Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 25, 2023

And now I think it's definitely through technology, through, you know, a lot of advances in opportunities. And I think you're right, you touched on the advent of technology surrounding publishing, as well as all the different things you can do now as a self-published author, as it relates to, you know, distribution channels.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 1, 2012

Stunning Graphic Design Styles: 1950 to 2000 Inspired Designs – [link]. Interesting vertical farm concept coming together in an old Chicago meatpacking plant – [link]. Top 50+ Infographic Tools for Creating Attractive Visuals – [link]. Designers: 9 Mistakes To Avoid For Successful Pitches! – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

Today, while most of the money remains in the hands of the richest 1% of Americans, technology has unleashed the capabilities of ordinary Americans to take matters into their own hands, crafting their own livelihoods – creating, in effect, a Bottom Up economic revolution. Technology as the Great Enabler. Trends Have Been Happening.

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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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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2020

The San Diego-based startup has developed vertically integrated system that produces a plant-based protein ingredient that can replace egg whites, whey and casein in food and beverage applications. See the pitch in Innovative World Technology , 5 pm to 6 pm Saturday, March 14, before a live audience and a panel of expert judges.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 7, 2014

In many cases, mobile sales actually do convert, but our current tracking technologies don’t let us see it. It’s much easier for computer users to view side by side comparisons of products. They can easily see information that supports purchase, such as background information, reviews, and multiple images of products.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. As much as it opens you up to negative feedback, including the exit survey can provide you with extra insight as to how you can improve your product, your service, or overall offer. image source.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. As much as it opens you up to negative feedback, including the exit survey can provide you with extra insight as to how you can improve your product, your service, or overall offer. image source.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. As much as it opens you up to negative feedback, including the exit survey can provide you with extra insight as to how you can improve your product, your service, or overall offer. image source.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. As much as it opens you up to negative feedback, including the exit survey can provide you with extra insight as to how you can improve your product, your service, or overall offer. image source.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 8, 2013

It turns out that network effects can be broken – Amazon and StubHub took on eBay in the mid 2000’s. Today, Airbnb, oDesk and multiple second-hand fashion marketplace startups show that there are tons of untapped verticals where horizontal product platform cannot serve properly or where consumer simply prefer a more tailored brand.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

Ascenders and are the vertical strokes which rise above the body of a character or x-height. Serifs are used to guide the horizontal “flow” of the eyes; The lack of serifs is said to contribute to a vertical stress in sans serifs, which is supposed to compete with the horizontal flow of reading ( De Lange et al.,

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

In future posts I’ll describe how Eric Ries and the Lean Startup concept provided the equivalent model for product development activities inside the building and neatly integrates customer and agile development. This was possible because in 2000, Donna and Handspring were in an Existing Market. They never understood Market Type.

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VC Cafe

MARCH 8, 2010

Adding Convergin products to Oracle Communications portfolio is expected to enable customers with next-generation solutions to address network migration to an all IP core at significantly lower integration and hardware costs. Formerly known as PhoneDo Networks, Convergin was founded in 2000. DVTel, Inc.,

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2018

After years of working in the industry, upon starting this business the quest was to offer quality, custom and affordable products to their customers. Where Stephen and Diane’s business has sought to provide a quality product and value for money, they have also challenged an antiquated industry process which has huge environmental cost.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

But none of them matter if the product is harder to use, since most people simply won’t care enough or get enough benefit from long-term features if a shorter-term alternative is available. deprecated the old feature-complete product (ACS 3.4) before finishing the new product (ACS 4.x); During this year they.

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Cracking the Code

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

It is also intriguing to see that the market bottom was reached only two years after the start of the decline for the 1929, 1973 and 2000 crises, so we might need another year before the market reaches it lowest point. Rethink vertical segmentation: Healthcare? S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In 2000 and 2008, the economic crises had a dramatic impact on the tech ecosystem, but 2020 seems to be very different. In two weeks, Doctolib made the product self-serve and extensively deployed the solution, which you can hear more about in the short video below. UiPath was another inspiring company. million today.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 22, 2009

Its latest product was an oscilloscope, the HP 150a. That year HP introduced its first computer, the HP 2116A , as an instrument controller for HP’s test and measurement products. The original Hewlett Packard which made test and measurement products was spun-out and renamed Agilent. It was still a year away from its IPO.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? Build features for people who are likely to buy your product. Market Hard.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 22, 2015

Or you might spend tons of effort on your ecommerce product pages, only to find that even if you get wins, the financial impact on your business is negligible. Even if we sell the same products to the same demographic, many things can be different – traffic sources, relationship with the audience, customer support etc.

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A few months later, Julisa emailed me with great news: she had landed a job at one of the hottest startups in the country, a fast-growing restaurant technology platform called Toast that had just raised $30 million in financing and would later go on to raise another $100 million to fuel its rapid growth. How did she do it?

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Seeing Both Sides

OCTOBER 24, 2017

A few months later, Julisa emailed me with great news: she had landed a job at one of the hottest startups in the country, a fast-growing restaurant technology platform called Toast that had just raised $30 million in financing and would later go on to raise another $100 million to fuel its rapid growth. How did she do it?

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