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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

In 2014, Microsoft finally announced that Ballmer would retire, and in early 2014, Satya Nadella took charge. Increasingly, a hands-on product/customer, and business model-centric CEO with an entrepreneurial vision of the future may be the difference between market dominance and Chapter 11. The result?

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

In 2014, Microsoft finally announced that Ballmer would retire, and in early 2014, Satya Nadella took charge. Increasingly, a hands-on product/customer, and business model-centric CEO with an entrepreneurial vision of the future may be the difference between market dominance and Chapter 11. The result?

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Agam Berry’s Six Startup Tips For Aspiring Indian Entrepreneurs

YoungUpstarts

He got his accountant to accept Bitcoin as a form of payment in 2014. Direct marketing. Maximize your efforts on social media by taking advantage of advertising across multiple social media channels with a focus on mobile. He has advocated cryptocurrency since 2013. Always do your homework before you launch.

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Entrepreneurs are Everywhere show No. 5: Daniella Yacobovsky and Jane Moritz

Steve Blank

That was the message from the two latest guests on Entrepreneurs are Everywhere , my radio show on Sirius XM Channel 111. Clips from their interviews are below, but first a word about the show: Entrepreneurs are Everywhere airs Thursdays at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm Eastern on Sirius XM Channel 111. If you can’t hear the clip, click here.

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Predictive Analytics is a Goldmine for Startups

Startup Professionals Musings

Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Then companies can determine promotional effectiveness by narrowly defined customer segments, by location, or by delivery channel. Predictive advertisement targeting. But whatever the name, the opportunity is still there, and it’s large.

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Episode 44: Communication and Credibility with Scott Spiro and Tony Lillios

Mike Michalowicz

Tony Lillios is a serial entrepreneur and most notably a co-founder of Speck Products, the protective case maker for mobile products, which was acquired by Samsonite in 2014. Get involved with direct marketing, go into media (news channels, radio shows, etc) to build credibility. Tony Lillios. Credibility is everything.

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Post-Purchase Emails: How to Boost Retention and LTV

ConversionXL

A 2014 survey by Econsultancy revealed , “Just 42% of companies are able to measure customer lifetime value.” Broad data about email marketing reinforces the fact that it is an effective and powerful medium for customer engagement. What can you give in this communication channel, this publishing medium, that people want to engage with?