Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 12, 2010

Those at the other extreme don’t look up from the grindstone long enough to notice whether all their work is producing sweat equity or just sweat. Reserve the same names on the leading social networks and blogs. Word of mouth advertising and viral marketing cost big bucks these days so budget for it.

Sweat Equity 222

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Viral Salary 222

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. Equity-Only CTO and Equity-Only Developers Technology Roles in Startups Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Technical Cofounder 338

Technical Cofounder Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 338

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

“Once that product is built, you will probably have given away a lot of equity.&# In exchange for $150,000 to $300,000 of work, each startup has given Kayweb 14% to 40% equity. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

Equity 74

Equity Engineer Technical Review Social Media 74

David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Private equity and venture capital investors are copying our sisters in the hedge fund world: we’re trying to automate more of our job. . In the private equity universe, most Partners have primary training as deal-makers, not as managers. – angel investor networks ( AngelList , FundersClub , OurCrowd , Republic *, SeedInvest ).

Technical Review 78

Technical Review Software Review Analytics Private Equity 78

Venture Chronicles

DECEMBER 6, 2010

Social Media Monitoring evolved out of the explosion of non-traditional media channels developed in the last decade combined with the increased velocity of information flow as a consequence of viral information sharing. In its most pure form social media monitoring is both listening and responding to social channels.

Social Media 60

Social Media Media Viral Channel 60

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

From there, Canva can rely on the product’s strength to empower and deliver value to users, resulting in further social proof. But it knows how to reach its target audience and earn trust, recognition, and brand equity that fosters customer loyalty and powers growth. Every social network has its own content specifications (e.g.,

Audience 122

Audience Technical Review Social Media Campaign 122

grasshopperherder.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2011

We’re testing a viral loop, direct sales, and affiliate marketing.&# If you’re negotiating my equity percentage by nickels and dimes, I probably don’t want to work with you. If you offer me 1% of the equity, I’ll do 1% of the work. Q: “What will be your best channel for customer acquisition?&#

Cofounder 47

Cofounder NDA Founder Sweat Equity 47

ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2020

In the “tweet heard around the world,” Oreo was able to quickly create a piece of content in real time that went viral and won numerous awards during the Super Bowl a few years ago. Spend time in popular forums or social networks where they spend most of their time. No problem. What are people most concerned about?

Customer 92

Customer Audience Campaign Social Media 92

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. Investors expect the founder and other principals to have “skin in the game,” over and above “sweat equity.”

Sweat Equity 277

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 277

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. Investors expect the founder and other principals to have “skin in the game,” over and above “sweat equity.”

Sweat Equity 238

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 238

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. Investors expect the founder and other principals to have “skin in the game,” over and above “sweat equity.”

Sweat Equity 246

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Viral Social Network 246

Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 23, 2014

This, along with the growing popularity of image and video-sharing social networks among users, presents a ripe opportunity for marketing in a way that entices multiple senses of your target audience. Working with SEOReseller.com, he helps bring brand equity to many seo agencies. Integrating Visual Media into SEO.

Media 72

Media Marketing Social Media SEO 72

sharkseo.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Knowem provides a really useful service that lets you easily check a large chunk of the popular social network sites to see if your brand name is available to register. Aaron Wall, SEO Book Add a free feature which is accessible, useful, and spreads virally. Plan a bit of post-launch viral content.

Bootstrapping 49

Bootstrapping SEO Startup Widget 49

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. Investors expect the founder and other principals to have “skin in the game,” over and above “sweat equity.”

Sweat Equity 130

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 130

VC Cafe

JULY 20, 2011

One inbox, all of your social media accounts and social network messages at the same place. In may of 2010, AVG made a strategic investment in Zbang and took 20% of equity. Zbang developed the social inbox product about a year ago, but as a standalone, it didn’t get much traction.

Social Media 84

Social Media Social Network Aggregator 84

Hunter Walker

JULY 29, 2017

I was a market maker, so it was my job to build models to derive fair value for certain types of emerging market equity derivatives; it’s a fast-paced environment with incomplete information. I loved it…did it through the financial crisis and the European debt crisis. Can you share an overview of what you discovered?

Social Media 82

Social Media Campaign Media Marketing 82