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 Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Scott Edward Walker

JULY 20, 2011

As I saw first-hand in New York City representing big, successful private equity firms, the best dealmakers have an extraordinary ability to take their emotions out of transactions and remain extremely disciplined. Tips Tip #1 – Check Your Emotions and Remain Disciplined. It is critical that entrepreneurs understand this dynamic.

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 11, 2011

com) that let you find almost any song available on the web in MP3 format. This acquisition also made me think more about how threads and networks cross and connect. After a decade as Endeca’s Chief Scientist, Daniel went to Google ‘s New York office, where he worked on local search. Small world!

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K9 Ventures

OCTOBER 11, 2011

com) that let you find almost any song available on the web in MP3 format. This acquisition also made me think more about how threads and networks cross and connect. After a decade as Endeca’s Chief Scientist, Daniel went to Google ‘s New York office, where he worked on local search. Small world!

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 26, 2010

ROBLOX ( www.roblox.com ) is a web/game startup in Silicon Valley that you have probably never heard of--unless you were an eight year old boy, in which case you're probably not qualified for this position. Online Marketing Director, Knewton - New York, NY "I am 15. Check out the highly entertaining front page video.)

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Scott Edward Walker

AUGUST 25, 2011

For example, as a corporate associate at a large New York law firm, I was representing Sony in connection with its acquisition of CBS Records. Indeed, whether you’re raising funds, entering into a partnering agreement or selling your company, you need to do your diligence and assess with whom you are dealing.

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Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

You see if you don't implement your links properly the person shows up to your site without any tracking parameters and thus fail to help your web analytics tool to put that visitor in the right source bucket. Here is a simple example: You are the Acquisition manager for a company called Omniture. Don't be that person.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 2, 2008

Its the same with acquisitions. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. ► April (11) Video update on the Startup Visa Act Lean Enterprise Institute webinar, April 28 Four myths about the Lean Startup Sneak preview, KISSmetrics (and more) Sneak preview, Grockit The Lean Startup Intensive at Web 2.0 Expo SF (May.

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Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development. Acquisitions at HomeAway were uniquely challenging as they were primarily business driven decisions.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

. … Due to the relatively small potential contract values in restaurants, startups serving these customer segments have to build very efficient sales teams or online customer acquisition tools to aggregate many of them inexpensively. T]he consumer web has matured. T]he consumer web has matured. Who is correct?

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Up and Running

MARCH 24, 2015

As a New-York-City-based startup founder, I’ve been asked these questions many times. And thus, what follows is a simple step-by-step guide on how to validate your web business with as little capital at risk as possible—in this case, one month of rent. To do this, you’ll need a unique web address or domain name.

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Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

Conventional wisdom says that web-based companies must be scalable on all levels. Airbnb is a prime example – in the early days, the founders went door to door in New York to recruit new users and help existing ones improve their listings. Add them to your initial customer acquisition costs to get a total CAC amount.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. This is my core assumption on Web 3.0. I like the idea, and recognize the problem. tomorrow.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 2, 2013

But it turns out Google Analytics, just like SiteCatalyst, WebTrends, and other web analytics tools, already has plenty of pretty valuable deeply insightful stuff in it. But in case you want to win big rather than just win, I encourage to read the six tips outlined in this post: The Biggest Mistake Web Analysts Make… And How To Avoid It!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the first person to share with me the insights of mobile conversion and why with a simpler product selection and conversion funnel they would get higher conversion on mobile than on the web. One of his biggest accomplishments there was championing the acquisition of StubHub. He walked me through both the logic and the math.

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techcrunch.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Three major acquisitions in as many months in this space confirm it is). But still, enthusiasm and determination will get you only so far, and when it comes to being able to enhance, amend, or even fix a web app, these qualities will get you precisely nowhere. New York City. Do you even have access to the above?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

If you’re just a content company your advantages are too small to win on the web. And given that Facebook and Twitter currently pay you zero for content marketing and Google SEM charges you for customer acquisition – what exactly are you b g about? You must invest in technology. Take for example, an eCommerce company.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

Christopher Fralic is a Managing Partner at First Round Capital’s New York office, and has focused on a number of the firm’s investments in Advertising Technology, Social Media, Ecommerce, Gaming, Mobile and more. acquisition. Dave Tisch, Founder & Managing Director, TechStars NYC. Mike Yavonditte, CEO, Hashable.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 10, 2018

EightSixtySouth is the rebrand of Post+Beam, an innovation and communication agency that opened over 10 years ago in New York. When the decision was made to rebrand during the acquisition, I called on my team to determine what our new identity was going to be going forward. It was 2004 and my wife and I were in New York.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

