Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

But you have no choice since in the first few years everything you do is about showing results to justify financing to continue your operations. PR – Some companies are excellent at PR and others don’t put much effort into it at all. And failure to show customer adoption is the death of startup companies.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

What was it like seeing some folks raise tens of millions of dollars, and where has your financing mostly come from? From a financing perspective, to borrow from Peter Thiel I believe there is now more clarity between those who invest in and operate in the “bits” space vs. the “atoms” space.

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New York City Hockey Stick Distribution Angel Investor 107

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Startups instead are identifying early adopting communities in their specific niches and going after them outside of corporate-based PR. Now your mom has the same smartphone as her Facebook engineer daughter and the tech readers are increasingly judgmental, ready to snark on newness.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Many people at a young startup are trying to manage their finances like the rest of their user base. We then set out to build these features as quickly as we could. I think a company that did an exemplary job with this was Mint.com. Aaron Patzer and his team would blog about personal financial management as you can see from this link.

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Customer Technical Review Software Review Mexico 280

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Or worse yet they may never get financed. Raise at “ the top end of normal &# but not so high that future financings in a corrected market become impossible. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Avoid the latest fads, trends or PR announcements. Don’t be psyched out by your competitors big financing round, latest product release or business development deal. My advice to entrepreneurs is to have a sense of purpose and stick to that regardless of what you’re reading in TechCrunch or Business Insider.

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Turkey Differentiation IP Technical Review 302

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

As a CEO you never stop needing to go on sales calls (or to work the phones in telesales or customer support) and ceasing to do this as your company grows because you’re focusing on investors, recruiting, PR or whatever is a mistake.

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CTO Hire Management Technical Review Part-Time VPE 308

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. Sustaining short-term losses is all predicated on ability to finance the losses through venture capital or other means.

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Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

SoCal CTO

APRIL 8, 2010

How do the sample Series Seed financing documents differ from typical Series A financing documents? Startup Company Lawyer , March 14, 2010 After the recent announcement of the Series Seed Financing documents by Marc Andreesen, Brad Feld points out that there are now four sets of “open source” equity seed financing documents.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup PR Exit Strategy 150

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 26, 2010

One of the large parts of the burn was PR, Marketing and attending conferences. Who does finance report to? Then I’d cut the burn to a realistic level and build a company.&# (yes, I really said this). They got their round done anyway from a big late-stage VC. 12 months later the president and the CEO had moved on.

Entrepreneur 286

Entrepreneur CTO Hire Cofounder Early Stage 286

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever. These types of firms may see your follow-on financing as a chance to “buy up ownership.” million or $4 million.

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Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage Startup 292

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. To be clear – I’m not saying huge successes make a VC less likely to be helpful to you – I’m just saying it’s not a guaranteed predictor. Connections?

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Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

Sloan kept the corporate staff small and focused on policymaking, corporate finance, and planning. He once again took over General Motors, merged Chevrolet into GM, bought Fisher Body and Frigidaire, created GMAC GM’s financing arm and threw out the bankers who six years earlier had fired him.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

IdeaLab has a philosophy that if they can get a centralized group of expert staff to help with legal, accounting, recruiting, PR, etc. It also is how they financed their entry into the United Nations. In fact, IdeaLab employees around 50 people who are not necessarily dedicated to a single company. Anyway, we discussed so much more.

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Product Tuvalu Dilution Incubator 350

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

Yesterday I wrote a post about The Silent Benefits of PR in which I pointed out that most young companies I encounter don’t fully grasp the benefits of PR because they are less measurable than product milestones or customer acquisition analyses (like CAC/LTV). When to start PR? It’s a continual process.

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PR Venture Capital Hiring Seed Capital 319

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

So I was looking for a name that would include sustainability, impact, or social responsibility as well as investing and personal finance. In the end, it was a friend who was helping me brainstorm who came up with SustainFi (sustainable + finance.). Thanks to Eric Fischgrund, FischTank PR ! #15- 6- Based on my passion.

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Naming Entrepreneur PR San Francisco 147

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

Actually, the latter could be a reasonable strategy for super technical entrepreneurs who can sustain themselves without big financing needs (see: Atebits, owner of Tweetie). From a PR perspective I would have made those announcements 2 weeks after the conference.

Acquisition 287

Acquisition Developer Management Advertising 287

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

In fact, according to PR Newswire, 53% of homeowners in the United States have had their siding replaced at some point. Manage Your Finances Wisely Effective financial management is crucial for the sustainability of your business. Here are some tips to help you get started on the right foot.

