Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2013

Perhaps surprisingly, the components are NOT the traditional coding/business pieces; nor are they even coding /user interface / business / sales, or whatever. Similarly, a crackerjack CTO might be in the mid six figures, but a kid performing inside sales may start at the opposite end of the spectrum.

Startup 189

Startup Sales Ideas Entrepreneur 189

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

The best ones bring in more executive leadership so you can appropriate allocate resources across sales, marketing, product, engineering and support. You finally need to start planning your product roadmap a bit further than your 2-week sprints so that the rest of the organization has a chance to preplan for new features.

Startup 381

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 4, 2014

I think as a tech industry we have bred a culture that places more emphasis on product excellence than managing human behavior. Of course it makes no sense to have great people management and a crappy product. – while the other might want a quick sale and pocket some bucks while the tech market is hot.

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InfoChachkie

MARCH 4, 2013

By 2012, total sales exceeded 50 million copies and founding band member Roger Waters was cited by Forbes as the second highest paid musician of the year, pulling in $88 million. Lesson: As described in Go For The Quick Buck , wily startups also devise creative ways to secure funding from their customers, rather than from investors.

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Startup Cloud Computing RSS Writing 269

socalTECH

JUNE 30, 2016

We're trying to save companies money, and increase the productivity of employees. That can be a subject matter expert, product head, a sales head, any category in the enterprise, and they can use our lightweight platform for answers. We want to delight the end user, and want to create a really, highly addictive product here.

El Segundo 169

El Segundo Southern California Startup CTO Hire 169

InfoChachkie

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

At Expertcity (creator of GoToMyPC and GoToMeeting, acquired by Citrix), our VP of Product and Customer Experience led a number of teams during his seven-year tenure including Professional Services, Customer Service and Product Management. Don’t Chase The Quick Buck. The Two Pizza Rule.

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Tips Startup Framework Customer 279

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2014

But then you can springboard from there to your next gig and you’ll be an experienced startup employee with functional experience at sales, marketing, product or whatever roles you played.” The first job you take may not work out financially. I’ve said this to recent graduates from university.

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Startup Invest Venture Capital Writing 409

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 14, 2019

The buck stops here.” Selling is a learned skill, and takes effort, just like building a product. Everyone in your startup, especially the entrepreneur, needs to understand sales, and needs to be a salesman. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Persist, persevere, prevail.

Satisfaction 78

Satisfaction Startup Ideas Entrepreneur 78

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 21, 2019

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Entrepreneur 99

Entrepreneur Startup Help Mentor 99

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 26, 2017

The buck stops here.” Selling is a learned skill, and takes effort, just like building a product. Everyone in your startup, especially the entrepreneur, needs to understand sales, and needs to be a salesman. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Persist, persevere, prevail.

Startup 82

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Resource 82

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 28, 2014

The buck stops here.” Selling is a learned skill, and takes effort, just like building a product. Everyone in your startup, especially the entrepreneur, needs to understand sales, and needs to be a salesman. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Persist, persevere, prevail.

Startup 117

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Resource 117

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% Comedic timing.

Dollar Shave Club 101

Dollar Shave Club Customer Custom Marketing 101

TechCrunch LA

MAY 26, 2018

Sales of head-mounted displays began to climb out of their doldrums late last year, and are expected to surpass 1.5 ” Even with the wow-factor of the experience, it may not be enough to buck industry trends. It’s a matter of survival thanks to the persistent lack of demand from consumers. .

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Torrance Los Angeles Entertainment Platform 180

InfoChachkie

MARCH 1, 2012

They differentiated their product with subtle, unconventional techniques, such as the use of the B7 chord in I Want To Hold Your Hand. However, the Beatles consistently differentiated their products by deploying surprising, adventuresome chord progressions throughout their career. What’s Your B7? The Beatles were far from flawless.

Tips 259

Tips Startup Entrepreneur Product 259

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 20, 2015

We’ve had just one market since then and it could confuse one into thinking: every deal finds downstream investors, every company good or bad finds a home, you know anything at all about brazil, india, china or even saas sales, ecommerce or analytics (you know all these in a bull market). You grow from 8 to 45 people over night.

