Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

Reviewing financial & operational performance. And somebody who isn’t thinking necessarily thinking about how to maximize their ownership in your next round of financing. Selling tons of “shelfware” (customers who buy but don’t use your software) and thus having bad customer references. Mentorship.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? Thursday, November 13, 2008. Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts for SaaS companies planning their 2009 budget. Is Government a good idea?

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Cracking the Code

DECEMBER 2, 2006

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Cracking the SMB code. Small and Medium businesses have been the holy grail of High tech and software companies for quite some time now, but the quest is far from ending. "If

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Transformify

APRIL 21, 2017

Reviews aren’t always reliable, and there is stiff competition on many gig platforms, making the prices undercut, the stakes lower and the work shoddy. Our most recent addition is Toptal Finance, which connects companies with seasoned finance, investment banking, and fundraising experts on-demand.

Technical Review 40

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ConversionXL

JULY 8, 2020

You can set locations for your ads based on a country or you choose states, cities, coordinates, or zip codes you want to target. This is a subheading for your ad, separated from the first title by a vertical bar. Review extensions. For more information on Microsoft’s review extension policies, click here. Title part 2.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2015

In fact, by doing your due diligence and reimagining the way your organization operates, you may very well be able to get a handle on your cash flow, giving your business access to the capital it needs to grow. For starters, don’t increase your prices unless you’re sure that your customers are thoroughly satisfied.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 22, 2017

I don’t source financing on their behalf, they generally have the reputations and the personal networks to attract capital if I just get it structured fairly. You have a limited amount of your own time to spend on this advice reception, so do your due diligence and give out your invitations with care.

Technical Review 48

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Hunter Walker

MAY 4, 2014

We think of Homebrew as our startup, just one which writes checks instead of code. Eager new VCs often want to look at every deal they can see and can overtax entrepreneurs asking for more time, data, diligence without ever pulling the trigger. New VCs are vulnerable to fashionable verticals. Chasing Hot Markets.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2014

In another study, Granify, a CRO software company, conducted a real time behavior analysis of 20+ million visitors over 5 different verticals and also found that “lower prices” was not as pervasive as we may have believed. Financing Options. A study by Harvard Business Review may give us some insight here.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

By having its product reviewed and linked to by industry influencer Lane Sebring , Kajabi has raised the profile of its product. For someone stumbling across this content for the first time, Lane’s online following tells them that his opinion holds weight and the review is worth listening to. The video itself uses subtitles.

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

However, in private markets, there is more room to optimize across all 11 steps of the investing process: firm management , marketing, fundraising , origination , manage relationships, due diligence, negotiation, monitoring, portfolio acceleration , reporting, and. They read reviews of the products of target investments.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Here, developers and dev shops are organized by vertical so you can find a shop that has expertise in the kind of app you want to build. Fees for these devs and shops run from under $5,000 to more than $20,000. Another good resource is Appolicious’ directory. Evil Mammoth Generally, I agree if someone has the money to pay. PM OK, agree.

Small Business 104

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 7, 2009

The initial hypothesis for Epiphany (from my much smarter partner Ben ) was that as departments in the enterprise (manufacturing, finance, customer support sales) became automated, the marketing department would eventually get its turn. Are These Your Slides? I quickly leafed through them and replied, “Sure they’re our original slides.

Silicon Valley 225

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

DataRails , the financial analysis and reporting software startup, has announced the hiring of David Rosenberg as the company’s new VP of customer success. He has a wealth of experience in the data vertical, having served in previous roles at companies such as Intel, AllScripts, and Vision.bi. DataRails has already raised $53.5

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MARCH 21, 2017

Revenue multiples, profit multiples, premium over the previous financing — these are metrics used by sellers to help determine a minimum acceptable price. Even if this costs more than 2 years of in-house assembly, it’s still worth it, due to accelerating revenue growth due to up-sales and market-differentiation.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Note the Harvard Business Review article on “The Little Jobs-Creating Agency You’ve Never Heard Of” We have zero Budgetary Authority (i.e., Kappos: The patent code is not the tax code—it should not be modified often. Report is due at end of April. Why bother with patent reform now?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

For instance, I’ve been warned when being introduced by other entrepreneurs not to trust certain older VCs due to their disposition towards using young startups to do their friends favors, prove a point, gain some insight, etc. My experience of 2001-2004 is very remote from what you are describing. Warning sign? At best. ~

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Steve Blank

JULY 27, 2009

And the odds in your favor are even higher, as most of your peers wouldn’t even get into the game due to some unspoken belief that in a meritocracy, good things will come to those who wait. OK, done.) “Steve, I would really appreciate it if you could review my business plan and forward it to Mike Maples at Maples Investments.

