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Three Reasons Google Analytics is Worthless for Small Business

Duct Tape Marketing

At the very least, why didn’t you create a big flashing message at the top of the Analytics dashboard that asks people “would you like to exclude traffic from known bots and spiders?”. Perhaps you were trying to give thousands of internet marketing bloggers something to write about. 2: You didn’t do all this other stuff either.

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On Launching a Brand – Upfront Ventures Four Months In

Both Sides of the Table

He’s created a blog called #LongLA that is a great combination of the weekly zeitgeist of LA tech plus deep dives into areas like eCommerce that he knows well like this brilliant piece on Zulily and Flash Sales (he was CMO at HauteLook before joining). You can follow Greg on Twitter here.

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Design critique feat. “Weirdest Products We Touched @ SXSW”

Austin Startup

Or, maybe Fujitsu should just skip the lab entirely, add some flashing LEDs, and say “f**k it” while letting the chips fall where they may. What if Michael Jordan wore these?” In general though, I don’t know that most of us need sensors that measure humidity and tilt angle, or Bluetooth — especially without a badass speaker built in.

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Startup Resources

www.vccafe.com

Flash Networks. Flash Portal. Jordan Valley Semiconductor. jordan valley semiconductors. Fenwick & West. Fidelity Ventures. First Life Research. First Round Capital. Fishman Group. Flam Winery. Fore Group. Fortissimo Capital. founder2be. Founders Collective. Founders fund. Four Steps to the Epiphany. Jivy Group.

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Founders and dysfunctional families « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

And as I stared through the billowing clouds of soot flashing between black and white took on fantastical shapes as tiny figures on the factory floor scurried around the bucket. It was too loud to talk so I just watched the steel pour through the clouds of soot backlit by the blinding bright liquid metal. I could have stayed there all day.

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11 Digital Marketing “Crimes Against Humanity”

Occam's Razor

Gratuitous use of Flash. It is not Adobe's fault, it is your fault for using Flash for the most pathetic things mankind has known. Remember every time you use flash on your website, a cute puppy dies. via Jordan Silton] "With testing you can prove if Executives are right or not, and maybe, just maybe figure out WHY.

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain How They Came Up With Their Business Names

Hearpreneur

Thirty minutes went by, and I saw a picture of a jellyfish flashed across the TV. Photo Credit: Jordan Gross. Thanks to Jordan Gross, Getting COMFY ! #11- Using the Lean Startup methodology, I created a quick landing page but was stuck searching for a unique name for the company. I was immediately inspired.

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