Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Control in business requires teamwork, which occurs in successful companies when team members, products, and processes work in unison. Word-of-mouth and viral are not long-term solutions. It doesn’t matter how good your product or service is if most of your potential customers don’t know about it.

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Intellectual Property Leadership Viral Early Stage 345

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2023

The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2020

The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets, or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention, and high revenue per employee. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

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Revenue Valuation Viral Retention 434

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

Until recently it was headquartered 2 blocks from our offices in Santa Monica so we literally saw it emerge under our feet and we proudly invested in the last 3 rounds of financing. There is nothing viral! Today the company officially announced its most recent round of capital ?—?having having raised $300 million?—?less Not really.

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San Francisco Valuation Technical Review Los Angeles 256

Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. We started building the product 18 months ago so we are in better shape than 99% of start-ups. Free product. Don’t you guys want to see the product? I start in with the product. Folksonomy.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2020

You have to learn about the price, finance, selection of products, feedback, tax, shipping, sourcing, customer service, promotion and listings. Amazon Product Research: With this tool, you can find dependable product ideas. Product Options. Viral Launch. For Amazon sellers, Viral Launch is a useful tool.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 6, 2012

Participants in the incubation program learn valuable lessons in entrepreneurial management, finding financing from incubator companies, modern office space, and fully permitted labs with a wide range of technical equipment and engineering resources. Syracuse Student Sandbox. Harvard Innovation Lab.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 5, 2023

It is used to showcase products or services, generate brand awareness, and increase customer engagement through creative videos. Entrepreneurs can employ popular trends, challenges, and collaborations with influencers to reach a wider audience and gain viral attention. We have over 100,000 followers for our personal finance videos.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

How much does it really take to build a product like Twitter or Instagram? With mobile development agencies and product incubators on the rise and more corporate “labs” spinning out each day, there’s no shortage of talent to help you build the next great Web or mobile app. Still, a product is nothing without scalability.

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Cost San Francisco New York City Ruby 168

crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 7, 2014

A Guide To Post Seed Financing Options | TechCrunch – crowdspring.co/1eVEel8. 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. Employee Retention - crowdspring.co/1f2fAz5. ripenn - crowdspring.co/1gSudHW.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2019

Control in business requires teamwork, which occurs in successful companies when team members, products, and processes work in unison. Word-of-mouth and viral are not long-term solutions. It doesn’t matter how good your product or service is if most of your potential customers don’t know about it.

Intellectual Property 231

Intellectual Property Leadership Viral Early Stage 231

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

There are, of course, millions of published articles and blog posts about entrepreneurship, business, finance, and management. Of particular note to small business owners are courses covering small business management and strategy, marketing, and finance. Fortunately, we live in the golden age of online learning. ” Udemy.

Programming 73

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 73

Austin Startup

AUGUST 3, 2017

I want to understand who pays you and how you can quantify that your product saves them time or money. If it’s a big opportunity that requires millions of dollars to develop the product before you can make money, it could be a fit for venture capital. Do you have a minimum viable product? How do you make money?

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Technical Review Startup Texas Email 69

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 7, 2017

Use the Internet, print, direct mail and media commercial marketing methods together to make sure your company comes to mind when consumers think about buying products in your field. The fastest way for a young business to find success these days is to have a social media post go viral. Know Your Finances. Hire the Right People.

Social Media 150

Social Media Channel Viral Finance 150

Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 18, 2012

Category leaders do very well, while the #2, 3, 4… players struggle to attract customers and financing. However, now individual employees get the ball rolling by using a product. If that product proves useful, adoption ripples between colleagues, departments, and companies, without any discussions between a sales rep and IT department.

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IP Technical Review B2C Social Network 163

ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2020

If your products are visual in nature, you’ve won half the battle. But you can succeed with a broader range of topics, like “productivity”: While that design seems pretty simple , the image gathered 25k impressions in roughly 30 days. . Even industries like finance can gain traction on Pinterest. Company or product research.

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Marketing Viral Campaign Search 114

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This is a positive in uncoupling them from a dependency on a single company or boss, but the downside is that they have to suddenly manage all facets of a business, including finances, strategy, and savings for the future. They know how to capitalize on social media, viral marketing, events, and the new tools of the trade.

