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For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 13, 2022

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or angel investors in Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Arizona Montana

When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 9, 2019

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Arizona Montana

4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2017

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Las Vegas Arizona Montana

Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2013

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Las Vegas Phoenix Montana

The Brilliant Benefits of Technology in the Post-Pandemic Business World

Women Entrepreneurs Can

OCTOBER 27, 2020

As we navigate a new landscape, utilizing effective communication techniques is an excellent way to enhance and protect your brand reputation, improve client retention rates and generate more leads and increase sales. Take advantage of social networks and use feedback and reviews to identify potential weaknesses and make improvements.

Technical Review

Technical Review Technology Software Review Agile

Traction is the new IP

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

“Traction is the new IP ” sums up perfectly how the technology space has evolved over the past decade due to the nature of the web. Category leaders do very well, while the #2, 3, 4… players struggle to attract customers and financing. Even beyond auctions and social networks, the web tends to prefer the category leader.

IP

IP Technical Review B2C Social Network

How To Find The Best City For Your Type Of Startup

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 16, 2015

For example, if you are working on a great social networking idea to replace Facebook, and need funding, you probably won’t find any interested and focused VCs or Angel investors in Phoenix, Arizona, where I live. billion dollar sale to Oracle from Bozeman, Montana. Finance has homes in New York, Hong Kong, and London.

Las Vegas

Las Vegas Silicon Valley Phoenix Montana

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board. Most startups fail. But is this really step one?

Customer Development

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer

Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? David's firm most recently participated in the $77 million second round financing of SoFi, a one year old startup focusing on student loans.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review

Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Consumer approach to software for business users.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media. San Diego, California) Jobs Comentum is a dynamic and cutting edge company.Be

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review

HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Topics are divided into IT, marketing, sales, finance, customer service, operations and human resources sections, which makes it easy to search for the latest discussions on your interest area. EFactor The authors of business networking book The N Factor venture up the alphabet a little bit to bring you the EFactor.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network

Angel Funding Advice

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I recently wrote a post on angel financing covering the topic of convertible notes but I realized I was thinking about the issue more from investor perspective and a very narrow topic of how to price the round. So if you’re casually reading and don’t really care about angel financing – abort now! It creeps people out.

Silicon Valley

Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review

HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. You can use tools like Codility to test coding ability — this site has a monthly subscription fee and can be used for the duration of your candidate search to determine skill levels and rank potential hires.

Small Business

Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review

Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

LLC

LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia

Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

LLC

LLC Ruby Social Media Startup

VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. This is a great example of why data businesses have substantial moats.

Technical Review

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity

Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

There's a thriving geek culture in Paris, and no lack of software development expertise, thanks to superior universities that produce superior engineers. The startup scene is relatively young, however, which is partly due to some pretty fundamental cultural barriers. But these barriers are showing some wear and tear. The Startups.

France

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage

Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media. Parrot AR Drone Review [VIDEO] View More » Web Video Local FOX Station Airs Hilarious Soci. And Good luck!

Naming

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup

6 Ways to Recruit Talent for Startups

mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

iPhone & iPod Touch Download Mashable for iPhone 152,000+ users iPad Download Mashable for iPad 104,100+ users Nexus One, Droid, Incredible Download Mashable for Android 9,400+ users show QR code The 4th annual Mashable Awards Nominate for your favorite company, person, site or gadget in the 4th Annual Mashable Awards.

Coder

Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder

Meet the New Enterprise Customer, He’s a Lot Like the Old Enterprise Customer

Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

They tell me how the old expensive Rolex wearing sales forces are a thing of the past and, in the future, companies will “consume” enterprise products proactively like consumers pick up Twitter. Why don’t they just quickly adopt the best products without requiring these complex sales processes? Finance, IT, Legal).

Customer

Customer Technical Review Silicon Valley Internet

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

I actually enjoy the process of pulling together a selection of materials to create a complete course on Entrepreneurial Finance. I assembled textbook chapters, Harvard Business Review articles, cases, and notes to pull together my own textbook. of the sale price, respectively, according to the National Association of College Stores.

San Jose

San Jose Software Review Angel Investor Silicon Valley

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

Professor VC

MARCH 10, 2009

The three founders shared a vision, built the exercise machines in the garage, and knocked on doors at health clubs, attended trade shows, and worked the phone to get initial sales. How Much Diligence is Due. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? ► February. (1).

Bootstrapping

Bootstrapping San Jose Silicon Valley Software Review

It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

Looking ahead at the next decade I am excited by what I believe will be viewed as one of the best and most rational investment periods for venture capital due to seven discrete factors: 1. If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

His quote on the subject, "no amount of finance will cure mismanagement". We not only told everyone what we did, we posted the source code and the blueprints online. social network/web analysis/etc. The article and HN are concerned with software. Nobody ever stole our ideas. Shocking, I know. Note the "new".

