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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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 18, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The Number One Mistake People Make When It Comes To Referral Marketing - [link]. A VC: MBA Mondays: Revenue Models – Subscriptions – [link].

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ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

BUT – most marketing experiments are done wrong. The cars we drive, the computer or mobile device you are using to read this sentence, the Great Wall of China, Abercrombie and Fitch advertisements – all of them have gone through some form of the scientific method applied many times over a period of months, years, or even decades.

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Brandanew

DECEMBER 2, 2015

Significant changes in consumer expectations are manifested through social media, consumer generated content and immersive digital marketing experiences. Stay on top of all the digital marketing trends for brand success in 2016 and beyond. 2 Transmedia Storytelling will continue on the mobile ( Short, responsive, fun!).

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Version One Ventures

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Up until late August, Lightning Labs had capped the channel capacity and payment size for users of their popular implementation of the network to ~$2000 USD and ~$500 respectively to better protect user funds with experimental software. . And >40% of that revenue is coming from in-game purchases. At least not yet.

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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. Which brings me back to your mobile phones. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Thank you for the kind introduction.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions. While all this was true, something else was going on.

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Ben's Blog

MARCH 24, 2011

Let’s look at public market comparables and venture capital flows to see if we can find a match. Public market comparables. In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. When Netscape peaked in the late 90s, we had 90% market share and 50 million users.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Transcript of Focus on Existing Assets to Generate Better Marketing Results written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast we speak with Louis Gudema to talk about his approach called bullseye marketing, check it out. What does not marketing mean?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2020

They were able to increase their sign-up rate for their product by 22% while reducing their marketing costs. However, when we talk about product analytics, we’re really talking about companies who offer products such as web apps or mobile apps. Questions such as: What marketing channels are driving the best users (i.e.

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Berkonomics

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Since in most cases, there was no revenue in many of these companies, all trying to gain market share at any cost, we had to invent the metric to use. Remembering the insanity before 2000. But, when the bubble burst in 2000, most of us quickly grew up. Revenue experiments (and failures).

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. Early Stage Marketing and Branding – Farida Fotouh.

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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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ConversionXL

JULY 18, 2017

They were able to increase their sign up rate for their product by 22% while reducing their marketing costs. However, when we talk about product analytics these days, we are really talking about companies who offer products such as web apps or mobile apps. Questions such as: What marketing channels are driving the best users (i.e.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? Does Facebook have a permanent dominance of the future given their 500m users? The Present Era.

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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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ConversionXL

JULY 18, 2017

They were able to increase their sign up rate for their product by 22% while reducing their marketing costs. However, when we talk about product analytics these days, we are really talking about companies who offer products such as web apps or mobile apps. Questions such as: What marketing channels are driving the best users (i.e.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” As a result, AdWords boasts over one million customers and over $30B in annual revenue. This transition adds even more complexity to the conversion puzzle, as you now need to track and understand conversion on mobile as well.

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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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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

In 2000, Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr founded StubHub , a secondary ticket exchange marketplace. In November of this year, the company announced that it had achieved “substantially” more than $1B in revenue in the third quarter. Popular categories include web developers, mobile developers, designers, writers, and accountants.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. 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. Horace Dediu, Asymco.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

I set out to address the environmental hazard of single use plastic bags and all the waste they were (and still are) by introducing a better solution, ECOBAGS®, to the market; a reusable bag made both ethically and sustainably. I have been working with my Partners since November 2000. 8-Provide high-quality personalized marketing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2013

Many small business owners and young entrepreneurs are intimidated by marketing. There’s a good reason for this: marketing is expensive, can be time-consuming, and can be a waste of time. But marketing, when planned and executed correctly, can also lead to more sales and revenue. Online Marketing.

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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. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.

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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. We didn’t give up. Millennials.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. I’m curious how you think about that pre-money in retrospect and in the context of “market” today.

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 23, 2015

Jason Young , co-founder of MindBlown Labs , which makes mobile social games to teach young adults about personal finance. So) we explored other markets. Steve : What are the other markets you’re going to go into? At that point, we decided to do a mobile game. … We talked to people who ran golf courses.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

a leading Israeli provider of highly integrated network processors optimized for mobile backhaul, 3G and 4G wireless and wireline broadband networks. Wintegra, founded in 2000, has 165 employees with the majority of its R&D development team located in Ra’anana, Israel, and Austin, Texas. billion, of which $2.5

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 23, 2012

Witness, for example, this terrific Fast Company article on Bill Nguyen , serial entrepreneur who’s seventh startup “Color” famously raised $41m for a new mobile app before it even launched. They said I don’t understand mobile. invested, IPO’ed in 2000 for $32/share — stock price now $2.

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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.

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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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ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

We often talk about online conversion optimization without mentioning that many businesses, especially B2B, rely on offline sales to produce revenue. The biggest new trends, according to a 2015 Gartner study , are cloud, mobility and the use of data and AI in decision-making. Why Is This Useful To Marketers? Image Source.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

Instead, focus on evidence-based marketing. Buyer personas are essentially a specific group of potential customers, an archetypal person whom you want your marketing to reach. People care about themselves and answers to their problems, which is why buyer personas are so critical for marketing success. Image credit).

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. The same article notes 30% more time spent analyzing marketing performance data yields 3x higher open rates and 2x click through rates for email.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. The same article notes 30% more time spent analyzing marketing performance data yields 3x higher open rates and 2x click through rates for email.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 1, 2010

Conceived in 1987 by Motorola and spun out in 1990 as a separate company, Iridium planned to build a mobile telephone system that would work anywhere on earth. All were predicated on the state of the mobile phone industry in 1990. In the eleven years since they had been at work, Iridium’s potential market had shrunk nearly every day.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. The same article notes 30% more time spent analyzing marketing performance data yields 3x higher open rates and 2x click through rates for email.

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