YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 23, 2017

An early example occurred in 2010 when UBS Analyst Neil Currie accessed satellite imagery to monitor activity in Walmart parking lots, running the data thru a mathematical regression to translate it into customer activity for better earnings forecasts. DLT removes the middlemen by enlisting the network of users to verify transactions.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 9, 2010

Kathy Sierra at Business of Software 2009 - Business of Software Blog , May 4, 2010 "In the old days, getting customers was easy. Putting customers first. Legendary customer support. Instead of making a few dollars per sale and hoping for thousands of sales, you sell to only a few customers, and charge much higher rates.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 15, 2022

He is a podcast advertising specialist, and he founded the Tech Podcast Network in 2004. He's a podcast advertising specialist and also founded the tech podcast network way back in the dinosaur days of podcasting 2004. And I think as we talk just a little bit, as we got started, you started in 2005. So Todd, welcome to the show.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 8, 2019

I remember thinking, “this is how I want to model my consulting business,” but rather than joining John’s Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network which he was also promoting, I simply mimicked them! Before Joining the Network. Enter the Duct Tape Marketing Consultant Network. I even ripped off some of their website verbiage.

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SiliconHills

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Boundless Network, founded in 2005 in Austin, just got acquired by Zazzle, an online promotional products company, according to Promo Marketing Magazine. Austin Ventures has backed Boundless Network, which makes custom-printed promotional items for companies. Austin Boundless Network Teespring Zazzle'

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The project was a little unexpected – creating customer cereal boxes called Obama-Os and Cap’n McCains, timely for the 2008 elections. The company didn’t turn a profit until 2003, but by 2005 business was booming – Netflix was shipping out a million DVDs daily. And it’s a definite win-win for the customers and the manufacturer.

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View from Seed

APRIL 21, 2015

million raised, per CrunchBase): It came from my deep frustration renting as an undegrad at Oxford for the first time back in 2005. How did you find your first customers and hit important, early milestones? And then we used the same list to find the first customers.

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The Startup Magazine

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Accessing a wealth of applications are available that can be customized for your business or situation. About the author: John Quinn is the principal and founder of Merrimac Solutions, which he started in 2005. Being able to more easily budget costs when utilizing managed cloud solutions. Having availability 24/7.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

She began the CIA’s Lessons Learned program and led the Agency’s first effort to address the challenges posed by social networks, digital ubiquity, and the emerging culture of collaboration. In 2005, while at the CIA, Don helped found Intellipedia , the Intelligence Community-wide wiki, with his colleague Sean Dennehy.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 4, 2022

Cameron is t he founder of the COO Alliance, the World’s Leading Network for Seconds in Command. John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the female startup club, hosted by Doone Roisin and brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. Marketing Podcast with Cameron Herold.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

John Jantsch (00:00): This episode of the duct tape marketing podcast is brought to you by the Salesman Podcast, hosted by will Barron brought to you by the HubSpot podcast network. I actually started mine in, in 2005. Are you representing a brand that hasn't ever had that outlet to speak to its customers or its potential customers?

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 24, 2011

In order to charge more and get what you’re worth you’ve got to take some time and get very serious about measuring one thing – value or results that a customer receives. Here’s how to do that Create a process that requires you to meet with every customer for something I call a “results review.”

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 2, 2018

Regular computers must be united into a sophisticated computing network; big tasks should be broken into smaller ones; and all the possible contingencies — like slow internet or sudden computer shutdowns — must be taken into consideration. To solve any substantial computing task you’ll need more than one computer. Commercialization.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 22, 2015

So that we’re speaking the same language I would define “exclusive” as a period in which your company is prohibited from doing business with certain customers or business partners, which is why many incorrectly assume this is necessarily bad. Why Exclusivity Matters to Your Customers or Business Development Partners.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 10, 2011

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. Internal customer – How often do you take the internal temperature? It may be one of the most important reflections of the service your customers receive.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 7, 2011

The marketing strategy is delivered to and through the staff to the ultimate delight and inspiration of the customer. In fact, I’ve said it many times, your staff is likely delivering the same experience to your customers as they are receiving from you.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 16, 2011

Here’s an example: let’s say one of your business goals for the year is to increase renewal business from existing customers by 15%. To develop your marketing strategy, think about the marketing efforts it would take to get more customers to renew.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2022

It's brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network, the audio destination for business professionals. Are you representing a brand that hasn't ever had that outlet to speak to its customers or its potential customers? And it's not meant for the customer, it's meant for other people in your position.

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Growthink Blog

JANUARY 19, 2014

At the time, a company called Network Solutions was essentially the only place from which people could register domain names. In 2005, GoDaddy.com became the world’s largest ICANN-accredited registrar on the internet. When a customer comes to GoDaddy for domain registration they immediately have access to everything else.

