Berkonomics

MARCH 23, 2023

With 7 billion people on the planet today, there are more than 6 billion mobile subscriptions, up from just 720 million in 2000. We will enable a generation of experimentation with innovative business models, in our industry making today’s form of revenue management look like a primitive art. This is big business. Will hotels be next?

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Steve Blank

MARCH 17, 2020

Here are a few thoughts about operating in uncertainty in a pandemic. The ripple and feedback effect of all of these closures will have a major impact on our economy, as each industry that gets impacted puts people out of work, and those laid off workers don’t buy products and services. And what’s in my lifeboat?”. Laying off people?

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Feld Thoughts

JUNE 9, 2021

I’ve been working with Matt since 2000. Matt Blumberg has a new book out titled Startup CXO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Company’s Critical Functions and Teams. It’s a follow-up to his previous book, Startup CEO: A Field Guide to Scaling Up Your Business. That year, we merged two companies: Return Path and Veripost.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 30, 2019

Transcript of How Reducing Friction Increases Revenue written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. Like if you go to Walmart, buy a product, it’s probably in one of these plastic blister packs. And not only did people like the packaging, the reviews on those products improved. Back to Podcast. Transcript.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 13, 2010

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. Accenture opened massive operations in India & China and continued its industry dominance. Since that date the S&P 500 is up 2.45% while Accenture stock is up 206% with revenue of $23 billion and a market cap of $32 billion.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 19, 2020

The HBR study contrasts Office Depot and Staples during the 2000 recession: Office Depot cut 6% of its workforce, but it couldn’t reduce operating costs significantly. At the same time, the company contained its operating costs and came out of the recession stronger, bigger, and more profitable than it had been in 1999.

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Sometimes it can be so hard to truly optimize your sleep because of how inaccessible and expensive certain sleep products can be, so I wanted to work against that. I believe businesses across all industries can still provide top-notch, quality products to consumers, without forcing them to break the bank. Photo Credit: Orville Wright.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 18, 2014

Apart from having different ways of thinking about ‘growth’, startups seek financial investment differently than most small business operations. Startups tend to rely on capital that comes via angel investors or venture capital firms while small business operations may rely on loans and grants.

Small Business 154

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

APRIL 12, 2010

A disruptive product causes such a large market shift that entire companies collapse (the ones who don't "get it") and new markets appear. It's hard to think of disruptive technologies or products that didn't take many millions of dollars to implement. Disruptive" is the in-vogue word for the opposite of "incremental improvement."

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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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Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

I’m honored to be at a university noted for knowledge, and in a city with 2000 years of history – home of Gaudí one of the 20 th century’s greatest innovators. In fact, it was only 7 years ago that Apple shipped its first iPhone and Google introduced its Android operating system. Thank you for the kind introduction.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2010

I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. But like lemmings, every company in the market rushed to proclaim they were launching WAP versions of their products. Before you let me have it let me say I am a FanBoy of Apple products. Absolute Power Corrupts, Absolutely.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 2, 2014

In fact, since 2000, more than 10 million Americans have filed personal bankruptcy due to their employers’ failed health insurance plan. That’s because every hour you spend managing your employer-provided health insurance is another hour you are not spending managing and improving your product or service.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 27, 2022

John also spent several years at The New York Times Company at NYTimes.com running strategy, marketing, and operations. He was part of the management team that was instrumental in launching NYTimes.com’s first digital paid product and the acquisition of About.com. I would say, fundamentally, you know, we talk about product market fit.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 10, 2018

We care about our country and the people in it; if we were only in it for money we would move our production overseas. When the photo quickly sparked interest, my husband and I realized that there were others who would benefit from my product and our business was born. We will NOT trade USA jobs for foreign profits…”.

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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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Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

As a revenue-driven founder specializing in sales and business development, Melissa has learned how to build companies with very few resources — by automating what she could, outsourcing wherever possible, and inspiring talented people to join her team with shared focus and enthusiasm. There's a recent episode.

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abovethecrowd.com

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Smith identified that when men and women specialize their skills, and also importantly “trade” with one another, the end result is a rise in productivity and standard of living for everyone. In 2000, Eric Baker and Jeff Fluhr founded StubHub , a secondary ticket exchange marketplace. The company was acquired by ebay in January 2007.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 17, 2017

Hurricane Irma had a major negative revenue impact on one whose fall book of business was mostly in Florida. Two of them made some major product directional changes based on the founder’s judgment and the feedback he was getting from partners and customers. We all need some disturbance to keep us operating at our potential.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 29, 2009

Just ask anybody who was trying to close funding the fateful week of September 11, 2001 or even March 2000. Huge downturns have a real impact on the revenue line of start-ups and therefore the pressure on valuations. VC’s fund their salaries and operations through management fees, which typically equal 2% per year.