AdWords Editor makes copying Campaigns really simple, and AdWords has added a copy function within the native web app itself, also. For example, a 24 hour call center in New York that does brisk business from California around 7pm Pacific would be poorly served by a day-parting schedule that is set to lower bids at 10pm Eastern.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 15, 2018

For example, New York is the world’s second most prominent startup landscape, with more than 7000 startups. Some of its major subsector strengths are health sciences, cybersecurity, advanced manufacturing, as well as a strong New York SEO industry. He is also the editor at Bizzmark Blog and an author on The Next Web.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

In a subscription business, maybe your attrition starts matching your acquisition, balancing like magic. Or your cost of customer acquisition just magically floats up to match your customer lifetime value. The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0,

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socialmatchbox.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

How To Calculate Whether A Freelance Web Application Programmer Is Asking For Too Much Step 1: Use the Indeed.com Salary Tool to Search for Their Job Title By Salary Level. In a search done today, a web developer in Washington, DC should make anywhere from $70,000 to $120,000 per year. at this stage. Now you have your burden: $7.15/hr.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. there are almost no mergers or acquisitions in this market segment. First, I was amazed by the physical impact of the city itself.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

Since were offering a complete solution, which involves the development of a new product, there is design, prototyping, etc., Do you have any thoughts on scalable customer acquisition in cases where a decent bit of knowledge work has to be invested into each customer? The Lean Startup Intensive is tomorrow at Web 2.0.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

They are from my post The Biggest Mistake Web Analysts Make… And How To Avoid It! tearsofpain One way of removing silos and focusing on the entire business is to leverage Acquisition, Behavior and Outcome metrics. You’ll see three consistent patterns in the thinking expressed below. Every ecommerce site has to obsess about Revenue.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 8, 2017

You can check the Web Marketing and Measurement Model by Avinash Kaushik (who is an analytics legend): Image Source. Acquisition segments. Acquisition segments. Do you have historical data on your users beyond the ones available from their web session? Contextual segments. Behavioral segments. Historical segments.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

Military Academy at West Point in New York, founded in 1802 to educate Army officers. The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. The Air Force Academy is one of the four U.S. military service academies (academy is a fancy word for 4-year college.) The oldest is the Army’s U.S.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

This was a modern city in a hurry to make a first impression – think of what Rome looked like in the time of the empire or New York in the 1920’s – now it’s Beijing announcing that China has arrived. there are almost no mergers or acquisitions in this market segment. First, I was amazed by the physical impact of the city itself.

Silicon Valley 159

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 159

Austin Startup

APRIL 28, 2010

In one of the worst kept secrets of the year, Apple announced the acquisition of Austin-based chip company Intrinsity. It’s rumored that their A4 chip powers Apple’s new iPad. — New York Times. The stream of future royalties probably far exceed the rumored $121M purchase price.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Quinn once again brings out the city government's party line on startups: "Unfortunately, when it comes to new technology startups, New York City lags behind other parts of the country.". The new proposal of the week: "In San Diego they have a great organization to do that -- it's called CONNECT. Here's how Ms.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2013

Military Academy at West Point in New York, founded in 1802 to educate Army officers. The Coast Guard Academy opened in New London Connecticut in 1876. The Air Force Academy is one of the four U.S. military service academies (academy is a fancy word for 4-year college.) The oldest is the Army’s U.S.

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David Teten

APRIL 1, 2011

I hope that you can join us Monday night, April 4, midtown NYC, at a panel on “Innovation in Private Company Liquidity-Online Merger Markets, Social Media, Secondary Markets, Non-US Markets, Private Equity, and the Disappearing IPO” The program is sponsored by the HBS Club of New York and the HBS Angels of NY.

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David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

This is another joint event between HBS Angels of NY and the HBS Club of New York. With a unique vision for starting and successfully managing innovative companies, he is the Managing Partner of Social Leverage, a holding company that invests in early stage web businesses. HBSCNY members register here $15.00.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Search will remain big but stream is an increasing method of discovering information and therefore driving web traffic. There will be new opportunities in this value chain. This no doubt led to the acquisition of AdMob by Google and Quattro by Apple. .&# The theory is simple: our attention is moving from search to stream.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

The App Store is a channel for customer acquisition. As the channel gets more and more crowded, just launching an app in the store is getting worse and worse as a strategy for each new entrant. I think its helpful to think about two kinds of competition for distribution: acquisition competition and retention competition.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

We learned from Periscope’s founder, Kayvon Beykpour, about Scott’s role as a trusted advisor and confidant in the company’s earliest stages, culminating in Periscope’s acquisition by Twitter and subsequent integration.

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