ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

This explains more: [link] Whether something has a cost doesn't change how our systems work. First Click Free (2008). Metering does allow sites to segment users who hit your paywall—a key audience for conversion optimization. For sites that rely on a lead-in, it’s a different conversation.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2023

15:11] Where does employer branding fit into the conversation of employee experience? [17:18] 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): We've moved from trying to make call centers a cost center to make it more of a revenue generation engine, right?

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2011

Technology has made many aspects of business more convenient and cost-effective. Wait until you’ve cooled down and can send a measured, carefully worded e-mail or, heck, go have a face-to-face conversation with the person. That e-mail you’re about to send is permanent — unlike your momentary anger.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 30, 2020

Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows that during economic downturns like the Dot Com crash and the financial crisis of 2008, more than 100% of net job growth comes from companies that are less than five years old. The series D insured that Linkedin had the capabilities to play both offense and defense in the 2008 crisis.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 23, 2014

Lower costs to start a business (95% reduction), many more companies created & funded by angels / seed. We’re all socially connected (so great businesses spread faster). We all have one-click purchase power (Apple, Google, Amazon, eBay). The VC market has right-sized (returned back to mid 90′s levels & less competition).

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 29, 2021

I figured that telephonic conversations provide limited help to the victims, and physical intervention is required. In 2008 a study was published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology that links happiness to authenticity, revealing that people who consistently live by their convictions and truths are happier and have higher self-esteem.

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David Teten

AUGUST 6, 2013

Founders from ten startups had the opportunity to present in front of a panel of investors and journalists, and we’ve had conversations since with one of them about investing. Photo: Downtown Miami skyline as seen from Miami Beach in January 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia). Thanks to Rikki Novetsky for help drafting this article.

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ReadWriteStart

MAY 5, 2011

and Singapore at significantly higher prices and presumably would be open to sourcing lower-cost parts. I advised him to get into deeper conversations with these 50 companies and get a better feel for what applications they would build and how they want to pay for the platform: license, subscription, or transaction fee.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 16, 2010

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] But my conversations in the private corridors on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley is that many fund sizes will be smaller going forward. The top quartile funds have performed well. Others will, too.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 5, 2010

Through comment conversations with many of you I tried to emphasize that it isn’t enough to just have one attribute. About 18 months ago in early 2008 we hired an analyst (pre-MBA), but wanted to wait until after Summer to hire a post-MBA associate. I’ll pay my own moving costs and if we don’t raise the fund you owe me nothing.”.

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SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

What I really liked in my conversations with The Hive is that they are willing to work with and fund ventures that would never get VC dollars. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. ► February (2) CTO Founders / Cofounders Part-Time Startup CTO?

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

This is particularly true in New York, where their traditional financial services industry client base has sustained significant damage since the 2008 financial crisis. And on the periphery, we like to help our members with some basic resources, at no additional cost. In that way, we see the value from both sides.

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BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

Balanced growth vs. growth at all costs: No conversation about 2019 will be complete without considering the uncertain economic, financial and geopolitical environment in which we are currently living. Look at 2001 and 2008’s Lehman collapse and Sequoia RIP Good Times deck for lessons learned.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Q: What is the opportunity cost of not being in tech? A: Tech is a $5tn industry, and is only a small % of total GDP.

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Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Revenue growth: 51% YoY (2010), 1% YoY (2009), 131% YoY (2008). At the end of the day Kayak’s playing a key role in the online travel process, but it appears more of the revenue comes from filling top of the conversion funnel rather than the middle or bottom of it. Financial Snapshot: 2010 Revenue: $170 million.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Q: What is the opportunity cost of not being in tech? A: Tech is a $5tn industry, and is only a small % of total GDP.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

You’d think conversion optimization and SEO should play together nicely, right? In theory, conversion optimization aims to improve the user experience, which, conveniently, is what Google wants to do as well with their top search results. How do you balance traffic acquisition with conversion optimization?

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Cracking the Code

JULY 10, 2009

It all started on March 31, 2008. United apologized, plans to use the video internally to help " change its culture ," and, according to a spokeswoman for the carrier: "We are in conversation with one another to make what happened right." 1st 2008 with a base value of 100.00 ► 2008. (11). Happy New Year 2008!

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 7, 2010

Igor's focus is large retailers, and he has had conversations with a couple of them in the UK. He seems to be worried about server costs and such and is trying to do high dollar value deals without reference customers. As long as the deals cover his infrastructure costs, he should not be worried.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 25, 2010

Heres an excerpt: The Startups Rules of Speed - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review Every startup that achieves success eventually faces a critical moment — whether to speed up or slow down. Read the rest of The Startups Rules of Speed - The Conversation - Harvard Business Review. (for Are we going too fast?

