mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar. I have a couple of points and resources to add. And Good luck! John Humphrey (DomainNoob) Certainly no one would argue that Diapers.com isn't the perfect name for what they do. Keep it up i look forward to reading more.

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 13, 2010

I come from a high-tech software background, and only a few years ago, it would cost at least a million dollars ($1M) for a team of professionals to produce any commercial software product. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

Burn Rate 125

Burn Rate SEM Social Network Angel Investor 125

Up and Running

JULY 26, 2016

Just for reference, Slidebean is a SaaS presentation software where users can add content, and a finished presentation is designed automatically. Google AdWords or SEM (expensive). For example, “presentation software” is an extremely broad keyword phrase that anyone from students to employees of large businesses could enter in Google.

Revenue 60

Revenue Acquisition Channel Campaign 60

www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Far more common is a need to acquire customers through a series of steps like SEO, SEM, PR, Social Marketing, direct sales, channel sales, etc. Examples of free products include Open Source software, services like HubSpot’s Website Grader , free versions of a SaaS service that have limited, but still valuable, feature sets, etc.

Acquisition 103

Acquisition Cost Customer Entrepreneur 103

www.cscyphers.com

MARCH 8, 2012

Thanks >> 2012/03/01 RT @newsycombinator : How Not To Sell Software in 2012 [link] >> 2012/03/01 New Blog Post: MapR, HDFS and Forking Code #strataConf : I was in the exhibition hall of StrataConf talking with. Social Networking (22). social networking. And… what else?”). I Don’t Need You Anymore.

Cofounder 40

Cofounder Technical Review Founder Software Review 40

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? For example, we used to be baffled at IMVU by the significant minority of people who would download the software but never chat with anyone.

San Francisco 133

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 133

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

StackOverflow – We both have a love fest for Joel Spolsky who also co-founded Fog Creek Software. He is the author of “ Joel on Software ” and I was a reader nearly 10 years ago when I had never heard of Fred Wilson, Brad Feld and VentureHacks didn’t exist. Rumored to be appox. Primarily targets SMBs.

Stealth 285

Stealth SEC Advertising Accredited Investor 285

abovethecrowd.com

JULY 17, 2013

The next obvious transition was the rise of the browser in 1996, which transformed not only the software application market but also the print and media world. On the browser, SEO and SEM are paramount, but the equivalent tools on mobile are either non-existent or at best immature. The distribution techniques are completely new.

Mobile 96

Mobile SEM SEO Technical Review 96

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

The startup Tracx , which provides a SaaS solution for tracking and managing marketing campaign on social networks, has received an undisclosed investment from Israeli angel Zohar Gilon. uTest has established itself as the world’s largest marketplace for software testing services, with over 25,000 testers in over 160 countries.

Software Review 138

Software Review Venture Capital Technical Review SEM 138

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2008

Take a look at The App Store after the gold rush - FierceDeveloper : According to a recent BusinessWeek feature , the flood of new games, productivity tools and related iPhone software is making it difficult for the vast majority of apps to crack the consumer consciousness. Acqusition competition is how new apps get new customers.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Retention SEM 68

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2016

Online Advertising– This includes the use of pay-per-click platforms, social networks, display ads and retargeting. Marin Software – Optimize your Search, Social & Display ads across channels and devices. Tools: Moz – Inbound marketing and marketing analytics software subscriptions.

Lead Generation 28

Lead Generation Social Media Public Relations Channel 28

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Software specialists. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists. Administrative specialists. Writing specialists.

Entrepreneur 267

Entrepreneur SEM Lead Generation Social Network 267

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

In some businesses, especially in certain industries like traditional enterprise software, you simply cannot bring a new product to market on your own. Start with a five-dollar-a-day SEM campaign. Im just about starting a software company with a very dedicated team. Establish credibility with potential partners. Dont scale.

San Francisco 168

San Francisco PR Lean Early Stage 168

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 21, 2011

As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Software specialists. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists. Administrative specialists. Writing specialists.

Product 223

Product Entrepreneur SEM Lead Generation 223

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2010

As your business starts up, you need marketing programs, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), a modern “pull” strategy based on social networks, and lead generation. Software specialists. Here are a few examples: Marketing specialists. Administrative specialists. Writing specialists.

Entrepreneur 120

Entrepreneur SEM Lead Generation Social Network 120

Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

On the social analytics side, I have been using Buffer for more that an year now, and it’s downright fantastic. I have been receiving a social media analytics report from Buffer every week – it is pretty much all the data one needs. I would have to say my favorite social media analytics tool is Nuvi. Tool 6: Nuvi.

Analytics 100

Analytics Social Media Marketing Media 100