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Netflix vs. Blockbuster and bad profits (reflections from my Bazaarvoice days)

Austin Startup

Netflix’s initial marketing campaign? Your initial marketing campaign could simply be, “The end of [insert bad profit source here]”, and you may indeed become the next Netflix and whomever your target is may become the next Blockbuster. Blockbuster’s campaign slogan for “Total Access” is “never be without a movie”. billion.

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10 Ways To Incorporate Social Entrepreneurship Into Your Business

Hearpreneur

Our goal is to provide fast, flexible, and reliable financing for players in the renewable energy sector. Tic Watches is a family run business that has been selling designer watches online and via a brick and mortar retail store since 2007. Sustainability. A Trusted Process. Promote Clean Energy . Thanks to Husam Machlovi, With Pulp.

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Navigating Uncertainty: The Art of Imperfection in Strategy

Duct Tape Marketing

Recent, an episode featured Max Novak, the founder of Nova Cast, where he talked all about how podcast booking campaigns create value for listeners and for brands. So in 2007, they had no position in consumer finance. They didn't do it by acquiring a big consumer finance company or a bank. And look at players like Amazon.

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@altgate » Blog Archive » Law Firm Wilson Sonsini Now Preparing.

Altgate

"  It's basically a web tool that creates draft preferred financing term sheets for startups.   There are three categories (startup, equity financing and bridge loans) so we can expect more to come. link] Swedes Start Voting as Reinfeldt’s Coalition Is Poised to Win Second Term | BZEE Finance [.]

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The Other Amazon Deal this week. Drupal founder attracts over $100 Million in 3 months.

Scalable Startup

Drupal was launched in 2001, and Acquia started in 2007. Red Hat was one of the first of these types of companies bridging open source with big finance, leveraging Linux support into a profitable business, also leveraging the enterprise. Acquia, Inc. Because they are open source. They kind of invented this business model.

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The Secrets Of Successful Growth Behind YourParkingSpace

YoungUpstarts

One of our customer service executives recently discovered a space owner who’s been using the platform since 2007. As CIO, I oversee day-to-day activity in the office, manage relationships with external agencies and keep an eye on the numbers, from campaign performance to finance. Pick the right business partner.

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Global Multichannel Consumer Behaviour (Research/Purchase) Analysis

Occam's Razor

They have a smattering of microsites that their Agency put together once in a campaign rush a number of years ago. I spend 70% of my time in the US and for those discussions I'm primary looking at speed (connection above), mobile penetration (yes, 2007 was the year of mobile!), They know the web is exciting.

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