When your sales and marketing teams work together toward the same goals, growth is exponential. Here’s how we do it.
Our Journey to Predictable Revenue
As a bootstrapped startup, predictable revenue is our goal. Our president, Andy Alsop, shares what predictable revenue is and where we are on the journey.
How Not to Annoy People with Your Sales Pitch
At The Receptionist, we approach sales a bit differently; no sales pitches, but rather genuine conversations with people.
How Roles Change at a Startup
Roles at a startup often change and evolve. We talk about how our Inside Sales Rep’s role has changed at The Receptionist.
How We Know When to Bring Sharpshooters Off the Bench
Startups can benefit from a CFO but may not be able to afford one; a Fractional CFO Firm may be what you need.
Inside the Head of a Marketer at a Bootstrapped Tech Startup
If you wanted to know what marketing is like at a bootstrapped tech startup, this podcast is for you.
How The Receptionist has Grown through Bootstrapping It
Bootstrapping it as your company grows can allow you to maintain the culture and goals that are important to you and your business.
Good Customer Service Isn’t Good Enough: Go Radical with Your Support
Customer support is often a business’s focus, but good customer service isn’t enough. We introduce radical customer service and how to achieve it.
7 Costly Mistakes Your Business is Making
Are budget leaks slamming your bottom line? Are you spending money on things you aren’t sure are valuable? No one likes to waste money, especially in business, where it can mean the difference between Christmas bonuses and Christmas layoffs. Here are seven costly mistakes your business is probably making. 1. Overbuilding your product You’ve heard the mantras of “minimum viable …
HubSpot Facewall: A Digital Wall of Your Employees
The office entry way is one of the most important parts of a visitor’s experience. It’s the first impression your company will make on a visitor and if it’s a bad one, it can be damaging. By using modern technology (like The iPad Receptionist™) to create a more interactive and engaging way to connect with your visitors, your entry space will quickly become an experience that …
What’s Your Office’s First Impression?
Have you ever walked into an office and gotten a bad first impression? We have, and that can have a damaging effect for a company. First impressions count. I’m not just talking about whether your shirt is clean or you’ve got spinach between your teeth. Your company makes a first impression, too. When you walk into an office for the first time …
Customize Your Visitor Management Experience
From uploading your logo to customizing the layout and colors of your buttons, icons, and check-in slider, The iPad Receptionist was built to enhance your office experience and compliment your brand’s design. In order to achieve those goals we’ve set out to make the most customizable visitor management system available! Home Screen The main home screen for the iPad Receptionist …
App Update: New Features! Time To Update Your iPad Receptionist App – v 1.7.1
It’s that time again! We’ve added new features to the iPad Receptionist and are ready for you to update your app in the app store. Here’s what you’ll find in the latest version: NDA Upload and Display You’ll now be able to upload a non-disclosure agreement to your check in process! To add, simply go to the General Settings …
The SXSW Receptionist in a Box Giveaway Winner is… ShipStation!
And our SXSW Receptionist in a Box winner is… ShipStation! During our week at SXSW, we met a ton of great companies that would have loved to win a Receptionist in a Box. Using our demo iPad Receptionist at the trade show, attendees entered their names and email to be entered into the drawing. It was a perfect way for …
SXSW Wrap Up
Whew! SXSW was one fun-packed whirlwind of a week! We ate tons of BBQ, saw old and new friends, listened to great music, and got to experience some of the latest innovations in the tech industry. The SXSW Trade Show opened up on Sunday where we could be found in the Startup Corner exhibit section featuring our iPad Receptionist. When …
SXSW Startup Corner Shoutout
SXSW 2014 has officially begun! We’re busy packing, shipping, and preparing ourselves for the big weekend ahead and it’s finally sunk in that we’ll be leaving for Austin within 24 hours. The booth is planned and all displays are ready, now it’s time for haircuts and suitcases. With all the excitement buzzing around this year’s Trade Show, we’re lucky to …
New Feature: Visitor Badge Printing!
Need to easily identify who’s visiting your office? Custom visitor badge printing is now available for The iPad Receptionist! From the visitor name to who their visiting, along with date and time, you can fully customize your badges complete with your company’s logo. Once a visitor checks in, you can set the printer to automatically print their personal visitor badge, creating …
The iPad Receptionist @ SXSW 2014
The countdown continues! SXSW Interactive Conference begins in just 8 days! Our office is busy preparing for the week and couldn’t be more excited to meet our current (and future!) iPad Receptionist users. The Interactive Festival begins on the 7th but we’ll be setting up home base at our booth for the SXSW Trade Show beginning March 9th – 12th. …
iPad Receptionist is headed to SXSW 2014!
