YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are my beliefs on how employees and customers should be treated? There was a time before terms like “social network,” “iPhone,” and “Google it” were used. When products meet or exceed customers’ expectations, they are more likely to remain loyal and recommend your brand to friends, family, and associates.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. I thought, what would I do if I was trying to sell to a customer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. Mark Cuban on Why You Should Never Listen to Your Customers – [link]. Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. 21 Inspiring Custom Made Logos – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Cotter bucks the flavor-of-the-day entrepreneurial stereotype: the college dropout popularized by both our own Michael Dell and recently Mark Zuckerberg and the great movie The Social Network. At the beginning of Bazaarvoice in 2005, the market risk was whether or not we could convince retailers to embrace both the positive?—?and

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

Social, Agile, and Transformation. social networking, SaaS, content management, media, enterprise 2.0 I label this as a business or technical risk because if left unaddressed, it could open the door to new competitors or leave customers with unaddressable needs. customer service. (3). ► 2005. (1).

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? That was the thought behind Meebos decision to offer a $5,000 reward to anyone who referred qualified potential employees to the company that launched in 2005. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

They had a phenomenal obsession with customer service and offered free shipping and returns. The founders sold the two year old company to eBay in 2005 for $2.6 Just 18 months after this photo sharing program and social network was launched, Facebook offered to purchase Instagram for $1 billion in cash and stock.

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Professor VC

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

With all of the new ways to see early companies such as TechCrunch and YCombinator, I had a feeling that much of the luster was gone and debated whether it was worth the time to attend.The last time I went to DEMO was in 2005 for the launch of one of my companies, iControl Networks. Bump - These guys got my vote for the Peoples Choice.

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Altgate

JANUARY 17, 2009

You touch a facility and you see data about what is going on there; for example for call centers you see customer support metrics. I was impressed that FCAT was not just looking into data visualization and manipulation, but also at social networking and communities. The facility is the kind of lab that startups fantasize about.

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The Equity Kicker

DECEMBER 5, 2012

47% of social media users seek customer service over social media – predominantly via Facebook (good news for our portfolio company Conversocial ). 47% of social media users seek customer service over social media – predominantly via Facebook (good news for our portfolio company Conversocial ).

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 17, 2011

SMS may never really be that effective as a pure lead generation tool, like email or direct mail, but it is a very effective and convenient delivery mechanism for customers and prospects seeking specific actions and information. Related Posts: Are Small Private Social Networks the Next Layer? 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

To help website owners take full advantage of the most important online marketing opportunities, here are 3 things small businesses can do to attract and engage new customers. Tips, articles, videos and experts interviews provide customers with the information they need to buy and refer to others. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Austin Startup

APRIL 26, 2020

In honor of Netflix’s big beat today in the very unfortunate age of COVID-19, I decided to revisit my four-part Bazaarblog series while I was CEO of Bazaarvoice (from our inception in 2005 to our IPO in 2012). Second, when Brant and I founded Bazaarvoice there were only three retailers in the US with customer reviews. Remember that?

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www.readwriteweb.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Frankly, I just dont buy the notion that making an investment is akin to throwing a dart in the dark. Worse, I think its a dangerous idea to promote." I'm sensitive to the combative tone some have tried to take the conversation, which isn't an accurate reflection of what I said. startupcto

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Campus Entrepreneurship

DECEMBER 23, 2010

The firm offers email subscribers a deal-of-the-day coupon at a local business, then encourages them to share it with their social networks. In 2005, he and Keywell started Echo Global Logistics, a business-to-business online logistics and trucking firm that they took public in 2008.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 27, 2012

I have a pretty rough idea of what an upcoming week is going to entail, but I leave room to stumble on an emerging idea, change in some social network or the occasional rant as I consume content. I’ve used a mixture of custom themes and my current theme is a custom configuration of iBuilder from iThemes.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Try charging customers for your product when you have 12 competitors giving the product away free finances by $20 million of VC. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin! The Exit Problem.

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Professor VC

JULY 31, 2008

Last year, I tried out a custom textbook through one of the major publishers, which seemed like a great way to go. Don't Stop Believin' Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Guess its not only the students who procrastinate. This whole process got me thinking about the textbook business model.

