Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Increasingly, a hands-on product/customer, and business model-centric CEO with an entrepreneurial vision of the future may be the difference between market dominance and Chapter 11.
Steve Blank
OCTOBER 24, 2016
After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Increasingly, a hands-on product/customer, and business model-centric CEO with an entrepreneurial vision of the future may be the difference between market dominance and Chapter 11.
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Ben's Blog
JUNE 18, 2011
In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. So it looks like the market leaders are trading closer to recession multiples than bubble multiples. Direct marketing—the largest direct marketing company in the world is a software company, Google. Currently, the S&P is trading at 22x.
YoungUpstarts
DECEMBER 5, 2013
CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. Co-branded cards were invented, combining a Visa, MasterCard or American Express payment brand along with a retailer or airline brand.
www.usatoday.com
JULY 16, 2012
The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. Entrepreneurs have also tapped sharing platforms to directly market their goods and services, somewhat blurring the line between unadulterated peer-to-peer co-ops and direct sales channels. Thats real money."
Up and Running
AUGUST 28, 2015
the key principles you should keep in mind when sending newsletters or advertisements are that your direct marketing messages should be: An accurate description of the product or service, legal, decent, truthful, honest, and socially responsible (not encouraging illegal, unsafe, or anti-social behavior). . The FTC in the U.S.
Pascal's View
AUGUST 21, 2011
For me Bubble will always be inexorably linked to what went down in 1999 and 2000 in the internet sector. Because over 70% of daily trading activity is driven by rapid turnover funds, public market valuations at any given point in time are even less indicative of fundamental enterprise value than they ever have been. It is intentional.
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