mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

He is a serial entrepreneur, internationally syndicated columnist, angel investor, public speaker and author of the best-selling book Never Get a “Real&# Job: How To Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke. Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members. All Rights Reserved.

CTO Hire 73

CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

May 26, 2011. Mostly smartphones + restaurateurs attitude towards viewing the internet as a customer acquisition tool. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Agile VC

DECEMBER 5, 2011

December 5, 2011. Objective Logistics has created a game layer on top of very sophisticated scheduling algorithms which increase revenue, save time, and improve customer and staff satisfaction. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. Previous Entries.

Silicon Valley 100

Silicon Valley Seed Stage Syndicate Syndication 100

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Financial Snapshot : 2011 Revenue: $3.71 2011 YoY Revenue Growth: 88%. 2011 Gross Profit Margin: 77%. 2011 Net Income: $1.00 2011 US Revenue = 56% of total, ROW = 44% of total. In fact Facebook’s ad revenue dropped in absolute terms slightly (about -3%) from Q4 2010 to Q1 2011.

IPO 100

IPO South Korea Venezuela Revenue 100

mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

World Featured in US & World Featured: Facebook Year End 2011 Awards. 6 Important Startup Trends that Defined 2011. December 28, 2011 by Sarah Kessler. As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Trending Stories.

New York City 83

New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

Agile VC

MAY 16, 2012

Back in 2010 we were observing more and more new B2B startups emulating the product and customer acquisition strategies of existing consumer web companies which my partners & I have long been familiar with. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. What’s Your Favorite Future? Previous Entries. Avatars by Sterling Adventures.

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Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Syndicate 124

Agile VC

JANUARY 18, 2012

It’s possible to disrupt industries or touch millions of customers even within a big company… just look at Apple, Amazon, and others. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

Entrepreneur 100

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Agile VC

MARCH 8, 2012

1) Macro Environment Still Dictates IPO Windows - While 2011 saw dozens of tech IPOs, macroeconomic conditions still dictate when companies can successfully complete an offering. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved. I see several dynamics at work in today’s IPO markets. So now what? What’s Your Favorite Future?

IPO 100

IPO Silicon Valley Revenue Seed Stage 100

Gust

OCTOBER 20, 2011

In 2011, the valuation of pre-revenue, start-up companies is typically in the range of $1.5–$2.5 Earlier this month, I reported on the most current survey of angel groups: 2011 Valuation Survey of North American Angel Groups. Other factors (great early customer feedback). Good feedback from potential customers.

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Valuation Pre-Money Valuation Intellectual Property Technical Review 146

Tim Keane

APRIL 12, 2006

Are you able to explain why your product is a compelling purchase for the customer, and how the customer will make buying decisions? If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication. If the investors ideal size is smaller than your need, you ought to ask about syndication.

Entrepreneur 60

Entrepreneur Valuation Sweat Equity Common Stock 60

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

October 10, 2011 by Erica Swallow. 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. Flag this comment.

PR 103

PR Startup Social Media Technical Review 103

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

From the customer’s point of view, they would rather wait a little longer and have a better platform-specific solution, than simultaneously ship a generic product on all platforms. They had a couple experienced co-founders, including the now legendary Reed Hastings, but the problem was that they were stuck at about 300,000 customers.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

September 1, 2011 09:04:39 Reply 0 Flag this comment jamespmedd Follow Interesting information but an awful looking infographic! September 1, 2011 09:24:15 Reply 3 Flag this comment Aaron Pace Follow Not everyone can create awesome infographics. September 1, 2011 09:31:29 Reply 0 Flag this comment Bess Menousek Follow Agreed.

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San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Basically started as somebody of how do we take photos of cars and the pricing and descriptions of the cars, and put it all in one place, but then syndicate it. We started that company in 2003, and we sold it in the 2011, so you frame up the timing. They’ve come light years from there, that’s for sure.

Kansas City 40

Kansas City CTO Hire Las Vegas Software Developers 40

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.) September 14, 2011 00:53:22 Reply 0 Flag this comment Fabrizio Poli Follow If you want to expand your business internationally, this will be useful.

