Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. They had a viral promotional technique that encouraged your friends to download their app to watch a video they posted and a channel (Facebook) that was trying to grow its video audience. Underbelly.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 30, 2022

Jonathan Lai, General Partner, A16Z Gaming fund. Ground floor — platforms and networks The ground floor of the metaverse will be built on top of these interoperable protocols and standards. billion crypto fund, went particularly viral as Marc struggled to articulate the use case for Web3.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2023

In the aftermath of the recent pandemic, which caused many businesses to close, a new raft of business workers and entrepreneurs are deciding to pursue their own dreams of being a new business owner, and controlling your own destiny. Network extensively for partners, investors, and suppliers.

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Intellectual Property Social Media Angel Investor Metrics 245

The Startup Magazine

JULY 20, 2021

With a viral approach to marketing and customer-friendly pricing, Hawkers today is sold primarily online and in 50 countries. Betancourt Lopez put together a group of investors, including Félix Ruiz and Hugo Arévalo, who were the founders of Tuenti, a social networking app. million sunglasses units.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

INFOGRAPHIC] Social Media Marketing By the Numbers [INFOGRAPHIC] Social Network Wars: How The Five Major Platforms Stack Up [INFOGRAPHIC] The Rise of the Mobile Workforce [INFOGRAPHIC] Computer Vision Syndrome: Do Your Eyes Have It? LinkedIn was curious, so the business social network decided to find out.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Many successful entrepreneurs learned how to run a business as they built one, and they had the educational benefit of being able to make mistakes and learn from them as they went along. These nine websites will help you track down the appropriate entrepreneurs. There’s no substitute for experience.

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Entrepreneur Social Media Technical Review Social Network 94

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). and answers with A/B tests, landing pages, viral factor, email deliverability, and Open Graph. If a startup is pre-product/market fit, growth hackers can make sure virality is embedded at the core of a product.

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API Viral Startup Retention 167

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. We made changes and Greg was a gentleman throughout the process rather than berating us for our performance (it was our first partners’ meeting).

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. You can be the sales guy or gal with all the tools you need at your fingertips ­ email, phone, social networks, etc. They are not looking to benefit by partnering with your company. Well, then you’ve got to go viral.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

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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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

But, most of use raise capital and source deals the same way people looked for dates 20 years ago: by networking at conferences (or bars). . But in business, you want a lot of partners. In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. Most of us want one spouse and we’re done.

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Friday, February 27, 2009.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Lucky for you, time-strapped entrepreneur, weve gathered some tips from the pros to help you avoid some of the most common, game-ending mistakes committed by young startups. How many entrepreneurs opening words are about how stealth their project is, followed by a 10-page NDA to hear word one? As an entrepreneur, theres a lot going on.

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Cofounder Technical Review Startup Software Review 111

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

This is an incredible story of entrepreneurial speed in action, of yet another entrepreneur putting their normal business on hold to get into the fight against the pandemic. There are various partners we've worked with, CORE being one of the key ones, that can provide staffing for the drive-throughs.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Geoffrey Arone , the founder of FLock, who is now an Entrepreneur-In-Residence in our Menlo Park office, mentioned this company to me and I thought it was worth writting a post about it. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

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Software Review Viral Media Marketing 48

The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. 3) Facebook. 8) Angry Birds.

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Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

They both are award-winning authors and entrepreneurs. 11:41] Some people are purely lucky, but I would say a lot of entrepreneurs have come to the realization that they make their own luck, and that’s something that is earned as opposed to something that’s an unfair advantage. Who should you partner with?

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Being in love with your business, when you’re an entrepreneur, is even better. Although there are days when tossing in your hat seems like a viable option, remembering how much you love your “job” can quickly snap an entrepreneur out of that mentality. We asked some entrepreneurs what they loved about “being their own boss.”. #1

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

Kayserian sees what he calls “angel developing&# as a way for entrepreneurs to accomplish the same end — a product — without giving up control of their companies in the process. “Most of that money [from venture capitalists and angels] is used to build a product,&# explains Haig Kayserian, the CEO of Kayweb Angels.

