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Excellent Showing at 59 Days of Code Startup Competition

Software By Rob

I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Teams had 59 days to create a killer app. One that solves a problem, is marketable, and demos well. Overall it was an impressive showing of local talent.

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

Indeed, I did buy my latest startup, but the deal was done from a spare bedroom of my suburban home in Fresno, California for less than most people pay for a new car. And the funds came from revenue generated by my portfolio of web applications and websites that I’ve built over the past several years.

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Why Focusing on Traffic Can Kill Your Startup

Software By Rob

And you can witness the fruits of your labor rather quickly through your friendly neighborhood analytics package. If you can do this dinner is on me when you come to Fresno. So you have some traffic and few sales, what do you do next? In un-optimized sales websites I typically see conversions in the 0.1%

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Whether data come from our own analytics or an external source, we are can implement changes to the way we operate in a matter of hours. Thanks to Jeff and Deadrea Clemmensen, MiPhone Doctor of Fresno ! #18 We see ideas really take off, go viral and power sales for anyone with a creative idea that resonates with like minded people.

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My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

Re-connecting I work from home and since I live in Fresno I don’t get out much. at 5:12 pm Social comments and analytics for this post… This post was mentioned on Twitter by devtube: My Report on StackOverflow DevDays: [link]. #7 Was a fun time, for $100, it’s a total no-brainer. #6 at 5:05 pm [.]