Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2021

Then make sure that everyone on the team does the same, and are motivated to improve the match with your startup. It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition. Seek out complaining and lost customers for the most important input.

Technical Review 385

Technical Review Salary Metrics Matching 385

Austin Startup

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Even when someone is aware of what a CTO does, they often have limited context due to the wide variety of CTO roles. A chief technology officer (CTO) is a C-suite executive who is focused on scientific and technological issues including web applications, mobile applications, electronic and digital media development.

Fractional CTO 54

Fractional CTO CTO Hire CTO Technical Review 54

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 27, 2019

My simple answer is that they keep their focus on customers, rather than technology. They present a convincing story that every entrepreneur has the same potential, but most get sidetracked and bogged down by their technology, competitors, and internal organization. Incorporate AI-powered data and metrics systems.

Global 308

Global Marketing Technical Review Algorithm 308

YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2020

Pandemic responders are looking for effective tools to help them quickly match people in need with available resources on community level. This includes vulnerable groups of people such as the elderly and the handicapped, a lot of whom are not tech-savvy and cannot get the usual level of care due to social distancing.

Software Review 165

Software Review Global Software Technical Review 165

Steve Blank

JANUARY 22, 2014

Dino Vendetti a VC at Bay Partners, moved up to Bend, Oregon on a mission to engineer Bend into a regional technology cluster. Today with every city, state and country trying to build out a technology cluster, following Dino’s progress can provide others with a roadmap of what’s worked and what has not. Tech investing is risky.

Early Stage 292

Early Stage Silicon Valley Oregon Technical Review 292

The Startup Magazine

JULY 9, 2020

I want to be a part of its evolution to the next level, which includes a larger focus on mitigating fraud as well as creating and employing measurable technologies so enterprises never have to wonder if the channel is really driving value. The numbers I am seeing in my internal analytics don’t match the reporting from my network.

Affiliate 133

Affiliate Marketing Technical Review Channel 133

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

The first step is to have a domain name that matches your business name. High-quality product images, detailed descriptions, and customer reviews can also enhance the user experience. Next, technology is your ally. Do things that don't scale at the beginning to earn consumer trust and great reviews.

eCommerce 132

eCommerce Omaha Entrepreneur SEO 132

Occam's Razor

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

FBe's recommendation was (paraphrasing a 35 min talk): Don't invent new metrics, use online versions of Reach and GRPs to measure success. Because we don't understand the uniqueness, we fall back on profoundly sub-optimal old world metrics like Reach or Online GRP equivalents. Metrics are a problem.

Metrics 165

Metrics Advertising Marketing Social Media 165

ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

But there are technical and strategic keys to smart deployment. Just as LinkedIn videos perform differently than YouTube pre-roll clips, they have unique technical and targeting requirements, too. LinkedIn video ads: tech specs, targeting, metrics, and cost. LinkedIn video ad tech specs. LinkedIn video ad metrics.

Video 129

Video B2B Technical Review Campaign 129

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2018

Even better, Attanasio says, is if they have done extensive due diligence first. Some specialize in one arena, like green technology. Study them through their websites and the business media to ensure a good match. Not all VC firms are alike or have the same investment philosophy.

Partner 113

Partner Technical Review Management Due Diligence 113

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

AUGUST 29, 2011

The seat-back is jacked into an even-more-upright-than-usual position due to a trash can welded to a storage compartment lodged behind, which I’m constantly reminded of by the clacking of aluminum doors — the only sound sharp enough to pierce the roar of turbines. It can’t always go so swimmingly, and that’s OK.

Technical Review 236

Technical Review Software Review Reputation Sales Cycle 236

Board Effect

MARCH 23, 2022

If you have a year of fundraising activities under your belt, the first step is to put a review of the previous year’s fundraising results at your next board meeting. Here is a shortlist of funding sources to review: Ticket sales. Corporate matches. Where Do You Begin with Writing a Plan for Fundraising Goals? Product sales.

Campaign 98

Campaign Software Review Technical Review Metrics 98

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Words alone, like “improved efficiency”, “paradigm shift,” and “breakthrough technology” won’t convince people to follow you. For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers.

Metrics 271

Metrics Technical Review Leadership Framework 271

ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

The technical elements of your website’s SEO are crucial to search performance. In this article, you’ll learn how to conduct a technical SEO audit to find and fix issues in your website’s structure. Using a technical SEO audit to improve your SEO performance. Think of a technical SEO audit as a website health check.

Technical Review 162

Technical Review SEO Software Review XML 162

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

We arranged vetted and curated groups for roundtable discussions , and matched everyone with other like-minded people. You can’t beat category kings, and the only exception for this is through tech disruption. This defines how to connect problem themes to a metric strategy, building a metric-driven action system.

B2B 94

B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2013

Then make sure that everyone on the team does the same, and are motivated to improve the match with your startup. It must be understandable, written down, and verifiable, with regular measurements and metrics to make it real, benchmarked against the competition. Seek out complaining and lost customers for the most important input.

Customer 230

Customer Technical Review Startup Salary 230

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

That last bit should sound familiar if you follow theories of Startup Laws & Metrics. When “growth rate” becomes the only important metric for company “fitness,” other metrics are left unsolved. “Profitability” is perhaps the most-talked-about example of a metric left unsolved.

Technical Review 120

Technical Review Viral Metrics Salary 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 20, 2013

Words alone, like “improved efficiency”, “paradigm shift,” and “breakthrough technology” won’t convince people to follow you. For example, early adopters may be easily sold, but new technology product success really hinges on adoption by certain demographics, perhaps more influenced by celebrities or mommy bloggers.

