Gust

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Most of our early-stage startup clients fit this description. This includes website content and software code as well as the more obvious examples in media and publishing. Each of these categories is a deep subject that can be explored in a future post.

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View from Seed

MARCH 3, 2015

We started with a general webinar about how to turn your website into a marketing machine, then we went on to SEO, then blogging, then social media. We hit a challenge once we got to social media, because it was becoming much more crowded in our space with more businesses educating and creating more content. NVV: How did you adjust?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Bellroy has built a consistent identity across social media that evokes feelings of adventure, durability, and uniqueness. When a company is in a growth stage, focus product marketing in your marketing department. Their content across touchpoints like their website and social media consistently matches their core values.

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Marketing Product Audience Equity 110

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

The New York Times is launching a new startup accelerator, TimeSpace, a 4 month program taking in early stage media startups into the NYT Headquarters.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 4, 2019

Meet the Locals Here are the most active early stage investors in town that you should meet while you’re here and do deals with. It’s a robust ecosystem so I’m only listing the ones we’ve done the most deals with here but Capital Factory is the most active early stage investor in Texas so this is a good sampling.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Social media – while a lot of the social media exposure to apps is done via targeted advertising, with over 2.5 billion users for Facebook and Instagram app startups cannot afford NOT to be discovered on social media. Ask customers about their pain points and share product ideas and designs early and often.

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Mobile Social Media Distribution PR 190

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Some of the best events you may find prudent attending for your early-stage company include WebSummit, Money2020, TechCrunch Disrupt and Collision. Social Media. As a startup or solo entrepreneur, social media should be your best friend for testing your market, gaining traction and attracting potential investors.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2011

We’ve seen a slew of technology- and entrepreneur-focused conferences in Singapore over the past year or so, and the trend is set to continue in the coming year with Demo Asia , and now, Startup Asia Singapore. Young Upstarts is a Startup Asia Singapore media partner. And proud to be one.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It seems the focus on “virtual&# goods has been both the demo of the consumer as well as the fact that by definition virtual goods have almost no marginal costs to the seller so giving a huge slice to the carrier (and Zong) isn’t a problem since actual costs are ~ $0.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

16th floor Register: Sign up here Thursday, March 8 Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella getting a demo of Senseye in the kitchen at Capital Factory. Join us at this interview and hear how WWE co-founder Linda McMahon fought back from bankruptcy to build her company into a publicly traded entertainment and media powerhouse.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

Understanding how your product launch fits into the bigger picture will help you discern: How to build awareness in the introduction stage (this strategy will vary based on product type, industry, target audience, etc.) When to transition from one stage to another, and how long you should be in each stage to hit your goals (e.g.

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Product Social Media Audience Software Review 96

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 1, 2009

There’s no doubt (at least anecdotally) that the pace of VC investments in early-stage technology companies has picked up in the past few months. I hear from several sources that Sequoia is very active in the market aggressively chasing several deals and even driving up prices on some early-stage deals.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 11, 2018

Although automation may not seem as useful at this early stage compared to its place during the actual decision-making process (which is where abandoned cart emails, one common form, show up), there are still plenty of time-saving opportunities here to explore. Automate a demo or tutorial in exchange for an email.

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Developer Marketing Software Review Technical Review 133

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Instead, people have the opportunity to interact with your brand in a wide variety of ways: on your website, in-person, over the phone, via email, in Google search, or on social media. These early stages of brand discovery—the know and like phases of the hourglass—are often thought of as the territory of the marketing team.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 15, 2011

OK, I may be biased having been an early stage VC based out of New York since 1996, but I must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the Techstars NYC Demo Day event yesterday was simply awesome. Dave Tisch and team simply did a fantastic job guiding the startups, recruiting the mentors, and organizing the event.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 15, 2011

OK, I may be biased having been an early stage VC based out of New York since 1996, but I must say that the vibe, energy, and people at the Techstars NYC Demo Day event yesterday was simply awesome. Dave Tisch and team simply did a fantastic job guiding the startups, recruiting the mentors, and organizing the event.

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New York Sweat Equity Marketing Boston 129

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Justin Bieber is unbelievably entrepreneurial and most of you will never know it because he serves a target demo that doesn’t include you. Consider Usher a hard-working early-stage VC. As you know, Justin’s is 8-15 year-old girls and he built his music & persona around this demo. Engage with your audience.

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Entrepreneur Atlanta Audience SEM 398

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Watch this impressive demo. Synthetic media : using GANs again, we now have the ability to create completely new images of people, landscapes, etc This person does not exist – started by Nvidia, might be the poster child for the capabilities of GANs and synthetic media. Creative AI technology offers to save time and money.

