Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 27, 2016

As an angel investor, I’ve learned to believe in this approach, since I have seen great ideas go astray, due to poor execution and I have seen apparently marginal ideas make millions, managed by a savvy entrepreneur. Similarly, mentioning viral marketing without specifics won’t assure fundability.

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 21, 2013

Creators of new products in environments of extreme uncertainty, startups face enormous risks. Through rapid experimentation, short product development cycles, and rigorous measurements of the right metrics, they can ascertain what customers really want. In the US, about 50% of small businesses fail in the first five years.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2020

Make sure you integrate video production into your company’s marketing plan. If you manage to get your video production and marketing right, you can dramatically boost your conversion rate. You can’t expect someone who has no idea about your offer to immediately purchase your product or service. Helps In Building Trust.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 25, 2023

As soon as you have 2-3 months' worth of sales data to work with, use a formula to calculate stock reorder levels to ensure you always have stock ready to go, especially if you're promoting your products on platforms known for viral content, like TikTok. Thanks to Dani Mechlowitz, Delta Fulfilment ! #6-

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2012

Luminaries like Robert Scoble (author of “ Naked Conversations ” and godfather of blogging ) have caused spikes in web traffic through highlighting particular products. While marrying targeted influencers with product brands seems like one made in heaven, Klout isn’t empty of controversies. Nuff said.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 15, 2019

Usually, small business owners don’t think beyond their quarterly or annual plans and they forget their long-term goals due to everyday hurdles. This strategy of IBM started to fail once the market was filled with clones and fakes of their products. Embrace Technology. If it doesn’t work anymore, change it.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

When Mixpanel makes the most sense : If your website or app is your product, however, Mixpanel offers the granular detail that’s essential for monitoring user behavior. When it could go either way : Other companies—like ecommerce sites selling physical products—may straddle the use-case gap. Image source ). Acquisition.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 18, 2020

Due to the highly infectious nature of COVID -19, with an R3 to R5 value at several places (the number of infections caused by one person. and a full-fledged production crew. Film productions, businesses that were aiming to spend big bucks on live advertising are now turning to various animated video styles to get the job done.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

If you’re a technology startup you need to excel at product, of course. The starting point of product IS marketing, which is what a lot of young entrepreneurs that never studied business don’t realize. But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 20, 2018

by KJ Dearie, product specialist and small business advisor at Termly. The rise of technology has invited a fall in consumer trust. More and more each year, the online community is becoming populated by a generation of tech-savvy individuals. Customers Demand SSL Reassurance. Be Transparent About Collecting User Data.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

But, increasingly, the Apple hype-fests are a marketing—not a product—showcase. For product launches, long-term success relies on cornerstones of marketing research and execution, like a strong value proposition and full-funnel campaign. Yet while product launches are a risk, they’re not as risky as you think. Image source ).

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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. It’s hard to recover from a tarnished image.

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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. It’s hard to recover from a tarnished image.

Forecast 161

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David Teten

DECEMBER 3, 2019

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. Read everything you can about viral marketing. So print it off and deliver it to a friend who is not so high-tech. What’s the problem?

Social Media 289

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

On Facebook, an ideal customer may log on to see photos of a new nephew, not to check out a 30-second demo of your SaaS product. But there are technical and strategic keys to smart deployment. This post focuses on deployment rather than production, but here are high-level takeaways from those posts: Quality = attention span.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Price is as important as any other feature to determine product/market “fit.” Or seen a review of an iPhone app hung up on pricing trivialities: “It would be pretty good at $0.99, but it’s not worth $1.99.” But I disagree. simple enough to be self-service). . $1/mo simple enough to be self-service).

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

As a CEO of a technological startup, I often need to find trustworthy information as quickly as possible. And he is not afraid to take bold bets on new technologies and business models. Steve Jobs stands out as the greatest tech disruptor of the twenty-first century. Thanks to Shaun Connell, Rental Property Calculator ! #4-

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2018

People said this about Ring (which went from startup to selling to Amazon > $1 billion in around 5 years), Facebook, YouTube, Airbnb, Uber, Twitter, Instagram and many other great behemoths of the technology industry. There is nothing viral! Ah, but Bird doesn’t have network effects! Anybody can launch a scooter service!

