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How Startups Can Use Metrics to Drive Success

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I ran my first marathon in London this way in 2003 raising $3,000 for Parkinson’s disease (and finishing in under 4 hours – my publicly stated goal). They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. If you can break this down by channel that you’ve acquired them from this is obviously better.

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The App is Dead (OK Not Really, But The Browser Is Back)

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SAY Medias Alex Schleifer is the lead designer for ReadWriteWebs re-design (currently in process) and his quote above captures why mobile websites are enjoying a renaissance. When smartphone apps first got popular, after Apples App Store was launched in July 2008 , they offered an immediate jump in functionality for mobile content.

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Google VP: Here's How to Get Bought By Us

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But there’s also the satellite-mapping company Keyhole, which in 2003 became the seed that sprouted Google Maps. And maybe you heard of a tiny Linux-based mobile software designer Google bought in 2005, called Android Inc.? In November 2009 Google acquired mobile ad company AdMob for $750 million. Motorola Mobility.

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RWW Recommends: The Startup Toolkit

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This post is part of our ReadWriteStart channel, which is dedicated to helping savvy entrepreneurs start and grow new businesses with resources, tips, insight and analysis. The channel is sponsored by TriNet. ReadWriteStart. ReadWriteWeb. ReadWriteStart. ReadWriteBiz. ReadWriteEnterprise. ReadWriteCloud. ReadWriteHack. ReadWriteMobile.

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Bye, Bye Waterfall: 5 Steps to Implement Responsive Web Design

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Gone are the days of creating entirely separate websites in parallel desktop and mobile versions. Once implemented, your site will render properly on desktops, mobile devices and tablets. They can go from three columns to two, and perhaps scale down into a single column for the smallest displays (mobile smartphones).

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

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She graduated from Columbia University in 2003, where she was. Director, Cloud Infrastructure & Operations Turn Security Solutions Architect Turn Software Engineer, Data Turn Web Developer HelloFax Princ Mobile Software Engineer Advertising.com. The Weather Channel iPad App Tops 10 Million Downloads. Enterprise. Smartphones.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter March 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

Since 2003 the global market for children’s nutrition and infant formula products has nearly doubled reaching about $23 billion in 2009. AMDOCS BUYS LEADING UK MOBILE COMPANY MX TELECOM. Billing software company Amdocs has acquired mobile payments and messaging firm MX Telecom for $104 million in cash.

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