article thumbnail

8 Challenges To Overcome In The Growth Of Hyperlocal

Startup Professionals Musings

Most people have heard of Foursquare for local nightlife and Airbnb for rooms, but other nationally recognized sources for local services are still hard to find, including social media, local news, advertising, and event calendars. I still hear often the dream of a free service to users, supported by advertising, per the Facebook model.

article thumbnail

RideAustin SXSW Key Learnings — and wow — there were a lot…

Austin Startup

We’ve also been asked by various media our take on Lyft’s new ‘Round-up’ feature. Contrary to others in social media saying they ‘stole our idea’ — we’re incredibly happy to see the #2 rideshare company electing to use their platform to also help charities. Social media has plenty of examples of outrageously high rideshare trips.

Austin 48
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

How to Write a Business Plan for a Subscription Box Service

Up and Running

Subscription box services primarily use social media ( Instagram , Facebook , Pinterest , and influencers ) to show off some of its curated products and give offers prior to official launch. Get the email addresses of interested customers by advertising email sign-ups rather than pre-orders on your website and social media.

article thumbnail

Cracking The Code: The Bessemer 10 laws of SaaS - Fall 2008.

Cracking the Code

To be fair, visibility into the current cash position and the change in the cash position has always been important for software executives, but is even more critical for SaaS businesses because the working capital requirements are higher and the payment terms are often stretched out over the term of the contract. ► 04/08 - 04/15. (1).