ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

Reporting in the Harvard Business Review on a major study of growth stalls they conducted, Olson and his colleagues cite the case of the iconic brand Levi Strauss, which hit a historic high mark of sales in 1995, reaching revenue of $7 billion, but then, starting in 1996, saw a decline in sales so precipitous that by 2000, revenue was down to $4.6

Technical Review 127

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 16, 2018

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

I am convinced one of Joel Spolskys lasting contributions to the field of managing software teams will turn out to be the Joel Test , a checklist of 12 essential practices that you could use to rate the effectiveness of a software product development team. He wrote it in 2000, and as far as I know has never updated it.

Software Review 144

Software Review Technical Review San Francisco Continuous Deployment 144

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

There’s a question on whether all this GPU hogging, and building capacity is not just a bubble waiting to pop, similar to the Telecom crash in the early 2000’s. Undoubtedly, there will be detractors who believe many products are simply features on top of foundational models.

Generative AI 78

Generative AI ChatGPT Artificial Inteligence Cofounder 78

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

With their lives perpetually tethered to the mobile web, the rise of these generations of tomorrow’s customers, managers and workers will change how we develop and consume technology. 1990s to 2000: Infrastructure, Security, Management, etc. 2000 to 2005: CRM, SFA, ERP, Payroll, Analytics, etc. billion) in 2005.

Technology 174

Technology Singapore Malaysia Indonesia 174

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 17, 2019

Attracting new customers to grow any online business can be tough. Buzzfeed sees their quizzes shared an average of nearly 2000 times each, helping them to reach more than 580 million people in 2017. This is certainly true in using online quizzes to attract and retain customer eyeballs in these competitive times of online marketing.

Marketing 147

Marketing Startup Burn Rate Advertising 147

The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In 2021, the startup landscape looks much different than it did in 2000. This means fewer resources on hand locally, so innovation centers come into play: they’re virtual locations where employees collaborate on new ideas, such as product development or marketing. Tech Startup dedicated to custom jeans circa 2013.

Startup 125

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Your original business plan will probably go out the window when you land your first customer. Customers are choices made by your startup. You want to see your product or service performing in the hands of real users. Customers pay you money so you can keep the lights on. Your investors are pressing you for traction.

Technical Review 48

Technical Review Software Review Cap Table Securities and Exchange Commission 48

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

7:58] What are some other places along the customer journey that you think groups or communities fit that maybe people aren’t thinking of? [12:31] So about, this was like around 2000 ish, I think, or something like that. There's a real lifetime value when people are, are in your group, because they're your best customers.

Community 69

Community New York Small Business New York City 69

Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 25, 2013

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Jerry Leven and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

Merger 239

Merger Entrepreneur Analytics Open Source 239

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Gerald Levin and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

Merger 120

Merger Analytics Open Source America 120

Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2012

One of the biggest in this decade was the merger of America Online (AOL) with Time Warner, engineered in the early 2000’s by Time Warner CEO Jerry Leven and AOL CEO Steve Case for a whopping $164 billion. They all forget or ignore the high-profile failures that have resulted from some single-handed business decisions.

Merger 235

Merger Analytics Open Source America 235

YoungUpstarts

MAY 28, 2013

Remember that as your life changes, your business can develop and grow too. To give yours the best chance of succeeding you need to identify your Unique Selling Point which makes you stand out from the crowd and make sure you are promoting it to investors and customers alike. Find your USP. Get a mentor. And the best bit?

Entrepreneur 191

Entrepreneur America Social Media Forecast 191

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2009

I started my last company with 100% off-shore resources because I could never have completed Customer Development at a reasonable cost of money or regulatory burden had I employed US Citizens. Since 2000 we have passed a number of laws and regulations that are killing innovation in the US. September 10, 2009 4:37 AM Dale B.

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Feld Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

In addition to having over 300 live customers, BigDoor is also conducting a private beta of a truly innovative solution that they call the Engagement Economy, and we expect it have long lasting implications on how the digital world engages and monetizes their audiences. Todd and Eric have been friends of mine for a long time.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Because times are slightly better now for fund raising I’d probably say two extra things: a) it may be worth a modest increase in your team size / activities / development IF you can raise more money to do this now & b) if you can raise more than you need right now (within reason) without too much extra dilution I would do so.

Pre-Money Valuation 303

Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation PR 303

www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Don’t skip this post because you’re not a Rails developer. Many Rails developers have not reacted to this news with the alacrity they should have. (See Greatest Hits. Standing Invitation. Posted on January 31, 2013.

Security 101

Security Software Review Ruby Startup 101

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 6, 2012

His method advocates the creation of rapid prototypes designed to test market assumptions, and uses customer feedback to evolve them much faster than via more traditional product development practices. It is changing the way companies are built and new products are launched. Now is the time to think Lean.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

So originally the customer was the Department of Defense. It was the first customer for the computer. The argument in favor of consumer businesses is you don’t have these crazy end of quarters like when the IT purchasing manager doesn’t buy the product and the company misses the whole quarter. They are just not going to be.

Software Review 22

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The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 11, 2017

Far better to do something that has a small cost, but might be hugely beneficial, for example searching for oil wells, building products, developing marketable skills, or building an audience. On any given day you expect not to make any nickels, but when something good happens, you get a lifetime supply.

Dividend 20

Dividend Finance Salary Search 20

abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” No other metric so holistically captures as many critical aspects of a web site – user design, usability, performance, convenience, ad effectiveness, net promoter score, customer satisfaction – all in a single measurement.

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Metrics Conversion Internet Acquisition 93