Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Thursday, November 13, 2008. Getting through the downturn: a few thoughts for SaaS companies planning their 2009 budget. With this decline, the average EV/08 rev. multiple fell down to ~2.2x

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

Evidently, the gambling market continues to expand and allowing interested parties to be part of the community. Size of the online gambling market from 2009 to 2020 (in billion U.S. Before starting an online casino take time to study the online software providers that exist. Marketing is everything for an online casino.

Securities and Exchange Commission 68

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Sharing the stories of organizational failure due to a lack of enterprise innovation can create a sense of urgency in employees and make them understand the stakes. Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000. To learn more about Yahoo, we search on Google.

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. Avoid delay by using a consulting CTO on a short-term basis while you are searching for a permanent technology partner. Though after the dotcom collapse of 2000-2001, there are many more than there were! And finally, you may be able to avoid diluting your equity.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

While you dialed AOL to get on the Internet, the goal of AOL was to keep you locked into their proprietary content and thus earned the classification of “walled garden.&# They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. The fact that we can get stuck at this level of soul searching is something that is rarely seen in other industries. In 2000, we launched a loyalty program for a bank in Turkey, Akbank. If you want loyalty, get a dog.”

Programming 150

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

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. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. The internet is working.

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Technical Review Software Review Valuation Internet 76

Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. The market size for online advertising, e-commerce, and web premium services are 1/10th to 1/3rd the size they are today. I’m curious how you think about that pre-money in retrospect and in the context of “market” today.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Understanding The Role Of The Chief Behind The Chief written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Marketing Podcast with Cameron Herold. In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Cameron Herold. Take The Marketing Assessment: www.marketingassessment.co. The Second in Command Podcast.

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. The only other ways to get discovered was to have good organic search results or to get covered by a major blog site. We have also been very busy with our next release, which is due out by December 11th (but I’ll save that for a different post). Page 1: Market Size. $3

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Ben's Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Gaurav Dhillon was one of the great enterprise entrepreneurs of the ‘90s and early 2000s. He founded and ran the premier integration company of the era, Informatica, took it public and built it into the number one company in the market. The market change: Software as a Service. Informatica is currently worth over $4B.

Technical Review 77

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 22, 2019

Transcript of Creating a Winning SEO Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. John Jantsch: Hey, this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by rev.com. John Jantsch: Hello and welcome to another episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Are they consistent with your founding team, are they competitive in the market, and will they not create precedents that you’ll regret in the next round of hiring? Make your choices only after you’ve done some due diligence with other companies where they’ve served. How about your Marketing Plan ? Don’t be the plaid guy.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 4, 2016

And sales enablement software helps arm sales teams with the information they need to close sales. A quick check on “sales enablement” worldwide Google search trends shows that it is still a steadily rising trend: With the popularity come a proliferation of different tools. Why Is This Useful To Marketers? Inbound marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 3, 2015

The Inbound Myth written by Guest Post read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Inbound marketing is a topic that’s getting tons of attention these days, and for good reason: inbound has had a dramatic impact on the business landscape. Inbound marketing strategies are changing the way we do business.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

There are obvious reasons the industry has had less-than-desirable returns, including: massive over-funding of the sector, huge increases in inexperienced venture capitalists that took a decade to peter out, and the massive correction in the value of the public stock markets that closed many exit opportunities for half a decade.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic My Report on StackOverflow DevDays → Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? And that’s why now is a fantastic time to start a blog.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2017

Transcript of Tips for Attracting Local Clients written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign. This episode of the Duct Tape marketing podcast is brought to you by Active Campaign. Back to Podcast. Transcript. Thanks John.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

And thus it is with the majority of open source software: Open source software is free if your time is worth nothing. I’m bracing my inbox for emails from disgruntled Gimp users explaining how charging for software is bad, commercial software is evil, and my mother dresses me funny. Market Hard.

