Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 14, 2014

If you've read my first book Web Analytics: An Hour A Day, you know that I've advocated this strategy since 2008! If you don't stink completely, things on the the web always go up and to the right over time – the argument is simply about the slope of the line and short term fluctuations. See Page 269. :).

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Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

Had Facebook not purchased Instagram, Facebook’s aggregate numbers likely would have dipped as millennials have largely abandoned Facebook for Instagram and Snapchat. The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 31, 2012

Curious Hat: mobile exploration tools for curious children. LaunchGram: aggregate news service about products and launches coming soon in verticals such as movies, electronics, video games, and cars. Repairy: web-based customer relationship and resource management system for car repair shops and dealerships.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 22, 2010

CDI Systems ’ NetIS is the first electronic publishing platform that integrates Digital Rights Management, Web Content Management, information retrieval, SEO and e-commerce tools into a single, seamless platform for the secure delivery and sale of digital content (textual, images, rich media etc’).

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Today, Airbnb, oDesk and multiple second-hand fashion marketplace startups show that there are tons of untapped verticals where horizontal product platform cannot serve properly or where consumer simply prefer a more tailored brand. Start with aggregating scarce and in-demand inventory. Time shift demand and supply.

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techcrunch.com

FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Tech Gadgets Mobile Enterprise GreenTech CrunchBase TechCrunch TV Disrupt SF More TechCrunch TV Beta Invites Crunchies Elevator Pitches Gillmor Gang Podcasts TechCrunch Europe TechCrunch Trends TechCrunch France TechCrunch Japan Whats Hot: Android Apple Facebook Google Microsoft Twitter Yahoo Zynga Subscribe: Think Your Start-up Is Venture Worthy?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 9, 2019

look at mobile and desktop separately). The idea is that people look where they hover, and thus it shows how users read a web page. Click maps show you a heat map comprised of aggregated click data. It’s also easy to take in aggregate click data quickly and see broad trends. Image Source). Click Maps. Image Source).

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Between the worse data aggregation method and the much higher amount of work Wesabe made you do, it was far easier to have a good experience on Mint , and that good experience came far more quickly. Post-Mortem Title : Lessons from Kiko, web 2.0 I was about to become the first person in America to sell condom key chains.

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Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 10, 2010

First, I believe that Seesmic has an excellent product – especially the web version of their product and that having another senior and experienced exec like Loic Le Meur would be great for Twitter. In fact, I encouraged my favorite IM aggregator client, Digsby , to go the opposite direction and become a Twitter client also.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 16, 2015

look at mobile and desktop separately). The idea is that people look where they hover and thus it shows how users read a web page. Click maps show you a heatmap comprised of aggregated click data. It’s also easy to quickly take in the aggregate click data and see broad trends. Image Source. Click Maps. Image Source.

Algorithm 48

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 14, 2016

Conversion optimization for mobile apps is getting more sophisticated. Don’t get me wrong, an install is still an important milestone in the mobile consumer journey, but it should only be a step en route to your final destination – that is, creating an app with sustainable commercial value. At first, click through rate was key.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

How to Improve Mobile App Retention Through Customization. In 2011, Fred Wilson cited the 30/10/10 ratio as a “law of web/mobile physics,” generally true regardless of business or industry—that is, 30% of customers will use a service each month, 10% will use it each day, and as many as 10% of daily users will be using it at any given time.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

John Jantsch: Well, and let’s not forget to throw in the aggregators that are out there doing the 10 best blah, blah, blah in their city. I mean, they’re essentially national lead aggregators and they’re messing up the local results. It becomes a very active landscape. It seems like Google right now likes them.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

It doesn’t matter which vertical you’re in, you can use it to find great insights to lead to better test hypotheses. Note: You must look at the one device category at a time – so apply a device segments first: desktop only, tablet only and mobile only. Step #3: Web Analytics Analysis. B2B and B2C. Click maps.

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Analytics Technical Review Conversion Framework 48

Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Half-way through this post, you'll seriously wonder why you've spent so much time obsessing with Adobe/Google Analytics/Chartbeat or other web analytics tool. CIA also formed one of five foundational elements in my best-selling book Web Analytics 2.0. How does any tool have access to your website or mobile app data?

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abovethecrowd.com

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Our firm has had the good fortune to invest in many two-sided networks that used information aggregation, supplier aggregation, and user generated content to attract and inform consumers and resultantly disrupt and change different industries. Additionally, all of us that have been consumers of the U.S. Bill Gurley : Great.

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