Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Over time, I realized that my true passion lies in empowering entrepreneurs and helping them create sustainable, scalable businesses. One of the earliest decisions was when I founded Marquet Media and realized that many of the businesses I worked with, especially startups, were lacking in long-term brand strategy and data-driven approaches.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

Reading it felt like read a university book for an economics class and no wonder since he’s a professor at Harvard Business School. The framework of his book has profoundly altered how I think about the technology market and affects how I thought about building my businesses and how I think about investing in venture capital.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2010

I’m a big believer that the right kind of business development deals can lead to fantastic results for a company—if planned well, appropriately simple, and executed correctly. The Standard Deal The “standard deal” is minimum viable product for business development. An example of a standard deal is the one that del.icio.us

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

I watched us build systems for large corporations whose employees were in their 40′s / 50′s and who were primarily concerned with completing their business functions rapidly and with limited errors. Tags: Startup Advice Tech Market Analysis. The pro will always find the advanced options.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 12, 2010

Even if you don’t have “direct&# sales I would tell you that “everything is a sale&# including fund raising, hiring, getting press and doing business development. The problem is that in an early stage business there probably isn’t a perfect fit between your early product and a customer’s needs.

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Dream It

JANUARY 13, 2021

It’s critical you help the associate context switch by clearly describing your business model, industry sub-set, who you sell to, and how everything fits together. You’ll want to ensure the description of your company is accurate, funding details are up to date, and that you’ve provided accurate tags on your company profile.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2009

He refined his business plan and he got commitments for $150-200k but needed some lead angels to commit first. The CEO had 60-page Powerpoint presentations analyzing every micro detail of the business. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice. But then something awesome happened. He took my comments as a challenge.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 20, 2010

The full experience is largely broken, but you're starting to get a sense of what a complete, end to end, net-native content stack should look like—one that works and is sustainable as a business. Now, I’m much more likely to share something on Twitter than I am to tag it in del.icio.us. 5) Publisher Friendly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 13, 2010

I had to understand their business requirements and document them all. I had to understand all of the normal business rules as well as all “edge cases.&# Again, I grouped them into related functions and then designed systems to handle the rules. but not enough volume of business is yet going through the channels. -

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This is going to be BIG.

MARCH 4, 2013

If all you do is get a bunch of business cards and you can't remember who anyone is, you missed the point. 5) Sign up for SX Social , and tag yourself--what you do, where you're from, fun stuff. If you're going to be down there over a weekend, you should be social with people and get to know who they are, not just what they do.

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Startup Grind

AUGUST 26, 2018

According to a recent Business Insider interview with Brittany Hennesey, Hearst Digital Media Senior Director of influencer strategy, "People scroll through 300 feet of [social media] content every day. Facebook Ads are the quickest way to drive sales to any business and you will see results immediately.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The process of selling a business is complex and multifaceted : It involves working with multiple stakeholders who sometimes have conflicting priorities. While only you can decide when to sell your business , you also must rely on these other stakeholders in order to have a successful sale. Why sell your business?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 8, 2021

As the co-founder and CEO of PropFuel , Dave is a one-of-a-kind entrepreneur dedicated to creating a place for unique conversations with successful founders and business leaders. Launching a podcast will require an investment from your business. If you can answer yes to this question, then a podcast is right for your business.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 24, 2023

Contributed by Chris Kirksey, an EO member in Austin who is the founder and CEO of Direction , an SEO software and services company that helps entrepreneurs set their online strategy in the right direction to accelerate sales, grow the business, and dominate your market. Accompany each subtask with relevant details and deadlines.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 31, 2010

It’s a shame because the ability to nail these presentations at key conferences can be once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to influence journalists, business partners, potential employees, customers and VCs. I spoke about this yesterday on Fox Business News. I recently spoke at the business school at UCSD. Show some energy!

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2009

If you’re thinking about joining as the director of marketing, product management manager, senior architect, international business development lead, etc. He went to Harvard undergrad, Harvard Business School and has worked at 3 prominent startups and 2 well known big companies. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Startup Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 28, 2010

The idea was that in the late 90’s you couldn’t separate out your business strategy from your IT skills and assets. It also makes good business sense. When people come to present their businesses to me I try my best not to grin fuck them. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Of course you’ve probably known of Meg as a business leader for many years, formerly as President and CEO of Hewlett Packard and the CEO of eBay before that, but since late 2018 she has been the CEO of Quibi (joining founder Jeffrey Katzenberg as the first employee). This is an entirely new way of filming Personalization ?—?to

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 10, 2010

An entrepreneur recently sent me an @ reply message on Twitter asking for some help with a decision coming up in his business. ATTACH A DECK : Bonus points if you attach a short PowerPoint deck describing your business that can be attached. Tags: Startup Advice. I get these frequently via Twitter, Facebook or email.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