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Engage with them as much as possible, giving them options to review and critique your brand on your website and social media. Enhance customer experience by incorporating different creative and trendy products that you know they’ll enjoy. Happy customers are the lifeblood of any growing business.

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SVPG

JANUARY 12, 2011

” He’s actually done it already: build a great product customers love. Building a great product worthy of conversation is generally thought to be the product manager’s job. But if you’re in product marketing, you should contribute as well. My partner, Marty, writes extensively on how. Take Dropbox.

Product 69

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 28, 2012

One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. But this door quickly closed: Facebook changed the OpenGraph’s parameters due to, in its view, a bad user experience with over-optimized and aggressive video posting.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 28, 2022

I intend to release one study every three months, which I'll send to journalists in the hopes of generating viral attention on social media. I believe that if I can have one piece of content go viral every three months, not only will I be able to develop more links but also raise my brand's recognition. Photo Credit: Bozlur Rehman.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. This is especially true when it comes to tech companies hiring the wrong chief technology officer. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 29, 2023

How To Take Back Control Of Technology written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Gaia Bernstein In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Gaia Bernstein. She writes, teaches, and lectures at the intersection of law, technology, health, and privacy. Like this show?

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 4, 2016

It’s tempting to tell everyone about all the future potential uses of your new technology and risk confusing them, having them wait for your future or disappoint them with several poor solutions. Every business takes time to scale and penetrate a market due to organizational growth, hiring, training, brand building and customer adoption.

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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. It’s hard to recover from a tarnished image.

Forecast 120

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Genuine VC

MARCH 14, 2012

Although early versions of the mouse as an input device appeared in the early 60’s , it wasn’t until twenty years later in 1984 with its inclusion in the Apple Macintosh box did it really hit the mainstream – and it’s largely due to that the GUI utilized a mouse in a way that was integrated into how the entire operating system worked.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

I’m a very logical guy, so I still fondly remember when new solutions and technologies started trends on the basis of their logical strengths. In today’s world, it seems that emotion, not logic, sparks the new trends that become culture, and drives our devotion or disappointment in new products and brands. Timing is everything.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

The evening is sponsored by a Fortune 500 medical technology company. Presenting Companies: Axiomed ( www.axiomed.com ) has a 2nd generation Total Disc Replacement (TDR) product that holds promise to improve outcomes for the millions of people that suffer from degenerative disc disease. To Join HBS Angels of New York: 1.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 18, 2015

Consumers now come to expect the ability to complete nearly all daily tasks via their smartphone whether it be sending emails, browsing the web, watching videos or even paying for products. One of the reasons why mobile gaming has been afforded this growth, is due to the improving technologies that support the industry.

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Cracking the Code

AUGUST 3, 2011

In search of Europes next tech stars. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. In search of Europe's next tech stars. "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. My Yelp reviews.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

SaaS products aren’t viral – [link]. Romney, Obama Release Statements On How To Grow Tech Startups | TechCrunch - [link]. Are Smart Phones Spreading Faster than Any Technology in Human History? Technology Review - [link]. The Product is the Byproduct – [link]. Technology Fail!

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

Your business plans are in place, perhaps you have sought out and won investors, and gotten a foothold in the market with your product. Viral Video Marketing. Like any good song, your product not only needs a hook, but a melody to provide the ear-worm and make your work a household name. Your company, your product, is your baby.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

I’m a very logical guy, so I still fondly remember when new solutions and technologies started trends on the basis of their logical strengths. In today’s world, it seems that emotion, not logic, sparks the new trends that become culture, and drives our devotion or disappointment in new products and brands. Timing is everything.

Social Media 201

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

After former CEO Steve Jobs departed the business in 1985, Apple entered a ten-year downward spiral as competitors' lower-priced products notably Microsoft Windows, dominated the personal computer market. Later they failed to keep up with technologies and the digital boom and have even filed for bankruptcy twice. 17- General Motors.

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