Both Sides of the Table

MAY 6, 2018

A huge mistake I see is that VC tells an entrepreneur no based on a set of reason that this VC felt weren’t right with the business (market size, traction to date, too many competitors, no big exits in the category or whatever easy excuses VCs have developed to politely say no) and the entrepreneur lets this get inside his or her head.

Funding 236

Funding Venture Capital Startup Entrepreneur 236

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 13, 2015

Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Traditional marketing is sales-focused, one-way push.

Social Media 108

Social Media Media Marketing Resource 108

TechCrunch LA

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

First it was street-style photography, then came the launch of her popular fashion blog WeWoreWhat. Founders and investors circling the space suspect a wave of Silicon Valley interest is coming, however, and that it will alter the category entirely. In fact, new funds have launched there with expertise in the category.

Platform 170

Platform Marketing Tool Venture Capital 170

Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 16, 2013

In Q4 consumers saved more than $25 per transaction on average and its Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales performed three times better than the industry average, driving 250 percent increase in additional retailer sales. Doubling user base & top-tier clients.

Seed Funding 79

Seed Funding Product Draper Develop 79

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2013

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Maximize cash flow. Raise the marketing bar. Today, marketing is all about immediacy.

Entrepreneur 93

Entrepreneur Startup Outsource Development Sales 93

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 23, 2017

According to a recent social media industry report , 92 percent said that social media is important to their businesses, and more than half report it helped them improve sales. Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. Traditional marketing is sales-focused, one-way push.

Media 59

Media Marketing Social Media Resource 59

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 1, 2013

Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Traditional marketing is sales-focused, one-way push.

Social Media 103

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 103

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. 50 Ways to Expose Yourself to Randomness - Ben Casnocha: The Blog , May 16, 2010 Cal Newport's three step way to become interesting: 1.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2012

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Maximize cash flow. Raise the marketing bar. Today, marketing is all about immediacy.

Startup 94

Startup Outsource Development Sales Social Media 94

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 13, 2011

I wrote the summary notes in this blog post. I would mostly lump me in that category. And did I really just try to drop an SAT word into my blog post? It’s the same as in any sales-oriented meeting and make no mistake raising money is sales. But flip you must – just as in a sales meeting.

Venture Capital 299

Venture Capital Slides Technical Advisors Startup 299

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

You’re writing a freaking blog post! I try to bucket my tasks into major categories and spend some time doing each of them. Plus, he’s a loyal reader of this blog. I know many people think I blog all day long. “But WAIT !!! How the hell can you tell us you don’t have time for email?”

Email 314

Email Product Startup Writing 314

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 28, 2011

If you are in this category, first know that you are not alone, but then you need to take a look at the advice given by Patricia Sigmon in her new book “ Six Steps to Creating Profit: A Guide for Small and Mid-Sized Service-Based Businesses.” Maximize cash flow. Raise the marketing bar. Today, marketing is all about immediacy.

Tips 92

Tips Startup Services Outsource Development 92

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Don’t try to tackle all 20 major categories of digital social media at once. The big three, which have 90 percent of everything you need, include blogging (Wordpress or Blogger), microblogging (Twitter), and social networks (Facebook or LinkedIn). Traditional marketing is sales-focused, one-way push.

Media 92

Media Social Media Marketing Resource 92

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 5, 2010

San Diego is home to a very active blogging community and is a great city for the first awards event. Music will be performed by the aptly-named band Beyond Category with additional entertainment from the finalists in the #influenceSD Entertainment and Music category. Hear that folks?

Media 40

Media San Diego Social Media Southern California 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 18, 2016

If you have a proven business model with some sales, it’s credible to apply a multiplier of five to 10 times this number for the first element of valuation. According to the Angel Capital Association (ACA) blog, the average startup valuation for new ventures receiving angel investments has been around $2.7

Startup 71

Startup Patents Invest Blogging 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2013

Sites like KickStarter have for years offered rewards and pre-sales for crowd investments, but real equity won’t be legalized until sometime this year for people other than accredited investors. This is a term indicating the use of “crowd appeal” to get money from interested people on the Internet for a share of your company. Super-angels.

