Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

After doing some market research, I realized that there was a market for the handcrafted greeting cards that I make, and in September 2019, MsCraftprincess Designs was formed. I got my start when I was young—as an eBay Powerseller—and I eventually moved on to building a thriving marketing agency. Photo Credit: Daniel Javor.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike is a no BS guy, has all the attributes I look for in a founder and says things like, openly shares knowledge and opines without a filter including this one, “whoever invented uncapped convertible debt should be spanked!&# The secret to the software sales process. Why AltaVista Failed To Become as Successful as Google.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 1, 2017

As the CEO of Hera Hub , the global co-working space, Felena recognized an opportunity to build a female-focused coworking space largely because she couldn’t find one that catered to her needs. I launched a marketing strategy consulting firm, Perspective Marketing, and found it convenient and cost effective to work from home.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 15, 2016

Ted Rheingold: In 2003 I owned and ran a web service business called OneMatchFire , and made a number of image sharing products for customers (or as side projects). By the end of 2004 I had brought on two co-founders: John Vars – who is now the Chief Product Office at TaskRabbit, and Steven Reading took over Sales and Revenue.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2010

On one axis we have the degree of market uncertainty for a given industry. For "cure for cancer" type businesses, there is no question about who the customer is and what the customer wants, and therefore there is no market uncertainty. My co-founders decided startup life wasn't for them. The company was doomed.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Investments from capital markets to real estate plummeted. These shares propelled him to billionaire status in 2015 when the firm’s market value soared. This sale turned him into a billionaire. Holmes founded a company known as Theranos in 2003 when she was just 19 years old. What have entrepreneurs been up to since then?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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The Next Web

MARCH 2, 2014

Andrea Francis is a growth-hacking oriented marketer who loves to work with startups. This is a representation of 2003 – 2013. Failure plagues those who believe in the traditional business plan; the long-term planning model; the belief that sales and marketing numbers are facts. Is it attitude or is it money?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 15, 2013

by MaryAnn Bekkedahl, co-founder and president of theSwizzle. To give you an example of that noise, brands, social networks and other organizations sent a record number of marketing messages in 2012, up 19% on 2011. Email is getting pretty good as a marketing channel. Do you ever wonder how we functioned before email?

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

At the time, Word for Mac was a relatively small market. It was only $60M vs. Windows which at that point was more than a $1B market. PowerMacs were just hitting the market, which had significantly faster chips and more memory. Martina has gone on to have a remarkable career, in both product management and product marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Transcript of How to Prepare to Sell Your Business written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: This episode of the Duck Tape Marketing Podcast is sponsored by Podcast Bookers, podcastbookers.com. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Four years later, in May of 2003, they launched Taobao Marketplace, Alibaba’s answer to eBay. In its most recent quarter, the company processed the exchange of $923 million of sales, which equates to a $3.6B In 2017, the company reported sales of over $500 million. annual GMV.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

And in 2003 the Haas Business School at U.C. With Rob Majteles as a co-instructor, I started a tradition of teaching all my classes with venture capitalists as co-instructors. And the organization to implement all this was not through traditional sales, marketing and business development groups on day one.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

I remember just a decade ago in 2003 when we all laughed at how dumb people in the 90′s were talking about the race to “capture as many eyeballs as possible” before your competition. Delaying going out of business gives you way more chances at product / market fit than any other strategy I know of. Fair point.

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techcrunch.com

APRIL 26, 2013

She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. Co-founder Naval Ravikant explains that 18 pilot companies in the program, including Transcriptic, Double Robotics and Tred, received $6.7 Investors included Founders Fund, 500 Startups and Marc Cuban. with a $3 sale. → Learn More.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

The ingredients used are all human grade, and we strive to use organic and local farmer’s market/CSA ingredients when possible. I started a career in real estate in 2008 (when the market was crashing). I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. 10 – I Hated Something. Image Credit: Nancy D.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. Originally founded by PayPal co-founder Max Levchin Slide.com was known as the largest third-party developer of Facebook applications until Google purchased it to “make Google services socially aware.”.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. In later posts I’m going to get into more detail on specific topics like hiring, raising money, what types of ideas have the potential to get big, finding your founders, and the like.

