Occam's Razor

JULY 12, 2010

In this blog post I want to share four analytics tools that I have been playing with for a while… tools that solve an interesting problem… tools that point to what might be in terms of our near term analytical future… and in almost all cases they don't even know! It measures how often a blog post is tweeted/retweeted.

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Occam's Razor

APRIL 15, 2019

Included below is my accumulated wisdom, with the hope that you’ll fall in navigate category and not the crushed one. But on this blog and in my newsletter I’ve shared enough strategies you should not use to slant data – use them. To create enough uncertainty to fuzzy up any negative – or remotely negative – data.

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Startup Lessons Learned

FEBRUARY 7, 2013

LitMotors approach to using Lean Startup to create a new vehicle category. As we head into 2013, it's a good time to reflect on how far the Lean Startup movement has come: When I first started blogging in August of 2008, I had no idea what to expect. Startup blogging was hardly "cool" back then.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

As hokey as it is, when confronted with uncertainty or unknowns, human beings like to be reassured by comparative metrics. Relentless Execution Once the education and benchmarks were in place, we then worked with each magazine writer as their product review deadline approached. Blog at WordPress.com.

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www.mattbartus.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Blog blog archive. I can tell you that, among other problems, any uncertainty in the capitalization table when the company is acquired will be resolved squarely and unequivocally in favor of the buyer. Matt – any thoughts on using convertible debt type of approach (eg. Categories. A View from the Valley.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 29, 2020

Secondly, this virus is highly contagious and causes a respiratory illness similar to pneumonia, resulting in the death of people who fall in the high-risk category. By way of an example, guest post blogging — see my blog — snchatterjee.com/start-guest-blogging. Thirdly , people can be asymptomatic carriers.

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Ben's Blog

MAY 15, 2020

The discussion spans four sections: first, how to reassess your existing growth model, particularly when, as Brian says, the data is “completely messed”; next, we drill down into strategy and tactics for surviving the current crisis and talk about how founders can pursue growth even in the midst of widespread uncertainty and cutbacks.

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Ben's Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In conversation with a16z managing partner Jeff Jordan (and former CEO of OpenTable and former GM of eBay among other things) — so, from all sides of investing, operating, life — Annie shares tips for decision makers of all kinds making decisions under uncertainty… really, all of us. Jeff: It is a super deep dive.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 5, 2022

For us at CEO Blog Nation, we get it. With the goal of increasing our customer engagement, we will be pivoting away from quick traditional ads, and utilize newsletters, blogs, and long-form video to tell our story and those of our customers. I already have a blog that is driving good traffic to my affiliate website.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

Blog About Log in Register Designing startup metrics to drive successful behavior Great companies are almost always run by great management teams. The contrast between the two approaches is stark. Or their could be deals from two or more different categories of customers. e.g. there could be large deals, and smaller deals.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 23, 2019

Goals might be things like read a blog post, check an account balance, book an appointment, download software, take a test, and so on. When you approach website architecture by thinking about personas and what they wish to achieve, you will work with greater confidence and clarity. name of the page, content) on each. Image credit).

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 30, 2019

And of course there are SEO benefits, too… I’m not going to expound upon this too much (there are tons of other blog posts on the subject ), but writing awesome product page copy helps SEO. There are many ways that you can structure buyer personas, and tons of blogs have written about their ways of doing it.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

This is why a bottom up approach is more credible.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections.   The answer to that, in a word, is risk, - the uncertainty of outcome.   A bottom up approach has the advantage of logic. [4]

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ConversionXL

MAY 8, 2017

And of course there are SEO benefits, too… I’m not going to expound upon this too much (there are tons of other blog posts on the subject ), but writing awesome product page copy helps SEO. There are many ways that you can structure buyer personas, and tons of blogs have written about their ways of doing it.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 13, 2016

And this can happen in every phase of testing if incorrect statistical approaches are used. Because A/B testing considers only a part of the entire customer base (your sample), there are always uncertainties as to actual effects. Or are they using other entry points such as the side-navigation, search, or teaser categories?

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ConversionXL

JUNE 6, 2017

This approach leads to a sub-optimal user experience and poor conversion rates because it ignores how the human brain actually works. The model has eight overriding implicit motivations, each of which is then broken down into four individual motivational categories. So, how do we effectively target the subconscious brain? Recognition.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 11, 2020

42:52) Show-related links: YCombinator OpenAI helpwithcovid.com C19 Coalition Funding for COVID-19 Projects 1billionmasks Sam's blog: [link] Sam on Twitter: @sama Eric on Twitter: @ericries Transcript: Out of the Crisis #1, Sam Altman Eric Ries : Welcome to Out of the Crisis. Also, just the intense uncertainty. This is Eric Ries.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 29, 2009

Most normal people (normal as defined as being someone other than an entrepreneur) seek to minimize uncertainty and risk and take a job with a defined career path like lawyer, teacher or fire fighter. They recognize they are going to have to follow their own internal compass and embrace the uncertainty as part of the journey.

