Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Mastering SEO in the Age of AI written by Tosin Jerugba read more at Duct Tape Marketing  The Duct Tape Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interviewed Stephan Spencer, an acclaimed SEO expert and founder of net Concepts, an interactive agency specializing in search engine optimization.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

We’re now in the second Internet bubble. 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. August 1995 – March 2000: The Dot.Com Bubble. Carpe Diem. The world of building profitable startups ended in 1995.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2020 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company. That’s about the same ratio that angel investors claim.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

2- Personal inspiration Photo Credit: Terina Nicole I launched my business 23 years ago in the year 2000. We also recognized that Prime Office Space is a phrase that people looking for office space online naturally search for, so it helps with our visibility in search results. We wanted to say no to Tingo!

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Naming Entrepreneur Technical Review Design 127

Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2011

Ben and his partner Marc Andreessen (the founder of Netscape and author of the first commercial web browser on the Internet ) are the definition of Smart Money. I’ve followed them with a few observations about the Internet that may help frame the scope of the debate. Is this tech bubble as broad as the 1995-2000 dot.com bubble – no.

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The Equity Kicker

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

I think it might actually be more useful to think of the PC and the internet as separate revolutions with the PC related bubble crashing in the late 1980s and the PC deployment period thereafter overlapping with the installation period for the internet. Innovation in the installation period is in the core technologies (e.g.

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Internet eCommerce Stock Search 137

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

Google was the 11th major search engine, not the first. Their technology proved superior, but "a better search engine" was hardly a new idea. In retrospect we say that Google transformed how people find information, and further, how advertising works on the Internet.

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Technical Review Software Review Engineer Search 243

Agile VC

MAY 23, 2012

The End of “Internet” Companies. Al Gore's 2012 Induction to the Internet Hall of Fame. I’m not sure whether it’s 10 years from now or 50 years from now, but at some point in the medium to long term future we’ll cease talking about “internet” companies in any meaningful sense.

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Internet Silicon Valley IPO Seed Stage 182

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 15, 2010

It was the first company to do “paid search&# back when Larry & Sergey were saying they would never do it. They want to monetize the Twitter stream via contextual search matching. But Twitter.com (which will likely improve dramatically on UI, I’m guessing) will be the main event for Twitter search.

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Venture Capital Affiliate Valuation San Francisco 271

The Next Web

DECEMBER 3, 2013

Toss around the term “Millennial” in your favorite search engine and it brings up perceived characteristics attributed to the generation. age group varies according to source, but the generation is roughly composed of those born between 1981 and 2000, according to Pew Research. Isn’t that what all millennials just want: respect?

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Email Software Review Technical Review Social Media 141

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Without it, the page will take longer to load, which can damage the user experience and, ultimately, search engine rankings. More recently, Google Search Console rolled out a Core Web Vitals section, which tracks a set of website performance metrics that focus on user experience. How does server response time impact SEO? Conclusion.

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Caching Development Team Review Hosting Software Review 102

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

First, your average human today is inundated with over 2000 outbound marketing interruptions per day. Second, it has become far more convenient and cost-effective to learn about something new (or to shop) using the internet, versus attending a day-long seminar at the Marriott or flying to a trade show in Las Vegas.

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Asia Las Vegas Marketing Technical Review 100

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. So how does a company act like a startup in search of new business models while still continuing to successfully execute? Thank you for the kind introduction.

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Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 329

A Crowded Space

JANUARY 17, 2019

There are millions of chess players in the world, and I believe the vast majority of serious players know their ELO ranking and also know exactly what it means to be 1000, 1500, or 2000. Over the past 20 years, they’ve added another 150+ behavioral factors to assess importance and relevance of any webpage to any search query.

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Software Review Software Developers Software Development Search 60

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2019

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria. Here are the largest flocks: Gust (formerly AngelSoft).

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Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 241

Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Remembering the insanity before 2000. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. Revenue models became more important a measure than traffic, although market share was and still is an over-weighted part of the value of any Internet-based entity. And the numbers were staggering. Microsoft paid $9.00

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Revenue Metrics Advertising Internet 118

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

I despised every minute of it, which is why I decided to establish an internet business. Instead of watching TV or trolling the internet I thought I'd try my hands at coding. 18 months and 2000 hours later I finished coding the software and released it. I was so amazed at how the internet works.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. Since Keiretsu Forum’s founding in 2000, its members have invested over $180M in 200 companies in technology, consumer products, healthcare/life sciences, and real estate. Or does it? I’ll come back to that later.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 29, 2021

We all want to see our website ranking on the top of Google search results. Sure, you can go for a paid search campaign to drive more paid traffic to your site. Here’s a 5-point SEO plan to help you improve your online presence and attain better organic search rankings. Using Google Search. But, it is not everlasting.

