StartupNation

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Ask any digital marketer what their secret to success is, and we bet they’ll say having a solid SEO strategy. In this post, you’ll learn what an SEO strategy is, how it can impact your brand and, of course, the steps you need to take to create a powerful SEO strategy. What’s an SEO strategy? Let’s dive right in!

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 8, 2014

Great networking skills, which are critical when you want to be about to reference entrepreneurs & concepts and bounce your ideas off of other people in the industry. Ability to source information easily to help build a thesis around companies / industries / competition. And believe me they were vocal about it.

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TechCrunch

JULY 4, 2022

A lot of pitch decks I review have a slide that really shouldn’t be there: the exit strategy slide. To a lot of founders, an exit — or a “liquidation event,” as the legal buffs tend to refer to it — is the big pot of gold at the end of a very long and arduous journey.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 22, 2014

I’ve seen too many companies go off track by a VC hell bent on the team pursuing the VCs strategy which at times is about chasing the next shiny object. If I were looking at which VCs to choose I would reference strongly for which ones are supportive in good times and bad. But don’t over index on brains. Startups are hard.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2018

When you raise money from investors you produce information that you are told they want and care about: A fund-raising deck that articulates your company strategy, plans, team, market, competitors and so forth. Reference Calls I do the exact same for reference calls. But just putting a customer reference list in a data room?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JUNE 18, 2021

I feel fortunate to have attended three high-level learning opportunities through EO: I attended EO with Harvard Business School Executive Education : Inspiring Entrepreneurial Strategy, with 95 other members from around the globe to develop groundbreaking strategies and skills in analyzing industry evolution that helped our businesses grow.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 18, 2014

If the deal is from out of your geography and/or out of your focus area or a deal is being referred by a well-know investor who normally co-invests with similar syndicates – at least ask yourself, “Why am I so lucky to be getting this call.” I wrote here about why I avoid party rounds. I hated that job and that feeling.

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Dream It

MARCH 6, 2020

The worst thing I’ve seen is founders who come in expecting hockey stick growth without any reference set for how real estate acts. This does not necessarily mean you need to talk about your exit strategy, but founders should provide a roadmap for how they will become a huge company in the future. That’s a fool’s errand.”

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 13, 2019

That’s not a bad strategy—particularly considering how much money it takes to get a business off the ground. We were also able to generate predictable recurring revenue by referring current and prospective clients to HubSpot’s platform. The post Startup Owners: Have You Considered This Often-Overlooked Growth Strategy?

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

APRIL 29, 2022

This cultural best practice is based on guidance I helped develop for leaders at 17 major organizations in implementing effective strategies for a work culture fit for the future of work. It refers to the tendency to disregard other more appropriate alternatives when we have a particular perception of proper practices.

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The Zapier Blog

APRIL 24, 2023

If you've been wanting to learn a new skill or even strengthen existing ones, here are the seven tried-and-trued strategies I used to boost my expertise—and how you can, too. Now that we're on the same page, let's dive into the seven strategies you can use to learn a new skill or enhance the ones you already have.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

A Fork In The Road Recently, I’ve been discussing strategy with a number of companies facing a common decision point. A literal fork in the road At this fork, there are two distinct and mutually exclusive types of strategies to focus on. I call them Inbound Strategies and Outbound Strategies. This is rarely successful.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

No need to reinvent the wheel, just use these tried-and-true strategies for sustainable growth. Amidst numerous challenges, the right growth strategy becomes paramount. Securing a solid foothold in the market requires a well-planned approach, and that’s where effective growth strategies come into play.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2021

I counsel first-time VCs (as well as founders) to have mid-funnel strategies to get from first LP meeting to close and to put a disproportionate amount of time into this area (I say more about this on the podcast starting at timecode 27:41). Everyone loves to know that someone else has bought first, and LPs are no different.

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TechCrunch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Debt capital, which refers to capital raised by taking out a loan, is an alternative route that entrepreneurs should consider. However, as long as you’re truly faster, cheaper and simpler, patience and strategy can propel you to where you want to be. People tend to think that category creation is less risky than incumbent disruption.

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Dream It

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Mel knows firsthand how crucial strategy is to develop products that customers love. Rule #2: Executives must be aligned on GTM & product strategy A core group of decision-makers: C-level executives, product, sales, and marketing leaders need to be on the same page on GTM strategy and segmentation. Here’s a litmus test.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 20, 2022

Contributed by Chris Jacks , director of growth strategy for HireInfluence , where he analyzes and adapts to the ever-changing influencer marketing industry. That is good news for brands and marketers who are looking for influencer partnerships to enhance the impact of their social media strategies.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 15, 2021

That refers to our tendency to look for and interpret information in ways that conform to our prior beliefs, intuitions, feelings, desires and preferences, as opposed to the facts. You can use decision-aid strategies to address cognitive biases to defend your organization from misinformation. Again, cognitive fluency deserves blame.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The fact that Kara doesn’t have what my wife likes to refer jokingly as my “Y chromosome problem” is beside the fact. Our industry needs more female leaders and they shouldn’t have to all quit their respective firms and raise their own funds to get a shot at running things. And all the platform stuff.

