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. You’ll almost be guaranteed a “come back and try us for half off” email. ” and if they respond no, ask to be transferred to “customer retention.” We all want to save money. Its your right.

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Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 1, 2012

As we’re out we all like to indulge in our social media accounts with sharing updates, media, and check-ins. Is there a potential for a greater evening experience to be achieved based on our social actions? Attending the demo event were some of the current private beta users from the Las Vegas market.

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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. You’ll almost be guaranteed a “come back and try us for half off” email. ” and if they respond no, ask to be transferred to “customer retention.” We all want to save money. Its your right.

Email 100

Email Social Media Pricing Media 100

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2015

If you haven’t yet finalized the business model, cost projections, and customer segments, you aren’t ready for investors. Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup Statistics 109

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

Startup 361

Startup Venture Capital Pricing Technical Review 361

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

If you haven’t yet finalized the business model, cost projections, and customer segments, you aren’t ready for investors. Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Entrepreneur Technical Review Statistics Startup 119

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 5, 2018

If you haven’t yet finalized the business model, cost projections, and customer segments, you aren’t ready for investors. Let me show you a demo rather than a business plan.” Demos never go according to plan, and ones that work go on far too long. The best demos to investors are 30 seconds or less.

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Funding Technical Review Entrepreneur Startup 62

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 4, 2013

The sheer number of relationships I’ve built through being public, transparent and being willing to engage in comments and through social media has enabled me to get to know entrepreneurs even before they launch their next company. So I stand by my well-read Quora post of why I don’t attend demo days.

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Venture Capital Startup Pricing Invest 347

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 13, 2009

We instructed customers about how eCommerce was going to change their future. It kind of reminds me a bit of how “social media experts&# are talking to customers today). Make sure you focus on what matters – your customers. Use social media to be sure people are aware of it.

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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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Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Entrepreneur 108

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Others schedule long and exhaustive practice and coaching sessions for everyone on the team, including showcase customers, to make sure that everyone tells the most positive and consistent story. Make sure everyone accurately posts their role with your startup on social media profiles, resumes, and references.

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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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Ideas Study Entrepreneur Customer 56

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. Coincident has a bigger vision than developing this technology just for the big media companies and ad agencies.

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Screening Content CTO Hire Platform 109

Tech.Co

MAY 9, 2017

He ended up building a digital agency that did everything from custom apps and web development to branding and digital marketing. Taylor started pushing out content through social media and share what was happening in the industry. Taylor returned home and dove into learning web development and design on his own.

Startup 70

Startup Web Development Design Education 70

InfoChachkie

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The company posted a Show HN entry entitled, " We built a better solution for customer analysis and support.". to actionable user feedback, "Just went through the demo. Although social media news sites can be effective market validation tools, they are not without their downsides. You definitely have a nice start.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 8, 2012

We’re all so caught up in social media marketing and search engine optimization (SEO) that we tend to forget one on one relationships are the most powerful of them all. After 3 months he knew that he needed to be based right next door to his customers in the midwest. vc , Liam Martin with Staff. Word of mouth travels far.

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Startup Technical Review Search Engine Optimization Los Angeles 104

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. In this article the focus will be on how to successfully attract media attention. 6 Always do a demo. You want them to want to come to your booth right?

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Press Startup Technical Review Email 97

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 29, 2016

You need to convince family and friends, in terms they can relate to, that your idea makes logical business sense, and you have done your homework on real customers, competitors, and costs. Demos and prototypes are key. Vision alone rarely convinces people to invest. Demonstrate your own financial commitment and progress.

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Funding Startup Ideas Slides 60

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2010

We held a 90-minute demo session where 150 of LA’s VC’s and senior technology executives watched the LPLA V2 group present in small groups of 12-15 each. They have developed a cloud-based platform for merchants to publish to multiple distribution networks, including social, mobile and email. Watch this space.

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Company Companies Startup Southern California 276

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Topic discussion: Impact of social media on startups and on funding leads for investors. Investment trends in startups that are about or related to social media. How startup can leverage social media to get investors attention. What: A Startup Demo event. Moderator: Giang Biscan , PhD., to 11:00 p.m.

Social Media 71

Social Media Technical Review Mixergy Tech Coast Angels 71

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

SimplyEvents is a social media website that enables a community of members to shout out location based events and stay connected by tracking fellow friends, family, public figures, organizers, bands, artists etc. What: A Startup Demo event. Event Details: When: Wednesday, Sept 22nd, 2010 - 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Price: FREE.

Company 106

Company Companies Web Evite 106

Tech Zulu Event

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Social Media Week is just around the corner starting Sept. It will be a special episode where we will be interviewing all the demoing companies that are participating in StartupDemo and you can see who the companies will be by clicking here. TZ Highlight. Eric Jackson's Paypal Story.

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Company Companies Santa Monica Social Media 56

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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Venture Capital Capital Rustic Canyon Mobile 270

Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 27, 2012

Not to worry because we’ll recap the night with some information on the demos from these up and coming companies located in LA. Golfers won’t have as many injuries and for golf courses, it gets people through the course earlier resulting in more customers. Want to connect with dog lovers around you?

Startup 73

Startup Doc Ideas Mobile 73

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 1, 2011

Justin Bieber is unbelievably entrepreneurial and most of you will never know it because he serves a target demo that doesn’t include you. As you know, Justin’s is 8-15 year-old girls and he built his music & persona around this demo. You should start by getting out and talking directly with customers as Bieber did.

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Entrepreneur Startup Writing Blogging 398

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 22, 2010

Oh, and Demo charges the startups $18,000. Use the fact that you were on an anointed list to build credibility when you eventually approach journalists (and VC’s, customers, employees). Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Sales & Marketing Advice Social Media Start-up Advice Startup Advice. I think Robert’s right.

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Tips Startup Press Blogging 307

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

How To Pitch A Product - A VC : Venture Capital and Technology , August 4, 2010 I've said a bunch of times on this blog that the perfect pitch is a very short intro to provide context followed immediately by a demo. Last night at the NY Tech Meetup, John Britton of our portfolio company Twilio showed how it is done. Long back-story here.)

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging CTO Hire 191

SoCal CTO

JULY 13, 2010

Suggestions for Angel Investors - Feld Thoughts , June 2, 2010 I’m on an Acela train between Boston and New York (listening to Boston’s More Than A Feeling – how recursive) on my way to the TechStars Boston 2010 Investor / Demo day. Why you have to design products for how your customers are , and not how you want them to be.

Startup 175

Startup Venture Capital Slides Blogging 175

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Think about it – if you have all of your customers already signed into Twitter then you have a much better chance that they’ll use your app to publish into their Twitter stream and drive more traffic back to your app. And any app that doesn’t is myopic. Object Communications. Companies are monitoring competitor movements.

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