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VCs eating our own dog food: Using technology and analytics to make better investments

David Teten

When I met my now-wife, I realized that any technology that can find me a spouse is a killer app. I’d argue that the same type of technologies that have revolutionized dating can revolutionize our industry. . I walk through below how progressive investors are using technology and analytics throughout all of their operations.

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Ecommerce Trendwatching: How To Find, Follow, and Set Trends

ReadWriteStart

It becomes even more interesting in the world of emerging technologies and the IoT. In fact, the small brand is likely to become a rising industry star due to the established trust, convenient delivery times, and various payment options available in the marketplace. These new technologies will become an integral part of most e-shops.

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Raising Money Using Customer Development

Steve Blank

Your presentation doesn’t have a single word about Lean Startups or Customer Development. Reply Week 2 – Customer Discovery & Listening « Iain’s Chips & Tech , on November 6, 2009 at 9:44 am Said: [.] Knowing this venture firms have come up with a canonical checklist of what they would like to see.

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Building A Strong Social Media Strategy For Business Growth

Duct Tape Marketing

He has a history of success in the B2B SaaS, software, healthcare, fintech, human resources, consulting, and employee benefits technology industries. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! He is the Head of Marketing at Loomly, a leading social media management platform. Like this show? So, Andrew, welcome to the show.

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The Lean Startup Workshop - now an O'Reilly Master Class

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Thursday, May 14, 2009 The Lean Startup Workshop - now an OReilly Master Class My rate of posting has been much lower lately, and this is mostly due to preparations for the upcoming Lean Startup Workshop on May 29. I joined a financial services tech startup in 1999. It was a disaster.

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Blood, sweat, and tears: How we got from 0 to 500K downloads on a budget

The Next Web

Your mission is to grow, and for B2C companies it means more users. Tentatively, I lean towards the first because it’s closer to how people search, as in “Find a vacation,” whereas the latter is more “marketish.” If your update is buggy, users will be intolerant and trash you in reviews and ratings. Which one’s better?

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Should Early Stage Startups Move to Austin because of Customers?

Austin Startup

Early adopters, especially those who are willing to pay for novel services, are the lifeblood of lean startups. There is a middle class that is growing due to the tech boom. In addition to the B2C market, companies in Austin are also in a formidable position to service business customers.