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10+ Trends: Recap of 2011 and What’s Next…

thebarefootvc

But even more exciting is when I see inflection points of adoption — which is why 2011 was a particularly exhilirating year for me. What We Saw in 2011…. The list of applications to engage, empower and organize citizens continues to grow, and will be one of the most defining legacies of 2011.

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Build it and they won’t come: How and why growth hacking came to be

The Next Web

One explanation is that “growth hacking” is just a catchy way to rebrand marketers, but this begs the question as to why “growth hacking” went viral in the first place. Since this change in the OpenGraph, both products have seen their traffic decline. 05 percent CTR on Facebook in 2011. The best product fallacy.

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7 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Use Video To Grow Their New Business

Duct Tape Marketing

Your business plans are in place, perhaps you have sought out and won investors, and gotten a foothold in the market with your product. Viral Video Marketing. Like any good song, your product not only needs a hook, but a melody to provide the ear-worm and make your work a household name. Your company, your product, is your baby.

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Cracking The Code: SaaS Multiples: Recovery or Bubble?

Cracking the Code

Wednesday, February 23, 2011. It would have been easy to explain the difference by changes in the 2010/2011 revenue growth projections but unfortunately that is not the case. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. ▼ 2011. (2). "10 Things Every CEO Needs to Know About Product D.

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Cracking The Code: Popular Media: the key to viral marketing

Cracking the Code

Popular Media: the key to viral marketing. Popular Media is a hosted, web-based technology platform that enables customers to quickly create, optimize, and scale viral marketing programs - and it seems to work pretty well. S&M productivity (CAC ratio) for the SaaS 13 Index. ► 2011. (2). SaaS 13 Index*.

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How to get creative with your domain name registration

The Next Web

Listly is a content marketing tool that helps helping bloggers and publishers “ take lists to the next level ” by creating lists that are social, viral and constantly evolving. When launching Listly in 2011, co-founder Shyam Subramanyan says that “listly.com” wasn’t available, but they were okay with choosing an alternative.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

But truthfully both Dana and I are more aligned with the lean startup principles and believe you only go FAT when you’ve really proved out your product / market fit. CEO hinted to WSJ that it may go public in early 2011. To be fair to Ben Horowitz – I think he thinks this as well. Note that these are “gross” revenue numbers.

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