Xconomy

MARCH 30, 2018

The number of companies filing to go public in the U.S. Life science companies accounted for nearly one third of the quarter’s IPOs. The strength of the IPO market is notable because the first quarter is typically the slowest time of the year for companies to go public, EY told Xconomy.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 16, 2020

Over their longtime personal and professional relationship, the two Los Angeles-based serial entrepreneurs have invested in each other’s companies and investment firms, but never worked together until now. We’re seeing a lot more companies that are starting up now as a result of a [the pandemic],” said Norton.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 30, 2021

It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. To brand your business and woo investors, you'll need to understand why and how you can outshine competitors. Being able to manage employees and vendors is the type of skill assumed before starting your own business. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out.

Entrepreneur 169

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Guide 169

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2013

It was built in pilot with BMW, HP and one huge, beloved entertainment company here in LA that I guess was a bit gun shy to include their name in our announcement. That’s all “top of funnel” analysis that leaves you flying blind as a marketer. Or Likes – LIKES! Today awe.sm

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InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Pilot agreements are provisional contracts under which companies can assess the veracity of a potential, long-term relationship. The “go / no go” structure of such contracts effectively allows big companies to defer their ultimate decision of whether or not they want to work with the startup until after the Pilot is completed.

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Sales Outsource Development Metrics Resource 215

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

But the press (and I suspect many of the senior execs of these companies) don’t really explore the corrosive downside of these acquisition. I’m supposed to believe that my best innovation can only come from scores of startup founders who just made millions and have now become CVOs at my company? So I thought I would.

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Press Startup Yahoo Venture Capital 357

InfoChachkie

MARCH 25, 2013

However, the Beatles' early career was a series of failures, culminating in their unsuccessful audition with the leading record company of their era, Decca Records. Focus your time and attention wooing investors whose POV is aligned with your venture's value prop and ignore those with a contrary POV.

Startup 221

Startup RSS Entrepreneur Satisfaction 221

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The specifics and need for an overall service experience design were driven home to me in a new book, “ Woo, Wow, and Win ,” by Thomas A. Safe choices are frequently old brands, like traditional banks and department stores, but even technology companies like IBM can fit this mold if they design themselves appropriately.

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Customer Custom Design Oracle 94

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2017

Satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who can be easily wooed by the competition. Legendary companies like Amazon and Costco operate with an NPS between 50 to 80 percent. There is ongoing evidence that companies with the highest customer experience typically grow at more than double the rate of their competitors. Detractors.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Product Marketing 85

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 26, 2015

Satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who can be easily wooed by the competition. Legendary companies like Amazon and Costco operate with an NPS between 50 to 80 percent. There is ongoing evidence that companies with the highest customer experience typically grow at more than double the rate of their competitors. Detractors.

Customer 100

Customer Custom .Net Competition 100

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2016

It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. To brand your business and woo investors, you'll need to understand why and how you can outshine competitors. Being able to manage employees and vendors is the type of skill assumed before starting your own business. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out.

Startup 71

Startup Statistics Guide Entrepreneur 71

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2013

It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. To brand your business and woo investors, you''ll need to understand why and how you can outshine competitors. Being able to manage employees and vendors is the type of skill assumed before starting your own business. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out.

Entrepreneur 114

Entrepreneur Startup Statistics Guide 114

InfoChachkie

APRIL 20, 2015

Their best attempts to woo the media will never equal your ability to sing your own praises. Working for a small software company, he discovered that something interesting occurred when he abandoned the company’s talking points. The company started ‘getting ink.’ PR agencies are expensive versions of Cyrano de Bergerac.

Outsource Development 100

Outsource Development Outsource Allegis Startup 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 11, 2014

Satisfied but unenthusiastic customers who can be easily wooed by the competition. Legendary companies like Amazon and Costco operate with an NPS between 50 to 80 percent. There is other evidence that companies with the highest customer experience typically grow at more than double the rate of their competitors. Detractors.

Customer 98

Customer Custom .Net Competition 98

InfoChachkie

JANUARY 14, 2013

o Woo Influencers - In nearly every instance, the Say Yes brides bring an entourage of friends and relatives with them. However, many prospects (especially big companies) want to meet senior members of the startup team to gain adequate comfort that the company is not going to evaporate shortly after their check is cashed.

Sales 251

Sales Startup Activity RSS 251

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 10, 2012

It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. To brand your business and woo investors, you'll need to understand why and how you can outshine competitors. Being able to manage employees and vendors is the type of skill assumed before starting your own business. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out.

Startup 100

Startup Statistics Entrepreneur Guide 100

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 7, 2015

It’s all in an effort to lure people and companies to a particular service, and many experts are wondering how long it can keep going. As Google released a new cold Nearline Storage service, the mega corporation also held a promotion offering companies 100 petabytes of storage space for free for the first six months.

Pricing 40

Pricing Cloud Computing Google Services 40

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 3, 2011

It helps to work in a similar company before you start your own. To brand your business and woo investors, you'll need to understand why and how you can outshine competitors. Being able to manage employees and vendors is the type of skill assumed before starting your own business. You’ll also need to know your industry inside and out.

Screening 99

Screening Startup Statistics Guide 99

InfoChachkie

JUNE 20, 2011

Despite the fact that both companies were comprised of about 100 – 150 employees at the time, we routinely recruited 30 to 50 Interns each summer. This allowed the Faculty to expose their students to a real-world application of concepts discussed in the classroom, while providing us with a chance to woo future Interns.

Startup 244

Startup Software Review Technical Review Class 244

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 2, 2015

What I love about my job is getting to see teams of super-early-stage companies develop ideas that while raw have potential to make an impact on the market. Clearly the founders and senior executives of a company are the most valuable resources and their time should be maximized on the most valuable tasks. Budgeting & Planning.

Outsource Development 150

Outsource Development Metrics Startup Sales 150

Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 28, 2012

Silicon Beach Fest, created by Digital LA and presented by engage:BDR, is the first startup / entertainment fest in LA with programming by tech community team effort including companies (Digital LA, engage:BDR, StartEngine, TechZulu, PromoJam, PageWoo, venues (Hotel Erwin, Viceroy Hotel, Cross Campus, Coloft, CoWorks, Working Village, io/LA).

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Hollywood Technical Review Startup Rustic Canyon 67