David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

the “TOPSCAN” framework from my research study on value creation by VCs ): T eam-Building – We aggregate openings across our portfolio on our jobs page. This is roughly comparable to PRNewswire’s distribution service. – Aggregation, ranking, and discounts from service providers. RJMetrics ); technology (e.g.,

Portfolio 60

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Maker announced it has raised $62 million this year, acquired an amazing off-YouTube distribution network and grown its business in monetary terms by almost 300% year-over-year off of an already large base. I agree with YouTube (that they provide more (hosting, ad sales, etc.) ” YouTube takes 45%.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

Let’s illustrate with an example – using a fictional new online marketplace for the purchase and sale of art. For example, approximately one-half of the art market worldwide is auction sales. The other half is commercial gallery sales. Commercial gallery sales? Online sales account for 10 percent.”

Small Business 110

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The more well-known your company becomes, the harder it gets to directly impact primary KPI’s at the aggregate level because the majority of customers who buy are going to do so irrespective of if your button color is red or blue. This is especially true of big businesses: Chad Sanderson, Subway.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

As David Sacks from All in put it: On aggregate, a lot of funding was also deployed to startups in the application layer – investing in founders leveraging generative AI to either solve narrow tasks, or bring automation to tasks to reduce costs, increase accuracy, speed etc.

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Gust

JANUARY 4, 2012

How much risk do IP issues in the aggregate pose to our business ? Sales and marketing plans , lists of prospects, supplier and subcontractor relationships, pricing data, media buying plans and strategies, etc. Large companies] win by locking competitors out of their sales channels. trade secret).

Intellectual Property 143

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Adding complimentary services to your products and offers will help to increase your sales. Many small businesses just rely on their bricks and mortar shop to bring in sales. But this isn’t going to help your sales at all. As a result, you should notice a spike in your sales. Add Complimentary Services.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 24, 2018

Token Creation & Distribution If you have an idea for a company that can benefit from an ICO, CoinLaunch should be your next stop. ICO-planning companies can announce their sale on the site with a description of the proposed project and details about the team focused on the project. CoinLaunch ?—?Token ChatMod.io ?—?Community

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Lightspeed Venture Partners

DECEMBER 14, 2012

I recently had the privilege of assembling an all-star group of media executives in Beverly Hills to discuss the challenges they face in distributing, monetizing and delivering their video content. In aggregate, the various revenue streams would continue to support the creation and distribution of high production value content.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 2, 2014

We also know that content performs for your business when you pair it with marketing automation software; you can use content to build up email subscriptions, understand your audience’s interests, and nurture the leads in your sales funnel. A lot of marketers are doing well in terms of authoring and distributing their content.

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ConversionXL

MAY 13, 2020

After a few hours playing around with SQL , I was already able to deliver insights I never could have with aggregated Google Analytics reports. What’s the difference between raw and aggregated data in Google Analytics? Google Analytics, in the free version, provides only aggregated data. Do more and more people use Feature X?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2015

YouTube takes too high of a revenue split (45% vs. 30% that Apple and many other distribution companies take – FWIW, YouTube argues this is because their costs are much higher since they host and stream the video). You have to have some of your own content formats and not just be an aggregator of talent.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 24, 2009

One is explaining the world as it used to work: the importance of gatekeepers, the scarcity implied by limited distribution, and the resulting quality bar that the industry is so proud of. Mostly it is the time and expense required to create the means of distribution for that industry. It’s just taking some longer than others.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Traditional distribution services no longer work. Stop spending money on aggregation services that, at best, syndicate your content without driving any real eyeballs. – Firas Kittaneh , Amerisleep. Take distribution into your own hands and advertise press to your target customers through channels like Facebook.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2019

But DailyMotion’s geographic distribution of users doesn’t mirror YouTube, especially within the United States. Of course, with Wisita, you must create the audience for your videos—there’s no inherent distribution network (unlike YouTube). You need to send an inquiry to their sales team for an exact quote.) views per person).

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Hosting Video Technical Review Software Review 127

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 14, 2009

For a startup, having great sales DNA is a wonderful asset. This is the magic of sales: by learning about each customer in-depth, they can convince each of them that this product would solve serious problems. But here’s where a truly great sales artist comes in. They are closing orders.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This typically involves a CRM system or tool that helps automate and aggregate various customer touchpoints. It gives your sales, customer service, business development, marketing, HR, and any other teams direct access to shared information with a better way to manage interactions with customers. Who is using CRM? Share information.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 21, 2010

Our publisher distribution network reaches in the tens of millions of unique users and is comprised of “head end&# stars as well as many “mid tier&# and “long tail&# publishers. They already had a completed product and a distribution deal with the largest affiliate network company, Commission Junction.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 2, 2013

Evernote makes a great software product and distributes it through a free to upgrade approach. Products and services can be packaged and distributed through a multitude of channels and delivered in physical form, digital form and as one time purchases or ongoing subscriptions. This is probably the most common approach. Clarity.fm

Business Model 77

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

billion for a company with less than $50 million in sales. A serious study here: [link] concluded that younger people being more creative is a highly predictable at the aggregate level. The IPO Bubble – August 1995 – March 2000 In August 1995 Netscape went public, and the world of start ups turned upside down.

