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Net and VC Loyalty

BeyondVC

It reminds me of a panel that I spoke on in 1997 at the Red Herring Java Technology Conference. Microsoft has been putting a huge effort in promoting their go-to-market support for startups but the irony is that Microsoft really wants companies to develop vertical, industry-specific applications on the.Net architecture.

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Banner Ads Suck (and How to Make Them Convert Better)

ConversionXL

He attributed this characteristic to the architectural work of his childhood home by Joseph Eichler. In 1997, I chose to suppress a similar finding: users tend to click on banner ads that look like dialog boxes, complete with fake OK and Cancel buttons. Steve Jobs loved simplicity and his products reflected that. Image Source.