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Denouement

View from Seed

Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008). Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P. Image from Sequoia Capital presentation.

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How Employee Experience Shapes Brand Perception

Duct Tape Marketing

And we did that all the way back in 2008 and we said it, everyone went, you know, absolutely no way not gonna happen. (03:03): Now, you know, in 2023, people are going, well, you know, that's nothing new like Tiffani, like we've been doing this a while, but remember this was 2008. 03:51): Do we create a new role? Is the paper bamboo?

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Denouement

Agile VC

Good Times” presentation (Oct 2008). Aggregate VC investment in 2009 hits a low of roughly $20B, a figure last seen in 2003 in the wake of the bursting of the dotcom and telecom bubble and 2001 recession. We’re only a few months past Sequoia’s famous “R.I.P. Image from Sequoia Capital presentation.

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Never Hire Job Hoppers. Never. They Make Terrible Employees

Both Sides of the Table

When my company hit the fan in 2001 I could have easily walked and gotten a better paying job. Anyone around then knows that B2B stood for “back-to-banking&# and B2C stood for “back-to-consulting.&# I took people’s money. And good VC’s feel the same way. It was my job to stay and try and make things better.

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Is Emotion Necessary To Make More Sales?

ConversionXL

Before: For something a little lighter, in February of 2008 Mailchimp hired User Experience designer Aaron Walter and logo designer Jon Hicks to give the MailChimp experience the friendly vibe we’ve come to expect from the brand. Case Study #2 MailChimp Gets A Friendlier Design – Increases customer base by 600% In A Year.

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