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Dream It

APRIL 3, 2020

His strategy for selling in 2009 is relevant to any economic downturn. Luckily, the strategy can be broken down into 3 steps. This is why provocation-based selling requires the vendor to utilize what Moore refers to as “soft power”, specifically “relationship capital.”

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 27, 2014

You can’t reference check your way into a “yes.” Reference checking is to confirm or disprove a strong, positive intuition you already have about founders that could lead to an investment or a pass. I don’t need to name companies for you to come up with your own examples. Price matters.

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Smart Hustle Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2021

Actually, that should be the number one strategy of a growing business. . So, here are some essential strategies that will help you to improve customer loyalty and move your business to the next level. 10 Key Strategies To Improve Customer Retention. In such a case, it is ok to refer your customers to another product.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 21, 2013

Everything needs to be part of a holistic company strategy. If PS involves too much management or core tech time then chances are it will overtake your software strategy and you’ve then just become a prostitute for short-term revenue. And chances are you’re in big need of a killer customer reference.

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StartupNation

JUNE 7, 2021

It may seem counterintuitive to think of your exit strategy in the early stages of starting and running your business, as there is much to do as a young company — product development, go-to market strategy, hiring, etc. Your exit strategy is one of the first things a potential equity investor will ask about.

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Entrepreneur's Handbook

DECEMBER 22, 2023

No strategy → no focus → no improvements → no differentiators → no happiness in what I do → back to employee mode. Without a strategy, one might temporarily enjoy the comfort of a well-established business with a waiting pipeline of potential clients, coasting on inertia. My 2023 strategy: Mentoring triangle of strength.

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A VC: Musings of a VC in NYC

MARCH 28, 2022

Instead of references, I like to give a list of every entrepreneur I’ve ever worked with and an email address. Talk about the strategy issues facing the company. Make it easy on the entrepreneur to meet the full partnership. Don’t make the entrepreneur do all the work. you’ll hear the same thing from everyone.”

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

We decided on our strategy for a response: Highlight to the journalist our stringent policies and how long they had been in place. I felt it was a hit job on us and didn’t refer to anybody else in the industry. If you want to know how to handle crisis management in PR please refer to the post I wrote on the topic.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JULY 23, 2020

The key to success, however, lies in a tactful execution of strategy. When inquiring about their experience, you should request references from previous employers. Although labor may be cheap, you can’t hire too many people and expand too quickly, or you bear the risk of biting off more than you can chew. Tech-Savvy.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 14, 2018

VCs like to measure your strategy & progress over time I like to download the decks I receive. I like to refer back to them when you come by 9–12 months later for your next meeting and I like to see how your strategy, your narrative and your numbers have changed. Many of my colleagues do, too.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

AUGUST 25, 2021

We are often referred to as the Sandwich Generation—caught in the middle between aging parents and children. The intention is also to create asset protection strategies so creditors, predators or ex-family members, cannot access the monies that your mom and dad worked so hard to accumulate.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This combination of poor promotion practices and lack of training stem largely from a dangerous judgment error known as the curse of knowledge , referring to the fact that when we learn something, we face great difficulty in relating to someone who doesn’t know it.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Culture refers to the social and emotional glue that bonds employees together into a community of belonging, motivates employees and protects against burnout. Research-based practices will promote virtual collaboration, build sustainable strategies, and accommodate the needs of companies and employees.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

MAY 26, 2021

Contributed by Michael Roderick, a recent EO 360° podcast guest and the founder and CEO of Small Pond Enterprises , which helps coaches and consultants make their brands referable, their messaging memorable, and their ideas unforgettable. I like to refer (ha ha) to these people as “referability partners”.

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StartupNation

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Which are the most sought-after data-backed marketing strategies to watch out for in 2022? Effective data-driven marketing strategies to nail conversions. Here are five ways in which expert marketers can leverage insights about customers and use them to inform their marketing strategies. But, what is it? Content personalization.

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Revolution

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Apple’s “Do Not Track” policy threw a major wrench into traditional digital advertising strategies on which almost every e-commerce company relied and, in turn, strengthened marketplaces (aka Amazon) that offered a one-stop-shop for purchases. Advertising changes. Inventory missteps. Away from most headless commerce.

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Entrepreneurs' Organization

JANUARY 10, 2024

It is helpful to have those four concepts clearly outlined for reference as you brainstorm supporting actions. On a practical note, it may be easier to complete this exercise in a separate meeting after you generate answers to the first four questions. Example: We drop everything and connect when a customer enters the office.

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Tomasz Tunguz

JUNE 15, 2021

But frugality a winning strategy in any of those spaces? The more customers you convert to your company’s color, the stronger the brand, the greater the awareness, the more reference customers, the more capital to raise, the easier to hire and grow. Parsimony is prudence. There’s no time to wait.

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