Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team.

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Tech.Co

AUGUST 16, 2017

Finding potential customers continues to be a huge challenge not only for established marketing and sales teams but also for startup executives and solo entrepreneurs. Pricing: Valet – up to 1000 leads/month, $49. Pricing: Essential – for growing startups, $37/month. Customer Outreach Solution – Mailshake.

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Eric Greenspan

AUGUST 13, 2014

Here’s some clever methods to do so: When signing up for a trial or a demo, NEVER buy right away. ” and if they respond no, ask to be transferred to “customer retention.” Look at the “price per ounce” at the grocery store for the best savings. We all want to save money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2013

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

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Eric Greenspan

AUGUST 13, 2014

Here’s some clever methods to do so: When signing up for a trial or a demo, NEVER buy right away. ” and if they respond no, ask to be transferred to “customer retention.” Look at the “price per ounce” at the grocery store for the best savings. We all want to save money.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 30, 2012

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

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Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 27, 2013

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. The EA works closely with the Harold and Pauline Price Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at UCLA.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. There will be demos, tutorials, and presentations on how to be safe.” And with similarly cheap pricing, the decision of which to use comes down to brand affinity. According to Apptopia, Bird’s monthly U.S.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 31, 2012

My list of excuses includes: product, pricing, competition and lack of sales support. I think it works well for startups because in startups there are inherently less rules and with customers there is less clarity about your product category. To aim – which means helping sales reps figure out which target customers to focus on.

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Berkonomics

JUNE 8, 2017

You will realize much more from the ultimate sale of your business even if at a considerably lower price than if splitting the proceeds with investors. Strategic investors validate a business, by their presence creating the very value they pay for with increased price per share purchased. There is a lot to say about retaining control.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 25, 2010

As I’m generally a believer in ‘pricing rounds’ I initially didn’t agree with the premise of the post. Investors who commit early deserve to have a lower price. You mean to tell me that guy deserves the same price as somebody who invests six months later? Photo credit: D. Blanchard/O’Reilly Media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 15, 2011

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2013

Many buying companies price these deals on the basis of $1 million per engineer on the team for an early-stage deal. And they might give a premium if the team has been around a longer period of time, has built some hard-to-build proprietary technology or has some customer traction. Get yourself in a big demo day competition.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The Demo unit we were shown included a battery-powered external HDMI monitor and USB wireless mouse & keyboard, allowing for a full TriCaster setup with only one power plug! TriCaster Mini is competitively priced at $5,995 base model, or with enhanced recording and remote-broadcast friendly embedded monitor for $7,995.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 2, 2015

Join us at REACH NeXT: Secure your ticket now for early bird pricing ( $500 OFF! ) Want to Demo Your Startup or Sponsor? Custom partnerships. Founding member of President Obama’s Entertainment Advisory Council. and to learn from some of the most brilliant & pioneering minds in tech. REACH OUT to us to setup a call.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2015

Others schedule exhaustive training sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone paints a consistent picture. The Founder needs to remember that meetings up to this point have been primarily off-site, with staged demos, and managed personally by the CEO or a small team.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 22, 2012

From devising a tweet length pitch to having an easy to remember name, each branding opportunity is a touch point for a new customer to be attracted to what you have to offer. With booth prices up to $9,500 , it blew my mind how vague the taglines were. 6 Always do a demo. A dynamic tagline creates a spark. 2 Stick to the list.

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socalTECH

APRIL 10, 2012

That's just an example I pulled out of the air, but we think we'll be more responsive to our customers than a traditional airline. As a result, we can project into the future what our future fuel costs will be, and we can get fuel on contract at today's price, and just execute on that contract rather than try to hedge costs.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Much effort and study has been expended to determine how a web site can better convert its visitors to paying customers. The good news is there are more than a few ways to improve the chances a visitor will become a customer. . novarad.net place their free demo button above the fold and make it as visible as possible.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Investors Really Want Evidence of Traction So you built your MVP; you bring it to the investor; you demo it; and I will guarantee they will ask you: "So how many users do you have? You may have to build something out to show it working for someone to evaluate whether it really works better than what else exists.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Many entrepreneurs are so passionate about their new startup idea that they can’t believe any intelligent being, investor or customer wouldn’t react just as excitedly after a quick introduction. You have to persuade the right partners to join and build the solution, the right investors to fund it and the right customers to buy it.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

AppMyForm, an environmentally conscious new service offered by RGBmobile, enables any paper form to easily be converted into a customized Mobile Content Capture app, digital record and process launch mechanism. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Custom ad deals and partnerships.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 5, 2010

In other words, once they are convinced that the product works, they assume their price, sales channel, and marketing will bring in the customers. For example, one CEO I know gave away his software product to the first ten customers. Iterate and improve the fit until your test customers are delighted, not just tolerant.

