Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JANUARY 31, 2010

Many years ago (almost five years ago in fact) I wrote an article about what the music industry might look like in a digital distributed world. My premise was that thanks to networked portable devices and the Long Tail , bands would survive because distribution networks would allow them to reach their fans much easier.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Startup Killer: the Cost of Customer Acquisition In the many thousands of articles advising entrepreneurs on what they have to focus on to build successful startups, much has been written about three key factors: team, product and market, with particular focus on the importance of product/market fit.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

The world has changed a lot lately and just about every aspect of a technology company – and especially a web-based company – can be “moved out” to a web-based application provider at a lower cost than doing it yourself. Hockeyapp – For collecting crash reports from mobile devices and distributing apps for some platforms.

Technology 251

Technology EC2 Mobile Startup 251

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. These are things that can cost very little money, but go a long ways in convincing someone that you are making progress. If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction.

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Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Sweat Equity CTO Hire 281

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2022

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. Competitors see the same opportunity.

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Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Startup 265

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking.

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Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2012

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. These are things that can cost very little money, but go a long ways in convincing someone that you are making progress. If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction.

Intellectual Property 260

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 260

Version One Ventures

SEPTEMBER 19, 2012

A great product is always the foundation but a clear distribution strategy becomes essential to cut through the noise. For example, Customer Acquisition Costs often increase once the more efficient marketing channels are maxed out and the company needs to find new users through less efficient means.

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Churn Rate Viral Acquisition Cofounder 168

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app, highlighting the mashup technology, which you derived from early online social networking applications. Reduce litigation risks and support costs. Personal privacy protection. Skip the acronyms and implementation details.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 17, 2011

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. These are things that can cost very little money, but go a long ways in convincing someone that you are making progress. If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction.

Intellectual Property 253

Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 253

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 30, 2015

According to Forrester Research, the cost of building the first version of a native mobile app is about 35% of the true two-year cost of the app (3). If you’re developing multiple apps, the overall cost can easily balloon beyond initial estimates. What will you do to brand, distribute and support the app?

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Architecture Mobile Application Development Singapore 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 20, 2020

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Marketing costs and time go up, and the growth curve flattens. Competitors see the same opportunity.

Hockey Stick 307

Hockey Stick Guerilla Acquisition Revenue 307

Rob Go

JULY 11, 2013

We tend to favor companies that have a “distribution advantage”. So what are some examples of distribution advantages? As a vertical community, the business of GrabCAD was never going to look like that of a social network or social media company. But this time, I gave a different answer.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2015

Are Paid Content Distribution Platforms Cost Effective? Buffer, a popular social media sharing tool, leveraged a guest network to generate millions in revenues. Paid Content Platforms: A Distribution Alternative? The following are some of the most popular distribution platforms on the market.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Widespread global availability of free or low-cost web access, easy-to-use social tools, and algorithms by companies like Klout and PeerIndex have also resulted in an “influence revolution” According to Schaefer, the rules of online influence are affected by several factors: 1. Nuff said.

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Technical Review Singapore Algorithm Social Media 160

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 22, 2010

It doesn’t prove your business model of pricing, distribution, and support. These are things that can cost very little money, but go a long ways in convincing someone that you are making progress. If you give away your product or service to the first 10 customers, that’s a good learning experience, but it’s not real traction.

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Intellectual Property Sweat Equity CTO Hire Fractional CTO 222

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

So when Google started pushing AdSense (ads for affiliate or 3rd party sites) they had a HUGE cost advantage. it seems that Twitter should have the same Google-like cost advantage. I think the best solution for the social networking era is “in-stream&# advertising. Google had huge destination traffic. uh, hello!

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Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco 271

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Costs of product on YouTube content is literally 99% cheaper than traditional TV and; Distribution of content can now go viral and can predictably distributed via social networks. Over time if you produce compelling content you can package it up and repurpose it to distribute through other channels.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. It seems that four different models of "discussion creation" have occurred: Organice Discussion - someone posts something interesting, lots of bloggers post on the topic, distributed discussion ensues.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 13, 2020

1) The cost of solar has fallen off a cliff . It’s been shocking to see how few people understand what’s happened with the cost of solar energy over the last decade and the impacts it will ultimately have on society. For context, the all-in cost of coal or natural gas is in the range of 6-7 cents / kWh.

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Mexico Finance Cost Balance Sheet 218

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2014

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app that mashes up existing technology derived from early social-networking applications. Mashup probably reminds senior leaders of a train wreck, and social networking is still seen by many business executives as a frivolous waste of time.

