This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The most valuable thing about Svpply, however, is that people with incredibly cool taste are using it--setting a very high bar for the interestingness of items that one feels comfortable posting there. The question is whether or not this kind of highly influenced vibe is sustainable at scale. It seems to have scaled well at Tumblr.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 2, 2010

The original post of this article on appeared on GigaOm in a more concise version here. As a tech startup grows it needs to develop more process & management if it is to scale. The first post on scaling sales dealt with “aiming&# your sales teams – making sure they were focused on the right opportunities.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 5, 2022

At that time, contact center systems didn’t have that information, so James came up with a manual system to analyze thousands of Post-It notes transcribed by contact center representatives from customer calls. More than 10 years ago, James developed a methodology to find out why customers were calling a large Australian health insurer.

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StartupNation

JULY 29, 2021

If you were already researching businesses to buy as well as methods on buying a business before the world went on hiatus or you find yourself looking at a brand-new career landscape post-pandemic , you’ll want to read our checklist. If the price tag is too high, can you finance through borrowed revenues?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

JUNE 14, 2022

There was a daunting price tag and time lag required before we finally broke a profit. The Beauty of a T-Shirt Brand A while back, a friend posted a picture wearing a shirt with an upside-down pocket with a graphic of a cat appearing to fall out. It can stay a one-man operation, or I can bring folks on to scale it up.

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 7, 2022

If you’re reading this as a post on our site, sign up here so you can receive it directly in the future. Whether he was sincere or not (and many of you had wildly different views on that based on a little poll I posted on Twitter ), it was still not a typical CEO move and we took notice. Welcome to The Interchange! Today the U.S.

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This is going to be BIG.

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

The most valuable thing about Svpply, however, is that people with incredibly cool taste are using it--setting a very high bar for the interestingness of items that one feels comfortable posting there. The question is whether or not this kind of highly influenced vibe is sustainable at scale. It seems to have scaled well at Tumblr.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Filecamp is a clever way to organize, share, tag and distribute all of your digital assets. Remember that the process does not stop at posting content. You also need to ensure that your posts reach the right audience at the right time. Post Planner. Icons8 Mega Creator .

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Smart Hustle Magazine

JUNE 7, 2022

Neglecting to Tag Branded Content. Will Your Promises Survive Scale. The post Prevent Instagram Shadow Banning and 10 More Tips for Your Business appeared first on SmartHustle.com. In most cases, having your account or content restricted causes a decline in engagement and reach. Using Banned Hashtags. Reusing Hashtag Lists.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

It’s about a 30 minute video (or about as long as it normally takes to read my rambling posts! Box.net ( raised $15 million led by Scale Venture Partners and included DFJ and USVP. Tags: VC Industry. We covered the following and much more: - FourSquare ( rumors of both an $80m pre money or a $100 million acquisition ).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 31, 2010

This article was originally posted in a much more concise version over GigaOm if you prefer the shorter version. In the first part of this post I talked about how sales in a startup is often evangelical , requires as consultative sale and needs constant adjustments based on customer feedback. A’s, B’s & C’s. .

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 11, 2010

I recently wrote a blog post about why I believe that startup teams in close proximity perform better. It’s sort of like Amazon AWS auto-scaling – you can scale up your office space as your team size grows (and vice versa, but let’s hope not). Do tell … Tags: Start-up Advice Tech Market Analysis.

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NZ Entrepreneur

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Knowing precisely who you are creating value for and how you are creating it is critical in determining the resources the company needs to scale rapidly to create that value, and how much risk to take along the way. scale – this may include the need to go offshore. most importantly to generate value – fast. pivot the business.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

He welcomes new members, posts questions, hosts community events, writes newsletters and updates, and DMs members to keep them engaged. The takeaway of Howard Hampton for community builders is that by personifying the brand as an anonymous concierge character, it solves a key challenge in community building — scaling beyond the founder.

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Scaling a startup is hard. Scaling a startup bank is even harder. Scaling a consumer-focused financial platform—that is also now the primary bank account for millions of UK consumers—in the midst of a once in a century pandemic is close to impossible. In April 2020, British banking startup Monzo’s revenue fell by almost 50%.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

A while back I wrote a bunch of posts on Sales & Marketing and have been meaning to get back to that theme for a while. So I hope these posts will be useful to all and not just those who need road warriors. Having somebody from an academy institution when you’re ready to scale is awesome. IMO at least. I was there.

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Haystack

JUNE 25, 2018

Some of the most recent investments in the company were likely done at a price which is not that far off the final price tag. AppNexus makes sense in the aftermath of the TW acquisition as to way to monetize content inventory at scale. On a $2B purchase price tag, the seed fund returns $140M while the Series A fund returns $320M.

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Impact Hub

JUNE 1, 2021

In all Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram posts, please tag Impact Hub (@impacthub), the UNDP (@UNDPJordan) and the Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship (@MODEEJo) when they are mentioned, and use the hashtags #ImpactHub4Jordan #JordanSocEntPolicy #HeartOfAmman #ImpactInAction. About Impact Hub. UNDP media contact.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The move by Amex to invest in and work with one of the competing startup players in the corporate spend market could provide a tailwind to the selected player, perhaps helping it scale more rapidly than its rivals. So, from our perspective of startup tracking, the news matters.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2010

I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. Because more technology people probably read startup blogs I’m guessing this post will come under more scrutiny. This post is designed mostly for non-technical founders. However, it is one of the more critical roles as you scale your organization.

