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How to Work with Lawyers at a Startup

Both Sides of the Table

You never got around to agreeing exact equity splits but you had many conversations about it. Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee. I wonder how the shunned three are going to feel when you make your millions?

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13 Essential Digital Marketing Metrics & KPIs to Measure Performance

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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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Going Public Circa 2020; Door #3: The SPAC

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Historically they have been a kind of back-door way for a company to go public, and as a result have historically had a sub-standard reputation. In every conversation about IPOs vs Direct Listings these are the only two things that matter, and they are precisely the two things that IPO advocates are embarrassed to discuss.

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A Complete Guide to Account-Based Marketing: Win Over Your Ideal Customer

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Some see it as a sales tactic, while others view it as a content marketing strategy. Account-based marketing is an approach where marketing and sales work together to nurture target accounts and convert or retain customers. It needs perfect alignment from sales, marketing, and executive leaders across the organization.

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What is Brand Equity in Marketing? (How to Become Memorable)

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Yet, in 2021, Shopify posted record sales, growing 113% year-over-year and doubling in brand value to $828 million. It’s why reputation management and following good business practices is a critical but unseen part of a company’s brand. Track and listen to conversations around your brand and become an active voice in the community.

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The Truth About Convertible Debt at Startups and The Hidden Terms You Didn’t Understand

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They are either a sign of naive founders or naive investors (because they will quickly develop a reputation in the market and because future investors in that company will all demand your terms, which therefore will include a full ratchet). I recommend that startups agree the “conversion price” at maturity. That would suck.

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On-SERP SEO: The Future of SEO

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Those images may not warrant a click, but they may help searchers recognize and remember your brand. If previously you’d focus only on tightly related articles to bring leads down the sales funnel, now you need to broaden your topics to educate and inform your target audience. Recipe carousels.

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