Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

for each sale. million in revenue and added 10 million active buyers for a total of 90 million. It'll help the company invest in marketing, Etsy CEO Josh Silverman says: “We have demonstrated our ability to make improvements that directly translate into more sales for our sellers, as evidenced by record sales per seller in 2021.

Sales 153

Sales Startup Activity Email 153

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 11, 2022

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. Popular revenue models today include recurring subscription charges, licensing, as well the traditional sale or lease model. Key activities.

Funding 133

Funding Activity Customer Custom 133

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Word-of-mouth and social media may get you started, but there is no substitute these days for special promotions, webinars, presence at trade shows, and actively calling on decision makers.

Startup 134

Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media Metrics 134

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 21, 2019

In one of the biggest acquisitions out of Southern California's technology startup industry in recent years, Los Angeles-based Honey Science Corporation , which develops a savings discovery and price tracking tool, has been acquired by PayPal , in a deal worth approximately $4 billion. Honey was founded in 2012 by George Ruan and Ryan Hudson.

Southern California 133

Southern California Commerce Acquisition .Net 133

socalTECH

AUGUST 6, 2019

According to the report, Ring's tools now provide an interactive map that allows the police to request footage from camera owners--and has actively been working on helping police "persuade" homeowners to hand over that footage. The report also says Ring is using those local police departments to boost its sales of Ring devices.

Coach 113

Coach Report Los Angeles Tool 113

Berkonomics

MARCH 3, 2022

If it becomes a part of your long-term sales message, there is risk that you will set expectations you cannot achieve. Email readers, continue here…] So, consider this: Make “fast” a tool for use as an inducement for particularly important customers or orders, or at times when resources are underutilized. Back to Red Adair….

Resource 156

Resource Sales Pricing Startup 156

TechCrunch LA

JANUARY 7, 2020

Real estate is a big business in the sprawling city of Los Angeles, and new technology tools to target the industry continue to attract investor attention. million in financing to support the buildout of its services and sales teams to manage clients. billion, active in the real estate industry in Los Angeles.

Los Angeles 168

Los Angeles Services Angel Marketing 168

socalTECH

APRIL 24, 2019

The second part of the platform addresses other aspects of recruitment, including prequalification, and the other is around engagement, where we've just launched a LinkedIn plug-in that's an engagement tool. I was inspired looking for a tool to increase output as an agency, and decrease our costs. That's an engagement tool.

Sites 240

Sites Startup Tool CTO Hire 240

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2020

Others do far too little, assuming the viral effect and word-of-mouth will soon kick in, and sales will suddenly grow exponentially. Word-of-mouth and social media may get you started, but there is no substitute these days for special promotions, webinars, presence at trade shows, and actively calling on decision makers.

Search Engine Optimization 131

Search Engine Optimization Startup Social Media Metrics 131

socalTECH

AUGUST 8, 2013

Santa Monica-based Nimble , the developer of customer relationship management tools, has tied its CRM tools into the popular Dropbox file storage service, the company said this morning. Nimble''s software helps people track their contacts and contact activity, and was created by CRM pioneer Jon Ferrara. READ MORE>>.

Santa Monica 147

Santa Monica Tool Customer Custom 147

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Formalize the use of tools and information technology.

Outsource Development 115

Outsource Development Startup Competition Ideas 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2023

Communication must be ongoing, both written and spoken, followed by some active listening on your part, to understand the gaps. Provide the tools for team members to measure their own results. You can’t hold your sales team accountable for manufacturing quality, but they should be responsible for profitability and volume.

Startup 96

Startup Resource Training Tool 96

Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2022

million in revenue and added 10 million active buyers. on each sale. And, in addition to the sellers themselves suspending sales, the strikers are urging Etsy customers to boycott this week as well, by avoiding any purchases through the platform. Physical Product Sales. Digital Product Sales. Service Sales.

Platform 133

Platform Startup Sales Pricing 133

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 13, 2019

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. As an active angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Key activities. Key resources.

Activity 100

Activity Customer Custom Resource 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 4, 2021

The last thing they can afford is to waste any of these, but in my mentoring and coaching activities, I see it happening all too often. Waste in a startup is any activity that burns resources, but creates no value or competitive advantage in the eyes of customers. Focus on activities rather than results. It won’t be wasted.

Startup 161

Startup Resource Training Entrepreneur 161

socalTECH

AUGUST 19, 2015

Irvine-based The Retail Equation , a venture-backed startup developing tools used for retail analytics and predictive modeling, has been acquired by Appriss , a provider of data, risk, and analytics software Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed. The Retail Equation was owned by Norwest Venture Partners.

Tool 100

Tool Activity Software Sales 100

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 24, 2021

In addition, Twitter adds another 500 million messages per day, with over 160 million daily active users. But are any of these text-only messages an efficient and appropriate business tool? Overall, the most successful people in business learn to use the right tool for the right job.

Layoffs 164

Layoffs Email Tool Study 164

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Communication must be ongoing, both written and spoken, followed by some active listening on your part, to understand the gaps. Provide the tools for team members to measure their own results. You can’t hold your sales team accountable for manufacturing quality, but they should be responsible for profitability and volume.

Startup 147

Startup Resource Training Tool 147

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

Here’s Why You Should Just Send the Deck I know you have your document sending tool to send your fund-raising deck to VCs and track who read your deck, which pages they read and how much time they spend on each page. I Know Everybody Told You to Send Your Fund-Raising Decks as a Link. What should not be in your deck?

