Version One Ventures

JANUARY 7, 2020

Congratulations to Manny Medina and everyone at Outreach , which was named the Fourth Fastest Growing Company in North America on Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500™. 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.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 2, 2019

Series A round , alongside Unlock Ventures Partners and Maveron. Blockstack announced that it intends to raise $50 million in a token sale that would leverage the SEC’s Regulation A+ crowdfunding exemption. Coinbase expanded its cryptocurrency Visa Debit Cards across Europe and also welcomed 11 countries in Latin America and Asia.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 15, 2010

For entrepreneurs, effective networking is required to find investors, partners, and customers. They are too busy with the “crisis of the moment” to focus on follow-ups that may save a major customer, close a partner deal, or solidify a process that isn’t working well. Here are a few: Business networking. Investor negotiations.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Retention 237

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Just like that, a brand that had been a mainstay of shopping malls across America disappeared from the retail front. Having a coherent strategy that aligns employees and outside partners accomplishes a lot on the way to positive performance. What happened to force the company’s hand? The lack of a coherent plan to win.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2018

For instance, Google – continually ranked as one of the best places to work for in America – has a standing 70/20/10 rule : 70% of time is spent working on core projects, 20% on complementary projects, and 10% on side projects and learning new skills. Step Three: Find Creative Partners.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2014

Tripp Braden , from ‘Developing Serving Leaders’, says that “Over the years, [he’s] discovered that the more professionally managed the firm is, the more likely it is to exceed sales of ten million dollars”. Be the First to Market.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Just like that, a brand that had been a mainstay of shopping malls across America disappeared from the retail front. Having a coherent strategy that aligns employees and outside partners accomplishes a lot on the way to positive performance. What happened to force the company’s hand? The lack of a coherent plan to win.

Private Equity 113

Private Equity Bankruptcy Technical Review Leadership 113

Hearpreneur

JUNE 9, 2023

We are doubling down on our commitment to partner with a diverse range of facilities across North America, including small, family-owned businesses that need the support. This strategy is aimed at providing our customers with a variety of options that can accommodate different budget ranges and preferences. #12-

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2017

My guest for this week’s episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is Landon Ray, the founder and CEO of ONTRAPORT , an award winning web-based sales, marketing and business automation software platform. He and I discuss his entrepreneurial road to success. Are you an independent marketing consultant or an agency owner?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

The e-commerce space in Singapore has been ratcheted up by another notch as online shopping platform Shopify partners telecommunications provider SingTel to make available its services to businesses in the country. It also works as a fully featured mobile application, and retailers can manage their shop on the go through the mobile app.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

They often make great team members such as head of products, CTO, head of sales, CFO, etc. He was from South America but living in Switzerland and had launched a startup while holding down a day job at a consulting firm (McKinsey if memory serves). He and his partner told me about this new idea over the course of nearly a year.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 4, 2014

To tap this burgeoning market, companies should consider working with local partners who possess a more intimate knowledge of each market. This led American entertainment giants like Disney and Viacom to partner Indian companies like UTV and TV18. In fact, the region has more than 325 cities of populations larger than 750,000.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 11, 2021

Sponsors will have different reasons for backing your project: sales, lead generation, brand awareness, product launches , corporate social responsibility, etc. Next, look at any companies or suppliers you already partner with. As you build out your list of assets, do it with your audience in mind. Audience data.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2012

Kind of like a law firm (or VC firm) with four partners but shortened to just two, people dropped off his second two words. They are more likely to be the “bottom end of the sales funnel” or in other words close to “point of purchase.” My wife (and it seems every woman in America) is now addicted to Pinterest.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

Paul Ollinger, West Coast Vice President of Sales of Facebook Paul Ollinger is the West Coast Vice President of Sales for Facebook. He has also been a Regional Sales Director and National Account Director for Facebook. Many clients turn to him for advice on and negotiation of international transactions, often in Latin America.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2017

The State of Social Media Usage in America Today written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. I recently partnered with The Dash to find out how America’s most popular social networks compare, including Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Twitter, and Snapchat. Ads continue to perform.

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Moderator Josué Gonzále z, Latin America and Canada Sales Leader of Cloud Sales and Customer Growth at Google Cloud , asked panelists to describe the ways they’ve seen diversity change in the past five years. Re-evaluating your own ideas of identity can be a continuous learning experience.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Cofounder Dallas LLC 51

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The latest funding round led by Active Venture Partners , a European venture capital company with a presence in Spain, Germany and Scandinavia, is expected to help the online ticket trading platform drive its international growth. It then expanded to the rest of Europe, the United States as well as the Latin America and Asia markets.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

Consumers skip through the classic Google ads on Youtube but they sit through “tutorials” their favorite influencers deliver and drive up engagement and sales with the discount codes tailored to the influencer. More and more enterprises are also following the lead and offering interesting online services by partnering with fintech companies.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 23, 2014

Timo Rein is the cofounder & CEO of Pipedrive , and was previously the cofounder of Vain & Partners - the leading Sales Training company in the Baltics. If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re an American, and that means you don’t know how good you have it. Forgive my pessimism – it’s not all bad.

