Software By Rob

MARCH 25, 2010

You begin to do this almost without thinking (unconscious competence for those in know). Well…I’ve hit that point reviewing websites. I’ve recorded stacks of site review screencasts over the past four years, and I’m ready to take it to a whole ‘notha level. Any non-personal website will work.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference. And these days with how easy it is to build an application, your code isn’t worth much, either. Ideas (and in many cases the code itself) are not worth as much as we think.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

13:51] What are some of the effective ways that you’ve seen people merging digital and non-digital? [16:30] Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Now you may also do advertising or SMS or other kinds of marketing, but it's really this key part and it's such a, I don't wanna say easy nothing.

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews 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 recommend it. Check out my book Like this post? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. I agree with Dustin.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 29, 2009

Advertising has driven the majority of Internet innovation. that is an “in-stream advertising&# company currently focused on monetizing Twitter. This has prompted many people to question whether advertising “in stream&# and on Twitter is a good thing or a bad thing. So what do we mean by in-stream advertising?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 31, 2011

Marketing, advertising, positioning — they’re all forms of persuasive writing, just like an op-ed in the New York Times. He wasn’t consciously giving a glib non-answer; he was understandably, desperately avoiding it. click and competed with no other advertisers. What’s the answer?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

How to Succeed in Business by Bundling – and Unbundling | Harvard Business Review – crowdspring.co/1lphhyB. Betting on the Ponies: non-Unicorn Investing – crowdspring.co/1jqLtKQ. Google Ventures’ Bill Maris on Venture Capital in Silicon Valley | Re/code – crowdspring.co/1v00G51. No, *I’ll* tell you the answer!

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 21, 2014

To my mind, it’s fear of the unknown that holds most of us back and not the thought of whether we’re competent enough or intelligent enough or whatever else we feel is needed to run a business. For example, Palo Alto Software focuses primarily on helping small businesses realize their dreams of starting a business.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 23, 2008

Consider this the Year in Review for Software by Rob. Some choose consulting, but many more inevitably decide to build a software product. Let’s be honest, building an invoicing system does not involve insanely complex algorithms and coding chops. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 3, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Ruben Gamez who recently launched online design proposal software Bidsketch. == Rob: Thanks for your time today, Ruben. It’s a SaaS (Software as a Service) based application that offers free and paid plans. Rob: When & why did you decide to build and launch your own software product?

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

In our example, it’s 20K non-paying customers. It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. Your non-paying customers don’t value the product as much as paying users do. Duolingo lingot store. Free with ads.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO. As a non-technical founder of an IT company, it’s important to know when to dish responsibilities off. Be sure you find someone who is not just competent in understanding technology, but someone who is passionate about technology.

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Software By Rob

JULY 22, 2010

Tip #1: Use a Custom Design I’m typically a fan of text-only newsletter email due to the challenge of getting things to display correctly in email clients. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. But the design of this email is branded, yet simple.

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

was selected due to its ranking for evergreen queries, such as “things to do in Canada.” As such, Google continued to get stopped at our paywall during crawls, and we became virtually non-existent in its search engine results pages. The travel section on Independent.ie We saw no significant decrease in average ranking.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 4, 2010

Why software startups decide to patent … or not – [link]. Interesting perspective on why New York City could never compete in tech – [link]. Stupid vs Smart: Diesel Typography Advertisements – [link]. The Key to Non-Profit Website #Design : An Attempt for a Cause – [link].

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

52% of buyers say they’ve shifted more of their spending to online due to the pandemic. Alexandra Waldman, Co-Founder and CEO of Universal Standard told me about this non-traditional approach: “ We wanted to create a much more personal experience. Getting the most from ecommerce. The rise of new fulfillment methods. Brian Berger.

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Up and Running

JUNE 16, 2015

There’s so much you can do with outdoor advertising, especially if your billboards are located in high traffic areas. See Also 9 Tips for Making Your Offline Advertisements Super Effective. Advertise the incentives and you’ll even get the attention of prospective clients who have never heard of you before. Offer expert advice.

