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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Airbnb founders Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia had difficulty securing funding, so they launched a mini project to build some funds and catch investors' attention. Using this capital , the founders launched and enjoyed exponential growth in their first year, with 10K users and thousands of listings. Photo Credit: Jack Underwood.

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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

These two trends had a major impact on the computing industry from 2000-2005 but the effects weren’t yet felt by the VC industry. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this. The Emergence of “Open Cloud&# Infrastructure. At least in the consumer & business web.

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Do you think they even notice when you leave? Especially sharp, stinging criticism from a customer that you’ve now let down[.]

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How To Develop Your Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Do you think they even notice when you leave? Especially sharp, stinging criticism from a customer that you’ve now let down[.]

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Do you think they even notice when you leave? Especially sharp, stinging criticism from a customer that you’ve now let down[.]

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Why Good Design is More Important Than Ever for Your Business

crowdSPRING Blog

Good design creates meaningful first impressions, helps you differentiate yourself from your competitors, can solve problems, and boosts brand awareness and the bottom line. Toyota founder Sakichi Toyoda created the “5 Whys” technique to uncover issues with his company’s manufacturing process.

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The 4 Phases For Developing A Customer Retention Strategy

ConversionXL

As a founder, one of the most painful things in the world to hear is criticism of your baby. Popular eCommerce site Threadless has had a “feature request” thread on their customer forum since 2005. Do you think they even notice when you leave? Especially sharp, stinging criticism from a customer that you’ve now let down[.]