Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Business model: o They bought a lot of ad inventory (banner ads/advertising) driving people to signup forms, converting (fill out form) and sold leads, o Initial strategy was first comparison shopping and then monitoring and upselling on more savings. Later they became big business in Financial services lead-gen.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

There is an inherent conflict in a consultant’s business model and the needs of a startup. At the early stages of your company’s life, you cannot rely on disinterested, hired guns to define your company’s key tasks. The final straw came when I asked the latest 25-year old a simple ‘yes / no’ question related to stock options.

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Up and Running

JUNE 19, 2015

You guys are growing, there’s a lot of pressure, more shows, hire more people, how do you have time to deal with that and make sure that you build the culture that you need and want in the context of “But we don’t have enough people to do everything we want to do? That’s my dream.

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