VC Cafe

MARCH 1, 2024

Companionship Differentiated value prop vs. generalist chat products – AI companion products hat specialise in content that mainstream models aren’t good at (or don’t allow), like fictional role plays or erotica. What’s missing is the last mile — distribution, customer journey design, guardrails and workflow automation.

Artificial Inteligence 177

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Software Review Generative AI 177

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2020

SEO, or Search Engine Optimization, is one such domain that is dotted with misinformation. You should shape your content around semantics and natural language because they will play a crucial role in determining how pages rank in the search engine results page (SERP). This problem often plagues popular, hot topics.

SEO 147

SEO Semantic Web Development Engineer 147

Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Many companies don’t reach the next phase either because their leadership doesn’t adapt as an organization or because they don’t design processes that lead to scaled outcomes. You start out with vision, you must adapt and have intellectual honesty once you stare at your data and know where your true sources of differentiation and value are.

Operations 286

Operations New York City Technical Review Startup 286

YoungUpstarts

JUNE 27, 2018

When you’re setting up a brand-new business, a well-designed website is the engine that powers online presence and performance. Entering a competitive marketplace makes branding crucial for differentiating yourself from more established rivals.

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Up and Running

JULY 7, 2021

The major advantages are building an active, targeted audience for your website and increasing your visibility to search engines. Among them are advanced analytics, video optimization, search engine optimization, and more. The design of your YouTube channel should match the whole brand strategy and color book.

Channel 149

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www.bothsidesofthetable.com

MAY 13, 2012

Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering? This time I thought I’d try and address engineering talent. Often I’m asked by startup CEO’s about how to best build an engineering team. This post is designed mostly for non-technical founders. Raising Venture Capital. Angel Topics.

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Fractional VPE Part-Time VPE Fractional CTO CTO Hire 89

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2018

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 202

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 202

The Startup Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2023

What differentiates your card from other cards on the market is your niche. Are you drawn to quirky humor, elegant design, or eco-friendly materials? A clear niche not only helps you stand out in a saturated market but also guides your design decisions and marketing strategy. What unique value can your card bring to the market?

Differentiation 148

Differentiation Audience Social Media Design 148

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The most important factor for differentiation in CXL Live is its unique format. It’s like they thought about the attendees and what they need and then designed a format focused on them. Win beyond product : use a powerful narrative, positioning, messaging, content and differentiation strategy.

B2B 94

B2B Marketing Curation PPC 94

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 19, 2016

We believe that it is incrementally harder to differentiate on simple Internet products or mobile apps and while great companies are built doing this, our goal as a fund is to try and fund things that can be 100x returns if they work. We’re not Pollyannaish about this.

Cofounder 207

Cofounder Differentiation Hosting Design 207

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

Oftentimes, they have a much closer connection to end users, thus finding it easier to connect the dots to design user experiences that matter. User experience is really at the heart of digital transformation, Bo believes, and it’s a critical aspect of building and differentiating a strong brand that engages customers.

United Kingdom 113

United Kingdom Technical Review Design Operations 113

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 20, 2021

He specializes in combining visual design and SEO for construction companies. Key Takeaway: Having a beautifully designed website doesn’t guarantee leads. 2:54] In your intro, it says you combine visual design and SEO – can you unpack that idea? [5:54] Tim Brown (02:02): Yeah, I'd say differentiation. I should say.

Minneapolis 86

Minneapolis SEO Widget Technical Review 86

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 5, 2019

That type of retirement planner is defined as a fiduciary, and according to a survey by Financial Engines , 93 percent of Americans think financial advisors who provide retirement advice should be fiduciaries — legally required to put their clients’ best interest first. Create an estate plan.

Indianapolis 113

Indianapolis LLC Portfolio Technical Review 113

Up and Running

MAY 3, 2021

For those not in the know, SEO refers to search engine optimization. This is the practice of helping a website appear higher in search engine results pages (SERPs) for keywords related to their specific product, service, or niche. Start with a plan, set milestones, and explore opportunities to differentiate your service offerings.

SEO 147

SEO Vertical Metadata Forecast 147

ConversionXL

APRIL 18, 2019

A page that’s well-matched for user intent can outperform those that optimize primarily for search engines—in search and after the click. IP address) can provide clues to search engines, as can search history, time of year, or time of day. Look at the search engine results page (SERP). Geography (i.e. A manual process works.

Search 126

Search Aggregator New York SEO 126

Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 254

New York City Silicon Valley Bootstrapping Technical Review 254

ConversionXL

MARCH 31, 2020

LimeSpot is an AI personalization recommendation engine. These tools solve an old problem in a novel way, and, in this case, are designed specifically for the ecommerce consumer. And, like most things with Amazon, it’s by design. You don’t even have to worry about the fraud cases—they handle them. Benchmarks from a Google study.

eCommerce 110

eCommerce Sales Software Review Development Team Review 110

Hearpreneur

APRIL 23, 2023

I design a line of leather handbags and small accessories. We were keen on differentiating ourselves by highlighting our unique branding-e-commerce approach towards marketing. ‘Bread' stands for Branding and Animation Designs. We wanted to say no to Tingo! Thanks to Parry Bedi, Tingono ! #2-

Naming 130

Naming Entrepreneur Technical Review Design 130

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Encouragement of wrong behaviors such as too much focus on visibility attainment versus core job requirements due to poorly-designed program relies heavily on tangible rewards. Long-term engagement is generally the result of a well-designed plan which is then monitored and upgraded over time.

