When Billy Idol first walked into MP3.com’s San Diego offices, his first words were, “Screw the record labels!” It’s a day that MP3.com executive Greg Flores remembers well. “A lot...
The Hidden Benefits of Launching Your Tech Startup in Latin America
Over the last five years, the Latin America tech industry has started to gain a reputation as a solid startup launchpad. It’s tempted more local founders to stay closer to...
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Providing a helpful product or service is important. However, finding the people that need that product or service is just as important. Over the course of time, sales prospecting techniques...
What Percentage Do Venture Capitalists Take? Average VC Ownership of 105 Tech Companies
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6 Strategies to Generate Sales Leads
When it comes to lead generation, the days of solely relying on cold calling are over. A one-size-fits-all sales pitch probably won’t cut it in today’s competitive marketplace. If you’re...
How to Create an Effective Sales Pitch
Have you ever left home for a road trip or night out on the town and realized 30 minutes later that you forgot to extinguish a candle you had burning...
Perfect Your Cold Calling Script to Start Hearing ‘Yes’ Instead of ‘No’
Cold calling is a skill. Contacting someone you’ve likely never met before and convincing them to invest their resources in your product or service based on a thirty-second elevator pitch...
A Comprehensive Guide on Account Executives: Compensation, Daily Tasks, & Career Trajectory
A Comprehensive Guide on Account Executives: We analyze a recent survey and look at compensation, daily tasks and career trajectory.
Best Practices for Managing SDRs: How to Build and Manage an SDR Team
Managing SDRs is one of the most challenging jobs with some of the biggest payback. To help with the best practices for managing SDRs, The Bridge Group looked at SDRs...
New Competitive Data and Revenue Estimates on Crunchbase
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5 Pro Startup Recruiting Tips to Attract Talent
Six months ago I walked into the most unusual startup recruiting event of my life. A startup decidedly held their preliminary interviews at an Escape Room in Barcelona. Yep, you...
Q3 Wrap Up: San Diego’s Tech Ecosystem
As the San Diego tech community continues to thrive, our region has become a growing focal point for investments. In fact, funding for local tech and life science companies has increased...
Why Startups Are Increasingly Investing in Sponsored Content
With as many as 100 million new businesses being launched each year, standing out from the crowd and reaching the right audience is becoming increasingly challenging. This is forcing smart...
Starting Off on the Right Foot: How to Successfully Create a Buzz Around Your Startup Launch
Everyone wants to scream about their startup launch from the rooftops. After an eternity nurturing your brainchild from a ‘eureka moment’ to a real, functioning product or service, it’s a...
How to Use Tech to Find Investors for Your Startup
You probably don’t have the option to pitch your startup to a panel of investors on a national stage. After all, that’s an approach only open to a relatively small...
The Urchin Software Mafia: Becoming Google Analytics And Where Are They Now
This is the beginning of a series on San Diego tech companies of yesterday called the SD Tech Mafia, tracking down key players and where are they today. This week...
Stop Giving Shares to Startup Advisors
This article will cover why you should stop giving shares to your startup advisors. Sammy is a co-founder of Blossom Street Ventures. They invest in companies with run rate revenue...
3 Findings from the Southeast Asian Tech Scene
Jamaur Bronner is an advisor to Slush Singapore. He served as Project Manager on the 2018 State of Southeast Asia Tech report, published by Slush Singapore and Monk’s Hill Ventures. Previously,...
5 Tips to Help You Decide Whether Now is the Right Time to Raise Money for Your Startup
There’s no substitute for good, old-fashioned grit when it comes to starting a business. But for some entrepreneurs, raising capital to get their venture off the ground may feel like...