View from Seed

JULY 15, 2020

For example, a 2015 vintage fund is adding new portfolio companies in 2015, 2016, and perhaps 2017. There is a question of whether this recent surge in demand will be a momentary spike or will represent a new baseline as customer preferences radically shift in a permanent way. Unevenly distributed, but broadly optimistic.

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ConversionXL

JULY 16, 2021

This will help you gauge who your audience is and how to speak to them at every customer touchpoint. The point isn’t to complicate your content creation—it’s to ensure your messaging is aligned with the customer journey every step of the way. Instead, pinpoint your unique customer base and speak directly to them.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

We interviewed entrepreneur Mr. Peter Agarwal, President/Owner of LED Phantom Distribution, a distributor of high quality LEDs, lighting, and lighting control products. LED Phantom has become a leader in customer service and product distribution of highly efficient green energy lighting products.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 20, 2016

These services have been used by companies to share information with outsiders like lawyers, auditors, partners or even customers. In the year 2015, global companies spent over $4.2 This in turn led to the creation of online repository sites that enabled the distribution and storage of information by multiple parties.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

We first invested in co-founders Ben Forgan & Pat Wilbur in early 2015, when NextView led a $1.3M Here in 2021 startups operate in a more distributed fashion earlier in their lifecycle, a trend which preceded COVID but certainly was accelerated by the remote work environment for knowledge workers brought on by the pandemic.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 28, 2016

Instead, the company intended to create “simple useful stuff that solved big customer problems.” After developing a product with a clear focus and customer validation, Untitled Startup Inc. With a product no longer focused on short-term rentals, RelayRides changed their name to Turo and raised another $47 million in funding in 2015.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

We first invested in co-founders Ben Forgan & Pat Wilbur in early 2015, when NextView led a $1.3M Here in 2021 startups operate in a more distributed fashion earlier in their lifecycle, a trend which preceded COVID but certainly was accelerated by the remote work environment for knowledge workers brought on by the pandemic.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 10, 2021

We first invested in co-founders Ben Forgan & Pat Wilbur in early 2015, when NextView led a $1.3M Here in 2021 startups operate in a more distributed fashion earlier in their lifecycle, a trend which preceded COVID but certainly was accelerated by the remote work environment for knowledge workers brought on by the pandemic.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

In East Asia and the Pacific, this older population will grow more than 20 percent every five years between 2015 and 2034. This will lead to strong growth in demand for personalized medicine, which customizes care by taking into account patients’ genetic profiles and predictive reactions to treatments. What it means for logistics?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Once upon a time marketers would print up 100 or more flyers and post them on grocery store bulletin boards, power poles, deliver them door-to-door, or distribute them from the cash register. Today, the corporate brochure should convey the successes of its customers. And guess what? Yellow Page Ads. Paid Media Placements.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2017

In 2015, 9-figure apparel retailer Karmaloop.com filed for bankruptcy. On the marketing side, I attribute our success to one thing: using data to effectively model out our customer behavior, and then develop the appropriate communication to improve it. Tripwire marketing allows us to skirt customer lifetime value calculations.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

The biggest new trends, according to a 2015 Gartner study , are cloud, mobility and the use of data and AI in decision-making. Teams can customize follow-ups based on the engagement level and potentially close faster. Lead conversion to customers. There’s a lot we can do online to help our sales teams close deals. Image Source.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 12, 2014

Your marketing strategies should be effective enough for your prospective customers to be interested in your food products, as well as trust them. Your prospective customer knows your food item by looking at its label. Innova has predicted 10 food trends for the year 2015, in which the first one is, shifting from clean to clear label.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 9, 2015

The global market volume is estimated to grow 18 percent, up to €994 billion, by the end of 2015. In times of digitization the customer wants an online shop that is also optimized for cultural norms and needs. Germans, for example, are adverse to using credit cards, unlike customers in United Kingdom. Challenges In Operation.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 5, 2016

By Jay DesMarteau, head of small business and government banking distribution for TD Bank. According to the Kauffman Index, which measures the economic impact of American entrepreneurs, new small business creation experienced its largest year-over-year growth in 2015, resulting in around 530,000 new business owners per month.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Between January 2015 and January 2016, we grew our platform Slidebean from $1K to $20K in monthly recurring revenue. The chicken-egg issue of getting customers to your platform while you don’t have any money to spare is a puzzle that many companies are unable to figure out at all. 1x hacker in charge of product/development.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

That’s a win-win-win deal, since the ease-of-use attracts more people to the new site, it enhances the Facebook brand, and it simplifies the customer interaction. Here are the other reasons to use this strategy: It reduces common costs and customer learning curves. There's an opportunity for follow-on sales to existing customers.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 10, 2015

