Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Co-founder & CEO Steve Hafner and the business team are based in Norwalk, CT. Kayak Software Corporation. Founding Date: 2004.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Many assume it was a cakewalk, based on the success LinkedIn has enjoyed over time and the current stature of our founder/CEO Reid Hoffman (now Chairman). The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. We have a long way to go baby! Congrats! . Thanks Lee.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job. As a non-technical founder of an IT company, it’s important to know when to dish responsibilities off. Jesse Davis , Entrustet. David Schnurman , Lawline.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

Startup 150

Startup Seed Money DC Software Review 150

Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). It’s a dating website that is free for users and makes money from advertising. But did you know that founder Markus Frind has just 3 employees for his $10MM+ revenue business?

Software Review 65

Software Review Offshore Startup Boston 65

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

She is also the co-founder, co-owner and CEO of MFE Interactive in addition to being the co-owner and SVP of Marketing for Speedy Incorporation. Tip: click on your competitors’ listings to see additional sites their reviews are coming from.) Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

Web 47

Web Software Review Cofounder Small Business 47

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

She is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Small Business Trends , an award-winning online publication. Maybe that involves a customer appreciation program to reach out to every existing customer personally at least 120 days before their contract comes due. Business owners and marketers don’t necessarily need. All rights reserved.

Marketing 54

Marketing Social Media Software Review Small Business 54

Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? If youre trying to grow your startup youve come to the right place.

Software Review 49

Software Review RSS Software Developers Software Development 49

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Janine Popick Janine Popick is the CEO and co-founder of VerticalResponse (Inc. Read all five posts in today’s series and come back each day this week for five new posts in this great educational series and another chance to win. 5000 2006-2010), a leading self-service direct marketing provider to over 100,000 small businesses.

Small Business 41

Small Business Social Media Engineer Matching 41

ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Click fraud occurs when a pay-per-click advertisement is clicked on by a user with malicious or disingenuous intent. Click fraud first came to light in 2005, when several major cases were taken to court. Juniper Research estimates that click fraud cost advertisers $42 billion in 2019. How click fraud works.

PPC 121

PPC IP Idaho Non-Compete 121

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

We speak to the founders of Imaginary Friends Studios (IFS) team – 28-year old Kai Lim, 39-year old Stanley Artgerm Lau, and 31-year old Kendrick Lim (pictured above)- about hitting the big eight. Stanley Artgerm Lau: I am a co-founder and creative director of IFS. Tell us a little about yourself.

Singapore 228

Singapore San Diego DC Design 228

om.co

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Om Malik is the founder of GigaOM. He is the founder of Desiparty.com. Evolution of a Founder: Lessons I have learned. Being a startup founder is hard, tough, frustrating and rewarding – possibly all within the space of a nanosecond. Are You Winning As a Founder? He is a venture partner at True Ventures.

Founder 80

Founder Conversion Distribution Silicon Valley 80

Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

He is the CEO of Rainmaker Digital, founder of Copyblogger, host of unemployable and curator of further. Are you selling products, services, advertising sponsorships? On the other hand, I haven’t done client based marketing since 2005 when I swore I’d never do it again. It’s software with a service.

Community 40

Community SEO Technical Review Audience 40

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 31, 2022

He is also the founder of PodPros.com, a software company focused specifically on the podcasting industry. More About Alex Sanfilippo: Software company — PODPros.com. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And the first chance, like I got to develop software for the industry, I jumped all in on that.

Technical Review 88

Technical Review Hosting Networking Software Review 88

ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

As detailed in a co-authored book , Brian Halligan, a recent MIT grad in 2005, observed startups failing with “‘tried-and-true’ marketing techniques that he had seen work throughout his career; techniques such as trade shows, telemarketing, e-mail blasting and advertising.”. Drift’s marketing team refined a concept.

Naming 119

Naming Conversion Flash Cofounder 119

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

With more than 40 million monthly pageviews, Mashable is the most prolific news site reporting breaking web news, providing analysis of trends, reviewing new Web sites and services, and offering social media resources and guides. But a new angel fund is hoping that they’ll do the same in exchange for engineering talent. startupcto

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 10, 2011

You can check back each day to review a new set of posts. Come back to ducttapemarketing.com/blog starting on Monday and each day the week to find the new content.) Everyone that completes this step will also be offered a marketing audit valued at $300). We’ll announce both the winner and who wrote what at the end of each day.

Small Business 69

Small Business Software Review Social Media RSS 69

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

Before: After: And thenI ran into a Mixergy interview where 37signals founder, Jason Fried, talks about their free plan (6:00 into the interview): “… The majority of the revenues for our products come from people who sign up for the paid versions upfront. Plenty of advertising systems work well on 0.8%. #4 But, even 0.8%

Software Review 78

Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

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.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make is abandoning what already works and trying to take on a bigger challenge before they’re making enough money to develop products full-time. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Or content marketing.

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 41

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

The year was 2005, and the real estate was booming. The job was building relationships with partners and advertisers and to sell advertising. Their main investor was the husband of Anita Roddick (the founder of Body Shop), who passed away. The rent was due. It all started in Dubai. I was 25 years old. No replies.

Panama 124

Panama Africa Internet Email 124

Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

Specifically, I’m suggesting that you don’t get started by building a stand-alone subscription software (SaaS) product. One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make is abandoning what already works and trying to take on a bigger challenge before they’re making enough money to own all of their time in a given week.

Bootstrapping 36

Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 36

Software By Rob

MARCH 26, 2015

One of the biggest mistakes I see founders make is abandoning what already works and trying to take on a bigger challenge before they’re making enough money to develop products full-time. But when you’re selling something that has an LTV of $10-15 dollars, you just can’t make paid advertising work. Or content marketing. Startups'

Bootstrapping 27

Bootstrapping Technical Review SEO Revenue 27

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, a lot of press releases and pitches that I receive around key holidays try to make the enclosed news sound more relevant due to the upcoming holiday. Founder and President Gilt Groupe. Advertising. Founded in 2005, Mashable is headquartered in New York City with an office in San Francisco. Social Good Summit.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Within a few days, the site received thousands of user signups, according to its founder Mark Davis. raked in five-figure daily signups after announcing its upcoming launch, according to the site’s founders. In April, “stealth” social media startup Kohort announced its upcoming launch. It got 10% conversion,” Carrella says.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Mashable | The Social Media Guide Viral Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video About Mashable Company About Us Advertise Submit News Contact Us Announcements Resources Guidebooks Lists How To Trending Mashable Awards Subscriptions Partners W3 EDGE Rackspace Concentric Sky Dynect DNS Intridea Welcome to Mashable! Have an account?

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app. I’m the founder of Movylo Shop (www.movyloshop.com), a SaaS mobile commerce solution. It has to continue to evolve to match against the native apps.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Advertise Advertise. Or maybe the co-founders have a poisonous relationship that will hinder the companys growth. Check out the tips below from founders, CEOs and investors alike. Young founders tend to complicate things too much, from structuring partnership agreements, financing, leases, etc. Entertainment.

Cofounder 111

Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Hundreds of startups featured since 2005, will yours be next? s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53