Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

is an elegant way to model any service-oriented business: Acquisition Activation Retention Referral Revenue We used a very similar scheme at IMVU, although we werent lucky enough to have started with this framework, and so had to derive a lot of it ourselves via trial and error. The AARRR model (hence pirates, get it?)

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The acquisition of Omniture by Adobe for $1.8B and the second SaaS public transaction in history behind the acquisition of Webex by Cisco in 2007 for $3.2B. internet. (6). How the use of internet is transform.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. As this cash will not be used to fund organic growth initiatives, we can expect several acquisitions in the coming 24 months. internet. (6). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. anecdotes.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2014

They’re the PR and the security. He told Alexis that they needed to build the front page of the internet. This may include planning for an IPO, a strategic acquisition or for management buyout. Investors are just as the title suggests – investors. They’re the step ladder. He said, “We made a mistake.

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Women Entrepreneurs Can

MARCH 15, 2021

Devise a Winning PR Strategy. It’s important to devise a winning PR strategy, to ensure that your business is portrayed positively in the media. As well as this, your PR strategy should outline how you communicate within your company, and within your market. Your strategy should include a roadmap to help you manage a PR crisis.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 8, 2009

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. But does Larry hate cloud computing that much or is he hiding a potential future acquisition of Salesforce.com? internet. (6). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Laughing Out (c)Loud.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Internet and Online Business. But with the help of Grahams company, which specializes in creating tech systems for start-ups, Jumpstart grew to more than $50 million in revenue--enough to make it an attractive acquisition for media conglomerate Hachette Filipacchi. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Leadership.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Shama is a visionary strategist for the digital age, a web and TV personality, a bestselling author, and the award-winning CEO of Zen Media – a global marketing and digital PR firm. And we can get into that buts, I'm thinking about search engines now as a subset of greater discovery on the internet.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 3, 2016

The two most prominent – Internet Capital Group (ICG) and CMGi – raised the bar for others and every firm in the Valley seemed to have a new war for services. We can help portfolio companies with announcements, PR strategies, crisis management and so forth.

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Season 4 of week 10 of Shark Tank was interesting because two of the pitches were for internet businesses that I could imagine seeing in my day job as a Silicon Valley Venture Capitalis t. The company launched six months ago and so far has grown to 110 subscribers, with all customer acquisition coming from PR and referrals.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

If a big corporation is pushing a new product, you might expect them to take out TV ads, online ads, maybe hire a PR agency and set up big distribution partnerships. Social proof is one of the most powerful elemental forces of the internet, at your disposal. Startups are a special breed of companies when it comes to marketing.

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Life Beyond Code

JANUARY 17, 2012

The public relations (PR) firm used by the big company you want to connect with is also likely monitoring social media. Dell, like many big companies today, trolls the Internet to find out what’s being said about them so they can reach out and help as well as implement corrective action. Rajesh Setty: That’s very interesting, Dave.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2018

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is one of the biggest levers that a business can use within their acquisition strategy as part of their Growth goals. You’re likely familiar with the different Growth frameworks like AARRR (Acquisition, Activation, Retention, Referral, Revenue). It all start with Acquisition.

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Life Beyond Code

JANUARY 17, 2012

The public relations (PR) firm used by the big company you want to connect with is also likely monitoring social media. Dell, like many big companies today, trolls the Internet to find out what’s being said about them so they can reach out and help as well as implement corrective action. Rajesh Setty: That’s very interesting, Dave.

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ConversionXL

MAY 25, 2016

And also, wouldn’t you rather hear their complaints before the internet via Yelp does? Anyway, obviously app store reviews are super important for acquisition, so optimizing for reviews is a high opportunity area. Talk to the customers that use your product the most. What value do they get out of it? Find Your Best Customers.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

The newly formed teams then work for the entire weekend, with the help of some experienced mentors from the industry, who volunteer their time to share advice on product, technology, legal, PR and other issues. Patents are nice but… in a consumer Internet business, it’s most likely that you aren’t re-inventing the wheel.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels. While you don’t want to overspend on legal, it’s important to protect your business and understand your risks.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 17, 2013

Sangeet Paul Choudary analyzes business models for Internet startups at his blog Platform Thinking. Activation, not acquisition, holds the key. PR and advertising are obvious ways to build awareness but awareness creation works best when it is a natural consequence of app usage work?ow, It’s never been easier to build an app.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Nice going NYC government PR machine. Two of the recent Ultra Light Startup events--one about PR and the other about legal help--had copycat programs run by the city itself. Why not just pay Graham Lawler directly do to this and spend the city's PR capital on supporting Ultra Light, versus going head to head with him?

