YoungUpstarts

JULY 8, 2014

Fund R&D: Bootstrapped raising funds is far ‘cheaper’ than debt or equity. Jeff, from OnHand, shares, “there is a lot that goes into the ongoing marketing and PR efforts for you campaign, especially in highlighting the mentions you receive. Delivery Issues. But fulfillment becomes the real part of it.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. but the food was awesome, & the PR wasn’t bad either). However, all three shifts are related and can be summed up simply as: Geeks are Taking Over Venture Capital. Ok, let’s dive in and discuss in more detail. Mega VC, Micro VC.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Like Apple, your strategy will require significant marketing investment in content, traditional media, and PR. Here’s the Netflix homepage back in 2010, focusing on the benefits of the product: Image source. Brand equity is the reason people choose Coca-Cola over Pepsi and Google over Bing. Slow skimming. Consistency.

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The Equity Kicker

JUNE 23, 2016

The first thing to happen was that the bar for a Series A went up – unsurprising given that startups could now get much further with pre-Series A amounts of capital (2005-2010). That created a gap in market which sub $100m dedicated seed funds (aka micro-VCs) stepped into – there are now over 300 of them (2005-2016).

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 22, 2009

If you assume a 20% cost of capital (typical for equity, debt is generally cheaper), then getting an upfront payment for one additional year on a $10k MRR contract saves you $24k. ► 2010. (5). State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. Happy New Year 2010! Cloudonomics and 2010 Planning for your SaaS and C.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

None of us though that on Sept 1, 2010, our lives would be changed forever. I embarked on my journey in October 2010 while still working a full time job. I wrote my web copy myself, did my web design myself and officially launched in October 2010. We lost my brother Matthew to suicide, while he was living in NYC.

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company. This is her core market.

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Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

He is willing to give up 33% of equity for this $1 million investment. I feel that it is not at all necessary to give this much equity up at this stage of the game. Through SEO and mommy blog PR, Lee can tap into this market. Today, he sees the opportunity to do a cloud capacity planning company. This is her core market.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

The Next Web

JANUARY 27, 2013

It’s been slightly over two years since I attended Startup Weekend in September 2010, which literally changed my world for the better. Now, two years later, it is a good time to share some important lessons that I learned after taking the Red Pill that day in September 2010. Of course, not all my fears from 2010 have disappeared.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

The Right Way to Grant Equity to Your Employees - crowdspring.co/18X3dlN. 14 metrics marketers use to measure social media ROI in 2010 vs. 2013 - crowdspring.co/1fDCYZw. PR spam is as real and annoying as advertising spam - crowdspring.co/1ic7T0V. Small Business and Startups: End-of-Year Mishegoss, 2013! - crowdspring.co/1aTk8Jc.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

October 3rd, 2010 the Chubby Team 48 Comments. Don’t exacerbate the issue by needing to figure out how to deal with a large equity deadweight on your hands (investors won’t like that the #2 stakeholder is absent, even estranged, from your company). Too much PR, too early. Quora says: October 4, 2010 at. Too much money.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, February 22, 2010 Why diversity matters (the meritocracy business) Diversity is the canary in the coal mine for meritocracy. There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about gender equity in the high-tech and entrepreneurship worlds lately. This is a good thing. (I This is a good thing. (I

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

After about a six-month development cycle, we launched a beta version in July 2010 and three months later, started earning revenue that grew each month. You might also be giving investors too much equity early on, as the risk is extremely high for them in the beginning stages of growing a SaaS company.”. Do your own PR.

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

It was not true until 2010, but I owned it from the very beginning and you need to do that, too, for your business. Get to zero debt, figure out how much capital you can access; your savings, home equity, 401K, crowdfunding is now an option out there. Let me tell you guys, let me let you guys in on a secret. I love Indiegogo.

Social Media 60

Social Media Small Business Software Review Technical Review 60

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Our approach was deliberate, and we want to share it with you, in the hopes that you can replicate it for other conferences and for processes like hiring where equity is important. We still have room to grow, but this is a significant improvement over last year’s conference , which had almost none of either.

Lean 168

Lean Technical Review Programming Distribution 168

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

2010 – Sean Ellis, who currently runs Qualaroo , coins the term “growth hacking” in his article, Find a Growth Hacker for Your Startup. PR and publicity drive attention…to drive sales. Startups don’t have access to the same resources or brand equity. Is growth hacking useless? Absolutely not. Undeniably.

Retention 48

Retention Metrics Acquisition Conversion 48

Steve Blank

MAY 4, 2009

Every marketing communication hire couldn’t wait to produce the next great ad or PR program. While this may seem obvious to anyone not in sales and marketing, trust me, in a technology company this is a conceptual breakthrough. In my experience, every marketer with an MBA wants to “do strategy.”

Silicon Valley 126

Silicon Valley RSS Non-Compete California 126

sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

RSS Feed 19 Nov 2010, Posted by admin in Featured , Nohat , 26 Comments SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups SEO can provide a hugely valuable source of traffic, if done right – especially for a bootstrapped startup where money is tight. Have you researched a PR / launch strategy? The result of that? Well, they may either: a.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

However, as most entrepreneurs will experience, when equity and pay come into play, relationships tend to warp. Back in 2010, we were running a digital agency in Los Angeles for premium fashion brands when they came upon the idea for NuORDER. Photo Credit: Sebastian Ravitz. I left the company energized, not resentful.

Entrepreneur 115

Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 115

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. Researchers polled experts in lending, mezzanine capital, private equity, venture capital and private businesses themselves. Think Again. This seems like a meaningless statistic.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? © 2010 Derek Sivers comments Pam Mark Hall (2010-06-19) # Derek, Yes,Yes,Yes! Thanks you!

CTO Hire 84

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This resulted in a recapitilization of the equity away from 33% each (in my favor) and then the ultimate dismissal of one of the co-founders prior to the A-round. So frequently embarrassing failures are masked by spinning PR or fudging numbers to give the illusion of success.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

– Mike [link] Reply Jeff Skinner , on May 24, 2010 at 9:28 am said: Steve, you don’t know me though I use your ‘Customer Development process’ video in my classes (Entrepreneurship at London Business School). Thanks Phil Gainley Reply Margit Niemelä , on August 16, 2010 at 6:29 am said: Steve, wonderful job!

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