The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2025

As governments and communities aim to reduce environmental impact, there is a rising demand for eco-friendly transport solutions. Not only this but reviewing available taxi listings can offer valuable insights into the types of vehicles currently in demand among passengers.

Technical Review 144

Technical Review Government Operations Demand 144

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

I was having a second coffee with an ex student, now the head of a marketing inside a rapidly growing startup. His company had marched through customer discovery, learning about the customer problem, validated solutions and was now scaling sales and marketing. All good news. Why Do You Work Here? Titles Are Not Your Job.

Startup 329

Startup PR Public Relations Channel 329

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Done right, demand generation can supercharge growth. Demand generation tactics address two of the biggest marketing challenges: raising brand awareness and generating leads. That’s why you need a demand generation strategy. The state of demand generation in 2022. Demand generation works best with a plan.

Demand 115

Demand Affiliate Audience Leadership 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Quantify the market opportunity in business terms. For example, “Nielsen projects that the market for smart phones will double every year for the next five years.” All startups, including non-profits, need revenue to thrive, such as such as from subscriptions, retail, online, licensing, or services.

Business Plan 423

Business Plan Product Intellectual Property Elevator Pitch 423

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect.

Angel Investor 359

Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator Business Model 359

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 21, 2017

Revenue multiples, profit multiples, premium over the previous financing — these are metrics used by sellers to help determine a minimum acceptable price. ” “How can we become #1 or #2 in a new market?” Large companies don’t acquire small companies for their financials.

Balance Sheet 242

Balance Sheet Vertical Acquisition Revenue 242

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2020

Self-demanding beats boss-demanding every time. Leapfrog products invent and reinvent markets. Incremental product ideas do not change markets. On the other hand, making the user experience easier, richer, and more pleasant, as Apple has done repeatedly, can reinvent existing markets. Eat your own dog food.

Technical Review 324

Technical Review Entrepreneur Due Diligence Business Model 324

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

While most of the early attention in a startup is paid to finding product market fit ( the match between value proposition and customer segment on the right-side of the canvas) it’s the left side of the canvas that will tell you what your founding team should look like. If you’re a startup it’s easy to get confused on this step.

Cofounder 335

Cofounder Founder Intellectual Property Business Model 335

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.

San Francisco 256

San Francisco Valuation Los Angeles Technical Review 256

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 25, 2020

Equity is stock, but private company stock has no market value until the company goes public or is sold or merged with another company. According to National Venture Capital Association statistics , only 16% of venture-backed startups recently used this alternative, due to high liability concerns, demanding shareholders, and high costs.

Exit Strategy 376

Exit Strategy Startup Private Equity Equity 376

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

I pointed out that the storage market in the US alone is ~$30 billion / year and there is no dominant provider — the largest player has < 10% market share. So how did a company that provides storage grow so fast (we’ll exit 2017 with 10’s of millions in recurring revenue), why is it so defensible and is it really a tech startup?

Technical Review 268

Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review Artificial Inteligence 268

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

On the other hand, the global courier delivery market covering Express delivery and Parcel Pickup and Drop services is all set to surpass a whopping $400 billion by 2024 with a growth rate of 8-10% every year. Various business models in an on-demand courier delivery app. Why would courier service apps always be in high demand?

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

What sized team can I afford in order to sell, market & provide service to these customers? But expanding beyond our core customers was going to take more effort than simply launching in new markets. and we were met with weak demand, slow growth and high costs. How profitable is my product or service?

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 29, 2022

According to IBIS World, the revenues generated by the hotels and motels industry in 2022 have reached $258.1 Leveraging Revenue Management Solutions. Revenue management is the practice of managing the flow of revenue in and out of a business. As per Fortune Business Insights, the POS market was worth $25.24

Management 158

Management Software Review Revenue Cost 158

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

Her argument is that if Uber buys Grubhub (which itself once merged with Seamless) it would mean that Uber Eats / Grubhub would control half the market and that with DoorDash the two together would control 90% of the market. they just put up with the food delivery company fees. You lose the ability to up-sell and cross-sell products.

Technical Review 242

Technical Review Software Review Aggregator Australia 242

YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2019

New emerging technologies have been the key catalyst for in-demand jobs. Vancouver has a situated tech market with a direct line to Silicon Valley. Tech Association listed five tech jobs in high demand until 2021. Tech companies need advertising, marketing, public relations, and technical sales professionals.

Canada 167

Canada Hiring Artificial Inteligence Software Development 167

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 22, 2024

written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I do a solo show exploring the misconceptions surrounding the role of the Fractional CMO. But not so much the supply. 05:44] One word: Branding!

Leadership 88

Leadership Technical Review Retention Campaign 88

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2020

What you don’t expect is to feel out of control , or to always be fighting the many demands for your time. You expected the difficulty of finding funding, but you never expected it to go so fast into unanticipated expenses, inventory, support, and marketing. Endless pivots are required to keep up with market changes.

Entrepreneur 306

Entrepreneur Due Diligence Startup Acquisition 306

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The mobile IV therapy sector presents a unique chance for entrepreneurs to meet increasing consumer demand for convenient healthcare solutions. Setting Up Your Mobile IV Therapy Business Setting up a successful mobile IV therapy business requires strategic planning and an understanding of market dynamics.

Mobile 97

Mobile United States Technical Review Business Model 97

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2022

Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing. If you want all the specifics, you must follow the new wave of marketing experts, like Daina Middleton, and her classic book “ Marketing in the Participation Age.” Nurturing marketers reserve a minimum of 10 percent of their marketing budgets for testing and learning.

