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Product Launches: 5 Unexpected Lessons from the Real World

ConversionXL

Securing pre-orders is another way to validate your product and ensure a strong start. They then “dialed for dollars” to secure 100 commitments beyond the estimated need. KPOP Foods’ Kickstarter campaign earned nearly four times its goal, in part because of an advance effort to secure pre-order commitments. Image source ).

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Starting an Online Casino

The Startup Magazine

Securing your online casino. It is expected that any starting venture encounters problems and in the online space this takes the form of security. The industry has been met with the hacking menace and an online casino needs to invest in hiring professionals to guarantee security of the server.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

Local businesses in Singapore report up to 5x increase in repeat business , up to 7x increase in fan acquisition rates and 10x increase in word of mouth. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. All they need is a fan page, which they inevitably already have. Early results are exciting.

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Reduce Your Server Response Time for Happy Users, Higher Rankings

ConversionXL

Google has started to recommend a format called JPEG 2000. There’s another issue, too: Outdated CMS platforms, plugins, and themes can leave your website vulnerable to security breaches. For the sake of simplicity, I recommend using PNG for simple graphics such as logos and charts and JPEG format for everything else.

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Here is Why You Need a Good Startup Exit Strategy

Startup Professionals Musings

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Initial Public Offering (IPO). Make it your cash cow.

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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

It can also keep your employees employed or help you retain your job—a modicum of security in uncertain times. The financial crisis of the late 2000s reinforced, countered, or updated many lessons gleaned from previous turmoils. You’re no longer in a growth and acquisition position, so KPIs based on revenue targets, etc.,

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Startup Exits Should Be Positive and Planned Early

Startup Professionals Musings

So here are the most common exit strategies and considerations these days for planning purposes: Merger & Acquisition (M&A). But since the Internet bubble burst in the year 2000, the IPO rate has declined every year until 2010, and is now at about 15%. Initial Public Offering (IPO). Make it your cash cow.