The Startup Magazine

MARCH 10, 2024

This integrates with multiple communication channels, such as social media, SMS, and email, and enables businesses to run themselves more smartly. Lead Manager Ninja is considered one of those powerful utilities that manages leads to enhance the consumer experience.

SMS 157

SMS Customer Campaign Social Media 157

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

As a reminder, the Dot Com bubble was a five-year period from August 1995 (the Netscape IPO ) when there was a massive wave of experiments on the then-new internet, in commerce, entertainment, nascent social media, and search.

Lean 335

Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Social media integration is cheap and easy to set up, helping you reach customers through social networks. A responsive website that works on all devices is essential as you need a way of connecting with desktop users as well. That and the fact that your website needs to work on all screen sizes.

Mobile 127

Mobile Australia Social Media Social Network 127

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Social media marketing. An app can not only offer an easy platform for people to make mobile purchases, but it can also ensure that customers are constantly reminded of your business every time they open their phone (which could lead to an increase in return customers). . Email marketing. PPC advertising.

Marketing 246

Marketing Social Media PPC SEO 246

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

The bottom line is that customers are more apt to trust and care about information when it comes from a peer rather than an organization. Energize your online and social media marketing. Many firms are getting nowhere with their web and social media marketing efforts. Help you penetrate new markets.

Customer 168

Customer Social Media Retention Canada 168

Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Though the notion of a “lean startup” that uses both Agile and Customer Development approaches is ostensibly strongly customer focused, the purpose of these methodologies is for the company to find an maximize its market, not specifically to optimize the user experience. What do you think?

Technology 168

Technology Coder Semantic Social Media 168

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 21, 2011

Providing exceptional customer service has long been seen as a competitive advantage. Social media, mobile technologies and altering demographics present businesses of every size with tremendous opportunities. In 2012, smart, forward-looking companies will be viewing customer service in new ways. Being Social.

Customer 154

Customer Retention Social Media Technical Review 154

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

. - Local MVP (most valuable professional) customers are critical in helping Microsoft penetrate foreign markets affordably and effectively, providing the firm its most effective marketing communications and saving it hundreds of millions of dollars in support costs. First, they’re loyal — that’s the price of admission.

Customer 154

Customer Fractional CTO Canada Technical Review 154

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 326

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 22, 2012

It must cross boundaries, working cooperatively with other divisions in your business such as sales, marketing, social media, PR, product development, and the like. There’s so much more that customer advocates can do to grow your business. Cheaping out” on resources. That’s business malpractice.

Programming 145

Programming Customer Social Media Advisory Board 145

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

HOF Capital has stitched together our workflow across Google Suite , Slack , Airtable , Asana , Copper , and some other tools (leveraging Zapier for basic 3rd party integration, in addition to custom development for certain other integrations). 2) Marketing. See How Private Equity and VC Investors Are Using Social Media.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

HOF Capital has stitched together our workflow across Google Suite , Slack , Airtable , Asana , Copper , and some other tools (leveraging Zapier for basic 3rd party integration, in addition to custom development for certain other integrations). 2) Marketing. See How Private Equity and VC Investors Are Using Social Media.

Technical Review 60

Technical Review Private Equity Management Cap Table 60

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out.

Fractional CTO 248

Fractional CTO Startup Venture Capital Cofounder 248

Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

China 218

China Silicon Valley Non-Compete Intellectual Property 218

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

It’s not just about a logo or a tagline; it’s the experience you promise your customers. Develop a marketing strategy that leverages both digital and traditional channels. Content marketing, social media, and email campaigns can be cost-effective ways to engage your audience and build brand awareness.

Intellectual Property 158

Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 158

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2013

Businesses that don’t use email, have websites, and invite customers to become social media “fans” are seen as very old fashioned and probably won’t keep their doors open for long. And good news: This tailored approach is vastly more effective than general media campaigns, too! Risk stepping out from behind technology.

Customer 170

Customer Technical Review Florida Cofounder 170

Steve Blank

JUNE 6, 2016

A thought leader in the area of big data analytics, social media, optimization, machine learning, and data mining, he also served as a Venture Advisor focusing on big-data analytics at Trident Capital , and was on the advisory board of several startups. . Filed under: Customer Development.

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Fractional CTO Analytics 120

ConversionXL

JANUARY 24, 2014

It’s Not A Conversion Problem, It’s A Customer Development Problem. Think About Customer Experience, Not Just Conversion Optimization. We throw more money at ads, try to drive more traffic through social media, and generally try to force our product at the market, and hope they buy from us.