Funding 239

Funding Venture Capital IP Email 239

socalTECH

JUNE 8, 2011

There was also the opportunity to use our contest engine as a tool, because the challenge in daily deals is to build members and drive traffic. That tool is being used to drive traffic and acquire emails, which is why it's a part of Deal Current. Jimmy Hendricks: We make a percentage of every sale. It's similar to a franchise.

Platform 263

Platform Training Software Review Advertising 263

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 6, 2023

If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 118

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 118

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

If you are focused exclusively on prospects who are actively seeking to solve the problem you are positioned to solve, you won’t need five or seven attempts to get their attention. Craft a no-follow-up sales letter, after you have positioned yourself as the right expert, with powerful testimonials. Don’t waste your time following up.

Marketing 141

Marketing Startup Social Media Technical Review 141

Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

In fact, Here's the post in its entirety: We have signed an agreement to be acquired by Amazon and are looking forward to working with them as we continue to build easy-to-use tools for entrepreneurs. Amazon was only able to garner several hundred active users at the time — significantly less than its competitors. Service Sales.

News 136

News Acquisition Platform Sales 136

socalTECH

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I love Notion, the self-service database tool that allows you to build, collect and organize all the structured things in your life. Brands where the solution is the product - be that removal of plastic through the sales of canned water or the encouragement of rental use products vs purchase.

Dollar Shave Club 100

Dollar Shave Club Activity Organization News 100

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 12, 2013

Full-service Pinterest marketing and technology startup – HelloSociety recently announced it had driven $30 million in additional sales revenue for its over 350 brand clientele through Pinterest. The Science Inc accelerated startup also said it had delivered 2.9

Sales 101

Sales Technical Review Marketing Technology 101

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 7, 2020

I’m not suggesting that you model your startup after the complex corporate organizations you hated in your last job, but there are at least eight key functions and activities that every investor expects to find in a startup proposal with any real potential to change the world. Formalize the use of tools and information technology.

Entrepreneur 131

Entrepreneur Outsource Development Startup Competition 131

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

That means full transparency and no excuses for issues and activities that are obviously in your domain. Delegating control means having the right information, the right tools, and the right training to make the right decisions. First of all, you need to be a role model for accountability.

Startup 132

Startup Training Metrics Examples 132

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Mom’s struggle to plan events and activities for their kids. Most products out there suck so mom gets stuck with angst of wanting to have decorations, activities and chatzkies for other kids to take home. The thesis was simple. We couldn’t have asked for a better fit.

Startup 296

Startup Southern California Marketing Activity 296

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

But you do need to find a way to do activities that are more scalable. These are important leveling-up activities but the CEO is often still up at 10pm f **g around with QuickBooks entries. Which other activities will get less attention than your negotiation over how the year-3 exit clause on your biz dev relationship will work?

Startup 381

Startup Resource Venture Capital Activity 381

Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 23, 2023

Every business owner and entrepreneur like you I work with wishes they could better predict product demand and sales, for managing inventory and long-term business planning. Use statistical tools often to validate your assumptions. The issues are people oriented, and require trust and teamwork.

Metrics 81

Metrics Demand Statistics Sample 81

socalTECH

APRIL 13, 2015

Gregg also spoke to us about how the move of Active Network out of San Diego-a huge dislocation for the local high tech communityactually benefited Events.com, by allowed it to quickly ramp up its employee base and offerings, particularly since one Event.com''s Chairman was a co-founder of Active. What is Events.com all about?

Software 100

Software Activity Startup San Diego 100

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2021

If there are conflicts within the team, or differing views of the strategy, or evidence of missing processes and tools, the investment process will likely be terminated. A smart investor will take an independent final reading in the market on barriers to entry, active competition, demographics, and price sensitivity.

Technical Review 151

Technical Review Startup Satisfaction Invest 151

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2019

It’s always tempting to think that more product variations will satisfy more customers and lead to new sales. People with the wrong tools or no training. Make sure people have the right tools, and know how to use them, for accounting, inventory tracking, and planning. Excessive support and return activities.

Outsource Development 122

Outsource Development Outsource Metrics Technical Review 122

Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 30, 2014

Of course triangulation is a mathematics term that is used in sailing and other activities to help you better navigate when you don’t have your bearings. On sales I often talk about “ Why Buy Anything, Why Buy Now, Why Buy Me ” as a tool to think about a sales process.

Startup 407

Startup Framework CTO Coach Sales 407

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

If it becomes a part of your long term sales message, there is risk that you will set expectations you cannot achieve. So consider this: Make “fast” a tool for use as an inducement for particularly important customers or orders, or at times when resources are underutilized. Red Adair said, “…pick any two.”

Resource 120

Resource Sales Pricing Demand 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2017

An effective tool I see used more and more, as a prelude to a more detailed business plan, is the Business Model Canvas , first introduced by Alexander Osterwalder back in 2008. As an active angel investor, I look for this level of alignment and understanding in every funding presentation I hear. Key activities. Key resources.

Funding 57

Funding Startup Activity Customer 57

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

The main thrust of the post is that with YouTube taking a 45% of revenue and talent taking 70% of the remaining revenue, YouTube Networks didn’t have sustainable businesses unless they invested heavily in technology as a tool to increase margin and provide defensibility. It helps producers track fans and activate audiences.

Company 339

Company Companies Technical Review Content 339