View from Seed

MARCH 22, 2016

This is for the early-stage companies — the entrepreneurs with great ideas and tireless work ethics who feel like they’ve emailed half of the country’s news outlets with nothing but the rare “thanks, but not interested” reply to show for it. Your product launch. Reporters may be leery of showcasing an unproven entrepreneur.

Seed Stage 120

Seed Stage San Francisco Startup CTO Hire 120

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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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

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. We are changing that mentality by introducing a line of products that are healthy AND sexy; grooming items that men can use with pride and conviction. PR and Prose.

Naming 103

Naming Entrepreneur Social Media PR 103

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

INFOGRAPHIC] The Interconnected World of Tech Companies [INFOGRAPHIC] Apple Product Design: 35 Years of Consumer Electronics [INFOGRAPHIC] Happy 4th Anniversary, iPhone [INFOGRAPHIC] The History of Advertising on Facebook [INFOGRAPHIC] How Much Data Will Humans Create & Store This Year? Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

San Francisco 99

San Francisco New York City Social Media Entrepreneur 99

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2014

Cycling IS the new golf for entrepreneurs! Interesting Facebook post on the viral potential of rumors … The strange truth about fiction – crowdspring.co/1rJBrCv. . “The most valuable compensation for working at a startup … is a dramatically higher rate-of-learning (ROL).” ” – crowdspring.co/1fmEnVQ.

Social Media 96

Social Media Small Business Design Media 96

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Men and Women Entrepreneurs: Not That Different – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. 7 Tips for an Authentic and Productive Writing Process – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

7 Things Marketers Can Learn From 2,616 Viral Headlines. If you use Evernote, here are some ways to incorporate it into your productivity plan - crowdspring.co/NSgkAU. Failure is Opportunity: It Was Good That Shaun White Lost in Sochi | by Barry Moltz - crowdspring.co/1gMg1js. ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW. Don’t worry.

Social Media 98

Social Media Small Business Design Media 98

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

I break the answer to that question down into three engines: Viral - this is the business model identified in the presentation as "Get Users." Here, the key metrics are Acquisition and Referral, combined into the now-famous viral coefficient. If the coefficient is > 1.0 , you generally have a viral hit on your hands.

San Francisco 167

San Francisco CPA SEM CTO Hire 167

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 31, 2013

Three foolproof ways to price your startup’s product – [link]. How the Productivity Myth is Killing Your Startup | by Shanley – [link]. The Secret to Successful Product Design? Simplicity | Entrepreneur by Debra Kaye – [link]. ” | by Chris Yeh – [link]. ” – [link].

Social Media 94

Social Media Small Business Design Media 94

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Check out these life-saving financial tips for young entrepreneurs. There are over 25 million entrepreneurs in the US alone and it should be no surprise that this number is continuing to rise every year. This cliche is actually one of the most critical pieces of advice for any entrepreneur because any time you waste is money you lose.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Forecast Salary Viral 124

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. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

Software Review 48

Software Review Viral Media Marketing 48

Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

The most common question entrepreneurs ask me, is “how can I improve my marketing with no or little money?’ Give away your product or promotional item on Twitter. Ask a question about a product on your website or blog. At the bottom of the article have links to your products & services. Twitter Giveaways.

Small Business 167

Small Business Marketing PR Social Media 167

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2010

Good short read dispelling productivity myths about employee performance – [link]. Recommendations for usability in product development – [link]. New OK Go Video – White Knuckles (Have these guys mastered full-proof viral videos?) – [link]. Free resources for small businesses from Google – [link].

Social Media 90

Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, December 16, 2008 Engagement loops: beyond viral Theres a great and growing corpus of writing about viral loops, the step-by-step optimizations you can use to encourage maximum growth of online products by having customers invite each other to join. Synthetic notifications. Who is using it?

Viral 140

Viral San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment 140

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 30, 2012

Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. Bill Gates: We need crazy energy entrepreneurs – [link]. Bill Gates: We need crazy energy entrepreneurs – [link]. Why the Best Product Doesn’t Always Win – [link]. What Every Start-up Should Know about PR – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

ReadWriteStart

JULY 6, 2020

Do you have a product or service that you’ve given your heart and soul for? Have you fought tooth and nail for your product and service? I know first hand how frustrating it can be for entrepreneurs who believe in their startup so strongly but are struggling to get the traction they need. Actually bled and lost sleepover?

Marketing 156

Marketing Startup Guerilla Canada 156

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

A campaign should only be used if your product has a “viral” quality to it. It also allows entrepreneurs to create awareness around their product or service and provides an opportunity to engage a larger audience of potential customers. The crowdfunding act itself becomes a marketing strategy.

Startup 141

Startup Campaign Cofounder Venture Capital 141

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Other tactics leverage partnerships with other businesses to create mutual value and introduce our respective communities to one another’s services or product offering. Finally, we work hard to create marketing value in the social media space and work to engender word-of-mouth and the viral effect. Yes we can! And the best part?

