Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 2, 2015

For example, Amber Alert GPS will make sure your kids don’t wander outside of safe zones, Site24x7 will let you know if your web site is down, and Radian6 monitors social networks so you know what people are saying about your brand. business model entrepreneur startup subscription' Marty Zwilling.

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The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 28, 2022

By now, everyone knows that B2B Lead Generation Services is the fastest-growing business model, and the best way to build a successful SaaS business is by capturing the attention of potential customers through your marketing efforts. Here are six tips for using SaaS marketing strategies to maximize your ROI. Conclusion.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Last week, in part one of the B2B versus B2C series, I explained there are several reasons as to why entrepreneurs should venture into “B2B” (“Business to Business”) service based companies as opposed to any form of “B2C” (“Business to Consumer”) company, “B2B” product-oriented company or strictly a web-based B2B firm.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

You could probably make a case for any one of these, but here’s the thing: Although on the surface these companies appear to have completely different business models, they all share one very powerful component: a scalable online platform connecting people and ecosystems. Salesforce does the same thing in the B2B world.

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Agile VC

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Most consumer web/mobile companies focus on user growth and usage early in the company’s lifecycle before shifting to monetization. This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g. This is especially true for those with a media / ad based business model (e.g.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 11, 2018

More than a third of our investments at NextView is B2B, and here’s why: We want to invest in companies that directly affect how people experience the world in any context , and even if they’re not directly interacting with or purchasing from the startup. Types of B2B Everyday Economy Companies. Impact First, Business Models Second.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

According to Demand Gen Report, 56% of B2B buyers say that a web search is their first resource, and 79% say the winning vendor’s content significantly impacts their buying decision. How you approach ABM depends on your business model and ideal accounts, as well as how you plan to expand campaigns.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 9, 2012

In this excerpt from The Lean Entrepreneur , by using fishing as an analogy, Brant and Patrick reveal how market segmentation influences your business model and why “For Whom” is as important as “What” to build. Market segments drive your business model. Or perhaps you need to chum (freemium) the waters a bit?

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Customer content and engagement built rapid growth in the success of Intel ’s social media and Web-based marketing efforts, increasing “customer contacts” by a factor of tenfold and overall page views by 100x. Intel realized this when its initial forays into web-based and social media marketing were going nowhere.

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Feld Thoughts

APRIL 15, 2018

“We cannot afford the advertising business model. ” The article ends with a parallel quote from Tim Berners-Lee, creator of the World Wide Web. The web that many connected to years ago is not what new users will find today. The price of free is actually too high.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Startup Stories is a series of short documentaries about TechStars companies hosted exclusively by The Next Web. Everlater learned a lot on their journey – particularly how a product is nothing if the business model doesn’t stack up.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business Model I would like to propose that in addition to team, product, and market, there is actually a fourth, equally important, core element of startups, which is the need for a viable business model. However there is a lot of value in looking at these same metrics for all other businesses.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Fortunately, web apps like Mattermark , DataFox , and PitchBook wrangle, clean and organize the data so that we can focus on analyzing it. We are often asked what industries we invest in, but it is more important to have theses on business models that serve as strong filters. B2B marketplaces. Be thesis-driven.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the DeskTeam360 Desk team 360 is the #1, flat-rate, digital marketing integration team, that helps small businesses and marketing agencies with graphic, web design, and on-page marketing services.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 9, 2017

Depending on the type of business, this includes everything from legal, machinery, equipment, inventory, overhead, and domain name, to web services. Penalties for failing to register a business can be very costly. Define Your Business Model. Learn About Licenses. Find out if you need one, and if so, what kind?

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SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 10, 2009

It was also beneficial because I got some good experience with both B2B and B2C business models. Fascinating that you are going against the trend of trying to make everything a web application. After BITSource was successfully acquired, I moved to L.A. I'll be interested to see what it turns into.

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Agile VC

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The emergence of mobile platforms has broadened the array of internet-enabled businesses somewhat, and overall it obviously marks a massive shift in computing platforms. But at its base level, ubiquitous computing or “mobile” hasn’t actually changed that much from the desktop web when it comes to fundamental business models.

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Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 11, 2013

This is in part because these businesses are unencumbered by legacy constraints that had previously been hardwired into the companies and industries these startups are trying to disrupt. One such business model is the “online marketplace,” an entirely new business category not possible (at scale) before the Internet.

