OnlyOnce

MARCH 14, 2011

I share the column with my colleagues Jack Sinclair and George Bilbrey and we cover how to approach the business of email marketing, thoughts on the future of email and other digital technologies, and more general articles on company-building in the online industry – all from the perspective of an entrepreneur.

Software Review 67

Software Review Development Team Review Later Stage Technical Review 67

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Speed Up Your Business Growth Through Experimentation written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Andrew Warden. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Andrew Warden. Take The Marketing Assessment: Take the Assessment. 22:44] Where can people learn more?

SEO 84

SEO Channel Campaign Audience 84

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 29, 2011

Some have done earlier-stage deals and done well. Others have chased earlier-stage but lack the skills or relationships to do this effectively. Some have moved into later stage investments in an effort to “put logos on their websites.&# In a bull market many players see drift in their activities.

Venture Capital 296

Venture Capital Software LP Early Stage 296

The Next Web

AUGUST 26, 2013

When I started hiring my first engineers, designers and marketers, I was mainly focused on passion, energy and most importantly potential. And your first community person is not likely to be your VP Marketing. These skills are hard to develop, many founders actually decide to hire a CEO at a later stage.

Management 120

Management Cofounder Startup Bootstrapping 120

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. They want to lock in future clients at an early stage. But as with consulting, PR, web design and even VC – it’s not just the firm it’s also the individual. Most lawyers that work with startups are willing to work on a deferred payment schedule.

Southern California 318

Southern California Silicon Valley IP Stock Options 318

View from Seed

MARCH 8, 2016

Jesse Derris is the founder and CEO of Derris & Company , a PR, branding, and communications firm based in New York. They tend to come when it’s time to go to market, or they’ve launched (not well) and need to grow audience or customers. His firm has worked with companies like Warby Parker, lululemon, Oscar, and more.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage Conversion Startup PR 120

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. People who believe the former believe that you should see the market demand before too many people know you’re “in market.” It should be obvious to you.

Term Sheet 332

Term Sheet Due Diligence Campaign Sales 332

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2012

The one thing that does effect them all is the cyclicality of funding and exit markets, but if you go back over the last 20 years, there's really only been a very short timeframe where you literally could not get a company funded. I thought the numbers prove this--because big later stage underperforms small early stage.

Later Stage 99

Later Stage Down Round Pre-Money Valuation Early Stage 99

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

I would assume most businesses are going to claim they should get VC funding in order to help their PR, even if no one at the company actually believes it. Might be kinda large market., It’s a saturated market, with high costs and lack of innovation. It’s a saturated market, with high costs and lack of innovation.

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 6, 2014

That''s why I''ll probably hang around the Canary board a little longer than I would otherwise--to learn from future later stage investors as the fast growing company, now around 20 people, grows over the next few years into a powerhouse. Our CEO is a better marketer. Take this guy, Alex. ” So. Painful, but true.

Startup 134

Startup Venture Capital IPO Viral 134

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going. Not everybody can, especially if they need to run with the idea to get to market. By now it is useless except bragging rights as traction and market disruption have been lost.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84