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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

Both Sides of the Table

I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). Usually you have a catch-all bucket for “direct” or similar that often came through PR or word-of-mouth. Revenue Metrics. I like to think of revenue drivers.

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20 Networking Tips from a PR Expert [+ GIVEAWAY]

Up and Running

Below is an adapted excerpt from “The Little Book of Big PR: 100+ Quick Tips to Get Your Small Business Noticed” by Jennefer Witter. I didn’t start actively networking until I started my business in 2003. Turns out her company was looking for a PR company. The Little Book of Big PR Giveaway. I have a secret.

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years. The site was once great; marketed by a high-end NYC PR firm. This acquisition is a long story, but if you have a few minutes let me tell you the best parts.

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How Open Should a Startup CEO be with Staff?

Both Sides of the Table

In the startup journey if you have success in your early product launches, fund raising and PR you’re likely to get “inbound interest” from likely acquirers. It’s 2003 and VCs aren’t exactly lining up to fund startup businesses. Sure, our revenue is growing, but is that enough to raise an internal round?

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Playing with Glass – Changing (and Saving) Lives (Part 2)

Up and Running

Catch up on Part 1 of his “Playing with Glass” series, this is Part 2… It was 2003, 10 years ago, but I remember meeting Larry Page like it was yesterday. As for Google a decade later, after an IPO and billions upon billions in ad revenue later Google is one of the largest companies in the world. He said this.

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52 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Business

Hearpreneur

I hit over six figures in my first year in business – and the company revenue has increased annually ever since. The beauty of working in PR is that you get to learn how other companies and industries operate. Eitan Lev, was born in 2003 with a rare and serious heart defect known as TAPVR. Image Credit: Erryn Cobb.

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Strategy Roundtable: Professional Investors Do Not Invest In $20 Million Markets

www.readwriteweb.com

These are areas that may be gaps in the portfolio of large companies, and are perfect for M&A deals in three to five years after building enough validation and $10-$20 million in revenue. Raymond has built a nice business through efficient distribution deals and will do about $250,000 in revenue this year. This is her core market.