SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

Please be able to provide me with a few specific examples of different types of customers, what they need, what the system will do for them. What are your key Startup Metrics ? What are some good examples of similar sites? Examples of other brands/sites that are similar from a brand perspective? How are you funding this?

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Develop Development Startup SEO 384

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 5, 2013

It is most often missed assumptions about the market, the competition, the speed of adoption, or other critical metrics you’ve researched, or selected, or even just guessed at to create your plan. No-one challenged this number, and it became an unattributed source of the metric for market size for years. Email readers, continue here.]

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Metrics Startup Marketing Demand 239

Berkonomics

MAY 20, 2021

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working. But first, identify what those critical resources are in your company.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 28, 2011

NOT because the founder of the company has an established credibility working for both Facebook and MINT when those companies were in infancy. I am a raving fan of AppSumo because the creator of the brand, Noah Kagan , leads his company focusing on community first and sales second. His email list is everything.

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Metrics Email Startup Technical Review 87

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2014

In a funding round with 1 or 2 VCs and 15-20 angels or 4-6 seed funds if you gave every investor you financial information and performance metrics your proprietary information would increase in its probability of leaking out. Let me give you a real world example from this week. There is a reason for this.

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Venture Capital Seed Funding Email Blogging 352

Berkonomics

MARCH 1, 2018

And it is one of the most important lessons you can learn as a manager or board member of a company or a non-profit enterprise. Email readers, continue here…] Here is an example, even where your presence without speaking can do harm. Many of us have someone who reports directly to us and who supervises others in return.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 1, 2021

Most business professionals I know will go to great lengths to take a neutral position on internal business conflicts, on the assumption that all conflict is bad for the company as well as their political future. Discussing tough issues in person is always better than sending text messages or emails.

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Activity Organization Examples Satisfaction 145

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

The company recently raised $8M in a funding from Evolution Media, Aspect Ventures, Upfront Ventures, as well as a long list of angels. We have them add their name, email address, and input the percent amount. How did you start the company? What's the biggest lesson you've learned so far in starting up a company?

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Startup Content Metrics Platform 140

Berkonomics

APRIL 8, 2021

Discord is a great example of a company going viral mostly from word of mouth. Email readers, continue here…] Second: channels. And of course, that could easily require a large amount, far beyond the capability of a small company looking for its initial audience. Well-tuned metrics are an absolute must.

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SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

He's also led significant technology projects for a very impressive list of companies including Citibank, Lexus, Microsoft, Nissan, Universal, IBM, HP, Sun, and the list goes on. Its common for startups to think about services like hosting/computing, storage, analytics, maps, email delivery and tracking, and eCommerce. Tony has a Ph.D.

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CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

For example, Warby Parker boosted selling glasses online a while back with “Try five frames at home for free.” Networking is all about marketing yourself and your company. Cold calls to strangers and email blasts are not so productive. Build a marketing plan with deliverables and metrics.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

For example, one of the first home grocery delivery companies, Webvan, was so enamored with early traction in Silicon Valley, it raised and spent nearly a billion dollars and went public, before filing for bankruptcy three years later. Document processes and metrics for economies of scale.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2014

It’s super hard not to want to spend more time with these companies. My email back to him was a version of. I always ask when somebody sends me a deal, for example, are you already a shareholder in the company? I got an email recently from a VC who had invested in a company a small amount in a seed round.

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Email 333

Berkonomics

MARCH 10, 2016

At our virtual company, the employees set the bar high on their own. It takes trusting management, good metrics, and entrepreneurial employees. employees, for example, log their hours, and their calls are logged automatically. Now that’s special. Here’s Kim… By Kim Shepherd. ” All our remote. We have to.

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socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

Loo--who was the very first employee at ServiceNow--explains what that means, and why companies use the startup's software. We're in the space, and leading the thought process on what needs to be combined, for example, CRM with ITSM tools, to create meaningful results that you can act on at the C-level. What is Perspectium?

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Originally created in the mid 1990’s to help with the imprecise problem of how to value early stage companies, especially those in technology, I developed what soon became known as “The Berkus Method” when published in the popular book, “Winning Angels” by Harvard’s Amis and Stevenson with my permission in 2001. Well, it had to happen.

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Berkonomics

DECEMBER 23, 2009

The technique, “OST” (objective, strategies and tactics), is a very good way to organize your effort to find guideposts and then develop metrics to measure progress. Email readers continue here.] What is a strategy? Here are some example strategies from some of my companies over the recent years.

