Both Sides of the Table

JULY 26, 2015

Understanding your vulnerability and understanding the power of those with whom you must do business is a very important part of figuring out as a startup how to fit into the broader ecosystem and the art of statecraft is tremendously important in knowing when and how to project power in sales, recruiting, negotiations, fund raising, etc.

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Oauth Software Review Technical Review IPO 150

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

At your request, we’ve brought in speakers from all kinds of organizations --including young companies, Fortune 500s, mission-driven orgs, and government, and they create websites, apps, games, hardware, consumer goods, social services, media products and more. All passes are on sale now, and you can compare them here.

Lean 156

Lean Programming San Francisco CTO Hire 156

ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

The French government has translated the JEI program into English as the Young Entrepreneurs Initiative , an annual competition run by the French Embassy to the US. France is not a socialist country, but it's a socialized country, and the French get a lot in return for the taxes they pay. The Big Players. The Funding.

France 163

France Technical Review Incubator Early Stage 163

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

This post gives you a data-backed approach to win more repeat sales. The most telling cohort, perhaps, is which promotion locked in the sale. Even if the first sale is at no margin—as often happens in competitive niches—the next ones offset the loss. Now it’s time to apply your knowledge—and win more repeat sales.

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Retention Analytics Campaign eCommerce 126

mashable.com

JULY 10, 2012

This year, American online retail sales are projected to reach $224.2 Shopify charges a transaction fee for all but its “Unlimited” memberships, but allows for sales through Amazon, and offers SSL certification at no additional fee. Still, if you are perceived as annoying that can be detrimental to sales. Social Media Lists.

eCommerce 101

eCommerce Software Review Technical Review Social Media 101

Feld Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2014

The Nissan Leaf battery pack alone costs about $18,000 (though government incentives bring down the overall vehicle cost to the customer). More efficient use of roads will save governments money in reduced infrastructure costs. Simply put, the money is with the forces for autonomous vehicles.

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Artificial Inteligence Government Nevada Cost 183

This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

How else can you explain this headline matching a story about a professional social network still trying to explore revenues raising $17mm on an $80mm valuation? We're seeing, for the first time, investment and some disruption in huge areas like education, food, healthcare, government and even hardware based startups.

Venture Capital 130

Venture Capital Marketing Term Sheet Software Review 130

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

I show charts on housing, structural unemployment, home equity re-financings that we spent meaning less spending power post crash, new housing sales, debt-to-income ratios, public-sector job problems that will cause crises in cities and states across the US. And Social. Summary version? No chart was good. My prognosis?

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Stock Technical Review Marketing Greece 305

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 14, 2018

Start with an internal audit of the policies that govern your team. Disappointed customers are likely to share their disappointment with friends on social media. Before you can type h-t-t-p-:-/-/w-w-w-… your business is losing customers and sales have dropped. Your Sales Tactics are Out-of-Date. And, I am not alone.

Small Business 48

Small Business Customer Technical Review Software Review 48

The Next Web

AUGUST 19, 2013

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. This mix is not a good start when it comes to sales and marketing. Step 2: Choose your sales channels. Direct sales: Selling one-to-one.

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Belarus Viral Channel Startup 137

Gust

DECEMBER 1, 2011

Notice what is missing from this list of priorities: The company itself – that is, a business entity, most often a corporation , that will own the entire business (however defined), issue equity to founders, take investment capital , enter into contracts, make sales, pay employees and contractors, and so forth.

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IP Intellectual Property Equity Liquidity Event 114

ConversionXL

JANUARY 8, 2020

The competitions were typically sponsored by large companies, governments, and research institutes. Most importantly, there’s a large variety of datasets related to marketing, ecommerce, and sales. It’s also a good opportunity to interact and network with members of the Kaggle community who have overlapping interests.

Analytics 94

Analytics Artificial Inteligence Software Review Technical Review 94

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

I created {s}hareCLOUD — Private social networks for businesses– with Google in mind. Result: sale was made. A third of our work life goes to paying for government services, and yet few have scratched the innovation possibilities in Government, so what might be the Google strategy for their Government footprint?

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

YoungUpstarts

JULY 4, 2019

If managed well from day one, a great brand reputation can mean increased exposure, higher sales figures, and even global expansion. Many prefer to voice their concerns publicly via social networks. Tarocash, Connor, Cartridge World Australia, and the Australian Federal Government. It really can make or break a company.

Reputation 168

Reputation Management Australia Boston 168

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

In order to grow we hired successful and expensive sales people who in turn were able to (and incentivized to) sell projects at higher margins and close big deals. had a government break because they didn’t need to charge taxes and thus consumers got an even better price. We knew how to sell – we had clients paying $1 million / year.

Non-Compete 386

Non-Compete Startup Internet Cost 386

Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2019

Opportunities and threats: Are there any entrepreneur opportunities or resources offered by the government or local bodies? Anything too experimental runs the risk of diminishing sales once the curiosity factor wears off, especially if it takes some time to get the food and your kitchen processes right. Promotions.

Technical Review 86

Technical Review SBA Merger Customer 86

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). The era of the patriarch is nearing an end. And Beyond….

