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Isn't "statup" the phrase of the day used to described a nornmal tech company anyway.
http://www.paulgraham.com/growth.html
and I believe before that it was mumble-mumble-innovator's-dilemma-mumble
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I always click "the emails are spam and should be reported" (is that Mailchimp? not sure) when given a choice. Not sure if it really does anything.
Even if you signed up for the mailing list in the first place? It's only spam if you never signed up for it in the first instance. If you sign up and then want to leave the list because the emails aren't relevant any more or too regular then that's just bad email marketing, not spam.
I'm curious if there's interesting data, information, or anecdotes about bootstrapped, well-intentioned, well-executed startups being utterly floored by VC-funded competitors. Particularly if the "average" or most common reason behind a bootstrapped failure diverges significantly from the 'common sense' reason, i.e., "bootstrapped startup couldn't move fast enough/expand quick enough/hire great talent because bootstr…
Yeah. I'm a big fan of MailChimp, but this is a clear case of survivorship bias. We have a ton of detailed reporting (CrunchBase, edgar.gov, startup accelerators, Mattermark, etc) on VC backed companies but very little on non VC. How do you get a detailed list of bootstrapped companies? Even if you did have a comprehensive list (Sec of State in each state), how are you going to differentiate amongst tech startup, lif…
The Atlanta tech scene is blossoming, just like our film industry. We have a couple of incubators, including a few that are funded/supported by Georgia Tech. The cost of living here is super cheap, and there are brilliant and talented people everywhere. We have satellite offices for tons of major tech companies, so there are traditional tech jobs too. Earning $200k here while the cost of living is so low is phenomina…
You know what word doesn't appear in that story? Spam. Mailchimp is a company that provides lots of unsolicited commercial emails. In other words, spam. You can dress it up and call it "marketing software for small businesses" but that doesn't change the essential fact: Mailchamp is a spammer. Is it any surprise that spamming is profitable? I've received hundreds of Mailchimp emails. Not once did I sign up for any of…
I've got to disagree with you. I'd say MailChimp has elevated the perception of email marketing. MailChimp has pretty strict standards when it comes to sending emails. If you send emails to a list that has a 20 percent or more bounce or unsubscribe rate, they'll freeze your account. Other providers let you upload a CSV with emails and blast out campaign after campaign to purchased lists without repercussions.
(And yes, Mailchimp is a spammer, based on the Spamhaus definition of spam.[1] It may be legal, but it's still spam.)
Depends on what you mean by 'making it' as a startup - is it the revenue growth? burn rate? profit growth? Number of users? Number of employees? A SF office? How well funded you are? It's hard to grow a business without going the conventional SV route and getting VC funding. Unless you have a revolutionary product, the bigger competition will likely stomp over you unless you have resources to grow your team and produ…
"Depends on what you mean by 'making it' as a startup " Making it = profitable and no debt. As odd as that may seem, a great many companies don't do that. E.g. Uber (for now).
I do like the question on whether Mailchimp would be a lot more successful had it taken on more funding and debt.