alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Back in 1998 when Times New Roman was still widely used on the web, my then boss made sure we always designed our web sites with Arial, as she hated the look of serif fonts on the web. 5; in Lund, 1999 ). Lund, 1997, 1998, 1999 ). 1998 , Bernard et al., 1998 , Tullis et al., Dowding 1957, p.5;

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Mucker Lab

MAY 21, 2013

1998 – “There is no room for personal productivity software startups – Microsoft will eat your lunch when you get big enough and Symantec will take the crumbs”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 1999 – “The search engine game is over”. 2002 – “Information Technology is not a competitive advantage”. Everything).

Widget 60

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 Internet usage a decade ago was less than 1 hour per day and was restricted to narrowband communications.

Venture Capital 347

Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

A few of the detailed case studies include: Tech legend Bill Gross building an MVP in 1999 to test demand for online car sales, which grew into CarsDirect.com. Telecom O2 learning to move at the speed of the internet 500 Startups and their accelerated feedback loops on what works, and what doesn't work in early-stage investing.

Lean 167

Lean Entrepreneur Agile San Francisco 167

Seeing Both Sides

MAY 26, 2009

  In VC, it’s considered more naturally a young person’s game (perhaps because we’re always dealing with waves of new technology, young founders).    With related technology advancements in energy technology and strong legislative support from the state of Massachusetts , it is arguably uniquely positioned there as well. 

Private Equity 20

Private Equity Boston Massachusetts IPO 20

Scalable Startup

MAY 16, 2015

Each circle represents one of the fifty largest technology companies in the city, the size of each circle determined by the number of the company’s employees. They begin on the eastern edge of the city near the Ferry Building and spread westward along Market Street. First Street and Market Street by Leo vanMunching.

San Francisco 20

San Francisco Silicon Valley California Oakland 20

ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

What happens when evolving customer preferences for certain technologies make lead capture forms obsolete? Let’s be clear: Messaging isn’t some new, hot trend or magical technology. Messenger (1998), and MSN/Windows Live Messenger (1999). A Shift in How We Communicate. The Rise of Messaging.

Lead Generation 91

Lead Generation Channel IP Conversion 91

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

In more than a decade of writing about the Internet and tech-enabled businesses I’ve learned that mobs don’t do nuance well. Decentralized Internet — This is perhaps the most unsexy part of cryptocurrency but the one that most purists I follow on this topic are most excited about.

Government 280

Government Distribution Stock United States 280