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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. 16 years later it’s just another software company. They had lots of these projects.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. These misses weren’t in some tangential markets – missing search, mobile and the cloud were directly where Microsoft users were heading. 16 years later it’s just another software company. They had lots of these projects.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. The fact that we can get stuck at this level of soul searching is something that is rarely seen in other industries. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. If you want loyalty, get a dog.”

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

Similarly, Google, well on its way to owning the dominant smart phone operating system and which maintains a near monopoly position in search, trades at a price/earnings (P/E) ratio (ex-cash) of around 13.7. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. The internet is working.

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Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign. Back to Podcast. Transcript. Thanks John.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

alexpoole.info

2000-2001 , Tullis et al., If someone can point me in the direction of a sans serif font that has an easily discernible difference between a capital “I” and a lowercase “l,” I’ll gladly consider switching! See my comment above (search for ‘arm’). 1998 , Bernard et al., Bernard, M.,

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Fear and Greed: What Drives Human Behavior?

ConversionXL

They’re also two triggers that direct marketers and copywriters have been well aware of for years. Financial markets are driven by two powerful emotions – greed and fear.”. Fear and greed are commonly known as the two general forces that guide financial markets. Greed also has its history in financial market psychology.