In business competitions the clock has rarely expired when you’re told you’ve lost – even in government tenders – key text below. You see it happen in sports all the time – don’t assume it isn’t happening behind the scenes in business. Tags: Startup Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 8, 2010

So as you grow your business and if you’re looking to hire sales people, one of the most important things to look for is somebody who understands the sales process and somebody that you perceive as “process oriented.&# Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Sales & Marketing Advice. More on that later. They’re always on time.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 29, 2010

I was used to being allowed to fly business class and staying at nice hotels. I took business class on the Eurostar over and justified it because I could get more work done on my computer at bigger tables. A small refuge from a busy day of shaking hands and demo’ing products. Tags: Startup Advice.

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TechCrunch

MAY 11, 2022

Nexite , which has developed a radio-powered tagging system and corresponding data platform to read and parse information related to those tagged items, has raised $67 million in a Series C round of funding, and $100 million overall, money that it plans to use both for R&D as well as to roll out services to its first customers.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

Contributed by Jackie Carrillo, a content coordinator and contributor who writes on technology, marketing, business management and education. . SEO is often touted as one of those essential business practices that are simple enough to do yourself. Unfortunately, SEO can get exceedingly complex exceedingly quickly.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 25, 2010

Problem: People using Service Magic are only given three potential vendors to do business with and each vendor has to pay whether they’re selected or not. Our solution allows you to see many vendors and each vendor only pays if they are selected for business. Tags: Entrepreneur Advice Start-up Advice Startup Advice.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2011

I learned that he was originally with William Morris as a junior talent rep but wanted to be more in the business of helping digital startups. Imagine if you could tag items and ask to be notified when they go on sale. Dustin was junior but I’m not hierarchic so we spent a bunch of time together.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Different industries and business goals require different approaches to rank higher. Use H1, H2, H3 tags. Bots evaluate your content using these header tags (H1, H2,…, H6) so make sure your article complies with the standard heading formats. Add relevant meta title, tags and descriptions. Link building and audit.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 28, 2015

My life improved an order-of-magnitude on business trips when Uber came out. Phase one – Uber changed my business travel. I get too many, “This blew my mind” headlines, too many “Bob also commented on a post you’re tagged in” and too many quizzes, ads and drivel. Haters gonna hate.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2019

Dinners are better for relationships but come at a premium to schedule with busy people. Lunch is easier for people to commit to but it’s also more casual and people are thinking about the meeting they just came from or the meeting they need to go to. How to Handle Seating? That said, I prefer not to be completely casual about it either.

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Revolution

MARCH 6, 2024

Earned media is one of the few ways that early-stage companies building transformative businesses can get in front of massive audiences without a massive price tag. Like most businesses, many startups in our portfolio have sought to create and distribute their own narrative content.

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Revolution

APRIL 6, 2021

business decision-makers listen to podcasts for over one hour per day on average (52% longer than an average consumer) and are ~29% more likely to view podcast advertisements and sponsored content as a strong source of brand discovery². These trends also hold true for B2B content?—?business

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 7, 2019

Written for EO by Terry Lammers , certified valuation analyst and managing member of Innovative Business Advisors. . ” That feeling reminds me of what starting a business can be like: It’s expensive. Starting a business comes with a hefty price tag. Starting a business comes with a hefty price tag.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 6, 2010

Now that you’ve gotten the round done I’d love to get together at your convenience and learn more about your business so I’ll be ready well before you’re next fund raising event. Tags: Raising Venture Capital Startup Advice. So I wrote to the entrepreneur and said, “Congrats.

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Young Leaders of the Americas Initiative

MAY 20, 2019

If you are a small business owner or entrepreneur, this statistic works in your favor. Create social media pages for your business. Create photo galleries of your products, update your business’s contact information, and make sure to link everything back to your website. Does your business have a physical location?

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Has the price tag for innovation become untenable? However, this innovation comes with a hefty price tag and leads to a loss of financial oversight as teams struggle to understand which features or customers are driving up costs. Venture capital firms have grown reluctant to pour more funds into money-incinerating businesses.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 10, 2010

My economics teacher, Mr. Thorn, ran computer simulations of lemonade stands in which each student had to build a local business and decide: how much supplies to order, how much to sell the lemonade for, how to respond to competition and how to change plans based on the weather. Tags: Non Tech. And our worst should be fired.

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StartupNation

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

What’s behind those price tags, and what’s a less expensive approach to finding the perfect name for your company? If all goes well, the company name will outlast the brand’s initial logo, website and ad campaign—assets for which businesses willingly pay top dollar. The name lasts the lifetime of the company. Naming is hard.

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