Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 25, 2011

You need star power of entrepreneurs surrounded by star power angels & VCs who in turn get tons of press from adoring journalists who are insiders amongst this crowd of tech cognoscenti. You can monetize via Google Ad Sales before you have enough revenue to build your own sales team. Sure, you need to start with talent.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2009

Sean McDonald is founder of Jute Networks (www.jutenetworks.com), which is in a startup developing highly visual, graphical tools to help people use their professional networks and connections to further their business. What is Jute Networks? Our company, Jute Networks, is a startup that is about a year and a half old.

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Berkonomics

MAY 16, 2013

Record plants were noisy, dirty places, using chemicals I can only imagine now rest somewhere in the ocean, to electroplate the “stampers” and press the records. Cassettes, in contrast, could be manufactured in small rooms with much less expensive equipment and no damage to the environment.

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Tech.Co

MAY 13, 2016

Additionally, there are many networking opportunities during TECHSPO LA including the highlight TECHSPO Networking Dinner Reception. Additionally, there are many networking opportunities during TECHSPO LA including the highlight TECHSPO Networking Dinner Reception. Attendance is limited, Register today!

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 29, 2014

Maybe they’ve hit a few set backs: They’ve struggled to raise money, they haven’t gotten press coverage or they haven’t gotten accepted to present at prestigious conferences. It ends up being a turn off to potential employees, investors, business partners and the press. It’s your job to persist.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 4, 2019

In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw a while back, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons. Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Instead of asking themselves “How and when will this generate sales?”

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 14, 2014

All the data actually suggests with the growth of mobile, inbound sales calls will double from 30 billion to 60 billion in 3 years (source: Kelsey). Only naive people believe that but for inexperienced entrepreneurs you can be fooled into the narrative by the press who sometimes write stories without the actual data. PHONE CALLS.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 17, 2017

The most obvious way to explain this is with sales people. If you hire 6 senior sales reps in January at $120,000 / year salary then you’ve taken on an extra $60,000 per month in costs yet these sales people might not close new business 6 months. COGS” represents the amount that each sale costs you.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 17, 2019

We now serve many large clients like Dish Networks, Dignity Health, and U.S. If I use Invoca as an example: we handle tens of millions of phone calls for customers who want to drive sales calls into call centers. Why does that matter? Some start, some scale, some can do both.

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Tech Coast Venture Network

MAY 15, 2011

April 25, 2011, Irvine, Calif — Tech Coast Venture Network (www.tcvn.org) is hosting the OC Technology Influencer Mixer & Summit 2011, an historic two-day event with partners CompTIA, the world’s largest technology association, the Technology Leadership Political Action Committee and Ingram Micro. Press Release TCVN News'

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socalTECH

JULY 8, 2013

If there were such a thing as a "Dream Team" for mobile advertising, you would be hard pressed not to pick the founding team of Los Angeles-based Gradient X (www.gradientx.com), whose founders include Michael Lum (formerly of OpenX), Brian Baumgart (formerly at Adconion), and Julie Mattern (formerly of Rubicon Project).

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 16, 2011

It should stick in your head as a metaphor for networking. Talented brand sales people? Whatever amount you’re getting out and talking with prospects, customers, employees, recruits, competitors, press, investors, potential investors … it’s never enough. 50 coffee meetings. Recruiting. It is with great intent.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2011

I worked with an entrepreneur who was to appear at a startup networking event where he was to talk about his company’s plans. Marketing futures can be really good for enterprise software companies where the information is passed between sales rep and potential customer in terms of near-term roadmap. They come and go.

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 12, 2017

In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw a while back, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons. Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Instead of asking themselves “How and when will this generate sales?”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2014

The best ones bring in more executive leadership so you can appropriate allocate resources across sales, marketing, product, engineering and support. If it’s an enterprise software company you can no longer rely on tacit knowledge to win sales campaigns. B round companies need to also look for scaling opportunities.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I saw recently, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons. Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Instead of asking themselves “How and when will this generate sales?”

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

However, what happened as we worked with clients on AdBook, we got deep into the trenches with online ad sales and learning the operational nuances--there are plenty--we realized that there were a couple of big gaps in the market. Because of that, the sales team is left with a data entry problem. It's an automatic proposal builder.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 23, 2013

The ones who are doing it feverishly are a small niche of people, which really is all of the grocery bloggers today, who figure out what is on sale, what coupons are also available, and stack those coupons on top of those sales. They can mark which ones they want, and press print, if those coupons are available online.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 19, 2013

In fact, this article was driven by a startup press release I just saw today, highlighting a startup’s “geo-fencing technology” as a new basis for discount coupons. Don’t waste your time networking with strangers. Start networking smarter and smaller. Instead of asking themselves “How and when will this generate sales?”