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Andreessen Horowitz

JANUARY 8, 2024

But even the best drugs only work when patients take them and, sadly, many of these “miracle drugs” remain unattainable financially and logistically—some come with price tags of up to $3.5 Delivering cures: Manufacturers will need to continue to develop the specialized supply chain to be able to reliably produce these complex drugs at scale.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 8, 2022

Do let me know what you’re thinking about by tweeting at me or responding to this post. Forward it to a friend, share it on Twitter and tag me so I can thank you for reading myself! She should’ve mentioned that she was paid $250,000 to publish a post about EthereumMAX’s EMAX tokens on her Insta story. Kardashian was fined $1.26

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Haystack

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

As I was scrolling through Twitter today and saw the rumors around Gimlet, the podcast media company, being acquired by Spotify for $200M in cash, I knew I had to stop, write this post, and share some thoughts on what’s going on. Well, actually, before I begin, this post needs a few disclaimers. So, here goes….

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 11, 2016

isn’t scaled to meet demand. It’s a good trend in that boot camp graduates fill the pipeline for employers; but the price tag almost guarantees that historically lower-income populations will be left out. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter , Instagram and LinkedIn for daily posts! appeared first on THE BLOG.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

In early 2020, Bank of America analyst Justin Post released an update on the latest e-commerce market share trends , and it indicates Amazon alone dominates the e-commerce market with 44% market share and growing. Levi’s used the social network’s “Shop Now” button to let consumers buy products via links posted to the social media service.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 6, 2022

The cover slide is at the top of this post and just reads “The OS for Grocery” with a few keywords, designed as tags (“order management,” “inventory management” and “analytics”). One of the most important things you have to show VC investors is whether the company is “venture scale.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

The reality is that you need to standardize many things in a company if you’re to scale quickly, which is why many founders depart at the time of the transition. Others resist and continue to run companies that need to scale the same way they ran the company when it was smaller. Tags: Startup Advice. This seldom works.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2010

I’m going to save that for a future blog post. Nail it before you scale it” – I missed who said this but I love this quote. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice. It is the key to “customer development” that Steve Blank talks about. Greycroft – Why Accountants Don’t Run Startups.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 17, 2010

If you want to scale to become a “huge&# company you will find it difficult to scale to the level of the Valley sized companies. DemandMedia has already scaled a tech team to a considerable size in Santa Monica. I will talk more about LaunchPad in my next post. But what you do have is more loyalty. Come join us.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 6, 2021

More than ever, people are watching videos, consuming stories, reading posts and scrolling newsfeeds. Dove, for example, sells soap but consistently posts content about positive body image. Most social media platforms are incredibly transient, with content disappearing as fast as it gets posted. Start a YouTube account.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2010

Founded in October 2006 by Jonah Peretti (co-founder of Huffington Post). Tested platform on San Francisco’s Live 105; then scaled out for national syndication with positive audience uplift. I’m guessing if you compete across the board you will struggle to hit scale. Tags: Start-up Advice. Yammer, Salesforce Chatter.

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David Teten VC

JANUARY 11, 2020

Another difference: Traditional influencers rely heavily or purely on virtual marketing, because that scales. I typically publish essays in a major media venue, and then cross-post it on my blog. The mailings are just roundups of recent blog posts, so don’t require extra work. Plus, my wife doesn’t let me date celebrities. .

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 15, 2010

Keith Rabois (mentioned in my previous posts on angel investors) is on record on GigaOm as saying how important VC backed deals are to him. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis VC Industry. Because he doesn’t look to invest in quick flips. That’s our model.&# New entrants to the angel space should take notice.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 4, 2023

I looked at the SEO tools each website builder offers, such as the ability to adjust page titles and meta descriptions, add alt tags, and upload a site map. You can throw together a half-decent site, but it won't scale with you and probably won't have the features you need. Value of free plans. Value of free plan: Great.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 2, 2010

After a few days of controversial blog posts I thought I’d try something more light hearted today. He called it the “ double opt-in introduction. &# He talks about the stuggles of email introductions when you’re dealing at scale. From his blog posting on “ Why Am I passing ?&#. You should try it, too.

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Haystack

NOVEMBER 24, 2018

venture capital to date (more on this in a separate post), unfortunately relegating billion-dollar exits as “ho-hum” events to the technology crowd. price tag squeezed out by BlackBerry represented *over half* of the actual cash reserves it had sitting on its balance sheet. 1/ Cash Is King: The $1.4B

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Y Combinator

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Scaling a startup is hard. Scaling a startup bank is even harder. Scaling a consumer-focused financial platform—that is also now the primary bank account for millions of UK consumers—in the midst of a once in a century pandemic is close to impossible. Venmo) or split the bill (e.g.,

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