Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Your goal is to invest in engineering (to maintain your product lead), new offices / locations (to capture markets before others), marketing (to capture consumer attention before others do) … all of these activities consume cash often in advance of the revenue they generate. Think DropBox, Airbnb, Uber, Maker Studios.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

From traditional advertising to social media, online review management to blogging, search engine optimization to direct mail – it’s all marketing. And , 35% of small businesses without a website feel their operation is too small to warrant a website. Marketing covers a wide range of activities. Click To Tweet.

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Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

www.mattbartus.com

DECEMBER 9, 2012

One possibility is to negotiate a higher valuation and offer warrants (i.e., Take a look at the numbers when you increase the fully diluted pre-money valuation from $3 million to $5 million and include warrants: Pre-Money. Warrants. -. 1,333,333 warrants x $0.50 1,333,333 warrants x $0.50 Post-Money. Series A. -.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Basically, as Ronny Kohavi , Distinguished Engineer, General Manager, Analysis and Experimentation at Microsoft , told me: Ronny Kohavi: “With respect to the PIE/ICE frameworks, we use ROI (Return-On-Investment) as guidance, which is similar and simply collapses the potential and importance (or impact, confidence) into “expected return.”.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Search engine optimization or SEO is a tactic entails you to convince high-authority websites to link to any relevant page of yours either on your own or with the help of an agency like nobs.link that specializes in it. One of the ways you can accomplish that is through link building. Enhance your website’s loading time.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

So I initially gravitated to the CTO title, and not VP of Engineering. But since I spent a long time in a hybrid CTO/VP Engineering role, I still have this nagging question. I want to add one last idea, even though I recognize it is controversial, bordering on the boundary between the CTO and VP Engineering. Heres my take.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 30, 2017

It is rare to find someone with a combination of business savvy and engineering talent. Founders often believe that splitting the equity pie with you is not warranted. There is not enough to go around. In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king, but not a kingdom worth owning. Most techies would disagree.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Some of my favorite tools and services have gone through some pretty big changes recently – enough so that felt it warranted a post just to point the changes out. The first three, Gmail , Evernote and TweetDeck , are tools I use every day to run my business. But, hey, that’s what I’m here for! If You Liked This Post.

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David Teten

JANUARY 19, 2021

Early-stage: Cofounder with engineering/ product background from top-tier university or major technology company. Lenders sometimes take warrants. Hard covenants with potentially strict penalties. . Cash collateral. Soft power (Material Adverse Conditions and investor confidence clauses). Minimum requirements. roadmap to profitability.

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Cofounder Technical Review Equity Dividend 78

Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Startups often hand out shares, options, and warrants for employees and for contractors rendering needed services. I’m never surprised when I see product development driven by engineers proceeding at top speed developing the next cool thing. One of my engineers once told me my favorite color was plaid. Don’t be the plaid guy.

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Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Eric Friedman

MAY 9, 2019

This was warranted because the network was growing, consumers were happy, and this is “what social networks did” so I was the very vocal minority. Looking back of course we should have focussed on these things sooner, but the future was bright and the sky was the limit – so we focussed differently.

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Haystack

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Will Pinterest’s ad engine be compared to Facebook and Google, or to Snap? The current President still has a very large and strong base of support, and I do not see that support changing enough to warrant other big changes in 2019. How will they price Lyft (operating just in the U.S.) vs Uber (global)? When will the music stop?

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2010

the loan converts at 15-20% discout to the new money coming in) or your investor will get “warrant coverage&# which is similar to an employee stock option in that it gives the investor the right but not the obligation to invest in your company in the future at a defined priced. They might not replace an engineer or two that quits.

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ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

Identifying and merging content targeting the same or similar keywords; Removing duplicate content that dilutes importance, and; Improving metadata so that users see what they’re looking for in search engine results pages (SERPs). The pages on your website can only be indexed if search engines can crawl them. 5xx status codes.

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Technical Review SEO Software Review XML 162

www.instigatorblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This is especially true when you think of a tech startup, where the first few hires are typically engineers/programmers. To make round numbers let's say you have 100,000 share outstanding and you give your lead engineer 1000. link] VC part 3: Engineers deserve more equity — Some French Guy [.] 1% is just not a lot.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 1, 2010

But there are undoubtedly plenty of areas in which innovation and transformation are not just happening and warranted, but absolutely crucial. As I argued earlier this week, words like "disruptive," "innovative," and "transformational" can lose their punch when applied to every new company, every new product, every new feature.

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ctotodevelopers.blogspot.com

JULY 11, 2012

The implementation and architecture can also suffer if the team under or over invests engineering time, implementation of standards, or testing discipline in the wrong areas. decide on success metrics, measure, and then decide if additional investment is warranted. This, in some way, is a byproduct of self organization.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 26, 2014

The Golden Gate Bridge is iconic, and it warrants instant recognition. Joseph Strauss, the main architect of the Golden Gate Bridge, was not only an ambitious engineer, he also happened to be a poet. “Rushing Home” by Ann Rea. But have you ever thought of it as a brand? Keep building your brand.

