Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

It might be the products or the customers they deal with, or it could even be the fact that they are the ones in charge of it all. On Wednesdays, I cut my call calendar short so I can pick up my daughter after school and dodge through Seattle traffic to get her to her riding lesson. Thanks to Emily Pask, Modest Mermaid ! #17-

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Paul, San Francisco, LA, San Diego, Seattle, Chicago, Boston, and Washington, DC. All Lyft drivers must be friendly, community-oriented drivers who love meeting new people, who can pass a phone screen, an in-person meeting and background & DMV record checks. Drivers are making up to $35/hour + choosing their own hours. Task Rabbit.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. I do something I now call community hours. And so that is a steady import of talent but even more interestingly what it really did is it re-energized the entrepreneurial community.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 And I think about the “Seattle issue&# as a metaphor for startups and business in general. This article originally ran on TechCrunch.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

I have a vivid memory of bombing a pitch that I was delivering to a group of angel investors in Seattle. retain those customers. how many customers you’ll acquire and when, how many you’ll retain in year one, how many will churn out (leave you), the average revenue each customer will spend, etc.). Bombing the Pitch.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Using a combination of market data, math, and financial analysis, Professor Damodaran concluded that his best estimate of the value of Uber is $5.9 billion, far short of the value recently determined by the market. The first is TAM, and the second is Uber’s market share within that market. Total Available Market Analysis.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 16, 2012

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 28, 2017

Seattle inventor and entrepreneur Mark Grabham says that you can’t rely only on your own expertise to make things happen or to scale quickly. With online business, location can refer to how you choose to market yourself- through Google Ads, Facebook ads, and similar options. One mistake won’t kill you-the same mistake, twice, might.”.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Statistics that show the market for it growing to $160 billion next year only tell half of the story. Communication Intelligence Corp (Redwood City, CA), Supplier of electronic signature solutions for businesses - $2.2 DiJiPop (Providence, RI), Provider of on-demand shopper marketing platform - $1 million. Namely, on the cloud.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2011

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community has spawned a new breed of Internet startups, called “hyperlocal.” These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 4, 2017

If you think you might be paying too much for your service and don’t feel like dealing with Comcast’s customer service, let Trim’s robot give it a shot. Geekwire named Outreach one of the top 10 transformational Seattle startups , and Top Hat got some great press from the Globe and Mail and Financial Post for its success in the Edtech market.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

I’m sure you’re familiar with the setup… performative, end-of-program demo days that are meant to somehow wrap the experience up in a bow… gigantic, unfamiliar cohort groups that are somehow meant to feel like close-knit communities… the list goes on and on. Allay Health: Seattle, Washington. Jambb: Boston, Massachusetts . Who we are.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

When it became clear that waiting for government funding and support would take weeks, if not months, Lenore instead looked to her community for both, using her experience with the layoffs and her expertise as a small business owner to solve two of the massive problems crashing over our society. Lenore Estrada : Thanks.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

5 Forgotten Offline Marketing Tactics written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Jayson DeMers – Enjoy! Engage in offline guerrilla marketing. Drop business cards.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Transcript of Questioning Best Practices to Do Great Work written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I speak with Jay Acunzo. This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by Klaviyo. I came out of the marketing tech world. Transcript.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2010

There is also more going on in every location, so this personal need and super sensitivity to the local community is spawning a new breed of startups. These hyperlocal sites don’t have to compete with global sites, and always have unique content, community advertising, and local issues. Geographic customization.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

Minted.com is both a global design community and stationery retailer. Independent graphic designers from all over the world submit designs to our ongoing design competitions, and Minteds community votes to tell us what to sell. However, we needed a head of engineering to recruit and lead a larger team to accomplish our larger goals.

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Transformify

AUGUST 5, 2019

Her background includes 20 years of HR, customer service and business leadership – an ideal balance of human capital and business perspective. In her current role, MJ works to align the customer and employee experience with PEMCO’s brand aspirations. It’s woven into our workplace, marketplace and communities.

