The Startup Magazine

MARCH 12, 2022

Bitcoin value fluctuates according to demand but it can also be traded for other types of currency at exchanges like MtGox which once made up 90% of Bitcoin transactions worldwide before suspending trading in early 2014, shortly after Bitcoin value plunged from about $1200 to around $500. As of this week, Bitcoin is worth about $564 USD.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2019

But in 2014, the oil price crashed — from $120 per barrel to down below $30. Look inside your business: A catastrophe could be caused by a disgruntled former employee, or a dissatisfied customer who decides to disparage you on the Internet. They may be forces of nature, such as a fire or hurricane, or market fluctuations.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Are you familiar with the expression, “The most valuable customer is the one you never lose”? A higher conversion rate is great, but as Peep says, “If you want to increase conversions, make everything that you sell one cent, conversions go way up, but you go out of business.” It’s really all about revenue. Tweet It!].

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Austin Startup

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This 4-part story, however, explores the Austin ecosystem based on the 4Cs framework —  culture , capital , customers, and competencies. Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers? Silicon Valley is known for early adopters among both consumer and enterprise customers.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Your prospects, customers and partners (and employees for that matter) do not see you as a series of disparate organizations. Even better are those companies open-minded enough to reevaluate every aspect of operations with an eye toward new, customer-centric innovations. They see you as a company. 3 Frustrating Bottlenecks.

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conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Extra Lucrative Conversion Advice. Conversion Optimization Services. Conversion Research. Join my private newsletter and get the Complete Guide to A/B testing: Jan 31, 2014. We’ve organized everything to best simulate a visitor’s experience on a landing page from first click to final conversion. 1:1 Consultations.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Nowadays nearly every online shop utilizes some sort of product recommendation engine, which is no wonder, as these systems, if set up and configured properly can significantly boost revenues, CTRs, conversions, and other important metrics. Popular products”, “Customers who bought this also bought…”, etc.).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 25, 2013

That means it’s time to start thinking about how to improve your business for 2014. Pick a free service like Dropbox or Google Drive, or work with a cloud storage company to develop a customized, private cloud server just for your business. Does your business have international customers or clients? Cloud Document Sharing.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

by Michael Woolf that is worth any startup founder reading to get a sense of perspective on the reality warp that is startup world during a frothy market such as 1997-1999, 2005-2007 or 2012-2014. Conversely if you’re burning $600,000 per month (yes, some companies do) then you only have 5 months of cash left.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Growth hacking is a practice that aims to acquire as many customers as possible while spending as little money as possible. Where campaigns to build brand awareness and generate top-of-funnel sales drive traditional marketing, data across the entire customer lifecycle drives growth hacking in marketing. What is growth hacking?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 20, 2016

But that doesn’t mean all of your potential customers are comfortable with it. A 2014 study of 10,000 people found an even higher percentage of people were worried about eCommerce transactions: Image Source. First off, you need to know what, specifically, is making your customers nervous. ” Something seems off here.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In 2014, Microsoft finally announced that Ballmer would retire, and in early 2014, Satya Nadella took charge. And is moving the company into augmented reality and conversational AI. Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. The result?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

In 2014, Microsoft finally announced that Ballmer would retire, and in early 2014, Satya Nadella took charge. And is moving the company into augmented reality and conversational AI. Visionary CEOs are product and business model centric and extremely customer focused. The result?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

It’s often said that you shouldn’t talk about price during customer development interviews. This is often B2C because the value is in quantity of customers, and there’s 100x more consumers than businesses. $1/mo simple enough to be self-service). Even bootstrapped businesses can make this work (e.g.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 12, 2020

Second, this class – which is built on the idea of interviewing customers/beneficiaries and stakeholders in person – now had to do all their customer discovery via a computer screen. How on earth would customer interviews work via video? At first this seemed to be a fatal stake through the heart of the class.

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conversionxl.com

APRIL 29, 2014

Conversion Optimization Services. Conversion Research. UX & Conversion Design. Apr 24, 2014. Of all of those free ebooks, courses & discount codes, how many of those companies did you ever actually become a customer of? Well, ideally your email communication would last for the entire customer lifecycle.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

5 Ways to Create an Engaging Customer Experience – crowdspring.co/W6LVm2. How We Increased Landing Page Conversion by 16%: Lessons Learned from Redesigning the Buffer Home Page? A Great Job Interview Requires a Great Conversation – crowdspring.co/1w2Owuk. – crowdspring.co/1pEnAkK. – crowdspring.co/1pEnAkK.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 28, 2015

How Customer Photos Improve Mobile Shopping written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. This is strongly reflected in the still lagging mobile conversion and purchase rates—mobile’s conversion rate lags over 3.5x Mobile conversion is generally terrible (0.6% behind desktop.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 31, 2013

I thought it might be nice to turn to my network of authors, strategists, social media executives, and entrepreneurs and ask them one question: “What is one prediction you’re seeing others make for 2014 that you just flat-out disagree with?”. Many are predicting that content marketing will offer improved results in 2014.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 14, 2014

A new 2014 State of Marketing Report from ExactTarget presents the results of a survey taken by approximately 2,000 marketing managers. In fact, 57 percent of marketers plan to increase the number of emails they send in 2014. Conversions are king. Related posts: How Content Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business in 2014.

