Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 9, 2018

By far the most effective technique for improving your writing is simply carrying out user readability tests on every piece of content, and really listening to feedback. Test your pricing and packaging options, and tune them regularly. Effective guarantees include: price-match, satisfaction, payment-deferral—even weather.

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InfoChachkie

JANUARY 16, 2018

The problem is that stakeholders, like marketing and sales, don’t know what the latest version of the roadmap is. Greathouse: Having run these groups, I know all about the inherent friction between sales and marketing with regard to lead quality, volume, etc., That causes friction internally.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 6, 2014

I like to get a mix of people who have reported to the candidate, whom the candidate has reported to (2x) and peers. CFOs often know the other CFOs and same for heads of sales, marketing, tech, etc. As your candidate for at least 5 references. You expected no less. And they have a general sense of reputation. They hold out.

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Tech Zulu Event

APRIL 18, 2016

Many retailers report $100,000 is the minimum price of entry. The price of a retail app varies depending on the developer and features; nevertheless, it’s a big number. The report notes that in general, the companies that prioritize mobile had modest budgets. This is certainly on the high end of the spectrum.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 1, 2016

But putting no time into anchoring your beliefs because you’re too busy executing sales, marketing, support, product & engineering is an easy recipe for leadership drift. I wanted to just write. I like writing. Take some time to reflect on how well defined you believe your company’s sense of purpose is.

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Tech Zulu Event

JANUARY 19, 2012

Jones Graduate School of Business found that 66 percent of the 150 businesses surveyed reported that Groupon promotions [were] profitable. For example, Cornell University reported that many Groupon users see themselves as “marketing mavens”… “on the front edge of market trends and price information.”

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socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

We have a very unique capability in scalability, but at an agreeable price point. Ultimately, what that means is customers want to enter their data once, and have that carry through clearing, to back office settlement, to system reporting, to confirmation delivery, to trading partners you are involved with, and all of that.

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Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 18, 2011

This article will cover two things; First, the top mistakes small business owners make that end with inquiries leading you to the exit door before making a sale. Typically entrepreneurs doubt themselves because they undervalue their offerings, but it isn’t about creating a product, setting a price and hoping people will buy.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 2, 2011

By John Williams Fast Company magazine recently reported that PayPal founder Paul Thiel is giving away $100,000 to twenty-four young men and women to finance startup businesses. An inflated sense of financial well-being can result in sloppy budgeting and accounting as you write checks here and there without pause.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 24, 2021

It has historically been the case that VCs would rather fund the promise of 100x in a company with almost no revenue than the reality of a company growing at 50% but doing $20+ million in sales. Today they announced that they acquired a large competitor in their space for what is reported to be a $100 million transaction.

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socalTECH

JULY 29, 2009

Instead of writing a book, we wanted to develop a platform to bring our methods to life, and scale our knowledge. Can you talk about the pricing and how the business model works? But, it didn't seem scalable. We have patents filed on this process. Milo Sindell: It's a monthly subscription, ranging from $24.00

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

I know that’s obvious but I find that many management teams aren’t disciplined about how they measure success (other than standard financial reporting?—?and This can include: Fund raising, product development choices, sales, marketing effectiveness, competition, business development, M&A … whatever.

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SoCal Delicious

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! I’ve been asked a few times recently, “Wow, these analytics you write about are great, but how does a startup begin to bite off the relevant parts? Step 5: Formal in-house reporting. How many reports should you generate? Pricing and revenue?

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SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Pricing models, the freemium myth and why you may not be charging enough for your product - Seth Levine's VC Adventure , August 12, 2010 I’ve been pulled into a number of product and pricing meetings recently (for reasons unknown I’ve become the Foundry pricing and productization guy). clearly didn’t cause this.” How it happens.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2011

Microsoft Office ended up beating its competitors because it was able to read and write to file formats other than its own. It helps with sales cycles because customers know that they can switch away if they so choose. Pricing information. Communicating with the developers who write code. Defensibility in Software.

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