TechEmpower

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

This isn’t just our opinion - our startup metrics prove it! An empty textbox, demanding to be filled with a concise, compelling summary to impress potential employers is daunting. Customer support emails require both accurate information and a professional, helpful tone. Everyone struggles with empty text boxes.

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Generative AI Artificial Inteligence TechEmpower Tips 295

Berkonomics

OCTOBER 8, 2020

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. Email readers, continue here…] It’s easy to find someone to quote a size of market estimate. Or cost estimation. TAM, SAM, SOM?

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Company Companies Metrics Resource 156

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. Email readers, continue here.] The biggest error in planning may not be spreadsheet calculation error. Or cost estimation.

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Metrics Startup Marketing Demand 239

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2019

With the real data from that surge, you need to take a hard look at business model realities, cost of customer acquisition, inventory costs, and other key metrics. Document processes and metrics for economies of scale. Key metrics for scaling, such as customer loyalty, are very important after initial rollout.

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Metrics Startup Training Customer 86

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

In layman's terms, while conventional search mechanisms demand exact phrases or keywords to return relevant results, LLMs can understand and interpret the intent and context behind a query. This category encompasses a vast array of content, from emails and text documents to social media posts. Strive for a balanced outcome.

Generative AI 346

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 346

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 8, 2020

They don’t seem to realize that investors can be the most demanding bosses your ever had, since it’s their money you are using and potentially losing. Email status reports to board members and key employees should be delivered more frequently, as key events unfold. Personally manage cash flow processing and procedures.

Technical Advisors 125

Technical Advisors Startup News Resource 125

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? Create a hosted “software as a service” or “on demand” addition to our product line by end of (next) year.

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Organization Metrics Demand Resource 159

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. They have to be energized and able to adapt as the market and competitors demand. You need to communicate quantified and updates goals quarterly, including the metrics to assess progress and success.

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Technical Review Customer Custom Startup 84

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Announcing that you are a consultant, and hoping demand will set your focus, is not a good strategy. To check your return on marketing investment, you need to define metrics and a formal process to evaluate progress and cost tradeoffs. This includes how you find leads, close clients, and minimize free work or rework.

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Social Media Pricing Technical Review Demand 56

InfoChachkie

JUNE 2, 2014

We keep our eye on a handful of metrics, but we’re focused on customer satisfaction. We will be moving into other categories based on customer demand. Brides can signup there and potential employees can find our email there. Greathouse : How do you judge your success and to what extent have you met your goals?

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Design Customer Custom Satisfaction 208

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. Define relevant metrics and measure. Don’t mix your personal and business profiles or messages. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

He met with the editors of the three Mac magazines that his customers read and showed them metrics that confirmed that SuperMac's boards were the fastest on the market. "I Number two (was) to create end-user demand and drive it into our sales channel. Well, marketing's job number one was to understand customers' needs, desires, etc.

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Marketing Startup Sales Customer 271

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. Define relevant metrics and measure. Don’t mix your personal and business profiles or messages. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

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Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. Define relevant metrics and measure. Don’t mix your personal and business profiles or messages. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Social media demands two-way communication, rather than outbound only. Define relevant metrics and measure. Don’t mix your personal and business profiles and messages. Develop a marketing strategy specific to this media.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

The metrics were good but we wondered how much better they would be when we expanded our product. You may have paid marketing: SEM, Social Media Ads, Banner Ads, email lists, etc. SEO doesn’t just happen – it requires a content strategy, inbound links, relevancy, keyword strategies, etc. It it just more time that they save?

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Startup Marketing Study SEO 150

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 22, 2016

Less than a month ago, Snapchat opened custom on-demand geofilters to everyone. Lastly, you can’t include URLs, handles or email addresses in your filter , so if you’re trying to create a filter as a call to action to get more followers, you’ll need to be creative. A filter that blatantly says “Follow me @ _” won’t make the cut.

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Customer Custom Snapchat Design 40

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. It worked like a charm.

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Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292