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Estonia Software Review Europe San Francisco 143

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

And if you think about corporate America, it's not designed for that. First off, I'll state that my partner and I are not therapists. So as an example, and I'll share one of my own, when I was back in corporate America, there was a reorg. And so that's a breakthrough for a lot of sales teams. Keep it to yourself.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 28, 2023

She is the CEO & General Partner of the investment firm Street Global. Every year inbound brings together leaders across business, sales, marketing, customer success, operations, and more. She is the CEO and general partner of the investment firm, street Global. That's right. My guest today is Alysia Silberg.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 12, 2019

Thanks to Charlene DeCesare, Firewalk Sales ! #15- I personally lived 20 years in the gray jail cells of corporate America as an engineer before I escaped. Unlike in corporate America, these results never lie. However, my number one love about being an entrepreneur is the ability to control my own income.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

I love how entrepreneurship has forced me to build my skills in sales, organization, writing, and client service. When I got clients, I had to serve them properly, keep up with the tax code, and still keep up the sales efforts while still spending time with my family. Thanks to Charles Reiling, Coastal Equities, Inc. ! #2-

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Up and Running

JUNE 7, 2013

It’s almost as if we – the startup community – have been led to believe that you need partners. Some with partners, others without. On the other hand, the ventures which were outright failures or fledgling businesses involved anywhere from two to four business partners. Am I implying that I must be smarter than those partners?

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Partner Sweat Equity Cofounder Equity 82

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 29, 2011

author of “ Up Your Sales in a Down Market “ Recently I visited a major office products retailer to purchase a new color printer for our office. As a former salesperson and head of sales at a Fortune 500 company, I know that how we say things to customers is as important as what we say. by Ron Volper, Ph.D.,

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

Jump forward 16-17 years, through numerous mergers, sales, wins and losses, and our current agency, HUB, is going strong, powered and pushed forward by that original desire to do a good job, create sustainable digital products and generally make a difference. In his case, he built commercial buildings in Toronto, Canada.

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Entrepreneur B2B Database Technical Review 133

Up and Running

APRIL 18, 2014

Today, that niche has grown into a chasm and YogaFit® has become the largest training school for yoga instructors in North America. Entrepreneurs starting out are typically stronger in sales and marketing than they are in other areas—I think it’s really important for them to get a grasp on financials and operations as well.”.

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Detroit Technical Review Cofounder North America 156

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

It has annual sales exceeding $100 million and, since it was founded, has some in excess of 4.5 Ninety percent of its business comes from online sales. Partner relationships have been in place with model Paula Echevarria, singer Usher and DJs Steve Aoki and Nicky Romero. million sunglasses units. Hawkers has thrived online.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 20, 2014

As you may know we co-lead the first round of financing of Maker Studios, the largest overall producer for online video content, along with Greycroft Partners. They also work with Huevoscartoon, one of the most popular animated content franchises in Latin America and with Chef Alfredo Oropeza a Mexican celebrity chef.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 6, 2024

Work better now provides outstanding talent from Latin America, hand matched to your business with over 40 roles across various industries, including marketing. They're a reliable partner for consistently finding the perfect fit for your business. So the book is for sale everywhere, I think, more or less. Work better now.

Dividend 72

Dividend Software Review Technical Review Silicon Valley 72

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 11, 2012

miiCard supports the UK, North America, Western Europe, India, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. miiCard will build the user base directly and through partnering vendors using multi-channel distribution strategy. It provides a safer, faster and more convenient way to transact online.

Small Business 75

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Mike Michalowicz

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

PK Scheerle, CEO of Gifted Healthcare, warns that sometimes, new healthcare staffing firms in an eagerness for growth and customers, against their better judgement trade hours for low margin sales. Coasting on Auto Pilot … Linda Murphy, VP Client Sales of AMN Healthcare. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies in America.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

It takes on many of the lessons MBA programs and Corporate America have been teaching about business for the past 50+ years and questions whether lessons from Apple might be more applicable in thinking about the future. I got an email recently from my friend & fellow VC, Jeff Bussgang from Flybridge Capital Partners in Boston.

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Startup Early Stage Sales Cofounder 319

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 30, 2017

What if improving your customer service was all it took to generate more sales and grow your business? Staying focused on a marketing strategy built around customer service is a long-game move that can be easy to get distracted from when you are pressured to make more sales now. Would you do it? Of course you would.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

04:33] Why the decision to focus on talent from Latin America? [06:50] He's a co-founder and chairman of Work Better Now, which provides talent from Latin America for US based businesses. So number one, there's great talent in Latin America. Questions I ask Rob Levin: [01:03] How was WorkBetterNow founded? [02:48]

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