Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2014

The best case I’ve seen is our portfolio company Osmo who had already built the product but used crowd-funding to handle inventory management, supply-chain logistics and perfecting the final version of the product. The other thing that tech execs often want to do is to delegate the PR to their marketing person.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I always try hard to make this blog a place where you can learn lessons rather than an advertisement for portfolio companies. I first met the founder of Pose, Dustin Rosen , when he was a junior person with an LA-based venture capital firm called The Mail Room Fund. We started uploading images of ourselves to our blogs.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2021

Two and half weeks later, she was a different person: “My acne cleared up, I had lost 24 pounds and my energy levels were back. It wasn’t personal. Suddenly, she had six months of inventory that she needed to sell. I told him I had plenty of inventory. and more articles from the EO blog. . It was understandable.”.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 1, 2009

If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know that I’m a fan of starting businesses in a non-traditional way. Well, duh, if you have 3 equal co-founders you personally have just diluted by 66.66% and you haven’t even raised a penny! You may be introverted and need the more externally facing person.

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 29, 2010

There’s also been some great blog chatter from Sarah Tavel ( here ) and Josh Kopelman ( here and here ) on the topic. To get that spa or sandwich shop onto your system, you still need a person getting on the phone, calling them up, running through the economics and particulars of the deal, scheduling, etc.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 3, 2010

I don’t do advertising on my blog, but I thought it was worth mentioning Ryan in particular because he has an alternate model for doing a startup. Current round: $3.35mm in Series A by TomorrowVentures (Eric Schmidt’s personal investment vehicle), Saban Ventures, Founder Collective, SK Telecom Ventures. They sponsor TWiVC.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Purchasing inventory from suppliers and paying wages to employees count as cash moving out, whilst selling merchandise to customers and monthly subscriptions or monthly payment installments from customers count as cash moving in. Working capital: Receivables plus inventory minus payables. and more articles from the EO blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

OCTOBER 9, 2020

We didn’t understand the “Cash Conversion Cycle” of our business—the amount of time it takes for inventory to turn into actual cash in the bank account. When we launch a company, we often hire friends, family or any person willing to take a chance on us. For the longest time, we struggled with cash flow. Implement processes.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 21, 2014

When you’re hiring most reference checkers focus on the person’s former bosses. I would take a strong employee referral from an existing employee I trust 10x over a person more qualified on paper (given similar skill levels). David is also frequently an inspiration for a story on my blog.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

1 E-commerce & inventory management automation. If you run a business that involves selling goods or services online, it’s likely that you spend a significant amount of time managing everything from purchase ordering and inventory management to shipping and fulfillment.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 7, 2020

The goal was to focus on the position, rather than the person in the position. They are natural multi-taskers and it always amazes me how adeptly they can have a conversation with one person while continuing with a project they were working on. We need someone to do the bookkeeping, get invoices out and manage inventory.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

This doesn’t need to be set in stone; you should be keeping a close eye on ecommerce trends as they evolve each year and predictions for the future, and you can fold those changes into your own personal roadmap as you go. Maybe you spend less time taking inventory than you thought you would. Identify Scalable Processes.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Do you need additional inventory? With over 25 years of experience in the trenches of small business, Ty Kiisel shares personal experiences and valuable tips to help small business owners become more financially responsible. The post 3 Questions to Ask Yourself at Your Midyear Review appeared first on THE BLOG. Or employees?

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

The best free invoicing software Wave for growing businesses PayPal for a familiar name Zoho Invoice for free invoicing with a mini-CRM Square for in-person sales Bookipi for a simple invoicing solution Paymo for time-based invoicing What makes the best free billing software? Here's what I found.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 3, 2021

In response to being selected for Google funding, de Fays penned a blog post exhorting corporations to throw their weight around in favor of social change, and for startups to lead the way in diversity and equity: We buy values and standards more than we buy the product itself.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MARCH 12, 2019

” As is often the case in personal injury law practices, we can be funding many cases, while going a long time between settlements or verdicts—which means there is no money coming in but plenty going out. Plus, I’ve got a great credit score that would allow me to charge a lot to my credit cards or even to take out a personal loan.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 7, 2016

You Need to Find Your Mojo A Chip On Your Shoulder A few years ago I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. Your eCommerce company has too much unsold inventory. I wish more startups would get personal coaches so they could let out their angst to neutral people — not staff, not investors.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

More importantly, it's about refining the human-AI feedback loop: when a person corrects an AI's mistake or handles an exception, that action should be used as new training data to make the model smarter for the next time. Optimize inventory levels with more precision, avoiding both costly overstock and frustrating shortages.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 14, 2016

Data loses its value when a person does the analysis. With the right approach to manage communications, scheduling and inventory, your existing system can reveal fresh ways to generate new and more revenue. The post Think Like a CIO appeared first on THE BLOG.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 18, 2025

Whether you're responding in real time with YouTube's new triggers, personalizing follow-ups with Zoom's participant search, or broadcasting to a wider audience using Zoho Webinar, these new integrations and updates will help you work smarter and stay focused on what matters most.