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Technology Customer Elevator Pitch Social Network 245

Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 31, 2015

Entrepreneur Prerna Gupta believes that there’s a billion-dollar opportunity in bringing “Lean” principles to the development and distribution of mass-market fiction, and in presenting stories as a mobile-first experience. She wants to disrupt Hollywood with the Lean Startup method.

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Lean United States Fractional CTO Startup 60

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2014

It’s just that content marketing and social network participation are (collectively) more important. Low cost, high volume offshore link building is not only dead, it’s super risky. Social Networking. If you can believe it, we didn’t have a blog or any type of social media account until last year.

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Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

However, for the past couple years, the metrics of “success” with early-stage digital media startups (especially consumer-facing ones) have clearly focused on distribution, as opposed to monetization. The old playbook six years ago was that the web distribution could be bought for a price with Google Adwords.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. Cell Buddy has developed the only seamless, carrier grade solution, for low cost Voice calls, SMS and Internet, while abroad. Brandsforce - Company Website.

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Securities and Exchange Commission Technical Review Software Review 133

Genuine VC

APRIL 30, 2008

However, for the past couple years, the metrics of “success” with early-stage digital media startups (especially consumer-facing ones) have clearly focused on distribution, as opposed to monetization. The old playbook six years ago was that the web distribution could be bought for a price with Google Adwords.

Distribution 100

Distribution Widget Viral Social Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 31, 2016

Senior business leaders, for example, are unlikely to relate when you pitch your latest web app, highlighting the mashup technology, which you derived from early online social networking applications. Reduce litigation risks and support costs. Personal privacy assurances. Skip the acronyms and implementation details.

Elevator Pitch 145

Elevator Pitch Social Network Agile Technology 145

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2009

Copyright gives you the right to prevent others from copying, distributing or making derivatives of your work. Each patent filing will cost your company $10-30k and take 1-4 years. social network start up – trademark and copyright are more likely. Copyright. And it has to identify all prior art.

Intellectual Property 227

Intellectual Property IP Software Review Non-disclosure Agreement 227

thebarefootvc

DECEMBER 16, 2011

Powered by cell phones and social networking platforms, we saw revolutions taking place, businesses being transformed and our daily lives made more convenient (if we could tear ourselves away from our Facebook and Twitter updates). What’s Next in 2012….

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 25, 2020

Because in the end … This type of marketing is widely practiced on social networks, especially on Facebook , where the capacity for dissemination and viralization of recommendations is brutal. In advertising, it is often said that keeping a customer costs 10 times less than getting a new one. Loyalty Marketing.

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Marketing Social Network Advertising United States 179

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

These include the hiring of virtual assistants, which lowers operational costs while increasing the level of productivity. . By outsourcing services, the small business owner can capitalize on comparative advantages in costs, particularly labor. . And it’s not just about cost savings. Information sometimes cost a premium.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 19, 2018

These changes lead me to believe that they’re aiming to make Google My Business like a social network for businesses. Cloud-based storage and communication systems have made it easier for distributed teams to collaborate and get things done. This serves local business owners well. This serves local business owners well.

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Marketing Technical Review Software Review Retention 72

YoungUpstarts

MAY 16, 2018

And by creating the kind of content that your prospects will not only want to consume, but share with their social networks, you stand to boost brand awareness and increase conversions in a big way. A content delivery network (CDN) may be the best solution. Driving down bandwidth costs. CDNs explained.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

While all of these factors are true to an extent, the truth of the matter is that the reduced costs of hardware and software are easily offset by the expense of engineers and experienced business people. Nearly all of your costs will be headcount, primarily in the engineering department.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 30, 2019

It has already worked with a number of Unicorns, including Uber, Just Eat and Deliveroo, helping them build distribution networks and consumer audiences in the UK via face-to-face marketing and digital channels. The post Next-Gen Marketing Option for Fast-Growth Companies appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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Marketing Agile Social Network Valuation 94

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out. Even Perez Hilton blogged about Flippa because of its relationship to FaceSmash and Social Network. Tips from Matt Mickiewicz: To keep costs low try swapping services for other services.

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EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Create an interactive, regularly updated site or blog , or by build informative yet informal profiles on social networking sites like Facebook or Twitter. A great offer goes a long way quickly…especially through our favorite social networking sites! Self-printed cost is $0.46 Are you a thought leader? Be visible!

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