Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 2, 2013

The job market, too, will feel a significant impact from cloud computing technology. The job market, too, will feel a significant impact from cloud computing technology. Hulme, blogging at Cloud Commons , believes that the cloud will spur a jobs explosion, though the jobs descriptions will differ.

Cloud Computing 85

Cloud Computing Marketing CIO Organization 85

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 26, 2016

In an eCommerce or Internet Services business it is often the marketing costs (if purchased online) and in an enterprise software company it is often marketing plus enterprise sales reps. The first mistake that mostly only rookies make is to measure the CAC by looking at the attributable marketing costs of acquiring a user.

Metrics 150

Metrics Startup SaaS Course 150

Xconomy

JANUARY 28, 2019

All this is done while they guide startups through other external challenges such as fundraising droughts and overall market downturns. Venture capital firms invest in potentially disruptive technologies with the hope of profit, then keep watch for further advances that could overtake their existing portfolio companies.

Venture Capital 67

Venture Capital Marketing Guide Invest 67

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 27, 2011

By definition, you read blogs. If you care about accessing customers, reaching an audience, communicating your vision, influencing people in your industry, marketing your services or just plain engaging in a dialog with others in your industry a blog is a great way to achieve this. People often ask me why I started blogging.

Blogging 373

Blogging Startup Writing Venture Capital 373

InfoChachkie

APRIL 28, 2011

Perhaps in part due to its dominant market share, WebEx adopted telecom-style pricing, which effectively penalized their users. In each case, they successfully migrated their go-to-market strategies to one based on long-term sustainability. WebEx was the early leader in web meetings. Arbitrage Is Fleeting. Scaling Right.

Entrepreneur 225

Entrepreneur SaaS Pricing Cloud Computing 225

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2013

In the market we’ve seen the massive uptick of SaaS valuations in the public markets and commensurate attention on private market fundings and valuations. Finally, thank you to the readers of this blog. eCommerce was battered this year. Oh, and thank you to Nick Foles. What an unexpected surprise!

Santa Barbara 288

Santa Barbara SaaS Help Social Network 288

Xconomy

MAY 15, 2017

The company, which operates a network of online markets for outsourcing biomedical research services and supplies, has raised $24 million in a new round of venture funding. Founding CEO Kevin Lustig said Scientist.com will use the additional cash to expand its operations.

Outsource 79

Outsource Marketing Research Web 79

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

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 23, 2015

My goal in the interview overall was to capture more of the personal side of Fred since so much of his investment thesis and portfolio work already comes out in his blog. Fred has of course been a public mentor to us all with his market-defining terminology that he popularized including “freemium” and “mobile first.”

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Startup Writing Blogging 150

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Profitability.

Startup 383

Startup Company Companies .Net 383

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

By now you have many smart people around your board but probably people who don’t totally understand the nuances of your employees, customers, sales reps, marketing messages, technology challenges, competitors and strategic choices. how to market our products and company. So our board meetings consisted of discussion about.

Startup 325

Startup Sales Technical Review Software Review 325

InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

Last week, Divshot turned a simple April Fool''s Day joke into a marketing coup, generating nearly 6,000 Tweets and over a thousand Beta customers. Unlike many viral marketing events, the company''s latest guerilla marketing stunt was not luck. He derived five lessons from his latest guerilla marketing triumph.

Customer 195

Customer Custom Template Startup 195

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. No cookies for guessing which reason they use to market to us. Cialdini who is also author of a very well received book called “ Influence &# (which I plan to read).

Guide 293

Guide Funding Venture Capital Technical Review 293

InfoChachkie

MAY 27, 2013

Last week, Divshot turned a simple April Fool''s Day joke into a marketing coup, generating nearly 6,000 Tweets and over a thousand Beta customers. Unlike many viral marketing events, the company''s latest guerilla marketing stunt was not luck. He derived five lessons from his latest guerilla marketing triumph.

Customer 153

Customer Custom Template Startup 153

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

My background was 8 years of telecoms & mobile and 8 years of cloud computing & SaaS – so these two themes were a given. That strikes me as an attractive market for disruption over time. If you’re less familiar with this market please check out this short video RingRevenue made on the market.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

Our perspectives on the topic wax and wane with market cycles. blog here ). Here’s what I believe, but won’t claim to “know” because every time I think I know something the market seems to do something entirely different. Money when you find product / market fit is an extreme differentiator.

Funding 150

Funding Venture Capital Startup Marketing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 22, 2011

According to Michael Tasner, in his book “ Marketing in the Moment: The Practical Guide to Using Web 3.0 Marketing to Reach Your Customers First ,” here are the five key components to watch: Micro-blogging. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration. are appearing.

Web 95

Web Entrepreneur Doc Examples 95

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Consequently, Jeff is a big believer in B to B opportunities or SaaS platforms, like Jeff’s own Leads 360. Jeff Solomon and Chris Olson are often the last guys to turn out the lights and the first ones in the door on any given morning. Unwinding at an Amplify party.

Web Design 103

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 103

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2015

There’s too much PR and too many tech blogs and too many newsletters and aggregators and Twitter summarizers to even try to catch everything that’s going on and equally there’s so much noise that it becomes harder to be heard. I often tell people that in some ways it’s easier to build great companies in down markets.

Software Review 150

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Invest 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 6, 2010

According to Michael Tasner, in his new book “ Marketing in the Moment: The Practical Guide to Using Web 3.0 Marketing to Reach Your Customers First ,” here are the five key components to watch: Micro-blogging. Many software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications now allow on-demand collaboration. are appearing.

