A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 14, 2011

Robert has been working in software since 2005. You need clever, carefully crafted copy and well-designed landing pages. Those higher costs make learning to write ads, manage campaigns, A/B test, and design landing pages a very expensive activity for an early stage, bootstrapping startup. (Powered by LaunchBit ).

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SoCal CTO

MAY 15, 2009

In 2005, Majid coauthored "Data Strategy" a book designed to help streamline information management within organizations. A creator and producer of social media, Michael’s responsibilities include leadership for the design team, concept creation and strategic consulting for highly engaging interactive experiences.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Now, thanks to social media, you don't have to outspend.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2019

Established in 2000 in Russia, the MetaQuotes Software Corporation has arguably revolutionised mobile trading in developed companies across the globe. The corporation’s flagship product remains the MetaTrader 4 (MT4), which was initially launched in 2005 and remains the standard-bearer for excellence in the industry.

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). Sam did all this analysis before even deciding to build V1 of his software and before we put serious money behind him launching.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 24, 2019

At the beginning of Coremetrics, there was no such thing as “the end of software” (a term that Salesforce.com popularized and now they are the largest Software as a Service company in the history of the world, with a market cap as of this writing of $132.7 Software as a Service. this was 2005. Then SaaS?—?Software

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 29, 2013

Work fast, track competitors and design a great icon. What makes Gliffy’s story especially interesting is that Microsoft invited the company to participate – even though Gliffy competes with Microsoft’s own Visio software. ‘We were thinking, is there any other software package that is larger, worldwide?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

In 2005, SETI@home changed its software: instead of the old SETI@home Classic they started using the Berkeley Open Infrastructure for Network Computing , or BOINC for short — a software framework that enables volunteers to participate in projects other than SETI@home. Searching for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2013

While so many landing page optimization efforts go toward better structure , copy , design or call to action - it’s often the missing scent that’s the culprit. Same girl, same design, same call to action look, same copy. Ad design (or email design etc) needs to match landing page design. They match!

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The Entrepreneurial Mind

NOVEMBER 8, 2010

Brian Roland, an alumnus of Belmont University, had been working with Sprint for five years designing and developing online employee procurement portals for Fortune 100 companies. With a demonstrated market need and limited competition, Roland partnered with a custom software developer to co-found Abenity Inc.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

Founded in 2005, the company has since delivered more than $1 billion from employers to freelancers. The competition was intended for software developers from Russia and Ukraine. In conversations about freelancing and online marketplaces for remote contract workers of the tech industry, the name of oDesk floats up pretty often.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

Just so we’re clear, I don’t receive anything for promoting this tool, I just think it’s the right one for this use.) Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. .

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

Or maybe it involves creating and communicating a special pricing plan, designed to secure early renewals and lock in a longer renewal term. Maybe that involves a customer appreciation program to reach out to every existing customer personally at least 120 days before their contract comes due.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2022

And I think as we talk just a little bit, as we got started, you started in 2005. Even the blogging software is really referred to as just content management, mm-hmm software systems. That's 100% designed for your online business. They've got lots of great software out there now for editing. So intimate.

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 11, 2020

The number of people working remotely in the United States has risen by nearly 80 percent between 2005 and 2012. Furthermore, many businesses purchase software or subscribe to the newest, shiniest platform or tool only to discover that communication and processes became more complicated rather than easier.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

From a technical standpoint, in addition to being a skilled programmer, the CTO should have a background in architecture and database design. Partners W3 EDGE Concentric Sky Rackspace Intridea Dynect DNS Webtrends Global Syndication Partners ABCNews CNN Forbes Metro USAToday Yahoo ©2005-2011 Mashable, Inc. Have an account?

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

Huge structural under-employment in much of the country and full employment in some niche tech markets where it’s impossible to hire developers, designers or sales professionals. An obvious example is Google who may have gotten less market attention if there would have been 8 well-financed competitors during the 2001-2005 timeframe.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

” And she’s like, “Well, this web design thing is actually pretty interesting. So I mean, content, as far as I can tell, for marketers, is literally anything that you put out that’s I think particularly designed to educate, entertain, inspire, not necessarily directly sell. I’m going to use their software.”

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

It’s designed to provide capacity to nonprofits in the areas that they’re weakest. Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. Provide free pro bono services (law, accounting, software, AmEx, Cooley, Pillsbury, Google). We’ve moved >$1b in resources from the corporate sector to nonprofits.