Silicon Valley 120

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! What makes it scalable and more of a marketing channel is that it's managed using software. If I can build a partner program using software with a thousand different partners, with a thousand different tactics, I, I have inherently a, a diversified portfolio. Like this show?

Marketing 90

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Every year, companies lose 20 to 30 percent in revenue due to inefficiencies. Business processes span industries, both vertical and horizontal, and can include any type of business operation. Finance – an invoicing process, a billing process, a risk management process.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

No-code and low-code platforms are making it easier to develop an app, build a platform, or build digital businesses that were once saved for people with in-depth technical knowledge or deep enough pockets to hire them. Thanks to Mark Aselstine, Wine Club Review ! #27-

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. The $900M of SaaS VC funding in 2015 now represents less than Europe's largest financing round, with Celonis raising $1B in June this year. of market capitalization. in other major hubs (France, UK, Germany).

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

We already have some competitors in the vertical and while there is no point in trying to hide the actual idea, there are differences in the way we implement stuff that can get us an advantage over the competition. >> His quote on the subject, "no amount of finance will cure mismanagement". Nobody ever stole our ideas.

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

You may also want to consider measuring social media engagement and keeping an eye on your online reviews. UserTesting.com is one of the better-known services that help companies run usability tests, and there are also many companies that specialize in testing how usable software or a site is. Understanding your customers. Typography.

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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. Henry Harteveldt, Forrester. .

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blog.teamtreehouse.com

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Learn Web Design, Coding & more! Ben Gremillion ● CSS3 , Learn to Code , Make a Website. They also have varying definitions of “mobile,” which I found while reviewing 15 responsive grid systems. I reviewed 15 responsive CSS frameworks to see how each approached the problem of adapting to mobile.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 25, 2021

With typically no in-house accounting and finance teams, and traditional accounts payable (AP) automation solutions like Bill.com not meeting their flexibility and cash flow control needs, small businesses are still writing and posting checks to pay suppliers, a process exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. You should sign up for our newsletter here. During this year they.

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

So it’s not necessarily true, but if you are like another popular group in Chexts is younger people who don’t have a lot of money to manage, but they don’t need financing and all of that stuff. I actually sold lots of software to Intuit at Smart Bear. Try to get those good customers who are going to pay for it.

Cofounder 208

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2014

Part of it may be due to the mentality of marketers as a whole. It’s too bad, because the open & click rates across nearly every vertical are also significantly higher. Mint is a prime example of using “high quality” content marketing to generate leads, as their personal finance blog helped them to grow to 1.5

eCommerce 112

eCommerce Sales Marketing Software Review 112

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 5, 2010

20 incredible examples of smooth horizontal and vertical sliding navigation websites – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. An Insider’s Guide to Venture Capital Financing – [link]. 12 Unique and Creative Shoes – [link].

Social Media 88

Social Media Small Business Design Media 88

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

After I left academia (too slow moving) and the consultancy company I worked for (lack of vision), four friends and I applied that puzzle-solving passion to creating software for solving supply chain puzzles. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. It’s a problem that all weather driven sports have.

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

For example, a lot of press releases and pitches that I receive around key holidays try to make the enclosed news sound more relevant due to the upcoming holiday. Then research which journalists at that publication cover the vertical in which your startup or its news would fall. Money and Finance Lists. Holiday Lists.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

In Letterboxd’s Year in Review , readers are pulled into the story from the start with timely and relatable woes from the coronavirus pandemic. Each one is accompanied by an auto-playing trailer, review, and link to the corresponding page on the Letterboxd website. Consider what your audience cares about. Line charts.

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Audience Campaign North America Demand 109

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward. Paglia, Pepperdiine’s Denney Academic Chair and Associate Professor of Finance.

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Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

Software Review 110

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