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Stanford Podcasts - eHarmony - Greg Waldorf

SoCal CTO

Some items from the pod cast: 100,000 - babies born as a result of relationships started on eHarmony 15M registered 1% of marriages in US this year resulting from eHarmony I dont know if these are true, but still, the impact of the vision of the original founders Neil Clark Warren and Greg Forgatch is amazing. in Computer Science.

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Let's Fire Our Customers

Steve Blank

Entrepreneurs overlook that the customers you fire badly are ones who will do damage to your company for a long, long time ( even if the impact of their departure is an increase in profitability.) Let’s Fire Our Customers « Steve Blank (tags: product-management startup business) [.] Steve Blank: Let’s fire our customers [.]

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Vertical Markets 2: Customer/Market Risk versus Invention Risk.

Steve Blank

But then, because there might be entrenched competitors and your concept is radically new, you still need to invest in the customer development process to learn how to get design wins from companies who may be happy with their existing vendors. These two numbers have direct impact on revenue and financial health.

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The Intersection of SEO and CRO (and How to Maximize Long Term Growth)

ConversionXL

In addition, in silo’d teams or with limited budgets, there can be tradeoffs and decisions to be made between investing in CRO or SEO. According to him there’s no impact of A/B testing on SEO: Paras Chopra: “The reason is that search bots don’t execute JavaScript (the method used by most A/B testing tools). Use 301 instead.

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Technology stack choice for startups

kenegozi.com

As for the "Hollywood is not a place for startups" - well probably yCombinator is currently only suited for the valley, however a startup that already has a seed investment, and has a reasonably crafted business plan, does not *have* to be in the "meet all the dudes in the coffee shops" scene. method=post. on March 28th, 2011 at 1:42pm.

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36 Stocking Stuffer Ideas For Your Little Entrepreneur

Up and Running

4 toys to encourage business focus: If you’re going to raise a little entrepreneur (do-gooder activities aside), you’re going to need to make your child aware that being in business means turning a profit, and that means making decisions that impact the bottom line. The only drawback is the price tag. What is it?

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Track the Ten Elements of Value for Your Venture

Startup Professionals Musings

It’s human nature to prioritize the metrics that get measured, so the simple act of keeping track is often enough to have a significant positive impact. These assets include things like cash (say, from a pending investment), facilities, inventory, and other property. Keep an archive of your old scorecards. His website is [link].