Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2013

01% conversion rate again to the people who clicked over to the website from the YouTube video, that’s 185 new customers, 185 people who would have never thought to google search for a tampon service, who will now be signing up to spend the 15 bucks a month to get tampons delivered to their door. If we apply that.01%

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

From the Venture Trenches

APRIL 4, 2013

The pride and effort they have placed in building up their business should be reflected through their web presence. More than a calling card a businesses website is how customers will discover, assess and interact with you and how you in turn, can engage your customers. Basically their site will need to be re-built from scratch.

Web Design 40

Web Design Web Design Sites 40

socalTECH

MAY 11, 2011

I studied cognitive science, the study of the brain, as an undergraduate. So I actually started a graphic design company out of college, and got lucky with the web taking off at the right time. Back to the website, describe who the demographics are of your customers? How did you end up starting the site?

Study 252

Study Startup Design Tips 252

socalTECH

APRIL 11, 2013

I don''t know if you''ve heard, but it''s actually tough for music teachers, tutors, and others to truly find enough customers to pay their bills and keep them involved in their passions. The idea is that products have moved to the web in a big way. Who''s your ideal customer for this?

Startup 260

Startup Education Study Ideas 260

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

Having paying “Customers” is what makes the cash register roar. An entrepreneur having low self worth is the number one deterrent for a potential customer not buying into what you are selling. Using your service or owning your product isn’t why a person buys, it’s the experience your customer will have. Second, how to get leads.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

Your historical trading information including financials and a “customer file” which shows the history of your transactions so that investors can run “cohort” analyses Customer reference, personal references, key team members, compensation, cap table, stock option plan, etc. But just putting a customer reference list in a data room?

Funding 336

Funding Venture Capital Startup Email 336

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 4, 2009

If you sell a product direct to a customer – in person or on the phone – you need to understand what their pain points are and position your product benefits against those pain points. Many, many tech companies I meet start with a set of “awesome features” and present them to me (and I suspect also to customers). Why Buy Mine?

Sales 319

Sales Startup Platform Tips 319

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

Activity 164

Activity Conference Press Case Study 164

socalTECH

JANUARY 20, 2011

In recent years, one of the more common ways to share information, conduct training, or pitch your company to other has been through online, web-based webinar and conferencing. Costin Tuculescu: Freebinar.com is a completely free alternative for web conferencing and webinar users. It's not a freemium model.

Tech Coast Angels 178

Tech Coast Angels Web Screening Pasadena Angels 178

socalTECH

MARCH 19, 2019

Stacy Stubblefield: We do two factor authentication, which basically means we send text messages with the codes you get when you log into a web site or even when you're just registering for a website. Ryan Disraeli: I was studying business with an emphasis on entrepreneurship. What enabled you to get that first customer on board?

Marina Del Rey 113

Marina Del Rey Software Review Startup Incubator 113

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. . At that point you have likely lost any chance at converting your visitor to a customer. .

Sites 40

Sites Search Engine Optimization Technical Review Web Development 40

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

So they create a task list of all the marketing activities an organization can do: press releases, web site updates, customer case studies, blog posts, daily Tweets, Facebook fan page, attending conferences, etc. You have a marketing department with three people. They’re tasked with doing … marketing.

Startup 323

Startup Press Development Team Review SEM 323

Xconomy

JUNE 3, 2016

However, the New York Department of Taxation recently said that an online healthcare service company must collect sales tax from its customers. The company receives biometric readings from patients, like blood pressure or glucose levels, and these readings are transmitted to the company via its Web platform.

Sales 62

Sales Company Companies Software Review 62

InfoChachkie

JULY 25, 2012

Anthony Kosner, contributor at Forbes.com, stated that “Facebook gets twice as much mobile traffic on its web app as on its native iOS and Android apps.” While the web based version of Facebook has an abundance of display banners and advertisements littering every page, the mobile version has nothing of the sort.

Netflix 191

Netflix Blogging Mobile Advertising 191

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2013

According to the most recent study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were approximately 514,000 new businesses created per month in the US in 2012. The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Make your customers your platform.

Platform 105

Platform Entrepreneur Startup Social Media 105

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

It is not limited to the realm of the top executive or board of directors, who could bring in consultants for studies and analysis. Treat every business as a customer, not a client. It also highlights all aspects of required customer service, satisfaction, testimonials, and referrals to friends in the business.

Social Media 56

Social Media Software Review Customer Custom 56

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

This was the first in her string of web properties. Tracy studied SEOMoz and several other online sources of SEO tips. She focused on her customer. The premise is that you should blog for your customers, suppliers and ecosystem – not for your peers. She learned at the kitchen table as so many spouses do.

