YoungUpstarts

APRIL 27, 2018

This is your elevator pitch and is the definition of your niche. Potential clients might know you, know you are active in a vertical and have a problem they need to solve, but they need to have a belief that you can do the work effectively. This is why people travel, offer free audits, and distribute research.

Developer 149

Developer Elevator Pitch Reputation Vertical 149

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Pixar was at the forefront of 3-D animation and storytelling but had no knowledge of the movie industry or distribution channels. By partnering, Pixar now had expert guidance and financial backing to distribute and sell their masterpieces. Increase revenue. Focus on companies outside of your industry or vertical.

Small Business 153

Small Business Reputation Partner Revenue 153

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

With each hand, a small percentage of the pot is scraped off by the dealer, which in essence becomes the “revenue” for the casino. While casinos use the term “rake,” a plethora of interesting word choices exist which all describe the same thing – keeping a little bit of the revenue for the company that is running the service.

Europe 101

Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Today, the problem has once again changed definition. So, the definition of a lead database has expanded from being Name, Address, Email ID, Phone No, etc., Some vertical ad networks have gone after this opportunity, Glam Media being one of the most successful of the lot. It's just not worth it.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Building a cache of user data in a CRM that’s strong enough to inform demand gen campaigns—what content to produce, where to distribute it—can take years, according to Brandt Bogdanovich of MST Solutions. Create and distribute content to those segments. How many customers and much revenue could this channel bring if successful?

Demand 132

Demand Vertical Campaign Channel 132

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 2, 2009

Sales people cost money, and when they’re not bringing in revenue, their wandering in the woods is time consuming, cash-draining and demoralizing. Scalable: The goal is not to get one customer but many – and to get those customers so each additional customer adds incremental revenue and profit. Lets see why. Something else?

Lean 264

Lean Silicon Valley Startup RSS 264

Rob Go

JANUARY 21, 2016

Convenience tends to be an area where incumbents struggle, especially when convenience is tied to new forms of distribution. Incumbents are where they are because they have scale through the existing large modes of distribution (eg: physical retail). Why Convenience is Better.

Disintermediation 28

Disintermediation Distribution Demand Flash 28

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

We already have some competitors in the vertical and while there is no point in trying to hide the actual idea, there are differences in the way we implement stuff that can get us an advantage over the competition. >> True for (A), definitely NOT for (B). Unfortunately I can only talk about the stuff related to the idea itself.

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

www.pakman.com

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

To build the online media giants of tomorrow, companies need models where the costs of both content and distribution are near zero. At that scale, you can reach billions of dollars in revenue. General news carries the lowest CPCs whereas specific verticals like healthcare and finance command higher CPCs. 26 September 2012.

Social Media 47

Social Media Vertical Advertising Distribution 47

Ben's Blog

APRIL 28, 2010

Innovation is almost insane by definition: most people view any truly innovative idea as stupid, because if it was a good idea, somebody would have already done it. Jobs not only killed all the commodity hardware and the horizontal strategy; he went radically vertical. He even added retail stores. Total commitment to the long term.

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 78

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

How LiveRamp drove over $50M in annual revenue from 15 target accounts. They also use multi-channel content distribution to improve brand awareness and meet prospects where they already are. It can be used to attract new accounts, but it’s also a powerful way to upsell and increase revenue from existing accounts.

Marketing 100

Marketing Campaign Email Sales 100

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

An era defined and dominated by the few who could afford the factories, the media and the distribution systems. In fact, we can expect constant re-definitions of what we thought was right as a new maxim in the coming years. But it’s here to stay and is about to replace the 200 year anomaly of the industrial era.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

Having a digital strategy is flawed by definition. We are also seeing lots of backwards and forwards vertical integration. Distribution and data is where the power lies, it’s no longer in making things. Cars becoming mobile rolling lounge rooms where screen time becomes a major revenue source for auto makers.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Aggregator 48

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

Having a digital strategy is flawed by definition. We are also seeing lots of backwards and forwards vertical integration. Distribution and data is where the power lies, it’s no longer in making things. Cars becoming mobile rolling lounge rooms where screen time becomes a major revenue source for auto makers.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Aggregator 48

VC Cafe

JULY 6, 2010

I wanted to easily share high-definition media with friends. I had a lot of high definition pictures and videos, which today you can get with any camera that has at least 10mgpx. It’s all based on growth and on opening the capabilities of the Libox distribution platform to the community. How are you planning ramp up the revenue?

Media 84

Media Management API HTML 84