Up and Running

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Before we go through our top 10 recommendations for the tools you should be using to better understand your web analytics, it’s worth doing a quick review of what web analytics actually is. It’s an important piece of managing your business and making the most of your web presence. MOZ [$99/month and up]. SEMrush [$69.95/month

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 10, 2012

Even customers who identify themselves as “promoters” in customer surveys — saying they’d be highly likely to refer your firm to a colleague or friend — aren’t actually doing so. Two studies have shown that only about 10 percent of promoters actually refer profitable new customers. You have to make it easy for them to do so.

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Gust

SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

Make your public profile as sexy, comprehensive and enticing as possible, adding a short, well done, elevator pitch video (think “the kind of video you see on great Kickstarter campaigns”) and listing your full management team. And don’t forget the ability to customize your profile’s background.

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Angel Groups Elevator Pitch Software Review Deal Flow 159

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. Folksonomy.

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Version One Ventures

APRIL 19, 2016

Front Desk is powering the personal services economy, helping providers manage their scheduling, payments, and admin from their mobile device. And, Outreach , a sales automation tool for SMB and enterprise organizations, was recognized as the top-ranked sales automation/acceleration software by Ambition Sales. .

Portfolio 60

Portfolio San Francisco API Software Review 60

mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Not only do they need to have a high level of diversified technical prowess and proficiency, but they also need to possess strong leadership and project management capabilities. However, it’s more important that the CTO have exceptional interpersonal skills and be able to manage a team effectively. Jesse Davis , Entrustet.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! There are also tons of tools for creating your own microsites, Facebook apps, social networks, blogs and more. Do a web search to find platform-specific tools.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Then hit the reference materials; scan lists of synonyms and etymologies for more options. 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar.

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Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 14, 2009

I’m a software guy so I’m sure there are cases where building isn’t feasible. The pure delays due to admin if I would have had 3-4 pig farmers would have killed me. Find out who funded them – Contact the management teams. Social Network s / Search / Blogs – Obvious, huh?

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Silicon Valley Ireland Technical Review Valuation 291

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

But, when a techie is in the heady throws of the neat idea/fun coding honeymoon, that kind of stuff is not really on their minds. It’s all about the code at that point, and being lost in codespace is fun and rewarding in its own right. Management (7). Social Networking (22). social networking.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

As I was looking at traffic stats I noticed a huge increase in mid-November due to a number of write-ups on startup and web-2.0 I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 11 Why Free Plans Don’t Work | Software by Rob on 08.18.10 at 6:32 am [.]

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

SolidWorks 2: The best VAR management program in the world? SolidWorks 3: The best VAR management program in the world? For more on the topic of Viral Growth, refer to my blog post on that topic here.) For more info on this topic refer to The power of Free. that will cost the company significant amounts of money.

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Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

Surely, what’s “appeals” to a 54 year old mother of 5 who goes online to check Facebook and Metafilter will be vastly different from a Google Glass wearing, 27 year old power-user of social networks you haven’t even heard of yet. Message Match] Project Management Software. Notable Examples of Social Proof: Muckrack.com.

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Analytics Video Matching Conversion 134

Babbling VC

AUGUST 18, 2011

What I am addressing here are internships, analyst and maybe even investment manager positions. . Research the fund you are applying to: read their website, review their portfolio, find some press clippings on recent deals and research the partners via LinkedIn, Xing or whatever other social network gives you access to their backgrounds. .

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Portfolio Software Review Partner Networking 75

ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2016

To do so, they reached out to Mercenta (a retargeting software company) to help get more website visitors into their local Mazda dealerships by way of some smart PPC ads. Their efficiency (time spent managing retargeting campaigns) improved by 25%. First, they used a tactic they referred to as integrated retargeting.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

While big ticket products might carry longer and more complex sales cycles, high-end buyers are just as lazy as the rest of us, so they use the same methods: Google, social media, and yes, their inboxes. All things being equal, you may prioritize big data software companies over printing companies, for example. Who is most receptive?

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andrewchenblog.com

MARCH 10, 2010

You often end up with lots of half-done experiments lying around, an infrastructure that isn’t built to scale, and a mishmash of code that needs to be refactored. For example, a design approach just turns out to be error-prone or a junior programmer just writes bad code. Of course, we are mostly interested in the second type.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2009

With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. If a VC term sheet comes in they begin their due diligence process. I plan to do a few but not so many I can’t manage them.