Startup 253

Startup Metrics Technical Review Leadership 253

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Use your knowledge of evolving needs and technology to add more value than competitors, and introduce clients to each other to build partnerships. They expect reviews and testimonials from other clients. They match individual customer preferences, whether it be voice, email, texting, or social media, to close deals.

Differentiation 141

Differentiation SBA Social Media Dividend 141

View from Seed

MARCH 19, 2015

If you’re in the tech startup industry today, you get the sense that every one of your peers wants to take on the entire world. Some three decades ago, IBM was years away from being able to prototype speech-to-text technology because the hardware available those days was significantly underpowered for the task.

Product 120

Product Technical Review Marketing Lean 120

Steve Blank

MARCH 15, 2017

competitive analyses, channel and customer collateral (white papers, data sheets, product reviews), customer surveys, and customer discovery findings. Generate end-user demand (to match our revenue goals). And the results weren’t the traditional PR metrics of number of articles or inches of ink. Educate our sales channel(s).

Startup 328

Startup PR Public Relations Channel 328

David Teten

APRIL 1, 2021

Dan Kozikowski, Partner and Head of Platform, First Mark Capital , said to me, “Firms should match services to the stage-specific needs of companies. I recommend building a strong internal tech stack, to handle the deluge of requests for help you’ll get from companies as you scale.

Private Equity 78

Private Equity Venture Capital Portfolio Equity 78

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 14, 2013

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Debate and adjust your offering to better match what customers want. Include planned measurements and metrics. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

Revenue 263

Revenue Startup Technical Review Business Model 263

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. There’s usually also a little je ne sais quoi?—?a

Management 85

Management Product Technical Review Software Review 85

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 7, 2017

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Debate and adjust your offering to better match what customers want. Include planned measurements and metrics. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

Small Business 147

Small Business Revenue Technical Review Business Model 147

Occam's Razor

MARCH 23, 2021

This is very hard to do, we now have a proven seven-step experimentation process, with one of the coolest algorithms to pick matched-markets (normally the kiss of death of any large-scale geo experiment). Matched market tests. Real-time data in the hands of humans is a colossal waste of technical, financial and human resources.

Analytics 131

Analytics Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Campaign 131

dontbesoanalytical.blogspot.com

MAY 13, 2012

From time to time, Ill address information technology, and how it impacts business and daily life. Daddy, What Does a Chief Technology Officer Do? Inside the development organization, this Director attends to staffing, training, workload and productivity metrics, budget, and scheduling. Saturday, February 16, 2008.

CTO 40

CTO Technical Review Technology Software Review 40

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 21, 2015

The best startup founders are ready and able to roll up their sleeves and jump into any issue and contribute, whether it's business related or technical, no matter how much expertise team members may possess. Then the vision must be translated into a set of tasks to match the skills of the people who can make the vision real.

Founder 120

Founder Startup Technical Review Hiring 120

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Debate and adjust your offering to better match what customers want. Include planned measurements and metrics. The Internet and smartphones have changed everything.

Technical Review 234

Technical Review Business Model Revenue Social Media 234

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

I did a presentation this week at Coloft that looked at how Non-Technical Founders can go about getting their MVP built. Once you build it, they will now ask you about the key metrics that they need proven in order to see if you really are a good investment. " Once you have the metrics defined, it focuses your effort.

Technical Cofounder 338

Technical Cofounder Technical Review CTO Hire Fractional CTO 338

ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

It seems all technology is getting smaller and more efficient. Although this gap is decreasing due to the rise of mobile website optimization , conversion rates for these websites are still poor when compared to their desktop counterparts. But conversion rate alone is not a success metric. billion smartphone users in 2012.

Mobile 48

Mobile Technical Review Software Review Metrics 48

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Now, audits may vary depending on your business and industry, but generally, I recommend including the following areas within your report: Comprehensive Website Review. Editorial content review. Social profile review. Google My Business review. Directory and citation review. Online reputation review.

Software Review 65

Software Review Technical Review SEO Reputation 65

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The goal of growth hacking as marketing is rapid growth, using strategies and tactics that leverage (and even exploit) technology, platforms, and behavior to reach an end goal. How to create a growth hacking strategy using the pirate metrics model. Activation. Convincing users to stick around is crucial for growth.

Retention 113

Retention Marketing Acquisition Channel 113

Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Discover the importance of adapting traditional SEO tactics to accommodate the advancements in AI technology, from content creation to technical optimization. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! There's material on things like page speed and core web vitals or three different metrics and core web vitals.

SEO 60

SEO ChatGPT Technical Review Search 60

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 27, 2011

Exec Summary: Most companies (98+%) in the world (even tech startups) should be very profit focused. If you spent the 3 years perfecting some hugely differentiated technology IP that may also be different. Fast early growth in a market is often eroded when competition gets fierce and prices are forced down due to competition.

Startup 418

Startup Revenue Technical Review Flash 418

ConversionXL

MARCH 5, 2019

Review the laws for where you plan to send cold emails. Your audience of qualified computer scientists may respond positively to technical terms; a conversational tone with that same audience may undermine credibility. Review and Optimize. Ultimately, the only metric that matters is the positive reply rate. CAN-SPAM Act.

Email 130

Email Campaign Reputation San Diego 130

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 25, 2011

Recent reports suggest that 90% of today’s shoppers skip marketing pitches, to research online before they buy, and over 50% check user reviews before making a decision. Debate and adjust your offering to better match what customers want. Include planned measurements and metrics.

Customer 242

Customer Technical Review Business Model Revenue 242