Rob Go

DECEMBER 10, 2012

The megatrend that Mike Maples and others have discussed is fairly similar to where I think we sit today at the cusp of 2013. Historically, small businesses have been pretty slow technology adopters, and the cost of customer acquisition has been too high relative to the LTV of these customers. Beware the series A crunch.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 7, 2017

Additionally, they do not currently have a solution – or it is being solved in a much less efficient or cost-effective way. (2) Can you build layers of competitive advantage, like switching costs? A winning idea solves the biggest problem that your prospective customers have – something they are losing sleep over.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 21, 2013

This goes beyond supporting the most common behavioral pattern, and let’s shoppers know that you understand they are looking for the best value for their money; defaulting to the lowest cost option. in shipping revenue over the prior week’s $14,298.26.

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Revenue Caching Software Review eCommerce 124

ConversionXL

APRIL 18, 2019

The 2013 Hummingbird update is often cited as a major improvement in Google’s understanding of search intent.). SERPs with a high cost-per-click (data those tools also return) suggest a bottom-of-funnel or transactional query. Many keywords fall clearly into one bucket or another. Some don’t.

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Hunter Walker

JANUARY 22, 2016

So when we started the fund in early 2013, we knew that in addition to investing in the familiar, there would continuously be new areas of exploration that we’d want to ‘get smart’ about. Of new devices and machines that could dramatically reduce costs, increase quality and create new industries. Learn by doing.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 22, 2013

In some industry verticals, online social networks would be the last credible sources used by consumers to find products or services. Related posts: Key Digital Marketing Trends For 2013. In fact, a substantial number of small business owners are focusing their efforts on the wrong strategies.

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Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

Here's the complete year 2013… While the numbers for individual month are different, you can see that October spiked and then things came down to below Sept performance by December. Hence, over time, though the costs were reasonable, I've become shy about these resources as a source of value/quality.

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Analytics Vertical Metrics Web 133

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Here’s how we got here, what it’s going to cost us, and where we’ll end up. Car companies argued that talking safety would scare off customers, or that the added cost of safety features would put them in a competitive price disadvantage. These depended on the invention of low-cost, automotive-grade computers and sensors.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 11, 2017

The only difference is, our high-quality content is shot by the leading social media creators, crowd-sourced from around the globe, at a fraction of the cost a client would traditionally pay. Milestones: June 2013 – Ronnie becomes famous and we think of the idea for “InstaElite”. Think; custom stock photography.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Unfortunately, either information asymmetry or physical distances and the resulting distribution costs can both cut against the economic advantages that would otherwise arise for all. 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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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

JANUARY 16, 2013

January 14th, 2013. January 14th, 2013 6:40 am. January 14th, 2013 8:50 am. January 14th, 2013 11:06 am. January 14th, 2013 5:16 pm. January 15th, 2013 3:16 am. January 15th, 2013 2:53 am. UI Design. E-Commerce. WP Word Press. Essentials. Techniques. By Ben Gremillion. Responsive Design , Strategy.

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This is going to be BIG.

JANUARY 31, 2021

They’re popping up in a variety of different verticals, led by one called On Deck and they’re causing a lot of people to ask the question if a very specific and highly relevant continuing professional education and network is buyable in smaller chunks off the shelf… Is college worth it? Brand - Because you went to Harvard.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

When they met to discuss and attempt to address the issue in January 2013, they realized they had little insight into exactly why customers were leaving. When looking closely at the verticals above, they found that two forces were at play—instant gratification and customization. churn rate meant the company’s growth was unsustainable.

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Reid Hoffman

MARCH 2, 2021

The way that Travis had set up Uber was a kind of vertical stack, very loosely coupled efforts, and any GM was essentially the CEO of their own city. Essentially, we decided that here’s this stuff that we’re going to do (which is mobility and delivery) through partnerships that would allow us to lower our cost base pretty significantly.

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Iran Technical Review Non-Compete Lean 39

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Since AI and ML startups cut across verticals (analytics, fintech, health, adtech, security, etc), it’s easier to group them under the “machine intelligence” umbrella, coined by Shivon Zillis , a partner at Bloomberg Beta. Many large companies will be built (Michael Wolfe, Point Nine Capital). in seed round in November.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2014

Billion in sales in 2013, 2% = $24 million dollars… …That’s a pretty big win. An award badge from 2013 (hovering over shows you it was one of the most booked properties last year). They also reported a full 2% lift in bookings from the people who search on the page. Dissecting Booking.com’s Search Experience.

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Search Design eCommerce Technical Review 107

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

The 2013 iteration of Google’s serif logo. Maintain a vertical grid with a 135–150% line height. To be easy on the eye, text should be aligned to a consistent vertical grid—in much the same way that, to be easy on the ear, music should be aligned to a consistent beat. Maintain a vertical grid with a 135–150% line height.

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Web Design Vertical Technical Review 48

Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

16 and 23, 2013. Opportunity cost is very real for any stage company, but it is critical for an early-stage one. The rest of the entrepreneur interviews Pat does are very worthwhile listens also. So here we go with the fourteenth lesson from The Entrepreneur’s Essentials. This lesson was first shared at Lucky7 on Jan.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Despite the ongoing recession, I took to my kitchen table in 2013 to launch Digital Air Strike — an award-winning automotive social media and digital engagement company. Do you know how much it cost 2 days of “holidays” for the company? 31) Opportunity Cost. Thanks to David Wachs, Handwrytten ! #5) 18) Better Person.

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Entrepreneur Australia Technical Review Community 48

Start Up Blog

APRIL 29, 2013

So I thought I might pull all these thoughts together in a new edition of Soundbites from the Future – The 2013 edition. And while we feel a bit uncomfortable, we still engage because the cost of non participation is currently higher than the price of privacy. Cities are now becoming vertical again. This might just change.

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Uruguay Technical Review Vertical Las Vegas 123

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2018

It’s worth noting the environmental cost of the diamond trade; for every carat of mined diamond 1750 tones of earth have to be moved [7]. Where Stephen and Diane’s business has sought to provide a quality product and value for money, they have also challenged an antiquated industry process which has huge environmental cost.

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Green Technology Europe Operations 96

ConversionXL

OCTOBER 31, 2022

With ad costs rising on Facebook (and across platforms), ecommerce marketers who want a slice of this pie will need to up their Facebook ad game to stand out and remain in play. In a 2013 Edelman survey of 11,000 people, a majority of respondents reported concern that businesses don’t ask about their needs often enough.

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Cracking the Code

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

Our analysis estimates that the number of SaaS companies created has grown 4x between 2007-09 and 2013-15, and the amount raised by European SaaS companies has more than doubled. To date, there have been only four major European SaaS exits (all IPOs), including QlikTech in 2010, Wix in 2013, Zendesk in 2014 and Mimecast in 2015.

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