Brandanew

AUGUST 14, 2016

Can you change your brand DNA and begin to weave stories with customers? Social Trends Podcast : We Are Storytellers Weaving Stories With Customers. It was in 2008 that my childhood friend introduced me to his then girl-friend. We started thinking and creating such products more suited to different archetypes of customers.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 18, 2020

And today, the rate of global change is so rapid that even these four year-old estimations are optimistic. As revolutions in AI, biotechnology and manufacturing converge with global political upheavals and environmental issues like global warming, the speed of change will accelerate even more.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 24, 2023

Second, it allows you to reach out to new potential customers. Rating for an app: 10/10 Rating for software: 9/10 Rating for technology other than app or software: 9/10 #5: SpringWise Springwise is the leading global innovation intelligence platform for positive and sustainable change.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

She is the global customer growth and innovation evangelist at Salesforce and the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of Growth IQ. Key Takeaway: Prioritizing the employee experience alongside customer experience drives business success. 06:25] In most companies, the customer interacts with their employees. [06:25]

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Friday, October 10, 2008. The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008 Release. When we first published Bessemer’s Top 10 Laws for Being "SaaS-y" in early 2008 in conjunction with our annual invitation-only SaaS CEO Summit, we were overwhelmed with the positive response and feedback we received. 16 comments: BdH. Great list!

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 10, 2020

They work hard, keep customers loyal, and stick around to help your organization accomplish its mission. by Deb Boelkes, author of “ Heartfelt Leadership: How to Capture the Top Spot and Keep on Soaring “ Happy employees are the best kind. You definitely want them on your team.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2021

In the last few years, perhaps in reaction to the business integrity issues leading to the recession way back in 2008, I am seeing a renewed focus on other less tangible attributes which can set your startup apart. Selling too early triggers customer defenses and drives them away. A startup must maintain a relevant laser focus.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 19, 2019

” When these three elements work in tandem, the output increases, the customer base expands, and the company automatically starts to grow exponentially. It was in the year 2008, after a global recession hit the world, that the first startup revolution began to take shape. Customers and vendors live nearby.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14- And it’s a definite win-win for the customers and the manufacturer. 14- Polaroid. Photo Credit: Justin Carpenter.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Kabam, the mobile gaming company, hit a major stumbling block in its early days when its financing was lost due to the 2008 financial collapse. Along the way, the company faced challenges while scaling and going global, and she’ll touch on those, too. It not only survived but was sold nine years later for $1Billion.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The sales productivity ratio (measured with the Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC ratio) are also fairly similar for the two groups (except for a small cap dip in Q4 09) and therefore do not explain the difference Why is scale so much rewarded by public markets? 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). Hard times.

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Eric Friedman

JANUARY 1, 2023

A unified approach means cross platform comparability, easier subscription support, and better customer experience. -1: 8/ There is a cohort of companies started in 2023 that rivals the vintage of 2008. 1: I really hate being right about this one. 1: Failed it. Game mechanics within communities will be fascinating to watch.5:

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2017

None of this was law, and nothing in writing required this; this was just how these firms did business to protect their large institutional customers who would buy the stock. This required a repeatable and scalable sales process, which required a professional sales staff and a product stable enough that customers wouldn’t return it. .

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Eric Friedman

DECEMBER 10, 2022

A unified approach means cross platform comparability, easier subscription support, and better customer experience. -1: 8/ There is a cohort of companies started in 2023 that rivals the vintage of 2008. 1: I really hate being right about this one. 1: Failed it. Game mechanics within communities will be fascinating to watch.5:

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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Your time at ESADE has trained you to become a global business leader. Just look at the disruptive challenges that businesses face today– globalization, China as a manufacturer, China as a consumer, the Internet, and a steady stream of new startups. The Perfect Storm.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

For us, the opportunity is not about taking market share from other players, it’s really about expanding the awareness of online work and hiring these virtual global teams as an alternative to traditional way of recruiting or building a company,” he said. Moreover, the marketplace itself is in big part fueled by freelance workers. “We

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I said, “It’s much easier now than it was in 2008/09.&# And time is the enemy of all deals so start sooner rather than later, as anybody who was planning to raise in October 2008 will tell you. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. customers who paid for services often get burned. That’s a fact.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support. Freshdesk introduces itself as a kind of Salesforce.com for customer support so to speak.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 23, 2010

Next, Umakant Soni discussed Vimagino.com , a software for Web-based Q&A support to engage customers better on sites that are trying to draw people in and convert them into customers. I started doing my free Online Strategy Roundtables for entrepreneurs in the fall of 2008.

