Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Team members need to feel comfortable in the office conversing about less significant work concerns, and how they are feeling day to day, without fear of reprisals or judgement. A key to success is for you take the initiative and make the conversation about the other person.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

These strategies demonstrate the effectiveness of tapping into broader cultural conversations in a way that feels organic and relatable to the target audience. Measuring Success Measuring the success of short-form video marketing involves analyzing key metrics such as views, shares, engagement rates, and conversion actions.

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View from Seed

APRIL 6, 2021

You resonate with the NextView mission to “design the future that we want to live in” You enjoy meeting new people and have a healthy appetite for conversation. You have an authentic passion for startups and a deep respect for entrepreneurship. What Will The Job Be Like.

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 12, 2025

Buddy.Ai , the world’s first conversational AI tutor for kids, demonstrated its commitment to the highest standards in this regard. As generative AI chatbots become more readily available, key concerns include inappropriate content, dangerous parasocial relationships , and the lack of privacy and data protections.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Audience contributions, like product reviews, discussion board conversations, and comments on your blog are invaluable because they create more credible content and attract more money from advertisers. Pay others to handle small stuff, and keep your time available for bigger priorities. Let your audience help with content creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 28, 2023

Conversing: engaging in a dialogue with others. New publishing tools, like blogs, collaboration platforms, and even Twitter provide updates that are easily available. These have the added benefit of being searchable and discoverable. When done well, an organization’s online community can become a competitive advantage.

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deal architect

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Cognizant is a regular at the annual WEF event in Davos, Switzerland. I requested Alan Alper, VP Corporate Marketing, keep good notes on everything he observed during this year's event. Here's an excellent ground level report - you can feel.

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View from Seed

JULY 22, 2024

Users no longer need to understand SQL to converse and manipulate data. Conversational Interfaces for Better Data Queries AI-driven conversational interfaces allow for “few-shot prompts” that guide users in formulating the right data questions.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model. In parallel with nailing the solution, you need an in-depth understanding of your target customer’s buying process, the job they are trying to get done, the market infrastructure, and a stable of serious pilot customers. Nail the business model.

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TechEmpower

JULY 24, 2023

The conversations are interesting and varied because they’re about new, exciting, different things. The innovator/developer relationship needs to be a conversation. At TechEmpower, we frequently talk to startup founders, CEOs, product leaders, and other innovators about their next big tech initiative.

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TechEmpower

JULY 31, 2023

Some key slides to check out: The Startup Metrics Religion The Progress is not equal to features (Less is More) Focus on User Experience Measure Conversion; Compare 2+ Options Fast, Frequent Iteration + Feedback Loop Keep it Simple and Actionable What's my business model?

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Steve Blank

MAY 17, 2022

This can enable chatbots to have a conversation with people. AI can also be used to automate data conversion such as translations and decryptions, accelerating the ability to derive actionable insights. Conversely, AI-enabled cyber-defensive tools can proactively locate and address network anomalies and system vulnerabilities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

You look for value in a specific solution, or at least a conversation about your own problem, headache, heartache, or challenge. Then give them a compelling, specific, and relevant reason to buy from you. One of the best approaches is to sell the same way that you buy. Give your own customers the same consideration.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 28, 2024

They talked about something that I think is a needed twist in this conversation. Alright, so finding your why that conversation mostly centers around purpose and beliefs. Engagement without conversion is vanity. But without conversion or without at least the thought of why we're doing this for conversion, it's simply vanity.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 21, 2025

Forward-thinking companies champion models that facilitate open dialogue between employees and supervisors, ensuring that performance conversations align with personal career aspirations and the organization’s strategic goals.

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 7, 2024

Package and Ship via Flickr by lemonhalf Here are 7 tips for optimizing your ecommerce order fulfillment: 1. Offer Free Shipping Providing free shipping incentivizes customers to place larger orders and improves conversion rates. Set a free shipping threshold of something like $50 to encourage bigger basket sizes.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

was originally published in Both Sides of the Table on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. And since we’re still an owner in 5 out of these 6 businesses we think the upside could be much greater if we’re patient. And we’re patient. What Does the Post Crash VC Market Look Like?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2022

Due to the rapid growth of influencer marketing , influencer tracking systems, such as Traackr or Pixlee have emerged as reliable tools for brands that employ influencers to track conversions from their sponsorships. Use them to find your relevant influencers. Produce marketing events to get visibility and attention.

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deal architect

JUNE 28, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

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deal architect

JULY 30, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

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Steve Blank

MAY 19, 2021

The key to understanding value propositions is in building interviews that are based on a set of hypotheses (about the problem, the stakeholder and potential solutions to be explored) and data to be captured while using minimum viable products (just enough “product” to increase the efficacy of a conversation and increase the speed of learning).

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

On the other hand, if you open every conversation with “I need money,” you won’t have any friends or any money. Here is a summary of some key items to think about as an entrepreneur before approaching friends, family, or even fools: Don’t be afraid to ask, carefully. Practice your “elevator pitch,” and end it by asking for the order.

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Focusing on generative AI applications in a select few corporate functions can contribute to a significant portion of the technology's overall impact.

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deal architect

JUNE 3, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

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deal architect

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level executives about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up. Here is.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Here's half a dozen OTT advertising strategies that will boost your conversions. The post 6 OTT Advertising Strategies To Increase Conversions appeared first on Young Upstarts. A proper over-the-top (OTT) advertising strategy is critical.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 16, 2024

ChatGPT’s advanced voice mode and Eleven Labs are setting new benchmarks in conversational AI by enhancing voice quality and realism, NotebookLM’s natural voice podcast took the Internet by storm and new open source technologies are making high quality voice cloning easier than ever. Well, that future is now knocking on our door.

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deal architect

AUGUST 26, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.

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deal architect

JUNE 16, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

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Hunter Walker

OCTOBER 14, 2024

SR: Honestly, it’s a process that requires intentionality and constant conversation across our entire team that ultimately shows up everywhere in our company from our retail distribution strategy (we are merchandised in the sparkling beverage aisle vs. the international goods aisle) to social media, PR and partnerships.

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deal architect

AUGUST 26, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.

Vertical 397

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deal architect

MAY 22, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2022

A discussion is a conversation that involves holding onto and defending our differences, seeking a winner. Understanding is a higher attribute, because it allows us to hold on to what we value most, while at the same time showing a sympathetic and even an positive attitude toward another point of view. From discussion to dialogue.

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deal architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of C-level execs and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes up.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

Boosting conversion rates requires understanding customer behaviour, tuning website pages, and executing tailored approaches. This article explores several strategies for increasing sales through effective conversion rate tactics. Highlighting positive feedback and user-generated content can significantly elevate conversion rates.

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deal architect

JUNE 21, 2020

I have been doing video interviews with a number of CIOs, software executives and practitioners about acrobatics they have been seeing in various vertical sectors during the COVID-19 crisis and the "New normal" they can expect as the economy wakes.

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