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. All of those companies trade at high multiples.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 14, 2009

Posted on September 14, 2009 by steveblank Over the last 30 years Wall Street’s appetite for technology stocks have changed radically – swinging between unbridled enthusiasm to believing they’re all toxic. In this time, building a successful business meant building a company that had paying customers quarter after quarter.

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Brandanew

JULY 15, 2015

A frequency, far too low for the usual online customer. If an influencer is working with you, you need to be able to use that to propel and amplify you brand presence further and get in-roads into their customers and communities too. Do remember, organic brand searches/ interests ARE your strongest customers/ advocates.

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ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2017

That’s all to say, don’t waste the reader’s (the customer’s) time. While the following advice is more focused on innovative technology companies, the idea can be transferred to any sort of marketing writing, including product descriptions. Talk How Your Customer Talks (or ‘Everyone’ Is Not Your Customer).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. I thought, what would I do if I was trying to sell to a customer.

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Mucker Lab

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Combined with the usual summer slowdown, some are already raising the spectre of 2001 or 2008. Normal distributions do not exist; standard deviations are meaningless. Yes, it’s a big risk because the market can turn at any time, but if you believe in your product, and if your customers see the value, stop worrying about VCs.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

A Harvard Business Review (HBR) study of 4,700 public companies looked at the three years before, during, and after recessions. They do more of the same with less, often lowering quality and customer satisfaction. Companies in this category add features when customers desire greater value. Promotion. Pragmatic. Survey design.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 14, 2016

See Also: How and Why to Collect Customer Email Addresses. MailChimp is ideal for the startup and small business customer that needs to grow an email list with industry-leading tools and best practices. There are metrics to review. See Also: 13 Ways to Make Customers Desperately Want to Open Your Emails.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

Technology. Customer Center. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Tech. Personal Technology. 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.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

2) Help Others & Improve Upon Customer Service. I started my business namely to help others and to improve upon the aloof customer service being presented in the IT industry. I heard horror stories about how their technicians had chips on their shoulders, belittling customers with their elitist attitudes. That’s it.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

Corner Piece Productions doesn’t have its own website currently, but here’s the site for West of Her, which picked up five Best Narrative Feature awards over our festival tour this summer, along with rave review from critics across the country, and is set for wide video on demand distribution this year.

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