Entrepreneur's Handbook

APRIL 26, 2022

So I did what everyone in Silicon Valley does?—?start Then this happened: I quit my job I spent 6 months building a product I launched it I got 0 customers Suddenly I was running out of cash, and I had no clue what went wrong. Here are 3 reasons why the channel matters more than the product. Everyone is a brand.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

When a product is truly unique and demanded a retailer willingly promotes and sells it en masse in part because it does get margin on the good but also because it brings customers in the door who spend on other products. So Why Does This Matter? This is true whether it’s physical products or media products.

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Campaign Monitor

APRIL 27, 2022

The Content Marketing Institute’s 2021 B2C content marketing report found nearly 3 in 4 marketers use email newsletters. Among those who run at least two types of content marketing campaigns, 26% say newsletters are the most effective. They take significant time and resources to create.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. The company offers “B2 Cloud Storage,” a tool that includes API access for developers looking to back up information, mesh with third-party content delivery networks (CDNs), and the like. ” It does what it says on the tin, for one computer or many.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 23, 2021

This is a quiet period for marketing: End-of-year campaigns are already underway, teams are on holiday vacations and there’s little to do until after the new year. Growth marketers have a wide variety of tools available, but which ones do the pros use? Help TechCrunch find the best growth marketers for startups.

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StartupNation

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Why is customer acquisition important? Your customer acquisition strategy is the link between your marketing and customer relationship management. Once you’ve defined your target market segments , you understand their needs and desires. What goals are you looking to achieve over the next quarter, six months or year?

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 11, 2014

I actually really enjoyed many of the points Muhammad made about marketing in general and I found myself nodding through the entirety of the article except for it’s core premise. It’s about looking out for and catching the next major marketing wave before others have grokked it. I laughed as I did at much of his rant.

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Jason Malki

APRIL 7, 2022

Daniel is an immigrant New Yorker who defines himself as a rare mix of a producer and a serial entrepreneur with a variety of experience and success within the startup scene, including music, tech and video content. What motivated you to launch your startup? What is it that excites you about what you’re building?

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TechCrunch

JULY 28, 2021

Contentful this morning announced a $175 million Series F round of capital, led by Tiger Global, valuing the unicorn at around $3 billion. Contentful, formerly known as a UI-free content management system (headless CMS), now views itself in a broader light. What does it do? Other companies are rather good at that.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

So why is online video such an attractive market to build a startup? These markets represent about $600 billion of total spend between them, leaving tons of opportunities for startups to disrupt and grow large. Content is a “hits-driven” business that makes it unattractive to investors – remember?

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David Teten VC

MARCH 21, 2024

The 2012 bipartisan JOBS Act was supposed to empower funds and individuals to raise capital more openly: to publicly advertise their track record and what they’re selling, just like almost every other industry. Why has general solicitation not become more widely used among investors in alternative assets? Inherent conservatism of LPs.

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TechCrunch

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Today we have a few angles on the startup market. I think it nets out to a changing market, but not one that has settled on a new level of risk tolerance. I think it nets out to a changing market, but not one that has settled on a new level of risk tolerance. What the heck does that mean? PST, subscribe here.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 19, 2021

As she marks 25 years in business, Renée shared what she’s learned along her entrepreneurial journey. Why did I choose this exact date and time? These lessons are what made the biggest impact on my business. Anyone with whom you do business and who provides you with what you need to operate should be treated as a valued partner.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

I cover how I met founder Johnny Boufarhat, how the company started in 2019, what the early days were like, what it was like when the pandemic hit, what hyperscaling feels like, and more: What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $2 Billion Valuation in 1 Year What You Learn at a Startup that Grows from $0 to $7.75

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TechCrunch

JANUARY 20, 2023

Christine and Haje The TechCrunch Top 3 Alphabet spells out layoffs : With all that talk about tech layoffs in the past couple months, it was only a matter of time before we saw something from Google’s parent, Alphabet. To get a roundup of TechCrunch’s biggest and most important stories delivered to your inbox every day at 3 p.m.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

How Web3 startups should deploy their limited marketing resources Photo: Burst Almost $2 trillion of market value has disappeared from the crypto industry in 2022, taking with it much of the buzz around Web3. With the crypto winter in full swing for several months now, marketers?—?and and their budgets?—?have

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StartupNation

JANUARY 5, 2022

As a small business, you may constantly find yourself competing against big brands with loyal customers and marketing budgets that never seem to run out. So, what exactly is a brand? Jeff Bezos once said, “Branding is what people say about you when you’re not in the room.”. Why does branding matter to your business?

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StartupNation

JANUARY 17, 2021

We’re constantly told that “content is key,” but there are plenty of misconceptions out there regarding the best approaches to content curation and marketing, and how search engine algorithms (such as Google’s) give preference to one type of content over another. What is content curation?

