Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Social cues to the rescue. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Express did a reverse lookup based on my IP Address, matched that with their stores, then checked their ERP system for inventory and got me the answer. Social cues to the rescue.

Conversion 125

Conversion eCommerce Artificial Inteligence Aggregator 125

This is going to be BIG.

JUNE 19, 2012

I don’t know exactly when the agency to product transfer happened at Buddy, or at what point you can start calling yourself a software company (when service revenues dip below subscription/license revs?), but the evidence would suggest that repositioning the company as social enterprise software was a master stroke.

Software 104

Software Media Social Media Advertising 104

Austin Startup

APRIL 25, 2017

This begs the question: how much time do users spend in Snapchat today compared to other social networks, and how will that number change over time? Innovation at Snap Directly from Snap’s S-1: “We invest heavily in future product innovation and take risks to try to improve our camera platform and drive long-term user engagement.

Valuation 48

Valuation Technical Review Forecast Social Network 48

Version One Ventures

MARCH 14, 2019

but we are excited about it, and any physical product for that matter, when the big differentiator is in the data collected / software layer which can lend itself to network effects – regardless of whether the hardware is developed in-house or bought off the shelf. We’ve identified two key paths: Unique product with strong IP.

IP 66

IP Differentiation Social Network Networking 66

Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 7, 2011

I’m not an investor – I just love the product. Commenting on topical blogs is a form of topical social networking in the same way that Quora is. They want to know about when my son scores a goal (ok, probably not) not when I’m debating somebody online about the future of social networks.

Social Network 287

Social Network Reputation IP Audience 287

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Social Good President Obama Tells Gay Teens "It G.

Angel Investor 83

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 83

mashable.com

OCTOBER 16, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Social Good President Obama Tells Gay Teens "It G. Social Good Is as Easy as Texting 3 Ways Small Businesses are Investing. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Ap.

Angel Investor 84

Angel Investor Venture Capital Social Media Technical Review 84

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Social Good President Obama Tells Gay Teens "It G. Social Good Is as Easy as Texting 3 Ways Small Businesses are Investing. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Ap.

LLC 75

LLC Social Media Startup Philadelphia 75

mashable.com

AUGUST 31, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Social Good President Obama Tells Gay Teens "It G. Social Good Is as Easy as Texting 3 Ways Small Businesses are Investing. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Ap.

LLC 75

LLC Ruby Social Media Startup 75

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

The application of agile development methodologies which dramatically reduce waste and unlock creativity in product development. My belief is that these lean startups will achieve dramatically lower development costs, faster time to market, and higher quality products in the years to come. July 15, 2009 11:18 PM markmontgomery said.

Lean 168

Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

There’s a spectrum from descriptive names which speak directly to a product benefit or attribute, to empty vessel names, where it doesn’t mean anything about the product that we’re talking about.&# 3) Check the social network username site www.knowem.com to see who else is using something similar.

Naming 94

Naming Technical Review Social Media Startup 94

mashable.com

JUNE 8, 2010

View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo. SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Social Good President Obama Tells Gay Teens "It G. Social Good Is as Easy as Texting 3 Ways Small Businesses are Investing. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B. 10 Fresh Blogger Templates for Any Ap.

Coder 60

Coder Technical Review Social Media Technical Cofounder 60

ultralightstartups.com

MAY 20, 2013

The prioritization of these qualities is highly subjective and specific to the project/product being named. Engage an IP lawyer for more thorough analysis). Available as a username on various websites and social networks (eg Facebook, Twitter, Google/Gmail, LinkedIn). Often evocative of the product/service.

Naming 45

Naming Startup Technical Review Cofounder 45

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Before this South Korean wonder spread across the globe I had written about a trend in global audiences that exists when the costs of production are nearly zero and the costs of distribution are also nearly free. think Amazon) and therefore hits with high production costs were more suited to the medium. billion views. think Apple.

Video 380

Video Audience Global Distribution 380

David Teten

JANUARY 28, 2019

But now, the defining movie of today’s twentysomethings is “The Social Network”. Or Yale could develop a legaltech incubation program and to help improve lawyers’ productivity, a profession whose primary tech tool is Microsoft Word. Everyone wanted to work in finance. Everyone wants to work in tech startups. ” Gregory W.

Affiliate 60

Affiliate Connecticut Programming Community 60

Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. In 1996, there was no social networking, no video, no search that worked, no RSS, and no Twitter to name a few. Rockmelt and the next wave of innovation.

CTO 74

CTO Internet Illinois Cofounder 74

The Next Web

OCTOBER 13, 2012

From social networks like Facebook (clone: vKontakte ) to microblogging services like Tumblr (clone: Dian Dian ) to daily deal sites like Groupon (clone: Snapdeal ), to gifting apps like Wrapp (clone: DropGifts ) and online retail stores like Amazon (clone: Lazada ), the examples aren’t hard to find. The clones.

Intellectual Property 136

Intellectual Property Differentiation Reputation Germany 136

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

In other words, if you’re trying to check on results and track results, sometimes it’s a little challenging if your IP address is in Kansas City, Missouri. I think they’re going to start rolling out features to make that a social network. What’s the best way to localize results? That’s a real key.

SEO 59

SEO Kansas City Kansas Search 59

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 11, 2009

This model has not translated well to the world of social networking, because customers of social networks engage sites in a different way than customers of search engines. Social network page views are much more likely to be internally focused; ads are more of a distraction. In other words, not very much.

