Up and Running

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

After all, sweat equity can make up for a trim marketing budget, but it would be hard to make up for cuts in product development and customer service without sacrificing customer experience. Current and new customers care a lot more about product or service quality, and the value of your item.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

But if you are going to have somebody who's developing a product, developing a new technology, designing, or going out into marketing and figuring out new ways to market, you really need a thinker. Sign up to receive email updates. More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. Like this show?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Employee ownership gives these entrepreneurs this autonomy as well as equity in the startup! This means fewer resources on hand locally, so innovation centers come into play: they’re virtual locations where employees collaborate on new ideas, such as product development or marketing. Innovation Centers.

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Berkonomics

MARCH 21, 2019

Email readers, continue here…] Most VC’s look for a 10x opportunity – that is – a ten times increase in the valuation from investment to liquidity event. The more you ask for – the more equity you give up. So, you’ve got to play with the numbers to determine your level of comfort. The post-investment value would be $4,000,000.

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The Equity Kicker

MARCH 26, 2018

Let me use the Jobs To Be Done (JTBD) framework for product development to explain why. I will give you a high-level summary here, but if you are building products then I recommend spending some time with Google to find out a bit more. They used this insight to change the subject line in some of their reminder emails.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

They’re looking to be paid properly in the context of the overall salary structure, including cash, benefits, and equity, and to be paid commensurate with performance. Your Product Plan must fit into context of your overall business mission. What will most upset them is what they perceive as unfair treatment.

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Berkonomics

MAY 13, 2021

There is a fine line between loading the company with too much debt and diluting the shareholders too early with additional equity investments. That board member should be actively involved in questioning the positioning, marketing and even the design of the product to avoid just such a disaster.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

The investment will be used for product development initiatives. Summit is a hugely respected firm in Silicon Valley and a long-term “institution&# but they’re better known as more of a “private equity&# investor meaning that they do later stage investments in much larger companies that are profitable.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Though most founders would agree culture is important in an organization’s success, it often takes a back seat to product development and generating a profit in the early stages of an organization’s life. For information that is more pull than push, a weekly email from the founder can be effective. Recognition & Rewards.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

These are the four stages of a product we’ll be focusing on. . However, on a more granular graph, the introduction phase would be preceded by a product development stage. This stage is used to determine the viability of your product and confirm when it should go to market. If not, brand equity is your strongest asset.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 30, 2010

” Figuring out the market for your equity, appropriate capital structures, reasonable milestones, and most important of all, the right partner, aren't things that usually happen on the first try without some amount of trial and error. Here's an area where I think entrepreneurs could make more productive use of LinkedIn.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Geoffrey Moore Author of Crossing the Chasm and four other books, Geoffrey Moore has been thinking about high-tech product development longer than most of have been doing anything on a computer. Follow Me on Twitter @robwalling Subscribe via Email Receive very occasional emails when I publish a new article.

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Berkonomics

OCTOBER 30, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] Money: A board of directors is primarily responsible for oversight in the use of and the raising of money for the company. loading the company with too much debt, and diluting the shareholders too early with additional equity investments. Extending the Runway book available at www.berkus.com.

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Up and Running

MARCH 24, 2021

For example, let’s say that you’re a SaaS company focused on enterprise-level business email management. As a new entrant, or established business looking to grow, instead of attempting to claim current enterprise customers from your competitors, you can develop another market segment. Launch a new product or service.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Unlike other incubator-led programs, this workshop is open to anyone who wants to learn, and it does not require companies take investment or give out equity. Id also welcome nominations over email , if you have someone you think is a good fit for the event. Want to learn more about me? Try About the author.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 5, 2010

It is the ultimate product development get-started guide to Lean Startup. It is the ultimate product development get-started guide to Lean Startup. If youre in that boat, today my friends at Appsumo are trying a new experiment that just might help you out. No, all of those prices are incorrect. Dont panic.

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www.readwriteweb.com

APRIL 23, 2012

But you can still reel in good people - if youre generous with your equity. Pinterest can hire, Square can hire, Dropbox can hire - these companies have a clear demand for their products and are becoming market leaders," explains Naval Ravikant, founder of startup advice site Venture Hacks. Need $25,000 for product development?