Entrepreneur 109

Entrepreneur Startup Web Equity 109

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 12, 2010

You can also use this space to keep track of innovators (R&D personnel) and rainmakers (sales & marketing personnel). Customers: A company’s only sustainable source of cash is sales, so you need to keep track of your business development efforts. Detail isn’t important; tracking your progress is.

.Net 89

.Net Metrics Competition Template 89

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2011

I wrote an entire blog post about this in the past highlighting my belief that you should hire people who “punch above their weight class.” It means a welter weight who wants to fight in the heavy-weight category. It means somebody who held the director of sales in their last company but in this company wants to be VP.

Startup 399

Startup Class Blogging Company 399

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 15, 2010

Pretty much anything that goes into a business plan falls into one of these four categories: Opportunity : Every successful business exploits an opportunity. How will you generate awareness and close sales? What is your plan for completing the development of your product and getting it ready to market?

Startup 91

Startup Oracle Entrepreneur Ideas 91

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 16, 2013

No folders, submenus, or “category-container-box-lists” Write your reminder with a string of hashtags: #todo #pickup autobiography of arnold schwarzenegger from #amazon. As Alex points out in this blog post there’s a ton of options out there in a severely fragmented industry. ” 81,000 USERS & COUNTING.

Product 99

Product Ideas Email Organization 99

Xconomy

AUGUST 9, 2016

So, going by the traditional schedule, the 2016 iPhone would have been a major refresh, perhaps helping to reverse this year’s slowdown in sales of iOS devices. Redesigned iPhones typically come out in even-numbered years. 2015 saw the introduction of the iPhone 6s, a minor makeover of the previous year’s iPhone 6.

Software Review 40

Software Review Screening Design Mobile 40

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Paid Search – Customers which click on sponsored ads associated with search keywords fall into this category. However, you are only paid for ads that generate sales. Such actions include sales, trials, leads, downloads, etc. Such sales are highly trackable, because the clicks can be measured like any other online ad.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 10, 2010

I wrote a blog post related to this called Is it Time to Earn or to Learn? I wish I were good in the email category. Obviously if you’re in a customer support role, a sales role or a customer service industry this can be impossible. So in that context let me use it. Yeah, right!

Startup 295

Startup Email Technical Review Course 295

SoCal Delicious

OCTOBER 8, 2012

Developments Blog. Last November, the Web-search giant opened a flashy new office in Venice to focus on engineering, sales and advertising; the company will lease close to a quarter-million square feet in the neighborhood by 2014. Community Home Loans: FOR SALE. Upstate NY Retreat For Sale. Investment Land For Sale.

Los Angeles 44

Los Angeles Software Review Technical Review Journal 44

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 21, 2010

I recently read a post over on VentureHacks titled, “ Top Ten Reasons Entrepreneurs Hate Lawyers &# written by Scott Walker (who blogs on legal issues for entrepreneurs ). Consider it a sales & marketing expense for them. I’ve met several people from Cooley Godward who have stellar reputations in this category.

Startup 318

Startup IP Southern California Entrepreneur 318

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

Because my wife is a superstar she published them all on a blog here along with much other wonderful type-A mom advice. He had just written another one of his way-over-the-top blog posts. I think Dave has blogging Tourettes Syndrome when he hears the word VC. We then started talking about Dave McClure.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

During the down market they were able to double down on recruiting, sales, outsourcing, new market entries and marketing (yes, with Tiger ads ). There seem to be a lot of market entrants in every category where it becomes hard to differentiate them all from each other.

Technical Review 302

Technical Review Marketing IP Outsource Development 302

SoCal Delicious

MAY 6, 2012

Charlie Capen is co-founder of HowToBeADad.com , an entertainment site and dad blog for “parents, soon-to-be parents and people who have no desire to procreate, whatsoever.” Matt McKinney is the Founder of TiesForCharity.com, a trendy tie company that donates a percentage of each tie sale to unique charities. By Category Marketing.

Los Angeles 78

Los Angeles Entrepreneur Angel Fractional CTO 78

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2012

Here’s some other things you might find interesting: There are around 20 billion in-bound sales calls in the US each year. Here are some representative rates that we’re seeing by category. This is consistent with data I see from RingRevenue , a company in which I invested and sit on the board. Just not to me.

Mobile 311

Mobile Technical Review Google Screening 311