Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2021

In the past, most companies treated customers like yesterday’s news – once they have the sale, the effort decreased. Support has traditionally been the spot for employees with less skill and experience, and less motivation. The days of brand control are over, so you need a strong outreach program.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

The innovation that has put its competitors to shame is the sale of its cars through e-commerce. Beginning in 1995 as BackRub, Google slowly and steadily began to conquer the world. Starbucks puts its employees first in a number of ways. Their 401k matching program is extremely significant for employees.

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

The forecast also predicted that its 2014 sales were going to be equally uncompetitive. One Infosysian, as the company’s employees are called in India’s tech circles, however pointed us someplace beyond all these voices. A lot of people joined the industry from 1995-96.”. We understood the path this strategy was pointing to.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 15, 2021

So much so, that the internet is already filled with articles such as “ 5 money lessons millennials can learn from Gen Z ”, explaining how those who were born after 1995 are improving the ways in which they make a profit. According to the EY study, YouTuber Felix Kjellberg, better known as PewDiePie, is one of the biggest hits.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Yes, from 1995! Your employees stand up at 11:00 AM each day and sing the company song. Consider how much louder your 11:00 AM company sing-a-long will be when your employees see you laying it out there and going head to head with your competitors. And, they show you historical sales and would buy it again rates.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

In theory when you went public, everyone’s shares were now tradable on the stock exchange, but usually the underwriters required a six month “lockup” when company insiders (employees and investors) couldn’t sell. The world of building profitable startups as the primary goal of Venture Capital would end in 1995.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

The company now has more than 160,000 employees and revenues of $44 billion. As an entrepreneur, she grew EBay from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue, before moving on to HP. He built an overnight competitor to the U.S. Postal Service.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

The concept is that in the “information era&# the overwhelming majority of employees in the world have meaningless jobs pushing papers from one side of their desk to the other side from 9am to 5pm and really don’t have much of an impact on anything. My 2 biggest positives: 1. I chose a different path.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 4, 2013

The company now has more than 200,000 employees and revenues of $21 billion. As an entrepreneur, she grew EBay from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue, before moving on to HP. He built an overnight competitor to the U.S. Postal Service.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 22, 2015

To give you some background, I moved to Santa Fe, NM from the East Coast in 1995 to start a company with my older brother. ” Andy Alsop , an entrepreneur in Santa Fe who has spent a lot of time in Colorado, sent me a note with some thoughts about his view and experience from working as an entrepreneur in Santa Fe.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 28, 2017

In the past, most companies treated customers like yesterday’s news – once they have the sale, the effort decreased. Support has traditionally been the spot for employees with less skill and experience, and less motivation. The days of brand control are over, so you need a strong outreach program.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 16, 2020

Often this shows up as a general feeling of stuckness, loss of focus, lack of direction, a plateau in sales, or client and staff turnover. In 1995 Yellowstone National Park was in distress. What problem do you solve for your employees, yourself, your suppliers, your partners, and yes, your customers, and perhaps their entire ecosystem?

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

In 1995 there were ~1,350 public hospitals representing ~27% of the industry. The most common way for a public hospital to become part of a larger health system (whether community nonprofit, faith based, or for-profit) is by using a lease structure, rather than an outright sale of stock or assets.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

5- Reflecting on our services, personable nature of employees and some humor. I bought Forevervinyl.com back in 1995 and went online. I also wanted to future proof my business – to position it for growth, and ultimately sale, so giving it my name was out of the question. So ultimately, it was a bad name. 11- Quite simple.

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Gust

FEBRUARY 2, 2014

The company now has more than 160,000 employees and revenues of $44 billion. As an entrepreneur, she grew EBay from 30 employees and $4 million in annual revenue to more than 15,000 employees and $8 billion in annual revenue, before moving on to HP. He built an overnight competitor to the U.S. Postal Service.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2015

The company, Danatec, sold paper-based course materials for corporate trainers to use in safety training of employees. Your business success is influenced by many different types of people: prospects, customers, employees, funders, suppliers, distributors and even the public at large. Growth also strains employees physically.

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Steve Blank

JULY 15, 2010

Until 1995 startups going public typically had a track record of revenue and profits. Netscape’s 1995 IPO changed the rules. They’ve created virtual IPO’s for founders and employees via late-stage private financing. If you’re starting a software company, your exit is most likely a sale to a larger company.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2021

In Delivering Happiness , the late Tony Hsieh details how he built an incredible company culture and went to extremes to make customers and employees happy. Gerber (1995). How do you give candid feedback to an underperforming employee? Here’s a bunch of sections to include on a sales page. – Michael E.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Wouldn’t you love to deliver a sales pitch to an investor or customer and have that same can’t-leave-your-seat effect on your audience? After “ Toy Story” came out in 1995 and was declared a huge success, employees wondered if Pixar would try its hand at making live-action movies as well. What about TV shows?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2012

