Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

We are not in a technology bubble. We have not even taken a major step towards a technology bubble. So let us first ask if “a very high percentage of the population&# has bought into a distorted premise about the future growth prospects for technology. Horace Dediu, Asymco. All of those companies trade at high multiples.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 22, 2014

DSO is the average number of days that a company takes to collect revenue after a sale has been made. If an overseas customer is not able to settle an account due to liquidity problems, sourcing local finance to bridge the gap is an option. Atradius, Payment Practices in Asia-Pacific, 2013. Benchmark the industry DSO.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. To date, North America has dominated the home health care global marketplace due mainly to a more sophisticated health care infrastructure and more resources committed to research and development. Technological upkeep and maintenance. population. percent in 2000 to 19.6

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Over the years, despite massive losses, Netflix was able to bounce back and improve its revenue by 47%. One of the company’s smartest moves was introducing “Netflix Original” movies and TV shows, first launching House of Cards in 2013 to much success. Thanks to Keith Terrell, Backpacks Global ! #14- Photo Credit: Raven Cobb.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 19, 2016

It seems all technology is getting smaller and more efficient. in 2013 to 1.43 billion, and by 2017, nearly half of global mobile users are likely to own a smartphone. These users may be visiting to check inventory, look at reviews, read blog articles, or even compare pricing. billion smartphone users in 2012.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 18, 2013

You Can’t Be a Wimp—Make the Tough Calls | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/H4gLnT. A Startup’s Minimum Revenue Per Employee - crowdspring.co/GNlKua. Gartner: Top 10 Strategic Technology Trends For 2014 | Forbes - crowdspring.co/H47XhY. 140 Quirky and Serious Free Fonts of 2013 | 1stwebdesigner - crowdspring.co/1gqp3Ey.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

Tech News and Analysis. AT&T promised in April to open Watson up to general development, but on Monday AT&T SVP for technology and network operations John Donovan made the launch official in a blog post , revealing seven different “contexts,” or language libraries, that app builders can access to speechify their products.

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Agile VC

JANUARY 13, 2016

But by the time we ended 2015, the headlines like “ The Dangers Ahead if Tech Unicorns Get Gored (WSJ) ” and “ Regulators Look Into Mutual Funds Procedures for Valuing Startups (WSJ) “ “Unicorn” went from being a brass ring to reach for to a term used with sarcasm or derision. Revenue is revenue, right?

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searchengineland.com

MAY 30, 2012

More technical. What I’m really looking for is some holistic, out of the box thinking that is driven by a business orientation and technical experience. Also note that the data I’ve provide the candidate so far doesn’t include anything around revenue or costs. SMX Toronto - April 2013. 9-10, 2013. Smarter than me.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 4, 2013

Why Menus Suck + Other Deep Thoughts on the Food Tech Revolution. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. Five Linking Myths That Need To Go Away In 2013 – [link]. 8 Major Tech Predictions for 2013 | Business Insider – [link]. Revenue is the new black | Gigaom – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 12, 2022

It’s given your company access to a global customer base. With technology. In this episode, we talk about how we can leverage personalized data to improve the customer experience and increase revenue for your business. 13:56] How does the technology of RightMessage work? [18:59] 2:09] What has your journey looked like? [4:44]

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. Five of Steve Jobs’s Biggest Mistakes | Peter Sims-Harvard Business Review – [link]. SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link].

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

We had raised a small round of funding in 2013, led by a local angel investor who was a member of Central Texas Angel Network, and used the funds to build our first product (a mobile website) and launch with recommendations from friends of mine in Austin the week before South by Southwest Festival. Those were friends and families.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 16, 2013

It’s also widely reported that from back in Q1 2013, tablet shipments passed the half a million per day mark (the global birth rate is only 370,000 per day). Even if it fails once, your reviews will change rapidly and you can expect one-star reviews if you disappoint them with your product. Consider the mobile OS mix.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2014

A couple weeks ago, we dug into internal site search & found that in some cases , searches performed by only 10% of the site’s total traffic made up nearly 40% of the companies overall revenue. As powerful as self-optimizing results are, the technology can truthfully be expensive.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

According to Nielsen, YouTube reaches more US adults ages 18-34 than any cable network as of mid-2013. As of March 2013, one billion, (B!), One more thing to ponder… One hundred hours of video is uploaded into YouTube every single minute, as of May 2013. At its purest, YouTube is about: Reaching massive global audiences.

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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. Surfers alway want to know the waves conditions in real-time and they want to stay connected with their local and global community. 5) Market Downturn.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 14, 2016

After reviewing cumulative data, ConversionXL highlighted just how vital speed is to conversions : “57% of visitors will abandon a page that takes 3 seconds or more to load.”. “47% As evidence of the difference speed can make, back in 2013, Walmart.ca Adding all of their products to the homepage hurt revenue by nearly 48%.

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

This has lead to a massive checkout database with 508 checkout steps reviewed, 975 screenshots, and 3,000+ examples of adherences and violations of the checkout usability guidelines. steps, counting from the shopping cart to the step where the order is actually placed — often a “review and confirm order” step.

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David Teten

MARCH 5, 2021

We reviewed CB Insights’ global list of “40 of the Best VC Bets of all Time.” BCG (June 2018): “Startups founded and cofounded by women actually performed better over time, generating 10% more in cumulative revenue over a five-year period: $730,000 compared with $662,000.”. All of the 40 companies’ 92 founders were male.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 13, 2015

24% experienced better deliverability and greater revenue. Because not only does “acquiring a new customer costs 6-7 times more than retaining and selling to an existing one,” but “existing customers are your most profitable source of recurring revenue.” They have weekly reviews of sales and pricing. Where should you focus?

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Seeing Both Sides

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This post was co-authored with Omri Stern and originally appeared in Harvard Business Review. As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. billion in 2013. Israel has been branded the “startup nation.” But is all of that changing? We think so.

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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. Technology Poverty – Every revolution has its downsides – those who miss out. Technology is bringing about a new form of poverty to those who don’t have equal access to it.

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Brandanew

MAY 14, 2015

As important, is their ability to move with speed – they don’t require two week’s advance notice for an individual post can be reviewed by Marketing , Legal, and Management. The ultimate measurement of content success needs to be revenue. Thank you Ken for your insights and time.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 28, 2010

Juniper Networks Inc acquired Altor Networks, a company specializing in security for virtualization technology. Virtualization technology is increasingly in demand as large corporations try to cut back on hardware in their data centers. The technology was developed in collaboration with Bar-Ilan University.

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ConversionXL

MAY 30, 2012

By 2013, more people will use mobile phones than PCs to get online, according to Gartner. Google’s mobile ad revenues are expected to more than double from an estimated $2.5 Outside research indicates that men are often earlier adopters of technology ,” Bankhead said. Smartphones are the future. Mobile users spend money.

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wordsting.com

APRIL 4, 2013

April 1, 2013. With dozens of guided demos garnishing good reviews our marketing mostly worked. Remember in grown-up SaaS companies, the marketing budget, as a percentage of revenue, is typically twice that of R&D. It’s easy for founders to combine free spending habits with fabulous optimism as to when revenue will arrive.

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online.wsj.com

MARCH 4, 2013

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pandodaily.com

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Multiply that by literally a couple thousand, and that’s what 2013 is going to look like in Silicon Valley, and to a lesser degree some other startup ecosystems. “The tech industry creates roughly 10 awesome companies per year,” he says. “Founders don’t think their problems are due to trends.

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