SoCal CTO

JANUARY 13, 2010

Here’s the block that you see when you look at a blog enabled by Disqus (a third party commenting tool that can be embedded in blogs and other content): It allows you to authenticate yourself using Facebook Connect , Twitter Oauth (sign in with Twitter), OpenID , and Yahoo Browser-Based Authentication. Take a look at Startup Metrics.

Google 292

Google Startup Yahoo Email 292

TechEmpower

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Utilizing AI, the tool interprets the queries, scans through a broad range of documents spread across different repositories, and delivers relevant answers. Enhancing Front-End Product Search We also developed a front-end search tool that revolutionized the way users search for products.

Generative AI 348

Generative AI Artificial Inteligence Tool Knowledge Base 348

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 3, 2020

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Nurturing stage email performance. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content.

Marketing 174

Marketing Invest Demand Metrics 174

Berkonomics

AUGUST 16, 2010

Many early stage CEO’s believe they can delegate design and creation of metrics, flash reports, analytical reports and more to their bookkeepers. Email readers continue here.] On the other hand, many early stage CEO’s are not trained and ready for such tools even if available. Why the discussion? The lesson here is twofold.

Metrics 136

Metrics Training Report Tool 136

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

Here’s Why You Should Just Send the Deck I know you have your document sending tool to send your fund-raising deck to VCs and track who read your deck, which pages they read and how much time they spend on each page. I would likely open up your deck, read it again and begin contemplating your company again.

Funding 239

Funding Venture Capital IP Email 239

Berkonomics

JULY 27, 2023

That’s how you would feel if you ran your company without a dashboard containing relevant metrics that drive your company. and great, relevant metrics? Email readers, continue here…] Metrics should be created by you and your managers to measure near real time progress of your enterprise. The post Go ahead!

Metrics 156

Metrics Screening Email Customer 156

Berkonomics

DECEMBER 6, 2012

It is human nature to desire praise; and the review process is one tool to provide such positive feedback to employees. Email readers, continue here.] Is it really worth the time and effort when measured from the perspective of the company and of the employee?

Metrics 153

Metrics Email Pricing Tool 153

socalTECH

JUNE 15, 2017

We have them add their name, email address, and input the percent amount. We then subsequently email each individual, if they don't already have Stem, for them to accept their position and confirm their share. We saw an opportunity to create a tool that could help with sharing earnings from content on YouTube.

Startup 140

Startup Content Metrics Platform 140

SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 7, 2009

My initial conversations normally focus on the core of the business, important Startup Metrics , probably marketing strategy (ex. For me, my number one application is email. Well likely it’s email. And they could even allow me to send an email response so that I would never have to go to the site. How does that happen?

Web 150

Web Sites Email HTML 150

Berkonomics

JUNE 24, 2021

There are many types of metrics, some very easy to manage. A leader’s duty is to make sure that anything s/he delegates, and measures is given a chance of success by providing the tools required to perform the job. But failure to find and use them regularly is a failure at the top. Third: support. Fourth: reward. Fifth: celebrate.

Organization 156

Organization Coach Metrics Training 156

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 23, 2021

For example, I commonly see metrics to keep track of revenue per employee, overtime, and absenteeism, but I don’t often see measures of overall customer satisfaction with individual employees. Provide training, tools, and required decision authority. Incentives should be a combination of metrics and recognition to highlight results.

Customer 147

Customer Custom Technical Review Metrics 147

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2018

Every entrepreneur knows that good demand generation marketing is the key to growth these days, but very few have the discipline or know-how to measure return in a world of a thousand tools and techniques. Nurturing stage email performance. The fuel for any good demand generation program is relevant, buyer-centric content.

Metrics 57

Metrics Demand Marketing Paramount 57

socalTECH

MAY 2, 2017

We had created a tool to let people search online for commercial real estate, then we'd have a concierge plug them into a broker, so that they could meet with a tenant or buyer. We figured out we needed some tools to monitor the performance of the agents, otherwise they'd just fall off the face of the earth. It worked well.

Sales 145

Sales Startup Email Tool 145

Berkonomics

JULY 25, 2024

There are tools to measure performance by individual and team (my favorite being CoAmplifi from Curaesoft). Planning, the second “P” [Email readers, continue here…] This one starts at the top of the organization (perhaps you!) Sales would create metrics to track each salesperson’s progress and success.

Metrics 156

Metrics Blogging Email Tool 156

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

What metrics will you use to fairly evaluate each direct report? Email readers, continue here…] Second, employees most often genuinely want to know how they are performing against the company’s standard and management expectations. In terms of time, this can be expensive and disruptive to you and your direct reports.

Metrics 120

Metrics Report Email Pricing 120

Berkonomics

MARCH 10, 2016

It takes trusting management, good metrics, and entrepreneurial employees. Let your employees manage their own time –– but provide tools and resources. We’ve made a number of time management and project tracking tools available via our CRM system. Take webinar tools: you can be face–to–face and virtual at the same time.

Tool 120

Tool Resource Coach Metrics 120

Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2022

There is no magic lever for growth, so several initiatives are required, with metrics to assess value returned. Real growth requires new and innovative ways to find customers, as well as old-fashioned advertising and email blasts. Some startups hire more people to delay automation, or spend money wildly on new tools for the future.