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Funding Venture Capital Startup Marketing 150

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2013

The buck stops here.” Selling is a learned skill, and takes effort, just like building a product. Everyone in your startup, especially the entrepreneur, needs to understand sales, and needs to be a salesman. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Persist, persevere, prevail.

Startup 104

Startup Entrepreneur Ideas Summary 104

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 6, 2012

The buck stops here.” Selling is a learned skill, and takes effort, just like building a product. Everyone in your startup, especially the entrepreneur, needs to understand sales, and needs to be a salesman. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Persist, persevere, prevail.

Entrepreneur 123

Entrepreneur Startup Ideas Summary 123

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 15, 2015

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Startup 106

Startup Entrepreneur Help Mentor 106

Eric Greenspan

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

These hits translate into conversions or sales for the advertiser and a commission is paid to the affiliate with CJ taking a piece of the pie. The secret in this game is to start with a product that is viable to the online audience, garner attention from leading affiliates and then turning the traffic into paying customers.

Santa Barbara 106

Santa Barbara PPC Blogging Google 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Show that the buck stops with you. Too many entrepreneurs are reluctant to start the sales process, preferring to tweak and refine the product. Retain absolute veto power, but try to use it sparingly if at all. Create a system of clear-cut rules about quorums, and trust your team.

Startup 103

Startup Entrepreneur Template Mentor 103

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 6, 2012

Both companies were spending big bucks to advertise yet the offer left me cold and I must not be alone in this as both companies have slumping sales. IMVU wasted time and money building stuff that did not drive sales. In fact, Customer Experience (CX) turns the product development chart upside down. Talk to them directly.

Customer 72

Customer Custom Blogging Startup 72

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2013

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Entrepreneur 110

Entrepreneur Startup Mentor Ideas 110

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

Some funds like Battery Ventures have bucked the trend by raising $750 million. You don’t have to hire as many sales people because much can be sold online. You invest low amounts of capital and the company gets to IPO (96-99) or trade sale (05-08) without raising too much capital and certainly not on punishing terms.

Venture Capital 311

Venture Capital Startup Seed Funding Rustic Canyon 311

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 4, 2017

In reality, your customers care more about your product and service, so feedback on product shortcomings or service glitches are meant to help your business, not hurt you. Every startup founder has to remember that the buck stops with them, and they must learn from every mistake.

Help 55

Help Startup Entrepreneur Mentor 55

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 5, 2012

Show that the buck stops with you. Too many entrepreneurs are reluctant to start the sales process, preferring to tweak and refine the product. Retain absolute veto power, but try to use it sparingly if at all. Create a system of clear-cut rules about quorums, and trust your team.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Startup Template Mentor 94

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 28, 2010

The buck stops here.” Selling is a learned skill, and takes effort, just like building a product. Everyone in your startup, especially the entrepreneur, needs to understand sales, and needs to be a salesman. You must do it alone. But the dichotomy is that there are things that you have to do alone. Persist, persevere, prevail.

Startup 102

Startup Ideas Entrepreneur Summary 102

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

This article will cover two things; First, the top mistakes small business owners make that end with inquiries leading you to the exit door before making a sale. Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy.

Customer 85

Customer Custom Marketing SEO 85

socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2009

We caught up with Eric Hovanec, the firm's CEO, and Steve Reich, the firm's SVP of Sales, to hear more about the funding. We help them distribute their product, and put it on the shelf, anywhere a customer might buy--whether that's with a tour operator, travel agency, or a travel website. We're looking across a number of positions.

Startup 113

Startup Platform Clearstone Content 113

Xconomy

JULY 1, 2016

At the gathering, Biden took verbal shots at scofflaw cancer researchers and at drug prices, while the FDA said it would take a shot at restructuring the way it evaluates oncology products. PureTech also bucked the Brexit fallout this week. It also got a pat on the back from Bill Gates. .

Buzzfeed 59

Buzzfeed News Pricing IBM 59

InfoChachkie

AUGUST 4, 2014

After finishing Mr. Thompson''s jaded take on the travel industry, I wondered if there was a travel company that bucked his stereotypes and properly balanced making bold destinations accessible while respecting the unspoiled resources and culture that made the locales interesting in the first place.

Entrepreneur 187

Entrepreneur Startup Social Media Resource 187