The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Pay-per-click (PPC) advertising is one of the most powerful tools in the United Kingdom for driving desired traffic, lead generation, and increasing conversion rates for all businesses. For data-driven marketing campaigns, highlight the unique selling points of your service or product, such as free delivery or limited-time offers.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

I just spent half a day with Henrich, the head of product of a Fortune 10 company. We’re helping them convert one of the critical product lines inside an existing division from a traditional waterfall project management process into Lean. This product line has 15 project managers overseeing 60 projects. All good Lean basics.

Agile 65

Agile Lean Leadership Conversion 65

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I see more and more entrepreneurs who seem to have everything going for them – vision, motivation, passion, even a good business plan, product, and money, and yet they can’t close customers. Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. Process myth: Why building a product leads to failure.

Angel Investor 359

Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator Business Model 359

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2020

Ecommerce marketing is a strategy that ultimately helps you push conversions. You can use these elements to promote your business products or focus on your message as a whole. An eCommerce shop doesn’t have to just list products; it can feature a blog too. Upsell products to new and existing customers.

eCommerce 264

eCommerce Sales Software Review Social Media 264

TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Start by building just enough of your product to get early CAC and CLV signals (they won’t be perfect). cto , infotech , innovation , product , project , saas If you can demonstrate that your CAC and CLV numbers work as expected, then you’ve proven you can make money. Don’t worry about scaling just yet.

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Metrics Startup Retention Acquisition 260

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2023

Conversing: engaging in a dialogue with others. The goal here is to grow the sources of new ideas and gather fresh thinking to create a new product or service. This is also becoming prevalent in decisions with customers on products. These have the added benefit of being searchable and discoverable.

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Social Media Media Software Review Social Network 281

The Startup Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

Additionally, the ease of content creation and consumption has democratized media production. These strategies demonstrate the effectiveness of tapping into broader cultural conversations in a way that feels organic and relatable to the target audience.

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Video Marketing Audience Social Media 103

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

With business teams now getting back together in the workplace after primarily working remotely during the pandemic , it’s an ideal time to implement change and make sure your team is feeling a renewed sense of satisfaction, high engagement, and maximum productivity. In addition to the right words, be sure you present the right body language.

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Metrics Conversion Global Product 270

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 18, 2020

In addition, I see consumers taking more control, using the technology to converse with each other, and assert their position through reviews and forums. Every consumer today wants to be an insider and development contributor to the finished product, or at least feel connected to it throughout the process.

Customer 433

Customer B2C Technical Review Social Media 433

Steve Blank

APRIL 16, 2020

Pre-pandemic these coffees were usually about what startup to join or how to find product/market fit. Perhaps instead of working for the latest social media or ecommerce company or in retail or travel or hospitality, you might want to make people live healthier, longer and more productive lives. My advice in all of these conversations?

Software Review 335

Software Review Technical Review eCommerce Salary 335

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 10, 2020

Make sure you integrate video production into your company’s marketing plan. Amplifies Your Conversion Rate. If you manage to get your video production and marketing right, you can dramatically boost your conversion rate. After building trust, you can promote your product or service easily.

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Video Marketing Social Media Mobile 246

View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You resonate with the NextView mission to “design the future that we want to live in” You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation.

Technical Review 317

Technical Review Software Review Seed Stage Cofounder 317

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

They skimp on the design of their website, procrastinate on the rollout to make sure the product is perfect, and get so excited about technology features that they forget about creating value for customers. Working the circuit of big groups of strangers is minimally productive. Don’t waste your time following up.

Marketing 353

Marketing Technical Review Social Media Technology 353

Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

The key to understanding value propositions is in building interviews that are based on a set of hypotheses (about the problem, the stakeholder and potential solutions to be explored) and data to be captured while using minimum viable products (just enough “product” to increase the efficacy of a conversation and increase the speed of learning).

Curation 354

Curation Technical Review Lean Australia 354

View from Seed

JULY 22, 2024

Users no longer need to understand SQL to converse and manipulate data. Conversational Interfaces for Better Data Queries AI-driven conversational interfaces allow for “few-shot prompts” that guide users in formulating the right data questions. Alternatively, you aim to be the data team alternative.

Generative AI 234

Generative AI Technical Review SQL Architecture 234

Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

Understanding how an AI works is essential to fostering trust and confidence in AI production models. An AI can provide recommendations based on user behaviors used in ecommerce to provide accurate suggestions of products to users for future purchases based on their shopping history. Generative Design of Physical Products.

Artificial Inteligence 425

Artificial Inteligence Software Review Algorithm Technical Review 425

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Here is some of our conversation: Most of us are familiar with the term technical debt. Systems age because of improvements in upgrades or new products. Fillios recent sat down with Young Upstarts to share his insights about the role of technology-related debt to the future viability of small and medium-sized businesses.

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Technical Review Small Business Software Review Security 246

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2022

You may be convinced that your technical expertise, and your passion for the product, will allow you to succeed without reliance on team members, but in my experience, I have seen many careers and businesses fail due to lack of team synergy, or even in-fighting and dysfunction. A business and a team is more about relationships than roles.

