The Startup Magazine

MAY 30, 2019

A new kind of company, built to leverage new technologies, new media channels, new working practices and new consumer markets, Crowdify is agile, adaptive, responsive and forward thinking — but also grounded and focused on product and brand strategy and return on marketing investment.

Marketing 94

Marketing Agile Social Network Valuation 94

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 29, 2010

The incubators and co-working spaces are on par with what we have. The last thing you want when you launch is to tailor to several languages, cultural differences, distribution channels and small blogs and other media. To my surprise, the ideas and technology behind that startups were not superior to the ones we have in Finland.

Silicon Valley 156

Silicon Valley Finland Sweat Equity Entrepreneur 156

Reid Hoffman

JANUARY 13, 2021

And then also another investment that I’ve made through Greylock is Entrepreneur First, which is an incubator. And they’re like, well, all of these incubators all failed, why would we pick up the 70th one? So when I came to my partners and I said, Hey, I think we should try this thing Entrepreneur First.

Incubator 36

Incubator IPO Networking Cofounder 36

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Hoffman should know, as an icon in the Silicon Valley, having educated and trained hundreds of startup founders as the CEO of “ Founders Space ,” designated by Inc.com as one of the top ten incubators and accelerators in the world. Be the first to disrupt an existing market space. Being first is always important.

Silicon Valley 136

Silicon Valley Differentiation Angel Investor Incubator 136

The Equity Kicker

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

First the background: For those unfamiliar, Sonar Media Inc. This point generalises to distribution deals for just about any startup. Finally – Sonar Media was born in an incubator. He says: the most detrimental aspect of the incubator … was … its facility as a crutch.

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Incubator Venture Capital Early Stage New York 116

ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

For example, for a company that has been reliant solely on paid acquisition the growth team should experiment with developing organic channels such as search engine optimization, content marketing, or social media marketing to complement the paid efforts. Open Up the Ideation Process. Taking Moonshots.

Technical Review 127

Technical Review Algorithm Channel Analytics 127

pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

I’ve been hearing about the so-called Series A Crunch for at least six months, and in recent weeks, I’ve spoken with more than 20 venture capitalists, angel investors, incubator heads, lawyers, and other necessary cogs in the ecosystem trying to get some details about it. Chill Direct: Direct to fan content distribution.

Technical Review 93

Technical Review Silicon Valley Incubator Syria 93

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Join others who code to change the world for the better and explore distributed computing, examine the confluence between businesses and technology, and debate the power of technology on urban development. Social Media Marketing World. Attend the world’s largest social media marketing conference of the year! FutureStack.

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Las Vegas North America Silicon Valley New York City 165

VC Cafe

JUNE 16, 2012

A year ago, VC Cafe covered LumaScapes , a series of infographics by the American consulting firm LumaPartners , capturing the landscape of various digital media industry verticals including display advertising, mobile, commerce, search, social, and video. There’s more to gaming than Zynga or Rovio. Gaming industry infographic.

Vertical 94

Vertical Incubator Distribution Framework 94

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Social media is important, not just inexpensively promoting your product, but in building your brand and showing that you are a real person. Social media also helps build an audience that can later become customers. Social media and blogging are great starts, but are not enough. This is how you do it: Be social. Create content.

Sales 48

Sales Incubator Social Media Audience 48

David Teten

APRIL 28, 2016

Gramarye Media. Gramarye Media uses a proprietary technology platform to vet, incubate and develop the next great story franchises. Sideqik’s end-to-end influencer marketing platform automates the process of identifying the best influencers for brands and distributing campaigns that empower influencers to drive conversions.

Georgia 60

Georgia New York New York City Venture Capital 60

www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Dave argues that instead of providing connections you should let founders do 95% of the work and offer support with operational areas of expertise like design, data and distribution. Think of individuals like McClure, Paul Graham and George Zachary as market analysts. startupcto

Technical Review 50

Technical Review Due Diligence Startup Angel Investor 50

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Media Temple. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing. free, distributed source code control management system. Incubator List/ Local Startup Resources/ Startup Q&A. List of Startup Incubators. Email Integration. Domains.Co.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

Our venture was selected for competitive accelerator spots & recognition from media and mentors from Austin, Chicago and Silicon Valley to work on this problem and capture the value its solution provided. Said another way, JuiceBox Hero is older than this leading incubator of ECE innovation. <?—?That’s We side-hustled.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

Up and Running

DECEMBER 20, 2017

On top of all of that, banks still refuse to work with businesses that grow or distribute marijuana because it is still illegal under federal law. From hydroponics and cultivation products to professional training and education, consultancies, media companies, the plethora of new technologies—the list is endless, and so are the opportunities.

Las Vegas 144

Las Vegas District of Columbia Colorado North America 144

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 8, 2015

For example, Google’s acquisition of Nest (which had customers, revenue and a distribution channel) allowed it to enter the connected home market immediately. Acquiring a growth-stage private startup can provide a faster ROI at lower risk than the acquisition of an early- stage startup. What is the timeline to a ROI for Innovation Outpost?

Silicon Valley 120

Silicon Valley Acquisition Boston Early Stage 120

Steve Blank

MAY 16, 2016

In companies this would be product line extensions, more efficient supply chain, new distribution channels. This results not in innovation, but in Innovation Theater – lots of coffee cups, press releases, incubators and false hopes, but no real disruptive changes. If you can’t see the presentation click here.

