Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Distraction-heavy social media darlings come and go, but the email inbox is going strong after more than two decades. While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. Click rates.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2016

It could be that you are in the early stages of considering whether or not your idea for a non-profit organization is viable or not. For the very early stages of your non-profit organization, you may be able to work out of a makeshift office at home. Don’t forget about social media, either! A Support Network.

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Up and Running

MAY 3, 2012

And besides, obtaining early-stage investment is no guarantee of success, either. These technology publications must do a better job of curating, so we as readers and consumers can learn about the start-up businesses with real potential, which are gaining real paying customers. Surely we can do better?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

It’s stocked with free food, drinks and wifi but the real reason you want to be there is because we’ve curated all of the top entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators at SXSW and invited them to stop by. framework for both presenting and analyzing early stage venture investment opportunities. and easy to remember?—?framework

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 23, 2011

Yes an online video startup in ‘99 that helped large media companies encode and distribute their videos through portals. The idea was right but the timing was early and required a pivot into being a software company. They aggregate other people’s content and curate it into categories. Startup after Iron Planet? (6:00

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

We spent the first 45 minutes or so talking about industry trends (in this order): The history and background of True Ventures, one of my favorite early-stage VC’s (and the one with whom Om is a venture partner). Preliminary details: Social e-commerce site, based around celebrity and influencer-curated recommendations.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 1, 2018

One of your most important roles as a business owner is defining and curating the culture of your organization. Though most founders would agree culture is important in an organization’s success, it often takes a back seat to product development and generating a profit in the early stages of an organization’s life.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

He had pitched me in the past and I told him that for a variety of reasons his company was too early stage for me but that I would happily keep track of their progress. Most notably you need to understand Earned Media and how blogging, public speaking and social media play an important role in the new PR landscape.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 27, 2011

When you first start a company, the corporate brand hasn't yet developed a reputation or any customer momentum, so most early-stage companies leverage the brands of the individuals involved for credibility. Aggregate and curate to reinforce. Refine your personal elevator pitch. This is not a new recommendation.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2011

Note: Today, I am pleased to announce the “soft launch&# of a new channel of original and curated content of best practices, profiles, features, and commentary, covering the rapid transition to the mobile, app-based economy, aka, the appconomy. This interview is cross-posted from The Appconomy channel.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

It also includes some non-Israeli startups, mostly still at a very early stage. Notable companies include: WSC Sports, Playermaker, Minute Media (disclosure: a Remagine Ventures portfolio company) and Pixellot. Here's the latest batch, curated by VC Cafe. Smart logistics innovation. Israeli sports tech startups raised $1.4

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 22, 2021

The program helps boost sales through its customer engagement tools (video content, dedicated storefront, editorial curation), merchandising, and strategic support. AWS Builder Space (Israel) – A non-equity program for early stage startups who are looking to accelerate their speed to market.

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The Next Web

JANUARY 26, 2014

Ohad Frankfurt is the cofounder and CEO of Swayy , a personalized content curation and management platform. As an early stage startup, there are a lot of risk factors to face before you will find success. There are a lot of reasons why an accelerator can help you reduce some of the risk factors an early stage startup has.

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Austin Startup

MAY 19, 2018

 —  @birsic So without further ado, here are my thoughts on some dos and don’ts for early stage investors. Don’t boomerang founders If you have specific metrics you look for in early stage companies. Running an early stage team of 10 people is nothing like running a team of 100 at a company.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? When it comes to early stage investing – it’s all gut. I think it’s a huge mistake to outsource technology as a startup.

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Up and Running

MARCH 16, 2016

Madrona focuses its efforts on funding early-stage companies, especially ones that they determine to have the potential to innovate and disrupt markets. CrunchFund: The early stage venture capital firm invests in and works with information technology companies at any stage. Southern California.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

However, the next evolution of the subscription commerce will become the curated subscription business model. Investors at the early stage should be looking for companies and technologies that are truly disruptive. We also share small business tips freely and social media tips on our blog and social media platforms as well.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

If someone wants to become an entrepreneur, is it more important to keep looking for a really good media idea that you can do a month’s worth of customer development on or is it better to think of literally what complete start up can I make in a week? Michael: Well, I’m very in the early stage, and my question reflects that.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Curated view of London startup tweeps (by Twitter account): [link]. Angel List , one of the most disruptive inovations in funding, has been giving startups more and more exposure to foreign and local angels at the early stage.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Curated view of London startup tweeps (by Twitter account): [link]. Angel List , one of the most disruptive inovations in funding, has been giving startups more and more exposure to foreign and local angels at the early stage.

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 10, 2011

For me trying to get really good is a journey not a destination, one on which I am still in the early stages. Not to be overly dramatic but. blood, sweat and tears. Your spouse / boy friend / mom might not even give you that time. Your God might be against it. something or the other. See: Nine Rules To Work / Live By ].

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The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

As a SaaS startup building a team collaboration tool we developed a cost-effective content marketing strategy, going through the mill of guest posting, social media marketing, content creation and applying various growth hacks. It is popular knowledge that early-stage SaaS startups are not the sought-after fodder of top tech journalists.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 17, 2017

We were thrilled to participate in the first ever F ood and Tech Startup Spotlight , curated by food tech investor and adviser Brian Frank. We dive into each below, and expect to see them discussed even further in the media, at other conferences, and at SXSW next year.

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