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. This is completely analogous to the situation elsewhere on the internet, where launching a new website, product, or service with PR is getting harder and harder. On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 18, 2013

People who’ve already shopped at your store may be following you on Facebook or Twitter, but engaging with them isn’t going to drive new customer acquisitions. As a local business, advertising and PR firms might be out of reach. But you need to be mindful about your approach.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2011

Last night I had the great privilege to interview Bill Gross , one of the Internet’s true pioneers. He took out an ad in the Yellow Pages (it was the early 80′s, pre Internet), which cost him $1,000 / month for a half-page ad. If it worked in the Yellow Pages, why not on the Internet? Cars Direct / Internet Brands.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 13, 2012

Then Gaurav Dahake from IIT KGP pitched BUYHatke , a penny auction site that is considering three primary segments with a consumer-to-consumer e-commerce business model: net-savvy housewives, IT and BPO professionals, and college students with Internet access. Univect Education Solutions.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 14, 2018

Much of our growth is planned, such as most of the acquisitions we have made over the last decade (there have been eight in all, with a couple that were unforeseen opportunities that we reacted to almost on the spot), but sometimes things happen that no one can anticipate. Thanks to Anna Crowe, Crowe PR ! #13-

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

For instance, voice over internet protocol (VoIP) gives companies seemingly unlimited voice, data, and video capabilities in a simplified cloud-based platform and at a fraction of the cost of a traditional phone system. Communication technology offers the best worlds: more features and a simplified format. VPN Security & Monitoring.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 9, 2016

With the dawn of social media and explosion of internet access across the globe came a revolution in marketing. You write to open up engagement opportunities for lead acquisition, conversion, and brand awareness. Proliferation of the internet has spawned millions of opportunities to teach yourself new skills or trades.

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Up and Running

JULY 25, 2016

In another example of people taking advantage of Big Head’s good nature, Pied Piper founder Richard used Big Head’s story about Hooli scrubbing the internet of negative mentions of its Nucleus project in order to convince a tech blogger to kill a negative story about himself and Pied Piper.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2013

How To Become A Customer Acquisition Expert - buff.ly/1aWRqqY. How To Become A Customer Acquisition Expert - buff.ly/1aWRqqY. How To Become A Customer Acquisition Expert - buff.ly/1aWRqqY. PR spam is as real and annoying as advertising spam - crowdspring.co/1ic7T0V. Because Internet | The Atlantic - crowdspring.co/1jtxJbZ.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2021

It’s a proverb as old as the internet, probably older. Over a third of email marketers struggle with acquisition and close to a half say increasing engagement is their number one challenge. Customer journey maps should include a combination of content marketing, paid advertising, customer service, PR, and email at every touchpoint.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 20, 2021

Most people only know Roku for their TV devices, but Roku initially shipped an audio device for Internet radio stations and a PhotoBridge product to get digital photo libraries to the TV. For software products, the channels are typically through the mobile app stores or directly over the Internet.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 23, 2020

Advertorials are a PR play on steroids, akin to pitching your product or company to a journalist and getting a favorable write-up (but paying for the privilege). Roughly a quarter of Internet users block advertising, meaning that one in four paid ads never reaches the intended audiences. What problems can advertorials solve?

Technical Review 105

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

3 Internet Tools To Market Your Books Better and Faster – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. Good analysis by @msuster about Twitter’s acquisition of Tweetie & what Twitter should do at Chirp – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. Twelve Cool Tools for Writers and Others – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 13, 2010

3 Internet Tools To Market Your Books Better and Faster – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. Good analysis by @msuster about Twitter’s acquisition of Tweetie & what Twitter should do at Chirp – [link]. PR for Startups – [link]. Twelve Cool Tools for Writers and Others – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 95

www.foliomag.com

JULY 31, 2012

Web/Internet/IT/eMedia. Marketing/Communications/PR. Internet/Online Only. Mergers and Acquisitions. Internet/Digital Media. Finance/Accounting. Business Development. Production/Printing/Manufacturing. Operations. Companys Focus. Association Publishing. B2B Publishing. City & Regional Publishing. CRM Systems.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2011

PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. PR is mostly ineffective when companies step on social media landmines – [link]. From Deadpool to Acquisition: Lessons From Sprouter’s Almost Fail – [link]. Don’t Give Your Users Shit Work – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Acquisitions: Pulling Back the Covers – [link]. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. Future M Start-Up Marketing Boot Camp Recap – [link]. Some of the smartest people you work with don’t think like you at all.” – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Optimizing your Customer Acquisition Funnel – [link]. Google and Verizon in Talks on Selling Internet Priority – [link]. Legal risks and dangers of $99 logo stores – [link]. 10 essential tools to get your new web-app off the ground – [link].

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