Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 12, 2019

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 26, 2012

by Yi Ning Lim, marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign. Yi Ning Lim is a marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign , one of the first Certification Authorities, providing Digital Certificate and credentialing services since 1996.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 16, 2011

by Yi Ning Lim, marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign. However, it is interesting to note that Cloud Computing in Asia will not evolve in the same way as the Western market due to the eagerness of Asia’s CIOs and business leaders to take the lead in adopting the latest IT innovations.

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Up and Running

OCTOBER 1, 2019

A marketing maven. You’ll need a sharp marketer to cut through the noise and produce real buzz about your company. Here’s what to look for in a marketing maven: Find a storyteller. Hiring a marketer who knows how to tell a good story is key for getting a high ROI on your marketing spend. It’s that simple.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The Secret To Making The Hard Sell Easy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Tom Stanfill. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Tom Stanfill. 5:21] What role does marketing play in making a salesforce more receptive? [6:24] Like this show?

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2017

It also isn’t any less true than it was Bill Gates coined the phrase back in 1996. A good content marketing strategy is built upon a foundation that includes not just some of the following elements, but all of them to one degree or another. The notion that “content is king” isn’t a new one.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2020

Customer expectations of a relationship and personalization are stretching every business today, and pervasive use and confidence in social media by customers can override all your image building and marketing messages. Of course, part of the change is that Gen Z (born after 1996) now outnumbers the Millennials (born after 1981).

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

This combinatorial model works because it’s diversified, can best withstand bear markets, benefits from technological synergies, and it’s the mix of products and services clients value. Here digital intercepts of consumer activities are aggregated into large data sets, analysed, and assessed versus market expectations.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 27, 2021

Shots on Goal Being great as a startup technology investor of course requires a lot of things to come together: You need to have strong insights into where technology markets are heading and where value in the future will be created and sustained You need be perfect with your market timing. I’ve definitely been wrong on market value.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 13, 2011

We have a theme we call Protocol, which are technology protocols and markets built around technology protocols like SMTP for email and RSS. So I was an Angel investor from 1994 to 1996. In 1996 got connected up with Softbank which was investing very aggressively in the U.S. Human Computer Interaction.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 11, 2018

The Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 established specific rules to locate, authenticate, store, audit and transmission of EHR. Meet the requirements in market for disabled people. Safety, quality and efficiency through the promotion of health IT. Secure electronic health information exchange.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 6, 2011

by Yi Ning Lim, marketing specialist at GMO GlobalSign. While mobile cloud is currently still a new market, the industry players have recognized the potential growth in the industry and how consumer usage is increasingly shifting to smartphones. Is Cloud Computing for you?

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Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2011

In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 billion market capitalization. The Internet bull market continued to run for four more years after the Open Market IPO, finally ending in the spring of 2000. We had recorded $1.8

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The Startup Magazine

MAY 28, 2018

If you can find a way to appeal to teenagers with a product that can change to represent any fad, you’ve got a guaranteed market. By 1996, he had sold $280 million in toys. They always want to be part of the latest and greatest, whether it’s fashion or tech gadgets. For example, one fad that never disappears is the need to stand out.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2011

Infonautics went public in 1996 and Half.com was sold to eBay in 2000. Then they consider if it is a big enough market. Howard gives an example of an entrepreneur wildly overstating a market size. Management should communicate how the board can help - strategy, markets, key hires, introductions. and Half.com.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

percent of new entrepreneurs in 1996 and that by 2014, this number had fallen to just 5.6 It can be daunting, though, to sort through how to get started, from planning and securing funding , to honing in on marketing and improving financial management skills. But today, veteran entrepreneurship is on the decline. Visit the U.S.

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Brandanew

JUNE 3, 2016

Content Marketing ’s true worth was emphasized by Bill Gates when he said, “Content is king.” Since 1996 when this statement was made by one of the world’s most successful entrepreneurs, the three words have gone really, really viral. Why is it that despite multiple tries your content marketing campaign failed? Enroll NOW.

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SiliconHills

JULY 11, 2014

Joshua Baer, serial entrepreneur and cofounder of Capital Factory, has joined the board of directors of PostUp, formerly known as PulseConnect, an email marketing software company. Baer founded the Austin-based company under the name of Skylist in 1996 and later sold it. Austin email Joshua Baer marketing PostUp PulseConnect'

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Startup Professionals Musings

AUGUST 6, 2013

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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Feld Thoughts

DECEMBER 23, 2014

I know how hard the problem is, how wide open the opportunity is, how far it will scale in multiple directions (not just the data set, but the use case, target market, and ultimate product family.) My affinity in this case borders on obsession, just like it does with the Contact Management problem.

