A Smart Bear

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Online marketing teams are accustomed to throwing creative things at the wall, with new technology and platforms, because that’s the day-to-day reality of their job. But this also can make decisions more difficult, because finding a good solution is complex, often requiring compromise or creativity which requires time to be realized.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 24, 2021

Take a deep breath, and some useful advice. In the book, I brought in 50 business leaders to advise you on how to grow your business from your basic idea through to your eventual exit and summarized it into a step-by-step framework. Regardless of the outcome, be prepared with a strategy. Don’t skip this step.

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TechCrunch

JULY 20, 2021

How do you think those qualities contribute to your success in working with startups and forming strategies? Marketing strategies that help find product-market fit are very different from acquiring your first 100 customers, which is very different from scaling your customer acquisition or lead generation. What value do they add?

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TechCrunch

JULY 1, 2022

For those of us who haven’t memorized economic frameworks: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors developed to gauge the health and growth potential of SaaS startups. My best advice: Strengthen your network. ” In a TC+ guest post, he shares five strategies “for capitalizing on the turbulent advertising environment.”

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Similarly, “everyone needs 18-24 months of runway” is a nice motto, but when it takes three times longer to raise a round than it used to, it may no longer be useful advice. Diversify your ad strategy, test different ideas and don’t give up if your ad doesn’t show results right away.”. to 17 cents.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Here’s just one example from Y Combinator’s Summer 2013 Demo Day: Positioning itself as the “FedEx of today,” it hopes to provide a logistics framework that goes beyond food and can be used for any type of on-demand order. The opportunity that the company sees has really forced us to reallocate resources and strategy,” said Brown.

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David Teten VC

AUGUST 19, 2019

A new wave of Revenue-Based Investors are emerging who are using creative investing structures with some of the upside of traditional VC, but some of the downside protection of debt. Of course, there are also creative companies that find a way to bend the models themselves. Also see Why I Invested in SparkToro. Social Impact.

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Andreessen Horowitz

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

I think it’s the best framework for executive hiring that I’ve seen. ” And so that framework helps think that through before you start talking to folks, which I think is very smart. And one of my biggest advice to those folks is, look, presumably, we all have the technical and functional skill set for this job.

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Startup Blogpost

DECEMBER 21, 2023

The last step is creating a detailed business plan, which includes a marketing strategy and growth plan. I’m a big believer in the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) strategy. Once we have a solid foundation, we gather a diverse team of creative minds who bring different perspectives to the table. The MVP Approach.

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David Teten VC

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Cobalt for General Partners helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. Some examples of VCs originating in creative ways: Pioneer runs an extremely open contest focused on lowering the bar to raising capital for “scientists, artists, entrepreneurs and civic activists.” Betterfront.io

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Against everyone’s advice, I decided to seek out a business partner. Our shared commitment to unapologetically innovate formed the framework for our business. Moranne and I are Millennials, as are most of our staff, so social media, digital strategy and technology is integral to everything we do.

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Reforge

JULY 12, 2022

In this piece, we will cover: The definition of coaching and how it fits into a manager’s portfolio Why most managers struggle to coach How to improve your coaching skills today We also created a new Coaching Reflection Template that you can use to instantly apply the coaching frameworks, tips, and ideas outlined in this article.

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Angel Capital Association

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Investing in Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Decentralized finance, commonly known as DeFi, is transforming the landscape of financial transactions by harnessing the potential of smart contracts within a peer-to-peer framework. Lending and Liquidity Pools: Within DeFi, lending crypto assets is a popular strategy. investment environment.

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