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SEO Search Mobile Web 147

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. 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6% 1999-2000 37.5%

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SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Another good online approach is a simple Internet search for articles like the “ The top 40 startup accelerators and incubators in North America in 2018 ” But don’t expect incubators to magically convert your pre-hatched idea into a successful company. That’s about the same ratio that angel investors claim.

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Incubator Silicon Valley North America Small Business Administration 218

SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be. Kevin Federline Search Engine Realistic Entrprenuer's Guide to Venture Capital Time Rich, Time Poor and Apple F2F Still Matters 8 Ways the Internet has Changed Software Marketing.

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Open Source Business Model Technical Cofounder Southern California 150

Hearpreneur

MARCH 16, 2018

After I looked like a slob on the biggest day of my life I scoured the internet to find the solution I was looking for. So I started my own law firm, rather than going through what I feared would be a humiliating job search, filled with other candidates who had followed a more traditional path. Photo Credit: Rob Kessler.

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Entrepreneur Cuba Haiti Technical Review 99

Women Entrepreneurs Can

JUNE 15, 2021

Digital marketing refers to the use of the internet to make your product known to various consumers. In 2016, the number of internet users increased from 413 million in 2000 to 3.4 This growth translates to more people accessing and using internet services for a myriad of activities. Pay-per-Click Advertising.

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Audience Social Media Marketing SEO 52

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

is the leading consumer internet company with Terry Semel as CEO. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. One partnership was clearly very divided and a vocal minority of GPs thought consumer internet companies were a massive waste of time and money. link] leehower.

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Term Sheet Silicon Valley Technical Review Social Network 178

Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

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. The internet is working. Today, there are over 2.1

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Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 63

ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2014

About 79% of American households have personal computers, 58% of Americans have smartphones, and 42% have tablets, according to Pew Internet and the US Census Bureau. Not only that but mobile traffic is now 18 times the size of the entire internet traffic from 2000. According to Cisco, Mobile Traffic grew by 81% in 2013.

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Mobile Conversion eCommerce Design 122

Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest and other relevant criteria. Here are the largest flocks: Gust (formerly AngelSoft).

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North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor Angel Investor 289

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 11, 2017

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest, and other relevant criteria. Here are the largest flocks: Gust (formerly AngelSoft).

Angel Investor 167

Angel Investor North America Accredited Investor Angel Groups 167

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. They recognize the average lifespan of a client is 3-6 months, so they implement a strong sales team to consistently search for new clients. It was in year 2000 and my friend and I were young and ambitious. Thanks to Emily Mazza, Mazza Virtual Assistants ! #7-

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Entrepreneur Czech Republic Retention B2C 113

500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

While a flood of new VCs came into existence during the late 90’s internet boom, many had difficulty raising new funds after the crashes of 2000-2001 and 2008 , and as a result significantly fewer fund managers exist now compared to a decade ago. In the past ten years there have been several dramatic changes in venture capital.

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Silicon Valley Early Stage Venture Capital Valuation 74

Agile VC

JULY 11, 2012

And while the internet created both tremendous reward and tremendous investment carnage leading up to and after the 2000 tech bubble, it’s created long run disruption of broad sectors of media, advertising, business software & computing, and retail commerce and VCs that missed this shift have faced real struggles.

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Silicon Valley Carried Interest Cofounder Boston 240

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. So of course returns from 2000-2010 were subpar on average for the industry. In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million.

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Venture Capital Technical Review LP Mobile 347

Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 20, 2013

With today’s access to the Internet, and Google searches, it really isn’t that hard. As an entrepreneur, you simply use their investor search engine to find appropriate investors for your business according to location, industry interest and other relevant criteria. Here are the largest flocks: Gust (formerly AngelSoft).

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Angel Investor North America Rhode Island Accredited Investor 270

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. The only other ways to get discovered was to have good organic search results or to get covered by a major blog site. I set up my laptop, connected to the Internet, opened the compulsory 15 page PowerPoint deck and waited for my adoring fans. And covered we did.

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Venture Capital Term Sheet San Diego Viral 274

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”? Take search-oriented creative agency Rise at Seven. You’d think that no one could recreate a product so sophisticated and advanced as space rockets, right?

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109