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Build it and they won’t come: How and why growth hacking came to be

The Next Web

Andrew Chen said CTRs have fallen from a high of 78 percent in 1994 (via HotWire) to.05 If anyone tells you products sell themselves, they probably want you to fail”, said Phil Libin , co-founder and CEO of Evernote. Since this change in the OpenGraph, both products have seen their traffic decline.

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Building An Effective Board For Your Startup

Duct Tape Marketing

Prior to co-founding Foundry, he co-founded Mobius Venture Capital and is also a co-founder of Techstars. Key Takeaway: The first time many founders see the inside of a board room is when they step in to lead their board. [12:15] Brad has been an early-stage investor and entrepreneur since 1987. Yeah, yeah.

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10 CEOs Who Made Huge Mistakes

Up and Running

One of his biggest mistakes since starting his business came in 1994, in the form of Virgin Cola. The CEO referred to the BP oil spill as “relatively tiny” compared with the “very big ocean,” a statement which was met by disapproval from environmentalists everywhere. See Also 11 Angel Investor Blogs You Should Be Reading.

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The Stories Behind the Most Iconic Brand Logos Ever Created!

Brandanew

According to some, the half-eaten apple is a reference to the poisoned apple consumed by Alan Turing. There was something about her – a seductive mystery mixed with a nautical theme that was exactly what the founders were looking for. The good thing about the Apple logo is that it tells the brand name without having to spell it.

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Oblong Dazzles More Than Just Me

Feld Thoughts

For the past few years, every time someone talks about next generation user interfaces, a reference to the movie Minority Report pops up. Sometimes the writer gets this right and links it back to John Underkoffler, the co-founder of Oblong, but many times they don’t. This Is Step 2 (Or 3) gives you a little of the history.

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #9: How, and why, to ask for help

Austin Startup

Jacob went from intern to our head of marketing in Europe and today he is the co-founder and CEO of Wisecrack , a company we are proud to be backers of. During our conversation, I referred the student to my original Lucky7 post on the right way to ask for help? But I digress. And now I am passing this knowledge along to you.

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43 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

The co-owners, including myself, put our heads together to create a first-of-its-kind integrated digital marketing and PR agency, catering to both start-up and seasoned franchise companies. Instead of saying no when I was busy, I would refer friends and or family to work with the new clients. Thanks to Matthew Jonas, TopFire Media.