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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Since NewTV won’t be making the content, they will be licensing from and partnering with traditional entertainment producers. NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Yet while we had plenty of language and tools for execution, we had none for search. The result? Carpe Diem – Seize the Cash.

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Founding Date: 2004. What They Do: Travel search engine. How They Do It: Aggregate data from travel data warehouses like ITA as well as indexing travel providers websites, provide this information to consumers in a highly customizable search engine. Search Statistics: 2010 Queries: 634 million. Series A Preferred.

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Customer Development in Japan: a History Lesson

Steve Blank

In 2004, Googling terms like “high tech marketing” and “startup” I discovered “ The Four Steps to The Epiphany ” at Cafépress.com. This was exactly what I was searching for. They pivoted the product by implementing Google like wide-open search windows requested time and again in customer interviews. The first meeting with Steve.

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Optimized Reviews May Be the Next Local SEO Edge :: Small Business.

Duct Tape Marketing

Today Google added an interesting twist to Google Maps searches called Descriptive Terms that injects another dynamic – search optimized reviews. Google has started indexing local search results with phrases that accompany things like reviews. Note: There have been some updates since I published th. All rights reserved.

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Google Finally Weaving Local Strategy :: Small Business Marketing.

Duct Tape Marketing

Of late, however, it looks like they just might be getting their local strategy together and marshaling a suite new features combined with existing assets to put themselves in position to take a giant leap in the local reviews, local offers, and local social games to go with their strong local search position. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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Monitoring Relationship Status :: Small Business Marketing Blog.

Duct Tape Marketing

Business owners must learn to manage and juggle a complex and shifting combination of customer, partner, vendor, staff and advisory relationships in order to survive and grow. This is so critical if you plan to build a strategic partner platform. Internal customer – How often do you take the internal temperature? All rights reserved.

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3 Simple Ways to Empower Your Customers to Sell For You :: Small.

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Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi. 5 Steps to Successful Fac. Currently Facebook boasts somewhere in excess of 400 mi. All rights reserved.