picture, “conversion optimization” boils down to getting more of the right people clicking on the things you want them to click. Dave McClure’s conversion metrics visualize where different conversion optimization opportunities lie—including those for acquisition. Image source ).

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