ReadWriteStart

MARCH 8, 2021

You’ll need money to get all the initial equipment, space, and people required to begin operations. You could work to get more PR exposure. It’s going to serve as your central hub of operations – and the centerpiece of all your promotional channels. . PR and reputation management can be huge in getting your brand established. .

Startup 127

Startup Retention Acquisition Agile 127

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 9, 2013

But you have no choice since in the first few years everything you do is about showing results to justify financing to continue your operations. Suspects & prospects are often in search of success stories from their peers to hear how they’re improving internal operations.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

The next few posts are going to talk about scaling your sales operations as you move out of the evangelical phase. You have no choice since in the first few years everything you do is about showing results to justify financing to continue your operations. I would work through my sales deals pipelines by doing pipeline reviews.

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VC Adventure

JUNE 14, 2022

Indeed, many firms even institutionalize the practice of providing help to portfolio companies through extensive platforms that may include PR, talent, marketing, technical, and other help (sometimes offered for free, sometimes offered ads a pay-for-service, but often at below-market rates for those services).

Technical Review 150

Technical Review Due Diligence Portfolio Venture Capital 150

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 16, 2012

These days, few big businesses operate without a Twitter presence, and more and more business gurus, CEOs, and teachers are flocking to the site to share their expertise and inspiration with young professionals like yourself. This chat touches on a wide range of topics, including social media, marketing, advertising, technology, and PR.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

The entrepreneurs can reduce their operational costs significantly – by utilizing advanced technologies like autonomous vehicles, drones, and robots for courier delivery. Recognizing the business goals and operational scope of the client firm. Multiple pick-up points along the route ensure the timely delivery of parcels.

Technical Review 163

Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Demand Social Media 163

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

I need to give credit for the topic to PR Malloy who Tweeted me this question. PR Malloy (@diddly_do_indy) June 13, 2015. The initial Apple/AT&T deal was of course limited to the geography in which AT&T operated and thus after its initial success Apple had a template for exclusivity agreements in other countries.

PR 150

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 19, 2011

Since selling Matt has gone on to become one of the smartest angels I have seen operate. o Huge on PR, “Be Everywhere” is his motto – fly to NY, proactively everywhere he could get press. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”. To make PR big you need to find a way to “make news”.

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Acquisition Warrant Customer Term Sheet 304

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Equally – a great VP Finance can be leveraged well to take on finance, legal, HR and much of the operational tasks. Final startup grind from msuster.

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Cofounder Early Stage Startup Silicon Valley 388

This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 22, 2012

Let’s start out with the basic functions of a tech company: 1) Engineering 2) Marketing 3) Sales 4) Business development 5) PR 6) Design 7) Product Management 8) HR 9) Operations 10) Finance Ok, that's just overwhelming. If you think about it, these things are all of the goals of another function on the list--PR.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 30, 2011

You hire people too fast, you over build your products, you try to force market adoption and you do PR blitzes before your product is really ready for prime time. And they seem to have been going really slow in building out the team and you certainly don’t see a ton of too-early PR blitzes from them.

Development Team Review 374

Development Team Review Technical Review Bulgaria Lean 374

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

The key to being able to run a business that isn’t yet profitable (on operating margin) is availability of capital to finance losses and preferably at a cost that isn’t too punitive to the founders and employees. The reason one would accept losses is when they are investments in fueling faster growth.

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Metrics Cost Acquisition Startup 150

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 16, 2018

Knowing the business, its operating area and opportunities and staying consistent are the prerequisites. Later you can go for PR through media and press, local news and other traditional ways. Marketing does not have to be expensive to help you stand out in the market among the competitors. Here are the tips to follow in 2018: 1.

Marketing 133

Marketing Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 133

Version One Ventures

MAY 23, 2019

Over the past few months, we have been running a series of posts where we profile one of the many incredible operators in our network. These operators are generous enough to share their expertise and wisdom, and we are lucky to do deep dives into unique topics. And Sin-Mei Tsai , VP of Engineering at Shippo, discussed code quality.

Part-Time VPE 136

Part-Time VPE Software Review Salary Non-Compete 136

Steve Blank

APRIL 23, 2018

That year, as management tried to coordinate all the operating details across all the divisions, the company almost went bankrupt when poor planning led to excess inventory, with unsold cars piling up at dealers and the company running out of cash.

Michigan 268

Michigan Cofounder Stock Forecast 268

The Next Web

OCTOBER 6, 2013

PR is about building relationships with media professionals and key influencers to help increase a company or individual’s visibility and profile; SEO is an iteration of that relationship. PR has always been a multifaceted discipline. The techniques that PR professionals use to generate positive press are numerous and diverse.

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PR SEO Social Media Media 145

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

A lot of work goes into starting a business, developing and launching products, and running the day-to-day operations, so marketing often gets put on the back burner. Create a spreadsheet: Include all your current and anticipated operational costs, like professional fees, content outsourcing, sales, tax, and web hosting.

Developer 159

Developer Marketing Social Media Startup 159

View from Seed

JULY 24, 2015

Still others point to the collective sensibility and logic of New Englanders as an operating philosophy. More functionally, Boston needs to improve its design, branding, and PR skills. On the branding and PR front, Wayfair’s VP of Brand Marketing, Nancy Go, interviewed Gazelle’s CMO and EVP of Consumer, Sarah Welch.

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Boston Cofounder B2C PR 120

View from Seed

JANUARY 24, 2018

We’re calling them NextView Operator Guilds. . The concept our Guilds is simple: We want to bring together small groups of Product and Go-to-Market experts to lend their time to support our portfolio company founders and key operators. The post Announcing NextView Operator Guilds appeared first on NextView Ventures.

