Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. And Boston VC firm General Catalyst played a big hand in getting the company off the ground by bringing the co-founders together, as well as providing deep expertise in the travel industry and Kayak’s initial funding. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Instead of hearing from your long lost third-cousin, you will be inundated with an avalanche of ‘congratulatory’ emails, calls and letters from people who want to relieve you of the burden of your hard-earned equity round. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

Equity 40

Equity Silicon Valley Cofounder PR 40

ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Sales intelligence platform Cognism cut their lead generation efforts by 90% in 2021. Cognism saw this growth by ditching the linear funnel and delivering value upfront, replacing a traditional strategy that brought them low- or no-intent leads. Cognism previously operated a leads-based paid media model.

Demand 124

Demand B2B Distribution Channel 124

YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2014

You can pour your heart and soul (and life savings) into a venture, do all your due diligence, toil 80- and 90-hour weeks, and just when you’re on the verge of a breakthrough, a dark horse competitor sweeps in and decimates your market share. If you lose a customer due to price or other circumstances beyond your control, then fine.

Technical Review 254

Technical Review Entrepreneur Florida Cofounder 254

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

ABM doesn’t stop at lead generation or new opportunities. To maximize impact and ensure correct prioritization, the team reviewed the top 10 accounts quarterly. The more brand equity you have, the easier it will be to get customers onside. Individuals don’t make B2B buying decisions; groups do.

Customer 98

Customer Marketing Channel Acquisition 98

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2014

I’ve run into organizations that don’t know how to effectively create, participate, manage or lead analysts and often believe that “data science” or the latest technology will save the day , not the team of people with different skill sets working cross-functionally to make systematic improvements.

Analytics 113

Analytics Software Review Metadata Campaign 113

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 13, 2017

A relevant title, a short description with website URL can be useful for lead generation. Facebook has provided the ease of generating leads right from the platform through lead generation ads. A lead is generated when users are already warmed up to a bit. Lead generation.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Marketing Lead Generation 60

Up and Running

MAY 23, 2016

Broadly speaking, this action plan is going to be broken up into three sections: the testing plan, the execution plan, and the review section. And, the very last section— the review section — is really just a list of milestones you create that prompt you to review and revise your plan. Your forecast would have been for nothing.

Software Review 74

Software Review Software Delaware Forecast 74