” Here’s the summary of his track record (excerpted from the Fast Company article): Forefront — IPO’ed in 1995 by CBT — CBT stock fell 85% in 1998 and prompted class-action lawsuits. Except I disagree with that definition of “success.” Support.com — On 2.5m

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 20, 2013

It will create opportunities, decrease sales barriers, and build credibility around your company to create a catalyst to your growth. For example, one of my companies was run almost exclusively by marketing automation software, had only two employees and sold for seven figures. John Hall , Influence & Co. Marketing automation.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 12, 2013

The rocket like growth of KFC is now legendary, and prior to his death Colonel Sanders’ restaurant chain had achieved over 6,000 locations with sales of more than $2 billion. In January of 1995, Miller opened the doors to Miller Paper Company and started with $300K in savings and 15 employees.

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Cracking the Code

MAY 29, 2019

At VivaTech last week, we got an insight into the first-hand experience of John Chambers who was CEO and Chairman of Cisco from 1995-2017, and who now invests in early-stage tech start-ups around the world, with a particular focus on mentoring emerging leaders. But it needs to be super tight to be effective. Tech talent is always on the move.

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

We selected this benchmark because it reflects the phase in which companies have proven product viability, achieved initial product/market fit, and are now expanding sales and growing more complex operations. In the old model of Israeli startups, many Israeli executive teams would hire a vice president of sales in the U.S.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

But in today’s world, speed-to-scale entrepreneurship is what we need to improve society, transform industries, and create massive value for customers, employees, and investors. When the market conditions are right, you should blitzscale for the benefit of all stakeholders: customers, employees, investors, and society.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 1, 2015

Meaningful insight into how sales (and greed) works; some irrelevant sex and violence thrown in to sell tickets. The Company Men * – employees of a large company get outsourced. Glengarry Glen Ross – brilliant film which will teach you a lot about sales. What other movies do you recommend?

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 28, 2011

Does the store have an emotional footprint or large ‘sale’ signs? Yet it could be a big point of difference for department stores and easy to generate a solid return on the employees wages. People born after 1995 have never know life without the internet. It’s about the smell and the emotion of the store. GENERATION D (Digital).

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 17, 2019

For a time, Walmart was making headlines that reported their less-than-stellar treatment of employees and the negative impact their mega-brand’s presence created for small businesses across the country. billion in 2017), employee training, and advancement structure. Walmart has long been a top name in US retail.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

And for ones that do get sold often most of the employees don’t really make huge upside gains. I remember an employee asking me whether I’d fill out their paperwork to get a home loan when we only had 3 months of cash in the bank. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting.

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

The woman in charge of sales was so tenacious that I used to feelsorry for potential customers on the phone with her. Stephen Hawkings editor told him that every equationhe included in his book would cut sales in half. A 10% improvement in ease of use doesnt just increase your sales 10%. Its more likely to double your sales.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 26, 2023

This movie's message resonates with employers more than employees. Thanks to Victoria Yu, Making That Sale ! #14- It explains the series of events that took place before the 1995 Rugby World Cup in South Africa. Don't be so consumed with leadership aspirations that you forget that you're managing human beings.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I was driven by my desire for freedom and that’s what I got; along with an amazing opportunity to help transform my employees’ and my client’s lives through homeownership and real estate. This is when I realized that I can use my business/sales experience that can and therefore I quit my job on the spot and started BuffetGO.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

While few agree on exactly where the cut-off between Millennials and Generation Z is , (is it 1995? If you’re a business owner or manager, you’ll need to figure out what these new employees will be looking for and how to get the most out of your working relationship with them. Your Take-Away. Your Take-Away.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

While few agree on exactly where the cut-off between Millennials and Generation Z is , (is it 1995? If you’re a business owner or manager, you’ll need to figure out what these new employees will be looking for and how to get the most out of your working relationship with them. Your Take-Away. Your Take-Away.

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Up and Running

JUNE 3, 2014

.” When Keith and Cheryl decided to branch out on their own in 1995, it was an exciting time. The salesperson who built the relationship with you in the beginning would make the sale, and then pass you off to a retention manager, and it was easy to slip through the cracks or simply become a monthly paycheck.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

And for ones that do get sold often most of the employees don’t really make huge upside gains. I remember an employee asking me whether I’d fill out their paperwork to get a home loan when we only had 3 months of cash in the bank. My SVP of Sales & Marketing quit 30 minutes before an important board meeting.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Netscape and Opsware, which he helped found, went public with single-class share structures in 1995 and 2001, respectively. million products as of June, and this year expects to do $140 million in sales. Sales Jobs |. FINS: Finance, IT jobs, Sales jobs. Mr. Andreessen said he used to see things different. BlackRock Inc.

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