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TechCrunch

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Appetiser ‘s site lists three factors for app success: Technology, marketing and design. And while the Australian agency was recommended to TechCrunch via our our survey to identify software development partners for startups , it could just have well have come through our survey to recommend growth marketers, which you can answer here.

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StartupNation

MAY 19, 2021

Why create an online course? If you want to be your own boss and create a source of recurring revenue , here are three reasons why creating a profitable online course could be the answer: . So, what does it take to successfully create and launch a course? Is there a gap in the market that your program fills?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

Trying outrageous new things or even trying mundane things but in new ways but with extreme quality & innovation is what fuels the tech startup industry. Market Size. It’s ok to target a small market and you can probably build a niche business that is extremely valuable to you as an individual.

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Startup Blogpost

OCTOBER 6, 2023

The 15 Best Strategies for Developing New Business in a Crowded Market In the quest to uncover effective strategies for developing new businesses in a crowded market, we turned to fifteen Founders and CEOs for their tried-and-true tactics. Some years ago, a crowded market was encountered for a client who was a fitness wholesaler.

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StartupNation

JANUARY 7, 2022

What does being a solopreneur entail? Being a solopreneur means handling all aspects, from setting shop to product development to marketing to after-sales service, of your small business on your own. In today’s online landscape, digital marketing is both affordable and effective. Tap into email marketing.

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StartupNation

OCTOBER 23, 2020

From performing the necessary market research to getting the word out about your launch, releasing a successful product or service is a delicate, time-consuming process. Your first question when launching a product should start with “ who ,” rather than “ what.” Define your target audience. Validate your product.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 22, 2009

I myself recently covered the topic when I spoke about why GRP Partners invested in Ad.ly. At the time Google said it was against sponsored links because it confused the person searching for content – one of the main arguments people are again using about in-stream advertising. I feel it’s a necessary evil.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 2, 2020

Erik Olson is a member of EO Southeast Virginia and the founder and CEO of Array Digital , a website design and digital marketing agency. Erik Olson is a member of EO Southeast Virginia and the founder and CEO of Array Digital , a website design and digital marketing agency. ASK YOURSELF, WHY A PODCAST?

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 19, 2023

The common guiding principle for content marketing is providing the right content to the right people at the right time. My three principles for content are: Never waste the reader's time. Not every bit of content has to apply to the pain points your company solves or benefits it provides. You're welcome.)

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Lip balm is critical because no matter your gender or age, everybody uses lip balm and could easily be ingested, even without trying to. If you look at all the ingredients on the market, a lot of them are petrolatum. . If you look at all the ingredients on the market, a lot of them are petrolatum. . Business Inspiration.

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TechCrunch

MARCH 28, 2023

To meet the changing startup landscape, we’re refreshing and reimagining TechCrunch Disrupt 2023 in a big way, with more of what you love and new ways to accelerate your growth — new stages, new content, and new opportunities. Panzer breaks down what you have to look forward to in his post today — don’t miss it!

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TechCrunch

MARCH 7, 2023

The launch was a surprise to many consumers, who wondered why the team behind one of the world’s most iconic social apps would return to startups to focus on one of the toughest areas instead: news. Machine learning is the “future of social” Image Credits: Usis / Getty Images Deciding on their next act took time.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

APRIL 16, 2021

Lip balm is critical because no matter your gender or age, everybody uses lip balm and could easily be ingested, even without trying to. If you look at all the ingredients on the market, a lot of them are petrolatum. . If you look at all the ingredients on the market, a lot of them are petrolatum. . Business Inspiration.

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StartupNation

JUNE 20, 2021

What is your background? Why did you decide to pursue entrepreneurship? What kinds of successes put you on the map? What challenges gave you an opportunity to grow and overcome hurdles? What advice would you give to someone in your shoes, knowing what you know now? What is your purpose? Who are you?

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

MARCH 10, 2023

I’ll share why this is the case and what you can do about it. Table of contents The Investor The Founder The Pitch The Story The Coach The investor The simplest explanation for what a pitch is, has to do with starting a conversation. The gist of it is that the majority of pitches miss their mark. They are mythically rare.

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Feedough

MARCH 15, 2021

So, what if there were a LinkedIn content performance optimiser to help you grow your influence? Inlytics is the LinkedIn analytics optimiser that promises to: Raise engagement of your posts, Save your time by analysing your content, and Provide additional insights that LinkedIn doesn’t provide directly. Welcome, Inlytics.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 2, 2021

Because we, too, like history and road trips (and okay, fine, Kevin Costner), we talked with Sears and Costner earlier today to learn why they think they’ll succeed with HearHere when other content-rich geo-location based apps have fallen short of meaningful adoption. What does the process look like? .

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TechCrunch

AUGUST 16, 2022

One of these is Snipd , a Swiss startup building a podcast app that uses AI to transcribe content and synchronize with note-taking apps; automatically generate book-style “chapters”; and, as of this week, deliver podcast highlights in a TikTok-style personalized feed. Beyond search and subscribe.

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