Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left. This is why investors really like SaaS software companies where you have recurring revenue and your largest customer accounts for < 5% of your revenue and your renewals rates are > 90%.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2018

At some point, they realized the workloads were increasing due to increased demand, and so they adjusted accordingly. If the money isn’t there or the workload doesn’t warrant bringing in new employees, you should reconsider scaling. . However, enterprises with teams of hundreds and thousands of people exist.

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abovethecrowd.com

AUGUST 23, 2020

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. Talk to any management team from any IPO in the past three years, and you will find they had this exact conversation. And there are only two.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← I’m in a Book! Most developers start as salaried employees, slogging through code and loving it because they never imagined a job could be challenging, educational, and downright fun.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

Conversational marketing. Drift “conversational marketing” 0.70 Drift and “conversational marketing”. For Drift, founded in 2014, that was easier said than done: Drift didn’t go all-in on “conversational marketing” until 2018. Inbound marketing. The subscription economy. Growth hacking. The phrases have defined brands.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

Start with specific goals and make sure your web analytics software is tracking those goals. The following checklist is a summary of key elements that will help you get more online sales (or whatever conversion you’re after). A key ingredient of high conversions is relevant traffic. Personal opinions do not matter (much).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

ABM must target the entire buying committee, not just one or two individuals who may never be involved in sales conversations. To maximize impact and ensure correct prioritization, the team reviewed the top 10 accounts quarterly. Because of this, even a small deal may warrant a one-to-one marketing approach.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 27, 2016

It will come as no surprise, but like most things in life, conversion optimization will benefit from a strong strategic approach. Most have some sort of discovery process, where they either conduct conversion research or at least calibrate the impact of an element with something like existence testing. How do you decide what to test?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In Letterboxd’s Year in Review , readers are pulled into the story from the start with timely and relatable woes from the coronavirus pandemic. Each one is accompanied by an auto-playing trailer, review, and link to the corresponding page on the Letterboxd website. The peaks and troughs of trends can warrant further inspection.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2010

More than two years ago my business partner and I discussed launching a hosted version of my ASP.NET invoicing software , DotNetInvoice. But given the heavy competition in the hosted invoicing software market and the level of effort of the task, it was continually placed on the back burner.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Has Your Startup Given Performance-Based Warrants? Happiness and Deep Conversations – [link]. Nice to see Google crowdsource identifying software bugs – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 25, 2010

Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Has Your Startup Given Performance-Based Warrants? Happiness and Deep Conversations – [link]. Nice to see Google crowdsource identifying software bugs – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 95

Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. More complicated enterprise software applications are a good example of that. Some take a day to explain.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 30, 2020

A risky, high-impact decision might warrant more consideration. First, even young, healthy team members could contract Covid-19 and become unable to work, whether due to fatigue or even (if unlucky) hospitalization. Entrepreneurs should always be in conversation with great talent, or with people who can refer great talent.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Business Software. Last spring, Dave Graham , founder of software consulting firm Arizona Bay, learned that a major client, Jumpstart Automotive Media, had been acquired for more than $80 million. Like a venture capitalist reviewing business plans, he now weighs the potential of every company Arizona Bay works with. Advertising.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 30, 2010

He blogs to 10,000 web entrepreneurs at Software by Rob and co-hosts the podcast Startups for the Rest of Us. The conversation almost always turns to questions about where to find virtual assistants and how a startup can use one. Most of us have worked in corporate environments where you're never allowed to go back and refactor code.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 28, 2017

3: AI: A conversation with a skeptic. Combine having Complete Day One Knowledge with Collective Continuous Learning (networked hardware or software all learning at the same time) and it should take you five seconds to realize that we are in a new time and place. AI: A conversation with a skeptic. So are we “doomed”? Personal).

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. If I tell someone I’m the mayor of a spot, I’m in an instant conversation: “What makes you the mayor?” You should sign up for our newsletter here. We want to hear about, learn from and even replicate what they’ve done. During this year they. Company : Nouncer.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, a lot of press releases and pitches that I receive around key holidays try to make the enclosed news sound more relevant due to the upcoming holiday. In fact, an interesting study, infographic or other data sometimes warrants its own pitch. Jobs Awards Welcome to Mashable! Offer Up Unique Data. Follow Reporters on Twitter.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

In the middle of a serious conversation on the joys of motherhood or the stress of a career you might realize that the person you’re talking to is only 15. But to your point, you can't even have a conversation with them, they have made their decisions and moved on. peer review is NOT working.

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