Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

This year we will hit over $15m in gross revenue. This year we will hit over $15m in gross revenue. 2- Following my passion where there was no market. the strength of my passion, my market research, and my unhappiness in my then job I quit and started my own company. Thanks to Gene Caballero, GreenPal ! #2-

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

And for my own good I vowed to have relationships in China and knowledge of the local markets. This company is back on the market raising money again. Looong Appendix (only for those interested in reading another story about losing a sale & key lessons): A personal story of losing a sale that haunted me for years.

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China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 333

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 25, 2010

And for my own good I vowed to have relationships in China and knowledge of the local markets. This company is back on the market raising money again. Looong Appendix (only for those interested in reading another story about losing a sale & key lessons): A personal story of losing a sale that haunted me for years.

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China Silicon Valley Software Review Technical Review 328

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Navigating the Challenges of Scaling written by John Jantsch 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 Jason, the CEO of ActiveCampaign, a leading platform for intelligent marketing automation. This is John Jantsch.

Chicago 49

Chicago Campaign Software Review Software Engineering 49

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). I wish I could claim I deftly foresaw this, but I was just seeking recurring revenue to to cover OneMatchFire’s office expenses. How did the site come about?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder SMS 48

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 17, 2019

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. MySpace, for example, launched in 2003 and boomed for five years without a revenue model. Even Snapchat is now trying hard to generate revenue. So let’s take a look.

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Widget Angel Investor Revenue Early Stage 185

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. It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. Marketing materials.

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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.

Internet 88

Internet Matching Vertical Hosting 88

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

In 2003, Ben Luftman, fresh out of law school, started Luftman, Heck & Associates, LLP, with partner, Jeremy Heck. We also used this capital to grow the business by investing in additional marketing and human capital for product sales. After all, what have you got to lose? After all, it worked for Deborah! “We

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I’m just listed who I perceive as the market leaders. Public stock market trades by senior executives of corporations. Google bought Gil’s company in 2003 (pre IPO) for $100+ million and this business now represents about 30% of all of Googles revenue. Same with university data. Healthcare data. Weather data.

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Cloud Technical Review Database Semantic 343

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Mike believes the reason AltaVista didn’t become Google ( despite their market leadership position ) was because they didn’t focus on search. After rejuvenating from the exhausting sale of Quigo, Mike started a ‘boring site’ called Tracked.com that he thought would be a better version of Yahoo! were doing.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 4, 2014

If you just go ahead and redesign your site, chances are that it will fail – conversions / revenue per visitor actually go down. User experience guru Jared Spool was talking about the dangers of radical redesigns already back in 2003, Louis Rosenfeld was ranting against it in 2002, and so on. And this isn’t something new.

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Conversion Technical Review Design Framework 124

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.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

136 CMOs were recently asked “What do you see as your biggest opportunity for revenue generation in early 2013?” Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game is a book by Michael Lewis, published in 2003. We found this out through usability testing and then added the information to the sales copy and the FAQ.

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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. we had no revenue.

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Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

Today, Calxeda announces three significant executive team additions: Karl Freund, formerly of IBM and Hewlett-Packard, as Vice President of Marketing. Bob Baughman, previously with Polycom and Marvell, as Vice President of Business Development and Sales. Freund brings 30 years of Server market experience to Calxeda.

Naming 59

Naming Hiring Technical Review Virginia 59

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2013

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. Myspace, for example, launched in 2003 and boomed for five years without a revenue model. Even Twitter is now trying hard to generate revenue. So let’s take a look.

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Widget Angel Investor Revenue Early Stage 242

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. The company with no revenue and a $150k burn rate that raised $2.5 I have seen much of that behavior over the past 2 years get worse.

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Burn Rate Dilution Revenue Valuation 412

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2017

You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price. MySpace, for example, launched in 2003 and boomed for five years without a revenue model. Even Snapchat is now trying hard to generate revenue. So let’s take a look.

Widget 137

Widget Angel Investor Revenue Early Stage 137

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

Uncovering The Hidden Power Of Your Unfair Advantage written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba. And it's not always about marketing. Like this show? Great episode.