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Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 28, 2015

Inbound marketing service provider HubSpot recently released its first ever State of Inbound Report for Asia – which surveyed some 400 marketing and sales professionals at virtually all levels and across all industries in Asia to compile some of the most comprehensive analysis on online marketing in this part of the world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 17, 2023

How To Scale Your B2B Marketing Strategy written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Louis Gudema In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Louis Gudema. He also has a side hustle as a ghostwriter of business and marketing books. What was needed?

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

No manager in their right mind would fire the technical lead of a big software project. Show Up Early, Leave Late I’ve talked about how crunch time should be the exception in software projects. How much would an extra $1000 or $2000 per month help during that time? But desperate times may call for some extra hours.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.

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Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Be a Better Marketer by Finding Out What People Actually Want written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. This episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is sponsored by ahrefs – one of my go-to SEO tools – enter to win a full year of ahrefs service ($2,000 value) by subscribing to the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Their code base had diverged and it was extremely slow and costly for Microsoft to be implementing Word separately for each platform: Windows, DOS and Mac. It also meant that there was great pressure to get the release out so they could start to gain the efficiencies of a single code base. In 1993, Word 6.0

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Up and Running

MAY 1, 2018

I took a course on innkeeping through a company in Florida, found through online searches and reviews. Some of the parameters I had for my new business location included things I knew benefited me in my years of sales and marketing out of Dallas: An airport within 25 miles. A marketing area within a three- to four-hour drive.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

When I moved back to Australia I identified a gap in the market as these clear aligner businesses were not mainstream here. Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. Thanks to Christopher Binns, Bizstim Software Solutions ! #12-

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

Until a few weeks ago I owned one of the top ranking sites on Google for the search term “beach towels.&# With the goal of increasing the conversion rate I read piles of books on internet marketing , web analytics , and copywriting. As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. Marketing Isn’t Coding.

Design 51

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

View All Search Results » |. This service is temporary unavailable due to system maintenance. Loading… Markets. Financial News. Virtual Stock Exchange. WSJ Classifieds. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd. The Wall Street Journal. Technology. Welcome, Logout. Customer Center. My Journal. Message Center ( new).

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

They had a proprietary browser, their own search engine, their own content, chat rooms, email system, etc. Was it massively better software, better companies, better markets? It was: up-market, exclusive, urban, elite, aesthetically pleasing, ad-free and users were verified. It was mostly timing. The Present Era.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

I started PromotionCode.org as an online spreadsheet of coupon codes for teachers out of necessity ten years ago with no idea it would eventually become a business. Like many surprise entrepreneurs, I had struck upon a market that hadn’t been previously acknowledged–coupons. 7- Solve marketing problems.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

View All Search Results » Subscribe. Loading… Markets. Loading… Market Data. Media & Marketing. Computer Software. Marketing & Strategy. Financial News. Professor Journal. SmartMoney. Student Journal. Virtual Stock Exchange. WSJ Classifieds. WSJ Classroom. Ran gold Resources Ltd.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

They bought high-end car brands like Aston Martin, Jaguar and Land Rover thinking they would be able to successfully grow these brands using the same marketing and operational methods that made Ford so successful. The key learning here was that the techniques that work for mass-market products don’t work for luxury goods or services.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2014

If there’s a consensus about anything in the fast-changing mobile market, it’s the idea that mobile eCommerce conversions are lower than they are on personal computers. They can easily see information that supports purchase, such as background information, reviews, and multiple images of products.

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Mobile Conversion eCommerce Design 122

Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

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. To get into the property market you have to get loans of hundreds of thousands of dollars. I was getting more into internet marketing and trying to ramp up my income.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. Written By Dan Martell on February 2nd, 2012 | Category: Hiring LeanStartup Marketing Metrics Startup Life | 6 Comments. Take the market and break it down into smaller chunks. If you’re looking for a designer, engineer, or biz marketing guy – go to meetups / conferences that those people would go to.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

Also worth a read after you review these startup failure post-mortems. surrendered market leadership and thought leadership. A month ago, half way through my angel funds raised from family members, I decided to review the progress I’ve made and figure out what still needs to happen to make this a viable business. Author : Kabir.

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