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Mucker Lab

DECEMBER 11, 2013

This is in part because these businesses are unencumbered by legacy constraints that had previously been hardwired into the companies and industries these startups are trying to disrupt. One such business model is the “online marketplace,” an entirely new business category not possible (at scale) before the Internet.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 5, 2012

But while there is plenty of great educational material out there on the Web, the problem is locating it; in fact, it is said that about 66-percent of time spent learning online is wasted simply looking for the right Internet sources.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

It’s kind of a shady site, but what it is basically is it’s like a web proxy so you can go to Google, use an IP address that’s in the States and search through it, and the cool thing is is that it’s not a VPN so it doesn’t have your browser history or any of that stuff implementing it. Brian Dean: Plenty.

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Growthink Blog

JUNE 14, 2017

Warby manages this killer combination of moderate prices and solid margins through supply chain efficiencies on the back end and on the front end picture perfect web branding and “white glove” customer service. How to emulate this great business? Very many companies have as their business model distributing / reselling, - i.e

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cdixon.org

AUGUST 3, 2012

Some observations: - Thousands of early-stage consumer web/mobile companies were started and funded in last 24 months. Some consequences: - For consumer startups with non-transactional models (ad-based or unknown business models), you need something closer to 10 million users versus 1 million users to get Series A funded. -

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 29, 2017

This is inefficient for your business — almost as bad as spending dozens of hours on an RFP for a project that you might not even get. Only a third of B2B businesses follow-up with their leads on a monthly basis. Your content isn’t at the risk of any other business model besides your own. You own it.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Connect with John Jantsch on LinkedIn This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the DeskTeam360 Desk team 360 is the #1, flat-rate, digital marketing integration team, that helps small businesses and marketing agencies with graphic, web design, and on-page marketing services. This is John Jantsch.

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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! It is the only way to ensure your leadership is not trapped in the let’s solve for 2% of our business success thinking. B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. I absolutely hate how not data driven most B2B selling is. Pharmaceutical: Humira.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! “Empower Your Small Business”, crowdSPRING’s smallbiz newsletter: content marketing, lean biz, more – [link]. Seth Godin: Why Small Businesses Fail | Inc.

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Social Media Small Business North America Design 109

Agile VC

MARCH 30, 2012

Is “Data” a Business Model? Several years ago I wrote a post about the three business models of the consumer web : commerce, advertising, and user-paid premium services. The consumer web landscape has changed meaningfully since I wrote that in 2006. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 7, 2021

If you’re selling B2B, you know it’s a wide and competitive market. As a company selling to other businesses, you can be selling a relatively straightforward piece of technology “off the shelf” to small businesses to the end-user who is also paying for it. Is ABM right for your business? Who does ABM make sense for?

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IP Marketing Technical Review Software Review 98

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

With the advent of the web and the multifaceted programming features of WordPress , many younger entrepreneurs have the ability to go into business for themselves very easily and very cheaply, but very haphazardly. The consumer buys on repetition. As a first time entrepreneur, you are going to want to avoid this at all costs.

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Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Web Analytics blog was to pull us up 10,000 feet to do something we do less than 1% of the time in the web analytics world – look at the bigger business picture. It was called: Secret To Winning With Web Analytics? " How would I start the process of web data analysis right? Can I add any business value?

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

And then I think in a lot of ways it’s become air for every sort of channel and element and, even as you suggest in your last book, a business model in itself. We think there’s something bigger, as Robert talked about and you talked about, this is a business model change. That’s the most important thing.

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Hippoland

AUGUST 20, 2017

And it was a big change in business models. Existing software engineers and tech entrepreneurs needed to retool both their skills as well as their way thinking about how software should be set up and software business models. Even the business models were still the same. (i.e. everything done online).

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Business Model Software Silicon Valley Mobile 48

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

It just so happened that I became the CEO of a B2B tech startup. There is logic behind your thinking of how to determine which CAC is right for your business model. Direct sales are common with B2B startups. In order for my startup to be successful, I had to learn from scratch the way sales and marketing work.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

One of the many things I’ve learned about users’ online behavior here at LoginRadius is that the younger demographic not only expect a seamless web experience, they know full well it’s available and are irritated if websites don’t offer that. Impressive, but since only 3.4% Knowing who your users are means knowing what they do and don’t want.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

One of the many things I’ve learned about users’ online behaviour here at LoginRadius is that the younger demographic not only expect a seamless web experience, they know full well it’s available and are irritated if websites don’t offer that. Impressive, but given only 3.4%

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Austin Startup

MARCH 2, 2019

the retail-focused Web analytics that we eventually became well known for?—?was But I would argue in B2B SaaS (Software as a Service) businesses if you really know the market?—?and I had six projects going at Coremetrics at once and was overly ambitious to say the least. was failing.

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