David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. This provides us more time to develop meaningful relationships with prospects and customers.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 26, 2022

You know, a lot of times, what we hear is: “Hey, what does the company do is $5 billion of equity value is $10 billion.” And we’ll go out and ensure we’re getting our stuff out through the channels.” The churn rate increased, and then the stock plummeted by 70 percent. At least that was the thinking.

Partner 132

Partner Cofounder Retention Acquisition 132

Up and Running

MAY 1, 2014

Whether you’re trying to raise money for your business or are developing a plan for strategic growth, a solid business plan is a key component to every successful business. You can use this simple formula to develop a positioning statement: For [target market description] who [target market need], [this product] [how it meets the need].

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Business Plan Forecast Balance Sheet Distribution 163

Occam's Razor

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Twitter is amongst new media channels that are challenging how we communicate, with whom we communicate and perhaps most fundamentally how we (Marketers) influence people. Sadly execution and analysis of these new social media channels has been hobbled by old world thinking. My new book Web Analytics 2.0

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Social Media Analytics Metrics Media 124

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. The way I do it.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 20, 2019

4- Reduce churn rate by half. My big hairy audacious goal for my business by the end of this year is to reduce our churn rate by half. From entry-level employees to managers to entrepreneurs, the only way to create long-term sustainability is to develop people who will continue to lead. Photo Credit: Anne C.

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Papua New Guinea Hawaii Advisory Board Churn Rate 65