Agile VC

OCTOBER 23, 2012

The VC industry (both the GP part and the LP part) pays attention to the sector’s returns, but the broader tech ecosystem only occasionally tunes in. LPs investing in venture hold a subset of all the funds in the VC universe by design (see #4 & 5). What about fund of funds (FoF), you ask?

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. We will seeing the growth of social networks around topics of interest like StockTwits for people interested in investing in the stock market. At the top end is the business logic created by startups and established technology companies.

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Social Network Networking Internet EC2 297

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. And obviously all the liq prefs went away in the IPO when pref stock converted to common. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. May 26, 2011. link] Graham.

Term Sheet 178

Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

After a while, people were able to think about automobiles in a new way, which finally paved the way for massive improvements in design and manufacturing. We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

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Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. Wanted: High Frequency Performance Operations Specialist at Two Sigma Investments (New York, New York United States).

Software Review 48

Software Review Stock Options Salary Technical Review 48

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 13, 2022

The Profit First Professional organization is designed to support accountants, bookkeepers, and other financial professionals to substantially differentiate themselves in the market. 15:55] A big concept in your book you talk about is the 4 D’s: Doing, Deciding, Delegating, and Designing, and you’ve added a 5th now: Downtime.

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Employee Design Networking Differentiation 91

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 image source. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Retention Customer Developer Programming 115

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 image source. million in 2004 to $6.5

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Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 image source. million in 2004 to $6.5

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. In “ Threadless: Ten Years of T-shirts from the World’s Most Inspiring Online Design Community ” it’s documented that the company’s revenue jumped from $1.5 image source. million in 2004 to $6.5

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

The Startup Toolkit

JANUARY 17, 2017

I spent 2015 working alongside one of these super-hustler sales guys that technical founders dream of. One of the big mistakes technical folks make is optimising their time too tightly around product and clobbering all the other priorities. 3] Years earlier I worked with a designer whose work ethic put the protestants to shame.

Technical Review 20

Technical Review Lean Founder Stock 20

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Not unless you’re Elon Musk and Governor Abbott has a smile as wide as the Texas Panhandle or you’re Joe Rogan and every tech bro in Austin is so pumped to point to your move (and Tim Ferriss’ move) here as some kind of stamp of approval that they never needed Silicon Valley. Truth be told, if I didn’t welcome you, it’s possible no one would.

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Austin San Francisco Texas Technical Review 118

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 24, 2012

Needless to say that before you start and throughout the entire process, you should make sure that technological requirements are met. Many will prefer to use stock images. Some people may complain about the use of stock photography. Just as for stock images, the cover photo should lack distracting elements.

Social Media 231

Social Media Media Stock Clickthrough 231

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

I’ve had the opportunity to work with many impressive teams and product managers from a broad range of leading tech companies, and this has helped me to get a better sense of the what is essential to the role, and to success. Those were the technology-powered innovations that enabled the new, much more desirable business model.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

Most of them only have technical details. Don’t get me wrong, the technical details of a product are important, but they should supplement a real product description). Good design creates trust and can improve the perceived value of what you’re selling too. To create such a feeling make sure to: Avoid stock photos.

eCommerce 125

eCommerce Conversion Sales Technical Review 125

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Virtual Stock Exchange. Technology. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. TECHNOLOGY. Stock Quotes. more in Tech. Financial News. WSJ Classifieds. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » |.

Silicon Valley 42

Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

Design a great site. Now, would you rather buy running shoes that are suitable for all runners, or ones specifically designed for your gender, age group, weight, and type of use? Design a great site. In a nutshell: Beautiful design sells better than ugly design. Beautiful design looks great and works well.

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Sales Conversion Design Video 128

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

But Friendster’s computer systems couldn’t keep up with the explosive growth (reportedly due to the complexity of the security model set up to control connections, privacy and authenticity of users) so MySpace was hot on the heels and swept up the market in a very rapid ascent. Google acquired YouTube for $1.65 Is the game over?

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2012

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Facebook’s stock should trade for $13.80 – [link]. Designers: 9 Mistakes To Avoid For Successful Pitches! Business Card Design: 7 Essentials To Consider - [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

I have the knowledge in tech to implement it. If you’re looking for technical talent – go to the dev meetups. 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?

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2012

Make your design good. Now, would you rather buy running shoes that are suitable for all or the one that is specifically designed for your gender, age group, weight and type of use? RightNow Technologies increased their conversions 4x by building a persona focused site. How to design user flow. Reduce friction.

Sales 129

Sales Conversion Design Technical Review 129

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Virtual Stock Exchange. Loading… Tech. Stock Quotes. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. The results were similar when he examined data for companies funded from 2000 to 2010, he says. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. AllThingsDigital.

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Venture Capital Software Review Rhode Island North Dakota 107

Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 9, 2020

19:36) Brian on his background as a RISD-trained industrial designer. (20:32) 19:36) Brian on his background as a RISD-trained industrial designer. (20:32) Eric Ries : You're not like a lot of other tech folks. I'm a designer. I went to Rhode Island School of Design. And I was an industrial designer.

Silicon Valley 60

Silicon Valley Hosting Cofounder Employee 60

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

User experience design and research. Case study: Icon design. 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. Alex Poole. Site français. Skip to content. Deliverables. Applications.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

These are good things to think about and companies to study as we move back from consumer to Enterprise in the tech cycle. And so we think that the model flipped to a model where, today, where the most interesting and advanced new technology now comes out for the consumer first. Security, Cloud, NoSQL databases, etc.

Software Review 22

Software Review Startup Venture Capital Stock 22

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. double the rate of the prior year, 103 of those being venture-backed companies.

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2012

You *technically could* have an ecommerce site with just images, and no product descriptions (I don’t recommend it). Home Depot version sucks: They cram the text inside a stupid iframe, only provide you with 3 sentences of information and a bunch of technical info in bullet points. Technical info is provided too.

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eCommerce Conversion Software Review Technical Review 134