SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

Many of the factors are not obvious and include building mystery to drive margin, why boring B2B companies often win but are challenging in other ways, how bootstrapping wins, integrating metrics from the start and many other similar lessons. What parts Agile addresses and the big problems with Agile for early-stage startups?

Fractional CTO 175

Fractional CTO CTO Hire Startup Social Network 175

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. FI and Adeo have already been helpful making introductions to several of the leading early-stage investors for casual gaming companies.

Management 150

Management Product Entrepreneur Silicon Valley 150

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Business model viability, in the majority of startups, will come down to balancing two variables: Cost to Acquire Customers (CAC) The ability to monetize those customers, or LTV (which stands for Lifetime Value of a Customer) Successful web businesses have long understood these metrics as they have such an easy way to measure them.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

They are from my post The Biggest Mistake Web Analysts Make… And How To Avoid It! B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. I absolutely hate how not data driven most B2B selling is. Mobile is massively undervalued by most B2B companies (including SF), hence the acquisition emphasis there. And, we can do so much for them!

Metrics 141

Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

It just so happened that I became the CEO of a B2B tech startup. Being an engineer, I built myself a kind of algorithm that helps determine an early-­stage startup’s sales channels, and that’s what I’m sharing with you today. Direct sales are common with B2B startups. Well, then you’ve got to go viral.

Belarus 137

Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

The Next Web

OCTOBER 17, 2013

Carlos Eduardo Espinal is a partner at Seedcamp , an early stage mentoring and investment program that engages startups through monthly Seedcamp Events, where entrepreneurs present their companies, network, receive mentoring, and compete for investment by Seedcamp. Seedcamp invests in approximately 20 companies annually.

Customer 128

Customer B2C Startup Early Stage 128

Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

I was asked recently how NextView evaluates such early stage companies for investment. The web and the app store is littered with terrific products that have a hard time getting scale, even though the teams behind them are strong and the product and market seem pretty attractive. This tends to be pretty hit-or-miss, I find.

Distribution 66

Distribution Vertical Viral B2B 66