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Top 29 Startup Posts May 2010

SoCal CTO

Continuing my series of posts that I’ve been collecting that live at the intersection of Startups and being a Startup CTO : Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April 16 Great Startup Posts from March here are the top posts from May 2010. You could just outspend. You could use brute force to get the word out. Enjoyed this post? The Holy Grail of.

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How to Build a Beloved Product Without Email Marketing

ConversionXL

Wondering how to encourage users to engage with your product again and again, without constantly popping in their inboxes? In general, open rates and click-throughs have decreased 45% since 2010 as users have become fatigued by email marketing and more concerned about their privacy. Here’s how we’ve done it.

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Productivity Hacks: Voicemail, Folders & To-Do’s

Both Sides of the Table

I recently wrote a post about avoiding the “ Deferred Life Plan &# and some related thoughts about personal productivity that came from Tim Ferriss’s book, The Four Hour Workweek. I would love to say that I’m the productivity guru. Tim Ferriss gave this extra emphasis in his book. .

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2010 VC Funding Outlook for Startups – Prepare for Winter (Part 3/3)

Both Sides of the Table

I obviously don’t have a crystal ball so the economy could fare better than my gut, but here’s why I’m cautious for some time in 2010 or early 2011: Why is the future still so unpredictable? In the following post I argue that this increased pace may be temporary. My advice in my post Should You Even Raise VC still holds.

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Lessons Learned: The product manager's lament

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, October 5, 2008 The product managers lament Life is not easy when youre working in an old-fashioned waterfall development process, no matter what role you play. I met one recently that is working on a really innovative product, and the stories I heard from their development team made me want to cringe.

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Cracking The Code: State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment

Cracking the Code

Friday, March 12, 2010. State of the SaaS 13: Q1 2010 Sentiment. So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast. So, here is the first edition, including the recent Q4 2009 earnings and the updated 2010 forecast.

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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

View from Seed

Currently, it feels like every sharp technologist is pouring their effort into generative AI models or embedding them into their products—a movement too significant to overlook. The first time you try to do anything with a generative AI product, it feels like magic. Are these features, products, or actual companies?

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