Ultimate Guide to SaaS Pricing. Startup Business Development Posts. Taking payments online (in Europe) in 2013. In order to make money online a business needs to be able to take payments.
This may sound like a simple thing to set up - but it can be rather complex, and disruptive US companies such as Stripe and Square have yet to launch in Europe. Finding a way to take payments for Vinetrade has been one of my biggest challenges (from which I've learnt a lot) and I thought it would be worth writing up my thoughts on the card payment market, where it's going and what Europe needs. The easiest way to take payments online is via card (credit or debit). Behind all card payments are a number of bank transactions. Consumer protection laws make it possible for buyers to claim a refund from their bank if something goes wrong (e.g. they pay for goods that never arrive). This means that banks will put a lot of effort in to minimising their risk. How to Configure Your Startup Team. I am fond of quoting that about 70% of my investment decision of an early-stage company is the team.
My rationale is simple: everything goes wrong and only great teams can respond to competitors, markets, funding environments, staff departures, PR disasters and the like. Final startup grind from msuster How you build out your team in the first few years can have a huge impact on the trajectory of your company. Should Your Startup Have an Advisory Board? This is part of my ongoing series Startup Advice.
Many startup companies hire advisory boards. It’s very tempting. It’s mostly done by first-time entrepreneurs who want to persuade (bribe?) Prominent industry luminaries to be closely associated with the company. It’s done partly in hopes of gaining their wisdom but it’s also done to portray the company in a positive light through association. So do advisory boards really add value? In my experience most advisory boards under deliver relative to expectations. If you plan to set one up – no problem. Advisory Board Problems: There are several problems that I have encountered myself and in my many discussions with CEO’s who have set up advisory boards. 1. 2. 3. (10) Startup Advice and Strategy: Do members of an advisory board usually get paid. Web And Mobile Revenue Models (final) Contact the media with MediaGraph. Introduction to Growth Hacking for Startups.
Pintrest, Facebook, Zynga, Dropbox, AirBnb… What do they all have in common?
They’ve all used growth hacking techniques to grow their user base from zero to millions (and sometimes hundreds of millions). Growth Hacking isn’t viral marketing (although viral marketing is part of it). Growth Hacking comes to solve a very common problem in consumer startups: getting to the first x thousand/million users quickly once the product has launched and the hype has passed. The term “Growth Hacking”, invented by Sean Ellis, and made popular by Andrew Chen, a Silicon valley marketer and entrepreneur, is a combination of two disciplines – marketing and coding: Growth hackers are a hybrid of marketer and coder, one who looks at the traditional question of “How do I get customers for my product?” In a recent post, TechCrunch defined the three characteristics of a Growth Hacker as follows: Keynotopia: User Interface Design Libraries for Keynote, PowerPoint and OpenOffice.
Digital Products Retailer: Affiliate Program & Sell Online - ClickBank. How do you issue the right number of shares/options to an employee or an advisor? HM Revenue & Customs at Mevagissey Harbour (Photo credit: Cross Duck) Most founders have desire to share their equity with people that helped them along the way, both as a thank you, but also as a motivation tool.
However, how to share is always a big question mark for every Founder. The two most frequently asked question is, “How much equity should I assign an advisor?” , which is shortly followed by “How do I know when to issue shares to new employees and how much do I give them?”. So, let’s take step back and look at why we are doing this in the first place. Motivating employees and or advisors is a key part of having a productive workforce. Therefore, the word ‘fairness’ is what’s important here.. how do you define the fairness culture in your startup? Let’s start with advisors: Social Media Marketing: Separating Fact From Fiction : Business 2 Community Webcasts.
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Overview Are you tired of hearing how social media is the best invention since sliced bread? Are you confused about what social media can actually deliver? Would you like to cut through the hype and get to the facts? If you answered yes, this presentation is for you. Learnings Learn proven applications of social media in marketing that bring results.Hear cautionary tales that help you avoid social media pitfalls.You will have the opportunity to ask topic-related questions that are pertinent to your business situation. Speakers Michael Procopio is a Social Media Strategist who blogs at MProcopio.com. Integrated Social Marketing. Business Blogging Introduction. 5 Startup PR Myths Debunked.
There are many common myths surrounding the ideas of Public Relations and in our world – startup PR.
The most common myth being that PR is only about media releases and nagging journalists – we recommend not nagging and taking a much more friendly approach. But there are several myths surrounding the idea of startup PR that are less talked about but more rampant - which is why we felt it was our responsibility to set things straight. How to hire the right developer for your tech startup. I’m currently co-founding ContentForest – a content marketing platform – and we just crossed an exciting line: our private beta is only a few days away and I’m very happy with the way the product is shaping up.
Getting to this state has been a process wherein we learned really valuable lessons. How to get the right development talent in place is one of these. Since this process was rather tricky for us, I want to share a step-by-step process you can follow to hire the right talent for your idea. A Full-Stack Web Team Will Provide Much-Needed Breadth And Depth To Your Startup. Editor’s note: Phil Freo leads the engineering team at ElasticSales.
Previously he was at Quizlet and Google. Follow him on Twitter. There is often confusion about the various roles of a web engineering team. 6 free mobile device emulators for testing your site. The percentage of all web usage that comes from smartphones and other mobile devices is growing, and it won’t be long before mobile internet users overtake desktop and laptop users in terms of web traffic.
Make More Media. How to Get Startup Ideas. November 2012 The way to get startup ideas is not to try to think of startup ideas. It's to look for problems, preferably problems you have yourself. The very best startup ideas tend to have three things in common: they're something the founders themselves want, that they themselves can build, and that few others realize are worth doing.
Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, Google, and Facebook all began this way. "Escape London" by @robfitz. How To Deal With Tech Media at Mike Butcher.