article thumbnail

Taiwanese reassurances that water shortages won’t hit chipmaking show climate change’s direct threat to tech

TechCrunch LA

These chips sit at the foundation of the tech industry and any disruption in production could have disastrous consequences for the global economy. They were even flagged in a 2016 Harvard Business School case study analysis. And TSMC is already working to address its water consumption. ”

article thumbnail

Connect: Faster-Than-Expected Growth For Direct-Order Automation

Frank Addante

That’s why we’ve made our product for the automation of direct sold campaigns – Connect – a major area of focus for everyone here at Rubicon Project. It’s a huge priority for our innovation agenda, and the market is responding well.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Doing the Right Things is More Important than Doing Things Right

Both Sides of the Table

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. Similar with product features.

Startup 323
article thumbnail

Why The Haters are Wrong About Growth Hacking

Both Sides of the Table

In his maiden post on the topic he wrote, “After product-market fit and an efficient conversion process, the next critical step is finding scalable, repeatable and sustainable ways to grow the business. We go through case studies like how Mint.com & Magento drove large audiences through great content marketing strategies.

article thumbnail

Top 120 Startup Posts for 2010

SoCal CTO

Some really great stuff in 2010 that aims to help startups around product, technology, business models, etc. Steve Blank , January 25, 2010 10 Tips for Adding Game Mechanics to a Non-Gaming Service - ReadWriteStart , September 21, 2010 Startups & VCs: Learn How to Design, Market, & Eat Your Own. -

Startup 378
article thumbnail

3 Sales Tips for Startups – Creating a Burning Platform

Both Sides of the Table

Many entrepreneurs who start technology companies are product people, technologists or savvy business people who worked previously for a larger company. 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.

Sales 319
article thumbnail

Tapiture Taps Into Successful Social eCommerce And Secures $2.25M In Seed Funding

Tech Zulu Event

The curated design and photography-driven entertainment site is where GIFs and memes intermingle with stunning photography, video and the ability to purchase in app. We put products they can purchase in the mix. If we see products are trending, we reach out and strike a deal with the vendor and make it for sale on our platform.