Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
How might our next phase of the journey seem brighter, even with more uncertain days for startups and capital markets? And then in the late 90’s money crept in, swept in to town by public markets, instant wealth and an absurd sky-rocketing of valuations based on no reasonable metrics. What happened? People were building.
ConversionXL
MARCH 19, 2020
“Rare is the business that has a formal disaster plan, let alone one that covers a global Black Swan event.” An article on growth and marketing in the middle of a crisis—the current one or any other—can seem tone deaf. Bain offers a rubric based on your current market position and financial strength: ( Image source ).
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Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 11, 2017
According to a recent Ernst & Young global report , the first half of 2017 was the most active first half by global number of IPOs since 2007. Violent market swings usually hit public companies first. Public stockholders are more easily swayed by emotion and the activities of the crowd, than real market conditions.
Occam's Razor
OCTOBER 15, 2012
As my focus has evolved to getting companies to imagine and execute incredible digital marketing initiatives, I've discovered that my passion for the medium, my experience in creating innovative solutions, and — yes — my charm are sometimes insufficient to convince some CxOs to take their digital marketing opportunities seriously.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2018
My friend Michael Broukhim, founder & co-CEO of FabFitFun and I recently had a catch-up meeting for 3-miles on the Santa Monica “Bird Trail” No company has ever elicited so many questions by friends, colleagues, entrepreneurs, fellow VCs and journalists as has Bird, the company that pioneered the electronic scooter as a service market.
Both Sides of the Table
JULY 23, 2014
15 years ago we were at the peak of Internet hype with the launch of many over-capitalized businesses with a market size & opportunity was limited. The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition). But markets value high growth over short-term profitability. Where are we today?
Cracking the Code
DECEMBER 28, 2006
Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. sales and marketing. (10). Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Measuring sales and marketing effectiveness of Saa. ► 2007. (10). Global warming: a plague for humanity? Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Cloud Computing.
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