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Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). We three partners are working hard. Great to see you had such a good partner to start with.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

“We’re trying to find entrepreneurs who are thinking of it as another stage in the company,” he said. “Entrepreneurs who sell to Google are doing it because they have a vision of what they’re trying to do,” Lawee told attendees. Nice piece and certainly one that covers what many entrepreneurs think.

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San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Key Takeaways In this insightful episode, Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba, renowned authors and entrepreneurs, introduce the transformative concept of unfair advantages in the entrepreneurial journey. 10:02] How do you respond to the notion of creating your own luck as an entrepreneur? [13:20] They're award-winning authors and entrepreneurs.

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Framework Cofounder Early Stage IPO 70

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2017

I came up with my business name Aging Youthful when the network marketing company I am involved with came out with a product for youthful aging. My partner and I locked ourselves in a room for about 4 hours. But for entrepreneurs, there are practical implications to naming their business. Thanks to Greg Kraios, 250ok! #2-

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Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 104

Altgate

JUNE 1, 2009

  But I also love to follow blogs by entrepreneurs.    So with that in mind, I created a list of entrepreneur blogs.  VC bloggers are fascinating to follow.    It's an unique viewpoint and one that I find that I learn a lot from.    In compiling the list I made several exceptions. 

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Cofounder Entrepreneur Technical Review Venture Capital 59

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2014

When questioned, founders usually mention word-of-mouth, viral marketing, and a top quality product. Viral marketing costs real money these days, which usually means adding at least an extra zero to budget estimates. Establish partners and referrals. business entrepreneur funding marketing budget mission startup'

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs. This all very fascinating, what a time to be an entrepreneur!

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Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

But while many people have written about the topic, few have actually codified the process to help entrepreneurs succeed in the endeavor. Top From Our Partners. Cartoon Network Favorites Star in Strange Video. 5 Better Ways to Network on Twitter and LinkedIn. Social Network Lists. Social Networking.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. 500 Startups founder and entrepreneur Dave McClure created this model as a way for growth hackers to optimize the speed of their sales and marketing efforts in generating results. Revival messaging. Chatbots and live chat.

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Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

Not only that, but the growing battle between venture capital firms and “super angels&# presents an amazing opportunity for entrepreneurs trying to build the next big thing. The YCombinator founder believes this means great things for entrepreneurs. This all very fascinating, what a time to be an entrepreneur!

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

Any success as an entrepreneur? He hasn't founded or built either a successful, let alone innovative company, and he hasn't raised $ to invest in those entrepreneurs. 3) Network, network, network. you want an investor with a large local network of potential hires. what has this guy done? How about as a VC?

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Venture Capital PR Hiring Networking 110

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 26, 2022

TikTok has evolved from a platform known for viral dance moves to a place of rapid product discovery. The New York Times named this urge to buy something the “TikTok Feta Effect,” after a viral recipe for baked feta pasta resulted in the cheese selling out nationwide in the U.S. via Shopify ]. Above all else, make entertaining videos.

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Sales Customer Viral Marketing 115

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

With time and attention scarce, it’s difficult for entrepreneurs and small business owners to upgrade or learn new skills. There are terrific free YouTube channels for entrepreneurs and small business owners and many online schools and sites offer free or low-cost online courses. ” Body Language for Entrepreneurs.

Programming 73

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 73

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. I asked a panel of successful young entrepreneurs what fledging tech startups should be looking for in a CTO hire to ensure founders get the right person for the job.

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CTO Hire Fractional CTO CTO Technical Review 73

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

AngelList is brilliantly designed to make it easy for investors to write checks to entrepreneurs. Every startup, entrepreneur and investor has a profile similar to a Facebook profile. What is your viral coefficient? I would focus on comments from investors, not necessarily other entrepreneurs. Focus on traction.

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Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. Feedburner Network. Paperblog network. Posted by Philippe Botteri. at 12:17 PM. Labels: Europe Consumer , internet. Older Post.

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Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The most common question entrepreneurs ask me, is “how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?’ It’s about building relationships and networking, not selling, although that does come as a result. Never Stop Growing Your Network. Expand your network of contacts and potential clients. Get Out of The Store.

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Small Business Marketing PR Social Media 167

mashable.com

MARCH 24, 2011

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Programming 86

Programming Startup Technical Review Software Review 86