Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

Helping American businesses access the information and services that will help them grow, hire American workers, and export to foreign markets. These innovations could lead to entirely new markets and platforms for growth in the economy, increase U.S. design, build, operate/use, maintain, and service).

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Using a combination of market data, math, and financial analysis, Professor Damodaran concluded that his best estimate of the value of Uber is $5.9 billion, far short of the value recently determined by the market. The first is TAM, and the second is Uber’s market share within that market. Total Available Market Analysis.

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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. But builders who see AI as the driving force behind product development and GTM strategy will actually create new markets and experiences that never existed before.

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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. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Currently, the S&P is trading at 22x.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. They taught you about customers, markets and profits. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 19, 2014

Join others who code to change the world for the better and explore distributed computing, examine the confluence between businesses and technology, and debate the power of technology on urban development. VentureBeat Mobile Summit. Social Media Marketing World. Hopefully we will see you there! FutureStack. Google I/O.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

The biggest new trends, according to a 2015 Gartner study , are cloud, mobility and the use of data and AI in decision-making. There are broadly 5 types of sales enablement tools in the market today: 1. Why Is This Useful To Marketers? Look at some typical B2B marketing KPIs: Number of leads generated. Inbound marketing.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 19, 2019

There are times when small and slow is the right strategy for a specific market opportunity. Finally, and importantly, society is better off because Amazon makes the system for distributing books (and other products) vastly more productive, freeing up resources for other value-creating investments.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. And his vendors ended up with nothing when his company, OpenAuto.com , went out of business, in 2000.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While institutional LPs know big changes are happening, most focus too much on 1) increasing/decreasing fund size or 2) marketing + branding as the major trends. These two divergent groups have optimized for very different market conditions and behaviors. This is a long piece, so if you’re not a fan of inside baseball, skip it.

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Online Marketing. Bringing Innovation to Market. a 50-employee provider of e-marketing solutions to small and midsize businesses, based in Needham, Mass. Copyright © 2000 inc.com. CDW your 1-stop resource for configuration, activation & distribution.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

They have much more marketing-savvy, and a brand-loyal that hasn’t been seen for a long time. You are sure it will hit the market as soon as people know about its availability and great features. Does the photo look like something taken on a mobile phone from 2000? Is your content marketing working properly?

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. They were going to bring the Internet to your mobile phones ushering in the era of “m-commerce.&# Gag. But like lemmings, every company in the market rushed to proclaim they were launching WAP versions of their products.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 18, 2010

The strategy of GigaOm and where they differentiate in the market. We talked about the negative effect of Apple’s closed system attitude but how that will be a gift to the market because Apple’s cracking of the operator hegemony has forced the industry to innovate. Founded in 2000 in New Brunswick, NJ. 406 Ventures.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. Tip 2: Adapt to What Is Happening in the Market | TJ Juskiewicz. Jonathan Weinert is the Marketing Manager with Bosch eBike Systems. Tip 4: Educate Yourself About New Markets | Ray Verhelst. According to Ray, there are two distinct markets for eBikes.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. Tip 2: Adapt to What Is Happening in the Market | TJ Juskiewicz. Jonathan Weinert is the Marketing Manager with Bosch eBike Systems. Tip 4: Educate Yourself About New Markets | Ray Verhelst. According to Ray, there are two distinct markets for eBikes.

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Mike Michalowicz

JANUARY 17, 2017

Since 2000, the number of IBD shops has almost been cut in half. Tip 2: Adapt to What Is Happening in the Market | TJ Juskiewicz. Jonathan Weinert is the Marketing Manager with Bosch eBike Systems. Tip 4: Educate Yourself About New Markets | Ray Verhelst. According to Ray, there are two distinct markets for eBikes.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

That then takes us down the very best way to answer that question, to use the five-step process to build out the Digital Marketing and Measurement Model. Click on the site link, go browse around, go to their social pages, checkout the mobile app, then write down the six metrics you would choose. If you want to play along.

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BeyondVC

JULY 5, 2004

Russell Beattie has a thorough post on Jamdat Mobile’s IPO filing. This is significant because this is the first so-called “wireless application” play to hit the market. Looking at Venturesource, I see that Jamdat was first funded in March 2000 precisely the time when VCs thought wireless was the next big thing.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. If you want to launch a new business, this is a great market to launch from because you can easily reach all of the major Texas cities with one office. The larger Dallas metro-region is the fourth largest in the country and Houston metro-region is the fifth.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

Fueling Your Growth With Facebook Groups And Communities written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with John Cantarella. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview John Cantarella. More About Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network: Learn more here. Like this show?

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

At the time, Word for Mac was a relatively small market. It was only $60M vs. Windows which at that point was more than a $1B market. PowerMacs were just hitting the market, which had significantly faster chips and more memory. Martina has gone on to have a remarkable career, in both product management and product marketing.

Product 60

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2017

Nevertheless, smart entrepreneurs and small business owners pay careful attention to important market forces and trends that shape some of the world’s best brands. Here are the five key highlights from the 2017 report, containing important branding and marketing lessons for small businesses and startups. Millennials.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. In 2000, Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr founded StubHub , a secondary ticket exchange marketplace. billion of GSV (gross services revenue) across 2.0

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Transcript of Insights on Engagement written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: More than anything else, I think that the way people buy is driving the changes in marketing today. Hello, and welcome to another episode of The Duct Tape Marketing podcast. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Top Topics Twitter YouTube Facebook iPhone Google Video Social media Mobile 2.0 Since there are hundreds of new apps coming on the market every year, we figured it was time for an update. This year we came up with more than 270 additional apps.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Loading… Markets. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. Marketing Jobs.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 12, 2010

We also discussed having distributed teams (e.g. BookRenter – plus a discussion about Chegg … what is going on in the university book market? We talked about the analogies between what NetFlix achieved in movies and whether this is relevant to the book market. We discussed NY vs. Silicon Valley and NY vs. Boston.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

It turns out that network effects can be broken – Amazon and StubHub took on eBay in the mid 2000’s. In markets where demand outstrips supply – collectibles, antiques, vintage luxury products – the two-sided marketplace problem can usually be solved by focusing on the business’ supply side part first. Create “point” product value.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Take the market and break it down into smaller chunks. If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to. Why do I do it?

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Media & Marketing. Marketing & Strategy. To order presentation-ready copies for distribution to your colleagues, clients or customers, use the Order Reprints tool at the bottom of any article or visit www.djreprints.com. » More. Loading… Business.

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Scalable Startup

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Hundreds of startups will succeed in this world over the next few years, like all the mobile app companies over the past 5 years. And now all of a sudden you have got this global market of all these early adopters that have smartphones connected to the Internet, and they can just pick up their things and run with them.

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Ruby on Rails lacks a CMS with the mindshare of, say, WordPress, which is good, because every unpatched Ruby on Rails CMS delivered to a non-technical company to serve as their website or backend to their mobile application will be compromised.

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Security Software Review Ruby Startup 101

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

The Mobile World Congress , possibly the largest International technology conference and definitely the most important mobile conference of the year is taking place in Barcelona this February 14-17. Mobile Apps and App stores – a new ecosystem was created and it’s here to stay (Check out LogiaGroup, Waze and Cellint).

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2021

But I think the, I just quickly adapted and I realized it wasn't just about writing software, things like customer service, marketing growth, those ideas were. Like mass market healthcare delivery--I literally couldn't find anybody that I thought was doing it the way I thought it should be done, and I decided that. ER : Really smart.

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