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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

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SpotOn raises $300M at a $3.15B valuation and acquires Appetize

TechCrunch LA

Fast forward to almost exactly one year later, and a lot has changed for the payments and software startup. Since its 2017 inception, SpotOn has been focused on providing software and payments technology to SMBs with an emphasis on restaurants and retail businesses. Image Credits: SpotOn.

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Tips to Help you Think About Sales at Your Startup

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It’s the lifeblood of any organization and yet most startups don’t have any sales DNA on their teams. The video link is here and quick time-coded show notes at the end of the post in case you want to jump ahead to just one section. is it OK to call an exec on his mobile phone. how do you do pipeline reviews?

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5 Tips to Becoming a More Customer Centric Organization

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Turn Your Organization Inside Out. As organizations we have become more open and I believe this is great for businesses and their customers. In the first 4 years of running BuildOnline we were an “Outside In&# organization. The Outside In organization had a one-way flow. What changed for us was Tim Barker arrived.

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6 Key Rules To Stay Competitive In The Digital World

Startup Professionals Musings

As a business advisor, I have to recommend even to established companies that they review and revamp their competitive strategy now, even if it appears to be working today. Look for investors and organizations who practice 10x or 100x thinking, rather than earnings-per-share (EPS) every quarter. Find funders who seek long-term returns.

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Entrepreneurs Are Needed To Make Web Searches Smarter

Startup Professionals Musings

Here is an entry-level benchmark for the new software personal assistants: Simple and intuitive communication. A good assistant know how get things done efficiently, recognizing user hardware and software limitations. A personal assistant must be highly organized and detail-oriented. Technology environment savvy.

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ServiceTitan is LA’s least likely contender to be the next billion-dollar startup

TechCrunch LA

Mahdessian and Kuzoyan met on a ski trip organized by the Armenian student associations at Stanford and the University of Southern California back when both men were in college. Battery isn’t the only marquee investor to find value in ServiceTitan’s business developing software managing day labor.

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