mashable.com

JUNE 11, 2013

In fact, recent research shows that 75% of startups fail (based on a study of 2,000 startups that received VC funding from 2004 to 2010). Dont underestimate the importance of Minimum Viable Design. In my first company, people liked our product but were embarrassed to share it because the design and presentation was so poor.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. Google is still a private company (their IPO was Aug 2004). Silicon Valley is still emerging from the tech bubble and massive downturn of late 2000-2002. conference happened at the end of 2004). How to Evaluate Firms for a Seed VC. How To Think About The Future. May 26, 2011.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

My company won the ROI of The Year award from The Banker magazine in 2004, something I was very proud of. After a while, people were able to think about automobiles in a new way, which finally paved the way for massive improvements in design and manufacturing. We are in this in-between stage right now.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

“TripAdvisor is to travel reviews what Kleenex is to tissues.”. . 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.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

It’s too bad, because a report by local & small business locator, Manta.com found that 61% of the small businesses surveyed indicated more than half of their revenue comes from repeat customers. In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them.

Retention 98

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Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

I sell thermometers and thermal imagers, and write reviews on popular products. When looking for a business name, we found our inspiration in the design and style of the 50s and 60s and wanted to make a reference to that era but at the same time creating something new and modern. Thanks to Courtnie Nein, Good Life Advisors ! #6-

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Loading… Tech. An entrepreneur with a hot technology and venture-capital funding becomes a billionaire in his 20s. His findings are based on data from more than 2,000 companies that received venture funding, generally at least $1 million, from 2004 through 2010. Mossberg Reviews the iPhone 5. » More.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

And you know what – this was mostly in 2012 (+ Moneyball came out in 2004). You create optimized versions (treatments) for various pages using your findings and your know-how about design, UX, psychology and so on. So your design and other business decisions have to come from the right inputs: Graph by @OptimiseorDie. #5.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

A fashion executive wife and technology entrepreneur husband we were moving house and faced a vexing problem: how to sell their fabulous, nearly new furnishings that couldn’t fit into their new digs? Our mission is to help design lovers buy and sell chic furnishings in a beautiful, easy-to-use and super fun marketplace.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

In 2004 I began blogging. I have a few contractors to do the technical side of my work and a customer support person, but that’s it. I didn’t have a contractor doing technical things for me. Adding Ad Revenue. I changed the design a few times. I don’t actually have any employees. I’m the content creator.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Using our iPhone or Android apps or visiting Handwrytten.com, it is easy to select a card from our inventory of over 80 designs, tap out your message and select a handwriting style. It was so bad that I almost wrote my first Yelp review. The robots then write out the note, stamp the envelope and send it on its way.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Today, crowdSPRING is the world’s #1 online marketplace for creative services ranging from graphic, web and industrial design to copywriting services. To solve my dilemma, I designed my own calendar charm, and had the first calendar piece made into a key ring for Steve. Thanks to Kent Lewis, Anvil Media. #4

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ConversionXL

MAY 27, 2022

Since co-founding Moz in 2004, Rand has continually put himself out there as a public face. Rand regularly shares his knowledge and thoughts on digital marketing, tech, and startups. Inside sales CRM Close.io , for example, grew its company to $6+ million in annual revenue with thought leadership-fueled content marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 7, 2022

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! So a lot of agencies track revenue, some actually even track profit, but you, if we're gonna optimize, um, profitability, what, what should we be measuring? It's not necessarily designed to give you insight as a business owner. His podcast — The Agency Profit Podcast.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 18, 2010

So when I launched Bidsketch — a SaaS based proposal application for designers — offering a free plan was a no-brainer in my book. The only thing that seemed to be consistent about my growth was that my revenue was relatively flat while my user base kept growing. So an example like Pluggio might be easier to relate to.

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Gust

MAY 24, 2012

Dual-class voting structures are receiving a lot of attention these days along with intense publicity related to the Facebook IPO , following in the wake of other recent tech IPOs with a similar structure such as Zynga and LinkedIn.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

billion in annual subscription revenues not including advertising or eCommerce). It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. Is the game over?

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 10, 2017

Landon Ray: Yeah, that would have been 2004. We don’t really share revenue numbers but we do pretty well. We grow the business out of our own revenue the old-fashion way which has been challenging but wonderful also. I’ve never made software before or even a website. How big is ONTRAPORT today? How many people?

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