Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

On the other hand, if you open every conversation with “I need money,” you won’t have any friends or any money. Look for ways to get some traction with a minimal product, while you are still developing the main event. Practice your “elevator pitch,” and end it by asking for the order. Be upbeat and respectful.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Here is some of our conversation: Most of us are familiar with the term technical debt. Unplanned tech debt occurs because of an unplanned event, often caused by bad development practices, poor technique or poor communication of requirements. What exactly do you mean by “Tech Debt 2.0”? What are some common warning signs?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 26, 2020

In normal circumstances, many companies would focus on promoting unity amongst family and friends, holiday celebrations, event promotion, and more. It is important to recognize how your brand positioning may change amidst current events and certain restrictions consumers are facing. Host virtual events. Pivoting your strategy.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

No compelling event. Conversely, time-pressure means the more time you spend deciding, the less time you have for implementation and unanticipated problems, so you’re adding risk by dragging out the decision. If the status quo isn’t that bad, there might not be a reason why a decision should be made quickly.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Cognizant is a regular at the annual WEF event in Davos, Switzerland. I requested Alan Alper, VP Corporate Marketing, keep good notes on everything he observed during this year's event. Here's an excellent ground level report - you can feel.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You say “hello” as you pass people in the hallway and “good morning” before you start conversations about work. You can also host remote team-building events to help the people in your group get to know each other. This can defuse a number of potentially contentious situations and will lead to better conversations.

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Rembrandt Communications

MARCH 1, 2021

This is important because it lets you plan all of your online posts, direct mail pieces, phone conversations, and other communications to focus on a core message. Whether it’s a charity event, new hire, fun team-member activity, beneficial service for new customers, or something else, contact the media!

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Marketing, recruiting, building data products & tools, event management, analyzing the portfolio, etc. Here’s What it All Means was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. And all the platform stuff.

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ConversionXL

JULY 28, 2021

A model based on users and events. The focus in GA4 is very much on users, with each interaction labeled as an event. This means sessions and pageviews are now events. For instance, a page_view event contains the parameters page_location , page_referrer , and page_title. Enhanced measurement events. Custom events.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Knowing how to create a website that can engage customers, be located by search engines and encourage conversions is no easy feat. A blog keeps customers up to date on the latest products, industry-related information and company events. If a potential client doesn’t like your company’s website they aren’t likely to interact with you.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2020

One-to-ones and performance reviews suddenly needed to happen online, where confident direction and meaningful conversation could be undermined by slow buffering speeds. It’s easy to lament the loss of these events, even as many of them have been reproduced online.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2020

So it’s no wonder that more than 70% of marketers claim that videos lead to more conversions than plain text. Hosting meet-ups or events to interact with current and prospective consumers. Long-form content like blog posts is advantageous to your business as it delivers better ROI, enhanced readability, and more conversions.

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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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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

He felt that any time there were tech events, tech conferences or press it was always the CEO who got to attend and got his name in the press when it was supposed to a partnership. It’s hard to be open with your co-founders without somebody helping to broker the conversation. We sat down the three of us.

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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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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The browser needs to trust that the server’s return value for each key will be based only on that key and the hostname, and that the server does no event-level logging and has no other side effects based on these requests. The post-third-party-cookie conversion reporting solution is called the Conversion Measurement API.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2017

MAKE SURE to talk with your existing investors about how they feel about your burn rate, discuss with them early what the back-up plan may be and whether they think they’d be able to get support in the unlikely event that fund raising proves difficult. And keep your head in the game. You’re gonna need it.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 9, 2019

Dropbox was having more than 100 tailgating events / week and while most of these are likely not nefarious, having employees become aware of the problem is the first line of defense. This problem is even more pronounced on campuses where buildings have more ingress & egress points.

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 17, 2025

Were you already engaged in a sales process with multiple parties, or was it really more of an opportunistic conversation between your company and them? Go to Banker conferences, like Goldman Sachs’ PICC or AGCs annual event, where you can meet up with dozens of PEs, Bankers and some strategic buyers.

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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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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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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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ConversionXL

APRIL 21, 2021

When the page lacks conversion potential (e.g. Taking these extra steps with your technical SEO can have a significant impact on conversion rates across your website. Additionally, if you have an international website, hreflang tags can also drastically improve conversion rates of the visitors you earn from organic search.

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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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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

We are not too far off from the ability to segment customers in real time, create and launch marketing campaigns generated with AI and iterate on the creative materials based on the conversion data – a fully autonomous marketing cycle. In this post I cover a non-exhaustive list of content categories that are being re-invented with AI.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Pricing for better conversion and margin. Certainly, early on, with no marketing, no partnerships, Catherine did as many online events and networking as possible. These goals are. Reducing revenue leakage. Using customer data to ensure new revenue opportunities. Overcoming Challenges. 1) Finding Clients.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 31, 2020

. #1- Begin conversations. He started by reaching out to 15 people in his network or individuals he wanted to get to know on a weekly basis — just to simply begin a conversation. I will call an individual if I am already connected to them or begin a LinkedIn conversation with them. 1 + 1 = 3! We are all in this together.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

If angel investors are pressuring you to set up a board and if you don’t have the leverage to push back a little then I might suggest a 3-person board in which all 3 seats are appointed by the common stock and you agree to appoint one of these seats to the angel investor but perhaps make it either time based or event based.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Conversely, if you’re dealing with real estate transactions, stock market investments, or have significant life events affecting your taxes, opting for professional accountants could provide the customized attention and expertise needed to navigate these intricacies effectively.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Whether collecting new data points from archaic equipment, or monitoring events on a remote site in real-time, companies adopting IIoT can gain an unprecedented level of visibility into their operations by tapping into data from the physical world. This new information, when digested and indexed effectively, also translates into new insights.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 26, 2023

It's not all about how people go from page to page, but rather it's all about events because events can be tracked on a mobile app, but they can also be tracked on a game or on a normal website. So they call everything events. So the biggest difference is that it's not all about page views anymore.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2017

And of course we help with business development introductions and with fund raising events. was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Often we are asked to get involved in executive-level recruiting.

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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.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Moreover, they play an important role when collaborating with others, meeting deadlines, and reminding us of upcoming events. The AI is capable of predicting recurring events, understanding your scheduling habits, and managing cloud networks. It is necessary to pay separate attention to events that last all day.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As a concerned parent, employer, or spouse, you may have valid reasons for wanting to discreetly monitor Telegram chats and conversations. The monitoring app will run in stealth mode on the device, monitoring all Telegram chat conversations and messages in secret. How TheOneSpy Allows You to Monitor Telegram Chats Discreetly?

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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. Tactics like influencer marketing, organizing business events, publishing press releases, and search engine optimization (SEO) must be implemented.

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