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Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Audio Video 199

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

This human touch can be as light as email follow ups, or as much as inside sales people doing multiple sales calls and demos. For example: Create demo videos that answer every likely sales question. I'm familiar with Seth and all of the other social media/marketing people's ideas, methods, etc. I appreciate your input!

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Up and Running

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Especially in the early stages of growth, standing up to competition means that your business also needs to minimize the cost of acquiring new customers. But it is of particular interest to companies who are in the early stages of their growth and want to attract new investors.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 29, 2010

Well, let me break the news to you bluntly—most of you are going about this startup thing completely ass backwards and no early stage startup that I know of is really dying to hire an MBA. Ex: “As Community Manager, I would get Modcloth on Tumblr because their users are already talking about the company there and it’s the right demo.”

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Startup Venture Capital Hiring Early Stage 147

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.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

When you’re an early-stage startup that hasn’t raised any institutional money you end up doing almost every job function of the company yourself. So if you present to me and the CEO can’t drive the demo or the financial model themselves it is a BIG RED FLAG. This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice.

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www.ashmaurya.com

AUGUST 29, 2012

If they have a demo or a trial, you should pursue it and see what you think. Running through the complete process in the early stages makes you much more efficient in later stages as you get a feel for the industry and have warm introductions. You then package that material into an e-book, report, video, or other media.

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Email Customer Tennessee Software Review 52

www.readwriteweb.com

JUNE 13, 2011

"Launch early and often," quipped McClure, "and promote early and often." The second round of the program is already underway already and will run for 12 weeks, culminating in a Demo Day on August 15. startupcto

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Trust doesn’t come from one 45-minute Powerpoint pitch or 30-minute demo. And trust me, if you’re early stage you DO want to meet Bryce. He’s awesome for early-stage entrepreneurs. Meet early. This is a demo + a high-level deck. Build a relationship with your investors over time.

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Developer Silicon Valley PR Las Vegas 366

venturebeat.com

JULY 12, 2012

Streaming media. Social media. The Bing Fund will invest $50,000-$100,000 in early-stage startups, through standard convertible notes (loans that convert to equity at Microsoft’s option). Acquisition. Venture capital. Developers. Entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs. Infographics. Management. Electric cars. Hybrid cars.

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Incubator Detroit Technical Review Venture Capital 69

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. Last night at the NY Tech Meetup, John Britton of our portfolio company Twilio showed how it is done. The Dry Run.

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

VC Cafe

JULY 30, 2012

Crowdsourced education platform Udemy comes to the rescue with How to Create an Awesome video demo for your startup. 9) Get media/blog coverage before you launch – staying on the traction point, any prospecting investor will do its due diligence on the company, product or team.

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Technical Review Startup Equity Due Diligence 113

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

1) It all starts from the Growth Hacking Funnel - in the early stages, startups should not just focus on top/bottom line metric like unique users and revenue. Retention - Users come back to the site through emails, social media and stay active with product features (“you’ve got a message”). like/+1/follow?

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Viral API Startup Retention 167

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. Build something then demo it to people. What is the secret?

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Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

And if we want them to understand what life outside the classroom in an early stage venture will look like, then they need to experience chaos, conflicting data, uncertainty and good-enough decision making for 10 confusing weeks. The teams are learning what it takes to turn a demo into a deployable solution that gets to the field.

San Diego 120

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Steve Blank

MAY 2, 2016

And if we want them to understand what life outside the classroom in an early stage venture will look like, then they need to experience chaos, conflicting data, uncertainty and good-enough decision making for 10 confusing weeks. The teams are learning what it takes to turn a demo into a deployable solution that gets to the field.

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Haystack

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

” Yet, this topic has become increasingly interesting in a world where tech startups are mainstream, Shark Tank is popular nationwide, where Y Combinator has opened Demo Day to more and more investors, where new funds sprout up every year, more and more. and Didi, Qunar, and countless others in China.

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Venture Capital China India Cofounder 117

This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

Don't let the media tell you things are bad and the sky is falling, when it's really just a return to normalcy in a completely overheated part of the market that they themselves couldn't get enough of. What's worse is that this end of the market is even affecting early stage VC mindset. Congrats on your huge disappointment.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

As Andrew Lolk of White Shark Media explains, when you’re just getting started, it might make sense to pause poor performing keywords immediately and save analysis for later… Andrew Lolk , White Shark Media : “If you’re seeing keywords with low CTR (0.5% If everyone else is offering a free demo, offer a better value.

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PPC Software Review Campaign Analytics 48

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Here’s an overview: Mitch Kapor: Kapor is founding partner of Kapor Capital , a firm that invests in seed and early stage startups.

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