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Altgate

SEPTEMBER 16, 2010

The presentation was on outsourcing generally, not just software engineering and the audience was very early stage companies (some yet to be founded). Almost certainly accounting is a support service and should be outsourced (unless, perhaps, you’re selling accounting software and you need to eat your own dogfood!).

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 3, 2017

The Hacker Chick Blog ended up becoming one of the top agile software development blogs on the Internet. I started my company in 2005 as a full-service marketing agency. That makes us work all the harder to perfect our designs. while, by the way, my company’s did not). Thanks to Abby Fichtner, Hacker Chick ! #8-

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 23, 2013

“So, in 2005, we launched our very own platform. Gradually, people started asking if they could use our software to help them build online stores – and Shopify was born. It also works as a fully featured mobile application, and retailers can manage their shop on the go through the mobile app.

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500hats.com

AUGUST 2, 2012

It’s no coincidence we designed 500 Startups with these evolutions in mind, altho none of the required strategies have been easy to execute and we are still refining our approach. Or, as my friend Marc Andreessen might say, Software Eats the Private Equity World. and no, we didn’t. But why are we all doing this?

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 24, 2013

I was officially trained in graphic design and advertising but with a strong passion in art since young. After graduating from Nanyang Polytechnic with a diploma in digital media design, I have spent a year in Tokyo working for the game company tri-Ace/Square-Enix, and then set up IFS with my current partners.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 26, 2011

This comes from Etsy seller Katie Blair Designs. The product revealed and note the subtle band of branding on the actual product - how will I ever forget Katie Blair Designs now. The series of photos below represent what I believe is a great example of how to deliver an experience with your product. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 23, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The following chart compare the impact of the tsunami in 2005 on the website traffic vs. the viral marketing campaign that they launched in 2007 with Popular Media. software. (10). Software 2.0:

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 27, 2017

For those that are familiar with Studio Press, it was pretty much the industry standard for word press things for many, many years powered by the [Janis 00:01:44] framework, which is our design framework that makes word press more powerful and easier to use. Why can’t you do design for me? We came together in 2010.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2011

Design and Operate a Referral System – part 2 Posted by : John Jantsch on Jun 13, 2011 | 5:54 am Categories : AMEX OpenForum , Marketing Strategy Tags : AMEX OPEN , New York Times Popular Posts Adding the Facebook Like. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : 5 Steps to Successful Fac.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 29, 2010

Berkeley’s Haas Business School since the fall of 2004 and in a joint MBA with Columbia since 2005. The cases are designed to have insufficient or confusing information and usually end with a dilemma. The case says he decides to charge $50,000 for his beta software and is now worrying whether anyone will buy it. Four Steps.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Click fraud first came to light in 2005, when several major cases were taken to court. Wired refers to these as “hordes of linked machines controlled by rogue software.” page speed , web design), so a sudden jump doesn’t guarantee foul play. Consider click-fraud software. Software can help. ( by robots.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2018

In the beginning of any technology revolution the technology gets ahead of the institutions designed to measure and regulate safety and standards. Since 2005 a second generation of active safety features have appeared. How do you design for situation awareness ? This feature was finally required in 2013. Aircraft Cockpits.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

I’m 34, I am a graphic and motion designer, I live in Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania), Romania, with my fiancee, Luciana, which I love very much and I hope we’ll get married soon. Because I loved drawing and painting I went to the Arts High School, and graduated the University of Arts and Design, here in my hometown, Cluj-Napoca.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 26, 2011

I don’t know how much practical intelligence you pick up here, but you might see a pattern in how a particular business has grown and evolved in design, offerings, and message. The Wayback Machine allows you to look at what any site in their archive looked like going back as far as ten years in some cases.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 28, 2011

Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. . Business owners and marketers don’t necessarily need.

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ReadWriteStart

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

All hardware and software must be readily available at all times for FDA inspection. Compliance requires a strict system that uses software to restrict access and secure records, among other tasks. This program is designed to enhance product quality and safety and help determine the lifecycle of a product.

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This is going to be BIG.

DECEMBER 26, 2011

It feels a lot like NYC as a whole did back in 2005--a handful of relatively disconnected folks, a few marquee companies and a whole lot of pent up interest in doing something impactful in the local community. Android Backlash. With the release of iCloud, that's less of an advantage now than it used to be.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 8, 2011

Business owners and marketers don’t necessarily need.

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