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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

Eric Ries in Times Square For any model to be useful it has to predict what happens in the real world – including the web. I realized the Customer Development model needs to be clearer in what exactly a startup is supposed to do, regardless of the business model. “What is the “Business Model” of your startup?&#

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In Spite of Avatar, The Movie Business is Dead

Growthink Blog

What is the future for good-old fashioned DVD rentals and sales? Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of will ever know (see his biography below). Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of will ever know (see his biography below).

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Do Movies Even Matter Anymore?

Growthink Blog

What is the future for good-old fashioned DVD rentals and sales? Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of us will ever know (see his biography below). Lee, quite simply, has forgotten WAY more about the entertainment business than most of us will ever know (see his biography below).

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Two Overlooked Aspects Of Your Site Design That May Be Hurting Conversions

ConversionXL

As an informal observation, it’s not uncommon to see different companies in the same vertical adopt a “me-too” approach in their design aesthetic. Cheskin Research & Studio Archetype found as far back as 1999 that the 6 most important factors in building trust with an eCommerce company are : Brand. Navigation.

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Creating Financial Freedom: Lessons From Successful Entrepreneurs

Up and Running

The site owners need to maintain it skillfully enough to make sure that it ranks for the right search terms, create new blog content, and generate newsletters, but beyond that, there isn’t much other effort going into making sales. Amazon would only buy the book after the sale was made so they didn’t store any products at the beginning.