Startup Lessons Learned

JUNE 15, 2018

David Meyer founded Adopt-a-Pet.com (formerly 1-800-Save-A-Pet.com) in 2000 as a way of ending pet overpopulation. Instead of running a non-profit that happened to be a web site, they reconceived Adopt-a-Pet as a technology company that happened to be a non-profit. The result was a reframing of how they understood their mission.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Requirements: You must be a safe driver, not afraid to put miles on your ride and an iPhone or Android in order to use the Lyft mobile app. Lyft requires you to be at least 23 years old and have your own four-door car (2000 or newer) in good working condition. Task Rabbit. An online marketplace offering 3.5

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The Next Web

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Narayana Murthy pulled a Michael Dell when he called time on his two-year-long retired life and retook charge at Infosys, the Indian information technology (IT) giant he had founded three decades ago in a small apartment with six others. Infosys would now be a technology solutions provider. All the way from 1993 to 2000.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Discover the importance of adapting traditional SEO tactics to accommodate the advancements in AI technology, from content creation to technical optimization. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John (04:23): Yeah, we had a 2000 page site that we did just that to 1400 pages and immediately lifted their results.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud.

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Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

mobile, locations, layering of services, data management, portability & more]. Social Networking is Becoming Mobile. The most obvious change is that now social networks become mobile & “location aware.&# The highest profile brand in this space is FourSquare. ask microsoft, aol/time warner & google].

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Where to Play

AUGUST 18, 2020

We usually tend to think of innovation in terms of advanced technologies. In 2000, they included tentage into their portfolio and since then they have established themself as a premium brand in marriage event management. Time to revenue is low due to short transactional volume and the short sale cycle.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 5, 2013

RFP-EZ and Innovative Contracting Tools Making it easier for the government to do business with small, high-growth tech companies, and enabling the government to buy better, lower-cost tech solutions from the full range of American businesses. ProjectMyUSA on Twitter. The objective of the RFP-EZ 2.0

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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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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 12, 2010

In the technology world there are a few websites that most startups track to keep up with the latest financings, acquisitions, product announcements and gossip: BusinessInsider, TechCrunch, Mashable, GigaOm, etc. There is an industry changing shift going on in the internet and mobile-based IT space for sure. Dan also agrees with this.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It allows you to analyze your SRT, monitor your pages, and test your site’s speed on a mobile device. Here’s an example of how it looks: PSI provides insight into both the mobile and desktop versions of your site and gives you vital information on what you could improve. Google has started to recommend a format called JPEG 2000.

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www.usatoday.com

JULY 16, 2012

Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Talking Tech. Talking Your Tech. Sponsored Links Americans with heaps of stuff, skills and time are connecting online with tech-savvy and early adopters eager to share and rent homes, cars, tools and services in exchange for deep savings. Skip to Main Content. Game Hunters.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Why Good-Better-Best Prices Are So Effective | Rafi Mohammed-Harvard Business Review – [link]. How do I find good technical co-founders? Why Good-Better-Best Prices Are So Effective | Rafi Mohammed-Harvard Business Review – [link]. The Ultimate Photoshop Patterns Collection: 2000+ Patterns – [link].

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. Our growth started in Silicon Valley and our users were still predominantly from the tech world for the first year or two. How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. May 26, 2011. Read More ».

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones. Then at the request of merchants, we settled for the mobile number. No more membership forms to fill out or cards to carry – just click like then give your mobile number to the cashier when you pay.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. The Funding Problem. Today’s Normalization.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

Tech News and Analysis. AT&T promised in April to open Watson up to general development, but on Monday AT&T SVP for technology and network operations John Donovan made the launch official in a blog post , revealing seven different “contexts,” or language libraries, that app builders can access to speechify their products.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 3, 2016

2 – Our Flagship Technology. Since we’re a mobile app company we wanted a product name that was short, easily remembered, non-controversial and at least somewhat descriptive of the service. When filing for incorporation ATLAS Technologies was already taken, so Mobile was added since that’s our focus.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