Startup 134

Startup Search Engine Optimization Social Media Metrics 134

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 9, 2020

There is no magic lever for growth, so several initiatives are required, with metrics to assess value returned. Real growth requires new and innovative ways to find customers, as well as old-fashioned advertising and email blasts. Some startups hire more people to delay automation, or spend money wildly on new tools for the future.

Search Engine Optimization 131

Search Engine Optimization Startup Social Media Metrics 131

Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 28, 2012

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Experiment with social media tools. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. Define relevant metrics and measure. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 115

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 115

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 6, 2011

If I’m not mistaken, I may have been the first person to send out an angel “personal intro&# email on AngelList through their new platform when it launched or at least I was one of the first few. But before I sent it I had made 10 private phone calls, sent emails & built support. It worked like a charm.

Startup 292

Startup Venture Capital Blogging Summary 292

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. Before, they had BlackBerries and smartphones, but you couldn't do much beyond email. Or, it can come directly out of a database.

Mobile 170

Mobile Oracle Startup Content 170

Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 12, 2021

A simple and inexpensive way to do this today is to add an interactive tool like LeadChat to your website. Cold calls to strangers and email blasts are not so productive. Build a marketing plan with deliverables and metrics. Passion is necessary, but not sufficient for survival.

Technical Advisors 154

Technical Advisors Tips Marketing Case Study 154

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 19, 2022

The bad news is that I still find a lot of you who don’t use these tools effectively, or haven’t learned the rules for nurturing remote relationships. 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.

Services 121

Services Technical Review Social Media Case Study 121

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 2, 2013

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Experiment with social media tools. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. Define relevant metrics and measure. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 106

Social Media Media Startup Social Network 106

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2011

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Experiment with social media tools. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. Define relevant metrics and measure. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 104

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 104

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 18, 2010

Understand the basic tools – the social media trinity. Put your social network links on your stationery, business cards, and email. Implement metrics and analytics. Determine the proper measurement tools and set up the measurement process. The best attribute of social media tools is that most of them are free.

Social Media 95

Social Media Media Startup Blogging 95

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

These are the endless stream of email, phone calls, and daily crises which prevent really important accomplishments, like closing customers. Start each day with the highest priority task you need done that day, and leave the emails and phone calls till the end of the day, if you have time.

Tips 100

Tips Activity Startup Product 100

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

We were immediately thrust into a globally competitive market for B2B collaboration tools. I stayed up late every night after a day of meetings doing email until 3am so that I didn’t feel out of touch with our product and sales pipelines. a few days before the wheels came off of the market). Somehow this is more honest.

Entrepreneur 308

Entrepreneur Startup Venture Capital Conference 308

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 4, 2010

Don’t use the same message on Twitter you developed for email blasts and postcard blitzes. Experiment with social media tools. The basic tools are the platforms like Twitter and Facebook. A most valuable tool is WordPress or TypePad for blogging. Define relevant metrics and measure. But don’t stop there.

Social Media 88

Social Media Media Marketing Social Network 88

socalTECH

MAY 17, 2019

We're in the space, and leading the thought process on what needs to be combined, for example, CRM with ITSM tools, to create meaningful results that you can act on at the C-level. They end up either calling or emailing, and someone literally takes that same content, and manually enters it into a trouble ticket in a system like ServiceNow.

SaaS 113

SaaS Startup Customer Custom 113

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

The internet has changed business – in helpful and challenging ways: * We have more information and metrics – and more confusion from all the clutter. * We have more forecasting tools – but less predictability. * We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Startup Slides Activity 66

Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 23, 2013

The fitness professional network develops business tools that make it easier for fitness professionals to run their businesses and keep their clients engaged between training sessions. Our fitness events and mapping tool is a key differentiator. Jenna can also search for local events, boot camps, or fitness classes. How many users?

Social Network 92

Social Network Networking Training Summary 92

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

The internet has changed business – in helpful and challenging ways: * We have more information and metrics – and more confusion from all the clutter. * We have more forecasting tools – but less predictability. * We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

CEO Flow

JUNE 8, 2009

The internet has changed business – in helpful and challenging ways: * We have more information and metrics – and more confusion from all the clutter. * We have more forecasting tools – but less predictability. * We can develop and deploy products faster – far beyond our clients’ ability to absorb them. *

Metrics 66

Metrics Slides Competition Activity 66

Tech Zulu Event

MARCH 1, 2010

Where they go wrong is focusing on the goal behaviors such as “collect an email” or “add an item to the shopping cart” all the way to “spend $10.00 With goals in place, your metrics have so much more meaning and the time you spend analyzing data will drive more informed decisions geared at improving your conversion rates.

Google 68

Google eBook JavaScript Mahalo 68

Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 29, 2016

There is no magic lever for growth, so several initiatives are required, with metrics to assess value returned. Real growth requires new and innovative ways to find customers, as well as old-fashioned advertising and email blasts. Some startups hire more people to delay automation, or spend money wildly on new tools for the future.

Search Engine Optimization 57

Search Engine Optimization Startup Social Media Metrics 57

Jason Nazar

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

I’ve been a part of dozens (maybe hundreds) of product launches And in each of these cases I ask my team to put together a simple dashboard of a small set of metrics for our paid and free products that let me know the success of our efforts. For startup entrepreneurs, you can also track these metrics with Google analytics.

Marketing 40

Marketing CPC Metrics .Net 40