Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. But relying upon SEO / SEM too much and not building a product and brand that is valued in its own right leaves you reliant upon that channel partner to not change the rules of marketing through their channel. It’s worth a quick read. Underbelly.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

We've also seen extensive use of technology and increased remote working. As a result, businesses in this field should leverage technology to provide interactive, easy-to-understand educational content that can help customers make health-related decisions and maintain healthy habits. Thanks to Erik Pham, Health Canal ! #2-

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 27, 2014

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

90 Things I’ve Learned From Founding 4 Technology Companies. It has been awesome, flattering, and humbling to see that post went viral and has been seen by so many thousands of people — mainly aspiring entrepreneurs — and has been translated into many languages. Build all of your own technology. So, here goes.

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Start Up Blog

MAY 18, 2023

Listen to Steve read this post (9 min audio) An AI-generated song purporting to be Drake and the Weeknd caused a stir in the music world after going viral and accumulating over 20 million views on streaming and social platforms. When it comes to technology, protection never works, especially once it is democratized.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had really positive experiences such as working with Greg Gretsch at Sigma Partners where he championed us to a partners’ meeting where we sort of got crucified. We made changes and Greg was a gentleman throughout the process rather than berating us for our performance (it was our first partners’ meeting).

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 2, 2020

When he realized that the technology the company had built could potentially be used to test for COVID-19, he jumped in feet first. Fred Turner was building a biotech company here in the Bay Area working on sepsis detection when he realized that the technology that he was building could potentially be used to test for COVID-19.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Yet, as a business consultant, I still find many of you business leaders relying primarily on your technology, word-of-mouth , or location to attract necessary customers. You must use self-promotion early and often through viral videos, blogging, and industry leadership, to establish credibility with your customers.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. That is the definition of Disruptive Technology.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

Neither is it to achieve the greatest reach or “virality” in one’s digital campaign. Social CRM is a philosophy and a business strategy that uses technology, work flow, business rules, and social information to talk with (not at) the customer in a transparent way, to make value for both parties.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2022

You can’t predict big quality problems, funding shortfalls, and viral events that don’t work. Natural disasters or economic conditions can create new markets, or an offer to partner or merge may materialize suddenly. Another disruptive technology trumps yours. Get to know your headhunter or freelancer.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Too many entrepreneurs look for that one magic bullet -- an exciting new technology, perhaps, or their own determination to make the world a better place -- to override any shortcomings in their startup model. Website and smartphone solutions usually require referral partners and value-added resellers. Solution production and support.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Entrepreneurs are an optimistic and passionate group, who normally expect their idea to go viral soon, and success to follow shortly thereafter. Entrepreneurs who love to invent new things, but hate business, need to find the right partners before embarking down the path to a new business. A successful business is a long-term effort.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2022

There are no “overrides” – for example, businesses don’t thrive just because they offer the latest technology, or because everyone wants to be “green,” or because their goal is to reduce world hunger. Word-of-mouth and viral marketing are popular terms these days, but are rarely adequate to initiate a new business. Sales/Marketing.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 27, 2009

Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund. 26 Bessemer Venture Partners (BVP), the oldest venture capital practice in the United States, today announced the closing of a $350 million supplement to its current fund family, BVP VII, which closed in June 2007. 2009 Bessemer Venture Partners. Friday, February 27, 2009.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

As a long-time mentor to entrepreneurs, here is my collection of smart risks that investors and I look for in new startups: Focus on a tough customer problem rather than a fun technology. Investors hate technology solutions looking for a problem, due to the high risk of no customers. Find a strategic partner to accelerate growth.

Forecast 120

Forecast Startup Stock Options Technical Review 120

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2020

You can’t predict big quality problems, funding shortfalls, and viral events that don’t work. Natural disasters or economic conditions can create new markets, or an offer to partner or merge may materialize suddenly. Another disruptive technology trumps yours. Get to know your headhunter or freelancer.

Agile 334

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

. $1/mo means you can’t afford customer service and it must incrementally free to run the technology behind it, both of which have implications for the sort of product you have to build (e.g. simple enough to be self-service). 10/mo means people see you as a cheap version of something else, but still expect a phone number.

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 26, 2024

Masha Bucher attended the Milken Institute Global Conference from May 5-8; the event brings entrepreneurs and executives together to discuss their latest innovations and disruptive technology. She’s more than just a collector; she believes in art’s ability to decode technology, adding human elements that can be easy to miss.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. Philippe Botteri Accel Partners London, UK My Bio. Bessemer Venture Partners Expands BVP VII Fund.

Software Review 48

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 8, 2020

Entrepreneurs are an optimistic and passionate group, who normally expect their idea to go viral soon, and success to follow shortly thereafter. Entrepreneurs who love to invent new things, but hate business, need to find the right partners before embarking down the path to a new business. A successful business is a long-term effort.

Silicon Valley 361

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

× At Greylock , my partners and I are driven by one guiding mission: always help entrepreneurs. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. We are the leader in the professional domain with viral growth. Reid Hoffman.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

Assuming Virality. "A I have news for you: Theyre not coming and youre not going to go viral. Services dont spontaneously go viral. High virality is almost always the product of early and deliberate product design decisions. Your early partners, co-founders, investors and hires are crucial to get right.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

They include introducing new products, including social proof in traditional marketing campaigns, building advocates outside one’s traditional fan base (eg a high-tech car like Audi A8 and technology influencers), fundraising for nonprofits, coupons for high score influencers, prioritizing customer service responses and more.

Technical Review 160

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

This included health insurance and making them domestic partners. Later they failed to keep up with technologies and the digital boom and have even filed for bankruptcy twice. Both of these startups came to market with a social media platform focused on short, viral videos that were ideal for quickly sharing on social media.

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mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

On2 designed video codec technology which Google used to optimize its WebM video format. On2 Technologies. On2 Technologies. On2 designed video codec technology which Google used to optimize its WebM video format. There is no human to interface with so it is difficult to bring a company or technology to their attention.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. With more than 50 million monthly pageviews and 4 million followers across social media, Mashable has one of the most engaged online news communities.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 25, 2010

We met the next day, along with his partner, Jared Hecht. Built on top of Twilio, it was pretty simple from a technology standpoint—but what got me was the enthusiasm of the team and the scope of their vision. What you might lose in the power of search and virality, you gain in the additional ways users will interact with you.

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mashable.com

JANUARY 13, 2012

Brian Sullivan is vice president of client services at Gigya , where he advises clients on implementing social technology. Gigya offers websites a suite of social technology like social login , comments, game mechanics and a social identity management platform. Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share. Print Story.

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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. Neither would have achieved virality had customers not received something tangible for their efforts. On its official launch in 2014, it had 15,000 daily users.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. 1) Twitter. It’s not that simple,” he says.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy. They must exhibit a thirst for working in teams, helping others and being forthright. Jesse Davis , Entrustet.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 23, 2011

In comparison, the overall technology sector growth was projected at 9-10% in early 2010 and this forecast did not change significantly today. To justify a 60pts difference, we have to believe that the current growth rates of 10% for technology and 20% for SaaS will continue to hold for the next 9 years before converging. Mike Bosch.

Software Review 101

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mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

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Equity 74

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 16, 2009

Union Square Ventures The next morning I got to spend time with Brad Burnham , partner at Union Square Ventures talking about their investment strategy and insights about web-based businesses. Bill and his partner Fred Wilson have invested in ~30 or so companies with 27 still active.

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mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

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