Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 20, 2014

Technical entrepreneurs love their technology, and often are driven to launch a startup on the assumption that everyone will buy any solution which highlights this technology. Examples of solutions from disruptive technologies include personal computers, smartphones, the Internet and the first social-media platforms.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

startups want to launch their products without at least trying to language-market fit. Andrew Macarthy wrote about social media use during the Mahabis launch. The SaaS test balloons helped gauge the potential traction on social media and other channels. We wrote recently about using social media for market research.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 26, 2014

We do like to talk about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, economics and other interesting stuff! Why Startups Are Bad Storytellers | LinkedIn – crowdspring.co/1u8p7fA. Peter Thiel on the Kinds of Startups He Would Never Invest In – crowdspring.co/1u8phDK.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 14, 2013

Berger explains why people talk about certain produces and ideas more than others, why some stories have a greater tendency towards a viral effect and why some rumors are simply more infectious than others. Mitch Joel, a leading expert in new media, describe our current moment of “business purgatory.” d) Social Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 27, 2015

Isn’t it frustrating to think you finally understand something in business, like marketing with social media, only to realize that the landscape changed while you were looking at other priorities? In a recent book on social media by Jim Tobin, “ Earn It. Where are the young social media users going? When the glass is only.04%

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BeyondVC

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

As we look into 2014, we thought it was important to reflect on our activities in 2013 and refocus and refine our thinking and messaging as a firm. Our founding team has led first rounds in market leading enterprises such as LivePerson (LPSN), GoToMeeting (sold to Citrix), Greenplum (sold to EMC), and 24/7 Media (TFSM).

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Startups need to survive and thrive on a shoestring budget, which is why it’s based on rapid experimentation. Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. On its official launch in 2014, it had 15,000 daily users. Growth marketing was born out of necessity. Image source.

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VC Cafe

JULY 15, 2021

Worldwide mobile app revenues in 2014 to 2023 (in billion U.S. Social media – while a lot of the social media exposure to apps is done via targeted advertising, with over 2.5 billion users for Facebook and Instagram app startups cannot afford NOT to be discovered on social media. dollars) (source: Statista ).

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conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Join my private newsletter and get the Complete Guide to A/B testing: Jan 31, 2014. note: If you’re a startup, you’ll want to use customer development questions for your page to resonate with future traffic). Sidetrack: What Are The Elements of a Viral Pre-Launch Page? Feb 01, 2014 @ 06:04:47. Tommy Walker.

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Up and Running

MARCH 28, 2016

In a foreshadowing of what the sports industry has learned, Sandberg’s article—published in June of 2014—describes the progress that was being made, even then. Using this information in your marketing plan. It’s certainly not just an old adage; it’s a reality that can cripple your efforts. Make your brand known.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

As a CEO of a technological startup, I often need to find trustworthy information as quickly as possible. They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. Thanks to Deaver Brown, Simply Media ! #16- 4- Wikipedia.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

Facebook, Twitter, and Snapchat have thus far dominated the market in video ad spend on social media. Don’t copy the style of a popular video (especially a “viral” one) if you’re trying to drive home your unique value proposition or establish your brand. But LinkedIn owns the lucrative B2B audience. Stay on brand. Plan it out.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2014

That means they normally only invest in startups with a working product that has already been sold to at least one customer for full price (beta tests, giveaways and best friends don’t count). These days, even viral marketing requires real money, for events and promotions. business entrepreneur funding investor startup'

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

Every startup dreams of achieving that milestone, when they can focus more on scaling the business and enjoying their earnings rather than fighting for another investment infusion. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention and high revenue per employee.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

No matter how you look at it – bandwidth consumption, number of viewers per hour, virality – online video has taken over the Web. Regardless of its sources, this kind of growth is great news for the entire online video ecosystem, including owners, publishers, advertisers and video related startups. A revolution! The future.

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Brandanew

MAY 4, 2016

Many founders are looking for instant fame, and getting viral. From mobile devices, to tablets to desktops and across various social and online media, your customers do not follow just one single route to reach you. This is the reason why your presence on these media is not just good to have but necessary.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

Today I’d like to talk about one of my new favourite media formats: Podcasts. Recode Media with Peter Kafka by Recode on Apple Podcasts. To download and subscribe to Recode Media with Peter Kafka by Recode… itunes.apple.com. As podcasts are a (relatively) new media format?—?their The second level?—?they’re

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

It was late 2006 and I was serving old media as a national editor at an entertainment industry trade publication, plus freelancing for an alt-weekly and writing a book. We’re a small but growing media company with a distinct niche. We launched LendEDU as a marketplace for student loans in November 2014. 3- Simple way.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 12, 2015

According to a 2014 survey, 61% of small business owners generate over 51% of their annual revenue from repeat customers. Brian Balfour , HubSpot : “The point is, every improvement that you make to retention also improves all of these other things — virality, LTV, payback period. via 500 Startups). via 500 Startups).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

He was president of the startup accelerator YCombinator from 2014-2019, and is currently the CEO of OpenAI, which he co-founded. He also offers advice for startups, who are facing difficult decisions as we move forward. In the first episode of Out of the Crisis, I talk with Sam Altman (transcript below).

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

2010 – Sean Ellis, who currently runs Qualaroo , coins the term “growth hacking” in his article, Find a Growth Hacker for Your Startup. ” April, 2012 – Andrew Chen writes Growth Hacker is the new VP Marketing , which goes viral (2.4K Andrew Chen , Uber : “Startups don’t need growth hackers – at first.

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VC Cafe

JULY 27, 2017

Today I’d like to talk about one of my new favourite media formats: Podcasts. Recode Media with Peter Kafka by Recode on Apple Podcasts. To download and subscribe to Recode Media with Peter Kafka by Recode… itunes.apple.com. As podcasts are a (relatively) new media format?—?their The second level?—?they’re

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

You’ve probably done a lot of this legwork already during the startup process, but make sure to revisit it before you continue. One of the biggest mistakes you can make with your social media marketing is failing to take the time to get to know your audience. You may also want to look into adding social media buttons to your website.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 15, 2016

According to a 2014 State of SaaS report from Compass , SaaS is a $10B industry in North America. Yet 51% of SaaS startups surveyed were not profitable and only 33% of them expected profitability within the next 6 months. According to Go-Globe , mobile apps now account for 52% of all time spent on digital media.

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