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Hearpreneur

DECEMBER 15, 2017

And I was blessed to receive many awards for our product too. My research was valuable enough for a large corporation that is known for creating a popular operating system to give us about $250K in funding. I started my business, Eco-Bags Products in 1989 for three key reasons. Thanks to Sharon Rowe, Eco-Bags Products ! #4-

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

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. Of course incumbents cannot be expected to jeopardize their revenue streams or investments in CRM platforms with new concepts that wipe out the need for their current solutions.

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Berkonomics

APRIL 9, 2020

And these are indeed strange times, especially if you haven’t lived through 2000-2002 and 2007-2008 recessions and difficulty in finding money from banks and investors. A shocking example of operations affecting cash control. And profits from the sale of the product create cash for development of the next product.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2011

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. Ah, but today’s Internet companies have real revenue! If you are interested the Vimeo is here. That asset class need not represent the broader market. and profits!

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Steve Blank

MARCH 18, 2011

Dot.com Bubble ( 1995-2000): “ Anything goes” as public markets clamor for ideas, vague promises of future growth, and IPOs happen absent regard for history or profitability. VC’s worked with entrepreneurs to build profitable and scalable businesses, with increasing revenue and consistent profitability – quarter after quarter.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 27, 2014

Over 25 years we’ve grown into a company that’s helping over 3,000 clients in eight countries optimize their business operations. The Right Product-Market Fit Takes Time. Yet what many companies don’t realize is that finding product-market fit can take time – often between 6 to 12 months. Pay Attention to the Trends.

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Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

percent in 2000 to 19.6 In 2013, North America accounted for just over 40 percent of the global home health care revenue. See Also: 12 Tips for a Wildly Productive Home Office. The home care license and operation requirements and standards will vary from state to state. This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S.

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 1, 2013

Over 13 years ago, in March of 2000, I wrote a blog post titled “ The Most Powerful Internet Metric of All. ” As a result, AdWords boasts over one million customers and over $30B in annual revenue. The best place to focus your efforts to improve conversion are within the product itself. Basic conversion is easy to understand.

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Seeing Both Sides

JULY 11, 2013

In every start-up, finding initial product-market fit is a magical moment. You dive deep into a customer development process, working closely with a few customers who feed you requirements and are willing to trial an imperfect product that is evolving quickly. a "jungle" stage company would have a lower quota than a "highway" company).

Sales 50

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Steve Blank

DECEMBER 23, 2015

They didn’t care about our product. … You can build the greatest product in the world (but it) doesn’t matter if it doesn’t work for the end users. You need to understand not only their needs but … any politics that would be involved that would prevent the adoption of your product. It was enlightening.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

Assuming your startup takes off, you will probably find that the fun is gone by the time you reach 50 employees, or a few million in revenue. The job changes from creating a “work of art” to operating a “cookie cutter.” Entrepreneurs love the art of the start. Initial Public Offering (IPO). Make it your cash cow.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

If we are in a bubble, that is a bit of an odd commentary for a company that grew revenues 83% year-over-year and grew earnings 93% year-over-year. In the last bubble, the S&P hit 44x in January 2000. Secondly, developers are more productive. —Horace Dediu, Asymco. Currently, the S&P is trading at 22x.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2011

Assuming your startup takes off, you will probably find that the fun is gone by the time you reach 50 employees, or a few million in revenue. The job changes from creating a “work of art” to operating a “cookie cutter.” Entrepreneurs love the art of the start. Initial Public Offering (IPO). Make it your cash cow.

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Exit Strategy Initial Public Offering Startup IPO 231

Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

The show inspired us to create a product that would help an individual learn something quickly and in small bites. This idea of snackable content format pivoted to a video product in June 2016. Since founding my business in 1981 as a typing and editing service, I’ve operated under many names/websites.

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 17, 2020

They found ways to support longterm care facilities, homeless shelters, and other locations serving those most at risk, all while schools, their main source of revenue, were closed. But I especially admire the way that you have thrown yourselves into relief efforts very different from the product that you were building just a few months ago.

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gigaom.com

JULY 10, 2012

AT&T promised in April to open Watson up to general development, but on Monday AT&T SVP for technology and network operations John Donovan made the launch official in a blog post , revealing seven different “contexts,” or language libraries, that app builders can access to speechify their products. Sign up for a free trial.

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