A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 10, 2011

Here’s a simple question, often asked when designing software but more useful when you’re designing your marketing and sales pitch: How are people doing this today without you? Here’s how this gets your marketing and software design off the ground. Let’s make this concrete with a brand-new, modern startup.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 21, 2021

Twyla Verhelst, Head of FreshBooks Accountant Channel at leading online accounting software provider , FreshBooks , reveals the most common invoicing mistakes the self-employed have made since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Your Invoices Do Not Include Payment Due Dates.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 24, 2018

In today’s business environment where innovation and technology converge and the modern day entrepreneur has more support and incentive than ever to begin their dream startup company, more often than not discussions about state and local business taxes have a similar tone: “The company is losing money; we don’t owe any taxes.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2016

Whether you are talking to peers, competitors or investors, you as an active entrepreneur will be judged on your familiarity with today’s startup and funding jargon. This term is currently applied to recent startups who profess a current valuation which exceeds $1 billion. Could your startup be the next one? Sweat equity.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 28, 2019

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’ Ethics can’t be managed.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

I find it amusing when a journalist writes an article about a prominent startup (either privately held or preparing for an IPO) and decries that, “They’re not even profitable!” Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. One of them is profitability.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 19, 2022

It also reduces the chance of making a mistake due to misunderstanding and making operational errors. Additionally, investing in safety net installation is another good way to keep those above and those below safer. These nets absorb the energy of the fall, but they need to be set up correctly by professionals.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 21, 2019

Around half of all startups fail by their fifth year. You can find free software on the internet that does almost the same thing as your subscription-based software. Review if you need the extra perks of the costlier alternative, and see if you can make do with the cheaper one. Remember: be frugal, but don’t be cheap.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 28, 2015

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. While codes of behavior do not guarantee an ethical culture, they do clarify desired behavior and articulate for employees what is expected of them.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

This is a question startup founders ask themselves multiple times a week. They encompass the effectiveness of marketing (the startup’s ability to reach and resonate with target customers) and stickiness (the product’s ability to deliver value to customers over time). How are we doing?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Several kinds can reveal customer satisfaction scores and net promoter scores, so feel free to consider this. About 60% of consumers admit that negative reviews greatly influence their choices, and 49% say they need to see at least a 4-star rating before they feel safe when buying a product for the first time.

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The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Two developments have changed the face of startup investing in the UK in recent years. When startups can do more with less money the returns from investing small amounts of money go up, and that can be seen in rising Series A valuations and declines in the average amount of money raised before exit. Startup general interest'

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ReadWriteStart

APRIL 26, 2011

It's still not the accepted or the obvious choice for funding your startup, however. But news that the Austin, Texas-based MicroVentures has successfully raised its first $150,000 for three startups via its crowdfunding platform suggests that these alternatives might be viable after all. Discuss.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2013

One 11-year study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. While codes of behavior do not guarantee an ethical culture, they do clarify desired behavior and articulate for employees what is expected of them.

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

This is partly due to the efforts made by apparel companies in recent years to improve the buying experience and place the customer at the center of their retail apparel marketing strategy. This type of software can help with the grunt of your CXM and help you improve the overall customer experience.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2020

Design and construction cost – the enforcement of strict building codes at different levels of governance coupled by the need to reduce building design and construction cost is fueling the development of green buildings across the US and the rest of the world. The other important social issue is the net tenant health and well-being.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2017

One 11-year classic study of over 200 companies, detailed in “ Corporate Culture and Performance ,” found that those working on their culture improved revenue by 516%, and increased net income by 755%. Unethical behavior in business is just due to a few ‘bad apples.’ times the return of other companies over the last 10 years.

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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. One metric now commonly used is called the Net Promoter® Score (NPS). Detractors.

