thebarefootvc

JULY 5, 2017

Roomba vacuums, launched in 2004, are an example. Both hardware (such as sensors that interact with the environment to collect data) and software (the algorithms that are able to intelligently interact with humans or other machines) have become more sophisticated. We’ve been using simplistic robots for years, often without knowing it.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

The company agreed to be acquired by Expedia/IAC in 2004 for $210 million in cash, a huge win for all, particularly given their amazing capital efficiency: they had only raised $4 million in venture capital. TripAdvisor And Expedia: From $4 million invested to $4 billion in value .

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

era emerged circa 2004, it really did feel like we’d discovered some kind of utopia. Today with algorithms we have a secret black box. Just like last century, corporations claim they can’t tell us what’s inside their algorithms as it’s ‘a trade secret’. But when the web 2.0 Bust our own myths.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

After taking another year to build a second email marketing startup (with Anvil running in the background), I finally decided it was time for me to commit to building my own team and Anvil grew in earnest in 2004. However, after 18 months of doing that it all came crashing down one day when Google changed their algorithm.

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Up and Running

MAY 6, 2015

Next week actually Google is rolling out a new algorithm that if your website is not mobile friendly and people are searching on mobile devices, they’re actually going to deprecate your results. Peter: I feel like the industrial design guys were so happy about this kind of thing in 2002, 2004. Jonathan: Interesting.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

When we started IMVU in 2004, we could rely on a staggering amount of open source software that jumpstarted our initial product offering. These days, successful programming is as much about processing data as creating algorithms. Even though PHPs syntax is an inelegant beast, the overall platform is impressively readable.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

I’ve been doing split and multivariate tests since 2004, and have watched nearly every one like a hawk. The title may seem a bit controversial, but this is a fairly common question I get from large (and small) companies – “Should I run A/A tests to check whether my experiment is working?”.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Fun does not include ERP or accounting or any other algorithmically non interesting character shuffling or dynamically generated SQL queries, so that you can collect micropayments from already broke teens. Basically, any Algorithm-able person cannot be a bad programmer. Its the algorithms, logic and organization that are important.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

When Facebook first launched in 2004, it was text-only. Video content typically performs best on social media because it keeps users on their platforms for longer, meaning algorithms are likely to favor your content over text-based posts alone. Create social media content that serves your audience.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2017

Google updates their search algorithms hundreds of times a year, and values user experience over most other ranking factors. On the opposite side of the spectrum, an oft quoted study (Lin, 2004) found that strategically positioning white space increases comprehension by up to 20%. That’s how serious they are about UX.

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