ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Casting a wide net with your marketing efforts not only burns through your budget, but it ensures that your message resonates with no one. Use a metaphor (Chevrolet: “The heartbeat of America”). Check out these critical tips for developing an effective marketing strategy for startups in boring industries. Choose your Market Audience.

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Developer Marketing Social Media Startup 159

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

It was recommended to me by my friend, Net Jacobsson , who was trying to do some basic Life Hacking. But Net had told me that he picked up some valuable lessons from the book, so I thought, “WTF? In America being in this type of job means that you get 2 (maybe 3) weeks of vacation per year. Can’t hurt.&#.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves). Partners in VC funds only wanted to fund entrepreneurs who had a certain percentage of their net worth tied up in their venture. I was recently on TWiST with Jason Calacanis.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

But our best Internet software engineers have historically been exported on a net basis to the Bay Area. Nicole LaPort recently highlighted this trend for Fast Company, the so-called “SnapChat Effect” in a recent post on the topic of LA attracting great Silicon Valley talent. What Do We See From the Road Ahead?

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Mastering SEO in the Age of AI written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing  The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Stephan Spencer, an acclaimed SEO expert and founder of net Concepts, an interactive agency specializing in search engine optimization.

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Transformify

JUNE 9, 2023

Let's take a look at the ten countries with the highest net income per capita , and the types of jobs that tend to pay the most in each destination. USA Average salary: $59,034 America remains one of the world's most popular countries to relocate to with many attracted by the concept of the American Dream.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

The reach is very broad, however, with 30 branches worldwide covering over 50 countries in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia and Australasia, and over 60,000 members worldwide. But remember that numbers and locations are not the whole story. The challenge is to find the right angel for your, and for your situation.

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Agile VC

JUNE 5, 2011

How They Make Money: Groupon keeps a share of the coupon value (typically 40-50%) as its net revenue (1). in net revenue and passes $0.58 2010 Net Income: -$389M (net loss) (2). Keep in mind Groupon’s net revenue is a percent of a percent. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $713M. 2010 Gross Profit: $280M.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2019

Our Goal for 2019 is to become the most contributed machine dealership in America in donations to Scholarships, Veterans and Children’s hospital. We want to give back and be part of a growing movement towards investing back into America, especially investments in manufacturing. Photo Credit: Curt Doherty. 6- Less time on learning.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 22, 2020

Jen is the founder and former executive director of Code for America. 44:12) Show-related links Code for America United States Digital Service 18F U.S. Up until January 31, I was running the nonprofit that I founded called Code for America, for ten years. She served as the U.S. 33:59) The value of being useful. (35:20)

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Casting a wide net with your marketing efforts not only burns through your budget, but it ensures that your message resonates with no one. Use a metaphor (Chevrolet: “The heartbeat of America”). Check out these critical tips for developing an effective marketing strategy for startups in boring industries. Choose your Market Audience.

Developer 78

Developer Marketing Social Media Startup 78

View from Seed

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This is true not only in terms of GAAP net profit (most conservative representation of profit), but also Airbnb’s FCF is well above even its adjusted EBITDA (most liberal representation of profit, sometimes referred to in jest as “profit before the bad stuff”).

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 6, 2024

You do not bet your entire net worth on this new company that may not work. Work better now provides outstanding talent from Latin America, hand matched to your business with over 40 roles across various industries, including marketing. And then fourth and importantly, the risk you're taking is no bigger than necessary.

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Dividend Software Review Technical Review Silicon Valley 72

David Teten

MAY 9, 2012

the shift of America to a majority minority country by 2050. According to a study performed by the Kauffman Foundation and the Angel Capital Education Foundation, angel investments generate net annualized returns of approximately 27%, beating many traditional forms of investing.

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

MARCH 2, 2011

Cash flow and net worth are negative, profits are rare, and off-balance-sheet liabilities are enormous. has a net worth of negative $44 trillion. Mary Meeker has created quite a buzz with her cover story this week in Bloomberg Businessweek. It is based on her analysis of the U.S. as if it were a corporation. Her assessment?

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America Portugal Greece Balance Sheet 62

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

I will always remember his pre-speech pep talk: “Dyer, your entire net worth rides on not screwing this up.” People with whom you’re dealing come and go, especially if you’re chasing corporate America. John Imlay of MSA occasionally took me on road shows with analysts to talk about his new acquisition Peachtree Software.

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The Equity Kicker

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The takeaways are: Companies under five years old are responsible for nearly all net job creation and 20% of gross job creation. Our startup ecosystem still isn’t as robust as America’s, but I suspect the picture here would be broadly similar. It’s young companies not small companies that are making the difference.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 29, 2016

But instead of looking at this as a burden or an added responsibility of having to manage other people, I viewed this as an opportunity to increase my net worth. If you can identify a small change that can save your employer thousands of dollars, you will increase your net worth to the company. I had to open my mind to 5% More.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 21, 2013

There were a number of reasons: the users (from whom net promoter scores averaged 9.5! Lean validation. So we spent a couple months building the thing. We put together a small salesforce to sell it…. And no one bought it.