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Angel Investor Social Media LLC Viral 267

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 23, 2013

of revenue, force-feeding sales pipelines with an unprofitable product. Plus, there’s all the other costs — R&D to build the stuff, office space, executive salaries, billing, legal, finance, HR, tech support, account managers. Use viral growth to offset cancellations. for every $1.00 Just wait! But: $1.5R

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 27, 2011

For a more elaborate explanation of the deal, please read my blog post 1M/1M: Alternative Financing For Startups Using A Sales Channel Partner. And a few words about Persistent Systems, an outsourced software product development (OPD) company that is navigating its next phase of evolution are also warranted. SOCO Games. Safarclick.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 8, 2018

You may have been solely focused on the finances of your emerging business, but your personal credit rating can have a detrimental effect on your business. If your product clearly solves a problem, this should be your main focus for pushing your product into the marketplace. Your personal credit rating. Look the part.

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Viral Social Media SEO Direct Marketing 124

crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2017

There are, of course, millions of published articles and blog posts about entrepreneurship, business, finance, and management. Of particular note to small business owners are courses covering small business management and strategy, marketing, and finance. Fortunately, we live in the golden age of online learning. ” Udemy.

Programming 48

Programming Technical Review Small Business Illinois 48

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: TBD!

Artificial Inteligence 78

Artificial Inteligence Leadership Viral PR 78

ReadWriteStart

APRIL 4, 2023

A campaign should only be used if your product has a “viral” quality to it. Bridget Reed, Co-founder and VP of Content, The Word Counter Yes, but Look for Restrictions Crowdfunding is an efficient and cost-effective way to raise money to finance the development of a startup. However, they are time-consuming.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2020

This is a positive in uncoupling them from a dependency on a single company or boss, but the downside is that they have to suddenly manage all facets of a business, including finances, strategy, and savings for the future. They know how to capitalize on social media, viral marketing, events, and the new tools of the trade.

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Startup Angel Investor Social Media LLC 410

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 18, 2013

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for. Start even before the product is ready.

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Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Startup Viral 251

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

VC Financings: 1. Remember the whole controversy over Facebook’s Beacon product where a guy bought an engagement ring for his wife and it was published to a stream and ruined the surprise ? So my gut says this will be a youth-oriented product. It is a platform to help brands building viral marketing campaigns.

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Venture Capital Cofounder Spain San Diego 270

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. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Yahoo Finance. SaaS 13 Index*. The Index reflects the performance of 13 public saas companies. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2010. (5).

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 13, 2017

Control in business requires teamwork, which occurs in successful companies when team members, products, and processes work in unison. Word-of-mouth and viral are not long-term solutions. It doesn’t matter how good your product or service is if most of your potential customers don’t know about it.

Intellectual Property 160

Intellectual Property Leadership Viral Early Stage 160

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. Yahoo Finance.

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Software Review Technical Review Valuation Europe 101

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 23, 2013

Control in business requires teamwork, which occurs in successful companies when team members, products, and processes work in unison. Word-of-mouth and viral are not long-term solutions. It doesn’t matter how good your product or service is if most of your potential customers don’t know about it.

Intellectual Property 265

Intellectual Property Founder Startup Leadership 265

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. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Yahoo Finance. SaaS 13 Index*. The Index reflects the performance of 13 public saas companies. Started on Jan. 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2010. (5).

Software Review 67

Software Review Europe Technical Review Search 67

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 29, 2012

Aspiring entrepreneurs ask me why their great idea hasn’t sold; they talk about it endlessly, and they expect others to do the development, finance, and marketing work for them. Watching the orders come in, or the product moving off the shelf, is the feedback you have been looking for. Start even before the product is ready.

Sweat Equity 256

Sweat Equity Intellectual Property Entrepreneur Viral 256

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 27, 2014

The monetization question is much tougher for enterprise products. Business users and managers might worry a free product isn’t sophisticated enough for their needs or they might not like to have ads in their enterprise product. Enabling collaboration will not only make the tool more useful but might also generate viral growth.

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Viral B2B B2C Business Model 154

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 10, 2014

The concept of free goods and services to get you hooked, financed by deep pockets or advertising, seems marginally ethical to many. Startup productivity is embodied in key ratios, including low cost of customer acquisition, high retention and high revenue per employee. Re-investing profits to grow the business is organic growth.

Revenue 246

Revenue Entrepreneur Valuation Viral 246

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Every decision you make has to have money in mind because if there’s something more productive you should be doing then it isn’t worth your time. A supplier could go bankrupt or an angry customer’s tweet could go viral, there is an infinite number of things that can cripple a new business. Financial Tips: Budget.

Entrepreneur 124

Entrepreneur Forecast Salary Viral 124

mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Topics are divided into IT, marketing, sales, finance, customer service, operations and human resources sections, which makes it easy to search for the latest discussions on your interest area. 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. This feature makes it more likely that you’ll receive prompt and useful responses.

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