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Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

For more page-turning corporate drama, including the feud between Intermix co-founders and UCLA college buddies Brett Brewer and Brad Greenspan, Nasdaq delisting, proxy contest and lawsuits by Greenspan after he was fired as CEO, see Stealing MySpace by WSJ reporter Julia Angwin. MySpace became its own company, MySpace, Inc.,

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 27, 2018

Congratulations to the past and present DocuSign team for their incredible achievements, as the company makes its public market debut. What a journey it has been since the genesis of the company in 2003, when it’s visionary team set out to automate the agreement process and solve many pain points from speed to cost and accuracy.

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Incubators, too, helped flood the markets with even more startups, and AngelList played its part too. At each turn, these market changes were heralded as wonderful developments for entrepreneurs. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends. Sarah Lacy is the founder and editor-in-chief of PandoDaily.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 7, 2019

Transcript of How to Give a Great Business Presentation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: Hey, this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by rev.com. Hello, and welcome to another episode of the duct tape marketing podcast. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

for both 2011 and 2012 from its previous growth forecast of 4.3%, noting that the Israeli economy “remains one of the robust and well managed among both the developed and the emerging market economies.&#. ICQ FOUNDER SELLS ISRAEL’S DOTOMI FOR $295 MLN. acquired digital marketer Dotomi Inc., ValueClick Inc.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Monty Munford is the founder of Mob76 , a company that helps companies become investible and prepares them for exit. Nigeria itself is home to 170 million people, a figure that is expected to rise to 400 million by 2050, and the biggest market in Africa. Slowly overcoming its reputation. Konga is another investor darling.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 28, 2013

Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is MaryAnn Bekkedahl. To give you an example of that noise, brands, social networks and other organizations sent a record number of marketing messages in 2012, up 19% on 2011. Email is getting pretty good as a marketing channel. – Enjoy!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster was at its height, strongly battling MySpace after raising its premium round from Benchmark and Kleiner in the fall of 2003. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. transformation created value in other markets.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Chapter 7: How To Translate Your Brand Identity Into Actual Marketing. brand awareness – the ability of customers to identify a brand in a crowded market. Poor design, ineffective marketing, inconsistent messaging, and bad partnerships can all tarnish a brand. Conduct market research and perform a competitor analysis.

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You have heard, I am sure, that venture capitalists only invest in very large market opportunities - $500 million to $1 billion. But there are others - many others - who are looking for smaller opportunities, playing in the sweet spot of $50-$100 million market opportunities. Is that a $20 million market? $30 30 million market?

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www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

You have heard, I am sure, that venture capitalists only invest in very large market opportunities - $500 million to $1 billion. But there are others - many others - who are looking for smaller opportunities, playing in the sweet spot of $50-$100 million market opportunities. Is that a $20 million market? $30 30 million market?

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

Designmantic Blog

MARCH 6, 2018

Here are some of the most interesting facts about female founders as well as startups. Rebekah Radice is an accomplished entrepreneur with a marketing experience of over 20 years. She has also authored many best-selling books for Amazon on sales, marketing, entrepreneurship and small businesses. Tamara McCleary.

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Entrepreneur Social Media B2B Cofounder 76

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Starting as a tool for one of the founders to update his portfolio, co-founders Spencer Fry, Dave Gorum, and Jason Nelson launched a self-funded, $12 per month plan in 2007, alongside their established free plan. The biggest issue that the four founders ran into was finding a suitable name for their company.

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Bootstrapping Startup Cofounder Salary 78

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

SIMPLE, EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE SMALL BUSINESS MARKETING Home About Consulting Products Programs Workshops Blog Resources Contact Subscribe by RSS Subscribe to Duct Tape Marketing by Email Small Business Week 2011 Our winners! The Referral Engine – Teaching Your Business to Market Itself – by John Jantsch.

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Social Media Email Small Business Programming 42

Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Things Change In 1956 Hewlett Packard (HP) was a 17-year old company with $20 million in test equipment sales with 900 employees. After failing dismally at making disposable digital cameras in 2003 Pure Digital Technologies reinvented their company in 2007 to make the Flip line of camcorders. However, no markets last forever.

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Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 20, 2013

20 years ago, the classic startup model was to have young founders start a breakthrough company, then bring in “grey hair” in the form of experienced executives once it was time to scale the business. In other words, Ben asserts that bringing in a professional CEO should be a last resort for a founder.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Transcript of An Introvert’s Guide to Putting Yourself Out There written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. You’re going to want to listen in to this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast where I visit with Morra Aarons-Mele. Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast.

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