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Lean Startup Metrics Silicon Valley 152

Hearpreneur

JULY 24, 2020

Given the current state of our economy, many young and business-minded individuals have begun using pandemic benefits as a safety net to begin a new business venture. If universal basic income gains traction and becomes the new norm, there will definitely be a surplus of more budding entrepreneurs. And this really is to be expected.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 9, 2012

According to a survey by America Online and Survey.com, US workers waste over two hours of each 8-hour work day – and that doesn’t even include scheduled lunch or break times. Surfing the net wastes the most time, while socializing with co-workers (in some workplaces we call that gossiping) ranks almost as highly.

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.Net America Management Product 171

Growthink Blog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Maybe it's me, but the America I love isn't one whose economic and social health is judged by how climate-controlled the big-screen TV room is, or how comfortable the couch. Sure, the price of homes is important, but is it more important than educating our children? Than the health of our startups and small businesses?

Software Review 91

Software Review Technical Review Government Venture Capital 91

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Repealing Net Neutrality and it’s impact on the American healthcare system. Net neutrality (with Title II classification), a consumer protection clause, is set to be dismantled. Net neutrality (with Title II classification), a consumer protection clause, is set to be dismantled. What is Net Neutrality?

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.Net Iowa United States America 48

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Wow” moments lead to word-of-mouth viral growth and high net promoter scores. OpenTable recently passed 10 million diners a month with less than 20% of transactions in North America currently online. The supplier not only looks to you as a provider of revenue, but they receive that revenue “net of the fee.” Expand the Market.

Aggregator 101

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Up and Running

AUGUST 29, 2014

A study co-sponsored by Crawford International and HR.com in Palo Alto, California in 2006 found that “companies that create adaptive corporate cultures outperform companies with non-adaptive cultures by a factor of 900 to 1 as measured by long term net income and stock price growth.” How can a business owner assess their company culture?

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Small Business CPA Government North America 87

David Cohen

MARCH 14, 2017

Startups are responsible for most net new jobs in America. Next time you find yourself wondering if startups really matter to a community, take a look at Boulder and ask yourself why Google and Twitter employ so many people here. As big companies continue to cut back, we can continue to look to startups to create our future.

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Colorado .Net America Community 104

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2017

by Quint Studer, founder of Studer Community Institute and author of “ Results That Last: Hardwiring Behaviors That Will Take Your Company to the Top “ No doubt about it: Small businesses are leading the way to revitalize America. Small businesses truly are the lifeblood of America. According to the U.S.

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Growthink Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

America is getting its risk-taking mojo back. So-called “super angels” – wealthy, technology-savvy high net worth individual investors - and NOT traditional venture capitalists, are now the preferred funding source for the most dynamic entrepreneurs in the hottest technology sectors. social networking hype of 2006-2007. Here’s why: 1.

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Social Network Technical Review Stock Early Stage 63

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 7, 2013

According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), small businesses have generated 64 percent of net new jobs over the past 15 years, hire 40 percent of high tech workers, and produce 13 times more patents per employee than large patenting firms. Big companies that invest in small businesses play an important role in creating jobs.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

According to Bags to Riches author, Linda Hollander , who’s attracted corporate sponsorship from the likes of Bank of America, IBM, and FedEx, it’s the most crucial part of the sponsorship process. Your sponsor proposal document or webpage is a deal-maker or a deal-breaker.

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Audience Social Media Email Ruby 139

Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

The article points to America’s innovation crisis along lines that have been articulated in greater detail by thought leaders including Judy Estrin and Norm Augustine. Below, I quote several parts of the article that I found particularly useful, and I point out the error: First, the positive: “America needs good jobs, soon.

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IPO Venture Capital America Marketing 38

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 22, 2013

Several years ago on a Saturday I found myself at Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte. These young women were completely net native. I was attending the second National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) Awards for Aspirations in Computing event. Help out on systems for their schools and local governments.

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Charlotte Open Source .Net America 191

Growthink Blog

AUGUST 6, 2012

The “Great Recession” has cost America over 8 million jobs. Perhaps less obviously, they also don’t come from Fortune 500 America – as big companies on average shed more jobs than they create in time of both prosperity and recession. Economic Census Data and from the Kauffman Foundation nearly all net new job creation in the U.S.

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.Net Africa America Government 93

Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2010

GNP regained all that was lost in the recession of 2008-2009 and now America stands once again as the largest economy in the history of the world. And more to the point we don't just want ANY jobs here in America. Well surprise surprise, they don't come from the government but more surprisingly they don’t come from corporate America.

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Saudi Arabia Belarus Rwanda .Net 89

Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Krave generated ~ $35 million in net sales over the last 12 months. Hershey plans to operate Krave as a standalone business within its Hershey North America division. And not just any customer; it was from one of the largest supermarket chains in the U.S. It was Krave’s first national stocking order.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

8% of every dollar spent in America is spent at Walmart – astounding, I know. Selling at smaller retailers will net you fewer customers and higher margins. You need to think like a producer of any kind and think about distribution more broadly. It’s why I like to simplify and talk about candy bars.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

After a stint as the President of North America at BBC Worldwide, Herb is returning to his roots in both digital and Latino. We = my father is from Colombia, South America, immigrated to the U.S. Latinos drove 69% of total net increasing in U.S. This isn’t your grandmother’s Univision or telenovelas. So is Herb a Genius?

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