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David Teten

OCTOBER 1, 2015

Strong support from serial founders, engineers, and other specialized resources that are particularly relevant to the earliest days of a company can overcome that hurdle and (in theory at least) yield companies that otherwise wouldn’t be built. HappyFunCorp employs 80 engineers and product architects. Rock Health).

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Technical Cofounder 60

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Very few businesses address large enough market opportunities to warrant professional investor involvement, especially VCs. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They should be built organically, bootstrapped, and get to sustainability. CricketWeekly.

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Growthink Blog

JULY 12, 2012

And because several of these websites are looked upon favorably by Google and other search engines, oftentimes prospective customers will find your press releases on their sites when they search relevant terms. I use these sites sparingly, and only when I have a press release that I'm confident warrants great media attention.

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Up and Running

APRIL 30, 2014

These days a startup or entrepreneur can use any number of web-based techniques to spread the word of their business, and these include such strategies as using SEO (search engine optimization), social media marketing, and ‘PPC campaigns’ (which consist of advertisements that are paid for on a ‘per click’ basis).

Small Business 113

Small Business Marketing Advertising SEO 113

Rob Go

MAY 18, 2014

But we find that these only go so deep, and at times, certain practical topics warrant more attention. Current possible topics are: Hiring your first five engineers. We have always been believers in trying to be helpful to the entrepreneurial community through the content we publish on our blogs. Interviewing and reference checking.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 20, 2015

10x, as in “10x Engineer,” is a well-trod expression used to suggest there are classes of people who are so much better than average that the results you get from them are an order of magnitude higher. They’re willing to spend more time than their ownership % might warrant. And relationships are long term equities.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

And a few words about Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) company that is navigating its next phase of evolution are also warranted. She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Photo by nosheep. Discuss.

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Campus Entrepreneurship

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

From the Atlanta Journal Constitution’s George Mathis : The university claims the group is responsible for funneling about $2 million in school funds to a company owned by microchip professor Joy Laskar, 47, and research engineer Stephane Pinel, 36. Also charged is office administrator Chris Evans, 56.

Georgia 28

Georgia Warrant Florida Atlanta 28

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

But I often find board members wanting to dive in to the details of a business and “problem solve” every detail when it isn’t warranted. It is our job to “dip” into the organization and have signals coming out of product, engineering, sales, support, marketing, etc. I believe the same is true about boards.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Reverse engineer customer behavior by digging into your existing data to find out how they interact with your business. However, even if you’re not familiar with these client brands, that eight other companies have trusted, Buffer gives them enough credibility to warrant consideration. To do this, revisit your branding strategy.

Equity 94

Equity Marketing Social Media Software Review 94

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

Implement Energy-Efficient Practices As startups navigate the intricate maze of operational expenses, energy costs emerge as a significant line item that warrants careful consideration. Steering away from the traditional and often costly avenues of advertising, startups can strategically allocate resources to digital marketing channels.

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Cost Startup Open Source Warrant 134

Occam's Razor

JULY 1, 2013

But fresh relevant content is also of value in our search engine optimization efforts, keeps a pipeline of socially shareable assets going. An obsession with SEO and PPC is pretty much warranted in most companies, across platforms (desktop, mobile – it is particularly heartbreaking how poor most companies do on mobile platforms).

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Traffic from non-paid results on search engines. Traffic from paid search ads on search engines. landing pages or search engines). Successful terms warrant more budget. Look closer at this traffic to understand your partnerships. Traffic tends to be high-intent, which can lead to high levels of engagement.

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Metrics Analytics Marketing Acquisition 105

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Some students will find that their device is an engineering marvel but would never fly in the market for reasons they weren’t even aware of until they did their “outside of the classroom” customer interviews. Now the students spend time in customer discovery and learn why validating the business model for their device is so important.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Because of this, even a small deal may warrant a one-to-one marketing approach. A client may offer more than revenue. For example, securing two or three companies within an industry may give you leverage with the rest of the industry. How is your company perceived? How well are you known, if at all? What do people think of you?

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

Reverse engineering the origins of brand-owned terms is not a breakdown of the step-by-step planning that led from term identification to widespread acceptance. Reverse engineering the origins of brand-owned terms is not a […] The post Brand-Owned Terms: The Power—and Process—of Naming a Movement appeared first on CXL.

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Naming Conversion Flash Cofounder 119

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

A high bounce rate warrants further investigation. Ahrefs is a platform that helps you optimize your website for search engines. Use Ahrefs to uncover insights and gain a competitive advantage in search engine results pages (SERPs). Research keywords from multiple search engines (e.g., Is it slow to load?

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Analytics Metrics Channel Campaign 106

ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2017

More than enough to warrant optimizing your out of stock product pages. Furthermore, it demonstrates to search engines that your site is well-maintained and up-to-date or ‘fresh’ ” (via Moz). Do yourself a favor and look at your analytics right now. What’s that 65% worth to you in cold, hard cash every year?

Stock 90

Stock Product eCommerce SEO 90

ConversionXL

JANUARY 21, 2019

This was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reason [.] An apology for shipping incorrect products to a single customer, for example, doesn’t warrant a public apology. Instead, he placed the blame elsewhere : These events are deeply troubling. This was not a corporate decision. Respond in a timely fashion.

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