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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. (To see the video above, please click the image, and then click on the Play button.).

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Explained: The actual difference between growth hacking and marketing

The Next Web

Startups don’t have access to the same resources or brand equity. Growth hackers also don’t have to use viral loops: would you say that the Groupon guys didn’t use growth hacking to grow to 180 million users? Content Marketing: Leveraging blog posts, infographics, and viral videos to increase brand awareness and site traffic.

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Things to Avoid When Recruiting Co-founders

grasshopperherder.com

We’re testing a viral loop, direct sales, and affiliate marketing.&# If you’re negotiating my equity percentage by nickels and dimes, I probably don’t want to work with you. If you offer me 1% of the equity, I’ll do 1% of the work. A: “I don’t know. if it can be harnessed.

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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

The software was sold based on installation cost running on local servers for enterprises—which was very, very expensive. You might also be giving investors too much equity early on, as the risk is extremely high for them in the beginning stages of growing a SaaS company.”. Estimating Realistic Startup Costs.

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SEO Advice for Bootstrapped Startups

sharkseo.com

Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally. So don’t actively do SEO, but do do things that will bring you SEO benefit like outreach to relevant communities, viral blog posts, embeddable content etc. Plan a bit of post-launch viral content.

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Top 30 Startup Technology and Product Posts for September 2010

SoCal CTO

previously explained that it usually requires some equity, but here is some more step by step practical advice. Some of the traffic-tactics we use involve good old fashioned payola: paid search, banner ads, affiliate programs, etc. CompStudy 2008 Report on Equity and Cash Compensation at Technology Startups. Let's recap.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

www.quora.com

Someone who is egotistical enough to call themselves a rockstar, yet humble enough not to want 99% of the equity? Just go to a meetup or post an ad promising equity. Simply put these guys cost money, unless of course you are prepared to offer a sizeable chunk of future earnings to them. Affiliated with the Small Business Admin.