YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 30, 2015

Google is focused on expanding its already broad reach into the advertising market by increasing the span and coverage of its digital and mobile platforms, and the company’s 4Q14 results highlight how the company’s efforts to buttress its core services is paying off: Google’s revenue and gross profit climbed 15.3%

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View from Seed

JUNE 13, 2019

revenue business still growing >50% YoY? Chewy now has over 10 million customers, repeat purchases by existing customers account for approximately 90% of their revenue today. This is analogous to SaaS companies like Slack or Dropbox, which have strong revenue growth just as their existing users consumer more of their service.

Leadership 215

Leadership .Net Revenue Acquisition 215

Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup.

Institutional Investors 264

Institutional Investors Dividend Stock Technical Review 264

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Since 2015, clothing brand ASOS has grown revenue by an average of 22% year over year. Not for lack of competition, but as the result of a carefully designed ecommerce marketing strategy. This is what drives growth for online stores like ASOS, despite existing in a saturated market. Both are critical.

eCommerce 129

eCommerce Marketing Social Media Retention 129

Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

Looking back at 2015, the standout theme in the VC/startup ecosystem was unicorn hunting. We started the year enraptured by the “Age of Unicorns” with this cover of Fortune in January 2015 : Illustration: Jeremy Enecio. But clearly 2015 saw the bloom come off the rose for this group of companies broadly.

Technical Review 157

Technical Review .Net Revenue Software Review 157

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. 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.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74

David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male. Of the 43 U.S.-based

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Cofounder Founder Technical Cofounder Technical Review 78

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 16, 2021

For those of you who don’t know: Conversation Intelligence software integrates with your customer engagement platform to record, transcribe, and analyze sales calls, giving businesses access to crucial deal information, CRM data entry automation, faster sales reps review, and sales coaching. Market Intelligence.

Conversion 78

Conversion Technical Review Startup Software Review 78

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 23, 2020

How to Be Ready for What’s Next written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Chuck Swoboda. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Chuck Swoboda, author, speaker, podcast host, and the Innovator-in-Residence at Marquette University. Like this show?

North Carolina 86

North Carolina Pennsylvania Software Review Technical Review 86

Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. The $900M of SaaS VC funding in 2015 now represents less than Europe's largest financing round, with Celonis raising $1B in June this year. of market capitalization.

Global 62

Global Europe Software Review 62

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 15, 2015

As the end of the fiscal year approaches, it is critical for businesses to determine what initiatives where successful, as well as what were financial weights in order to create strategic operational goals that will result in increased revenues and reduced costs in the next year. Review What Worked. Here are five things to look at: 1.

Technical Review 100

Technical Review Software Review Forecast Database 100

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. Running comparative calculations, Arsenault figures that “two senior engineers plus a product manager/marketer for 40 hours per month, times 6 months, would be 720 hours to get to our MVP.

Sweat Equity 78

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 78

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 28, 2015

With the release of each new version of the iPhone, Apple’s grip on the most lucrative segments of the mobile device market becomes even stronger, and with the success of the iPhone 6 during Apple’s calendar 4Q14 it is clear that Apple’s dominance of the premium smartphone market is uncontested. billion, accounting for 68.7%

China 100

China Technical Review Mobile Revenue 100

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 27, 2015

With Nadella’s message that the company he leads is primed to further evolve into a platform and productivity company communicated at great length during the Windows 10 preview event in earlier January 2014, it is clear that the primary focus for Microsoft has shifted back to increasing user engagement with Windows software.

Cloud 100

Cloud Mobile Software Review Technical Review 100

Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Outreach was named to this prestigious list thanks in part to triple-digit year-over-year revenue growth and the largest customer base in the sales engagement category. Jobber was also added to Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™ list – in addition to being recognized as the second fastest growing software company in Canada!

North America 78

North America Technical Review Seattle Software Review 78

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Inbound marketing service provider HubSpot recently released its first ever State of Inbound Report for Asia – which surveyed some 400 marketing and sales professionals at virtually all levels and across all industries in Asia to compile some of the most comprehensive analysis on online marketing in this part of the world.

Asia 100

Asia Las Vegas Marketing Technical Review 100

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

Marketing is the bridge between your business and your customers. Marketing covers a wide range of activities. From traditional advertising to social media, online review management to blogging, search engine optimization to direct mail – it’s all marketing. There are many ways to market with a small budget.

Small Business 73

Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

Haystack

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

As a little tradition on this blog, I’ve singled out companies starting in 2013 with Stripe ; there was Snap back in 2014; Slack in 2015; took a break in 2016, as I wasn’t inspired to select one then; and last year, 2017, was Coinbase. It’s entirely possible the trend lifts these companies in due time, as well.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Open Source Software Review Venture Capital 127

Agile VC

JUNE 13, 2019

revenue business still growing >50% YoY? Chewy now has over 10 million customers, repeat purchases by existing customers account for approximately 90% of their revenue today. This is analogous to SaaS companies like Slack or Dropbox, which have strong revenue growth just as their existing users consumer more of their service.

