Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 16, 2022

A question that I still hear debated often is whether a new online platform startup growth strategy should focus on user count or profits. You might sell one of two of your widgets for $1 million each, entering profitability immediately, but then die because you can’t grow sales at that price.

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Tech.Co

APRIL 11, 2022

In February, ecommerce platform Etsy revealed that a record fourth quarter had earned them $717.1 on each sale. And, in addition to the sellers themselves suspending sales, the strikers are urging Etsy customers to boycott this week as well, by avoiding any purchases through the platform. Granted, the platform has 5.3

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TechEmpower

MARCH 4, 2024

Key Functions with High Impact Generative AI is revolutionizing sales by enabling dynamic pricing and personalized customer interactions, boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction. Post-sale, AI analyzes customer data to improve service and loyalty, making it a cornerstone of modern sales methodologies.

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socalTECH

AUGUST 16, 2021

San Diego-based sales and marketing software developer Seismic has raised $170M in a Series G funding round, the company said this morning, and is now valued at $3 billion. Rowe Price, according to the company. The company said the new funding will be used to continue expanding Seismic's platform, R&D, and global footprint.

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TechCrunch LA

MARCH 2, 2021

But what started in the gaming world quickly spun out as the company slashed prices to $500 per month for its services. “ 2020 was a blowout year… People needed an interactive streaming platform that they could spin up quickly that they could launch on their website.” Sales, Sony Music Entertainment, in a statement. .

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Xconomy

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

There is no mention of drug pricing or what the administration might do about frequent price increases, such as Mylan’s EpiPen practice, that critics say are unsubstantiated and unethical. It doesn’t necessarily allude to drug-price negotiation. In fact, the 2003 law signed by President George W.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

million shares of its common stock at a public offering price of $11.75 HyreCar said it intends to use the new funding for working capital and general corporate purposes including sales, marketing, and technology investments to continue to expand its platform.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 30, 2021

Before this scheme, Shopify used to charge 20% on every sale made through its service, but now, smaller businesses will take the whole value of the sale, with Shopify's cut of 15% only kicking in once the annual $1 million threshold has been passed. Non-App Store Shopify vendors (those on the ecommerce platform) pay around 2.4%-2.9%

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 30, 2022

Genies is partnering with a handpicked group of creators to design the first set of collections available on the platform, Nigam said. On Genie, only approved sellers on the platform will be able to launch collections to start, though the company says it eventually wants to empower all its users to create unique 1-of-1 fashion items.

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socalTECH

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Santa Barbara-based TrackStreet , a developer of software to help manufacturers monitor their channel and e-commerce sites--and in particular, minimum-advertising-price (MAP) policies--has raised $2M in seed funding, the company said Wednesday. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 11, 2014

Local Corporation said the new tool is powered by the Krillion local shopping platform, which provides location-based product information at the brand and store-level. Pricing on the new offering was not announced. READ MORE>>. local corporation krillion retail shopping'

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TechCrunch LA

JULY 19, 2022

The process for retailers and brands to liquidate excess inventory hasn’t changed very much, if at all, and while some retailers were able to build operational infrastructure to service the off-price channels, it continues to be a constant pain point. The speed with which they are putting volume through the platform is showing that.”.

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socalTECH

JULY 19, 2019

Los Angeles-based HyreCar , a publicly listed, carsharing marketplace operator (Nasdaq: HYRE), says it has priced an offering of 3.5M The stock offering will provide the company gross proceeds of $10.5M, which it says it will use to expand sales and marketing, customer support, and technology investments to continue to grow its platform.

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TechCrunch LA

DECEMBER 8, 2020

He did note that in the four markets where the company has gone live since launching its business in January 2019 — San Diego, Los Angeles, the Inland Empire , and Sacramento — has yielded an annualized revenue run rate of over $400 million in gross merchandise value (the total value of home sales transacted on its platform).

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Tech.Co

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Not only has he become the richest man in the world again, leapfrogging a certain Mr Musk, but it has also been revealed that Amazon has quietly acquired ecommerce platform Selz. In fact, ecommerce website builders and platforms have become seriously big business over the last few years. It's been a big week for Jeff Bezos. forward.

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socalTECH

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Los Angeles-based ServiceTitan is providing integration of its platform with garage door manufacturer and supplier Clopay, the company said this week. According to ServiceTitan, the integration allows garage door sales and service technicians to easily configure and present quotes and track and process Clopay doors. READ MORE>>.

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Tech.Co

JUNE 22, 2021

An ecommerce giant with huge clout in bricks-and-mortar store retail, too, Shopify can boast to having more than one million retailers using its platform. Understand the costs with our complete Shopify Pricing Guide. Find out more – Shopify Pricing: how much will a Shopify store cost you? Considering Shopify?

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TechEmpower

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Are specific technologies or platforms involved in your project? Or is your project a clean slate? Are there complexities revolving around algorithms or databases? Do you anticipate scale issues presently or in the future? You'll discover firms that are prolific in design/interface and light on development, and vice versa.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online car pricing site headed by Scott Painter, reports this morning that it has now sold more than 200,000 cars through its online car buying and pricing platform. READ MORE>>.

