ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Freshdesk First, Girish Mathrubootham from Chennai, India, pitched Freshdesk , a SaaS company that provides small and medium businesses with on-demand customer support software that offers multi-channel social support. Freshdesk introduces itself as a kind of Salesforce.com for customer support so to speak.

India 123

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

Mike Michalowicz

DECEMBER 18, 2012

” Actually, it’s the opposite that’s usually true: it’s far too easy to take off too little time, and not create a clear-cut line between work and non-work; it’s especially true for those of us who work out of our home offices. Thanks to Jeannette De Beauvoir of Customline Wordware. Hate My Business –Never.

LLC 166

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 30, 2018

A rendering of the entrance to the Center for Social Innovation at Springdale General in East Austin and the building where the coworking space will be located, conveniently next door to Cafe Medici. Social Impact is in our DNA Capital Factory has been working with social impact ventures for a long time.

Non-Compete 54

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

And, there are potential tax traps as well, especially when Non Qualified options are traded for services. Your investors, the smart ones at least, are certainly making decisions the other way among competing deals. Do they perceive enough value to pay prices that create for you a profit margin that matches your business model?

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

Venture Capital funds: the different between “closed funds&# (which typically have a 10-year time horizon) and “evergreen funds&# which re-invest profits back into the fund. Online social game network; make their own games (FarmVille, Mafia Wars, FrontierVille) in addition to allowing third-party developers to access network.

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Venture Capital Non-Compete Vertical Europe 225

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

And it was convenient for me because we also held our annual London board meeting of DataSift , who helps companies processes and analyze large volumes of social plus enterprise data in realtime. Think about it – most retailers can’t compete with the scale and costs of Amazon. Tech Market Analysis'

Syria 361

Syria Marketing Libya Los Angeles 361

Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 30, 2012

A non-profit business plan is aimed at donors, as fundraising is a key method of financing a non-profit organization. A for profit business plan is aimed at investors, as both equity and debt capital are key to financing for profit organizations. Social Enterprise'

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Business Plan Non-Compete Audience Finance 45

Business Plan Blog

NOVEMBER 25, 2012

As with any entrepreneurial venture, a social enterprise is bound to encounter some challenges in the process of starting up and becoming established. Below are some examples of mistakes social entrepreneurs have made and how they have learned from these mistakes. Read the whole article.

Entrepreneur 72

Entrepreneur Non-Compete Audience Early Stage 72

Business Plan Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2012

As a social enterprise prioritizes its mission to its people, a crucial step in forming a social enterprise is defining and developing your team of players. Rather than emphasize shareholders, as with a for profit, a social enterprise considers all stakeholders who share a “stake” in the outcome of the enterprise.

Developer 45

Developer Non-Compete Salary Employee 45

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2022

Today, my software company is profitable and staffed by exceptional individuals. I saw an opportunity to create a firm that would be significantly more prepared to compete in the LED lighting industry. After the first two years, I decided to pool my resources to support educational non-profits. 2- Saw an opportunity.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Software Review Non-Compete 117

Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

1- Driven toward social change Photo Credit: Daniel Chabert I'd say that the future of entrepreneurship focuses on purpose rather than profit. This means that more and more entrepreneurs are designing solutions to global problems, creating innovative products and services that meet real needs, and driving social change.

Artificial Inteligence 108

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Global 108

Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

How to Compete Against Open Source As a commercial software vendor you have to focus on your key advantages over open source software: Save Your Users Time. You will have an edge with business users since time is highly monetized for entrepreneurs and enterprises. How to Compete Against Open Source Competition | Software by Rob [.] #2

Open Source 62

Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

Hunter Walker

FEBRUARY 29, 2016

Additionally when she heard about the work I was doing with YouTube as a platform for causes and non-profits, she immediately offered to introduce me to several Hollywood executives who had shared goals. That’s been the period of time where we’ve also seen social platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube emerge.

Silicon Valley 48

Silicon Valley Technology Non-Compete Distribution 48

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I use my social media and massive amounts of public outreach to bring awareness to my program (my Instagram grew to 12,000 engaged followers). I was tired of reading about dog food company recalls every time I opened up the news or social media. Thanks to Adam Hergenrother, Hergenrother Enterprises ! #12

Entrepreneur 91

Entrepreneur LLC Cofounder Green 91

Growthink Blog

MAY 23, 2011

Through connections, or through a chance meeting at a networking or social event, an angel investor hears the entrepreneur's story, likes them and their technology, and on the spot, writes a check to provide the company with its first outside financing. For most companies, it is simply a non-starter.

Angel Investor 112

Angel Investor Venture Capital Sweat Equity Cram Down 112

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Put likable, competent and passionate people on the front line. How to Take Down Facebook -- Hint: It Ain't Twitter. This doesn’t make sense.

Technical Review 175

Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

In my case I'm looking at Social Media (boss LOVES social!), For Social you'll fail miserably (the hill is too high to climb!) As you can see above you can leverage benchmarking even if you are not an ecommerce website (above data is for non-ecommerce site), or indeed you have any type of business.

Analytics 133

Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Problem is, by the time the coffee shop opens it’s doors, or the e-tailor launches, they’ve invested a significant amount of resources, and have to figure out how to recoup their expenses, let alone profit.

