YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

by Blair Thomas , co-founder of eMerchantBroker.com. million because its vendors allocated customer data to many credit agencies. million because its vendors allocated customer data to many credit agencies. The customer data contained a lot of inaccurate information.

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David Teten

JULY 25, 2017

Effectively, we are a market maker between our portfolio companies and the late-stage VCs and large enterprises which are our co-investors. A more sophisticated way to do this: calculate your internal ratios , e.g., your Customer Acquisition Cost and Lifetime Value. For example, consider public relations. RJMetrics ); technology (e.g.,

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David Teten

JUNE 3, 2014

For the third year in a row, ff Venture Capital is co-sponsoring the New York Demo Day for Georgia Tech’s Flashpoint Accelerator, along with HBS Alumni Angels of NY. Flashpoint is a rigorous management and education program that works closely with founders to create companies. Atlanta ff Venture Capital HBS Alumni Angels New York'

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 12, 2021

As a result VC’s now value businesses based on customer retention rather than multiples of revenue. Because customer retention is a better way of working out the true value of a business. You need to think of the full customer experience, the brand, and focus on down-funnel metrics like CLTV, retention, pipeline dollars, and so forth.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

Letting Your Customer Define What You Sell This content from: Duct Tape Marketing. Kigo footwear , an Atlanta based company that produces minimalist shoes, is one of those companies. A glimpse into the kigo story as told by co-founder and head of marketing Rachelle Kuramoto.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 22, 2018

Please your customers by tweaking your product or service the way they want. According to Paul Graham who is the Y-Combinator’s co-founder, overfunding is the most important yet neglected reason of why startups fail in the inception phase. Selecting a right co-founder is not enough. So, start with a small budget.

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David Teten

JANUARY 21, 2021

(co-written with Jamie Finney, Founding Partner at Greater Colorado Venture Fund. This essay is part of a series on alternative VC: I: Revenue-Based Investing: a new option for founders who care about control. III: Why are Revenue-Based VCs investing in so many women and underrepresented founders?

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 14, 2009

Take a look: This full-day Master Class focuses on how to build a startup from the ground up to focus on customers, markets, and speed of iteration. Im working on a future post where Ill share the details of how I used customer development to shape both the content and packaging of this event, so look for that soon.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 20, 2011

I’m speaking today at entrepreneur.com’s Growth Conference in Atlanta , a talk I’m calling 3 Weeks to Startup after the book that I co-authored (disclosure: I’m the half author). I enjoyed doing the slides, so here are the top 3: My number one mistake is starting a business with no real customer need.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 17, 2024

How to Balance AI Magic with Human Expertise written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Jeff Coyle, the Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer for MarketMuse. Book your call today, DTM World slash scale. (01:03):

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

He was immediately struck by Justin’s talent and was relentless in convincing Justin’s mom to come to Atlanta to meet him & other local talent. Scooter went the extra mile, didn’t take no for an answer and even fronted all of Justin’s costs to get him to come to Atlanta. Bieber & Co.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

It seems like every day there is a new headline about an exceptional startup founder, investor, or corporate headquarters moving to Texas. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Startups and investors should treat Texas like one big city. Joe Lonsdale. Drew Houston. Jim Breyer. Charles Schwab.

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Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 17, 2010

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup? No departments The Five Whys for Startups (for Harvard Business R. ► May (3) Thank you Philosophy Helps Start-Ups Move Faster (WSJ on the. Take a look and let me know what you think.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. We have an amazing co-parenting style that works for both of us, and we’re both happy. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 I’m the founder of Lime Inc., Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

You may know him as the founder of Soylent, the nutrition company he started in his kitchen and scaled nationwide. You really want to see how your company treats its employees, treats its customers, treats the environment, taking a longer-term view." You really want to see the whole system. You really want to see the whole system.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 15, 2009

The founders coming out of the DEC ( Digital Equipment Corporation ) and Intel culture of the 1960’s and ‘70’s. As an early employee I worked all hours of the day, never hesitated to jump on a “ red-eye ” plane to see a customer at the drop of a hat, and did what was necessary to make the company a winner.

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Jeff Hilimire

APRIL 25, 2014

The list so far: Raymond King , Zoo Atlanta. My co-founders and I have been working together in digital for over a decade to engage, personalize and re-engage people. I usually have a Google video call with my UK co-founder at around6:30am when my hair is still a wreck as I haven’t showered.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 6, 2019

So my co-founder, Amit Vij, and I built a new database from the ground up, centered around massive parallelization combining the power of the GPU (typically used to quickly process and generate graphics in video games) and CPU to explore and visualize streaming and historical data in space and time—an approach that we then patented.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Depends entirely on the company, product or service, market, and customer base/demographics; there is no "correct" solution for every situation, but there are professional and successful solutions for every visual communication. And because huge customer bases are used to it trust it. 38 New Social Media Resources You May.

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www.paulgraham.com

AUGUST 1, 2008

In the last batch of startups we funded, we had several founders who said theyd thought of applying before, but werent sure and got jobs instead. This is a problem for founders, because it makes raising money take longer and cost more in legal fees. Founders and investors have different attitudes to risk.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 19, 2018

We wanted customers to know where we specialized, so leather had to be part of the title. Our customers relate with personable, attentive customer service, and although descriptive and accurate, our dot com name hasn’t fit that relationship very well. Atlanta) and the type service you offer (ex. Thanks to Jessica L.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 31, 2019

John Jantsch: Today’s episode is brought to you by Break Through The Noise , the new book by Tim Staples, Co-Founder and CEO of Shareability. If you’re a marketer, an entrepreneur or a small business owner and you have a limited budget to market to and connect with your customers, you need break through the noise.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2015

The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies. Thanks to Bob Shirilla, Custom Bags ! We co-founded the Jamberly Group, which markets the ciao! I’ve learned to combine work and pleasure.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

The combined company, which will be headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and will be called Fundtech, will be led by S1 Chief Executive Johann Dreyer. ICQ FOUNDER SELLS ISRAEL’S DOTOMI FOR $295 MLN. Dotomi founder Yair Goldfinger also co-founded ICQ, the technology known today as instant messaging. ValueClick Inc.

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