YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

Highlight the features of your product and tell the audience that you are doing it for them. Before the products are ready start a marketing or advertising campaign. Some businesses prepare the whole stock and then start marketing that is a big mistake. Meet the customer and listen to them. Start marketing before launching.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

We’re here for Greycroft’s CEO Summit – a gathering of the CEO’s of their portfolio companies with guest speakers covering topics including how to build your team, PR, customer development, etc. Get your product/market fit working before you ramp up your costs (or raise too much money). I’m going to save that for a future blog post.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 28, 2009

Our product releases took longer to ship than we had hoped. We kept reading about their customer wins, their product releases and their biz dev deals. Don’t obsess with product releases of competitors or biz dev deals. Product announcements come and go. We do hand out stock options. Don’t.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 13, 2015

You need to have a technical genius on the team to get your startup product off the ground. Outside professionals are always available, but they may have their own agenda, such as building a career, making money quickly, or managing up the stock price for a quick exit. Outsourcing your core competency does not work.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Given how badly the announcement of the splitting went and their inability to control the PR cycle (or their stock price!) But they sure need somebody at the top handling their marketing and PR better. They price cheap, stack ‘em high and want to move a ton of product. Dumb, da-dumb, dumb, dumb.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2011

Even launching new product seemed like a waste of time because no one was paying attention anyway. Unplugging to think strategically about product direction, new ideas, or just overall team building can leave you inspired, refreshed, and get you moving in exicting new directions. Get your PR pitches out. Record some video.

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Transformify

MARCH 14, 2020

At the same time, the stock markets collapsed, and most businesses already report skyrocketing losses, unmet revenue targets and insufficient stock due to production slow down in China, India and the rest of the world. It’s equal access to jobs and diversity of thought that add value to the business.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2014

10 Massively Successful Minimum Viable Products – crowdspring.co/1mVcFD5. Stock option questions startup employees should ask | Business Insider – crowdspring.co/1n8lUje. The ROI of Blogging: What the Groove Blog is Worth to Our Startup – crowdspring.co/YUXa2r. ” – crowdspring.co/1slKVZ2.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 6, 2011

These are the customers that will be willing to find another company to provide a certain service or product. To see how technology can kill a business, compare Blockbuster stock (high of $29 ten years ago and now worth less than 5 cents) with Netflix stock (less than $9 ten years ago and now worth over $250).

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Intellectual Property Non-Compete Technical Review Business Plan 244

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

by Catriona Harris, CEO of Uproar PR. Over the years, many studies have demonstrated the significant impact that office environment can have on employee productivity. Here are a few simple tips you can use to improve your existing office space in order to increase employee productivity: . Give it a name. Bring the snacks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 29, 2013

Product/Market Fit is a Continuum | Startup Management – [link]. Can crowdfunding fill stock market’s ‘black hole’ for startups and small businesses? | 19 Great Product Designs | Designskilz – [link]. Great post on confidence and success in entrepreneurs – [link]. The Washington Post – [link].

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You? Minimum Viable Product: Build a slice across, instead of one layer at a time. A Counterintuitive System for Startup Compensation – crowdspring.co/1zRImmt. 10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y. – crowdspring.co/1sSpg62.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 18, 2017

Although many business owners don’t refer to their communications as PR (public relations), their communications effectively serve as just that. PR is the way organizations, companies and individuals communicate with the public and media. Having good PR can bring your brand adoration, esteem, and loyalty.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

From the feedback that I have received, I have gathered that my employees are happier and more productive while working from home. Despite being how basic it is, it’s still amazing how great health can boost one’s productivity. To be as productive as possible, we know that keeping things simple can go a long way.

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Haystack

JUNE 5, 2018

Stepping back, it’s interesting to see this cultural shift among larger companies who are comfortable with these co-branding scenarios, which actually may provide better PR and future opportunities to add to their portfolios. As Garry Tan observes , the GitHub outcome demonstrates the true power of building relevant products for developers.

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Gust

DECEMBER 15, 2011

Having taken stock of the main legal documents and actions involved in forming and operating a new startup, let’s crack open the “case” (disregarding the warnings about voiding your warranty) and examine a few of the steps, documents and key decisions to be made in getting a new startup ready for business.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

This meant constraining all productive time into four 6-hour days and taking Fridays off. As a financial planner, money was my stock in trade; however, I discovered true wealth was in good health and relationships. I think that was because PR wanted to be seen as a serious profession like law or accounting.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

Your contractor wrote a great V1 of the product and it helped you get angel funding. Forget to get around to setting up that Employee Stock Option Plan and want to be able to give the early guys their options at a low strike price? They usually ask for warrants (basically like a stock option) in exchange for taking a deferred fee.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 29, 2013

Eric has talked often about recognizing a startup as an organization designed to create a new product or service under conditions of extreme uncertainty. Most commonly, that’s uncertainty about whether you can build the product at all (what MBAs call “technical risk”) or whether anybody will use or buy it (“market risk”). in ten years?

