Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

For the last 10 years China essentially closed its search, media and social network software market to foreign companies with the result that Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Dropbox, and 30,000 other websites were not accessible from China. Filed under: China , Customer Development , Technology , Venture Capital.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7

Silicon Valley 272

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 272

conversionxl.com

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

It’s Not a Conversion Problem, It’s a Customer Development Problem. I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. This is a customer development problem. So What is Customer Development? Website Analysis.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 13, 2013

China has essentially closed its internal search, media and social network software market to foreign companies who wouldn’t play with the government rules on the Great Firewall. Facebook was too frightening to Chinese censors, so Renren is the leading social media player. VC’s pulled back and only invested $3.7

Silicon Valley 164

Silicon Valley China Venture Capital Merger 164

ConversionXL

JANUARY 31, 2014

note: If you’re a startup, you’ll want to use customer development questions for your page to resonate with future traffic). Do This: Use customer development techniques found in this post to build a profile of your ideal buyer personas. What are you using our product for? Do you consider any alternatives?

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Analytics Video Matching Conversion 134

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 17, 2016

Salesforce recently conducted research , which found nearly 25 per cent of millennials expect to get a response within 10 minutes of reaching out for customer service via social media and nearly one quarter will boycott a company after one bad experience.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 15, 2013

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! The chart above shows age distribution within major social networks and online communities. Bad Customer Development Questions and How to Avoid My Mistakes – [link].

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 105

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 17, 2019

In order to create a map, you should conduct interviews with real customers. Take stock of where else they found you on the web (social media or local listings sites, perhaps?). Maybe that’s changing wording on your social media’s homepage that makes it easier for customers to understand what you do.

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Customer Social Network Social Media Conversion 63

David Teten

SEPTEMBER 23, 2017

Relationship Science makes it easier to understand and map social networks into potential limited partners. Cobalt helps GPs to optimize their fundraising strategy. For example, we created a pipeline management tool that automatically adds deals along with relevant information (such as attachments received) to our funnel.

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Private Equity Venture Capital Equity Technical Review 60

ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 9, 2012

Don’t listen to customers, develop your products in secret and make every decision yourself. I would spend time and money on development and get it out there and then nobody would use it.”. There was a social network for oenophiles called Wine McGee. This approach worked for Steve Jobs. There was his dating site.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 1, 2010

aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation.

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Technical Review Technology Product CTO Hire 175

SoCal CTO

SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

We’re Living In The Dark Ages Of Social Media - rosskimbarovsky.com , August 9, 2010 If you believe the media and social media “experts&# , we’re living in the Renaissance of social media. Social gaming was naturally one of the key topics, covered in many presentations. The Dry Run.

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Startup CTO Hire Cofounder Venture Capital 191

VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Retention - Users come back to the site through emails, social media and stay active with product features (“you’ve got a message”). User testimonials – one of the most effective type of social proof, testimonials are a great way to instill confidence in new users. like/+1/follow?

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API Viral Startup Retention 167

Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 13, 2009

Do some Customer Development instead. We used social media to get alpha users as outlined here during Feburary. Launching is about creating circles within circles (groups of people that connect) and social networking, word of mouth, and real-world advertising are all contributing factors. Gattiker said.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Strategies span a range of methods, but we’re going to focus on PPC, social media, and search. Predictive analytics help you understand what your customers are going to buy before they do. *. *. A data-driven approach to social media marketing. Other social networks. Image source ). By Gagan Mehra.

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Acquisition Software Review PPC Analytics 111

conversionxl.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

note: If you’re a startup, you’ll want to use customer development questions for your page to resonate with future traffic). Do This: Use customer development techniques found in this post to build a profile of your ideal buyer personas. What are you using our product for? Do you consider any alternatives?

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Analytics Software Review Conversion Video 98

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Fairly, their choice of marketing strategy is justifiable with all these successful user-generated content campaigns trending in various social media platforms. However, the most crucial part for any post apart from its authenticity is if the customer will end it with a call to action that recommends you.

Software Review 28

Software Review Campaign Advertising Social Media 28

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

ConversionXL

MAY 22, 2014

This could cover a range of methods, but for the sake of this article, we’re going to focus on PPC, Social Media & Search. If you don’t have customers, our articles on customer development & writing compelling copy when you don’t have any customers , to help you to start getting people to buy.

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Software Review PPC Analytics Search 116

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 1, 2016

Public Relations – This includes activities aimed at receiving coverage in traditional media outlets. Online Advertising – This includes the use of pay-per-click platforms, social networks, display ads and retargeting. Create events – Figure out how to bring your partners together to network and create deeper engagement.

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Lead Generation Channel Partner Campaign 28

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 3, 2010

That’s @MeganBerry to you, blogger and social media expert, marketing manager of Klout.com. Graphs - Chris Dixon , July 22, 2010 It has become customary to use “ graph &# to refer to the underlying data structures at social networks like Facebook. Customer Validation needs to have the CEO actively involved.

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Software Review Startup Venture Capital Technical Review 217

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Blog/reading list from Tom Eisenmann’s class at Harvard Misc Some of the material I have created or use in my classes does not lend itself to blogs. It’s more reference material. Thus, these pages. I’ll add more as time goes on.

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Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Social networking. Social/Sharing. Social Media Tracking/Marketing. IE Developer Toolbar (for ie6 & ie7). great web customer acquisition tutorials. analytics for social media and online. social media and email marketing.

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Software Review Technical Review Startup 53