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Up and Running

MARCH 11, 2015

” Our featured speaker was Caroline Cummings, the VP of Business Development at Palo Alto Software. Not only because it’s a product that Bplans and Palo Alto software makes, but because before I joined the company, I used LivePlan to pitch and raise my investment capital. Pretend that you are the investor.

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

When you’re working with a freelance or contract developer, make sure you have all your paperwork — from non-disclosure agreements to invoices and beyond — signed and sealed early in the process. TheyMakeApps.com is a good resource if you’re looking for a competent mobile dev agency.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

As I was looking at traffic stats I noticed a huge increase in mid-November due to a number of write-ups on startup and web-2.0 I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. Is it so low because it’s advertising? That completely makes sense to me.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

The product or website (be it software, e-commerce, or a service) might be awesome , but if it puts itself in front of the wrong market, or packages itself so the right market can’t figure out why it’s awesome, the startup will fail. went after enterprise sales model with a non-recurring, small price. Most startups fail.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

It’s why Canva can call itself a multibillion-dollar platform and how ConvertKit pulled itself up to compete with goliaths like MailChimp and Campaign Monitor. SEO, email marketing, Facebook advertising). For example, if you run a software company, talking to clients at a trade show might put you in touch with the right audience.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. s the new way to code, and quite easy to learn. You can write back end code in javascript, one language conquers all! Code Igniter. Code Hosting and Version Control. code spaces (svn). Cloudomatic.

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ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

Much like you periodically review your digital marketing campaigns to get the most from them, a technical SEO audit evaluates site performance to identify areas for improvement. . Indexability: This shows where a URL is indexable or non-indexable. Indexability status: The reason why a URL is non-indexable. 4xx status codes.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Non-descriptive links: Having links like “Click here,” “website,” and “visit us here” are great ways to keep your profile looking natural. More Stories in Apps & Software. social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C.

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Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

However, this move alienated their current customer base, as they felt that Gap was moving away from the comfortable, non-trendy items and into a more fashion-forward brand. 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.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 19, 2009

It wasn’t a lack of competence or skill in her job; it was just that as far as she was concerned, her job had no connection to the rest of marketing, our customers or our ultimate success as a company. And since the card was useless without any application software, what other software products did they use on it? If so, where?

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 13, 2012

When Reviewing A New Idea, Never Forget Its First Impression – [link]. It’s no secret that visitor data measured by Alexa, Compete and others is flat our wrong – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link].

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

The right sort of person is so passionate about coding, they can’t be stopped from doing it. But every day spent in that kitchen is a day NOT spent in a real kitchen, learning how to cook real food, and write real code. I currently work in information security, and I help teach developers how to write better, more secure code.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 13, 2010

Our goal is to help non-venture-backed, bootstrapped startups, microISVs and Micropreneurs. That’s why we’ve made it out mission to provide practical information based on our real-life experience as software/web entrepreneurs (20+ years between the two of us), as well as the entrepreneurs we work with in the Micropreneur Academy.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. But I don’t buy it.

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

Purchase a membership that allows you to advertise your business and USE IT. Also offer discount coupon codes to twitter members. Point your readers to each blog site that reviews your product. This will help you build your customer or client base without having to spend a lot on advertising. Leverage Linked-In.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 29, 2009

The Findings Five days later Patrick had 250 responses and enough information to decide on a name, but let the survey run because he was receiving solid information from the other (non-naming) survey questions, as well as leads who were interested in being notified when the app launched. had confirmation codes. #7

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Topics have included “Leveraging Pinterest”, “Mobile Commerce”, and “Facebook Advertising”. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. Next major event?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. Especially apps such as Seesmic , a powerful web app dashboard for power users and the enterprise, and GitHub , an industry standard for source code hosting. See also: Wet floor effect.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Still, this trend’s days may be numbered, if only due to overuse and association-bordering-on-marriage with the Apple/iPhone brand. Especially apps such as Seesmic , a powerful web app dashboard for power users and the enterprise, and GitHub , an industry standard for source code hosting. See also: Wet floor effect.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 25, 2010

If they had done it for the money they would have stopped long before they became an overnight success five years of non-stop practice later. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. But they did it because they loved writing music. 3 Brad on 10.11.10

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