Leadership 297

Leadership Technical Review Startup Social Media 297

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 27, 2020

For this purpose, affiliate marketing is used by which you can advertise your products by letting a publisher website post information about it. The publisher can be any blogger or entrepreneur website that earns a commission by advertising your products. Offer Discounts and Coupons for Your Products.

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Affiliate Marketing Software Review Startup 264

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

You see, investors invest in people, before they invest in ideas or products. 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. Be upbeat and respectful.

Technical Review 338

Technical Review Elevator Pitch Due Diligence Angel Investor 338

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

a 34 per cent boost in sales productivity. up to a 300 per cent boost in deal conversions. In fact, the software industry is full of solutions and products, and it’s simple to become lost among them. Your company’s productivity might rise across the board as a result of this. Improve sales accuracy by 42%.

Software Developers 217

Software Developers Software Development Software Developer 217

Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

The order is important because I fell in love with the product before I even knew about the company, and the hustle of its founder/CEO Sandro Roco. Through this process, I was able to piece together bits of information, like where to manufacture products and which distributors to work with. I’m a Sanzo drinker.

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New York City Hockey Stick Distribution Angel Investor 114

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Running an ecommerce business requires efficient order fulfillment processes to get products to customers quickly and cost-effectively. Use snug-fitting boxes, mailers, and envelopes that closely match the size of products. Set a free shipping threshold of something like $50 to encourage bigger basket sizes.

eCommerce 167

eCommerce Software Review Metrics Analytics 167

View from Seed

JULY 6, 2020

You have unbounded curiosity for emerging trends, a love for experimentation, and you’re always eager to dive into new products and technologies before others do. You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation. You know the ecosystem and have a network that is additive to the rest of the team. .

Technical Review 257

Technical Review Software Review Hiring Seed Stage 257

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Influencers are recognized experts and pseudo celebrities who can pick favorite products or start new trends. 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.

Technical Review 355

Technical Review Social Media Channel Flash 355

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2022

It started with an email survey on your last stay at their hotel, but now includes requests for online product reviews, to social media input on the design of future products. Partner with others to create unique solutions that might benefit your brand, product, or solution. Marketing is no longer a one-way conversation.

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Customer Technical Review Social Media Partner 267

Steve Blank

JUNE 1, 2021

The conversation got interesting when I asked, “How are you going to describe the product to potential customers in the concrete industry?” Your product is not someone’s problem. He believed that if used as an additive to concrete, his bacteria could strengthen it while reducing CO2. There was silence for a moment.

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Product Advisory Board Green Customer 433

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 15, 2023

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, small businesses face the ongoing challenge of streamlining operations, maximizing productivity, and staying competitive. Personalization features enable the delivery of relevant and targeted content, enhancing customer engagement and driving conversions.

Software Review 158

Software Review Software Small Business Social Media 158

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 11, 2021

This is accomplished through aggregated, anonymized competitive benchmarking, market-level performance data across the major social and ad platforms, and curated news and conversation from industry leaders. To me, that’s the textbook example of “product-founder fit” and one of the reasons I believe this business will succeed.

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Founder Product Cofounder Acquisition 424

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2020

So my only goal is to give you insights into the conversations we’ve been having in case you don’t have the same access or advice. Along with my partner Stuart Lander, who runs operations at Upfront and is a former lawyer, we have scoured through, debated and helped scores of companies make this determination. payroll protection.

Programming 279

Programming Affiliate SBA Government 279

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.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review B2C Generative AI IPO 78

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 8, 2020

You can save money on office-related expenses, allow more flexibility, and often see a productivity boost. You say “hello” as you pass people in the hallway and “good morning” before you start conversations about work. This can defuse a number of potentially contentious situations and will lead to better conversations.

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Distribution Software Review Employee Software 261

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2021

All of us have been on the receiving end of a difficult conversation at work, and many have had to deliver a hard message to others. Seven Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work ,” by Roberta Chinsky Mauson. Not taking action is never a solution, but not every conversation is worth having.

Product 365

Product Conversion Matching Employee 365

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2019

It’s past the “napkin-sketch” stage with a rough minimum viable product and about 100 users. The early indication from their minimum viable product is that they found early signs of product/market fit. I just had a coffee with Mei and Bill, two passionate students who are on fire about their new startup idea. And others exist.

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Bandwidth Database Venture Capital Demand 303

Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Many of them get hung up on understanding how to select the right minimal viable product. He came up with the concept to simply the search for product/market fit by using an MVP Tree. Many startups fall into the trap of building toward a “mission” rather than a minimum viable product (MVP). Your mission is your baby.

Product 436

Product Viral Channel San Francisco 436

View from Seed

MARCH 11, 2020

More mature companies will have to answer more detailed questions around their tech, product, and business. Reach out to founders or execs that they are close to that might have a POV on your product or business. Having conversations with your existing investors. Meeting with other members of your team.

Technical Review 279

Technical Review Due Diligence Term Sheet Seed Stage 279

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Image source This article delves into the top tips for building a productive workforce, helping your business soar to new heights. This approach to building a productive workforce is particularly beneficial for growing businesses. Foster a Positive Work Environment A positive work environment is crucial for sustained productivity.

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Product Employee Programming Early Stage 147