Software Review 158

Software Review United States Social Media Advertising 158

Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. I was working full-time for Bread & Butter PR, but the balancing act of being a single mother and working full-time for someone else was too much. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4

Entrepreneur 129

Entrepreneur South Africa PR Thailand 129

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Leverage Performance PR to build trust with cold traffic. Performance PR taps into an undisputed fact of SEO content marketing: backlinks are best. In this example, Promotion PR overlaps with influencer marketing. Promotion PR is built on relationships. The other option is to partner with a PR agency.

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Advertising Cost Customer PR 131

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

With that number in mind, think strategically about the costs for website and campaign development, PR, digital marketing and all aspects of product costs, even the “hidden” ones. If the goal of your PR effort is to drive sales, you want to look at outlets that are more likely to convert.

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Campaign San Francisco Technical Review Flash 145

VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Indeed, many firms even institutionalize the practice of providing help to portfolio companies through extensive platforms that may include PR, talent, marketing, technical, and other help (sometimes offered for free, sometimes offered ads a pay-for-service, but often at below-market rates for those services).

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Due Diligence Portfolio Venture Capital 150

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Similarly, you’ll want to diminish your cash outflows by any means necessary; vaguely speaking, this means ‘cutting the costs of doing business,’ but more specifically it may entail getting rid of unessential employees or changing suppliers in order to secure better long-term financing on your deals.

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Bankruptcy Technical Review Security Finance 146

The Next Web

JUNE 15, 2012

From Silicon Valley to Peoria, Illinois, cash-strapped startups look for inventive way to finance their business – often handing out equity to employees, consultants, vendors, and other service providers. It’s a logical solution.

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Equity Stock Options Vesting Stock 116

Up and Running

MAY 10, 2013

Business Finance Palo Alto Software PR and Communications Starting a Business Amorphyx Corvallis DesignMedix Eugene Green Zebra Groceries Sonivate Willamette Angel Conference'

Software Review 69

Software Review Oregon Portland Technical Review 69

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

People told me it was impossible to have our product launch featured on one of the top tech blogs without spending $3,000 on some fancy PR agency. In addition, I have a gap on my resume the size of a black hole, and my personal finances are still a nightmare. They are all just making up lame excuses for not trying.

Netherlands 159

Netherlands Technical Review Software Review Cofounder 159

ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

Real-time updates – After all, pr ompt push notifications should be sent to the devices of customers related to booking status, location of the courier delivery personnel, and promotional offers. The complexity of features (basic and advanced) incorporated in the Courier service app.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 26, 2010

“Only purpose of your 1st round of financing is to build a product, prove it has value&# – [link]. Employees don’t promote their own companies on Twitter. Ask yourself why? – [link]. Forget the TechCrunch Launch – [link]. 60 Mind Shattering Design Agency Websites for Inspiration – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2013

Furthermore, when faced with adversity only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Rather, give titles such as VP of Engineering, Product/Technology, Sales, Marketing, Finance, etc. Hire based on functionality and avoid having too many C’s.

Part-Time VPE 79

Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE Cofounder CTO Hire 79

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Worry About Customers, Not Financing or Exits – [link]. The Digital 100: The World’s Most Valuable Startups – [link]. Logo & web design: the crowdSPRING alternative – [link]. How to handle getting a no – [link]. Panels mostly suck. Solid advice doesn’t.

Social Media 81

Social Media Small Business Design Media 81

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

A Guide To Post Seed Financing Options | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1eVEel8. Employee Retention - crowdspring.co/1f2fAz5. How Modern Marketplaces Like Uber and Airbnb Build Trust to Achieve Liquidity - crowdspring.co/Ntc8Yi.

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. million in venture financing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

It’s probably the role in an organization that requires the broadest and most diverse skill set, because you’re looking for skills in: marketing & PR (employee branding, communications, events), BDR and sales (recruiting), product (employee experience, diversity, data), customer success (employee performance), and legal (HR law, terminations).

Part-Time VPE 135

Part-Time VPE Software Review Salary Non-Compete 135

Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Now that my new career is in the personal finance industry, I’m helping women tame their money. When I started Idea Grove in 2005, most PR firms had names like law firms – the name of the firm was the name of the owner or partners. #16- Inspired by my previous career. Photo Credit: Steffa Mantilla.

Naming 149

Naming Entrepreneur New Hampshire LLC 149

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

If we’re talking about a PR strategy then everybody can have an opinion because it’s the topic at hand. A new investor wants to finance the company?—?is If we’re debating product features, it’s an invitation to opine on your views and also bring experiences you’ve had elsewhere. Founders are fighting and can’t work together?—?how

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Cofounder Conversion Management Founder 251

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2013

Face it, we are usually too busy fighting the day to day fires, keeping up with communications and managing the finances. As small business owners, we tend to avoid a deep dive into strategy at the best of times.

Software Review 79

Software Review PR Small Business Business Plan 79