Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

Many optimizers are in favor of split-testing, too: direct marketers, landing page and SEO experts -- heck even the Google Website Optimizer team. Should you charge from day one, testing the revenue model first? Instead, we try to accelerate with respect to validated learning about customers.

San Francisco 154

San Francisco Lean Metrics Design 154

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 19, 2020

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 386

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 386

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 14, 2023

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 339

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 339

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

You need star power of entrepreneurs surrounded by star power angels & VCs who in turn get tons of press from adoring journalists who are insiders amongst this crowd of tech cognoscenti. You can monetize via Google Ad Sales before you have enough revenue to build your own sales team. Sound familiar?

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Marty Zwilling.

Hockey Stick 278

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Startup Non-Compete 278

www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Weve hosted some interesting tech entrepreneurs. Others, such as Loosecubes, are looking for a more consistent stream of revenue by switching to a subscription-based model. Its been a great way to meet people," says Hertz, whose suite goes for $99 a night and is occupied about half the time. And the money is nice, too."

San Francisco 105

San Francisco Technical Review Zimbabwe New York City 105

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce. Or are you too busy?

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Are you a young, new, or aspiring entrepreneur looking to take your first steps with investing in gold and are not sure on how to interpret the daily gold price? It’s not necessary for you to analyse market research to calculate which direction markets are expected to move.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 2, 2018

As an advisor to many entrepreneurs and small businesses, I often get asked where to start, and how to proceed. Expand marketing in channels that work and add others. There are still customers who won’t give your brand total credibility until it appears on television ads, in newspapers, direct marketing, and at trade shows.

Marketing 240

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

A confused mind always says ‘no’, goes the old direct marketing adage. Great examples (click on the links of each case study to read the specifics): SEOMoz: 52% improvement in sales and $1 million dollars increase in revenue. Great services for entrepreneurs – both easy to use. CityCliq: 88.9%

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

His thoughts on building sustainable, intentional strategies are a must-have for agencies, entrepreneurs and business leaders looking to stop running around in circles and make a meaningful impact. He provides actionable guidance for entrepreneurs looking to outshine the competition and build lasting value. Visit DTM world slash scale.

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Customer Cloud Curation Columbus 80

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. They don’t know if they should move to social networks for lead generation, branding, customer loyalty, or for direct marketing and e-commerce.

Social Media 261

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 261

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 4, 2018

An online coupon site is basically an advertising platform that facilitates group buying deals via direct marketing. As an upcoming entrepreneur, making use of couponing sites can save you the big bucks on advertising while your product or service reaches a wide range of consumers. What are online coupon sites? Conclusion.

Revenue 113

Revenue Advertising Database Direct Marketing 113

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2012

Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). You need to show your summary revenue and expense projections for three to five years. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one? Executive team.

Business Plan 244

Business Plan Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation 244

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). You need to show your summary revenue and expense projections for three to five years. Who is your customer, what is the price, and how much does it cost you to build one? Executive team.

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Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Metrics 226

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

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Software Review Sales Cofounder Analytics 48

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

Adding Ad Revenue. I hired those writers, the traffic increased, I started getting more revenue from advertising, and the income increased to about $1,500 per month as a result of that. I then went and found a university student who was interested in internet marketing. We increased the revenue.

Technical Review 82

Technical Review Software Review Prospectus Audience 82

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). You need to show your summary revenue and expense projections for three to five years. Tags: executive summary entrepreneur startup business plan. Executive team. Marty Zwilling.

Elevator Pitch 138

Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 11, 2015

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly. Marty Zwilling.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2010

Entrepreneurs today are paranoid, afraid that even their friends will steal their business. Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor in the same industry may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. But remember that “dancing with the wolves” can also get you eaten for lunch. Cross endorsement.

Partner 120

Partner Non-Compete Exit Strategy Affiliate 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

Simply stated, it means that your business has the potential to multiply revenue with minimal incremental cost. Ready to scale is when you have a proven product and a proven business model, about to expand to new geographies and markets. Focus on marketing and indirect channels to get the message out quickly.

Hockey Stick 120

Hockey Stick Intellectual Property Non-Compete Business Model 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Marty Zwilling.

Analytics 257

Analytics Entrepreneur Retention Social Media 257

Tim Keane

JULY 16, 2007

A New old Idea: Direct Marketing Revisited » July 16, 2007. I just talked to a business owner the other day who has grown her startup nicely - 15% a year or so - up to revenue of a bit over $2.5MM. in new revenue. On revenue of $2.5MM, thats a 24% increase just to pay the bank.). in new revenue.

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Wisconsin Angel Investor Bootstrapping Startup 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2012

Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. It’s a great survival strategy for small companies or entrepreneurs, and a good expansion strategy for even the largest companies. Companies today are paranoid, afraid that even their friends will steal their business.

Non-Compete 241

Non-Compete Merger Technical Review Software Review 241

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Why Selling Less Could Be the Key to Earning More written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with Chuck Blakeman In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Chuck Blakeman, a successful entrepreneur, business advisor, and author of Sell Less, Earn More.

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Database Sales Networking Conversion 53

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

Yet a creative collaboration with your biggest competitor may be the best opportunity for revenue and survival. It’s a great survival strategy for small companies or entrepreneurs, and a good expansion strategy for even the largest companies. Companies today are paranoid, afraid that even their friends will steal their business.

Partner 225

Partner Non-Compete Merger Technical Review 225

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing.

Analytics 246

Analytics Retention Startup Social Media 246

Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Where marketing puts a good direct marketing plan together only to have the IT guy drop the ball by providing an old data base for the direct marketing. Or worse, marketing not even asking IT for the right database, but just using one that they had had for a while, assuming it was correct. He's been there.

Database 36

Database Direct Marketing Programming Email 36

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing.

Analytics 248

Analytics Retention Social Media Startup 248

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing.

Analytics 177

Analytics Retention Social Media Campaign 177

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

“We’re trying to find entrepreneurs who are thinking of it as another stage in the company,” he said. “Entrepreneurs who sell to Google are doing it because they have a vision of what they’re trying to do,” Lawee told attendees. Nice piece and certainly one that covers what many entrepreneurs think.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Small Business Force

NOVEMBER 30, 2011

Where marketing puts a good direct marketing plan together only to have the IT guy drop the ball by providing an old data base for the direct marketing. Or worse, marketing not even asking IT for the right database, but just using one that they had had for a while, assuming it was correct.

Database 20

Database Direct Marketing Programming Email 20

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. They remain entrepreneurs. .

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Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Eric provides many examples of potential and real application areas that are ripe for predictive analytics, but my view is that smart entrepreneurs can extrapolate these to hundreds more, just waiting to be tapped. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing.

Analytics 120

Analytics Retention Social Media Campaign 120

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. The best are agile and know how to pivot – make a substantive change to the business model while or before their market has shifted. They remain entrepreneurs.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

Your design or ad agencies can impress you with their awards, but if you’re not moving product or creating demand, you’ve missed the point. Worry about the sales results. What did we learn?

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