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Tech Zulu Event

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Spotlight: LA Tech is part of a quarterly demo series that will highlight the finest technology entrepreneurship in Southern California. For those who would like to be in attendance we have a limited amount TZ Hookup / Choose Your Price tickets available. 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Congrats guys and happy to say we knew you when ( Spotlight: LA Tech Demo Company ) and taking part in the first ever and some of the most EPIC TechZulu #TechCrawl’s. Over time, we’ve expanded our service to include real-time fuel price information, EV charging, even parking,” said Bryan Mistele, president and CEO of INRIX.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 3, 2012

Hours after the panelists debated the future of content distribution at the Silicon Beach @ USC conference, across campus at the Annenberg Innovation Lab a remarkable product demo was taking place by Coincident.TV. If you get a chance to see their demo, take it. Coincident.TV Currently, Coincident.TV

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 31, 2012

500 Startups add that successful startups don’t just need great coders and designers but require scalable and cost-effective customer acquisition which they help startups at. Demo Days will take place in February 2013 in Mountain View, San Francisco, and NYC. 33 companies are in this batch.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 13, 2018

Other signs of engagement are: they ask you to meet with portfolio companies (they want feedback on your product and you), they ask you to meet a colleague, they set up a call to go through a product demo / financial walk-through, they ask to speak with customers, etc. can I get 20 minutes to swing by” is a good way to engage.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

Crowd Seats gets you in the crowd for your favorite games with ticket prices 50-90% off face value! Price: $25 (Early Bird). 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. Custom ad deals and partnerships. Followed by a FREE cocktail and apps reception for all attendees. to 10:00 p.m.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. What: A Startup Demo event. Price: FREE. Neerg puts the spotlight on all the great ecopreneurs and merchants creating products that will help us easily lesson the impact we have on our wold.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

After a year we played hardball and said we’d move out unless they gave us 20% off of our already low price. A small refuge from a busy day of shaking hands and demo’ing products. We switched offices to a cheap 1-year sublet of a company that had too much space during the dot-com boom.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Price: $15 (Early Bird). 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. They are dedicated to providing high-availability systems, beautiful user interfaces, furious developer support and unparalleled customer care. As of May 2010, CallFire has over 20,000 customers! RSVP: AGENDA.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Here’s why that is important: when users are on your website you want to convert them to become paying customers. It’s true that the carrier then gets their huge slice for being the billing and payment engine but the idea is that you as a website more than make up for this in terms of customer conversion.

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Tech Zulu Event

JUNE 17, 2011

Their team is a small group of technology-minded innovators who are committed to doing things differently — from automotive design, manufacturing and distribution, to service needs and the entire customer experience. Price: $15 (Early Bird). 7:10 – 8:00pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company (approx.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 20, 2012

Price: $25 (Early Bird). 8:00 – 8:35pm – 5 five-minute demos, followed by brief Q&A for each company. CallFire provides Voice and SMS Solutions to over 40,000 customers including political groups, non-profits, insurance agents, small business owners, and marketers. Custom ad deals and partnerships. to 10:00 p.m.

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Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Bring your products to your Customers, their social network and their influencers with DoTogether Hosted Facebook Applications. An advanced online application platform to promote your reels, customize presentations and accelerate your project collaboration. What: A Startup Demo event. Price: FREE. to 11:00 p.m.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 25, 2009

I’ve sat through a lot of VC pitches and having been CEO of an enterprise software firm for many years I’ve also sat through many customer meetings with sales teams. Example: VC , “Do you really think that customers will pay $5,000 / month for your product when there are free versions of X,Y,Z on the market ?

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