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socalTECH

MARCH 26, 2012

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online automotive purchasing program and technology developer, has just topped 500,000 cars sold on its platform, the firm reported this morning. The numbers reflect some momentum to the firm's services, which took five years to sell the first 100,000 vehicles.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Chiefly, the concern is that some retailers have been overrun with counterfeit products or unauthorized sellers that undercut pricing and dilute the brand’s value with knock-off products, the company observed. “[Now] we’re launching ‘Verified Shop’ where any DTC brands can sell on our platform. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 6, 2015

Many people are too cautious in sales processes and as a result when they present their solutions they end up sounding milquetoast and undifferentiated from anybody else in the market. I recently wrote about the three rules of sales. In sales we often call these USPs (I wrote about them here: Unique Selling Propositions ).

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

On the other hand, the biggest winners will turn out to be much larger than the prices people paid for them and this will happen faster than at any time in human history. In fact, we just announced that we hired a new head of our Growth Platform, (follow him on Twitter here ? of the fund.

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TechCrunch LA

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Tapping into a growing consumer interest in higher quality, and more traceable food, it saw an opportunity to build a platform to link up producers to the consumers, restaurants and grocery stores that were buying their products. software platform. and Canada. But we are not just a lightweight online ordering system.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2023

Your challenge is to excel in all elements of a customer interaction, from pre-sales to long-term advocacy and image. This new definition applies equally to brick-and-mortar stores, as well as online platforms. An oversight or deficiency on any platform can easily cancel all other positives, and be hard to overcome.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

This form of thinking has been unusually true during the current rise of social media platforms, where market share became the primary goal of a company, with revenues and profitability to follow later. And it’s a contemporary problem. Adding to this is the extra risk undertaken by premature scaling. first appeared on BERKONOMICS.

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socalTECH

MAY 7, 2012

Fine Art America handles all of the details of fulfilling sales for images. You hit submit, and your images are instantly available for sale as prints on our website. I realized that I should build a platform to put content. platform, turned it into an art site, and it just took off from the get go. I figured there.

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Frank Addante

APRIL 9, 2013

Not at all, a direct sales force is the most expensive channel to take a product to market. To sell enterprise software, sales employees are trained to sell through channels. Then, enterprise sales managers assemble pricing rules to ensure their pricing integrity is protected and all channels have a level playing field.

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socalTECH

MAY 2, 2011

We are an offer-based platform that allows users to negotiate the price they buy and sell tickets for, on the secondary market. Educate us, and explain what's different about how you are handling ticket sales and how that's different from the many others out there? That's a completely inefficient way to price tickets.

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TechCrunch LA

JUNE 19, 2018

Along with StockX , GOAT has brought a huge amount of access and pricing transparency to resale sneakers, a billion-plus market. So it feels like now that we have a great platform in place it’s actually a great time for us to focus on that female customer that’s both a buyer and a seller.”.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

In fact, subscription pricing has been around for a long time for magazines, cloud-based software, and gaming, but now I’m seeing it used for just about anything, including for more stylish clothes via Taelor Style , gourmet foods via TryTheWorld , and toys for your kids via KiwiCo. Front-of-the-line model.

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socalTECH

DECEMBER 1, 2011

San Diego-based Active Network reported this morning that its RTP unit, the provider of ski resort and park information software, has launched a new mobile app platform called LiveInfo. The firm said the mobile app platform allows resorts, parks, and attractions to create their own, custom branded iPhone and Android apps.

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Tech.Co

OCTOBER 28, 2020

The two platforms are both huge in their respective markets: By connecting TikTok's audience with small businesses online everywhere, this team-up could offer a lifeline to business owners amid a rocky economy. The platforms will add additional ecommerce features down the line, though they're a little vague on what those will be.

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socalTECH

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Combining that with my previous experience, which was in the platform and SaaS market, and sports, was really a home run. I wound down my old company, and spun up Hopscotch, to build a better platform that could be used by not just the biggest operators, but everyone. That's one of th reasons why people are coming our way.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 10, 2023

Technologists building cool new platforms, just because they can, won’t find investor interest. Entrepreneurs need to document a process of responding to a market need, sizing opportunity, assigning a specific business model, and planning for marketing, sales, and customer satisfaction. Solution development and delivery.

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socalTECH

MAY 30, 2019

I think, to be a great entrepreneur, you have to look at what is missing in the category that you will be playing in the industry, and figure what you can deploy with a little bit of strategy and technology to bring a better service and price. You've got to have great sales enablement. Your finance has to be world class.

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TechCrunch LA

AUGUST 11, 2021

But for creators seeking to monetize their following, these newer platforms may be more attractive to some creators, since they already have built-in tools to help them monetize their followings. Snipfeed is free to set up, but if you make sales, the company takes 15% — this percentage is inclusive of any transaction fees.

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