Developer 104

Developer API Cofounder New Jersey 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 27, 2014

It wasn’t so many years ago that starting a new e-commerce business on the Internet was a complex custom development project, usually costing a million dollars or more. Social media facilitates marketing and sales. A programmer can build a new smartphone app for a few thousand dollars. Martin Zwilling.

Entrepreneur 260

Entrepreneur Burn Rate Social Media LLC 260

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2011

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others. One thing to make clear, StartupRoar is a jump off point.

Intellectual Property 175

Intellectual Property Aggregator Startup IP 175

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Customer Development. A well-developed model is Andreessen Horowitz’s Executive Briefing Center. FirstMark Platform’s 100+ annual events and 50,000+ members are also extensive customer opportunities for their portcos. For more, see Recruiting Hacks: Best Practices in Wooing and Winning the High Performers.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

Steve Blank

APRIL 30, 2009

New Century, New Channels For many of you reading this, boxes sitting on a retail shelf may seem hopelessly outdated, but the same marketing lessons hold for “award winning&# web sites or social media. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.)

Sales 120

Sales Silicon Valley RSS Las Vegas 120

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Lean Startup Circle Boston – Meetup dedicated to the lean startup and customer development methodology. 40 to Follow on Social Media (This isn’t a list of the “best” investors and entrepreneurs, but the folks who are consistently creating good social media content and are active in the community.).

Boston 71

Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Using mTurk to interview 100 customers (in 4 hours) | Customer Development Labs - [link]. Brands Will Become Media: Here’s How | Logic+Emotion - [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 271

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

And this also means social media. Customers will scour social media for questions and answers. Is the product 10 pounds or 13 pounds? Small differences make a big difference in gaining trust. Businesses need to be consistent across all channels. Testimonials and Reviews.

Customer 133

Customer Wiki Social Media Channel 133

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 14, 2013

Of the ten startups in the inaugural 2012 class, four have raised follow-on funding to date, and one even reached the break-even point and expanded to Silicon Valley. ” Applications for the second year of the Rockstart Accelerator program are open now through January 20, 2013.

Silicon Valley 231

Silicon Valley Europe Venture Capital Incubator 231

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, August 24, 2009 Marching through quicksand I have been spending a lot of time lately talking to people in various media companies: editors and agents, executives, journalists, producers and directors. For established media empires, this is a scary fact.

San Francisco 113

San Francisco Lean Technical Review Distribution 113

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Chris Schroeder , Internet/media CEO, venture investor and author of Startup Rising: The Entrepreneurial Revolution Remaking the Middle East. What ended up happening, however, was we were eventually subsumed under the traditional media business. Filed under: Customer Development. Chris Schroeder. Andy Cunningham.

Washington 292

Washington Entrepreneur Silicon Valley Cofounder 292

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

Talk to your customers or prospects. You have only 10 customers? No customers at all? If you’re starting out, what you need is customer development, not conversion optimization. You need to talk to people. No problem! both tests Monday to Sunday). Conclusion.

Conversion 124

Conversion Framework Technical Review Analytics 124

Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

I’ve built my company using the Customer Development Model from Day One. I recently completed the Validation step (less the industry analyst presentations) and am ready to move on to Customer Creation. Can I buy you lunch to share it with you? &# Yes, I’m serious. So the ask is made — shall it be given?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley RSS Technical Review California 120

The Equity Kicker

JUNE 17, 2014

Here’s a crude abbreviation of six ways designed to make my point (but do read the full post ): “Give a s**t [about the customer], … thinking that customers are idiots … is toxic, … elevate support as a focal point of the company” Obsess on your user flow. Yet doing it well is still hard.

Revenue 102

Revenue Customer Social Media Cofounder 102

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development? Website Analysis.

Customer Development 60

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 60

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2016

Salesforce recently conducted research , which found nearly 25 per cent of millennials expect to get a response within 10 minutes of reaching out for customer service via social media and nearly one quarter will boycott a company after one bad experience.

Customer 100

Customer Singapore Advisory Board Asia 100

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

Startups here are primarily in what they call the TMT (Technology, Media and Telecommunications) segment. About 1/3 of all China’s Venture Capital investment is made in Beijing and the majority of those investments are in the Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT) sector I’ll describe shortly. Closed for You, Open For Us.

Silicon Valley 163

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 163

The Startup Magazine

JULY 12, 2019

There are dozens of variables to consider as part of the look and feel of your personal brand, including your tone and your headshot (for social media), but you’ll also want to consider small touches—like the jewelry you wear , if any. Photo by rawpixel.com from Pexels. The Impact of Jewelry.

Social Media 117

Social Media Networking Matching Conversion 117