San Diego 145

San Diego Metrics Indonesia Silicon Valley 145

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The only difference is, our high-quality content is shot by the leading social media creators, crowd-sourced from around the globe, at a fraction of the cost a client would traditionally pay. This is a paid media buy on Facebook or Instagram through the influencers’ accounts vs. a brand’s account. Influencers do not post the content.

Software 49

Software Marketing Entrepreneur North America 49

Haystack

DECEMBER 26, 2018

With high levels of public market volatility — the first we’ve seen in the age of social media and true real-time information — it feels like everyone and their grandmom is expecting a downturn. Accelerators and incubators and angels can help new founders get their wings and leave the nest.

IPO 76

IPO Private Equity Valuation Acquisition 76

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Github - Free public repositories, collaborator management, issue tracking, wikis, downloads, code review, graphs Pivotal Tracker – Agile project management tool that enables real time collaboration.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

If you are a retailer looking to discover new products to sell or improve your merchandising and vendor management efficiency, or if you are brand looking to increase sales and distribution or improve your sales, order management, and inventory process, check out www.sorced.com. Media Training. Partner Events. Female Founders.

Cofounder 47

Cofounder Technical Review San Francisco Founder 47

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 8, 2011

Suspects and prospects are everywhere in the vast realm of social media, watching, reading, commenting, engaging. Some vertical ad networks have gone after this opportunity, Glam Media being one of the most successful of the lot. Today's discussion was about how to generate additional distribution and acquire traffic.

Greece 116

Greece Entrepreneur India Silicon Valley 116

Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2016

Yet for the purpose of the class (versus an incubator) we do just that – we keep marching the teams through each canvas component because we want to teach them about all nine parts of the canvas. This week we are seeing the typical class distribution. This creates cognitive dissonance for the teams – on purpose. (If

Virginia 120

Virginia Lean Analytics Incubator 120

Steve Blank

MAY 12, 2016

Yet for the purpose of the class (versus an incubator) we do just that – we keep marching the teams through each canvas component because we want to teach them about all nine parts of the canvas. This week we are seeing the typical class distribution. This creates cognitive dissonance for the teams – on purpose. (If

Virginia 120

Virginia Lean Analytics Incubator 120

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Thomas Clayton is the CEO of Bubbly , a social media startup backed by Sequoia Capital, SingTel Innov8, and JAFCO. . which will help with recruiting employees, finding the best partners, fast-tracking distribution in key countries, and landing marquee customers.

Asia 123

Asia Silicon Valley India China 123

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

link] Three Ships Media » MORE Sage Start-Up Advice from Meebo CEO Seth Sternberg [.] Height has a pretty tight, normal distribution. [link] Radu Ticiu This post is higly valuable not only for founders-to-be, but for entrepreneurship supporting organizations world-wide. link] Mayank Agarwal i would disagree completely.

Cofounder 66

Cofounder Founder Silicon Valley Technical Cofounder 66

www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

Find Questions, Topics and People Add Question Add Question Team Configuration 500 Startups Guerilla Marketing Organizations Entrepreneurship Startup Founders & Entrepreneurs Startups Startup Incubators and Seed Programs Seedcamp Y Combinator TechStars Lean Startups What is the perfect startup team? They are many more examples.

Technical Review 51

Technical Review Startup CTO Hire Cofounder 51

David Teten

JUNE 7, 2011

Our session looks at the rise of socially enabled platforms that blend commerce with community, where reputations trump credit ratings, and where hyper-distributed service businesses outgrow traditional monolithic suppliers. In 2004, Roo founded we:nited magazine – a youth politics magazine and website.

Darfur 122

Darfur Sudan Cofounder United Kingdom 122

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. Craig Walker, co-founder and CEO of Firespotter Labs, a technology incubator, said it feels unnatural to bestow so much voting power on one executive.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

www.readwriteweb.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Do certain design elements signal to users - and investors and media - the scope, uses, and meaning of an application? "I first exploded, that was definitely the case for the media," said Benedetto. "Oh, The much-copied 37signals look, as seen at 37signals.com. I think when Web 2.0 Oh, it has a shiny, plastic logo? And a reflection?

Web 42

Web Design Startup Flash 42

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. In addition, we are offering entrepreneurs access to investors and customers through our recently launched our 1M/1M Incubation Radar series. Raymond is wondering why he cannot attract financing.

Marketing 52

Marketing Bootstrapping Incubator Angel Investor 52

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? I’ve done everything from creating content to social media outreach and it’s driving okay traffic but nothing crazy.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

What would have happened if, before Netflix had become established, one of the major rental store chains or perhaps a coalition of big movie studios had realised the potential of those new distribution models and the danger to the existing happy cash generators, and consequently thrown $100,000,000 into getting their own service off the ground?

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

Up and Running

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

Even if you know nothing about formal market research practices, you can do your own research by getting out to learn more about your customers, distribution channels, and about how to start a farm. See Also: 15 Easy Tips to Help Small Businesses Build Strong Media Relationships. Buying your own land. Step 3: Getting financed.

Colorado 60

Colorado Southern California Business Plan Oregon 60