As of 2015, experts value it at $40 billion. A good example of synergy is distribution synergy. YouTube was then a market leader but did not have a dominant status. Thanks in large part to the acquisition, it has achieved market dominance and greatly increased its value and, therefore, Google’s value. Align Incentives.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2015

Proof of any business model starts with a finished product or solution, sold to a new customer for full price, with high satisfaction for the value received. To get the visibility and distribution you need will likely require one or two levels of partner relationships and a real model for marketing, events and promotions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 7, 2015

When pitching to investors, entrepreneurs always seem to start with a customer pitch, then add a slide or two about the business. In every case, the relevant pitch needs to start by highlighting a real customer problem, then outlining a new solution, with all the features and disruptive technology.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

But in today’s world, speed-to-scale entrepreneurship is what we need to improve society, transform industries, and create massive value for customers, employees, and investors. Customers value and benefit from the convenience, price, and selection of Amazon, which is why the company is, by a wide margin, America’s largest bookseller.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 8, 2019

Luvleen launched BankMobile in January 2015 – when she was only 28-years-old – with the understanding that everyone needs financial services, yet it is one of the least customer-centric industries that exists today. In January 2015, I founded BankMobile, to give consumers an affordable, efficient and enjoyable banking experience.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

They focus on helping content creators and app developers create, identify, package and distribute those meaningful video highlights in ways that help them reach more customers and generate more revenue. The Fantag team came together at the end of 2015. COO Cheryl Beninga shared more about the company. Our technology and team.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

million in 2015? As a result, IT departments around the world are prioritising online security, as the customer and financial data available through corporate websites is a virtual goldmine for cyber criminals. Did you know that the average cost of cybercrime per company was $7.7 Not good news then.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

From its start in 2015, the number of registered users has “suddenly” climbed from 45 million in 2017 to a reported 300 million by the end of 2020. A pivot or product enhancement in reaction to user or customer comments will advance your chances of success. Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 3, 2015

The right investor will have specific feedback on pricing models, distribution and market positioning to improve scalability. If your startup has a proven revenue model, real customers and is ready to scale, approach the best investors even if it costs you more money. Marty Zwilling First published on Entrepreneur.com on 7/24/2015.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

While other industries often speak of being “customer centric” or “putting the customer first,” the U.S. healthcare system rarely thinks of the patient as a customer. healthcare market is the least customer centric of any customer service industry. One could go even farther, and suggest that the U.S.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 25, 2021

However, a reported 40% of small businesses will sustain a claim-related loss by 2025 ( The Hartford, 2015 ). As a business owner, you may be sued by others for damages you haven’t even considered, such as a mislabelled product or an unhappy customer. For most, if not all new start-up businesses, cash flow is top of mind.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

I have to show them that there’s a group of customers where they can keep doing what they love doing. And now with this new group of customers, we’re going to do something else, and in total the company’s going to be more profitable. And that executive’s going to get a bigger bonus and be more successful. Lead With Insights.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Since launching in 2015, MeisterTask has been listed as a top app by the Apple App Store, Google’s Chrome Web Store, WIRED, Zapier and many more, acquiring over 2 million users. In 2015, to enable a full creative workflow from idea to implementation, our team launched our collaborative task management tool, MeisterTask.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Think; custom stock photography. Influencer collaborations: Clients will contract an influencer to leverage their social expertise in creating a piece of content but will also have them distribute it to their organic following. January 2015 – #paid opens the doors to all SMBs globally. Influencers do not post the content.

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Up and Running

JULY 16, 2015

Beginning as a small red cart in Eugene, Oregon, today Red Wagon Creamery has a downtown storefront, local retail distribution, and online ordering. From the beginning and all along the way, careful planning has guided the business from revenues of $35,000 in 2011, to $400,000 in 2014, and estimates of $700,000 for 2015.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 7, 2015

With a little luck, 2015 could go down as one of the best years ever for American business. In addition to the massive flows of capital and wealth created and distributed by the top tech. Barring that, on balance for entrepreneurs and executives out there seeking to make their mark, 2015 is looking nice and juicy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2015

In fact, both customers and investors often avoid the perceived high risk of innovative technology pitches. Customers don’t like new learning curves or dealing with unstable solutions. Early adopters love new technologies, but mass market customers want solutions, not technology. "If

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Hearpreneur

JULY 17, 2018

What started as an e-commerce hobby selling men’s leggings in 2015 quickly turned into a global business with a steady increase in sales and stockists in the US, UK, Australia and Germany. We’ve put a big focus on distribution and our vision is to have a network that can get killer meggings to our customers wherever they are in the world.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Tip 1: Improve Your Customer Service | Jay Townley. There is also data that suggests up to 55% of potential customers who leave a store without buying a bike went to another bike shop and purchased one. Action Steps: Have an employee (preferably a female) greet every customer as they walk into your store.

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