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Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

What kind of firm do we want to be, how do we instill shared values, how do we handle generational changes, how do we onboard new partners, how does our strategy need to change given changes in market dynamics, etc. I think the best firms try to continue to reinvent themselves as markets change as we would encourage startups to do.

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Board Effect

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Valve is a game developer corporation that started in 1996, making such electronic games as Alien Swarm and Left 4 Dead. Patagonia takes a proactive approach to market its clothing as being environmentally friendly. The only correct approach is the one that works for them. Take a look at what these innovative companies have done.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 31, 2016

I was reading an old article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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ConversionXL

MAY 1, 2017

One of the greatest threats to long-term success is when companies aren’t vigilant enough about responding to the changes in their market—whether it’s by failing to spot product or channel fatigue, acknowledge new competition, make needed updates to products or marketing adjustments in a timely fashion, or embrace new technology coming online.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 16, 2018

The more effort made here, using our 90 Day Marketing Tool Kit or their own marketing collateral – the more results they see. I worked on one of the first internet banking platforms in 1996 and it is now part of a major banking institution in the Midwest. What makes you unique?

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Startup Professionals Musings

JULY 9, 2012

I was reading an article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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David Teten

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In 2013, 298,800 angels invested in 70,730 entrepreneurial ventures, according to the 2013 Angel Market Analysis by the Center for Venture Research at the University of New Hampshire. Source: Center for Venture Research – Angel Market Analysis Report. Sohl: “The Angel Investor Market in 2011: The Recovery Continues”.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

The product development model treats all startups like they are in an Existing Market – an established market with known customers. They never understood Market Type. Why does Market Type matter? Other companies in the 1999 PDA market were Palm, the original innovator, as well Microsoft and Hewlett Packard.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Meet the “Everywhere Girl” Back in 1996, Jennifer Anderson posed for a stock photo shoot shortly after graduating college. Within a few years, Anderson became the face of college girls in what seemed to be every marketing campaign. If they cater to a similar market and/or have a huge reach, find a different stock photo.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 26, 2011

I was reading an article written by marketing guru Seth Godin a while back where he mentions that “it takes about six years of hard work to become an overnight success”. In April, 1996, Yahoo! Google - Larry Page and Sergey Brin started working on Google in 1996 – but three years later in 1999, few people had even heard of it yet.

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Initial Public Offering California .Net Business Plan 295

crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 20, 2019

Salespeople, marketers, and customer service staff are just a few of the people in your organization who can benefit from implementing a CRM. CRMs increase sales and marketing efforts by making a customer’s communication history available to people in your company who need access to such information. Need email ? Accounting software?

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Hearpreneur

JULY 1, 2020

Several “experts” in marketing and advertising, and IP lawyers, tried to talk me into changing it. My journey building the software naturally led into starting a marketing consulting firm that helps SMEs rank on page 1 for their highest value keywords. Buttercloth was born. It was just natural. But I stuck to my gut feelings.

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

It’s the software that is downloaded outside of the application “stores” or “markets” that poses the most risk. However, the Android platform is more open and allows device owners to install their own software or other software that they download from the Internet. formerly CA).

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

It’s a testament to the fundamental importance of the browser that these invisible, but meaningful changes created major market share shifts. Still, since 1996, the only major change to the browser’s user experience has been the addition of tabs. In the past 3 years an eye popping 500 million people have switched browsers.

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Board Effect

MAY 1, 2019

HIPAA is a federal act that Congress passed in 1996 to help patients protect their personal and sensitive information. Trustees and staff should be familiar with the rules for using PHI in marketing efforts. What Is HIPAA and Why Is It Important? Staff is required to release patient records within 30 days upon request.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Generation Z, which are those born between 1996 and 2010, strive to solve problems instantly and are maturing in a stranger-trusting community that utilizes daily on-demand services for food delivery like Favor, transportation solutions like Uber, and instant current event influence with news sent directly to their smart phones.

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Pascal's View

SEPTEMBER 7, 2009

capital markets are essential and intimately linked to new funding commitments to basic scientific research. Now, the mistake: “Venture capitalists are sitting on plenty of cash and are good at bringing startups to the market. ” PASCAL’S COMMENT: This is astounding and very bad news indeed. ” FULL STOP.

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