San Francisco 68

San Francisco Social Network Lean Continuous Deployment 68

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

But each stage needs to be completed, if you are to reasonably expect a quality product. But producing a professional and slick product costs money. We have been bootstrapping our startup for the past 10 months and will be launching both the product and the company at DEMOfall in two weeks. social network for sports fans!

Bootstrapping 41

Bootstrapping Offshore Startup EC2 41

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

However you get to a good product is how you need to get to a good product. If youre in a market like pharmaceuticals, where all user testing can be done in a lab, execution in a bubble makes sense, but if your startup is a web product it sounds like hubris. Idea (A) is just a broad concept of a new product.

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The name-in-a-sans-serif look says your company has nothing to prove and that you focus on product over promotion. a part of an exciting team, building web applications such as social networking, ecommerce, games, sports, contact management, CMS and more.Re. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media PHP 111

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

The name-in-a-sans-serif look says your company has nothing to prove and that you focus on product over promotion. Fine for online, but when a company is looking to brand the logo on promo products, they get annoyed that their shiny glass orb gets reduced to a dot. View More » Apple 5 Vintage Apple Products That Time Fo.

Web 111

Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

The Next Web

JANUARY 24, 2014

We are the most active Twitter country in the world (measured by tweets per account) and the third most socially networked. For example, the city of Amsterdam is currently tendering for a third ’tech’ university in the city together with an investment fund and IP attached. In short: a small country that is hyper connected.

Netherlands 143

Netherlands Technical Review Stock Silicon Valley 143

Both Sides of the Table

MAY 10, 2015

They were then sued for trademark infringement by a foreign company who had no product, no customers and no employees in the US. This also happens out of “startup weekends” where it’s unclear who contributed to the IP and where many people don’t continue with the idea beyond the first 30 days.

Vesting 150

Vesting Cofounder IP Stock Options 150

www.humbledmba.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

I remember calling up my best friend to tell her I was starting a company but refused to tell her how the product would work. I had taken classes on IP, first-mover advantage, etc. If we werent careful about this, our IP claims would be worthless. Most companies miss the mark on the first product. 3 of the marathon.

Stealth 90

Stealth NDA Startup IP 90

ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

Back then, if you wanted to learn more about a product, submitting some contact info and waiting for a follow-up email or phone call seemed reasonable…because those were the only options available. True, some companies experimented with social media as a sales channel as well. billion MAUs for the top four social networks.

Lead Generation 91

Lead Generation Channel IP Conversion 91

Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

Servers can be rented and product/market fit can be achieved faster than ever before. More equal access to distribution channels: The web gives software start-ups the ability to efficiently reach consumers and business customers through search, social, and mobile channels. Better products win out. Why does this happen?

IP 156

IP B2C Demand Startup 156

YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Additionally, an IT professional is your best resource for downloading patches, updates and other security enhancements as they become available, as well as providing support for email, voice over IP (VoIP) and virtual private networks (VPNs). Install Antivirus and Antispyware Software.

Small Business 100

Small Business Security Software Cloud 100

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Building Product 2. Product/Metrics (70%/30% time) * Get your product activation (sign-up + meaningful action) to 60% * then, Get your product retention to 20% weekly. Would it be a good idea clubbing all the other products / services under 1 venture, because some of them are totally unrelated. I just didn’t stop.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

Consumerization of products. Today, when you perform a search on Google, the results you see are based on what sites you have visited, what products you have purchased, what IP address you are browsing from, and what your social network looks like. Remember kozmo.com ?

Small Business 92

Small Business Securities and Exchange Commission Social Media Startup 92

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

In this post, we show you how to go from idea to specified product. Not only that, but the end product will be better architected, more coherent and easier to maintain. Ill soon be ready for developers to come on board, and theyll see a very clear vision for the product (it looks and functions very much like a finished app).

Web 40

Web AJAX Software Review Development Team Review 40

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

As Luke Wroblewski states in his book Web Form Design: Filling in the Blanks , every form exists for one of three main reasons: commerce, community or productivity. For instance, with a social network, a user would fill out a registration form to inform the organization that they would like to join. Pixel Productions Inc.

Web 102

Web Software Review Design HTML 102

Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. My original post discussed marketing and selling a software product, where achieving $2500/month in revenue is quite a task. #16

Software Review 52

Software Review Software Hosting Salary 52

www.currentlyobsessed.com

MAY 28, 2010

Snapvine was my first experience being in the driver’s seat of the fund-raising process, and in the 3 years prior to our acquisition we raised over $10mm in venture capital.

Valuation 42

Valuation Channel Pre-Money Valuation Term Sheet 42

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

social media = we were an advertising or public relations firm in 2010. Get people who know about IP address, HTML and its impact on ranking, QR codes, NFC and other 21st Century marketing tools. ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Has a Not-So-Amazing Bing Product Placement. Productivity Lists. Social Media Lists.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

After a somewhat disappointing congress in 2009, in which companies showcased products from previous years, this year is expected to be faster, greener and ‘cloudier’ Looking at the conference agenda , it’s not hard to spot the trends for 2010: Mobile Clouds – additional storage and new revenue streams to operators.

Mobile 109

Mobile IP SMS Networking 109