Cracking the Code

JANUARY 10, 2007

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. To make it successful, Apple will need to upgrade the quality of its content and start differentiating mobile and home video content. Cracking The Code on Facebook. software. (10).

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The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

By day I did my job, but at night I wrote a piece of software to automate my job,” he recalls. “At At the end of my four-month term, they brought me on part-time to run a team that built out a system around the software I’d developed at night.”. The Kik Chat app launched in April 2010 for iOS and BlackBerry initially.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

Yes, social networks of 2010 have much better usability, have better developed 3rd-party platforms and many more people are connected. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? might have been a lot less differentiated. then bought GeoCities for $3.6 They looked unstoppable. It was mostly timing.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 27, 2010 Good enough never is (or is it?) This success was aided by the fact that it did just one thing extremely well – its lack of extra features emphasized its differentiation. Over time, such teams either explode due to irreconcilable differences or dramatically slow down.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

« Launch48 last weekend Posted by Aidan, 20 th January 2010. Share this: net c# development django java language php software Were often asked by entrepreneurs which language their startups should adopt when developing their technology. PHP is insecure? Ruby on Rails doesnt scale? web applications.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 6, 2012

Here at Palo Alto Software in 2007 and 2008, we embraced these planning concepts and moved towards a more agile planning process. In 2010, Alex Osterwalder published his book, Business Model Generation , where he created a framework for what Tim called “business identity.” Competitors & Alternatives and your core differentiation.

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Startup Company Lawyer

MARCH 14, 2010

I also reviewed the TechStars documents last year and they are similar in concept to the Y Combinator documents as the chart below indicates.). If you really want to understand the nuances in venture capital financing documents, please review the NVCA model venture capital financing documents. . under $500K). Legal opinion.

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mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). A key aspect of our personal due diligence is then is assessing our partners, particularly learning how they react under stress." — Whitney Johnson , Co-Founder, Rose Park Advisors.

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Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

Differentiate yourself. Take, for instance, a 2010 marketing snafu by Gap. If you want to create a solid end-to-end marketing plan, make sure that you review your strategies and align them with your current customer’s expectations. Next, review the strategies that you’ve laid down to achieve your goals.

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www.quora.com

JANUARY 16, 2011

But in the world following Jonathan Ive, designers are finally getting their due. 14 Comments • Nov 15, 2010 +1 for use of Platonic. D Craig Montuori • Nov 15, 2010 My original comment (asked as an answer): Well written, good points. Lakshman Prasad • Nov 16, 2010. Thus, 3D becomes to 2D + S now.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Bplans and Palo Alto Software are strong supporters of entrepreneurs and small business owners. You review the logo samples, provide feedback, and select the one that’s the right fit for you. Review design samples that come in from prospective designers. Select designs that fit your brief and reject designs that don’t.

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Software By Rob

JULY 15, 2010

July 15th, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. I too found the need to differentiate urgent tasks from important tasks, which is something many people never realize. Contracts again.

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betashop.com

OCTOBER 8, 2012

On October 27, 2010 I wrote a blog post about the “ 57 Things I Learned Founding 3 Tech Companies.”. To this day, not a single pixel gets on our website or apps without my input, review, and approval. Likewise, not a single designer gets approved to sell on Fab without Bradford’s input, review, and approval. It’s that important.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 7, 2021

Where possible, use endorsements from industry influencers or positive reviews from customers who’ve tested your MVP. It’s a strategy used by software providers like SAP and IBM i2 , whose systems are vital to companies’ operations. . Here’s the Netflix homepage back in 2010, focusing on the benefits of the product: Image source.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 28, 2011

For software developers 37signals has a great job board as does TechCocktail and if you’re looking for design talent Krop , Smashing Magazine , and elegant.ly they know how to write (a critical differentiator when choosing between two otherwise qualified applicants), 2. There’s a big risk involved. Photo: hmcadams.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Read the scenarios and give yourself points accordingly: 3 Points: You actually do not know any software developers. 5 Points: You are developing software for government or major corporate clients. A group of contractors or motley crew of devs probably won’t just due to conflicting personal interests.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Vlad Malik from www.goodui.org gave a review of A/B Tasty: Vlad Malik : “The things I like about ABTasty I like a lot. You can add a custom goal right in the code, and it automatically shows up on the report – you don’t need to create the goal first. The dashboard is just a plain list of tests on a white background.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. However, Tinker commented that perceived legibility was due to a great extent to familiarity with the typeface.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

About the Author Ruben Gamez is the founder of Bidsketch , web based proposal software for designers. When he’s not developing software, he’s furiously working towards becoming a better Micropreneur. August 18th, 2010 | Micropreneurship , Startups Building your startup? 19th, 2010 in [.] #38 at 10:31 am [.]

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2008

The credit is due to much smarter people than me, and to the incredible power of necessity, that mother of invention. You may have to staff up a large customer service department to review and approve all of the items. Tell your Startup Visa story Speaking 2010: Webstock, GDC, Web 2.0, Heres what I mean.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tweet View Comments Sarah Lacy Feb 19, 2010 Pepperdine has a new study out that attempts to shed some light on the clubby, shadowy world of private finance. And investors said they intend to invest more in cleantech than software going forward. link] mylocator1 The big reality is there is no reset for the software industry.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

With software companies like ReferralCandy and Referral SaaSquatch , it has never been easier to create a referral program for your company. By saying why you do something, you can differentiate yourself from the rest. In April 2010, for instance, their users sent 2.8 Doesn’t that sound great? They buy why you do it.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 19, 2017

We can talk about that, but Sony came after GoPro once it started seeing this five years of 90% annual sales growth between 2010 and 2015. Then also of course the desktop software, the smartphone app, the social media site, all that stuff and that’s how they held off the competition from Sony and other players.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

Picking a term with a well-understood foil (“outbound marketing”) makes it easier to understand and differentiate. Historically, both terms had narrower definitions related to telemarketing, which differentiated outbound versus inbound calls.) Lessons: Quick identification of the term doesn’t translate into quick adoption.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

After I left academia (too slow moving) and the consultancy company I worked for (lack of vision), four friends and I applied that puzzle-solving passion to creating software for solving supply chain puzzles. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. Thanks to Roni Eshel, goFlow ! #9) 9) Horrible Experience.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 15, 2021

In 2010, researchers at Princeton University set out to study the brain activity of both speakers and listeners under the pretext that communication is a joint activity. It also demonstrates how important storytelling is to their brand identity and differentiation strategy. If so, how? Character depth allows for emotional investment.

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ConversionXL

JULY 27, 2015

million ticket sales per year due to inaccessible booking sites. AbilityNet say that ecommerce is losing out £50 billion a year in the UK spending power due to poor accessibility [PDF]. In the UK refer to Section 29 of The Equalities Act 2010 , American businesses should check WebAIM’s guide to accessibility and US law.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

Start with specific goals and make sure your web analytics software is tracking those goals. Research says 50% of purchases are not completed due to lack of information. As Nielsen foresaw: Whereas we might aptly call the period 2000–10 the conversion decade for website usability professionals, 2010–20 will be the loyalty decade.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2012

So start with specific goals and make sure your web analytics software is tracking those goals. Research says 50% of purchases are not completed due to lack of information. In 2010 the average failure rate was 22%. If you don’t have a single focus for your site, it’s very difficult to achieve results. Jakob Nielsen.

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