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MARCH 24, 2011

Lack of Any Market Validation It’s no exaggeration that most applicants have not found a single person willing to pay money for this product. One-Sided Competitive “Analysis&# Most competitive analysis charts look like the one at left, with your product winning every category. That means we were in your shoes!

Programming 86

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JANUARY 13, 2012

And often, businesses suffer from a “set it and forget” mentality, in which a product manager will slap a Facebook Like button on his sites and declare the business’s website now social. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Quite frankly, that is not enough. Mobile Lists. Movie Lists.

Technical Review 78

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

It’s based largely on my personal experience naming several tech products as well as the themes I’ve noticed in great startup names. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Mobile Lists. Moms and Family Resource Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Movie Lists. Music Lists. MySpace Lists.

Naming 84

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OCTOBER 5, 2012

For the majority of the naming process, you’ll be iterating on two steps: creating a list of words that are related to your product or service, as well as creating permutations of these words to determine the final name. Example : Pinterest, Etsy product search, Google image search. Productivity Lists. Generating the Root Word.

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mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

Birchbox didn’t discover the subscription product model when it launched in 2010, but it did make subscription service sexy. dog products ? Airbnb raised $112 million to take its peer-to-peer marketplace global, and car rental company Zipcar successfully went public. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners.

New York City 83

New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

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NOVEMBER 2, 2011

Include screenshots of your product , a video walk-through and one or two charts that display traction or revenue. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Focus on traction. How many customers have signed up to your service? How many have been active in the past 30 days? Mobile Lists.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

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JANUARY 23, 2012

Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Mobile Lists. Moms and Family Resource Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Movie Lists. Music Lists. MySpace Lists. Open Source Lists. Photo Lists. Politics Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Research Lists. Shopping Lists. Social Media Lists.

LLC 68

LLC Technical Review Social Media Startup 68

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

No doubt early-stage companies can be started on a shoestring by low-paid entrepreneurs, but when financing a scalable, sustainable product, a free application server won’t make much of a difference. For example, my company decided early on to hire a UI designer, which has helped tremendously with our product development. startupcto

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

JULY 18, 2012

The product is the star of the show.” As was mentioned, luck and the ability for your product to be “sticky” enough to generate the traction necessary to get eyes pointed your way. One thing that I would add, is for entrepreneurs to keep their heads down and stay focused on building the best product possible.

San Francisco 104

San Francisco Acquisition Social Media Mobile 104

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AUGUST 20, 2011

For them, “working from home is the most efficient situation for us to build our product — we can be machines over here,&# says Golkin, explaining that the two simply “work, eat, sleep and gym, all with a constant Spotify soundtrack.&# instead of having to travel home. Let us know in the comments below. All Rights Reserved.

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Cofounder San Francisco Social Media Startup 81

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JULY 4, 2012

‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Has a Not-So-Amazing Bing Product Placement. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Like Tweet. Women Win Facebook, Twitter, Zynga; Men Get LinkedIn, Reddit [INFOGRAPHIC]. Like Tweet. Like Tweet. Trending Topics. Entertainment. 3,616 followers.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Not to mention, early-stage startups usually only employ a few people focused on product and development. If your startup is in that boat, it’s really not a matter of figuring out how to pitch your company — instead, you may want to consider improving your product before hitting the pavement. Screenshots of the product.

PR 103

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MAY 24, 2011

May 23, 2011 by Christina Warren 20 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share The Mobile App Trends Series is supported by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce? Sourcebits offers design and development services for iOS, Android, Mobile and Web platforms.

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Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

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JANUARY 18, 2012

” Along these lines, a strong brand or product can overcome a potentially ill-conceived name. I thought is was a US product, but looking into it now it may only be an Australian product. Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. I was far from alone. Flag this comment.

Naming 97

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 20, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, October 20, 2008 The engineering managers lament I was inspired to write The product managers lament while meeting with a startup struggling to figure out what had gone wrong with their product development process. He has a good team, and theyve shipped a working product to many customers.

Software Review 164

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MARCH 7, 2011

Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates. All Rights Reserved.

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

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MAY 5, 2011

Buzz Is Great, But Substance Matters Most In the end, if a startup’s product sucks, it doesn’t matter if it has four users or 4 million when it launches. Start blogging, talk about the problems that you’re facing and how your product is the solution. Now to get the product out to people! Build it, and they will come.

Pakistan 94

Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

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FEBRUARY 15, 2012

Productivity Lists. Global Syndication Partners. Mashable France. Mobile Lists. Moms and Family Resource Lists. Money and Finance Lists. Movie Lists. Music Lists. MySpace Lists. Open Source Lists. Photo Lists. Politics Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Research Lists. Shopping Lists. Social Media Lists.

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