Startup 103

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 16, 2014

In fact, the average spent by Inc 500 companies for sales and marketing expense continues to hover around 10% of overall revenues. Put out regular press releases for search purposes and general visibility. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

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InfoChachkie

NOVEMBER 19, 2012

Her show’s local success led to a meeting in Los Angeles with several ABC network executives. The network owned Oprah’s AM Chicago show, as it was created under the auspices of her contract with WLS. However, Oprah’s healthy balance of humility and self-confidence caused her to be undaunted by the network executives’ poor judgment.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

But it’s kind of hard to say “don’t plant near the big trees” when you just completed a big sale to Microsoft building an app that they should have created and dominated. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.).

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InfoChachkie

JUNE 9, 2015

One member of the LaunchTN network of nine regional accelerators, ZeroTo510, in the Greater Memphis Accelerator Consortium, was listed in TechCrunch’s accelerator ranking. Provide High Impact Exposure Beyond Your Hometown Press. If the sales aren’t there, it might be time for the entrepreneurs to either pivot or seek out a new venture.”

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 17, 2013

In fact, the average spent by Inc 500 companies for sales and marketing expense continues to hover around 10% of overall revenues. Put out regular press releases for search purposes and general visibility. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

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InfoChachkie

AUGUST 8, 2016

Greathouse: Z Supply has developed a highly successful network of boutique retailers. What factors led you to consider augmenting your retail channel with direct, online sales? Boutiques are the backbone of our company’s sales and we did not want to negatively impact their business. Share and Enjoy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 4, 2015

Top social networks are Facebook (1.2 Add a blog to give yourself a voice, show your expertise, but skip the sales pitch. Your plan should include a well-designed web site, events, press releases, and search engine marketing (SEM). billion users). LinkedIn (300 million), Twitter (288 million) and Pinterest (70 million).

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InfoChachkie

OCTOBER 1, 2010

For instance, if the BDC were to bundle your solution with one sold via its VARs, such a partnership might result in incremental VAR sales. Press Releases – You can often find the names of BDC contacts from quotes in the company’s press releases. When they answer, ask for the person mentioned in the press release.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 9, 2009

million for a social networking site 18 months ago. I was looking for a person to head up my UK sales team. But he also used to opportunity to emphasize that he is full of stamina, works late and hard and had always performed well in his previous sales leadership roles for which he’s be happy to provide pay slips as proof.

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Tech.Co

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

Composed of a three-month boot camp , the program aims to help startups build their brand while figuring out the nitty gritty of finance, manufacture, distribution and sales. Minnesota food and agriculture brand Land O’Lakes — yes, the one you know from butter packages — launched an accelerator in July 2017. The goal: Dairy innovation.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 15, 2014

Wi-Fi hotspots aren’t new by any means (duh) but this was the first time I’d heard of Karma and their always maintaining open wifi networks, no contracts, and pay it forward mantra which rewards both hub owners and would be wifi users with free data incentives. ” Everyone asked in unison. ” Spreading the Word.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

I invested in LA-based Gogii , one of the fastest growing, most exciting mobile social networking companies you’ve never heard of and maker of a product called textPlus. I know this category has gotten a lot of press. And Austin Murray runs sales & marketing – a role he also held at JAMDAT.

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TechCrunch LA

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Blockchains like Ethereum and Bitcoin can be less efficient because both networks are validated using “proof of work,” an algorithm that verifies the legitimacy of a transaction by solving energy-intensive math puzzles. Federa added that the entire Solana network is designed to keep fees low in the long term.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

in sales last year, what he learned from his experience at TechStars, and where he's going with Fanmix. million in sales last year, with great margins, and it's profitable, with a team of ten people. The other reason for building it, is LA is crapped on all the time from a press perspective and entrepreneur perspective.

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Tech Zulu Event

OCTOBER 19, 2011

CapLinked is an online platform that gives private companies, investors, and their advisors tools to manage a capital raise or asset sale, network, and exchange updates. We want to give innovators a chance to stand out, regardless of where they’re located.” says CapLinked CEO Eric M.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 3, 2012

John Mudge: We launched IBN Sports in January of 2007, focused on creating an interactive, broadcast network for sports. We have our own site, IBNSports.com, and we also work with partners schools to create a presence on the network. What is IBN Sports? It primes the pump, and then we together drive traffic to that content.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 7, 2010

In fact, the average spent by Inc 500 companies for sales and marketing expense continues to hover around 10% of overall revenues. Put out regular press releases for search purposes and general visibility. Despite the fact that social networking and other online processes are essentially free, good marketing still costs money.

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Xconomy

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Cho, a former sales manager for Nikon Instruments and Vala Sciences, founded Echo Labs in 2014. He told the audience Revolve sales had generated $1.8 million in nine months. Revolve hybrid microscope combines the features of an upright microscope and an inverted microscope.

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