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TechCrunch

JUNE 28, 2021

Everything is synced directly from Shopify to the app in real-time, so the merchant’s inventory, products and collections are all kept up-to-date. Later this year, Tapcart plans to launch a full marketing automation product that will allow brands to automate and personalize their notifications even further.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

DECEMBER 16, 2019

The person I hired had to be smart, willing to work hard and quickly learn, but that's it. They didn't need to know about video editing, blogging, WordPress or etc. Since this is an entry level person I'm taking a LOT of my time training them how to do their job. Web developers, accountants, bloggers, video editors and etc.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 15, 2025

Backstage Marketing An event management app to plan, run, and analyze in-person, virtual, and hybrid events. Inventory Finance Inventory management software to streamline data capturing, order fulfillment, tracking, and reporting. Invoice Finance A free invoicing tool to help small businesses collect payments.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” First, the sheer intensity of the competition for effective AdWord inventory reduces the likelihood of a sustainably high ROI. Conversion is also influenced by effective personalization.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 8, 2025

Retail and eCommerce operations might use AI with their structured CRM and sales data for advanced predictive modeling of customer buying habits, to optimize supply chains with better demand forecasting, and to personalize the customer experience. Number of comments and likes: Quantifiable metrics that show engagement.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

It's how your online store can send a thank-you email after every order, restock inventory when it gets low, and sync product listings across multiple platforms, while your team focuses on more hands-on tasks. There are orders to manage, customers to support, inventory to track, and a million little things in between.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 12, 2025

inventory) and user data (e.g., I personally struggled to find a way to set limits as a ceiling, but you can at least set alerts. One example: backend-as-a-service (BaaS) platforms like Supabase and Firebase let me focus on solving problems instead of getting lost in server configurations and database management. favorited items).

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 24, 2018

I call it the defensible calendar, and it’s created by designing an ideal day based on your high-priority tasks and your personal energy flow through your day and your week. Inventory the work that you do and determine your personal priorities. A version of this article originally appeared on his blog. .

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OurCrowd

MARCH 3, 2020

An increased awareness of social and environmental issues is driving consumers to look for products and technologies that will help them align their personal values with their purchasing choices. Health is Personal. Increasingly, consumers are also seeking out personalized approaches to health and nutrition.

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OurCrowd

DECEMBER 10, 2021

InsideTracker is a Cambridge, Massachusetts-based global leader in personalized nutrition and human performance. It is the only system that integrates and analyzes users’ personal data from blood, DNA, fitness tracking and self-reported habits and goals. The company’s revenue is growing by more than 100% YOY.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 11, 2025

You can even store that raw data in a basic grid view (data's natural environment), then connect that data to Kanban workflows, personal to-do lists, publishing calendars, and visual galleries—all with the help of a ton of common templates. (If If you want Sheets templates , you'll have to use ours.)

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Startup Blogpost

JANUARY 27, 2023

They are a great way for someone to get honest feedback on their personal experience, building credibility. This can happen when brands bulk upload products all at once without taking the time to optimize each product page, add good content, and ensure it has been looked over and edited by a real person.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 5, 2018

Regardless of how much we were making on the books, our inventory counts continually needed to be adjusted. Because we had many personal relationships with our customers, they understood and were patient with us. The post What Embezzlement, a Hurricane and the Financial Crash Taught Me About Business appeared first on THE BLOG.

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The Zapier Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

You can add a Looping step that runs the same action steps for each product line—like notifying the supplier and updating inventory. Without Looping, you'd need to manually send notifications and update inventory for each product line or create separate action steps for each. A record of each summary is created in a Zapier table.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

MARCH 2, 2021

A built-in blog to leverage the power of content marketing. The following are key features of BigCommerce, which will help you grow faster without having mental stress: Easy management of your inventory with native tools . Creation of personalized shopping experiences . Customer segmentation for better marketing.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 27, 2013

Last year I wrote a blog post on entrepreneurs with a chip on their shoulders. My friend Seth Levine covered this well in his blog post on “ Handling Rejection ” which you should also read. I could link to a bunch of blog posts that come across this way but prefer not to single anybody out. Here’s the deal.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

I was reading Danielle Morrill’s blog post today on whether one’s “ Startup Burn Rate is Normal. So a large part of your personal assessment on how much you can afford to burn also has to be your current valuation. If your costs are largely fixed (equipment, offices, inventory) then be extra careful.

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