Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 261

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 261

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Do you now have real customers, are just starting development. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Business model. Executive team.

Elevator Pitch 226

Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Metrics 226

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Dell announced over a year ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. I suspect that a good part of the problem is that startup and small business owners still don’t know where or how to start. Or are you too busy? Marty Zwilling.

Social Media 222

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 222

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been.

Analytics 246

Analytics Retention Startup Social Media 246

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Think of it as a selling effort, not an attempt to fully describe your startup. Do you now have real customers, are just starting development. Outline your sales and marketing strategy (direct marketing, sales channel, viral marketing, and lead generation). Business model. Executive team. Marty Zwilling.

Elevator Pitch 138

Elevator Pitch Viral Lead Generation Business Plan 138

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Paul Graham’s Startup Curve – avoid the “through of sorrow”! Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). First Steps in Growth Hacking for Startups.

API 167

API Viral Startup Retention 167

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Investment risk management.

Analytics 177

Analytics Retention Social Media Campaign 177

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2014

This is a whole new world for startups seeking enterprise application opportunities, as well social media trend challenges. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Big Data entrepreneur Eric Siegel predictive analytics startup' Investment risk management. Marty Zwilling.

Analytics 257

Analytics Entrepreneur Retention Social Media 257

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Whether you are contemplating an investment in your favorite startup, or a little-known stock on a public exchange, there is “big data” out there that can’t possibly be evaluated by you without predictive analytics. Investment risk management.

Analytics 120

Analytics Retention Social Media Campaign 120

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

As I mentioned at the beginning of this series/ebook, over the years I’ve noticed that I tend to frequently share certain Lucky7 posts with entrepreneurs we’ve backed , team members at data.world, or other startup investors I know. Develop a personal board of advisors about that topic. Go seek out the experts. in honor of my mother.

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Software Review Sales Cofounder Analytics 48

Startup Lessons Learned

APRIL 7, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Wednesday, April 7, 2010 Learning is better than optimization (the local maximum problem) Lean startups don’t optimize. Many optimizers are in favor of split-testing, too: direct marketers, landing page and SEO experts -- heck even the Google Website Optimizer team. That’s right.

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San Francisco Lean Metrics Design 154

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

If you’re a startup looking for the fabled goldmine of a Google exit, here’s the guy you’ll want to meet: David Lawee. The search giant’s VP of Corporate Development, along with CEO Larry Page, signs off on the dozens of acquisitions and acqui-hires made every year, large and small. (One Google bought web 2.0

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

ConversionXL

JULY 11, 2016

Three tactics to maximize revenue from a CRO program: Free test software. 3 Growth hacks for early stage startups: Find your scaling lever (HouseTrip, Facebook). Use marketing to amplify your product. Report tangibly and make content marketing comparable to direct marketing channels. Change of statistics.

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PPC Analytics Video Non-Compete 48

ConversionXL

APRIL 20, 2016

If you’ve got the time, watch his poetic “Modern Man” routine: Comedians like Carlin rail against the softening of language, the vague generalities that (mostly) marketers thrust into public discourse. Today, many people poke fun at startup jargon , business jargon , and even conversion optimization jargon. What does it mean?

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B2B Audience North America Boston 48