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Up and Running

JULY 13, 2017

It can be tempting to use all available funds to run and grow your business, but doing so means that money will not be available when taxes are due, causing a cash flow challenge. This helps prevent a large amount due to catch up later in the year. Then when your estimated taxes are due, pay it out of this tax saving account.”.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 24, 2011

Karl is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience who specializes in agile web development and web services integrations. He authors a software development blog at [link]. There comes a time in a software developer’s career where they reach a crossroads and ask themselves, “What next? Review from MoneyCone.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 27, 2019

Startups work hard all week, and the weekend offers some extra escape time to explore other opportunities. It sounds incredible, but it feels a lot of intimate reviews on the net that indicate that consoles are really sent to the specified addresses. You will receive a 12-digit code that can be used on the site.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

This is part of my ongoing series of posts and I need to file this one under both Raising Venture Capital and Startup Advice. The last couple of years has also seen the huge initial success of Ycombinator, the Lean Startup and many other product driven approaches to going to market. That died with waterfall software development.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Small business failure is a high risk for any startup. For example, even if a software company is unable to find buyers, they cannot put an end to their marketing campaigns. Similarly, if you have to keep much more inventory than needed, you could lose money due to things like spoilage, high storage costs, and similar.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

We like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and various random stuff! Small Business and Startup Tips: Cool Stuff for Your Next Trip | crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1pI8Qmc. Hot Tech Startups Get as Many Perks as They Give – crowdspring.co/1rJyIIn.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 31, 2022

Payroll management entails several steps, including: Calculating allowances (such as rent and travel expenses) and salary components (variable and net pay). Having an in-house payroll team or sophisticated HR software specifically specialized for payroll processing can be rather expensive. Payout processing and accounting.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP). For more than 10 years CSP has impressed clients with highly effective software solutions and teams of multi-talented software engineers. There are multiple approaches you can take to staffing when it comes to IT projects.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 24, 2017

Because of the competition in the development of software designs in the market today, the need to keep with the times and opt for advanced PCB solutions is necessary for every interconnection. The same old software and tools will not do. Specific software is needed to optimize designs at both the PCB design and the product levels.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 5, 2010

He came to the United States in 2001 to study Software Engineering at Auburn University. While he was waiting for the paperwork to be reviewed he moved to Boulder, Colorado and took a job with a local tech company there. We then moved our Chief Software Architect over. I hope that didn’t have a stature of limitation!

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

On February 16, I visited Washington, DC, where I attended an HBS Club of DC lunch on the Case Foundation and Startup America. One of those partnerships is with Startup America , who was also featured at the lunch. Startup America is an example. We invest in Code for America (“Peace Corps for Geeks”). Our website.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Where lead generation casts a wide net, ABM uses a spear to target and catch the best fish. To return to our earlier analogy, it’s using a net to catch large schools of fish. For example, recently I was in the market for some transcription software. But to get things moving and scaling quickly, consider investing in software.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2011

If your startup is looking for an angel investor, it makes sense to present your plan to flocks of angels, and assume that at least one will swoop down and scoop you up. My real message is that the best angel you can find is a local high net-worth individual, with whom you or your advisors have an established prior relationship.

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Business Plan Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2013

It is a high net-worth individual who invests his or her own money directly into promising startup businesses in return for mostly equity share of the company. Group members meet regularly to review business proposals and watch presentations of the selected businesses. Startup Funding' Angel Investors vs. Angel Groups.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Startups need to survive and thrive on a shoestring budget, which is why it’s based on rapid experimentation. 500 Startups founder and entrepreneur Dave McClure created this model as a way for growth hackers to optimize the speed of their sales and marketing efforts in generating results. Don’t cast your net too far and wide.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

The growth of parcel services has been boosted due to – Free trade agreements (FTAs) signed between various countries and the development of special economic zones (SEZ) in different economies. Additional services like bug-fixing, the issue of software upgrades, maintenance, and technical support. Final Thoughts.

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Gust

DECEMBER 13, 2012

There is no one thing (aside from integrity) that is an absolute, and what you need to have when fundraising for a startup will depend to some extent on how you are managing your funding process.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Could you talk a bit about the diligence you did during the acquisition? How long into the discussion before you commenced diligence? Due diligence is the most important part of the process because it dictates whether you should move forward with the acquisition, and at what price. Plug the marketing funnel.

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Hunter Walker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Fascinating New York Times article of the impact an analytics startup called Kensho is having in investment banking. Maybe in ten years investment bankers will stand alongside truck drivers in discussions about safety nets, universal basic income and skills retraining.

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