According to an Accenture study, companies are increasingly becoming invested in creation, with 62% of high-growth companies planning to invest in technologies that lead to higher rates of innovation study. Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

It is only possible if one has the right technical knowledge. Conduct your research and find what works best, for example many online casinos allow customers to deposit and withdraw via their mobile phone bill using a premium rate SMS service. Partner with a provider that will bring out the best as you continue with the journey.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

Technology is changing the way sales is conducted. The biggest new trends, according to a 2015 Gartner study , are cloud, mobility and the use of data and AI in decision-making. And as I mentioned, technology is making sales generally more sophisticated. Dropoff reduced drastically due to no dead centres of uninteresting slides.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

By 2011, the number of subscribers worldwide had surpassed 5 Billion and cellular communication had become an unprecedented technological revolution.” ( article via @trengriffin ). I don’t think very many people put young kids into taxis (due to trust), but they are quite comfortable doing this in an Uber. The Atlantic (3/25/12).

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www.inc.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Technology | Thursdays. TECHNOLOGY. Technology. Jumpstart was one of Grahams first clients; it signed on shortly after he founded Arizona Bay, in 2000. Like a venture capitalist reviewing business plans, he now weighs the potential of every company Arizona Bay works with. Join our community. Forgot login ?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2014

This is the first of a two-part series on mobile conversion and how to improve it. It’s based on thousands of user tests conducted by UserTesting , the leading usability testing service for mobile apps and websites. Why Doesn’t Mobile Convert? But according to Forrester , up to 30% of traffic to major websites comes from mobile.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2017

They’re pulling in things like critical reviews so if a business is on [00:03:32] or Eater or some of these other — depending on your industry you know maybe it’s something like Superlawyers if you’re a lawyer. John: What do you think about the trend to blend organic and paid. David: Sure. ” That sounds terrible.

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Board Effect

OCTOBER 18, 2022

While the Gen Z and millennial populations have a few differences, what they have in common is their love for technology. The right technology will be an incentive to recruit younger generations to work with your nonprofit. The millennial generation was born between 1980 and 2000. We’ll look at them one at a time. Millennials.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 15, 2009

million which closed the first week of March 2000 – a week before the market crashed. We hired a head of technology, a head of customer service, a head of marketing, a head of strategy (which no startup should ever hire) a CFO and, ugh, 33 developers. I’m not trying to take credit beyond where credit is due.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Alex Su, the owner of Tpumps Tea Store wanted to implement a mobile-only loyalty program vs. one that uses plastic cards, figuring it would be cool with his customers because they seemed “hip”.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Alex Su, the owner of Tpumps Tea Store wanted to implement a mobile-only loyalty program vs. one that uses plastic cards, figuring it would be cool with his customers because they seemed “hip”.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Alex Su, the owner of Tpumps Tea Store wanted to implement a mobile-only loyalty program vs. one that uses plastic cards, figuring it would be cool with his customers because they seemed “hip”.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Alex Su, the owner of Tpumps Tea Store wanted to implement a mobile-only loyalty program vs. one that uses plastic cards, figuring it would be cool with his customers because they seemed “hip”.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

9:33) Scaling Up Excellence , process debt, technical debt, and human capital debt, plus rapid prototyping during the pandemic. (13:58) 28:12) The pandemic as a moment to invest in people and technology, have a plan and execute. And I said, "Would you like a mobile trailer we can put here and you can just sleep in the trailer?"

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Professor VC

FEBRUARY 12, 2008

Of course, rigorous diligence is performed, the team is challenged, and assumptions are tested. I was previously a founder of Bizmetric in 2000 (your firm chose not to invest) and am now working on a startup using 3D architectural visualization for green building. How Much Diligence is Due. February 15, 2008 2:08 PM.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

First, your average human today is inundated with over 2000 outbound marketing interruptions per day. How do you think evolving and/or new online marketing technologies and processes will change inbound marketing in the coming year? Having the right technologies in play can go a long way in accelerating business growth.

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Occam's Razor

MAY 2, 2017

All I have access to is just a cursory review of their digital existence. 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. They stink when it comes to user experience, even more so on mobile. If you want to play along.

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