Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

Audience contributions, like product reviews, discussion board conversations, and comments on your blog are invaluable because they create more credible content and attract more money from advertisers. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Let your audience help with content creation.

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MAY 13, 2018

The most important advice I could give you before you set out in fund raising mode is to understand that fund-raising a sales & marketing process and needs to be managed. Somehow many first-time founders equate “sales” with something that is beneath them. In sales there are also three rules: Qualify, qualify, qualify.

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Xconomy

MARCH 17, 2017

Stung by slow sales of its next-generation anti-cholesterol drug, Amgen hopes new clinical data, released this morning, will spur doctors to boost prescriptions and—perhaps more important—drive insurers to loosen their restrictions. political issue, and pricey new cholesterol drugs have been a key battleground.

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Xconomy

JULY 30, 2019

About this time last year, DNA sequencing giant Illumina upped its financial projections, estimating its sales would grow 20 percent year-over-year. It exceeded that goal, with revenue rising 21 percent to $3.33 billion by the end of 2018. It’s a different financial story this summer. The company, which previously.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2010

There have been many studies done on the topic including looking at twins raised in separate families. There have been studies of adopted children to their natural parents versus the parents that raised them. I have also seen studies on “birth order.&#. Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2011

The remainder of this article will deal with this decision but it comes down to the different economics of DVD rentals due to “ the first sale doctrine ” which gives Netflix a complete library of films and the fact that the first-sale doctrine doesn’t apply to digital downloads. A blog post!

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

They are tasked with “getting deals done” so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 14, 2010

They are tasked with “getting deals done&# so they race around talking to tons of potential partners inking anything from channel sale deals , product integration, international distribution agreements, co-marketing arrangements, M&A discussions, etc. Here’s how it goes: You have a business development group with two people.

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InfoChachkie

APRIL 25, 2011

It has also influenced my thoughts, as evidenced by the six infoChachkie blog entries which reference Art. I read Enchantment anticipating that it might augment my Entrepernurial Selling class, which focuses on influence and persuasion, rather than sales tactics. I was not disapointed. Tricking The Jedi.

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Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 17-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 11.5 There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 24, 2017

The art of online sales has become more about reach and trust, rather than limited connections. 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. Sometimes micro-influencers can be right under your nose.

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Xconomy

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

A short week makes for a shorter roundup. As we’ve come to expect, however, there was no dearth of health and life-sciences news from Washington, D.C.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I was reading Chris Dixon’s blog tonight. I came across this blog post about getting a computer science degree as the best degree for getting into venture capital or working at a VC-backed start up. I also know many people who never studied business as an undergrad who appreciated the knowledge that they gained as an MBA.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 21, 2011

We now know that the medium has changed the news industry leading to blogs, real-time reporting, integration of text and video, two-way discussions, stories surfaced based on what your friends are reading, etc. Nordstrom sales reps are trained to do this to, but of course they can’t know every customer that walks around the store.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

Audience contributions, like product reviews, discussion board conversations, and comments on your blog are invaluable because they create more credible content and attract more money from advertisers. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Let your audience help with content creation.

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Xconomy

APRIL 20, 2017

Over more than two decades, Perry has studied the possibility that diseases like Alzheimer’s may get their start because the body produces too many variants of oxygen, called free radicals, which cause cell damage, and not enough antioxidants to limit the damage.

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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. Through advertising or direct sales, these sites harvest intent. First off the two prezis and then the case study material (i used ERPLY as inspiration). You could just outspend. m pleased. &#

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Audience contributions, like product reviews, discussion board conversations, and comments on your blog are invaluable because they create more credible content and attract more money from advertisers. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Let your audience help with content creation.

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

billion in yearly sales. The Nitto drug is in a Phase 1b study. —Alexion Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALXN ), of New Haven, CT, delayed filing its quarterly earnings report to investigate allegations made by a former employee about improper sales practices at the company. Alexion says it has not yet found wrongdoing.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Try to close on a sale transaction too early. If, for example, you’re writing a blog post aimed at professional investors, you don’t need to stop and explain what an entrepreneur is to them. Pull in customers with questions, rather than pushing answers. Be sensitive to geographic and cultural implications.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

I don’t feel like canceling LinkedIn just because occasionally a well-meaning but slightly not-clued-in person from a faraway place wants me to be their personal mentor, answer 3-questions for their high-school entrepreneurship project or take a sales pitch for their recruiting services. By the way, I don’t spell check my blog posts either.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Sometime around 2003/04 my technology team turned me on to “Spolsky on Software&# a periodic newsletter served up blog style from Joel Spolsky of FogCreek Software, a maker of bug-tracking software. Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice.

