Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
For example, one angel investor reportedly invested in several hundred social networking ventures employing this philosophy. ► August (2) SXSW Case Study: SlideShare goes freemium ► July (4) Case Study: kaChing, Anatomy of a Pivot Some IPO speculation Founder personalities and the “first-class man&# th.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 14, 2008
This was 2004, and we had never even heard of MySpace, let alone had any understanding of social networking. It required hearing customers say it over and over again for us to take a serious look, and eventually to realize that social networking was core to our business. But the early customers all compared it to MySpace.
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Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 21, 2010
By now we all know that the largest part of the online spend has been SEM (search engine marketing) where people buy CPC (cost per click) links to display alongside the “organic&# search results in the search engine. I believe that many social networks confused this idea. Not necessarily in the shopping mindset.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
If you sell an online service that solves a defined problem, you can compete in SEO or SEM. This can even vary by category, as people apply different criteria to games vs. utilities vs. social networking apps. In other markets, he who controls the directory has the power, like Download.com in the world of windows shareware.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 18, 2008
Pick a similar product that they do use, and ask them "who was the first person you know who started using [social networking, mobile phones, plasma TV, instant messaging.]? For companies in the early-adopter phase, you can play "the earlyvangelist game" whenever a customer turns out to be too mainstream for your product.
Startup Lessons Learned
MARCH 13, 2009
Start with a five-dollar-a-day SEM campaign. Launching is about creating circles within circles (groups of people that connect) and social networking, word of mouth, and real-world advertising are all contributing factors. the most sensible SEM advice Ive read - discussed in the context of a real situation. Dont scale.
Startup Lessons Learned
OCTOBER 7, 2008
On the web, we have many of these channels: SEM, SEO, world of mouth, PR and viral. If and when a good SEM solution shows up for iPhone, you may be able to use it to artificially drive your app into the Top 25, as a one-time event. Or if your lifetime value is high enough, you can just keep spending on SEM.
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