socalTECH

MARCH 13, 2020

After talking with Constantine and the team, I was amazed at the market dynamics, and how well we are positioned to capitalize on it. I got involved talking with Constantine, to see if I could poke as many holes as I could in the business, and found that it is completely bullet proof. Do users buy or rent these?

Template 124

Template Beverly Hills Startup SEM 124

socalTECH

MAY 5, 2009

The sixth is marketing analytics, including SEM/SEO, collecting customer names, emails -- we use ExactTarget for emails, and Omniture for Analytics. We started getting approached by venture capital and private equity, and we have eight figures in revenue. Bessemer approached us. John Tomich: I came from the Internet side.

Venture Capital 113

Venture Capital SEM Commerce Email 113

InfoChachkie

JULY 23, 2012

Rejecting the paint-by-numbers approach to corporate communications deployed by most marketing executives, Brad has embraced unconventional guerilla marketing tactics to help establish his venture capital firm, Foundry Group, as a thought leader in early-stage tech investing. companies should… focus on building amazing products.

Marketing 233

Marketing Blogging Startup Venture Capital 233

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Marketing with long payback is precisely what requires venture capital. Equally, hoping to unseat TripAdvisor without understand their SEO strengths and how much it would cost to knock them down would be naïve. It would take 2 years to catch up but believe me they have the capital to do so. Market Structure.

Startup 150

Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

Because market is such a broad topic, I’m restricting these lessons to PR marketing (as opposed SEO, SEM, product marketing, etc.). You always have too much technical debt, too many problems, staff members quitting, not enough capital, customer complaints, etc. That is EXACTLY how your competitors feel, too.

Marketing 380

Marketing Startup Press Technical Advisors 380

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 2, 2009

Such Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is modern-day snake oil. Google’s market capitalization is in the stratosphere for a reason – keyword search advertising is highly effective. However, Search Engine Management (SEM) is not a “set and forget” exercise.

Customer 164

Customer Custom Advertising SEM 164

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 15, 2010

Next Wednesday we’ll have Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners, a New York / LA early-stage venture capital fund. 9mm – Investor: Sequoia Capital (Michael Moritz) – Read more: TechCrunch , PaymentsViews. 5.3mm – Investors: Madrona, Bain Capital, Khosla Ventures – Read more: TechCrunch.

Venture Capital 285

Venture Capital Startup Advertising Redpoint 285