Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

After my company was acquired by Salesforce.com I was asked to stop blogging and they took over my blog as an asset in the sale of the company. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. My blog was wiped out. Page 2: What’s unique about Koral.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2012

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. In an environment of media overload and rampant ad-skipping, startups that want to engage customer networks need to create content that customers actually want to consume.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

Measuring viral adoption is obviously important. Most people under estimate the challenge of winning “share of mind” the least understood concept with tech entrepreneurs. How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on? How many adds came through organic SEO?

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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. business entrepreneur funding marketing budget mission startup' Marty Zwilling.

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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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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 84

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

If you are in the half of all small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines paid no attention to social media while Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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Social Media Media Entrepreneur Reputation 120

Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

I love hearing stories of entrepreneurs, it keeps me motivated and there are always great lessons to be learned. At first glance, Mickiewicz is a very happy-g0-lucky type of guy, but don’t be fooled because he is a serious entrepreneur. A notable site is FaceSmash which sold for $30k the week the movie Social Network came out.

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EC2 Social Network Distribution Demand 53

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet , her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

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LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia 75

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). Kickstarter enables people to donate money to artists, filmmakers and inventors for specific projects.

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Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

DIY Tools There are quite a few do-it-yourself options for the thrifty entrepreneur. There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. View More » Jobs VP of Sales at Mashable (New York, Ne. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 11, 2013

Before social networking, an unhappy customer might tell three people. If these three million see no timely response, your problem can go viral (like United Breaks Guitars ). Respond online and let the positive vibes go viral instead. entrepreneur startup social media customer care business'

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Social Media Media Customer Viral 249

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

Nellie Akalp is the CEO & Co-Founder of CorpNet , her second incorporation filing service company based on the simple philosophy of truth in business and her strong passion to assist small business owners and entrepreneurs. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media.

LLC 75

LLC Ruby Social Media Startup 75

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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Social Media Media Startup Reputation 271

Gust

MARCH 9, 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. Invested Interests entrepreneur funding marketing budget startup'

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mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

Cofoundr This simple forum is intended to help entrepreneurs build teams and solicit advice from a pool of like-minded people. Entrepreneurs can browse coders by skill or location. How iPad Magazine Sales Stack Up [REP. 4 Winning Strategies for Social Media. This site will help you out either way.

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Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Before social networking, an unhappy customer might tell three people. If these three million see no timely response, your problem can go viral (like United Breaks Guitars ). Respond online and let the positive vibes go viral instead. Respond online to feedback received online.

Social Media 228

Social Media Media Customer Viral 228

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

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. We know that existing big brands like Apple and Nike spend millions per year just to maintain their brand recognition.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

But even if that’s the right strategy for their business – and we’re not saying it is – many of these business owners may not be exactly be sure how to approach the social network. e-Commerce And Mobile Commerce Has Changed The Game. . Dominating Newsfeed.

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thenextweb.com

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Energy Goes Social On Facebook. Grammy CMO spells out social media savvy. Entrepreneur. Social Media. 1 A viral launch page. If you can’t get into LaunchRock, take a look at Launch Effect , a viral ready WordPress theme. #2 Sources: The Social Network Screenshot. All Stories. Top Stories.

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Social Media Stealth India Startup 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 3, 2011

Every startup needs to understand that the customer paradigm has dramatically shifted over the past two years with pervasive social networks and smartphones. In an environment of media overload and rampant ad-skipping, startups that want to engage customer networks need to create content that customers actually want to consume.

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Customer Startup Networking Viral 229

reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

. × At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. It doesn’t matter whether an entrepreneur is in our portfolio, whether we’re considering an investment, or whether we’re casually meeting for the first time. Entrepreneurs often ask me for help with their pitch decks.

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Entrepreneur Revenue Viral Networking 111

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

If you are in the realm of the 47% of small businesses who still ignore social media, you need to read the new book by Dave Carroll, “ United Breaks Guitars.” It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world.

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Social Media Media Marketing Reputation 198

Software By Rob

JANUARY 25, 2012

That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. After a few weeks of soul searching I determined I was going to build a SaaS app.

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Acquisition Software Review Fresno Algorithm 63

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Aug-15: Head of Sales (growth team). We spent a year building a solid sales and growth team before we even expanded our product team. See Also: A Complete Guide to Forecasting Sales for Your Monthly Subscription (SaaS) Business. Then, in 2015, this is who we added to the team: Jan-15: Head of Customer Success (growth team).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2014

77% of Users Believe Social Login Is A Good Registration Solution… … and should be offered by any website, according to the same aggregated research published by WebHostingBuzz. Whether you make money through sales or ads, you ALWAYS need more user engagement on your website.

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Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 130

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 2, 2019

Of course, I’m a total social login fan, but at least offering your users a choice between filling out a registration form and signing up using their social account IDs seems like straightforward business sense. Whether you make money through sales or ads, you always need more user engagement on your website.

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Social Network Viral Social Media B2C 73

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

Mikita Mikado is a software engineer and entrepreneur from Belarus, now based in San Francisco. Sales are the bloodstream for most businesses, and tech startups are no exception. This post is about choosing the right sales strategy and channels for your startup from the start. Step 2: Choose your sales channels.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

View from Seed

AUGUST 30, 2016

This is a guest post by Alignable CMO Dan Slagen about the missed opportunity the company has identified in social networking, and why they’ve chosen to build the business on the East Coast. Social Has Been a Tale of One Coast. The city I call home, Boston, is not known for its social products. Next-Gen Networking.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

LittleCast lets any videographer sell video on social networks. The videographer sets the price and LittleCast does the rest: the solution publishes the video, of any length up to 3 hours, in standard definition or high definition, to social networks, iPhone, iPad and Android devices. Try it, you’ll like it!

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Reid Hoffman

DECEMBER 15, 2020

It’s even lonelier to be an entrepreneur. WHY IT’S SO LONELY TO BE AN ENTREPRENEUR. People often conflate the loneliness of being a CEO with the loneliness of being an entrepreneur. While both are lonely journeys, the entrepreneur’s journey is even lonelier than that of the CEO. It’s lonely at the top.

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Cofounder Restful Silicon Valley Term Sheet 69

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. Mobile devices deliver “bottom of funnel” sales opportunities that deliver real & immediate economic results. Bottom of the sales funnel. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

ConversionXL

JANUARY 11, 2013

This is what they say about themselves: We are an distribution channel for companies that help entrepreneurs start, grow, optimize, and scale their businesses. We connect them to hundreds of thousands of potential new customers using email marketing, social networks, and display ad campaigns. Their numbers are impressive.

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Campaign Estonia Social Media Viral 95

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. This is essentially a version of the viral loop.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Small investment firms often have interns and entrepreneurs in residence passing through, each of which is a security risk. I previously posted a detailed presentation with sales technology tools useful for B2B sales. See Bessemer Venture Partners’ A comprehensive guide to security for startups. 2) Market .

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Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

Men and Women Entrepreneurs: Not That Different – [link]. Startup Sales – Why Hiring Seasoned Sales Reps May Not Work – [link]. What Startups Can Learn From Watching “The Social Network” – [link]. What is holding back social media investment? Steve Jobs’s Strategy? – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 90

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

For example, Indie Hackers is a community full of entrepreneurs, makers, and marketers sharing their experiences and seeking advice: Take the insights gleaned from these communities to reverse engineer customer sentiment and pain-points. Every social network has its own content specifications (e.g., and consumption behavior.

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Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122