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Austin Startup

MAY 11, 2017

We invest in companies that sell to both enterprise/SMB customers as well as direct to consumers. We are a community of founders, team members and advisors that supports each other to share lessons learned and build products that millions of customers love to use. The companies are actively vetted, coached and advised by our network.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Explain how you love providing great service and encourage customers to review your service. Make customers aware of the review page via: Business cards – on the back: “Love our service? Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. : As the importance of Facebook as small business marketi.

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This is going to be BIG.

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

I built a 3,000 person tech networking organization in NYC back in 2006 and was one of the first 100 members of the NY Tech Meetup back in 2005 so I’ve participated in a lot of these conversations. In 2005, it was a risky bet to join Union Square Ventures and plant my VC career here in NYC.

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Agile VC

MAY 26, 2011

Online social networking is a concept still being evangelized even in Silicon Valley… Friendster is in private beta (wasn’t until Oct 2003 they received Google acquisition offer which they turned down for Kleiner/Benchmark round). First and foremost, we believed there would be a “professional” social network.

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www.ashmaurya.com

AUGUST 29, 2012

Robert has been working in software since 2005. You can learn more about his approach to developing customer relationships in his new book Cold Calling Early Customers. There are many channels that can produce your first early customers and contacts, but the one I see most often is cold email. He is a Ph.D.

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David Teten

FEBRUARY 28, 2012

Case Foundation didn’t have a website until 2005, although founded 1997. Network for Good, Global Giving, Mission Fish (behind ebay’s GivingWorks). Our customer is ultimately the startup. The best affinity networks are alumni networks (besides religion). 3 specific issues: 1. How we embrace technology for good.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 13, 2020

While you may have a general sense of what your brand stands for and how you can get that across to your customer base, the truth is that brands inevitably grow over time and require a fresh pair of eyes to assess whether the values that guided your marketing activities are still optimal. How to communicate your brand.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 16, 2013

What are my beliefs on how employees and customers should be treated? There was a time before terms like “social network,” “iPhone,” and “Google it” were used. If you want to gain your customers’ loyalty, you have to offer them exactly that — and you need to make sure that they have consistently positive experiences with your company.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 7, 2013

With their lives perpetually tethered to the mobile web, the rise of these generations of tomorrow’s customers, managers and workers will change how we develop and consume technology. billion) in 2005. 2000 to 2005: CRM, SFA, ERP, Payroll, Analytics, etc. Macro Trend 2: Urbanization. billion) by 2030.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 9, 2019

I’m also thinking about SXSW, receiving my first batch of networking invites, planning my talk there, and this week having discussed collaborating with Brett Jenks, the CEO of Rare, who is both a customer of data.world, a Henry Crown Fellow, and a great collaborator (he’s attending SXSW for the first time this year).

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

I had previously raised VC in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005. It included one firm who I asked not to call Salesforce.com as a reference (they were our largest pilot customer) and in their kindness they called Marc Benioff (the CEO) and asked his opinion. I thought, what would I do if I was trying to sell to a customer.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members. When making technical hires, we always reach out to our network of programmer friends and ask them to sit in on interviews and review resumes with us. Erica Nicole , YFS Magazine: Young, Fabulous & Self Employed. Jesse Davis , Entrustet.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

Since 2005 startup accelerators have provided cohorts of startups with mentoring, pitch practice and product focus. Over 10 weeks each team gets out of the building talking to 100 customers to test their hypotheses across all 9 boxes in the business model canvas. You can see the entire presentation here.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 5, 2012

Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. Mark Cuban on Why You Should Never Listen to Your Customers – [link]. Good suggestions on handling customer service questions and issues – [link]. 21 Inspiring Custom Made Logos – [link]. – [link]. – [link].

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 13, 2011

If you intend to thrill every customer, you will attract and retain. Related Posts: Follow-up Is the Momentum Building Power Tool What To Do When a Prospect Says Yes The Most Expensive Way to Grow a Business Who don’t you want as a customer? Note: There have been some updates since I published th. 5 Practical Tips for Gett. :

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 16, 2018

It wasn’t a dorm room, but I did start my now multimillion-dollar company in 2005 in a spare bedroom of my house just two years out of college. A good mentor, such as a professor or local business person, can provide valuable advice, help with networking and perhaps even be the inspiration behind the business you launch.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 27, 2019

Cotter bucks the flavor-of-the-day entrepreneurial stereotype: the college dropout popularized by both our own Michael Dell and recently Mark Zuckerberg and the great movie The Social Network. At the beginning of Bazaarvoice in 2005, the market risk was whether or not we could convince retailers to embrace both the positive?—?and

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www.inc.com

JULY 9, 2010

By Issie Lapowsky | Aug 6, 2010 Share ); Getty Related Articles The New Rules of Hiring Is It Legal To Use Social Network Data When Hiring? That was the thought behind Meebos decision to offer a $5,000 reward to anyone who referred qualified potential employees to the company that launched in 2005. 500|5000 The 2010 Inc.

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