Steve Blank

DECEMBER 11, 2020

A little company in Seattle called Microsoft. They need to understand product market fit: why some ideas will get traction, others won’t. communication networks, then identify how China might exploit these weaknesses differently during the political coercion of Taiwan in the near-term vs open conflict in the long-term.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 27, 2012

The Innovators Dilemma – which means that if you have large customers with big profit margins it’s impossible to throw that all away to destruct your industry. This was obviously prior to the Internet and everything that led to: (mobile smartphones, social networks, new payment technologies, etc.). “ And my fear?

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crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

Despite repeated efforts, only a few cities outside the Valley (New York and Boston) have historically had the critical mix of VC funding, network, and talent to fuel vibrant startup centers. Seattle, WA. And, our outstanding customer service team is available to guide you through the whole process.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 2, 2019

written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Switching to HTTPS is simple , and most web hosting platforms will do it at little or no cost for existing customers. That’s why you’ll turn up in a search for “home painters near Atlanta,” but not “party planner in Seattle.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 14, 2022

Why Partnerships Are The Future Of Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Robert Glazer. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Bob Glazer. Bob is the Founder and Chairman of the Board of Acceleration Partners, a global partner marketing agency.

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abovethecrowd.com

JULY 10, 2014

Using a combination of market data, math, and financial analysis, Professor Damodaran concluded that his best estimate of the value of Uber is $5.9 billion, far short of the value recently determined by the market. The first is TAM, and the second is Uber’s market share within that market. Total Available Market Analysis.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 5, 2011

I’m in Seattle this week. Seattle should be the envy of any non Silicon Valley tech community in the country. As I gear up to give a keynote at the annual Seattle 2.0 awards dinner on Thursday night I started reflected on what it would take to “change the trajectory&# for Seattle or for any regional market, really.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

I recently spoke at Caltech at the Caltech / MIT Enterprise Forum on “the future of social networking,&# the 30-minute video is here and the PowerPoint presentation is here on DocStoc ). What are the big trends that will drive the next phase of social networks? And so it goes with social networking. The Past (1985-2002).

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 28, 2010

Dave’s a great guy with a good sense of humor and a broad knowledge of the market, which is why I was excited that he could be on the show. Here’s why that is important: when users are on your website you want to convert them to become paying customers. It is a platform to help brands building viral marketing campaigns.

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View from Seed

JANUARY 10, 2022

In that same original blog post, we also outlined the unfortunate phenomenon that occurs when the market collapses: capital tends to flow towards founders with established VC relationships and away from folks who may be equally talented but are several steps removed from investor networks. Allay Health: Seattle, Washington.

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Growthink Blog

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Statistics that show the market for it growing to $160 billion next year only tell half of the story. DigitalTown (Burnsville, MN), Developer of a national network of online communities for high school students, alumni and boosters. $10 DiJiPop (Providence, RI), Provider of on-demand shopper marketing platform - $1 million.

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Version One Ventures

JANUARY 4, 2017

If you think you might be paying too much for your service and don’t feel like dealing with Comcast’s customer service, let Trim’s robot give it a shot. Geekwire named Outreach one of the top 10 transformational Seattle startups , and Top Hat got some great press from the Globe and Mail and Financial Post for its success in the Edtech market.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Here, you’ll find products and technologies that are at the cutting edge of their industries before they hit the market. And while you’re networking, you’ll learn from other startups and established businesses that are connecting businesses with customers in new and innovative ways. Location : Seattle, WA.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 21, 2014

5 Forgotten Offline Marketing Tactics written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Thursday is guest post day here at Duct Tape Marketing and today’s guest is Jayson DeMers – Enjoy! Engage in offline guerrilla marketing. Drop business cards.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

That prediction obviously turned out pretty wrong, but it did drum up a whole lot of chatter about the right ingredients for building a startup community—about New York vs Boston on the East Coast and whether cities like Austin and Seattle would ever break through.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 25, 2013

Somehow she was always on a flight up to Seattle or San Francisco. And still able to make it out to LA networking events. Kara on one side of the table showing me market sizes, competitive dynamics, product roadmaps, pricing plans for physical products with COGS and gross margins. She was a young mom back then.

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www.allthingsdistributed.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

External Facing Technologist –We see this model often in companies where technology is used to provideproducts and services to customers and partners; the CTO is the intermediarybetween clients and internal development and the main influencer in thedevelopment of the product portfolio.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Marketing and sales collateral from Google is spartan, and common refrains about key features—like unsampled data—seem unworthy of a six-figure bill for most sites. Google Analytics 360 (GA360) is one of seven components of the Google Marketing Platform. Custom dimensions and metrics. Image source ). Export size.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The Communication Secrets Of The World’s Greatest Salesman written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Carmine Gallo. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Carmine Gallo. Bezos reimagined the way leaders write, speak, and motivate teams and customers.

