YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Social CRM is a philosophy and a business strategy that uses technology, work flow, business rules, and social information to talk with (not at) the customer in a transparent way, to make value for both parties. 5) Embracing social advertising and retail , as well as the exciting opportunities offered by mobile and geo-location technologies.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

” The pioneering fund of funds realize that their source of differentiation is much more about the latter than the former. But the biggest changes in our industry have been driven by technical changes themselves to which we are just observers and fortunate beneficiaries. 2007 was the watershed year. 2007 was the watershed year.

Technical Review 398

Technical Review Venture Capital Valuation Pre-Money Valuation 398

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Nearly every successful tech startup I’ve observed over the past 20 years has gone through a similar growth pattern: Innovate, systematize then scale operations. You start out with vision, you must adapt and have intellectual honesty once you stare at your data and know where your true sources of differentiation and value are.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

Up and Running

JULY 6, 2016

Often, a business plan introduces a new technology that requires some explaining. On one hand, as a reader of business plans for investors, I see way too many business plans that ask a reader to wade neck-deep through technology to get to the business. Establish technology as a differentiator, when it is.

Technical Review 72

Technical Review Software Review Business Plan Development Team Review 72

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

If you plan to charge more than them I need to know how your product will differentiate to command a premium. Usually in a tech / software startup 70-80% of your costs will be people. Each quarter you should review your model. Tags: Startup Advice startup technology vc venture capital. Going to charge less?

Business Plan 334

Business Plan AJAX Venture Capital Technical Review 334

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 4, 2013

But when you create a product for a large segment of users who previously couldn’t afford products due to price or complexity and if that product can work at “Internet scale” you have the chance to do something truly amazing. I have written this up before if you’re interested – I call it Deflationary Economics.

Technical Review 401

Technical Review Startup Business Model Non-Compete 401

TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative. After all, that’s what tech innovation is all about. How will you differentiate from these? Do you have a custom algorithm or other technology? How do you measure success?

Developer 520

Developer Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 520

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

This was in large part due to the marketing efforts of Jason that created a great top end of the funnel (100+ companies applied) and the herculean efforts of Tyler Crowley who spent days going through all of the submissions and serving up 5 very interesting companies. Tags: Tech Market Analysis VC Industry.

San Francisco 254

San Francisco Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review 254

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

But as impressive as its technology is, the Apple’s smartwatch has been a product looking for a solution. Large tech companies like Google, Amazon, Apple recognize that the multi- trillion dollar health care market is ripe for disruption and have poured billions of dollars into the space. Healthcare on Your Wrist. to the iPhone.)

China 67

China Technical Review Software Review Algorithm 67

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition.

Startup 418

Startup Revenue Technical Review Flash 418

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Copywriting the website content for a tech startup can be a critical part of spreading your brand image and awareness. These are some copywriting tips that can help your tech startup to grow through your website and its content. As a tech startup founder, you might need to turn your attention to several things at once.

Technical Review 147

Technical Review Audience Startup Differentiation 147

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 15, 2020

In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business prosperity really haven’t changed in the last hundred years. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Master-mind alliance. Applied faith.

Technical Review 315

Technical Review Angel Investor Differentiation Business Model 315

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

A classic article in the Harvard Business Review “ The Truth About Customer Experience ” defines it as your customer’s end-to-end journey with you, not just the key touchpoints or critical moments when customers interact with your organization. Now all we hear about is providing the best “customer experience.” Shoot for the customers’ hearts.

Customer 213

Customer Product Technical Review Marketing 213

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

I think that mindset is useful to remind entrepreneurs that it is a shared journey and capital (whether active or passive) is a part of your success and your ability to access it when you need to and for the amounts you need is a very critical differentiator between successful companies and unsuccessful one. We realized we needed help.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 14, 2013

More importantly though, Raynor and Ahmed uncovered three very simple rules that differentiated the best from the rest: 1. “Use your differentiated position to charge higher prices or appeal to more customers. Change whatever you must about your business – your markets, your technologies, your people… anything. Everything.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Non-Compete Differentiation Revenue 174

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

In this world of constant change, new technologies, and a thousand cultures, it’s evident and somehow comforting to me that the basic rules for business prosperity really haven’t changed in the last hundred years. Business success is still more about the people than the technology or idea involved. Master-mind alliance. Applied faith.

Technical Review 297

Technical Review Angel Investor Differentiation Business Model 297

VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place.

Artificial Inteligence 176

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 176

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2020

With the continuous advances in technology, it’s easier than ever for businesses to get work done remotely. Since so many organizations have spent time working in a remote environment due to Covid-19, we’ve quickly learned what works for this unique situation and which areas need improvement.

Technical Review 275

Technical Review Cofounder Leadership Employee 275

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Social CRM is a philosophy and a business strategy that uses technology, work flow, business rules, and social information to talk with (not at) the customer in a transparent way, to make value for both parties.” . Adopt a strategy canvas approach (ala Blue Ocean Strategy ) to differentiate your business from the “red oceans” of competitors.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 100

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

Through differentiated sourcing, companies can better hedge their risks in the event that the Chinese economy implodes. The key here is to transfer foreign management expertise and technologies to China while tapping on its huge domestic entertainment market. Asian Companies Going Global.