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 16, 2015

They outline the new rules for existing brands, but I believe that every entrepreneur who doesn’t yet have a brand yet should study these carefully, as paraphrased for startups below. The result is higher repeat purchases and sales without promotion. A highly motivated front line engages customers and tells your story with passion.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

I was happy to see a real focus on preparing for tomorrow highlighted in a new book, “ Start a Successful Business ,” by Colleen DeBaise, who has made a career of studying and writing about entrepreneur challenges. Tomorrow is never mentioned in the pitch. Regularly follow reviews and influencers in your industry.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 9, 2013

Earlier this year, a new study “ 2013 Business Outlook Survey: A New Reality Of Cautious Optimism ” was published by EKS&H. Here are some financial planning areas of emphasis derived from multiple studies: Better cash flow controls. Even though it has been a long haul, it’s nice to see some optimism surfacing in 2013.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 31, 2015

Per a new study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 69 percent in 2014, reaching 2.5 There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

If Ventro was worth $8 billion on $2 million of sales surely a paltry $1 billion would suffice. I’ve said versions of it on this blog before so I hope it’s not too repetitive. This really conflicts with my view that options are to be put in the top drawer of your study at home and treated like upside gravy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 15, 2018

They outline the new rules for existing brands, but I believe that every entrepreneur who doesn’t yet have a brand yet should study these carefully, as paraphrased for startups below. The result is higher repeat purchases and sales without promotion. A highly motivated front line engages customers and tells your story with passion.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 25, 2010

I recently read a book I’d highly recommend to every reader of this blog called “ Yes, 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to be Persuasive &# by Robert B. The book is a layman’s guide to understanding how we as humans make decisions and is underpinned by data-oriented studies to prove his claims. You should, too. (no,

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Xconomy

AUGUST 1, 2016

Ionis (NASDAQ: IONS ) and its partner, Cambridge, MA-based Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB ), this morning reported an interim look at an ongoing Phase 3 study of nusinersen—an RNA-based drug meant to help treat patients with SMA. Ionis will complete the ongoing Phase 3 studies before transitioning everything to Biogen.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 17, 2016

Rozovsky basically said that having studied 180 teams at Google over the past several years and trying to determine what made some teams perform better than others (despite every team being filled with over-achievers who work at Google) one factor stood out more than others: Creating “psychologically safe environments.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 6, 2017

Per the latest study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic has grown 18-fold over the past 5 years, reaching 7.2 There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 7, 2013

Audience contributions, like product reviews, discussion board conversations, and comments on your blog are invaluable because they create more credible content and attract more money from advertisers. Even more valuable are success case studies and testimonials. Let your audience help with content creation.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 25, 2016

For example, Starbucks found initial success with professionals aged 25 to 40 in urban areas and with moderately high income but later looked to a new market of millennials who wanted a place to sit and chat, study or work. Update your technology to reach new customer segments. Today’s customers want to be mobile and location sensitive.

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Xconomy

AUGUST 8, 2016

Under terms of their agreement announced today, Helsinn will pay MEI $15 million upfront, with another $5 million due after a pending Phase III study of the drug, pracinostat, begins for certain older patients who are diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). months in previously untreated elderly patients who received the drug.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2014

In a recent study by networking giant Cisco , the world’s yearly mobile data traffic grew 81% in 2013 and will reach 1.3 There is still infinite room for new startup sales modes and models. Use internal collaboration platforms, then extend to online customers through your website, blogs, and social media.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2010

This is the time it takes for a bankruptcy or asset sale to occur. Instead investors are looking for the next flash sale, private sale, game dynamic, social games that rely on mobile platforms with geo-fenced, location aware offers. Or a quick flip. That is conformity. People buy at the wrong times.

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