Employee 100

Employee North America Reputation Software Review 100

ConversionXL

JUNE 30, 2019

Knowing what the competitors are doing—how they’re thinking about the market, which tactics they’re using, how they’re crafting messages and design—can make all the difference in the battle for customers. Often, the layout is something their web designer came up without doing a thorough analysis or testing. (In

SEO 126

SEO Conversion Analytics Design 126

ConversionXL

APRIL 1, 2019

The advanced technical knowledge of university professors in engineering and science, for example, makes it harder for them to teach first-year students effectively. However, if everyone scrolls the whole way through, added detail may help differentiate your company for your (presumably) advanced audience. You can never know too much.

Technical Review 133

Technical Review Marketing Software Review Audience 133

Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 9, 2016

On the Internet, I am wary of one more search engine provider, clones of existing social-media sites, and yet another new dating site. You need a big differentiator in these arenas. For new car companies such as DeLorean and Tesla, designing and testing the product is only the beginning. Huge ramp-up time and money required.

New York City 120

New York City Silicon Valley Startup Bootstrapping 120

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 28, 2022

My wife and I both worked as mechanical engineers, so we wanted a name that paid tribute to our profession. Momentum is a term that is highly related to engineering, as it relates to motion and dynamics. I was required to design the logos for each of the companies. After that, we narrowed the options down to a few.

Naming 150

Naming Entrepreneur Jordan Merger 150

Hearpreneur

AUGUST 17, 2022

Bezos famously only enters a new market if he believes that he can offer a differentiated (i.e. One of fashion's most pressing issues is inclusivity and diversity when it comes to the body type designers, and retailers cater to. He studied computer engineering while attending Stanford University. 4- Jeff Bezos.

Entrepreneur 125

Entrepreneur Technical Review Chad Software Review 125

ConversionXL

MAY 11, 2017

Knowing what the competitors are doing – how they are thinking about the market, what tactics they are using, how they are crafting messages and design – can make all the difference in the battle for the customers’ mind share and conversions. Reviewing a competitor’s online presence helps me understand how to differentiate my client.

SEO 131

SEO Analytics Conversion Search 131

The Next Web

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

Daniel Jacobson ( Twitter | LinkedIn ), is currently director of engineering for the Netflix API. Instead, most companies should be focusing on their core business and then designing APIs that support larger strategy. Ultimately, if you know your audience, you can define a strategy and then design the right tactics.

API 135

API Audience Dividend Programming 135

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 5, 2010

They walked through 4 minutes of PowerPoint garble (of a 5 minute pitch) before unveiling a beautifully designed UI. The two most ambitious projects were ThereNow and IQ Engines. Jason let them run over their time slot by a long time – the demo was worth seeing and he obviously knew this. They have come a long way since then.

San Francisco 254

San Francisco Technical Review Los Angeles Software Review 254

Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 8, 2014

A couple of my fellow SEO and web design friends asked me why, which almost made my head explode. There are so many reasons for professional service providers such as web designers and especially SEO and Internet marketing professionals to join: 1. Differentiation. Staying Ahead Of The SEO Curve. It’s just that simple.

SEO 73

SEO Networking Kansas City Web Development 73

ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

But ASO, like search engine optimization, fails when worshipped like a false god. Stand out from the crowd with brand differentiation. Everyone wants their app to stand out, but you can’t differentiate on features alone. To stand out, you need a strong user experience (more on this below) and brand differentiation.

Metadata 121

Metadata Technical Review Retention Metrics 121

Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 18, 2024

16:21] How do you help people differentiate between growth and scale? [22:16] I could reverse my engineer back into it because I'm pretty good at that. (03:59): Web designers a great example. It makes no sense at all for them to actually be now doing the design, but that's where they are passionate.

Framework 61

Framework Sales Cycle Sales Hiring 61

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 8, 2023

Video will also play a more prominent role in SEO as search engines like Google are now surfacing videos prominently on the first page. In addition, customer experience will be the key differentiator between industry leaders and those who follow the trends. Thanks to Jaden Oh, Traffv ! #20- 20- Inflation could last longer.

Artificial Inteligence 124

Artificial Inteligence Technical Review Entrepreneur Forecast 124

Steve Blank

MAY 28, 2009

Invention Risk - Click to Enlarge For companies building web-based products, product development may be difficult, but with enough time and iteration engineering will eventually converge on a solution and ship a functional product - i t’s engineering, not invention. are much more differentiating than technology.

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Vertical Silicon Valley Marketing Customer 148

ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There are several ways your startup idea can differentiate itself from others, and some of those methods of differentiation will naturally be superior to others, depending on your current circumstances. Sometimes, you can differentiate yourself based on the extent and quality of service you offer. What do I mean by different?

Differentiation 144

Differentiation Startup Engineer Audience 144

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Netflix developed a sophisticated recommendation engine early on to avoid having people cancel because they couldn’t find relevant content, despite the huge catalog of shows. And of course, the company must commit to continually improve the design of the website or app so it is as seamless and intuitive as possible.

Customer 173

Customer Technical Review Retention Acquisition 173

crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 2, 2018

From traditional advertising to social media, online review management to blogging, search engine optimization to direct mail – it’s all marketing. The 210,000+ creatives at crowdspring can design a custom website to help your small business stand out. Marketing covers a wide range of activities. Click To Tweet.

Small Business 73

Small Business Software Review Social Media Marketing 73

Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Given the tech-centricity of Stanford and Silicon Valley, Joe Felter , Raj Shah and I thought it was natural to design a class to examine the new military systems, operational concepts and doctrines that will emerge from 21st century technologies – Space, Cyber, AI & Machine Learning and Autonomy. wouldn’t interfere.

Technology 436

Technology China Russia Silicon Valley 436

Mike Michalowicz

APRIL 11, 2016

It’s important to focus on how your studio differentiates itself from the one down the street. Many are trying to sell Chanel quality services through poorly designed websites, flyers or brochures. Make sure your website has good search engine optimization, is bright and colorful with a modern design.

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Differentiation Audience Employee Hiring 60