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mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

Chris Andrasick, CEO of Tacit Knowledge , believes that the mom-and-pop advantage extends beyond customer loyalty, and that there is in fact a logistical advantage, as well. “Ads and offers will appear on other pages the potential customer is viewing.”. Image courtesy of iStockphoto , iPandastudio , logorilla. Flag this comment.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2019

And if you had a blog back in 2005 2006 you probably were blogging on blogger.com on Blogspot. I think one of the mistakes some people make some times, excuse me, is that when they hear people say you can’t sell on social media. And the folks who started twitter.com were actually the people who had started blogger.com.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. In the era of social networks, LinkedIn, Facebook messaging, Quora and email addresses that are easily guessable, it’s easy to think that maybe you should just approach a VC directly. They seem so reachable.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

What’s the first thing you want a customer to think in regard to your business? After all, what good is word-of-mouth if your customer tells a friend, “You really should look up my caterer for your next event. Adding this qualifier instantly tells potential customers what your business is all about. Social Networks etc.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Sign in All Social Media Tech & Gadgets Business & Marketing Video Mobile Dev & Design Media Social Good Startups Classifieds Mashable Infographics Prev Next How Are People Using Twitter? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out. Whom is he or she connected to?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

While the aforementioned example may not fit every startup, regardless, you need to have an actionable, scalable business model with measurable metrics (downloads, customers, etc.) With the help social networking tools it has became much easier for start ups to venture in the competitive market. in place before you expand.

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Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

Here’s why: Except for early adopters of technology and diehard environmental customers, most people aren’t buying a fuel type, they’re buying transportation. The Nissan Leaf battery pack alone costs about $18,000 (though government incentives bring down the overall vehicle cost to the customer).

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Hacked Zappos Customers: Beware Phishing Scams. How to Plan Your Social Integration Strategy. (My My company’s CEO, Patrick Salyer, explains why multiple online personas make it imperative that companies offer social logins beyond Facebook Connect.). Google Offers Free Wi-Fi in India to Access Social Networks.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

LevelUp uses payment as a checkin, presenting merchants the opportunity to reward loyal customers. Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social networking. ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Photo Lists.

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mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

Having their own office space really enables the various departments to communicate and work together to improve zozi and the customer experience. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

They worry about solving every problem instead of focusing on problems that actually have customers willing to pay them money (today). The flow should be build something small, get a customer, and repeat until you hit your final target. We also provide custom campaigns for companies looking for something a bit more expansive.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Customize Your Pitches. When you want a particular person to cover your story, customize your pitch to be relevant to his coverage area and audience. Take the extra time to craft custom emails for a small list of journalists that you really want to cover your story. Instead, stick with custom emails. Social Media Lists.

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mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

If you can name drop big customers, do that too — you want your profile to look impressive. How many customers have signed up to your service? Social Media Lists. Social Network Lists. Social Media. Social Networking. Social Good. Social Media. social media marketing.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

What happens when evolving customer preferences for certain technologies make lead capture forms obsolete? Then came the second wave with Skype (2003), Blackberry Messenger (2005), and Google’s first incarnation of its messaging app, Google Talk (2005). billion MAUs for the top four social networks. Image Source.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Friendster’s valuation set the tone for the entire social networking space. This is mostly a mistake slide because customer slides are more appropriate for enterprise pitches. Great customers are predictive of future customers for enterprise businesses. This slide is overkill, and in hindsight I would delete it.

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mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

This is a great example of using web standards to deliver an app that presents existing content in a customized view and experience. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. All Rights Reserved. startupcto

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

LaunchRock gives startups a turnkey solution for a custom coming soon page that allows users to sign up for updates and share the fact that they did so. But Socially sharing through the multitude of networks is another way of getting to the customers to sign up for your launch. I think this strategy works. link] Sign up!

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 18, 2010

Starting in 2005 with 300 attendees from a variety of backgrounds (research, academia and entrepreneurs), this past conference had 1200 attendees from large enterprises, government and a lot more startups and entrepreneurs. The web has gone social and is rapidly going semantic. This is valid proof that this gap is being bridged.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Inform Your Customers. If your website is hacked and knocked offline, your customers will become frustrated. Plus, potential customers who find your site via organic search, referral traffic, or social networks will probably not come back if they see an error message or a blank screen.

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