Operations 176

Operations Cofounder Technical Review Angel Investor 176

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. The operations superstar. The sales professional.

Technical Cofounder 144

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 144

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

recently wrote a post talking about how some VCs meddle in operating company decisions or some executive teams are too reliant on VCs to jump in and make hard calls for them. So operating at a higher level, helping to set the framework for decision making and then sitting down and watching the game be played, is certainly the way to go.”

Startup 150

Startup CTO Hire Sales Leadership 150

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 23, 2020

When it comes to changes I will be making in my business in the next year, I see us moving away from a traditional office space environment strategy we were operating under prior to the pandemic. 9- Focusing on lean operations. Photo Credit: Brandon Monaghan. Thanks to Lindsey Wander, WorldWise Tutoring LLC ! #9- 13- Focus on wellness.

Entrepreneur 126

Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Employee 126

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2014

It takes a long immersion in the marketplace for someone to be a true insider, understand the subtleties of the competitive landscape, recognize the people who are true assets (independent of titles), and look through the propaganda of technical collateral and PR campaigns. The operations superstar. The sales professional.

Technical Cofounder 245

Technical Cofounder Cofounder Advisory Board Startup 245

Hunter Walker

JUNE 7, 2014

Not because they’re all operating in stealth or pre-product – in fact some already are earning $1m+ in revenue per annum. Party rounds blew up on a number of startups who found it difficult to get ongoing operational support from investors who didn’t have time or inclination to lean in.

Technical Review 117

Technical Review CTO Hire Finance Stealth 117

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

Of course it is super helpful if a VC can drop you in to important people for business development, recruiting, PR, sales and eventually M&A. Industry or Operating Experience? I know many VCs who don’t have operating experience and frankly some of them are fantastic. Connections? Now you’re talking.

Portfolio 364

Portfolio Chicago Sales Incubator 364

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 4, 2023

They’ve opted for PR-friendly initiatives such as tree planting, or made vague claims about their supply chain being ‘sustainably sourced’. There are more meaningful ways in which organisations can support the environment within their existing operations.

Green 123

Green PR Operations Global 123

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 18, 2017

Although many business owners don’t refer to their communications as PR (public relations), their communications effectively serve as just that. PR is the way organizations, companies and individuals communicate with the public and media. Having good PR can bring your brand adoration, esteem, and loyalty.

PR 61

PR Social Media Public Relations New York 61

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 30, 2016

It is a truism that with more capital you will hire people more quickly and spend more liberally whether it’s on external contractors, PR firms, attending events, doing legal work (trademarks, patents) or whatever. There are some great funds that operate this way and I see some merits. million or $4 million.

Pre-Money Valuation 292

Pre-Money Valuation Valuation Early Stage Startup 292

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Thanks to Danielle Sabrina, Society22 PR ! #3- 13- Pay attention to product pages Photo Credit: Nikhil Jogia When operating an e-commerce business , your product pages are your frontline sales team — only there's no room for negotiation. Another critical attribute for a CEO is an acute sense of self-awareness.

eCommerce 133

eCommerce Omaha Entrepreneur SEO 133

Version One Ventures

AUGUST 14, 2015

For most startups, core functions are product design, product development, marketing, sales, PR, and customer service. The post Should you outsource your financial operations? But generally speaking, my advice to startups is that you should never outsource activities that are core to your business. appeared first on Version One.

Operations 60

Operations PR Analytics Finance 60

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Startups with huge burn rates – building leases, staff, PR and advertising – ran out of money. Lean was designed to inform the founders’ vision while they operated frugally at speed. Then one day it was over. IPOs dried up. Most startups born in the bubble died in the bubble. The Rise of the Lean Startup. The result?

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Lean Burn Rate Startup IPO 335

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

I was mostly operating in this box what I got chewed out by our CEO.) You’ll collect a laundry-list of customer feature requests and deliver them to product development, without any insight. This is essentially a denial of service attack on engineering’s time. (I

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Business Model Product Development Early Stage Customer Development 305

ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999. Image source ).

Marketing 121

Marketing Campaign Non-Compete Lean 121

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

Given how badly the announcement of the splitting went and their inability to control the PR cycle (or their stock price!) But they sure need somebody at the top handling their marketing and PR better. Dumb, da-dumb, dumb, dumb. The decision to back-out of the splitting of the business : 3 out of 5. I pay for them separately.

Customer 287

Customer Technical Review Caching PR 287

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 26, 2022

Thanks to Kevin Burke, Extension PR ! #7- So, we can expect that businesses and workplaces will keep on adjusting and readjusting their operations to accommodate the mandates and protocols that their respective governments will impose. At some point soon, Apple will upgrade the laptop cameras too. 7- 6G will rule.

Software Review 123

Software Review Technical Review Artificial Inteligence Entrepreneur 123

Up and Running

MAY 12, 2020

Now you’re certain you want to (and can legally) operate a business out of your home and have a plan in place, it’s time to knuckle down and get your business registered with the appropriate authorities. Legitimize your business operations. Build an active online presence (be your own PR person!). Make your business official.

Software Review 153

Software Review Exit Strategy Technical Review Business Plan 153

Up and Running

DECEMBER 19, 2013

For Operations. HARO : Help A Reporter Out is a great PR and marketing tool for businesses large and small. ” -Noah Parsons, Chief Operating Officer. Others are “oldies but goodies” that we’ve just been using a lot of this year. All of them are great ways to improve your business.

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Small Business Development Team Review RSS Software Review 109