Jillian Mirandi
Market Research and Competitive Intelligence
Startup Strategy
Business Growth Strategies: "Farming"
In many businesses, the sales team is split into two parts, the "hunters" and the "farmers". The hunter's goal is...
by Jillian Mirandi
At OpenView
"Justin, the Trees are Lighting!"
This weekend I was driving to Boston to meet some friends at Sonsie. I was trying to admire the gorgeous...
by Jillian Mirandi
HR & Leadership
Top tips in hiring sales people in an Expansion Stage Company
I just found a great article on how to build an effective sales team in a start-up. The article broke...
by Jillian Mirandi
Finance & Operations
VCs Battle to be Foursquare's next investor
Foursquare, a location based social network that incorporates gaming elements, is looking for investors to raise another $10M round. Well, they...
by Jillian Mirandi
Startup News
Baidu shareholders are loving Google right now
As you may know by now, Google shut down their Chinese search engine two days ago and have been sending...
by Jillian Mirandi
Marketing
iPad urls selling for 1M each on eBay
Nik Tyler, a record producer from Woodstock, MD, had a good "feeling" about a year ago that may earn him...
by Jillian Mirandi
Startup Strategy
What is an expansion stage company?
Key Facts: 1. Expansion stage software companies are companies who have a fully developed product/solution and are gaining traction within...
by Jillian Mirandi
Startup News
Verifone's PAYware - another app for credit card swipes
How many times have you wanted a lemonade, necklace or access to a sporting event and you didn't have cash? If...
by Jillian Mirandi
Startup News
my phone can swipe my card! - more on mobile payments
A few days ago I wrote a blog about mobile payments and transactions and how prevalent they are. Today, I...
by Jillian Mirandi