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DECEMBER 16, 2010

I’m going to focus on the “analytics&# because if a VC or senior leader is an introvert it is highly likely they’re an analytic rather than amiable. Analytics want the opposite of expressives or drivers. That’s because he’s an analytic. And then there’s the introverts. No feedback.

Analytics 358

Analytics Audience Entrepreneur Portfolio 358

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JANUARY 1, 2016

We try to hire deeply analytical associates to can help companies problem solve and who make us better investors. But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. Conviction.

Leadership 150

Leadership Southern California San Diego Hiring 150

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FEBRUARY 27, 2010

You may be a better communicator, have a higher IQ, be more of a natural leader, be more persuasive, be more analytical, etc. At the margin you can make yourself better at sales, product design, marketing, leadership, capital raising, etc. from a young age. There is of course much nurture and culture weaved in.

Silicon Valley 289

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur United States Leadership 289

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JULY 1, 2010

A social analytics platform for Facebook app developers and publishers that provides detailed demographic and engagement data. Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. Kontagent. -A Total raised: $125mm See: TechCrunch.

San Francisco 248

San Francisco Venture Capital Analytics Government 248

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JUNE 20, 2014

I was trying to be more analytical than critical. By the time I funded them they were doing 400 million video views a month, had 40 million subscribers and had already become a powerhouse in ad sales / revenue working with marquee advertisers including: P&G, Budweiser, Nestle, Ford, Frito Lay and Honda. I wasn’t.

South America 291

South America Colombia Mexico Vertical 291

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MARCH 12, 2013

Greg was the CMO at HauteLook from the early days all the way through growing the business to 12 million registered users and far in excess of $200 million in annual sales. Quantitative & analytical. .” I always felt the same. After that you could tell that Greg was really “all in” on the LA technology community.

Partner 360

Partner Las Vegas Los Angeles San Francisco 360

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APRIL 17, 2010

We’ll be conducting a series of educational programes covering: fund raising, team building, product development, sales, marketing, business development and how to prioritize your time as a CEO. But at the highest level they’ve created a marketplace for “flash&# sales. And of course we had, TheMan.

Los Angeles 276

Los Angeles Stealth Securities and Exchange Commission Southern California 276

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MARCH 8, 2010

I guess let’s file this under sales & marketing advice. I started with the hosted version and then migrated to an installed version so I could use Google Analytics and some other products. First, most blogging tools have analytics built in. Then you can install Google Analytics to your website. Wordpress does.

Analytics 286

Analytics Audience Hosting Email 286

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FEBRUARY 21, 2010

We have an analytics platform that helps advertisers discover information about the demographics of the follower base and the effectiveness of their campaigns. further down the sales funnel from CPC advertising where you pay for a click but still need to convert on your own). But higher value product sales often require a phone call.

Advertising 284

Advertising Las Vegas Affiliate RSS 284

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I told people privately my perfect spec: computer science undergrad from MIT (or any other great school), 2-years at McKinsey but no more than that (I love the analytical framework that the top strategy consulting firms provide. Sales is the lifeblood of every organization. I listed on many databases – some MBA, some not.

NPV 337

NPV Chicago Balance Sheet Database 337

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OCTOBER 1, 2009

More tellingly was the sale of Mint.com to Intuit for $170+ million because it showed VCs that a well-executed investment can still garner a quick, solid results (the company was sold around 3 years after its foundation). VC’s are working hand-in-glove with the investment bankers to prepare for IPOs or create auction-style trade sales.

IPO 255

IPO Investment Bankers Venture Capital Marketing 255

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AUGUST 20, 2015

We’ve had just one market since then and it could confuse one into thinking: every deal finds downstream investors, every company good or bad finds a home, you know anything at all about brazil, india, china or even saas sales, ecommerce or analytics (you know all these in a bull market).

Churn Rate 150

Churn Rate Silicon Valley Brazil Valuation 150

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MAY 25, 2013

Nothing was more heart warming than the photo of David Karp hugging Bijan Sabet after the sale to Yahoo! I use analytics. I’ve heard directly from top executives that Jeff Bezos (in my opinion the most talented person in the tech industry) has received his fair share of VC coaching in the early years. Agree whole heartedly.

LP 374

LP Later Stage IRR Term Sheet 374

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JANUARY 17, 2011

Underpinning it all I wrote: sales, asset management, analytics & talent management. From left to right I wrote in boxes: talent discovery, content development, production, post-production, distribution, & marketing. Were they vertically integrated ?

Technical Review 356

Technical Review Framework Audience Media 356

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JUNE 12, 2010

Google Analytics vs. Facebook’s new analytics tool. Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. These are both either “remnant” or free ad types.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Los Angeles Oakland Asia 217

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JANUARY 5, 2016

We built great assets for tracking analytics and royalty management. We helped talent with O&O (owned & operated websites) and with ad sales. When we were acquired by Disney we had a product & engineering team of 55 people. We built creators tools and website builders. We sold brand integration. We did a hell of a lot.

Aggregator 150

Aggregator Silicon Valley Distribution Video 150

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MARCH 27, 2011

Do you have sales productivity software? And to prove the point I have the analytics from this post. I started with the hosted version and then migrated to an installed version so I could use Google Analytics and some other products. So you developed a product for the mommy community? Blog on that topic. Blog to your community.

Startup 373

Startup eCommerce Audience Community 373

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OCTOBER 31, 2011

New tickets about to go on sale for your favorite band – Tweet. talk about their Twitter integration and how you can use Twitter analytics to better monitor social media conversion on marketing campaigns. We already know that some bakeries send Tweets when they have fresh cookies. Major congestion on your normal route to work?

Florida 324

Florida API Seattle Semantic 324