Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 12, 2011

While online services, like Google Translate, are attractive for their speed and low-cost, they will never be as accurate as a professional translator. Use local affiliate networks Online affiliate marketing is a well-established sales channel for many businesses. And, of course, you'll need premises for them to work in.

Marketing 89

Marketing Social Media Search Engine Optimization Web 89

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

You’ll have no idea when you’re off course. of the people who click on Google paid links then your true cost to acquire is actually = $12 ($1.50 / 0.125). How many social networks, picture sharing sites, new aggregators or blogs can we really spend time on? It mind sound obvious but if you’re paying $1.50 lowering $1.50

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Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

Eric Greenspan

MAY 29, 2010

My point is they will learn about people’s perspective on this and other matters through their interaction on social networking sites like Facebook. Remember when this happened to McDonalds and they saw the first decline in sales growth in their existence? Social networking is powerful huh?

Social Media 214

Social Media Customer Custom Media 214

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 6, 2010

In a second, with Google, I can find a phone number that was assigned to you ten years ago, but it takes me an hour to find your phone number on that business card you gave me last week. Finally, we want it cheap (of course). That doesn’t address social networks and other lists you may have. That’s just wrong.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Technology Software Review Social Network 48

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2011

You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. Google doesn’t know if they’re going to honor our contract? Not all VCs want to be entrepreneurs, of course.

Entrepreneur 384

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 384

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2011

You would think the obvious thing I would tell somebody is, “yes, of course it’s a great idea.&# You’d be surprised. Google DID NOT just acquire our main biz dev partner. Google doesn’t know if they’re going to honor our contract? Not all VCs want to be entrepreneurs, of course.

Entrepreneur 176

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Ideas 176

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2022

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels.

Startup 135

Startup Keiretsu Platform Invest 135

Tech Zulu Event

AUGUST 31, 2011

When tickets went on sale over a month ago, we expected the regular ticket sales cycle, however we were more than surprised when Startup Weekend LA sold out in 6 hours! If Avesta sees someone drinking Coloft coffee (organic of course), he quickly asks if they’ve sold anything.

Los Angeles 73

Los Angeles Startup Angel Tech Coast Angels 73

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 19, 2010

I’m writing this post as part of my series with Advice on Raising Venture Capital but will file it under Sales Tips as well since it applies equally to both scenarios. Or on a sales campaign you’ve finally gotten your project sponsor to take you to the “executive committee&# where decisions are made and budgets are agreed.

Venture Capital 318

Venture Capital Startup Sales Writing 318

Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

Content, of course, is the same!]. Google Analytics vs. Facebook’s new analytics tool. Private, flash sales site focused on apparel goods (women, men and children). Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Metrics: 2.5mm members, 1,000 brands, 2,500 sale events to-date. Competitor: Slide.

Venture Capital 217

Venture Capital Capital Metrics Competition 217

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

Of course much of it is conflicting. And of course I’ve sat on the other side of the table: As a VC. Fund raising (as is much of life) is a sale – pure and simple. As with any sales campaign you need to: Qualify your buyers early so you focus your scarce resources on people likely to buy your product. .

Develop 366

Develop Development Funding Venture Capital 366

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

million in sales every year for just a 1-second page delay. Google told us back in 2010 that site speed was important for SEO. 500ms increased response time means 20% less traffic for Google , 100ms increased response time decreases Amazon sales by 1% The impact is quite real. Of course, this gets much more complicated.

Startup 150

Startup SEO CTO Coach Web 150

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

The movie, “The Social Network” might have had more of an impact on creating future entrepreneurs than any other event of the past 5 years. And of course the funding problem coincided with the stock market correction that took away most exit options for years to come. Bottom of the sales funnel. Thank you, Aaron Sorkin!

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Capital Technical Review Startup 347

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels.

Angel 96

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 96

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. This one claims to be the world’s largest single Angel investor network, with 1,100 accredited investor members throughout 27 chapters on t3 continents.

Angel 115

Angel Startup Funding Keiretsu 115

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. AngelList has featured over 3 million businesses for potential investors in a format that is, effectively, a social network for entrepreneurs and angels.

Angel 67

Angel Keiretsu Invest Networking 67

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

They probably won’t respond well to high pressure sales tactics, information overload, or bribes. With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Angel investors are people too. Investors expect you to understand their motivation, respect their time, and show your integrity in all actions.

Angel 108

Angel Keiretsu Organization Invest 108

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 2, 2010

They point to YouTube as the big gorilla, but also social networking with video (Bebo), and video job sites (VisualCV). Even the veritable YouTube doesn’t seem to be bearing as much fruit as Google clearly thought it could when it paid $1.65 One video blog (now called vlog) on YouTube has over two million subscribers.

Hulu 84

Hulu Social Network Blogging Netflix 84

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

They monetize via high-priced advertisements during the prime-time airing on TV, via syndication to international audiences or less-watched channels after the original series has run and via DVD sales in retail channels. Of course it’s their right to do so and there is so much money involved you can hardly blame them.

Hulu 292

Hulu Technical Review Content Advertising 292

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 22, 2011

Socially connected individuals and platforms that enable faster roll-outs of successful products. Payment ready consumers (Amazon, iTunes, PayPal) and businesses (Google AdWords, Square). In my estimation this is one of the biggest strategic mistakes Google has made in not competing more aggressively with AWS. All deflationary.

Startup 386

Startup Pricing Marketing Product 386