A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
NOVEMBER 4, 2019
No brand, no features, no customers, no money, no distribution, no search engine rankings, no efficient advertising, no incredible executive team, no NPS, no strategy. But, the iPhone did something so well, that people wanted so badly, they would put up with all the other crap: You could actually use the internet. ” Terrible!
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
AUGUST 18, 2015
They have everything: money, brand, momentum, existing customers, press, product teams, distribution channels, expertise, market insight, analysts, sales offices, product features, and, by definition, a working business model. For example, Microsoft decided to make Internet Explorer a loss-leader against Netscape, and destroyed that company.
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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
OCTOBER 11, 2010
Then he'll describe his cutting-edge platform — cloud-based, scalable, distributed version control, continuous integration, one-click-deploy. OK, so what can you do to rise above the cacophony that is the Internet? Maybe you'll even get a wobbly demo. Visibility-fail. Anyone-gives-a-crap-fail. Infection built-in, not bolt-on.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JULY 24, 2012
Pin It Listen to this episode if you want to learn what a VC investor thinks about “Internet scale” and how you can usually simplify your idea by charging a fair price for your product. Dan: The question is really directed towards the definition of Internet scale. It’s a fraction of the overall Internet market.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
JULY 7, 2016
Smart phones (with internet and GPS and maps) at sufficient consumer penetration make Uber and Lyft possible. As a result, there will be a race in this space, and we believe we can win that race. What would cause an idea to “just become viable?” ” Something happened in the world that removed the last blocker.
A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks
APRIL 26, 2010
Q: Your book is available as a free PDF on the Internet, yet you also sell a hardcover for $15 and Kindle version for $8. A lot of people are thinking about writing a book and possibly distributing in this way. As soon as you are open to look for truth, and are not afraid of it, the easier it is to find. What worked or didn’t work?
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