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France Marketing Social Media Startup 77

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

September 7, 2011 21:32:43 Reply 3 Flag this comment Sushant Sharma Follow Thats a pickle! ;) September 8, 2011 00:45:35 Reply 0 Flag this comment Walter Nienhuis Follow This article is very true. September 8, 2011 04:08:17 Reply 0 Flag this comment Youreferme Follow Great article Dave, that resonated with my experience so far.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

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. May 4, 2011 18:47:11 Reply 1 Flag this comment John Roescher Follow I went through the whole process! May 5, 2011 08:17:28 Reply 1 Flag this comment TotalTab Follow Hard to say.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

November 1, 2011 by Joshua Baer. 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? Here are some tips… November 1, 2011 16:54:48. November 1, 2011 19:55:36. November 1, 2011 22:26:46. Include numbers.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

mashable.com

AUGUST 20, 2011

August 20, 2011 by Lauren Drell 1 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share This post originally appeared on the American Express OPEN Forum , where Mashable regularly contributes articles about leveraging social media and technology in small business. There’s also a small New York team that works out of a coworking space.)

Cofounder 81

Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

Agile VC

AUGUST 12, 2011

August 12, 2011. But unfortunately there’s no magic formula… not getting X million users if you’re a consumer facing startup, or Y customers if you’re B2B SaaS startup, or Z revenue, or whatever. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups.

Seed Stage 113

Seed Stage Silicon Valley B2B Acquisition 113

VC Cafe

JULY 4, 2011

See the June 2011 edition after the jump. MediaMind president and CEO Gal Trifon noted that the acquisition by DG would provide the Israeli company with the added scale and resources to continue to grow its platform and enhance the services it provides its customers. For previous editions, click here.

Balance Sheet 90

Balance Sheet Acquisition Africa 90

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. March 13th - 14th, 2011. Ars Technica used PhoneGap to build its iPad app.

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

Agile VC

JUNE 25, 2012

His co-founder/CMO Alex Cote has run customer acquisition programs that have attracted millions of users via a range of channels. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC Syndicate 10 July 2012, 5:13 pm What A VC Orders for Breakfast Says 27 June 2012, 10:16 am To Leave or Not to Leave as Your Startup Grows 12 June 2012, 12:21 pm.

Cofounder 140

Cofounder Stealth Silicon Valley Mobile 140

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

If you’re not desperate to hire and you syndicate your job listings through other sites, there’s no reason to take up valuable real estate with a page whose presence relies on signals from non-customers: Jobs pages have tons of user signals—but low ROI—for brand queries. (I’m more than 10,000 miles away.).

Curation 100

Curation Conversion Search Mobile 100

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

Budget the time leading up to the expo appropriately to guarantee enough bandwidth to send out email campaigns, put a link on your company website and even post on your organization’s social networking channels to make sure that all your customers, past, present and LV Outlet future know exactly where you are going to be.

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

Like anyone else, they are looking to own the customer data and offer smart loyalty programs. The retailers just hate it when cash kickbacks and air miles go into the customer’s payment card, along with a missed opportunity for customer loyalty (they also hate Shopkick et al. © 2011 GenuineVC - All rights reserved.

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Mobile Disintermediation SMS Government 250

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Mobile websites that aren’t optimized for touch or for larger screens can make customers confused, and again, unlikely to purchase.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

According to an Edison Research and Arbitron report in 2012, podcasting is becoming one of the more viable methods for acquiring and retaining customers. Based on 2011 household income, four in ten Podcast consumers have a household income of at least $75k, and that’s on the rise. Will Your Customers Enjoy A Podcast?

Software 100

Software eCommerce Audio Hosting 100

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

Often you assume your customer is the same as you — sees the problem the same way, wants to solve it your way, and wants to pay for it. That means admitting the strengths of the competition — who has great customer service, who has more features, who already owns their niche unquestionably? But this isn’t the case.

Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

in June 2011 for $400 million. Googles most recent and expensive acquisition to date occurred August 15, 2011 with its purchase of Motorola Mobility. in June 2011 for $400 million. Googles most recent and expensive acquisition to date occurred August 15, 2011 with its purchase of Motorola Mobility. Slide.com.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 25, 2016

She went on to host sold-out sexual empowerment workshops all over the country and write her nationally-syndicated sex advice column, Living In Sin. TSheets – The #1 customer rated time tracking solution! TSheets - The #1 customer rated time tracking solution! Nextiva – VOIP phone providers for small businesses.

Bahamas 60

Bahamas New Mexico Mexico Syndicate 60

Agile VC

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

A lot of times you hear VCs talk about their sourcing in raw numbers… “we saw X opportunities in 2011 and invested in [small fraction of X]“ But ultimately “good” dealflow is about signals – large amplitude, high signal to noise ratio, and enough strong signals on an absolute basis to build a portfolio.

Seed Stage 100

Seed Stage Framework Silicon Valley Early Stage 100