Customer 267

Customer Technical Review Social Media Partner 267

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2018

Self-demanding beats boss-demanding every time. Leapfrog products invent and reinvent markets. Incremental product ideas do not change markets. On the other hand, making the user experience easier, richer, and more pleasant, as Apple has done repeatedly, can reinvent existing markets. Eat your own dog food.

Technical Review 233

Technical Review Due Diligence Business Model Demand 233

The Startup Magazine

JULY 21, 2021

Kevin Wu, co-founder and CEO of job search optimization program Pathrise , says “Digital marketer roles are some of the most in-demand positions in the tech industry.” According to a recent McKinsey survey, 83% of CEOs said they depend on digital marketing to be the major driver of growth. This is the power of SEM marketing.

Technical Review 148

Technical Review PPC SEM Marketing 148

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

Success demands testing the solution early and quickly in the market, then iterating to get it right. Nail the go-to-market strategy. For example, when you think about distribution channels, revenue streams, or the relationship with the customer, ask customers what they expect.

Startup 245

Startup Angel Investor Technical Review Incubator 245

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

by Leonard Callejo, Director of Online Marketing at Cisco Webex. Consider investing in these four software categories to improve business performance and bring in more revenue. Marketing automation software. Small-and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) can face pressures that larger organizations may not.

Small Business 173

Small Business Agile Software Software Developers 173

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 19, 2023

Self-demanding beats boss-demanding every time. Leapfrog products invent and reinvent markets. Incremental product ideas do not change markets. On the other hand, making the user experience easier, richer, and more pleasant, as Apple has done repeatedly, can reinvent existing markets. Eat your own dog food.

Technical Review 229

Technical Review Due Diligence Business Model Demand 229

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2020

In the short term you need customers to find you at any price, and in the longer term you need revenue, profit, and return loyalty. Although his focus is naturally on bigger companies, I contend that his recommended strategies apply equally well to entrepreneurs and startups: Demand a mindset of deep thinking for the long term.

Technical Review 312

Technical Review Due Diligence Merger Social Media 312

The Startup Magazine

JUNE 5, 2024

However, amidst increasing competition and fluctuating market conditions, maximizing profit margins in this self-storage business sector demands a strategic approach. Leveraging data analytics provides operators with valuable insights into customer behavior, demand patterns, and occupancy rates.

Security 147

Security Technical Review Operations Revenue 147

ConversionXL

MARCH 17, 2021

I recently surveyed and interviewed over 200+ B2B executives, marketing & sales leaders to find out exactly what challenges they currently face and what they are doing to overcome them. Common B2B marketing challenges. Our findings also suggested, marketing-qualified leads didn’t always convert to sales opportunities as expected.

B2B 150

B2B Sales Cycle Belgium IP 150

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 16, 2020

Any of these situations will demand a valuation to determine current and future projected value. . Capitalization Factor – This can be defined as a multiplier used for converting projected future earnings and revenue into present day value. Three Methods of Valuation. Why You Should Have an Up to Date Business Valuation.

Valuation 162

Valuation CPA Software Review .Net 162

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 22, 2019

Welcome to the “Participation Age” of marketing. If you want all the specifics, you must follow the new wave of marketing experts, like Daina Middleton, and her classic book “ Marketing in the Participation Age.” Nurturing marketers reserve a minimum of 10 percent of their marketing budgets for testing and learning.

Technical Review 245

Technical Review Social Media Startup Partner 245

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Businesses utilize a plethora of information to assess markets, competitors, customer preferences, organizational performance, etc. Knowing the consumers that are more likely to become loyal buyers in the future can help you in directing your marketing investments appropriately. Not every product aims at the entire market.

Analytics 174

Analytics Portfolio Advertising Technical Review 174

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. In fact, we now live in a buyer-led digital age, where the traditional media push-marketing efforts just don’t work.

NPV 436

NPV Net Present Value Conversion Ratio Marketing 436

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2020

The measures to prevent the spreading of the virus induced a global reduction of the travel demand. The two largest markets are the United States and China. As pointed out by McKinsey , corporate travel is a major revenue source for many airlines and hotel chains. Effect of the lockdown in the travel industry.

Technical Review 278

Technical Review United States China Cofounder 278

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

One of the main challenges is understanding the customer, especially during the seed one funding space when they are still figuring out the market need, their product USP, and product marketing key messaging. Market Intelligence. Customer demands . Market trends, etc. Customer pain points. Sales Data Management.

Conversion 162

Conversion Technical Review Startup Software Review 162

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2021

The mobile app development market is evolving at a rapid speed. With the spread of the pandemic of 2020, certain apps have become extremely popular like video conferencing apps, on-demand service apps, etc. . To compete in the market, you need to keep up with trends. Google is about to introduce a new AR feature for Google Maps.

Artificial Inteligence 150

Artificial Inteligence Developer Development Team Review United Kingdom 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 8, 2022

Success in any business these days requires a constant flow of new and innovative solutions, to keep up with changes in the market, competition, and to attract new customers. Markets and needs change so quickly these days that the view we had last week can be out of date today. Make sure people take time to look for new opportunities.

Stock Options 277

Stock Options Incubator Framework Stock 277

The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2021

There are so many businesses around us, and to stay in the game, you need to think of ways to improve your small business revenue. As a small business owner, you need to do some research on industry practices for growing small business revenue. Target both new and established markets. Today’s world is all about competition.

Small Business 179

Small Business Mobile Revenue Social Media 179