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blog.stackoverflow.com

APRIL 20, 2010

But there are also dozens of sites that I don’t need anything remotely approaching banking-grade security for, and I use these sites far more often than my bank. But right now, the one-login-per-website problem is so bad that I am willing to accept these tradeoffs for a partial worse is better solution. 23 When Will My Site Graduate?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 28, 2011

’ There’s people like Amy [inaudible] who I think is really inspirational in her blog about it. I think it’s because you can’t just read it in a blog post once a week or in a Tweet every once in a while, you have to be steeped in it. We put those decisions in one category. Or how do you feel about that?

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2018

While there are similarities between entrepreneurs and small business owners, for example, agency clients are very different and require a different marketing approach. The four major categories of fonts. There are four major categories of fonts: Serif – Letters that have short lines coming off the edges. Geometric Shapes.

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Steve Blank

MAY 18, 2009

As I was watched, the next car rolled down the line, the station before attached the hood, and as the car approached this station, the worker took the 2×4, shoved it under one corner of the hood and put the blanket over the top of the hood and started pounding it with the rubber mallet while prying with the lumber.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Why people think it’s about tactics is obvious: lots of blog posts out there tell you so. Some blog posts even give you complete lists of conversion optimization techniques ( never mind that there is no such thing as a CRO technique ). Friction: what on this page is causing doubts, hesitations and uncertainties?

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

This is the first post in what’s going to be a series of blogs on how to go from nothing – no connections, no team, no money and no knowledge of how the startup industry really works – to operating a growing business. I mentioned to Mike that I was going to kick this series off over on the Meebo Blog , but he suggested I start it here.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

Therein lies the three differences between growth hacking and marketing… Startups are organizations with extreme uncertainty. Now, people begin defining growth hacking as a process, a systematic approach, a “viral loop”, etc. Startups are designed for astronomical growth. These aren’t growth hacks.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2012

This method works across all categories, it doesn’t really matter what business you’re in. It’s like when you see a pretty girl / handsome boy walk by, approach him/her with a meaningless sentence and then go for the kiss. Fears, uncertainties, doubts. A friend of mine blogged about an email he received.

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View from Seed

AUGUST 2, 2017

Unlike some investors who believe we are in a moment of uncertainty about what comes next, we believe that a long and prosperous era is already here. Each of these categories represents a market opportunity in excess of $1 trillion, and each of them is ripe for disruption by digital technologies. Improvement is linear and incremental.

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Up and Running

MARCH 13, 2013

It’s so easy to say, ‘With our fantastic new approach or technology, we can solve problems everywhere.’ I have a category called advice on my blog at Planning Startup Stories. Understanding uncertainty is vital to entrepreneurs. ” “Focus. ’ But if you do that, your efforts will be diluted.

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Designmantic Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

Now add the spectacular uncertainty brought about the Covid-19 pandemic and it’s anybody’s guess what’s going to happen to startup futures now. Slack – Guide to Remote Meetings : Slack is a focused and organized approach to email and messaging. The platform has categories expanding from relationships to startups.

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Designmantic Blog

JUNE 30, 2020

Now add the spectacular uncertainty brought about the Covid-19 pandemic and it’s anybody’s guess what’s going to happen to startup futures now. Slack – Guide to Remote Meetings : Slack is a focused and organized approach to email and messaging. The platform has categories expanding from relationships to startups.

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The Startup Toolkit

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

After failing at business blogging several times and then quasi-succeeding, I began to wonder whether many other people suffer from the same problems. I spent a few hours putting together a free workshop in London with the promise that attendees would get “2 month’s worth of blogging ideas in 20 minutes.” Measure it.

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www.businessinsider.com

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

First, the valuation of early-stage startups remains frothy and fraught with uncertainty. What is surprising is that whatever approach Google Ventures took to these Y Combinator startups caused enough friction to provoke Grahams cautionary note. To embed this post, copy the code below and paste into your website or blog.

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ConversionXL

MAY 2, 2018

You have to present your value proposition as the first thing the visitors see on your homepage, but should be visible in all major entry points of the site (category and product pages). Crate & Barrel’s approach is better, with more prominent steps (1, 2 and 3): Test idea #14: Clearly address purchase uncertainties.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2019

Microconversions : viewing a product page, adding to cart, viewing a blog post. Fears/Uncertainty/Doubts (FUDs): “Is anything holding you back from buying right now?”, “What almost prevented you from completing your purchase today?” There are two main ways people think about a blog: 1. Quickly fire out tons of blog content.

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