Viral 107

Viral Campaign Small Business Guerilla 107

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2013

I’m sure you’ve all heard saying derived from Voltaire, “don’t let perfect be the enemy of the good” which in a way is encapsulated in the lean startup movement and the ideology of shipping a “minimum viable product” (MVP) and then learning from your customer base. But you’re a pragmatist.

Viral 371

Viral PR Lean Founder 371

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

I was recently talking with a startup company who wanted me to try their product. I’m a big believer in product stability & performance before adding too many features. Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. Usually you have a catch-all bucket for “direct” or similar that often came through PR or word-of-mouth.

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Metrics Startup Acquisition SEM 346

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Announce a new product, start its PR campaign, and engage in buzz marketing activities. Marketing launch) Make a new product available to customers in the general public. Product launch) In todays world, there is no reason you have to do these two things at the same time. If the viral coefficient is 0.9,

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Mike Michalowicz

JUNE 23, 2023

Contagious: How to Build Word of Mouth in the Digital Age by Jonah Berger – Why certain ideas or products go viral and how to apply these principles to your business. My work in this space: The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur Technology and Digital Transformation: The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton M.

Artificial Inteligence 78

Artificial Inteligence Leadership Viral PR 78

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur or veteran SMB owner, chances are you’re aiming to better publicize your message to a given target audience. Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. But these products can be expensive, especially for a small business.

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PR Hiring Social Media Media 139

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 14, 2021

One difference between marketing a startup and an established brand is that consumers are getting to know the brand story and the product simultaneously. Given that the product may still be in development, the marketer also needs to be agile and ready to respond to unexpected obstacles with an early startup marketing strategy.

Social Media 146

Social Media Marketing Public Relations Startup 146

crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

10 things about kids from which entrepreneurs can learn – [link]. There, I Said It: Screw Viral Videos – [link]. If Apple made other products, they might look like this – [link]. Marketing Is About Values – [link]. crowdSPRING’s Small Business Spotlight of the Week: Anna Banana’s - [link].

Social Media 91

Social Media Small Business Design Media 91

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

The science of how temperature and lighting impacts our productivity | The Buffer – [link]. The science of how temperature and lighting impacts our productivity | The Buffer – [link]. How to Be Happy: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective | Forbes – [link]. Paid Search: Are You Wasting Your Money? – [link].

Social Media 105

Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

81% of people use Instagram to research products and services, and two in three people say the network helps foster interactions with brands. Viral marketing is hard to replicate. Nothing quite beats digital PR. This doesn’t mean you can use storytelling to get away with a subpar product.

Audience 122

Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 8, 2011

He was a product guy for a start-up and his big claim to fame was organizing a bunch of local high-tech events. 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. All hat and no cattle as they say.

Venture Capital 110

Venture Capital PR Hiring Networking 110

Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 24, 2018

Thanks to Richard Laermer , RLM Pr. They go through the motions, which ends up being counter productive when people are annoyed or don’t find the msg compelling and don’t engage. Avoid Trying To Go Viral. You can’t architect a viral success. Avoid Making Your Own Mobile Apps. WHY are you in business?

Viral 126

Viral Social Media LLC Mobile 126

Up and Running

DECEMBER 30, 2014

Jon Favreau (who also wrote and directed the film) stars as Carl Casper, a head chef who is fired after a video of his spat with a food critic goes viral. This is the only movie on my list that actually involves an entrepreneur starting a business. That’s when he decides to start a food truck and reignite his passion for cooking.

Entrepreneur 157

Entrepreneur Non-Compete New York Mexico 157

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

12 Cool Products for your Kitchen – [link]. Why People Hate Your Viral Marketing – [link]. The Steps of Creative Communication – [link]. 30+ Best Texture Tutorials for Photoshop – [link]. 12 Unique and Creative Shoes – [link]. Tutorial: How to Make a Photoshop Brush Set – [link]. – [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

And no matter what the latest trends indicate, you will eventually have to spend money on PR and marketing. No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference.

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 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. So I’m packaging the best of them up for you here in a new series called The Entrepreneur’s Essentials.

Stealth 48

Stealth Cofounder Los Angeles Technical Review 48

Cracking the Code

JANUARY 16, 2012

S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

Software Review 95

Software Review Europe Technical Review Spain 95

Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Impact of the recession on SaaS Sales&Marketing pr. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Favorite VC and Entrepreneur blogs. SaaS 13 Index*. Started on Jan. Public SaaS 13 Multiples.

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

The sales productivity ratio (measured with the Customer Acquisition Cost or CAC ratio) are also fairly similar for the two groups (except for a small cap dip in Q4 09) and therefore do not explain the difference Why is scale so much rewarded by public markets? S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. SaaS 13 Index*.

Software Review 101

Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 3, 2011

If you have or are thinking about a business in the video space you’ll enjoy hearing from Gregg but even more broadly this is a great conversation for entrepreneurs, investors or industry analysts. Your goal is to increase the top end of the funnel (more people using the free product) and increase the rate of conversion to paid.

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Viral Investment Bankers Video Business Model 303