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Software Review Term Sheet Due Diligence Southern California 283

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

This isnt trivial - believing in the projections and selling your passion and networking to find investors are all really hard. Anyway, the way to manage that is still to execute better. For reference, Steve Blank has a great set of posts about needs of different types of startups: [link] -- krschultz 215 days ago | link.

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Dev & Design Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. See also: Wet floor effect.

Web 111

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Dev & Design Mashable on Facebook Join Us! Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. See also: Wet floor effect.

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Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

abovethecrowd.com

APRIL 17, 2013

In a casino, the term “rake” refers to the commission that the house earns for operating a poker game. This way no one leaves the network due to excessive fees, yet you end up with a higher average rake over time due to the competitive dynamic. After all, marginal costs are near zero, and therefore the fee is tolerable.

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Europe Social Network Technical Review IPO 101

Professor VC

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Is There Any Truth in "The Social Network"? Got around to seeing The Social Network this past weekend. While the flick has gotten rave critical reviews (93% on Flixster), the question of what percentage of the movie is true has also gotten a lot of discussion in the blogosphere. ProfessorVC. Blake Southwood.

Social Network 28

Social Network Networking Software Review San Jose 28

Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Tony Hsieh, CEO of online clothing retailer Zappos, has made company culture a focal point in his management style. Thus, efficient management of funding sources is highly important because small businesses have to fund both day-to-day operations and expansion projects. Here are a few options: Use available software programs.

Small Business 60

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

It helps you manage, at first a checking account, is where the name came from, through text messaging. Because one of the most important things for me is that it helps me to communicate with the other person that I manage my money with, who’s also spending out of those same accounts, my wife. Ryan: No that’s great advice.

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Cofounder Technical Review Software Review Differentiation 208

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 endeve – Issue invoices, manage clients and check revenues all in one place. Bootstrap – Online bookkeeping software that lets you track sales and expenses, organize your records for tax time, and more.

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Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

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Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Your brand lives in everyday interactions your company has with its prospects and customers, including the images you share, the messages you post on your website, the content of your marketing materials, your presentations and booths at conferences, and your posts on social networks. Social media. Cross-reference your sources.

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Marketing Charlotte Naming Design 162

Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. But the problem is that marketing isn’t like coding. Coding is a highly constrained environment and, with most problems, a well-known path to success. Marketing Isn’t Coding. Design is a less constrained environment than coding.

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Design Software Review Marketing Software Developers 51

conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Surely, what’s “appeals” to a 54 year old mother of 5 who goes online to check Facebook and Metafilter will be vastly different from a Google Glass wearing, 27 year old power-user of social networks you haven’t even heard of yet. Message Match] Project Management Software. Notable Examples of Social Proof: Muckrack.com.

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Analytics Software Review Conversion Video 98

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

This essentially forces you to forgo 3PL’s due to the high cost of the logistics, and the technology behind recommendation engines aren’t reliable enough to automate the process. This is achieved via a patent-pending color-coding system representing each creator’s positive message and story.

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Entrepreneur Software Review Technical Review Small Business 48

Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. When he’s not developing software, he’s furiously working towards becoming a better Micropreneur. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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Software Review Software Revenue Cofounder 78

Up and Running

MAY 28, 2015

Someone tweeted out of San Jose, they did a really amazing review of the book. You can tell they actually read the book, and it was a really positive review. It’s a good reference point. Do you want someone who’s really just a kick-ass leader, and you want to be mentored on how to manage people? That ink smell.

Small Business 60

Small Business Email Startup Aggregator 60

Version One Ventures

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

an image) and are frequently referred to as NFTs or non-fungible tokens. The first major product market fit is in building an open, permissionless financial system (commonly referred to as DeFi). Such DAOs may look like more open corporate structures with elected managers, boards, and reporting (e.g. Maskbook , Uniswap ).

Web 193

Web Technical Review Software Review Social Network 193

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. They’ve tried everything. Saturday edit : Wow, this post has hit quite a nerve.

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Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Up and Running

MAY 21, 2014

So then my definition of sales is, turning “know, like, and trust” into try, buy, repeat, and refer. With these terms; know, like, trust, try, buy, repeat, and refer, represent to me, are behaviors, actually, that our buyer wants to go on. A department. Twitter giveaway]. John: So let’s keep moving on.

Marketing 72

Marketing Social Media Sales Media 72

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JULY 12, 2011

Indeed, my taste in books ranges widely, with spiritual guides and business reviews rubbing covers with medical texts, the latest pulp fiction or copywriting tutorials in my bookshelf. Online, I browse forums, blogs, news sources, article collections and social networks to stay on top of things.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Social Network Flash 86