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Version One Ventures

JULY 20, 2017

Just after closing Fund II in October 2014, Boris took a trip to Toronto. The immediate thing that came to mind was customer support, and so they began to tackle the problem. With Mike and David ferociously developing product and doing sales, they launched the Ada bot with early customers like Medium, Kik and Wattpad.

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Up and Running

MAY 10, 2017

We also wanted to get our Spanish speaking skills from conversational to fluent. Just a few weeks after we finished the website, this business had paying customers coming from Google search and free Craigslist postings. Sales dropped dramatically in a matter of weeks, and still haven’t gone back to their 2014 high.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 1, 2019

Propensity modeling attempts to predict the likelihood that visitors, leads, and customers will perform certain actions. So, for example, propensity modeling can help a marketing team predict the likelihood that a lead will convert to a customer. Or that a customer will churn. Or even that an email recipient will unsubscribe.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The Optimal Average Customer Value for SaaS Startups - crowdspring.co/NrGI59. The Optimal Average Customer Value for SaaS Startups - crowdspring.co/NrGI59. Old School SEO Tests In Action (A 2014 SEO Experiment) - crowdspring.co/1dB0QGP. Email marketing best practices, 2014 edition - crowdspring.co/NeK0bD. 1gis0H1.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 4, 2013

Locate your core customers, and prioritize your efforts to reach them where they are. Maybe you identified your target audience and conversation through Twitter research, but discover a handful of forums or blogs that attract essential influencers. Ignore these pioneering risk-takers, and say goodbye to social channels of conversion.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 13, 2019

B2B customers usually go after small market segments. For example, home retailer FLOS maintains an ungated website for retail consumers and a very different (gated) web experience for B2B customers: The B2C site. B2B buyers spend an average of $491 per order , compared to $147 for B2C customers. Niche targeting.

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

So while you keep an eye on your team, your customers, your marketing, your online activities, and your bottom line it is now also time to get ready for tax time, perform the year-end reviews, consider raises and bonuses, clean up the office, schedule holiday vacations, and plan the company party! Update your budget.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

How To Turn Your Online Visitors Into Customers Without Them Even Knowing – crowdspring.co/1fLcnYW. Bruce Clay’s 2014 SEO Industry Predictions – crowdspring.co/1ehtr8n. What’s new for designers, January 2014 | Webdesigner Depot – crowdspring.co/1dvCDkJ. 1ehtr8n. .” – crowdspring.co/1lsoZsV.

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The Next Web

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

While this newfound obsession has had quite the negative impact on dinner conversation, it does present a great opportunity for retailers to take advantage of this mobile fixation by providing a high-impact, enjoyable mobile commerce experience. The same cumbersome experience holds true for your mobile customers. The problem?

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 29, 2013

To find out, I asked a panel of successful entrepreneurs from the Young Entrepreneur Council (YEC) , the following question: What do you think will be the new “it” social- or content-related job in 2014 for startups and why? The year for Google+ in social is 2014. Google Glass is no doubt going to create many new opportunities in 2014.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Without sufficient funds, opening doors to customers is impossible, and many small business owners underestimate the amount of money it takes. Although creating processes and procedures isn’t sexy, being inconsistent in how products and services are managed leaves SMBs vulnerable to customer disappointment. LendingClub Inc. ,

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 11, 2016

In 2014, Business Insider listed Dan as one of the top 46 African Americans in Tech. Brian Zuercher is the CEO and co-founder of Seen , a marketing software platform that is helping marketers tell the story of their brand and build relationships with their customers through consumer generated photos and videos. Tune in Thursday, Oct.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 6, 2015

When developing effective customer and client relationships, it’s important to recognize that these relationships are complex and require far more intuitiveness than a simple “business savvy” or “likable personality.” by Lewis Robinson. Develop Trust. Balancing the Personal and Professional.

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Developer Technical Review Retention Social Media 100

Lightspeed Venture Partners

OCTOBER 10, 2014

At Lightspeed, we believe such a confluence of macro factors is coming together to create the next big software category: Customer Success Management. And today, I am thrilled to announce Lightspeed’s investment in the leading startup in the customer success management space, Gainsight.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 25, 2020

The stories he told me during our conversation, somber as they are, show the truth of that belief. As events have unfolded, many have asked the question he asked in the days after Hurricane Katrina, when customers had an array of urgent needs and Home Depot wanted to meet them: "Well, why can't we?" Then they've gotten to work.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 3, 2014

After spending considerable time reviewing suggestions from today’s top thought leaders, I’ve compiled a list of what I believe to be the top five online marketing tactics to focus on in 2014. To me, these tactics go beyond just the benefit of increasing your SEO rankings in 2014. provide valuable content to your target market, and.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 20, 2014

There’s no better time than the New Year to commit to small changes in your life or in your business, so here are my three tips for re-focusing your energy and growing your business in 2014. Give your sales team a customer service pep talk. Help make that happen by encouraging your team to brush up on their conversation skills.

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