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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Microsoft left the 20 th century owning over 95% of the operating systems that ran on computers (almost all on desktops). They are hard to do in a company that excels at products. What’s Missing?

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

After running Microsoft for 25 years, Bill Gates handed the reins of CEO to Steve Ballmer in January 2000. Microsoft left the 20 th century owning over 95% of the operating systems that ran on computers (almost all on desktops). They are hard to do in a company that excels at products. What’s Missing?

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Or this: “Apple doesn’t do loyalty because they produce outrageously awesome products.” If you own an Apple product, you know what I’m talking about. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank.

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Debating the Tech Bubble with Steve Blank: Part I

Ben's Blog

Similarly, Google, well on its way to owning the dominant smart phone operating system and which maintains a near monopoly position in search, trades at a price/earnings (P/E) ratio (ex-cash) of around 13.7. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. Secondly, developers are more productive. What is next?

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Products Home. The dot-com boom of early 2000 saw a proliferation of similar anything-at-your-service start-ups. Weve had some awesome people come through," says Kim Gardner, an associate product manager at Flavorpill. Skip to Main Content. Tech: Blogs. Technology Live. Game Hunters. Science Fair. |. Talking Tech. Kim Komando.

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Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

David: That’s exactly right and I think voice is — it’s certainly informing a lot of the product decisions that Google is making. I think over the years the Google hotel finder has eaten a ton of organic traffic that’s now part of a — sort of a paid inclusion product.

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Transcript And MP3 Of My $180,000 Website Flipping Presentation

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

I got out of the university in early 2000 and I never went on to a full-time job, so it’s always been an online business for me. In fact, I based myself in Toronto for a couple months over the summer there and did a product launch while I was there. THE POWER OF OUTSOURCING & CREATING YOUR OWN PRODUCT. I went to the U.S.