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

In today’s market ( 8,000 martech products alone ), it’s easier to attract the right customer with material they value than it is to chase down and convert a prospect who isn’t ready to buy. email, ads, retargeting, etc.) comments, interviews, emails, etc.). Employees want to know how your product will improve their day-to-day.

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Software By Rob

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

This morning Seth Godin published a post titled Debt, equity and a third thing that might work better. That’s when you find one or more (future) customers that help fund your product development in exchange for input into the process and free or highly discounted use of the software.

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Berkonomics

MAY 26, 2010

They include an expense account, company car, profit sharing, 401k contributions, medical coverage for dependents, free life insurance, educational payments, extra vacation, relocation expenses, paid trips to industry association meetings, or a small override on revenue from new products developed under the candidate’s watch. .

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viniciusvacanti.com

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

I do believe the only reason the developers were willing to work for some equity is because they became friends with us at Hackers and Founders, so that part worked. I pick my cofounder's brain almost daily about the inner workings of our product, so that I can be better informed about the tech side of things. Show momentum.

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Pascal's View

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

Edward Kim - Former head of product development at the NASDAQ Stock Market, and current Senior Advisor at Grant Thornton LLP and Managing Director of Capital Markets Advisory Partners. You will receive an email confirmation with instructions for attending the Webcast. Space is limited. Register today. <

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers - SoCal CTO , November 1, 2010 I had a recent email dialog with the founder of a company looking for a CTO for their startup. We had several emails back and forth where he provided basic details on the concept. It may be that all the doomsayers are right.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 11, 2014

We use email; we use Word; we use task manager; we use a file sharing tool. Meetings are definitely one of those places, but email is another primary way that that comes in. So that’s a very simple way of saying it’s task management, but it’s getting rid of emails that of course no one wants emails.

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The Equity Kicker

JANUARY 10, 2020

When the business was just two months old, they received an email from one of their customers saying: “You saved our Christmas. Our team helped them figure out the product vision, we put incredible work into testing prototypes, and then our product developers built it – launching in time for the football season in August 2019.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 30, 2008

Offer equity instead of cash. Get in touch: Twitter Email Facebook Linkedin Additional resources Startup LessonsLearned, All Seasons : Every post from the blog, in one 600+ page PDF. Everybody should be selling. Selling is an honorable profession. Everyone from the receptionist to engineers is selling. Want to learn more about me?

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Tim Keane

SEPTEMBER 18, 2006

Whether this sale is going to be an LBO or a Private Equity transaction, or a sale to a strategic buyer, the process of selling to the buyer is critical, and overlooked. Its amazing how fast this happens, especially in companies with short product development cycles in non-medical industries. Signup for email updates.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

It’s bad for their reputation, it’s bad for their brand, and they’re also going to make mistakes if they don’t have the right people at the table being listened to when they make marketing decisions, product development decisions. John Jantsch: And now a word from a sponsor.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

In brief, startups succeed because there is strong alignment of interests among all parties, especially with the people who are actually building the product. Development shops who work for $100+/hour and take no equity are poor partners in a startup. 5 Points: You have a development shop that will work for equity.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Startups don’t have access to the same resources or brand equity. September 2013 – Ryan Holiday publishes Growth Hacker Marketing and urges people to build growth into the product itself so that it’s a self-sustaining, scalable growth machine. Growth hacking is done best when it begins at the start of product development.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Another great way to test your idea is to create a minimum viable product, or MVP. This is the simplest version of your product minus the frills and frosting. It’s a particularly popular strategy in the world of product development and is used to quickly and quantitatively test a product or a product feature.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. This is a good thing. (I I want to especially recognize Vivek Wadhwa and Brad Feld for their leadership.)

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

enabling you to expand on an already working business model), and if you’re in the extremely early stages of building your company, you still need to develop your product. Product development. When it comes to product development and marketing in the early stages of your tech startup, funding is optional.

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Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

My way of explaining our support and service role to the marketing department was that: Sales is the sharp end of the stick, and marketing at best, is the stick. But while the sales team works for commission, the rest of the employees have equity (stock) in the company. To Order Outside of the U.S. Now In Print!

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Then with the simple product built, if you can prove it has legs, finding a developer to come aboard and build it out will be easy. Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity.

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