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The Next Web

AUGUST 11, 2012

I see customers take a problem online for a quick and effective customer service response. Boloco had a customer who got a $65 parking ticket while getting a free burrito. When it comes to offline problems, one of the most frustrating ones for me was getting a cab in Seattle, until the arrival of Uber.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

A finalist in Hyper-Connected Communities , which will pitch at 5 pm Saturday, March 9, NODE ’s patent-pending technology and platform makes the most sustainable and healthy homes affordable. CEO Don Bunnell answered some questions about the Seattle, Wash.-based we will tell our customers. based company.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 27, 2017

Disabilities have a lot in common with the many of the technology markets I have analyzed for the last 30 years: each was developed and considered in isolation, solutions were specific to each area, and the cost was excessive. Since the disability community represents one in seven of the world’s population, it is vital that we get this right.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2019

They help partners cost effectively attract new customers, inexpensively engage with lapsed customers, and better understand the dynamics of comparison shopping behavior in transportation. That, in turn, means that customers are presented with a lot of options and can discover the right one for them.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 23, 2018

They can’t rely on existing markets or customer awareness to help generate interest. Customers can be reluctant to try something they don’t understand or they haven’t seen before. This means that products in this category need to launch with a robust marketing plan. Myth #7: All customers have the same wants and needs.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. If you want to launch a new business, this is a great market to launch from because you can easily reach all of the major Texas cities with one office. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Texas is a leader in “new space”?

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Version One Ventures

MAY 27, 2015

As I’ve discussed before, there’s a chicken and egg problem when it comes to supply and demand: customers need supply, and suppliers need customers. There’s zero motivation for customers to stick around without any inventory. Similarly, when Uber launched in Seattle, they paid town car drivers to idle.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. In the Entrepreneur Journeys methodology, we focus on customer validation as early as possible.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 31, 2011

Sometimes these folks do it just for the vicarious thrill that can be found; sometimes they do it because they are fascinated by police procedure; and sometimes they do it as a way of scraping their market for new business opportunities and to acquire new customers. Well perhaps no more.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The leadership centers of the microcomputer world shifted from Albuquerque to the San Fernando Valley (LA), the Bay Area, and Seattle. And, never underestimate the advantage of winning battles in a setting where they are acknowledged by your ultimate customers and where you personally can become a hero. Deals were getting done there.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The report details some of the high profile success stories in Vancouver: In the early days Slack’s founder estimated the market for the software to be $100 million, which they exceeded in just three years—and have now become the fastest growing business software of all time. Broadband.tv com for $575 million. ” Montreal.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 15, 2010

entrepreneurial community, which was vibrant but small. We’ve done this through our seed investments as well as through our activity at TechStars, starting in Boulder, then expanding to Boston, Seattle and New York. Boulder’s population is just 100,000. So it seemed logical to organize some of our thoughts into a book.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Other people were in the online community called “ The Well &# (founded in 1985). We were looking for what I call the “6 C’s of Social Networking&# – Communications, connectedness, common experiences, content, commerce & cool experiences (fun!). And so it goes with social networking. And then came AOL.

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Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2015

His passion for learning, methodical turn of mind, and hands-on approach to everything from market research, to manufacturing, to concept design shapes his entrepreneurial style. After twenty people told me the same thing, I decided to test the market. See Also What Does It Take to Start a Comic Book Business?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The report details some of the high profile success stories in Vancouver: In the early days Slack’s founder estimated the market for the software to be $100 million, which they exceeded in just three years—and have now become the fastest growing business software of all time. Broadband.tv com for $575 million. ” Montreal.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2010

Later on, I joined with other bloggers to write for the Perceptive Travel blog, plus I covered NHRA drag racing on Fast Machines for awhile and then started my own personal blog and co-founded a learning community (Tourism Currents, [link] teaching social media for tourism. It’s just customer service, folks. Yes, you have time.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2016

6 Ways to Revamp Your PR Budget written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In marketing-speak, PR stands for public relations , which is defined as “a strategic communication process that builds mutually beneficial relationships between organizations and their publics” by the PRSA (Public Relations Society of America).

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

At 24 I was putting myself through college and running the creative services department at an energy systems engineering firm in Seattle when the company was purchased by a French firm. When I moved back to Australia I identified a gap in the market as these clear aligner businesses were not mainstream here. Thanks to Alex Dask, Beam

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