Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. In 2014, Microsoft finally announced that Ballmer would retire, and in early 2014, Satya Nadella took charge. If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job. The result?

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

The launch of the Xbox and Kinect, and the acquisitions of Skype and Yammer happened on his shift. In 2014, Microsoft finally announced that Ballmer would retire, and in early 2014, Satya Nadella took charge. If you think the job of a CEO is to increase sales, then Ballmer did a spectacular job. The result?

Azure 120

Azure Business Model Cloud Artificial Inteligence 120

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 14, 2014

Where your competitor isn''t really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. By sharing and learning in non-competing areas, they can focus their limited resources on solidifying their core competencies, and expanding their unique segment of the market.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MARCH 12, 2013

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Companies need the same service on partner and acquisition candidates, even vendors. Customer retention with churn modeling. But whatever the name, the opportunity is still there, and it’s large.

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Analytics Retention Startup Social Media 246

ConversionXL

DECEMBER 30, 2015

So, what’s the truth about the state of email marketing in eCommerce? In 2013, Custora declared that email accounts for more than 7% of all eCommerce user acquisitions , making it the 2nd most effective acquisition channel (behind search). Direct Marketing vs. Transactional: Which Is Best? Not necessarily.

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