View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Depending on the composition of the founding team, you might or might not have near-term holes in certain functions at the exec level – e.g. you’ll most likely need to bring on a CTO/VP of Engineering shortly after the seed round if you don’t have a technical co-founder.

Part-Time VPE 195

Part-Time VPE Seed Stage CTO Hire Forecast 195

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

When 3M brought “lead users” into its innovation process, they improved revenues by a factor of eight times over innovations from internal product developers. This has resulted in dramatic increases in sales. Traditional approaches to marketing and sales will only screw up customer advocacy. Wrong message, wrong audience.

Customer 154

Customer Fractional CTO Canada Technical Review 154

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In consumer packaged goods, the benchmark for a “highly successful” product launch is no easy feat: $50 million in first-year sales. Successful demand generation campaigns break down silos between marketing and sales. Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré , a B2B SaaS consultant, lamented that. Seed your launch campaign with advance sales.

Product 110

Product Campaign Acquisition Social Media 110

Mucker Lab

APRIL 6, 2023

Today, a lot of the PLG SaaS tools require sales motion upfront because nobody understands those tools. Those types of tools actually require work in the initial days of the sales motion. The success of the foundation is can you get to the first PLG conversion and actually have a user or prospective customer without talking to sales?

Product 78

Product CTO Hire Startup Fractional CTO 78

OnlyOnce

JULY 18, 2013

Instead of bringing toys to the children on the other side of the mountain, though, this engine brings revenue into your company. Books Business Marketing Sales' One that resonated particularly strongly with me was the importance of consistent and clean data, which is hard but critical!

Engineer 63

Engineer B2B Framework Revenue 63

VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Among other corporate positions in my career, I have been a Chief Information Officer, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Research Engineer for small private companies, and also some Fortune 500 and even Fortune 10 companies. This bill will NOT affect our company.

Software 48

Software SQL Colorado Fractional CTO 48

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

Ted Serbinski: Angel investor Ted Serbinski sold his startup MothersClick to Lifetime in 2008 and joined the cable network as CTO of the ParentsClick Network. He goes on to add, “Having revenue is even better, though not applicable to every startup … Passion, skill, vision and maturity really matter.&#

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80