Yes, you read that right – We’re headed to Austin for the 21st Annual SXSW Interactive Festival! While one of our team members has been a regular attendee, it will be the first year for the rest of the team, including myself! Not only will we be excitedly checking out sessions, keynotes and other exhibits, but iPad Receptionist is exhibiting …
iPad Receptionist Macworld Review
by Jeffery Battersby Dec 10, 2013 7:00 AM Los Trigos’ iPad Receptionist app works on a simple principle: Most businesses, even larger businesses, no longer employ fulltime receptionists to sit at the front desk waiting for someone to walk into the office. Whether you work in small, shared, collaborative workspaces, a mid-sized business, or even a larger enterprises it’s quite …
Press Release: Armor Active Launches "Receptionist in a Box" iPad Kiosk with iPad Receptionist
As “business in a box” iPad kiosk solutions rapidly change the way businesses operate, ArmorActive leads the movement with TextUs.Biz to provide the “Receptionist in a Box.” This combined solution offers all the components necessary to “staff” a front desk, in one simple package. Salt Lake City, UT (PRWEB) October 17, 2013 With the significant expansion of the mobile application …
Featured Business: LevelUp iPad Receptionist
Are you a startup company? We’re a startup too so we totally understand the need to have the coolest, most modern space to work in. What’s cooler than having a virtual iPad Receptionist waiting to greet your visitors? SMS and email notifications? A better way to keep track of office deliveries? A sleek and sexy user interface? Well, how about all of …
Visitor Management for Coworking Spaces
As a co-working space, it can be hard to keep track of employees and which organization they belong to and tracking one of those employees down can be a hassle. Why not implement an iPad Receptionist? It’s modern, hip, and an effective way to great visitors and locate staff using only an iPad. Have visitors reach your staff via email …
Press Release: TextUs.Biz Unveils ‘Receptionist in a Box’
BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 23, 2013 — In this post-recession economy companies are forced to maximize value from their full-time employees. One position that is increasingly difficult to justify is the receptionist. Many companies simply cannot afford one and others simply choose to go without. Faced with empty front desks to greet visitors, busy staffers get tasked with figuring out how to connect …
Press: The Denver Post – "Apps help old-school operations go new-school"
By Staff, The Denver Post – 08/05/2013 08:01:57 AM MDT Business owners can send and receive text messages with their old-school landline number using software from a Boulder startup.TextUs.Biz bills its app as the only one to essentially turn a landline into a cellphone with text capabilities. Messages are sent and received via a tablet or computer. The subscription-based service starts …
New Features: iPad Receptionist Image & Signature Capture
As a startup, one thing we know we need to do to be successful is to listen to our early customers. We’ve received a ton of great support and feedback and have some exciting new features to announce for iPad Receptionist! First we’ve added the ability to enable the iPad’s front facing camera to take a photo of your visitor. …
Are you suffering from PND syndrome?
Does your desk happen to be the one nearest the main door to your office? You know, that awkward location where every visitor looks to you as the office receptionist? You’ve seen it a thousand times: the visitor hesitantly turns to you hoping that you’ll point them in the right direction. Do you sometimes pretend to be in the middle …
Receptionist Early Invites are out!
iPad Receptionist early invites have officially been released! If you were in an early inquirer you automatically received your invite this morning with a link to set up a one-on-one set-up appointment. Be sure to book your time as time slots are filling up quick and we’ll be first come first serve biases! Interested in an early invite? Request one …
Featured Business: TechStars – iPad Receptionist
This weeks featured Business is TechStars Boulder. One of our very early beta testers here in Boulder with the Receptionist app, TechStars actually uses the app in tandem with their receptionist Christine. The reason they love having an iPad Receptionist is there are new classes of startups and founders that rotate through their program. It’s tough for anyone to remember …
Press: iPad could replace your office receptionist via Tuaw
by Steven Sande To keep a professional feel to a workplace, many businesses hire a receptionist to greet and direct visitors to an office. Receptionists may become an endangered species soon if the Reception Messenger iPad platform from the Foundry Group, Rage Digital and TechStars takes off. Currently in beta, the platform uses a kiosk-mounted iPad and customizable app to connect visitors to …