Audio 86

Audio Cofounder Framework Early Stage 86

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 26, 2010

By 2003, I entered my first show and in 2004 I had a full-fledged business running. When everyone took notice of Java and abandoned C++ in droves, Rogue Wave’s revenues plummeted. Their product love blinded them to the fundamental shift in the market: Java was free. As a result, Rogue Wave’s revenues continued to decline.

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Java Product Software Developers Software Development 66

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Newzoo estimates the global games market revenue at approximately $150 Billion in 2019, across all platforms, devices etc. This makes the gaming market already much bigger than the movie or music industries combined. 2019 Global Games Market – Newzoo. 2019 Global Games Market – Newzoo. Billion in 2019.

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Global Revenue Mobile IP 131

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

This week Mike Michalowicz, Chris Curran and Kristina Bolduc welcome guest Robin Robins who took her business from $0 in 2003 to $10 million in revenue in 2015. Robin is the author of the Technology Marketing Toolkit and Million- Dollar Managed Services Blueprint. Also Available On. Show Summary. Our Guest . Show Links.

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North America Australia Europe Revenue 60

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2014

The Right Product-Market Fit Takes Time. According to the American entrepreneur and investor, Marc Andreessen, product-market fit can be defined as “being in a good market, with a product that can satisfy that market.” Alexandre Wentzo serves as Chief Executive Officer at Casewise Ltd.,

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Social Media Architecture .Net Operations 205

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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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 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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Marketing Valuation Differentiation Lead Generation 65

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. This is a emerging industry and GLIIF is poised to capture a large market share in a very short period of time. For many startups, the transition isn’t a hard sell. July 18, 2012 10:15:01. Flag this comment.

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 28, 2012

AMF’s decision to streamline production and slash the workforce resulted in labor strikes, low quality motorcycles, and declining sales. During the late ’90s, Apple was struggling to meet sales goals and internal power struggles were greatly to blame. Crew, was once on the fritz with plummeting sales and branding issues.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

After a somewhat disappointing congress in 2009, in which companies showcased products from previous years, this year is expected to be faster, greener and ‘cloudier’ Looking at the conference agenda , it’s not hard to spot the trends for 2010: Mobile Clouds – additional storage and new revenue streams to operators.

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Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years. People don’t tend to talk about SEO as a sexy marketing approach, but it can generate enormous amounts of highly-targeted, high-converting traffic.

Acquisition 63

Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

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. iOS App Store revenue still dwarfs Google Play’s, but the challenger is catching up fast. A name like 500 Startups says it all.

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Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

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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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Gust

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

MySpace was incubated by a small team of employees within Intermix in 2003 (Chris DeWolfe, Tom Anderson and four others). Intermix had acquired their previous online marketing startup, ResponseBase, and they remained a cohesive group. Part of the deal was bringing in a new CEO, Richard Rosenblatt.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Merger Vesting 98

ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2020

Podcasting as a marketing channel. The first shows were created in late 2003, and the term itself was coined in 2004 by combining “iPod” with “broadcasting.”. Podcasting can drive traffic to a website, which, in turn, can generate leads or sales. Let’s get started. . Podcasting technology dates to the early 2000s.

Syndicate 85

Syndicate Syndication Hosting Audio 85

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

When I decided to start my business in 2003 it was not a decision that I took lightly. AND, I sought out the top mentors in copywriting, online marketing, direct response techniques and more. I invested in top-notch guidance and programs to gain the knowledge I desired and to play outside my market. Invitation.”

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Non-Compete Entrepreneur Demand Reputation 105

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

That is because we do not sell, or use, anything other than “canned” software, for which we collect and remit appropriate sales taxes. He said that people who download “standard” software (like TurboTax) from the internet should pay sales taxes, just like someone who buys TurboTax in a box at BestBuy. Citrix Presentation Server 4.0,

Software 48

Software SQL Colorado Fractional CTO 48

The Next Web

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

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. It has made and wasted billions of dollars in oil revenues and outside Lagos the country is corrupt and doesn’t even run a Postal service for its people. Slowly overcoming its reputation.

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