Why We Must Celebrate Failures
http://maplebutter.com/why-we-must-celebrate-failures
How we interpret failure amongst startups is a very important part to a healthy ecosystem.
dan_martell
Re:To Raise, Or Not To Raise (Money)
on Tuesday September 06, 2011 @04:47PM (#2967223)
;) Thx Ben!
Re:JavaScript Web Apps by O'Reilly
on Wednesday August 31, 2011 @09:47AM (#2945486)
Congrats Alex!
Re:Content Marketing Hacks from Dan Martell
on Wednesday July 06, 2011 @11:38PM (#2737034)
Unfortunately I gave this talk as an exclusive favor to the 500 Startup companies. I may decide to mod it a bit for public consumption - but there was a lot of "inside stuff" that I'm not comfortable sharing publicly. As we iterate, I'll be sure to share more and more.
P.S. I blog at http://www.maplebutter.com
Re:Getting Your Startup Ready For An Acquisition
on Friday June 17, 2011 @01:46PM (#2666402)
For most startups, there's only 12-15 potential acquirers - so doesn't it make sense to reach out and start relationships with the lead product and corp dev guys?
Getting Your Startup Ready For An Acquisition
Re:Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again: The Story of Flowtown
on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @07:01PM (#2635354)
Pete,
Thanks for the comment and great questions.
In regards to the future and what we're planning - we try and let the product speak for itself. That way if were wrong, no one knows ;), and it gives us an opportunity to delight and surprise our customers.
re: background - my first startup was MaritimeVacation.com and I used direct mail as my primary marketing channel. Our team has deep DNA in marketing in general - kind of my area of study. http://www.udemy.com/social-marketing-for-startups/
re: 60% reduction - Let go of our customer coaches / contractors - Everyone took 50% pay cut - Cancelled any accounts that weren't critical - Stopped any payable = no money out unless needed to keep the lights on.
I've been doing startups for a while, and from experience, if you need to cut - make it quick and deep.
Hope that answers some of the questions.
Re:Down the Rabbit Hole and Back Again: The Story of Flowtown
on Wednesday June 08, 2011 @05:53PM (#2635171)
sawyer, we've always let our product explain itself so not much to add (easier that way ;). if you've registered to join - I'll be sure to send over an invite.
our investors definitely invested in the team and were grateful for having them on board. super supportive and amazing.