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Silicon Valley IPO Technical Review Venture Capital 217

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Marketing and Sales Plan. What marketing and sales tactics will you be using? Highlight the key aspects of your financial plan, ideally with a chart that shows your planned sales, expenses, and profitability. Marketing and Sales Plan. Distribution. Who are you selling to? Read more ». Read more ». Key customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 6, 2012

When you have limited distribution, the costs of distributing media are so prohibitive that only the largest of media producers (and distributors) are relevant. That couldn’t happen without the advent of lower cost production & distribution. This was how companies who produced media became big before the Internet.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2011

what distribution channel? We graded them on a scale of 1-5, posted our grades and comments to a shared Google doc, and had our Teaching Assistant aggregate the grades and feedback to pass on to the teams.). Dollar size of deals is sufficient to be profitable with direct sales strategy. what’s the product?

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ithacaVC

DECEMBER 14, 2011

One final background point, a “liquidation event” is a sale of the company and typically NOT an IPO. So, after the Series B round the company would have $13mm of aggregate liquidation preference ($3mm plus 2*$5mm). Is the $13mm of aggregate LP a problem? million balance to distribute to all shareholders prorata.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2013

eBay aggregated buyers and sellers of stuff, mostly stuff in the attic and garage, and took a fee on the sale. Today sellers can find viable marketplace distribution in places like Amazon, Buy.com, Newegg, Ariba as well as eBay. eBay was one of the first to crack the marketplace code online. Advantages of digital marketplaces.

Channel 60

Channel Small Business Distribution B2C 60

SoCal CTO

NOVEMBER 11, 2009

Right now we're working on a multi-platform sales support program for Daylight Transport, a mid-sized LTL (Less Than Truckload) carrier and logistics company. Clients use our templates for things like sales sheets. I need to get you into both the Southern California Tech Central and the B2B Marketing Zone. What are you working on now?

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

Salesforce, Ning - get platform + API leverage - must go down a particular path Marc Canter CEO, Broadband Mechanics - makers of People Aggregator VERY colorful speaker. First company built on top of EMC, Unix servers, field sales to large clients. Salesforce is good for distribution - can access their user base.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 23, 2014

Now, don’t take the word authority to mean fame or notoriety – it’s really more about possessing person power – the kind that can attract new business, create more opportunities and drastically shorten sales cycles. You must get very, very good at sharing, networking and aggregating content.

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Sales Cycle Social Network Aggregator Campaign 72

Steve Blank

AUGUST 20, 2009

Do you know have they distribute their product? Rule 1: In an existing market Customer Development means not only understanding potential customers, but your competitors in detail – their product features, their sales channels, their demand creation strategy, their business model, etc. Me – “Have you used Company x’s product?

Silicon Valley 181

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Austin Startup

MARCH 15, 2017

Massive Scale with Unprecedented Speed BlazingDB offers a massively distributed, “cloud first”, high performance SQL database that achieves performance gains on the largest workloads and datasets at extraordinarily competitive costs. Transformations, aggregations and joins at massive scale is where BlazingDB wins!

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

In Part 1 of this Markets overview for the live music industry , we covered issues related to live music recording, promotion, and sales and the role of mobile technology. by Sam Nachbar, guest mobileTech Tuesday. Cross-posted from The Appconomy ).

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

At every one of them I was the person who wrote the proposals, did the technical interviewed on candidates, went on sales calls with the Account Managers to make them look good and got put on troubled projects to help right the ship. Photo Credit: David Moise. I worked for several IT consulting companies. Thanks to Anika Jackson. #17-

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2016

The reason is that most people equate MCN with “YouTube aggregators” meaning people who sign up video creators, roll them up into a single content management system and then collect advertising revenue from YouTube. YouTube aggregation isn’t a business. You create and aggregate videos. We did a hell of a lot.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

In test 2 you change the Recommendation engine algorithm, such that you primarily show sale articles here. It is possible, for example, to test the placement of the recommendations at 50% traffic, while the other 50% is used for the sale articles in the recommendations. The number of orders fluctuates around a positive average value.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. Many VC funds rely on general-purpose CRM and sales funnel solutions like Copper , Pipedrive, Salesforce , Streak , and ZenDesk. We can use technology to make sales far more efficient. . She is a model for us all! 11) Exit .

Technical Review 78

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

Remember: All data in aggregate is crap, segment or suck. B2B / Enterprise Sales: Salesforce. Don’t accept the excuse oh but all the sales come via phone or I convert at industry events or our buyers are old school! If you truly create strategic dashboards do this every six months. And, we can do so much for them!

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Metrics Acquisition eCommerce Analytics 141

ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2019

Click maps show you a heat map comprised of aggregated click data. It’s also easy to take in aggregate click data quickly and see broad trends. While scroll maps work for any length of page, they’re especially pertinent when designing long-form sales pages or longer landing pages. Click Maps. Image Source). Image source ).

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