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Organization Metrics Demand Resource 159

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 6, 2014

Enterprise time, as opposed to personal time management, is defined as the sum total of resources available to a company expressed in terms of time – time to develop, to debug, to produce, to deploy, to respond to issues, and to make changes in plans that are not working. Email readers, continue here.]

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

He was just trying to collect more data for his startup on what was happening on real estate deals that the company had been referring to brokers. However, he quickly discovered the deal data the company was collecting was not just data--but a guide to the best practices on helping brokers close more deals, quickly. It worked well.

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Jason Nazar

MAY 1, 2016

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. For startup entrepreneurs, you can also track these metrics with Google analytics.

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Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. For startup entrepreneurs, you can also track these metrics with Google analytics.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 8, 2018

For example, I still find businesses asking you to print, sign, and return documents by mail in lieu of digital signatures or email. You need to communicate quantified and updates goals quarterly, including the metrics to assess progress and success. In my mind, these are killing their businesses.

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TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

When should you start a company? What company should you start? When should you join a company? Anyone who has worked in a large company further knows that timing a product launch or a new marketing strategy has more to do with internal politics than reading market forces. When should a VC invest?

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Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

socalTECH

JANUARY 24, 2011

For this morning's company profile, we thought we'd connect with ShareSquare (www.getsharesquare.com), a newly funded Los Angeles startup focused on QR barcodes -- 3D barcodes -- focused on musicians and entertainers. We caught up with Matthias Galica , the firm's founder, to hear more about the company.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

We have significant VC commitments (listed below) – every entering company will get $50,000 in funding, mentorship from top VCs and successful entrepreneurs plus free office space. For any company interested in applying please visit the website. To show these companies that they can remain in LA. For the past 2.5

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Steve Reich

JUNE 11, 2012

It is an article about how to make your company worth a fortune by listening to your customers. The good news is you can do it, too, and there are great examples in Socal. The good news is you can do it, too, and there are great examples in Socal. This is a company for the long haul. Why does Google dominate search?

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Customer Custom Software Review SaaS 97

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

However, mobile devices have not only revolutionized the world of the consumer--they've also made inroads into the corporate market, changing how companies provide access to important information and data to their partners and employees. We founded the company in 2008, inspired by and around the first iPhone.

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Mobile Oracle Startup Content 170

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

Kelsey Doorey: "Vow To Be Chic is the first company to offer designer bridesmaid dress rentals. The bridal party can choose to collaborate as little or as much as they want, by hosting a try-on party or having each girl try on her own dresses at her own, for example.". Guys have been renting tuxes forever and now it’s the ladies turn.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

According to a study of 1700 CEOs last year, only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

According to a recent Harvard Business Review article , only 60% of companies today use social media for marketing, and only 12% of those feel that they are using it effectively. A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

He is not alone, according to a recent study , which concludes that only 47% of companies use social media today for marketing, despite the fact that 78% of executives polled feel it’s critical for success. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure.

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Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Working with professional athletes combined with my natural leadership ability and experience in business development makes me uniquely suited to lead a technology company in the health and fitness industry. Bobby’s strong sales acumen, genuine charisma and leadership abilities make him an invaluable asset to the founding team.

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Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It turns out that to build a successful company you ultimately need this strange thing called “revenue” that people don’t just hand you: You need to earn it. Most of this advice boils down to an argument in favor of basic planning before starting a company or raising money. MakeSpace provides physical storage.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

A business profile starts with a business account using your company logo as your picture (avatar), rather than your photo or a picture of your cat. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 11, 2010

Take a look at my example, downloadable from my website, that shows what can be done in one page (both sides). Skip the acronyms, history of the company, and the disruptive technology behind your solution. Explain why the background of each team member fits, by naming roles and names of relevant companies. Marty Zwilling.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View the "Best Of" list with 50+ essays on viral marketing, gaming, and ads » Get introduced: About this blog, why entrepreneurs and marketers recommend it » Receive updates by email or RSS feed or Twitter. Aggregate metrics. See the books I recommend to friends. Comments. Make sense?

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Startup IP Email Report 29

Berkonomics

JANUARY 16, 2014

Email readers, continue here.] Are each set of goals consistent with the other’s including for example personal wealth, business success, and autonomy? Example: cash, assets, equipment, connections… Regardless of what it is, a partner’s contribution needs to increase the value of the business. Access to new markets.

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