YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

A lot of startups fail within the first few months due to some commonly acknowledged culprits – picking a bad time to scale, running out of operating capital, lack of a steady customer base, high customer acquisition cost, and low to nonexistent repeat business. Hone Your Communication Skills.

Sales 171

Sales Widget Sales Cycle Software Review 171

View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

We started with a general webinar about how to turn your website into a marketing machine, then we went on to SEO, then blogging, then social media. We hit a challenge once we got to social media, because it was becoming much more crowded in our space with more businesses educating and creating more content.

Marketing 120

Marketing Sales Cycle Startup CTO Hire 120

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Very few, if any, of these interactions are with a sales rep. Instead, buyers are self-directed, gathering information from social media, websites, webinars, and online events. Because if people are making up their own minds, without coercion from sales, creating demand is the best way to get them to choose you.

Demand 95

Demand Management B2B Campaign 95

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

Likewise, over the last 5 years, consumer applications and social media has been all the rage. Social: Early-stage capital efficiency, can grow very very fast, strong network effect. Very hard to pick early, need to be massive to have any chance of success. Capital intensive, long sales cycle.

Sales Cycle 67

Sales Cycle eCommerce Flash Early Stage 67

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. To fully appreciate why consultants often do not fulfill a startup’s needs, it is important to understand the typical consulting engagement sales cycle. Pyramid Power. from the Wharton School.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder PR 40

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 24, 2011

One of the cool things about being a fund that works with so many early stage companies is that bringing the whole portfolio together in one place results in a lot of collaborative learning opportunities. Social Media Content from your Employees. Talent Acquisitions. if you're searching for salespeople.

Startup 128

Startup Ruby PR Sales Cycle 128