Leadership 100

Leadership .Net Revenue Acquisition 100

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 1, 2020

The primary source of your funds should be your paying customers, i.e., your business should generate enough revenues and profits to fund the growth and expansion. The next reason is to establish a competitive advantage over your competition and quickly acquire a substantial market share. Both of which are expensive and time-consuming.

Startup 150

Startup Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch Seed Stage 150

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2015

This plunge in productivity has critical impacts on a business’s efficiency and revenues. One of the reasons employees lose focus during the summer is due to the increase in their personal priorities and commitments. Robotic Process Automation softwares are the future employees. Offer a summer promotion or discount.

Employee 100

Employee Software Review Technical Review Software 100

Transformify

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The reasons are obvious – many international companies have their production plants in China, while others are dependent on the big Chinese market and any decline in the demand for their goods and services can hit their revenue targets. ICAO also forecasts that Japan could lose $1.29

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South Korea China Japan Asia 104

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Chorus.ai (2015) – Chorus uses AI to analyze sales calls by joining the conference calls, transcribing the data and extracting important action items. The company’s chairman was the former General Chief of Staff of the IDF 2011-2015. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

Artificial Inteligence 122

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Startup 122

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

For this article, we asked 14 SaaS CEOs a simple question: “How much did you spend on your MVP before you had your first dollar of revenue?”. Running comparative calculations, Arsenault figures that “two senior engineers plus a product manager/marketer for 40 hours per month, times 6 months, would be 720 hours to get to our MVP.

Sweat Equity 50

Sweat Equity Software Review Vesting Cofounder 50

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When I moved back to Australia I identified a gap in the market as these clear aligner businesses were not mainstream here. Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. Thanks to Christopher Binns, Bizstim Software Solutions ! #12-

Entrepreneur 145

Entrepreneur Software Review LLC Web Development 145

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how to market our products and company.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 14, 2017

For those that do, the benefits are a bigger customer base, higher revenues and higher profitability. Marketing products into international markets is not a simple task”, says Julio Oliveto, founder of Livre, an innovative wheelchair-tricycle company in Brazil. But going global can be an intimidating prospect for some.

Global 145

Global Small Business Asia Singapore 145

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2015

Businesses stopped hiring for lifetime commitments some time ago, as markets change so rapidly and companies need to tune their workforce for changing economic conditions. Simply defining yourself as a specialist or professional minimizes the stigma of a consultant role (think marketing specialist or staffing professional).

Startup 120

Startup Software Review Social Media Curation 120

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. Basically, employees purchase their own individual policies on the open market (a purchase frequently offset by government subsidies), and employers reimburse them. For many, it’s been a struggle.

Software Review 224

Software Review Employee Retention Government 224

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

By Brian Sutter, Director of Marketing, Wasp Barcode Technologies. Fortunately, in 2015, loans to small businesses are expected to increase; great news for small businesses searching for capital. The national average for marketing budgets is 10.2%, yet, 56% of small businesses invest only 3% or less in marketing.

Small Business 100

Small Business Small Business Administration SBA Non-Compete 100

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Below are six key mobile holiday shopping trends we’re seeing take shape for 2015: 1. They’re looking up everything from reviews to product information to pricing comparisons. Some examples include: Auto-detection of a mobile shopper’s city and state based on their zip code. The Line Between Online and In-Store Has Blurred.

Mobile 100

Mobile Software Review eCommerce .Net 100

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

According to Google, the number of mobile search queries overtook desktop queries in 2015. Let’s say your company is in the B2B Software as a Service (SaaS) space. The cost per click also tends to be lower due to less competition. Integrate Marketing Automation With Your Website. Provide A Mobile Responsive Experience.

Sales 100

Sales Technical Review SEO B2B 100

ConversionXL

JANUARY 23, 2019

A fixed pricing structure not only reduces potential revenue—and, therefore, the money available to invest back into the product—but also impacts perception: Increasingly, customers will see your product as the “cheap” option. Over time, the potential gain (or loss) in revenue can have an exponential impact. You need the revenue.

Customer 121

Customer Technical Review Software Review Revenue 121

ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

It should be informed by your market, competitor, and user research, and optimized through feedback and testing. Gumroad , a software that allows content creators to easily sell digital products, gets straight to the point with their unique selling proposition (USP) : They state exactly who their target audience is: creators.

Audience 127

Audience Framework Differentiation Software Review 127

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 28, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. Maker Movement Momentum – Internet of Things – While both of these topics are hot, it seems price alone is not enough for both the enter the mass market.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Artificial Inteligence 48

Start Up Blog

JANUARY 5, 2015

As we are now in 2015, midway through the second decade of the new millennium, I thought I’d reflect on shifts I am seeing in culture, commerce and technology. Maker Movement Momentum – Internet of Things – While both of these topics are hot, it seems price alone is not enough for both the enter the mass market.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Startup Australia Artificial Inteligence 48

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

In 2015, 9-figure apparel retailer Karmaloop.com filed for bankruptcy. Within three months all marketing KPIs had improved. On the marketing side, I attribute our success to one thing: using data to effectively model out our customer behavior, and then develop the appropriate communication to improve it. Tripwire marketing.

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Bankruptcy Marketing Campaign Intellectual Property 106