Customer Development 60

Customer Development Conversion Developer Customer 60

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2015

Right now we are one of the only social marketing companies that is good at Facebook ads. Offering great prices alone is not good enough if I want to compete with the big brands and chain stores. Also, a third of the profits of each ZippedMe sold is given back to women in my community. Thanks to Tri Nguyen, Zodist !

Entrepreneur 48

Entrepreneur Software Review Technical Review Small Business 48

Austin Startup

JUNE 26, 2019

I’ve made a few grammatical and non-substantive updates for clarity. It’s my hope that some of it can be useful to others, specifically other under-represented founders or non-traditional markets. (I There’s a particularly acute leak in the pipeline for non-traditional founders. Several folks asked that I share our story here.

Silicon Valley 54

Silicon Valley Startup B2C Sweat Equity 54

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Do that – nothing else but one product / company / focus and get to $1M in sales with atleast $15% net profit. what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? do something else.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Marc Andreesen gave a great interview about a year agi about “The Future of the Enterprise” and where the next startups will be playing – Hadoop, Big Data, BYOD, etc. These are good things to think about and companies to study as we move back from consumer to Enterprise in the tech cycle. ALEXIA TSOTSIS.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Occam's Razor

JUNE 6, 2011

Every Analysis Ninja I know (not implementers, not data providers, not excel cross data store integrators – all good jobs) is very, very good at Multiplicity (answering a complex set of digital business questions using the best – often non-clickstream source). Look at non-profit entities (who have paid jobs).

Analytics 125

Analytics Web Salary Non-Compete 125

techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: From Nothing To Something.

Technical Review 84

Technical Review Cofounder Technical Cofounder Software Review 84

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 21, 2013

Social sites may have some tricks at their disposal, too. If you work in a company of any significant size, you owe your org chart to an enterprising General Superintendent of the railroad era named Daniel C. Small railroads turned a profit; big ones didn’t. So churn for those product categories may be lower. Inertia is real.

Analytics 167

Analytics Lean Metrics Churn Rate 167

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2008

I notice that people sometimes forget that one of the most profitable virtual goods businesses in the world is Blizzards World of Warcraft, even though they dont allow customers to trade their hard-earned cash for virtual goods directly. Subscription or a la carte payments? Would we really turn them away? So we chose a la carte.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Lean Continuous Deployment DC 68

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

They write everything from assembly to jQuery, on PCs to mobile phones, doing hard core computer graphics to high level social networking. If you want to serve enterprise customers,NET is one of the best ways to do that and do it well. While.NET can no doubt service the enterprise market, so can everybody else. Get a grip.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Their typical buyers—facilities managers, architects, and commercial designers—rarely used social media. This approach isn’t just limited to enterprise companies. Set up in 2003, the website has a strong network-effect moat that makes it harder for other blogs and publications to compete. These questions still get asked.

B2B 133

B2B Marketing SEO Search 133

techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

Venture Capital 62

Venture Capital Technical Review Sweat Equity Valuation 62

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

BoomRing Communication – Founded in 2005, Boomring offers a complete solution for hosting providers and enterprises, seamlessly integrates mobile, VoIP and fixed communication. Our customers are consistently experiencing an increase of x5-x15 in return on every marketing dollar spent and a real improvement in profitability.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109

Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2022

Technology continues to develop productive environments that are location-independent, mobile-first, and social-commerce-centric. Even non-tech enterprises will make the switch to digital. As the internet becomes more and more of a part of people's daily lives, social media's relevance and influence will only rise.

Artificial Inteligence 132

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review 132

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

i-nigma was successfully deployed by hundreds of enterprises, among them operators, advertisers, integrators and solution providers. It has been downloaded by 2 million time, requiring less CPU processing than competing text input apps. Aerotel Medical Systems. It has more than 2 million users, and supports more than 30 languages.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

The higher risk of starting a new enterprise has paid off in a higher income, with greater flexibility in working hours and conditions. I run award-winning agency InsideOut PR (established 2005) and founded social influencer agency #AsSeenOn last year. CoderDojo is a non-profit and is run by volunteers.

Entrepreneur 102

Entrepreneur Hungary Software Review Cofounder 102

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Startups for startups – the top B2B tools used by Startups – Includes the list of top 50 startup vendors in 2012 by Vendorstack , a reviews and Q&A platform on enterprise vendors for startups and mid-market companies. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Social functionality. Mailing lists/groups.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 22, 2009

There are many ways to get there that don’t involve VC funding: Micropreneurship is the route I’ve chosen, Joel Spolsky’s done well with a traditional software company and 37signals has done well with a non-traditional software company. And it’s not a win all or lose all enterprise. #6 at 2:53 pm [.]

Marketing 50

Marketing Software Review Technical Review Startup 50

abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

But if you’re out there trying to compete in that market … Back at that time, all the software vendors had tons of content, web pages, YouTube videos, about what? It’s a little bit like a health savings account mixed with the Social Security payroll tax. As I learned it, I was just agape. You pay premiums.

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Singapore Government Silicon Valley Software Review 43