Technical Review 171

Technical Review United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia China 171

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Key Takeaways The senior living industry is booming: With the aging population driving demand, senior living marketers must differentiate themselves from the crowded market. Debbie’s SMART Marketing framework: Strategy, Marketing Automation, Analytics, Resources, and Technology. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please!

Marketing 89

Marketing Technical Review Differentiation Sales 89

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 20, 2020

For starters Uber itself has had to lay off 27% of its workforce due to the pandemic and has been severely impacted financially from the crisis with no immediate respite in sight. Even more likely is eventual technology disruption where drones deliver foods and make it hard for existing car delivery services to compete.

Technical Review 242

Technical Review Software Review Aggregator Australia 242

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. While many tech startups do this intuitively (say, SnapChat thinking it would be much better if our photos out partying disappeared) it still happens. It’s worth a quick read. My argument is pretty simple. But it wasn’t to be.

SEM 379

SEM Viral Marketing Widget 379

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

You need a big differentiator in these arenas. Things such as driver-less cars and new medicines are far more than a technology challenge. New drugs usually fall in this category, due to side-effect testing. Products requiring changes to government regulations. Niche or low growth-rate businesses opportunities.

New York City 315

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 315

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

I conclude that the genesis of this trend seems to come from several forces, including the following: Less investment capital available due to the recession. Due to the economy as well, traditional individual angel investors haven’t been able to fill the gap. Technology costs are plummeting, meaning you can do more with less.

Technical Review 215

Technical Review Early Stage Venture Capital Startup 215

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2013

Due to the struggling economy as well, traditional individual Angel investors haven’t been able to fill the gap. Technology costs are plummeting, meaning you can do more with less. Twenty years ago, it cost $5 million to really launch a high-tech startup, when the same thing can be done today for $500 thousand.

Angel Investor 231

Angel Investor Entrepreneur Early Stage Silicon Valley 231

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Our defense department and intelligence community owned proprietary advanced tools and technology. We and our contractors had the best technology domain experts. Army’s Rapid Equipping Force on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan finding and deploying technology solutions against agile insurgents. Newell ran the U.S.

Community 244

Community Silicon Valley Technical Review Incubator 244

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

A Company with Callback Technology… It happened to me recently with a major computer company, where the mechanical voice said, “due to customer calls, your wait will be approximately 15 minutes.”. Conclusion. The days are gone where customers will put up with being put on hold to have their issues addressed.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Technology Customer Differentiation 100

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

Most technology startups seem to be founded by three types of people: product managers, engineers or biz dev types (MBAs and the like). You need to do weekly calls, regular customer calls with your team, review their pipelines with them, find out when they’re BS’ing you, produce weekly forecasts, etc.

Early Stage 350

Early Stage Startup Sales Campaign 350

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2014

A 2013 study published by Carl Frey and Michael Osborne of the University of Oxford shows 66 percent of the nation’s workforce has a medium to high risk of being displaced due to technology advances in coming decades. Why will the tech tsunami propel women into more leadership positions? Woman’s intuition” is real and valuable.

Technical Review 174

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Leadership Cofounder 174

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Sometimes the simplest technology is best. If you use five web analytics tools, they’ll all give you different numbers; this could be due to differences in definitions of things like “visit” and “session,” but is that truly all it is?). Trust, but verify.” Gerry used to say: “Who’s lying?”

Analytics 248

Analytics Software Review Metrics Technical Review 248

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. Barriers to entry are no longer created by patents or by tech differentiation alone, but by superior traction in the marketplace.

IP 163

IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 12, 2011

On the other hand, if during the interview she asks how often you do performance reviews, that means she doesn’t understand the startup culture. That is, when you have a candidate on the phone, you can use the resume to ask about previous experience, test their knowledge of technologies they claim to have, etc. Or therapy.

Hiring 282

Hiring Employee Ruby Java 282

YoungUpstarts

MAY 29, 2014

I know what goes into a great hotel room , and I know what differentiates work trips where you’re productive and those where everything feels like a struggle. If you’re going to be on the road, you need to ensure your technology is working at full capacity. Thinking Aloud gadgets mobile warrior Rob Begg technology travel'

North America 189

North America Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 189

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For some aspiring to be tech entrepreneurs, I often suggest a two-step process, as I argued in this post that “ The First Startup Founder You Need to Invest in Is You.” He or she has worked at some very successful big technology or media companies and went to a great school. I saved my main point for last.

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Liquidation Preference Silicon Valley IP 150

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2010

But I believe it’s a very comprehensive solution and our due diligence with large app developers confirmed as much. Optimization technology is not new. What does it do? it provides complete transparency in how much advertisers are paying, how much Burstly takes and what your revenue is.

Mobile 282

Mobile Management Southern California Application Development 282

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 6, 2024

According to 2023 statistics , the top businesses in the electronic industry are Apple, Cannon, and Dell, and surprisingly all three of them have worked tirelessly on the integration of technologies in strategic decision-making at every step of their operations.

Operations 158

Operations Management Software Review Technical Review 158