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

Finally, we’ll zoom out and assess the big picture: how various categories of company may be impacted long-term, how this crisis compares to 2008 (and what that means for early-stage founders), and the industries and business models that are now prime for growth. Transcript: Hi, and welcome to the a16z podcast. I’m Lauren Murrow.

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Eric Friedman

JULY 28, 2008

I had the chance to interview Randy Peterson of P&G for his upcoming participation in Search Engine Strategies 2008: San Jose where he will be speaking on the Keynote Roundtable: “Why Does Search Get the Credit for Everything?” For paid search, execution at a certain cost per click (visitor) is a basic measure of success.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Often crowdsourcing sites have a lower cost, which is good for your marketing budget, but the quality of designers and designs can vary. Founded in 2008 by a group of designers, 99designs is among the most visible brands for crowdsourced logos, website design, graphic design, and more. DesignCrowd was also established in 2008.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2008, KFC used a Brinks armored truck and briefcase marked “Top Secret” to transport the recipe while upgrading the vault. After the games are played and the episodes released, reality constrains conversation. Two different suppliers prepare the 11 herbs and spices so that neither knows the full recipe.

Customer 108

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 24, 2013

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Increase customer leads and conversion. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle. Build your brand and expert visibility.

Social Media 271

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2020

This was supposed to be Airbnb's biggest year by many measures, including its IPO, which was one of the most anticipated since the 2008 financial crisis. Raise money and cut costs. Instead, the global pandemic has turned 2020 into its most harrowing year. The worst decision is no decision. Preserve cash.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

In 2008, KFC used a Brinks armored truck and briefcase marked “Top Secret” to transport the recipe while upgrading the vault. After the games are played and the episodes released, reality constrains conversation. Two different suppliers prepare the 11 herbs and spices so that neither knows the full recipe.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Your conversion rate is not what it could be – and you know you need to do something about it. If you just go ahead and redesign your site, chances are that it will fail – conversions / revenue per visitor actually go down. The development takes way longer, and ends up costing way more. Probably not though.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

It’s true that the carrier then gets their huge slice for being the billing and payment engine but the idea is that you as a website more than make up for this in terms of customer conversion. Marketing and lead automation software for businesses; claim to have largest market share in sector since March 2008. 15mm in Series A.

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SoCal CTO

MARCH 22, 2007

Im constantly frustrated by conversations that take place in discussion groups that cant cross the border into the blog world. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. User Interface Beyond the Web Site ► November (7) Negative Customer Acquisition Costs - Creative Sta.

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View from Seed

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This post is inspired by some of the earliest conversations I have had with the team here at NextView and since the beginning of my VC journey. Q: What is going to happen to the cost of capital? Q: What is the opportunity cost of not being in tech? A: Tech is a $5tn industry, and is only a small % of total GDP.

Valuation 156

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www.peterdrew.net

OCTOBER 23, 2010

there is the 7 day full functioning Free trial so you can test it again at any time mate It costs me a lot of money to provide this for free for 7 days to people, though the conversion from free trial to full membership is great, so makes it worthwhile etc. Its easy to test it again to see this for yourself. Best of luck mate.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 23, 2019

Many of them are a reaction to the 2008 financial crisis and perceived harm caused by large tech companies engaging in questionable activities with consumer data. With decentralized systems, a serious conversation around personal data can be had in a responsible way.

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This is going to be BIG.

FEBRUARY 17, 2014

In 2008, I went to breakfast with Hilary Mason while I was down there. Over and over again, it''s small groups and conversations that I''ve had down in Austin that seem to have the most lasting impact on my business and career--so as the parties get bigger, and flashier, I find myself retreating to smaller enclaves.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 18, 2012

It highlights the story of how United Airlines in 2008 paid no attention to social media as Dave’s story of his crushed guitar and poor customer service went viral around the world. Increase customer leads and conversion. United Airlines is still recovering from that debacle. Build your brand and expert visibility.

Social Media 198

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 19, 2009

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, January 19, 2009 Lean hiring tips In preparing for the strategy series panel this week, I have been doing some thinking about costs. I want to talk specifics, and when you come right down to it, most technology startups dont have a very interesting cost structure.

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Up and Running

MAY 30, 2016

Like the rest of the hospitality industry, after a major slowdown following the 2008 economic collapse, the numbers are gradually getting stronger as the current decade moves along. This factors in costs for remodeling to meet regulations as well as brand new bedding, towels, appliances, fixtures, and decorative effects for the room.

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