Berkonomics

MARCH 1, 2018

Many of us have someone who reports directly to us and who supervises others in return. Once a person of higher authority reaches beyond their direct report in an organization, especially without the approval of that direct report, incurable damage will have been done to that person’s ability to manage.

Report 226

Report Metrics Organization Education 226

Berkonomics

MAY 5, 2016

Email readers, continue here…] Then comes the strategic thinking and planning that leads to what must be done to achieve the vision. A leader who does not periodically engage others in strategic thinking is missing the critical step in focusing the organization toward achievement of goals and the vision.

Metrics 120

Metrics Ideas Conference Email 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

Generalized email blasts and social media ads may be great for finding interest in your services, but these are not enough to close and maintain new clients. I still find too many service organizations that ignore or discount online reviews and satisfaction surveys.

Services 121

Services Technical Review Social Media Case Study 121

Berkonomics

MARCH 31, 2016

We can invent lots of metrics to measure progress for a leader, including revenue, profit, employee satisfaction, cost containment, percentage of available market, and more. But these are all individual roads to Rio – which is the stated goal for the organization. That requires real thought and strategies.

Resource 120

Resource Satisfaction Metrics Course 120

SoCal CTO

MAY 21, 2012

I was recently asked by an organization, "Tony, what topics can you cover?" Many of the factors are not obvious and include building mystery to drive margin, why boring B2B companies often win but are challenging in other ways, how bootstrapping wins, integrating metrics from the start and many other similar lessons.

CTO Hire 175

CTO Hire Startup Metrics eHarmony 175

TechCrunch LA

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Theodore Schleifer at Recode reported a rare deep dive into the internal intrigue at a prominent VC firm, in this case Mithril Capital. The whole point of delegating investment decisions to a GP is to empower them to organize their firm to win deals and get stuff done. Mithril Capital, management fees, and VC strategic drift.

Venture Capital 202

Venture Capital Startup Technical Review Invest 202

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

David Loo: Ultimately, at the C-level, the CIO requires data metrics and intelligence, in order to compete and make decisions and take actions to further a company's agenda. The problem is traditionally, there is a swivel chair problem, where when one customer has an issue they want to report to that service provider.

SaaS 113

SaaS Startup Customer Custom 113

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 8, 2011

The goal for this organization is four-fold: To provide mentorship for some of the most promising young companies based in Los Angeles or willing to relocate to LA. Report Card. But the most important metric has been the deep and lasting relationships that have been built with startups and also between senior executives.

Venture Capital 287

Venture Capital Funding Startup GRP Partners 287

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure. People love to share what they know.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure. People love to share what they know.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

We've created a compelling way to communicate that data to the manager at 7-11, wh ois not a data analyst--but is powerful enough to use all the way up to the CEO, to track the metrics of the business. The use cases range from sales enablement to human resources, to executive reporting. Or, it can come directly out of a database.

Mobile 170

Mobile Oracle Startup Content 170

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Dell announced years ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure. People love to share what they know.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Dell announced over a year ago that it had earned $3 million in revenue from using Twitter, and other businesses report daily on increases in web traffic up to 800%. Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Define relevant metrics and measure. People love to share what they know.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Startup 88

Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 30, 2012

All it takes is an email address to start receiving our exclusive deals for sports tickets to your favorite teams in your city. We make it trivial to quickly aggregate and monitor your key metrics in real-time! Crowd Seats gets you in the crowd for your favorite games with ticket prices 50-90% off face value! SuperDemo: Bill Gross.

CalTech 91

CalTech Company Companies Idealab 91