Web 88

Web Web 2.0 Doc Examples 88

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2012

The following guest post is from Laurie Barkman, Marketing Lead at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable.

Entrepreneur 191

Entrepreneur RSS Conference Training 191

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 29, 2012

The following guest post is from Eric Gaydos, Buzz Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable.

Social Media 154

Social Media RSS SaaS Email 154

InfoChachkie

MARCH 9, 2015

The three most common ways to safely reduce the utility of a free service are: Limited Usage - Effectively deployed by numerous SaaS companies in which their users consumer more of the company''s services over time, including: file sharing (Dropbox, Box), photo sites (PhotoBucket, flikr) and online storage ( ElephantDrive , Mozy).

Technical Support 100

Technical Support Customer Custom Demand 100

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

The following guest post is from Dan Monarko, Online Marketing Manager at The Resumator , a SaaS applicant tracking system and hiring platform trusted by many of the fastest-growing companies in the world, including: Pinterest, Tumblr, Hootsuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly, Atari and Mashable.

Tips 182

Tips RSS Ideas SaaS 182

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 30, 2013

Consequently, Jeff is a big believer in B to B opportunities or SaaS platforms, like Jeff’s own Leads 360. Jeff Solomon and Chris Olson are often the last guys to turn out the lights and the first ones in the door on any given morning. Unwinding at an Amplify party.

Web Design 40

Web Design Social Media Seed Funding Design 40

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

The Medallia (NYSE: MDLA ) IPO earlier this year was one of a number of successful public market debuts by companies offering cloud-based software, often dubbed software-as-a-service. Businesses use the company’s software tools to help monitor customer satisfaction.

Software 95

Software Startup Satisfaction Customer 95

Xconomy

MAY 8, 2018

In the eight years since it was founded, Seismic has become a leader in the market for Web-based software used by corporations and other big customers to manage the online marketing materials created to support sales reps in the field.

Sales 70

Sales Software San Diego Web 70

Xconomy

JANUARY 2, 2019

While the softening stock market may have ruined a few holiday breaks, these San Diego software companies were undoubtedly raising a glass in celebration of their successful fundraising efforts. Heads of some local tech startups—or at least their lawyers—stayed busy over the winter holiday. —LeadCrunch raised about $17.5

San Diego 92

San Diego Startup Report Software 92

Xconomy

JANUARY 31, 2019

It sells online tools for veterinarians looking to automate appointment requests and marketing messages, and offers a free mobile app allowing pet owners to schedule visits and complete other tasks. Just as surprising is the tale of how Cavanah and co-founders Ken Tsui and Aaron Bannister built the San Diego, CA-based company, called PetDesk.

San Diego 78

San Diego Startup Tool Mobile 78

Xconomy

MAY 9, 2017

There’s a lot of additional engineering and software development that needs to be done, and Edico also plans to expand its sales and marketing team, CEO Pieter. The new cash, which brings Edico’s total funding to $32 million, will be used to fuel expansion and further development of Edico’s Dragen technology.

Web 77

Web Services Software Development Sales 77

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 13, 2010

Branding / Marketing / Publicity marketing, PR, publicity. . Why cater to a market that makes you eat ramen when you can slap on a suit and get budget for sushi? Bootstrapping enterprise, marketing, Sales. . Bootstrapping marketing, Start-up, Technology. . Post-Launch: Marketing Web Apps on a Budget.

Guide 69

Guide Startup Venture Capital Entrepreneur 69

Xconomy

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

Tealium, a San-Diego startup that provides online advertising tag management and marketing services for enterprise customers, has raised $35 million in a growth financing deal intended to expand its technology and market reach. Georgian Partners and Bain Capital Ventures, the investment firms that anchored Tealium’s $30.7

Customer 40

Customer Custom San Diego JavaScript 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

File this under both Startup Adivce and Sales & Marketing Advice. It got me thinking, which for me is always the sign of a good blog post. Guy Kawasaki said it best (paraphrasing), “you can’t do great marketing with a bad product.&# Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. I think Robert’s right.

Tips 307

Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

Xconomy

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Proficio, a Carlsbad, CA-based startup providing cybersecurity protection services for middle market companies, has raised $12 million in an investment round led by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors. The Los Angeles-based private equity firm provided funding from its Kayne Partners Fund Group, which invests in high-growth technology businesses.

Equity 40

Equity Los Angeles Invest Networking 40

Xconomy

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Why do unicorns get all the attention? Brian de Haaff wonders this sometimes, especially as compared to his own tech business, Aha. It’s not a “unicorn”—a business with a valuation of more than $1 billion—and it’s not even close. Instead, Aha is a bootstrapped startup.

Sales 100

Sales Software Services Startup 100

Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

PacketSled plans to use the capital to embark on new marketing initiatives and make additional hires in sales, engineering, and operations, according to a recent statement. The company also has an office in Seattle. The company raised $3 million in a 2013 seed round.

San Diego 40

San Diego Conference Funding Networking 40

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 14, 2016

I recently survey more than 150 VC friends from all stages and geographies what they thought about the market by asking “Which of the following statements best describes your mood heading into 2016?” When I started blogging it was because I was inspired by Brad Feld. Can Investors Spook the Market into Falling?

Startup 150

Startup Company Companies Venture Capital 150