I just had an all-too common conversation with the founder of a startup who had spent more than a year working with a software development company who had produced a mess. The mess really comes from a developer who was willing to get started on a product that was not fully thought out. I always take a very different approach in early conversations. If I’m being asked to do startup software Some founders are taken aback. They are calling me to go build what they tell me to build.

Blogging is an important way to build an audience and also drive SEO traffic.  It’s 8221;  I don’t think that most startup blogs should be about how to build a startup.  That’s How do I get started? The advantage of the hosted version is that I guess let’s file this under sales & marketing advice . I

He has a really interesting background as a product manager and now an entrepreneur. Tell me a bit about your background. Like many product managers, my background is fairly eclectic. That's where I learned I enjoyed interacting with customers and working with development teams to build and launch products. From there, I became the first non-founder employee at an e-commerce startup called BITSource, which was the first electronic software distributor delivering electronic volume software licenses to corporations. Visible networking is turning into a really great opportunity to get to know people better, get to meet new people, and have some interesting conversations.

Heres 5 steps to start exploring: View Write me an e-mail and let me know what youre up to! The first 6 steps to homegrowing basic startup analytics Comments Quick intro to getting set up on analytics I’ve Futuristic Play by @Andrew_Chen Analysis on viral marketing, user experience, game design, and online ads As

To me, strategy is the art/science of analysis, decision-making and leadership.  Now that I’ve been through several startup cycles I’m of the opinion that strategy - meaning the decisions that are considered, how they are analyzed and how they are implemented - is a huge success/failure driver . The first thing I’ve been thinking about I call the Startup Delta Force .  I’ve been mulling over a new series* of posts that I’ve been wanting to create for sometime.  Lately I find myself now very crisply focusing on the issue of STRATEGY. 

Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years. Customer Acquisition – social media, SEO, SEM, etc Economies of Scale – not as big a barrier in web world Investment – little to none required to get started Pricing – free or freemium makes trial simple Distribution – syndication and APIs make partnering easier IP – in general the battle has been over users and less on IP many more (please

I talk to a lot of founders of startups. My initial conversations normally focus on the core of the business, important Startup Metrics , probably marketing strategy (ex. SEO for Startups and Negative Customer Acquisition Costs ) and, of course, the product itself. Normally the product is defined as a web site. Most founders are fairly passionate about the features and functions of the web site, iPhone application, Facebook application, or whatever web application represents the product. And in many cases, they come with a fairly robust

UPDATE:  I’m setting up a new project on analytics.  While at one of my recent startups I developed a framework for startup growth metrics (focused primarily on user metrics). I built this model in response to what I saw casual attitude to making products grow viral (hence the name of this blog post). If you are interested in collaborating ping me on twitter @gammill.  It promises to be fun and interesting. **************­**************­**************­**************­***********

Tony at SoCalCTO has an interesting post regarding SEOs for startups: [link] There, he explores the value of Search Engine Optimization for startups, and the difference between on-page and off-page SEO. But what form of marketing is SEO? There are three basic styles of marketing: 1) You make and sell widgets (which you call "Smidget Widgets") and post all over the place that you make and sell widgets, hoping that people who want widgets will see your message and be persuaded to buy your widgets over your competitor's. I call this the "blue

We’ve put an email into the production company for more information. Neil Patel in SEO CSI [link] Lead by Search Engine Forensic Neil Patel,  the audience will watch and learn all the intricate details of a SEO crime lab. Now that his  startup Mahalo has gone user-gen, Jason has A LOT more time on his hands. As reported by Variety ,  a Twitter-themed television show is now under development. It’s being described as “putting ordinary people on the trail of celebrities in a revolutionary competitive format.”