SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. So, I’ve had about 4 years on the “inside” of a fast-growing, venture-backed B2B SaaS startup. Most were on paper and video; 20 were invited to pitch in person.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Home Books for Startups Guide Secret History-Bibliography Steve Blank Startup Tools Steve Blank Entries RSS | Comments RSS Email Subscription Get Steve Blank via your RSS Feed RSS - Posts RSS - Comments Categories Air Force (12) Ardent (10) Audubon (1) Big Companies versus Startups: Durant versus Sloan (39) Business Model versus Business Plan (..)

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 4, 2021

In the early 2000s, digital design and development freelancers were sort after – I was fresh out of University (having completed a degree in Media Arts) and was hungry for work. 9- Providing Legitimate B2B Customer Data in the Era of Mistrust. Thus, I started my B2B customer data-mining firm. Photo Credit: William Cannon.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

For example, recently I was in the market for some transcription software. I headed to Google to search for “best transcription software” and read some blog posts that reviewed the best options. ABM is resource-heavy and requires significant investment in software and infrastructure to support sales and post-sales activities.

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conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

This required convincing software vendors to move their applications to our unique machine architecture. I had hired the VP of marketing from a potential software partner who was responsible to get all this 3 rd party software on our computer. His real job – the action – was to get the software moved onto our machine.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

The Myth of Venture Capital | Re/code by Jon Oringer – crowdspring.co/1tNFeV7. Busting the Lean-Startup Myth – crowdspring.co/1ozOXHA. How to Use Social Media to Drive Traffic for B2B Companies – crowdspring.co/1nPz9An. How to Spot & Avoid Bad Web Hosting Companies | InstantShift – [link] crowdspring.co/YqAyHQ.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

That’s no problem for months-in-development campaigns and seven-figure ad budgets. Step 1: Develop research goals and questions. For specific B2B folks (targeting by title + industry), LinkedIn is a good bet. We now have a list of keywords that B2B-minded people are looking for in a benefits page. gift cards, real money).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Individuals don’t make B2B buying decisions; groups do. This lead becomes your first contact and is then developed into an account. Marketing development reps were then limited to 100 accounts each and aligned with three to four sales reps to target only 400 accounts. 8 questions to ask before developing your ABM program.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Memberstack’s B2B audience are familiar with YCombinator. Memberstack has loaded up on reviews, most of which can’t be read without clicking through to another page. Scrolling further, we have a simple 3-step process on how the software works. Scrolling further, we have a simple 3-step process on how the software works.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. Lean Methodology Sources. Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Part 3- Lean Cust. s helpful to find an developer tool that allows you to write html/css and renders the view in real time, so you donâ??t

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. Media & Marketing. Small Business. More Industries. Accounting. Advertising. Broadcasting & Entertainment. Computer Hardware. Consumer Products. Defense & Aerospace. Financial Services & Insurance. Food & Tobacco. Hospitality. Industrial Goods & Services. Marketing & Strategy. Media Agencies. Metals & Mining. NAME Comcast.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 19, 2018

This means constantly looking for improvements to our automation technology, using that automation more, and diligently pursuing excellence for each client’s dream website. The second goal is related to personal and professional development. Thanks to Shawn Moore, Solodev ! #2- 2- Two goals. Photo Credit: David Ciccarelli.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

For web services, we write use cases, including code snippets, which describe ways you can imagine people using the product. Nichole Elizabeth DeMeré , a B2B SaaS consultant, lamented that. I see this happen far too often when people submit products to me for review to post on Product Hunt. Write the User Manual. His solution?

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Given the number of funding resources available today, you shouldn’t have too much of a problem getting that initial start-up cash, especially if you focus on a lean business model or MVP route to market. For example, Palo Alto Software focuses primarily on helping small businesses realize their dreams of starting a business.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

As a boot-strapped founder aka our biggest investor, one of the things I leaned into uncovering was the unknown. Lean into it. swing for the fences category-building B2C software capital?—?wasn’t We have the consumer market, but not investor market for what I’m selling : B2C software.) What did our customers think?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2024

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I like working with software developers. But as far as getting clients, again, we're probably talking about selling professional services to other businesses, B2B, right? And then you have lean times and then the IRS loves you and they'll call you every day.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Even though I learned a huge amount on marketing, leadership and business development, the whole thing was slowly eating me from inside. I had a degree in Information Technology, had worked as a web developer, tech support guy, account manager, sales person and a marketer. Know your talents, develop a skill people value.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! If you're moving out of brick and mortar into online, more and more businesses, whether you're B2B or you're b2c, are realizing that digital is a primary channel or at least equal. So you try to pay equal attention to both of those on both sides of the software.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

What I typically find is if people haven’t read about lean startup, then the way they make decisions on what we should build is what the highest paid person in the room says they should build. They could use the unique shopper codes they assign to each person to identify certain behavioral patterns that indicate pregnancy.

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ConversionXL

JULY 9, 2015

Be it Google Analytics (by far the most popular analytics provider), Adobe, Kiss, Moz, Marketo, Hubspot, Mixpanel, or any other options , the software is only as useful as you make it. When it comes to selling SaaS solutions, there are several factors regarding the software itself and your brand that impact the signup process.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

The one side, I think it’s a really interesting point you bring up, which is does it immediately lean toward to creating new products and services? Could you leave an honest review on iTunes? Your ratings and reviews really help and I promise I read each and every one. John Jantsch: Take care.

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