Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Rather than focus the university inward on research, Terman took the radical step of encouraging Stanford professors and graduate students to start companies applying engineering to pressing military problems. In some agencies, large contractors seem to “own” sections, offices, organizations, or programs.

Government 308

Government Artificial Inteligence Silicon Valley North Korea 308

ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

Search engines are vital for discoverability. Google’s Public Search Liaison Danny Sullivan has openly pushed back against those who want subscription-only content flagged in search results: Our automated systems try to present the best information in relation to a search topic, as people expect us to do as a search engine. Metering.

SEO 122

SEO HTML Technical Review Caching 122

Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 29, 2014

The Top Google Analytics Reports for Assessing Mobile Activity written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. As the use of mobile devices continues to increase, understanding the needs and behaviors of our mobile visitors is increasingly important. Mobile Overview Report.

Analytics 65

Analytics Mobile Channel Conversion 65

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 18, 2012

Hipchat – Intra-company chat with history (+mobile). Expensify – Expense processing (+mobile). Pivotal Tracker – Engineering planning, tracking, task assignments (+mobile). Pivotal Tracker – Engineering planning, tracking, task assignments (+mobile). Mobile Application Management.

Technology 233

Technology EC2 Mobile Startup 233

Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

He was a very early employee of Facebook , and engineering director there through the moment it blew up. Now he’s VP of engineering at Dropbox , where he’s seeing similar growth. Dan McKinley will show the math he used to test new ideas as an engineer during the early days at Etsy. He’ll bring us real-world advice.

Lean 165

Lean Fractional CTO Part-Time VPE Fractional VPE 165

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2018

Predictive analytics help determine the most effective markets for adspend, suggesting areas where the product is being well-received and those where the cost of customer acquisition is unreasonably high. CMOs who employ AI-powered marketing report significant gains in customer retention, engagement, and lifetime loyalty.

Artificial Inteligence 143

Artificial Inteligence Analytics SCRUM Cofounder 143

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

While our teams have mentors, socialize a lot and give great demos, the goal of our class final presentations is “ Lessons Learned ” – about product/market fit, pricing, acquisition/activation costs, pricing, partners, etc. Here’s how that happened. We had a killer team and all the right skillsets.

Lean 315

Lean Customer Development Sales Cycle Business Model 315

YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

Customers expect a certain level of sophistication when they interact with a business — like a mobile-friendly website and credit card support, if you’re a retailer — and on the backend, the rise of big data and industry-specific effi­ciency solutions are changing how business owners, in general, make choices about what to do next.

Entrepreneur 180

Entrepreneur Venture Capital Silicon Valley Bandwidth 180

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2020

Rising customer acquisition costs—especially on ad platforms—have also put weaker brands with lower conversion rates out of business. But in 2020, the number of online sales coming from mobile is 49.2%. Bolt has optimized the checkout process, especially on mobile, across millions of user experiences. Image source ).

eCommerce 110

eCommerce Sales Software Review Development Team Review 110

Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Google, at the time, was overhauling the back end of their search engine. They built their search engine 20 years ago. Bigger jets, bigger engines, bigger ships, as opposed to the small changes that can make an enormous difference. When I sat down with Admiral Selby , we talked about Google. Three Solutions.

Taiwan 322

Taiwan Technical Review Technology Design 322

ConversionXL

APRIL 18, 2019

A page that’s well-matched for user intent can outperform those that optimize primarily for search engines—in search and after the click. This answer has to be correct and complete, and can be displayed in a relatively small amount of space: the size of a mobile phone screen. Look at the search engine results page (SERP).

Search 126

Search Aggregator New York SEO 126

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Up and Running

APRIL 17, 2018

In 2016, mobile search officially overcame desktop search with nearly 60 percent of all searches coming from mobile devices. That means that people shopping from a mobile device are more common than those who shop from a desktop computer. Forty percent of users will go to a competitor’s site after a bad mobile experience.

SEO 80

SEO eCommerce Analytics Software Review 80

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. Fifteen years and 2 billion smartphones shipped in the 21 st century and Microsoft’s mobile OS share is 1%. It wasn’t that Microsoft didn’t have smart engineers working on search, media, mobile and cloud.

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 8, 2014

The monetization engine of the Internet that powers the most profitable business perhaps in history was invented and perfected in Los Angeles and is what you now know as Google Ad Words. It may surprise you to learn that LA graduates more engineers than anywhere else in the country. Where do all of these engineers end up?

Los Angeles 376

Los Angeles Silicon Valley Entrepreneur Seattle 376

ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

Bizosys Technologies, a Bangalore, India based software engineering company was founded in 2009. The first is HSearch, a NoSQL technology based search engine for big data that aims to break the barrier of scale of growing information and accessing it across information silos. Toward that end, they have created two products. Discuss.

India 123

India Bootstrapping Non-Compete Entrepreneur 123

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

App store optimization (ASO) is about getting your mobile app in front of the right users at the right time. Done right, ASO can reduce user acquisition costs, increase app downloads, and improve your app’s value. But ASO, like search engine optimization, fails when worshipped like a false god.

Metadata 121

Metadata Technical Review Retention Metrics 121

Board Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Using cost-per-acquisition bidding on Google ads, they’ve had a significant increase in new donors. The program identified women at risk and sent voicemails describing preventative care to the expectant mothers’ mobile phones. New donors now constitute a fourth of their total YouTube donation revenue.

