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Ardent War Story 5: The Best Marketers Are Engineers

Steve Blank

Other advisors provided marketing with industry-specific advice in our initial vertical markets (computational fluid dynamics, computational chemistry, finite element analysis, and petroleum engineering). Some of these advisors from the academic community would work with our of VP of Engineering and help us solve specific technical problems.

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This Week in VC with Om Malik & Paul Jozefak

Both Sides of the Table

We also talked about how brands are increasing driving much of their traffic to Facebook and away from their own web pages. Founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus , Michael Luxton, Eric Schiermeyer, Justin Waldron, Andrew Trader, and Steve Schoettler. Network of vertical focused sites: BeachMint, BeachMint, WineMint, etc.;

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Why Lightspeed invested in Bonobos

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Today we’re announcing that Lightpseed and Accel are investing in Bonobos , a vertically-integrated men’s apparel etailer. Bonobos was founded in 2007 by a couple of Stanford Business school students, selling better fitting pants out of their dorm room. I am happy to say that I have a lot of their pants in my closet!

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“It takes a very special founder to build a media business long term. I have not met many.” Five Questions With Howard Lindzon

Hunter Walker

HW: In 2006 you created Wallstrip, an online video company focused on the finance vertical. HL: I get approached on media startups all the time and was an angel investor in Business Insider back in 2007. It remains silly hard to monetize even the best web video content, even at scale. what guidance would you give them?

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Advice for CTO Founders: Don't Let Business Kill the Business

www.informationarbitrage.com

Posted at 12:28 AM in Web/Tech | Permalink Comments Advice for CTO Founders: Dont Let Business Kill the Business Founding a technology company is an amazing thing. I don't want to see any more of you with crappy business guys ruining your great ideas, ok? Information Arbitrage by Roger Ehrenberg. All Rights Reserved.

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Money Out of Nowhere: How Internet Marketplaces Unlock Economic Wealth

abovethecrowd.com

What started as a web site to trade laser pointers and Beanie Babies (the Pez dispenser start is quite literally a legend), today enables transactions of approximately $100B per year. In many cases, a deeper focus on a particular category or vertical allows these marketplaces to distinguish themselves from broader marketplaces like eBay.

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

Web Design. Prior to the iPhone’s introduction in mid-2007, designers could rely on windows at least 700 pixels wide (if they ignored accessibility). You want Smashing Magazine on a Web-enabled TV ? Web pages don’t have to use 12- or 16-column grids, and websites don’t have to follow strict hierarchies.

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