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This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

6/15/2008 – Application network of its own apps plus agency business plus ad network. 10/26/2008 – Agency business and branded applications – No more ad network or mention of their own apps. Buddy Media can build an application and drive 1 million users in just a few months. ” to. ” There you have it.

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VC Cafe

MAY 18, 2022

Rising inflation and interest rate hikes, growth in debt to GDP ration, the war in the Ukraine (and global instability), increases in prices of energy, changing consumer habits to a post Covid-19, supply chain issues, etc, might be all contributing factors to the stock market (and tech in particular) declines. The correction may last 1.5-2

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 4, 2017

The 2008 financial crisis was still fresh on our minds and people were more careful when taking each business step. If their solution can potentially meet customer needs, startups should create a minimal viable product (MVP) that captures their idea and brings it to market as quickly as possible. How to avoid premature scaling?

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

This is an open opportunity for an entrepreneur to build a custom solution. Today, the telecom industry charges customers based on fixed price business models for data services. SurgeForth has since graduated to paying customers, and is making good progress. Cion has 18 customers and is considering funding.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Our discussion today was largely around her financing strategy, and one of the key milestones that I probed her on was: What does it take to get a validated customer? Well, it turns out that with about $900,000 and 12 months, Siobhan can get to paying customers. Rajan, however, needs to negotiate his early customers better.

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Valuation Silicon Valley Pre-Money Valuation Bootstrapping 119

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 6, 2019

In the last few years, perhaps in reaction to the business integrity issues leading to the recession way back in 2008, I am seeing a renewed focus on other less tangible attributes which can set your startup apart. Selling too early triggers customer defenses and drives them away. A startup must maintain a relevant laser focus.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

As a veteran of many disasters in which improvising in the moment to meet an immediate need led to innovative solutions, Carl has been impressed by how many businesses, small and large, have reinvented the way they serve their customers during the pandemic. 42:07) On how the 2008 financial crisis prepared banks for the pandemic. (44:25)

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thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

This was the year that the promise of technology to truly change the world and empower individuals (the reason I entered the tech world in 1994) reached global scale. As of year-end, Foursquare had over 15 million users, with an exponential growth rate globally.

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Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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Peru Technical Review North America 96

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

This company provides a crowdsourced customer service solution to enterprises. Gio pitched it to me as a crowdsourced BPO, but I think he will have more success if he simply focuses on customer service as his core value proposition. They already have several customers including some telcos, and are at about $350,000 in revenues.

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Cloud Silicon Valley Incubator Finance 115

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

What is interesting is that international businesses are not only happening now with companies in Brazil wanting to sell to American customers, but also companies in Israel wanting to sell to Indian customers. From 2008 to 2010, Mitra was a columnist for Forbes. You can listen to the recording of today's roundtable here.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. He has a good team, and theyve shipped a working product to many customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

In the first post in this three part series I described why I believe the VC market froze between September 2008 – April 2009. The IMF just raised its global growth forecast from 2.5% Eventually it becomes self healing, but I don’t believe consistent growth will happen too quickly.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

Things that are key to, for example, building barriers to entry for competitors or barriers to exit for customers, should be done internally…they’re part of your “special sauce.&# When you outsource…at least in the early days…it matters little wheter you pick a local bank or a global one. Customer Support.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

“How do we get our customers to do what we want them to do?” What businesses should really ask is, “How do I help my customers achieve their goals on my website while still achieving mine?” Focusing on that question is the starting point for building a customer journey map. Why do you need a customer journey map?

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

billion in 2008 and $8.8 billion in 2007, as investors worldwide tightened their belts in the wake of the global financial crisis. billion, 7 percent below 2008 levels ($2.74 The average deal size in 2009 was $40 million, an increase of 21 percent from $33 million in 2008. Foreign direct investment in Israel reached $3.8

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Traditional business models have changed as globalization takes hold on a global scale, and technology changes our lives day by day. As a result of globalization, many firms have not just moved overseas but relocated entire offices there too (sometimes called “nearshoring”). What’s behind this boom?

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Life Beyond Code

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

One Million by One Million is a global initiative that aims to nurture a million entrepreneurs reach a million dollars each in annual revenue and beyond by 2020, thereby creating a trillion dollars in global GDP and ten million jobs. SM: In September 2008, when the first Entrepreneur Journeys book was released, D.D.

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