Startup 363

Startup Entrepreneur SEO Venture Capital 363

socalTECH

OCTOBER 8, 2008

Pasadena-based Cramster (www.cramster.com) recently announced $3M in a large angel round for the firm's online study communities. Cramster is looking to create online study groups, to help high school and college students study math, science, and other topics. What we're trying to emulate is the face-to-face study group.

Study 113

Study Education Startup Sites 113

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

Jeff's father is an entrepreneur, and I wanted to go down the entrepreneurial path, so we had this early concept for a cash back and coupon web site. Did you have any prior background in this, and what were you two studying? Noah Auerhahn: Our difference, is we're customer centric. So, we decided to go out and do it.

USC 207

USC CPC Sites Startup 207

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the customer, even if they remember to ask. Real two-way conversations with real customers, including the all-important body language, are unheard-of these days.

Customer 104

Customer Custom Product Social Network 104

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

Nordstrom sales reps are trained to do this to, but of course they can’t know every customer that walks around the store. Banner ads were never very effective on web pages so it baffles me that it’s the preferred method of advertising today on mobile devices. They know what you bought the last time you were shopping.

Mobile 329

Mobile Advertising Media Marketing 329

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2012

According to a recent study done by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, there were 565,000 new businesses created per month in 2010 in the US alone, which is a 15-year high. The days when you could launch your business with a new web site, and the phone would begin to ring, are long gone. Make your customers your platform.

Startup 104

Startup Social Media Platform Blogging 104

socalTECH

AUGUST 9, 2013

We caught up with CEO Gabe Gottlieb recently to understand better why the company thinks transparency is important--and to try to understand better the tangled web of online ads. gabe gottlieb adomic yieldmetrics online display advertising analytics study interview' What is Adomic? Why did you decide to focus on this area? READ MORE>>.

Advertising 153

Advertising Startup CTO Coach Study 153

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

Valarm is an Android mobile app and integrated suite of web-based tools that will track almost anything via GPS, and remotely monitor almost any environment via built-in and external sensors. to create, market and sell an interactive cookbook as both an iPad App and web-based book. Custom ad deals and partnerships. digmybrand.

UCLA 97

UCLA Santa Monica Mobile Web 97

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. Currently, social media is the least used of all customer interaction methods. His business has since closed, but his mindset is still out there. What’s the problem?

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 8, 2015

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 105

Entrepreneur Startup Technical Review Equity 105

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 14, 2014

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

Entrepreneur 113

Entrepreneur Funding Startup Technical Review 113

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 1, 2017

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

Develop 70

Develop Development Product Startup 70

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 21, 2010

Studying for the SAT, LSAT, GMAT, TOEFL, MCAT and other standardized tests in the US is a massive market that has been dominated for years by Kaplan and Princeton Review. Knewton, Grockit and others are creating new ways for students to study for these tests in a more cost effective way. I know the product intimately and it rocks.

Venture Capital 265

Venture Capital Capital Email Blogging 265

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2013

The “valley of death” is a common term in the startup world, referring to the difficulty of covering the negative cash flow in the early stages of a startup, before their new product or service is bringing in revenue from real customers. Commit to a major customer.

Startup 123

Startup Technical Review Equity Incubator 123

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 29, 2020

Entrepreneurs and business executives seem to be even more focused on their technology than the rest of us, and less inclined to listen to the voice of the customer, even if they remember to ask. Real two-way conversations with real customers, including the all-important body language, are unheard-of these days.

Customer 128

Customer Custom Activity Social Network 128

socalTECH

JANUARY 7, 2010

The category of customers we're targeting are building consumer networking equipment, such as routers, gateways, and set-top boxes. The whole product can be customized for a different OEM or different utility company which wants a dashboard a specific way. Google is doing a web presentment tool, taking data from utility companies.

Startup 140

Startup OCTANE Outsource Development Google 140

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

Precise analytics allow companies to “ measure online distribution of coupons by tracking the printing of web pages and page views;” a significant advantage with digital. A study conducted by Rice University’s Jesse H. One such example is SocialTwist , a platform that “allows users to share in order to receive a better bargain.”

Mobile 85

Mobile Software Review Statistics Technical Review 85

SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates.

Startup 248

Startup Venture Capital Conference Social Media 248

Tech Zulu Event

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

A recent study of IT professionals reported that over 30% of their workplace environment is virtualized. Overall, there are three main players in the SAAS network: the service provider, the software developer and end-customers using the software. We’ve even created an acronym for these kinds of services: software as a service (SAAS).

SaaS 40

SaaS Networking Company Companies 40

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. I have a friend who runs a nationwide “traditional” business, and business has been down, like it has been for most people.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

This makes ads somewhat obsolete for web based products and services, with third party reviews more powerful. According to a joint study by Twitter and Annalect, influencer recommendations have just as much sway as friends when it comes to building consumer trust. This makes company sponsored ads a potential ROI disaster.

Technical Review 102

Technical Review Content Marketing Social Media 102