Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 1, 2016

I still hear too many excuses for not working early on the elevator pitch, like wanting to fly under the radar, don’t have the team together yet, or can’t afford an agency. Highlight the problem and your concerns in industry blogs, speaking in public forums, and making yourself visible on social media and networking opportunities.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

But even Harry might not realize the professional benefits other social media channels offer. To be sure, your business needs a comprehensive and engaging LinkedIn company page ; after all, LinkedIn is the most widely used professional and business social media platform. I See YouTube. Explain difficult concepts.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2018

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

Understand the problem you’re solving, recognize your market size, and identify the most effective channels to that market. It may sound obvious, but I can’t tell you how many pitch meetings I’ve sat through in which the entrepreneur hadn’t done their homework on me or my areas of interest/expertise. Focus on developing your idea.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Given the multiple channels we’re all using to communicate to current and prospective customers, inconsistency is frequent. Whether it’s on social media, your website, or in advertising, having a clear brand voice will generate a positive customer experience and reduce confusion about who you are and what you offer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 30, 2016

A valid milestone might be closing a specific big-name customer or channel, such as Walmart, or it might mean getting your first 100,000 social-media followers, by a given target date. Investors are not interested in giving you money to keep in the bank for backup, for investing in real estate or a fancy new car.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Every small business should have what’s called an elevator pitch ready to go. It is called an elevator pitch because it is short enough to tell someone about your business in an elevator. It is also always a good idea to have at least three different length pitches written out: small, medium, and large.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 24, 2016

Write up a brief statement, similar to an “elevator pitch”. Craft a statement and press release that can be shared with reporters and on your social media sites. Build your social media presence. Don’t wait until after your business has opened to start establishing your social media presence.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 26, 2020

Be sure to include this in your “elevator pitch,” which you must always deliver as a prelude to your technology features. Set specific targets on the sales channels and marketing initiatives you need, including the use of social media, brand building, franchising, trade shows, affiliates, and distributors.

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Think of your story as though it’s an elevator pitch; it has to be succinct, memorable, and deliverable in a few sentences or a short conversation. Tom Smith of Insights From Analytics recommends doing PR outreach to local media and sharing your story. Start building your social media campaign in advance.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 4, 2019

Don’t just give listeners your generic elevator pitch; tell them something special about your business, and consider making an exclusive offer, just for listeners. Then shout it out on social media, send an email newsletter telling your fans about the episode, or boost the post on your favorite social channels.

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Life Beyond Code

JUNE 13, 2013

A note of caution : Because “personal branding” is such a cliched term, you may be tempted to build a brand on social media channels as there are gurus out there who are telling how to use all the social networks to amplify your brand. The order is important. raise $XX funds. b) recruit volunteers.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

It involves collecting and measuring data from interactions with your website, ecommerce store, social media channels, and mobile apps to make decisions based on audience or user behavior. For example, which channels drive the most traffic to your product page? direct, referral, organic, paid, social, email, etc.).

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Undoubtedly, social media is a great platform to do that. It will not only help you build your network but also create a strong social media presence. Let your personality shine through your social media platforms while maintaining professionalism during correspondence. Thanks to Adit Jain, Leena AI ! #5-

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Andrew Warden (05:09): Channel, I got you. We think that BEC, which is a new channel, right. So I'm waiting to see, I have no idea, but this is what I, you know, you ask about experimentation and you always have to make sure that you're carving out, you know, 10, 10, 15% of your budget of your spend to try new channels.

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Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Get your elevator pitch right, and spread the message consistently across all media vehicles. Get active on social media. If your company utilizes creative strategies and quality targeted content, social media marketing can hold tremendous potential, and it can be done for free.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

NameCheckr : What’s great about NameCheckr is that in addition to automatically looking up available domain names associated with your chosen business name, it checks a ton of relevant social platforms, from Facebook to Youtube to see if the name is available there. That way you can get right on to your social media strategy!

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Brandanew

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

g) You’re focussing on a single channel for marketing (e.g. Create a video and sneak peaks for your social media community. It’s your 30 second elevator pitch. Use a landing page to convert users to at least give you their contact details for your sales channel to get activated. Work on it.

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mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Social Media Tracking/Marketing. Elevator Pitches. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. Roku Channel Store. Aptana Cloud (svn, IDE, php, java, rails etc…). bitbucket (mercurial only, basically a copy of github… which isn’t bad).

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