Technical Review 110

Technical Review India Mobile Hockey Stick 110

crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 21, 2010

Creating Urgency in Your Sales Copy – [link]. Excellent post by Seth Godin on the challenges of dealing w/ email, social networks, etc. Government releases open source code – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

Social Media 93

Social Media Small Business Design Media 93

David Teten

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

. – SignUp.com is an organizing platform to quickly mobilize and coordinate people in their community, school, religious organization, or other social networks. Clients typically use it to create and strengthen local community initiatives: bake sales, barbeques, political organizing, etc. . What will you NOT invest in?

Venture Capital 60

Venture Capital Partner Technical Review Cofounder 60

VC Cafe

MARCH 27, 2022

It looks forward to a world where users and creators govern the Internet and the economics flow more fairly to the creators directly via the platforms. That disconnect was on display with the release of ApeCoin, a new governance token tied to the popular Bored Ape Yacht Club NFT collection. ESG impact of Metaverse tech and Web3.

Cofounder 179

Cofounder Venture Capital Equity 179

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Start-Up Chile: $40k to Live There and Start a Company - Ben Casnocha: The Blog , August 14, 2010 Governments round the world are trying to stimulate entrepreneurship. The Chilean government recently announced a bold initiative that stands apart from the usual innovation and start-up handwaving. Have convertible notes really won?

Startup 191

Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

We heavily underinvested in sales and marketing but have been able to reinvest and recover from that nicely … I think it is critical and make a big difference in the trajectory of the company. Clark: Competing through Social Networks. We thought that if we had built the best product, everything else would come easy.

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Founder Las Vegas Entrepreneur Cofounder 120

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Here are the highlights: Only 2% of companies are tracking lead generation to sales metrics. For example, the tools CampaignAlyzer and Tracking First can help the process of managing and governing campaign codes. You may want to bring this data in by integrating with your Ad Server, social network, DMP, or D3P.

Analytics 113

Analytics Software Review Metadata Campaign 113

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 6, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the salesman podcast, hosted by Will Barron and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. So we work with other incubators all over the world with different governments, with different, uh, tech, technological companies, big tech companies.

San Francisco 97

San Francisco Technical Review Incubator Silicon Valley 97

Ben's Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

They tell me how the old expensive Rolex wearing sales forces are a thing of the past and, in the future, companies will “consume” enterprise products proactively like consumers pick up Twitter. Why don’t they just quickly adopt the best products without requiring these complex sales processes? So what gives?

Customer 78

Customer Technical Review Silicon Valley Internet 78

VC Cafe

APRIL 17, 2020

Zoom went from 10 million users at the end of 2019 to 200 million at the end of March – all in a matter of three months (though its worth saying that its also seen a number of organisations and governments ban its use in recent days over security concerns). How to find them all is the question I tried to answer in my previous post.

Taiwan 149

Taiwan Non-Compete Vietnam Bankruptcy 149

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. The table below from web2asia.com shows the number of users of online social networks as of 2009. Closed for You, Open For Us.

Silicon Valley 271

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 271

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

Here he found out that every kid in Uruguay is given a free laptop by the government – (for me it’s a bit like western countries giving all kids a free public education some 200 years ago and that’s why they currently lead the developed world). The government is using the shift to technology economies as their chance to reinvent.

Uruguay 123

Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

million registered users, 7500 supplier partners, 600 team members, and a run-rate of more than $150M in sales in just 15 months. Before there was Fab there was fabulis, a social network meets places guide targeted to the gay community. Your customer is growing up on social media. So, here goes. Keep at it.

Technical Review 108

Technical Review Technology Software Review Valuation 108

Mucker Lab

MAY 20, 2013

2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. (Evernote, Dropbox). Myspace, Facebook).

Widget 76

Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 76

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 1, 2015

While the Apple Watch will drive Android smartwatch sales, we believe there will be few other breakthrough products in this category, ones that dramatically increase device vendors’ revenue and profits. This approach fits Lenovo’s culture of device proliferation, rapid decision-making, and efficient sales and marketing.

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Marketing China Internet Portfolio 100

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

As small business owners look back over the past few years,they share that the biggest challenges of owning/running their business have been: · Taxes, insurance and/or benefit costs (65-percent), · Declines in sales/poor economic conditions (61-percent), and. Taxes and/or government regulation (62-percent). The American Dream.

Small Business 176

Small Business United States Social Network Government 176

SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 26, 2009

" Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing. I've recently co-founded the first political social network FreedomSpeaks and CitySourced.com a real time mobile civic engagement tool. What are you working on now?

Los Angeles 150

Los Angeles Southern California Technology Jordan 150

This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 10, 2021

Granted the doctors weren’t getting paid directly by the pharma companies to offer allergy drugs—but the companies knew full well that the DNA of this company was to lead people down a path to getting a prescription, and by paying for customer leads to get to the online clinic, they’d be boosting their own sales in the process.

Venture Capital 158

Venture Capital Cap Table Accredited Investor Silicon Valley 158

Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

2002 – “the social network fad is over”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. 2005 – “Sales cycle is too long for software companies selling to government and educational sector”. (Evernote, Dropbox). 1999 – “The search engine game is over”.

Widget 60

Widget Sales Cycle Social Network Government 60

Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. The table below from web2asia.com shows the number of users of online social networks as of 2009. Closed for You, Open For Us.

Silicon Valley 163

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 163

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JULY 8, 2021

A short description on the social network (Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram). A poster of a candidate applying for a government or other position. Create a page “about us” on the site or account in social networks Before writing a text, you need to determine where you are going to place it.

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Audience Social Network Naming Asia 52