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 4, 2013

After stunts like these , it became difficult for new companies to generate leads and members without offering a product demo. Unless you’re Apple or Samsung – companies that have built credibility around their brands – it can be extremely challenging to offer a new product with a nondescript name. People don’t care about your product.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

But this mania to not miss out on the next big thing is driving some investors to pay growth-equity prices for traditional market risk (as in, they’re paying up before it is clear there is product / market fit). If you are interested the Vimeo is here. And so on down then line. If a company that would traditionally raise $500k at a $3.5

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Saudi Arabia Valuation IPO Technical Review 309

crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Employee Equity: Restricted Stock and RSUs on #mbamondays – [link]. Innovative Product Design #3 – [link]. Brian Chesky of AirBnB (from Startup School) – [link] ? Lessons Learned From Helping Over 150 Startups With Marketing Part 1 – [link]. Lean Startups aren’t Cheap Startups – [link].

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 22, 2016

This design is usually reserved for information products that don’t offer much value. But sometimes real products use this style as well, probably thinking that it is savvy and converts well ( don’t copy your competitors ). No, I just want to buy the product. Nobody wants to be the only idiot buying your product or service.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2010

As startup entrepreneurs we all want to work with them because having their name as reference clients makes it so much easier for marketing, PR, selling to other customers, fund raising and even recruiting. BigCo calls you to review your product and decides they want to use you. Think of it as similar to an employee stock option.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

Bazaarvoice came out of stealth mode roaring, though, and Sam Decker, our founding CMO, did a great job blogging on the launch and my long-time friend, Emily Brady at Brady PR, did a great job garnering the media attention that we had been waiting until the right time for?—?when We paid Jacob in stock only. when we had strength.

Stealth 48

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

It’s why I wrote this post that the controversial first hire after an A round out to be an office manager / assistant / HR person who handles everything from stocking supplies to booking travel to scheduling group meetings. You hired a head of product for a reason. B round companies need to also look for scaling opportunities.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 26, 2011

Stocking is the new rage. Stocking involves imitating a stock photo. Stocking is the new rage - [link]. Remember planking, where people adopt a rigid position and take photos of themselves in the weirdest settings – such as lying across countertops? That’s old news. Planking is old news.

Social Media 92

Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Back in 1997, Randy Parker was staring at a blank whiteboard, wondering where hed find the money to hire the employees and consultants he needed to build his new product. "We Before Roving Software could receive its first round of financing from professional investors, in early 1999, he had to put all the stock arrangements in writing.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3 Image Credit: Natalie Harper.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2016

Apple is refusing to comply, since it would essentially be hacking its own products. In addition to exposing individuals to possible identity theft, security breaches also expose companies to negative PR. In a separate case involving Apple, a judge recently ruled that the U.S. Colleges, too, have been victims of cyber attacks.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2013

9 months seems like a lifetime but given how long it will take to ship your V1 product (5 months) and how long it will take to raise your next round (3-4 months) there isn’t a lot of room for error. How can you show “traction” on a product that just launched? They want the end product. Are tacking.

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Startup Dilution San Diego Stock Options 417

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

When the first Tesla fire happened, the company’s previously golden stock plummeted. However, when news of a second fire spread across the media like – well, wildfire – stock values for the firm fell at an unprecedented rate and it was feared they might not recover. Be upfront about potential product problems from the get-go.

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Startup Stock PR Media 129

www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Why Arizona Bay started taking stock from its customers instead of cash. During the first Internet boom, companies that provided services to tech start-ups were all too happy to work for stock. Learn how from the experts at PR Newswire. Be Connected & Productive Anywhere, Any Time. The 2011 Top Lists. 500|5000 Conference.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Top talent can recognize a great thing when they see it and it´s your job as the founder to make sure they see your company in the best light possible from the first encounter to the stock allocation.” Let Them Try The Product. “Show them how the product works and let them try it. Sell Your Vision.

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www.entrepreneur.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Entrepreneur Homepage Startups Starting a Business Home How-To Guides Startup Basics Business Ideas Business Planning Startup Financing Success Stories Home-Based Business Starting a Business Play Video How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business (Video). How to Take a New Product from Just an Idea to a Business.

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Diego Basch

AUGUST 12, 2012

However, if I had written that email I could have made it much more friendly, as I understand the value of PR (especially with developers and bloggers). How meta… I’d much rather be a customer of web services than a product. There was nothing wrong with the email itself, all it did was point out their terms of service.

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