Artificial Inteligence 52

Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Government ChatGPT 52

Agile VC

APRIL 17, 2011

Kayak was started here in my backyard of Boston… co-founder & CTO Paul English and the product/engineering team is based here in Concord MA. Now that Google’s acquisition of ITA is closed, following lenghty FTC review, it would appear Kayak is poised to proceed with their IPO in the coming months. =.

Pre-Money Valuation 113

Pre-Money Valuation Liquidation Preference Dividend Common Stock 113

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Engineers initially failed to understand the new possibilities of the new paradigm. Loyalty experts add social media to their programs in the same way that 19 th century engineers added combustion engines to their existing carriages. We experimented with tap and go technology, both on cards as well as embedded in mobile phones.

Programming 150

Programming Turkey Social Media Redemption 150

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Popup ads, full-screen mobile ads, and auto-playing and prestitial video ads, for example, all have high disapproval ratings from users, pushing them towards using ad blockers. Mobile analysts say that fewer than one in three users are likely to grant permission, while 96% of U.S. User privacy. They just want to consume it.

Advertising 131

Advertising Cost Customer PR 131

ConversionXL

JUNE 2, 2022

Here’s an example: When T-Mobile rolled out its unlimited data plan, contextual intelligence platform GumGum wanted them to see how useful its computer vision technology could be and highlight how the two companies could collaborate. They specifically targeted the T-Mobile account. Within hours, Legere praised the work on social media.

Lead Generation 94

Lead Generation Marketing Sales Cycle Campaign 94

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

Paid Acquisition. You’re undoubtedly familiar with paid acquisition, as it’s the digital equivalent of traditional advertising. This is generally split into two areas, though they’re often used together to some varying proportion: Search Engine Marketing. When Does Paid Acquisition Work for SaaS Startups?

Channel 118

Channel Marketing Viral SEO 118

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

My goal is to get them excited about creating an amazing digital acquisition strategy that delivers noteworthy experiences through their owned digital platforms, and which ultimately delivers bigger profits (usually offline, but online as well). What is the role of Search Engines in the purchase process? " Summary: Just do it.

Global 136

Global Czech Republic Russia Norway 136

SoCal CTO

MARCH 11, 2013

Often you can't tell if something like a search engine or matching algorithm is really going to have better results until you use it. " In Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Startup Founder , I mentioned that before you build your Minimum Viable Product (MVP), you need to be really clear on your purpose. Results of Algorithms.

Algorithm 264

Algorithm Metrics Viral Venture Capital 264

Hunter Walker

MAY 13, 2023

per engineer.” Especially in the early days of mobile/iOS engineering, if you hired strong technical talent into your early stage company, you basically created an acquisition outcome floor. Those who do, often believe they can hire from the open market without the hassle of an acquisition.

Early Stage 117

Early Stage Cap Table Acquisition Sales 117

Up and Running

JUNE 12, 2019

If you get to know the basics of user experience (also called customer journey ), website design, calls to action, and target audiences , you’ll improve your conversion rates and lower your cost per acquisition. Search Engine Optimization (SEO). That sort of exposure requires search engine optimization, or SEO.

Marketing 109

Marketing Social Media SEO Entrepreneur 109

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 11, 2014

We graduate more engineers in our greater region than anywhere else in the US. We have top 25 engineering schools than anywhere else, too. In fact, many people know I grew up in NorCal and still have a 650 area code on my mobile phone. Buying local teams with talented engineering groups. Great engineering teams, all.

Los Angeles 318

Los Angeles Silicon Valley LP Warrant 318

SoCal CTO

MARCH 9, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

SoCal CTO

MARCH 20, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

Venture Capital 150

Venture Capital Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles 150

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The country mobilized its resources and industrial base, raised powerful military forces and projected power – directing it at a defined enemy and the enemy’s industrial base. So, it’s incumbent on us to think about the ramifications of these acquisition decisions. For example, in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor the U.S.

Technology 397

Technology Afghanistan Iraq Vietnam 397

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 25, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles CTO Hire 150

The Next Web

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Rahul Varshneya is the co-founder of Arkenea , a company committed to helping entrepreneurs and businesses build, market and monetize their mobile apps. Building a mobile app startup is the “I want to build an Internet startup” of the late 1990s. The only difference is, this time, there is no bubble waiting to burst. The answer is no.

Mobile 151

Mobile Startup Singapore India 151

SoCal CTO

MARCH 13, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Southern California Los Angeles Internet 150

Occam's Razor

JANUARY 2, 2013

Mobile Devices Report. Mobile is all the rage. You can't walk into any about digital or not about digital at all meeting without a solid grasp of where the company is when it comes to mobile. You'll find the report in Audience > Mobile > Devices. Did you realize your acquisition was distinct on mobile?

Analytics 159

Analytics Search Campaign eCommerce 159

SoCal CTO

FEBRUARY 17, 2007

Dr. Karrer was valedictorian at Loyola Marymount University, attended the University of Southern California as a Tau Beta Pi fellow, one of the top 30 engineers in the nation, and received a M.S. Technology Advisor Technology Roles in Startups Pricing Customer Acquisition Sunk Costs and More -. in Computer Science.

Technical Cofounder 150

Technical Cofounder Los Angeles Southern California CTO Hire 150