article thumbnail

StartupRoar - Great Content for Startups

SoCal CTO

This site aggregates and filters content from thought leaders who talk about topics such as Marketing , Sales , Design , Revenue , Hiring , Social Media , Business Models , Metrics , PR , Venture Capital , Angel Investors , Bootstrapping , Incubators , Agile and many others.

Content 175
article thumbnail

Document Your MVP for a Developer

SoCal CTO

You might also have a business plan, marketing plan, financials, competitor analysis or other kinds of background document. For example, if you are trying to determine viral coefficient (see Startup Metrics ), then the focus should be around those aspects of the MVP. Or you can have a pitch deck.

Develop 354
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

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

article thumbnail

How Startups Can Figure Out Sales: Amos Schwartzfarb, TechStars

socalTECH

The reason why, is my experience is in early stage sales and more specifically, in early stage customer development. Certainly, both inside the programs I have run at Techstars, as well as outside, I've always been that person where if someone has a question about sales or early customer development, they would direct them to me.

Sales 113
article thumbnail

Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

"Authentic" is dead - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , May 3, 2010 It's time to retire the following phrases. Putting customers first. They’re deep into Customer Development ,” he said. it’s about measuring online influence and I’m big on metrics as a key element of business planning; 2.)

Startup 248
article thumbnail

Top 30 Startup Posts for July 2010

SoCal CTO

5 Lessons from 150 startup pitches - A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks , July 11, 2010 I just reviewed several hundred startup pitches for Capital Factory. The collapse of the IPO market and dysfunctional math in the venture capital community has stacked the odds against you. Here’s why. Take a look at the chart below.

Startup 217