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adamac.blogspot.com

MARCH 9, 2010

A Large Number of Ex-Employees With social networks like LinkedIn, its easy to get a rough idea of how many people work at a given company. Recruiters are generally non-technical and aside from process-pushing offer little aside from their network of contacts. Marketing Stunts Startups need to be cash conscious.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 27, 2015

As I’ve discussed before, there’s a chicken and egg problem when it comes to supply and demand: customers need supply, and suppliers need customers. There’s zero motivation for customers to stick around without any inventory. Similarly, when Uber launched in Seattle, they paid town car drivers to idle.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Mike Evans. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Mike Evans. Take The Marketing Assessment: Take the Assessment. Like this show? Duct Tape Transcript.

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Cracking the Code

APRIL 27, 2018

Congratulations to the past and present DocuSign team for their incredible achievements, as the company makes its public market debut. It’s rare to see any type of technology reach such a range of customers - from very large companies to individual users across all industries. And this is just the beginning!

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 23, 2018

And Apple is famous for taking existing ideas (wireless networks, media creation, mice, mp3 players, smartphones) and doing them really, really well. They can’t rely on existing markets or customer awareness to help generate interest. Customers can be reluctant to try something they don’t understand or they haven’t seen before.

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ReadWriteStart

JANUARY 6, 2011

This curriculum is based on the various questions entrepreneurs have asked me over these 64 sessions, spanning financing, positioning, customer acquisition, marketing, sales, channel, and various other early stage, startup-related issues. In the Entrepreneur Journeys methodology, we focus on customer validation as early as possible.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 27, 2017

Disabilities have a lot in common with the many of the technology markets I have analyzed for the last 30 years: each was developed and considered in isolation, solutions were specific to each area, and the cost was excessive. How designing with accessibility and disability inclusion from day one benefits everyone.

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www.huffingtonpost.com

MAY 10, 2011

We sell the winning designs to customers in the form of personalized wedding invitations, Christmas cards , and other stationery and photo card products. Size of Opportunity - market size, revenue or usage, exit outcome and their ability to get equity early are all important. Shes going to have a big impact on Minteds future.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 22, 2020

Lenore Estrada : So, for us at the beginning of March, we noticed that orders were really slowing down and I think because I had a personal network that included people who were tech CEOs, who were really the kinds of companies that were my customers, I had access to information about what was happening in a way that I wouldn't otherwise have had.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 26, 2018

Transcript of Honest Startup Advice From Somebody Who’s Been Through It written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. For this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing podcast, I visit with Rand Fishkin. Hello, and welcome to another episode of the Duck Tape marketing podcast. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 7, 2021

Texas is the most promising technology market in the United States. If you want to launch a new business, this is a great market to launch from because you can easily reach all of the major Texas cities with one office. These are all potential customers and strategic partners for startups. Texas is a leader in “new space”?

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

How a Small Business Can Benefit from Big Data written by John Jantsch read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing Big data is a hot topic these days. Well, What Would Happen to Your Business If You Lost All of Your Online Data I know you’re backing up your hard drive and network.

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clicksend.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Home About Contact Make It Happen: How to find a Programmer My weekly post on Seattle 2.0. If you attend networking events, you’ve probably met a lot of entrepreneurs with an idea who need a partner to build it. Click Send – Aaron Franklin's Blog From Microsoft to Startup, and Everything In-Between.

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VC Adventure

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

As an illustration, let me share with you the list below, which came to me yesterday in an email solicitation from a company that collects this kind of technical information from big companies and markets it to companies like ours, hoping we will buy their marketing/intelligence lists. Citrix Presentation Server 4.0,

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The report details some of the high profile success stories in Vancouver: In the early days Slack’s founder estimated the market for the software to be $100 million, which they exceeded in just three years—and have now become the fastest growing business software of all time. Broadband.tv com for $575 million. ” Montreal.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Five years, several iterations and a stint at a Seattle business accelerator later, things are going smoothly and successfully. Statdragon is a Saas platform that allows businesses to access and analyze metrics about their existing videos and optimize their video marketing strategy. Keep customers at the forefront, and listen to them.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 20, 2018

The report details some of the high profile success stories in Vancouver: In the early days Slack’s founder estimated the market for the software to be $100 million, which they exceeded in just three years—and have now become the fastest growing business software of all time. Broadband.tv com for $575 million. ” Montreal.

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Version One Ventures

MAY 15, 2019

Dolly gives retailers the ability to offer same day or scheduled delivery, while providing an elevated experience that allows the customer to pick the delivery time. Dolly is also an easy way to move furniture from one apartment to another, bring a dresser home from the flea market, or haul bulky items to Goodwill.

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