Stealth

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review

The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

YoungUpstarts

JULY 3, 2012

@brrhodes : IceRocket search engine founder and CEO Blake Rhodes tweets about his insights into social media and the online world. jeremys : Learn about the industry of online reviews from Yelp co-founder and CEO Jeremy Stoppelman. DuncanWierman : Duncan Wierman, software CEO, shares his insight into creative online marketing.

Cofounder

Cofounder Technical Review Social Media PR

5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Jobs Events Try Our New Social News App Welcome to Mashable! This year, American online retail sales are projected to reach $224.2 Shopify charges a transaction fee for all but its “Unlimited” memberships, but allows for sales through Amazon, and offers SSL certification at no additional fee. More Stories in Apps & Software.

eCommerce

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Though the waterfall model is specifically to software development, it’s core principles resonate beyond software and into startups across the board. Most startups fail. But is this really step one?

Customer Development

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer

11 Trends in Web Logo Design

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. Especially apps such as Seesmic , a powerful web app dashboard for power users and the enterprise, and GitHub , an industry standard for source code hosting. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP.

Web

Web Design Social Media PHP

11 Trends in Web Logo Design

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. Especially apps such as Seesmic , a powerful web app dashboard for power users and the enterprise, and GitHub , an industry standard for source code hosting. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP.

Web

Web Design Social Media Software Review

How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

David Teten

JANUARY 10, 2012

The first panel will focus on public markets and will discuss the use and effectiveness of social media tools and data mining technologies in harnessing the wisdom of crowds to generate investment ideas. Howard Lindzon is Co-Founder and CEO of StockTwits, a social network for traders and investors to share real-time ideas and information.

Technical Review

Technical Review Technology North Carolina Switzerland

270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more. Invoice Place – Online billing software that lets you track invoices, quotes, receipts and more. NetBooks – Marketing, sales, inventory and financial control in one place.

Software Review

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software

Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. 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? do something else.

Technical Review

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review

What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Social media. Understanding your customers.

Marketing

Marketing Charlotte Naming Design

37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

After I left academia (too slow moving) and the consultancy company I worked for (lack of vision), four friends and I applied that puzzle-solving passion to creating software for solving supply chain puzzles. Tapping into my knowledge of and experience in automotive marketing, I identified a need to monetize social networks for businesses.

Entrepreneur

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community

Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. As I said in The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer , an accountant is not an optional expense.

Software Review

Software Review Software Hosting Salary

Think Like A Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar [WEBINAR]

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

” So since we’ve used the terms marketing and sales in the first sentence, I think it’s helpful to actually maybe get a baseline on really how I define each of those, because I think it’s probably, to some degree, there’s some confusion about what each of those terms mean in some circles. How do I close a lead?”

Marketing

Marketing Social Media Sales Media

Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. Roberts talks of social networks as mediums that may very well help your product or name attract VC attention.

Angel Investor

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media

7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

I’ve reviewed hundreds of startup pitches and I can tell you that everyone makes the same types of errors. Ignoring Your Faults You might have all sorts of shortcomings — it’s your first startup, you’re inexperienced, ignorant about how “sales&# works, you have buggy software, etc. It’s OK.

Programming

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review

Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward. Paglia, Pepperdiine’s Denney Academic Chair and Associate Professor of Finance.

Venture Capital

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation

Startup Tools

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics

Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Social networking. Social/Sharing. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. VC & Startup Resources.

Software Review

Software Review Technical Review Startup

For Many New Ventures, Location Is The Key To Success

When Planning A Startup, A Top Priority Is Location

Trending Sources

4 Key Questions To Identify Your Ideal Startup Site

Startup Location Is Still A Critical Success Factor

The Brilliant Benefits of Technology in the Post-Pandemic Business World

Traction is the new IP

How To Find The Best City For Your Type Of Startup

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

Instead of sticking a fork in the venture market, realize. there is no fork

Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

Angel Funding Advice

Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

Never Mind the Valley: Here's Paris

Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

6 Ways to Recruit Talent for Startups

Meet the New Enterprise Customer, He’s a Lot Like the Old Enterprise Customer

ProfessorVC: Where did Summer Go?

ProfessorVC: Bootstrapping 101

It’s Morning in Venture Capital

Startups in stealth mode need one piece of advice - Discussion

The Ultimate CEO Twitter List

5 Hot Ecommerce Trends to Watch

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem

11 Trends in Web Logo Design

11 Trends in Web Logo Design

How Investors Are Increasing Their Returns Through Collaboration and Technology

270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind

What is Brand Identity and How To Create a Great One: A Complete Guide for Marketers and Businesses (2019)

37 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Think Like A Marketer, Sell Like a Superstar [WEBINAR]

Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

7 Common Mistakes Startups Make on Accelerator Program Applications

Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy? Think Again.

Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

Startup Tools

Startup Resources

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