Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2018

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals. Joe Beard joined Perot Jain as a Partner in 2015.

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Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

In fact, SaaS industry revenue is projected to grow from $49 billion in 2015 to $67 billion in 2018, a compound annual growth rate of approximately eight percent. In the tactics section, list your sales channels and describe how you will be selling your products. Usually, this is via storefronts, online, or via distributors.

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Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

Hunter Walker

AUGUST 26, 2022

We originally filed to go public in March of 2014, and didn’t actually become a public company until January of 2015. For some early stage startups, investing in comms won’t meaningfully move the needle; for others, it can be transformative. AM: Getting to work on the Box IPO was one of the coolest things I’ve ever done.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 10, 2016

Customers now interact with brands through multiple communication channels and devices. 2015 may have been the year of new terms such as IoT or wearables – but 2016 looks set to be the year when the discussion moves beyond technology to how technology is a means to a customer-centric end. Increasing Emphasis on the Customer.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 26, 2015

On Tuesday, we interviewed Amanda Krantz of Dohje, an early-stage startup, to talk about experimenting with product development. Today, we’ve got an edited Q&A with Back To The Roots, who have experimented with all parts of their business —from distribution channels to community engagement, product to retail sales.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 7, 2016

In the early stages of developing a testing culture , your program is much more susceptible to disintegration with the arrival of any mishaps. Joanna Lord , Marketing Executive and Tech Advisor, talked at CTA Conference 2015 about a variety of ways she implemented this in her previous role at Porch.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Are you still in the early stages, when that development money would be better spent on advertising and growth, or is it time to streamline your store and prepare to scale quickly ? All that said, a mobile app can be a transformative channel for an ecommerce business. Are mobile apps right for your core customer demographic ?

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 18, 2015

But when you fast-forward 1 year to 2015 5 out of 7 were down rounds. I will keep funding early-stage technology companies who have a vision to fundamentally change some part of an industry over a normal (8-12 year+) time horizon. As usual – the markets offer us some indication. 25% “down rounds? is pretty pathetic.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 9, 2015

A photo posted by Candace Cameron Bure (@candacecbure) on Nov 9, 2015 at 8:28am PST. Working with influencers impacts your SEO, brand recall and is a new channel to get targeted consumers. Partly because they end up reinventing the wheel instead of investing in learning at an early stage. Merry Christmas to all!

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Seeing Both Sides

JANUARY 13, 2015

2015 may be the year of the Scale Up. We pride ourselves on being lifecycle investors, which means we invest very early on (typically at the seed or Series A stage) and then stick with a company through exit. Some VCs prefer investing at the earliest stages and then cycle off the board of directors.

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