Software By Rob

OCTOBER 6, 2009

This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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Babbling VC

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Due to very positive market resonance, we're looking to quickly ramp up a sales team of two to three people. Device Ident is a startup founded in 2012 and sells online fraud prevention software as well as services since January of this year. Sales is focussed on Europe, specifically the DACH region, UK, France, Sweden and Russia. .

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 25, 2016

It says that selling an airplane ticket for $500 and getting paid a $5 fees by the airlines (1% gross margin) is not the same thing as selling $500 of software that you built (>90% gross margin). The US market is worth more than $25 billion and Europe is the same. So, let’s start with the basics.

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Up and Running

JULY 26, 2017

In the course of this post, we’ll specifically talk about the cases when you should build a mobile app —a product that is specifically designed to run on smartphone, tablets, and wearables and requires installation; or a web app —a client-server software application that runs in the browser (both desktop and mobile).

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 25, 2010

Build a Fan Base, then Go Big The Beatles did not start touring Europe a week after they formed. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. I have yet to see a startup succeed without countless hours of hard work. Finding people who liked their music.

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Transformify

AUGUST 1, 2019

Our guest today is Carlos Mallen, Senior Vice President, Human Resources for the Americas and Europe, Exela. Prior to the formation of Exela, he was the SVP, Human Resources for Americas and Europe at SourceHOV. Prior to that, it was a group of smaller companies put together through mergers and acquisitions. Very impressive!

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 13, 2015

people born in Europe between 1918 and 1939; survivors of an aircrash; truck drivers who smoked between age 30 and 40).”. How does retention differ among different acquisition channels? Acquisition Efficiency. Customers that converted in the last year that have positively reviewed us on at least one third-party site.

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VC Cafe

NOVEMBER 2, 2019

When you start with an honest and diligent effort to determine the truth of your situation, the right decisions often become self-evident.” — Jim Collins , author of Good to Great. Software as a Service (Saas) benchmarks. I joked the other day that some of the best fairytales are written in Excel. Consumer apps and services.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 24, 2020

Wired refers to these as “hordes of linked machines controlled by rogue software.” Neil Andrew, Founder of PPC Protect , has endured devastating click fraud: The whole reason that I founded the company was due to suffering a devastating click-fraud attack that existing technology just couldn’t stop. Consider click-fraud software.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 28, 2022

Back in 2016, Europe and Israel had only four public companies worth less than $9B combined and local cloud companies had raised just $900M throughout 2015. Today, Europe and Israel have generated 23 public companies worth $231B and private cloud financing reached c. of market capitalization. The Index added another $0.9T

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2011

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Customers interviewed were generally satisfied with the software products as well as customer service.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 14, 2022

Today, software is more important than ever. According to Statista, organizations worldwide use an average of 110 software applications to maintain operations. According to Statista, organizations worldwide use an average of 110 software applications to maintain operations. Our limited budget made this approach unsustainable.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2022

This is because this year has seen the rise of tech startups not only from the traditional centers of innovation like the US, East Asia and Europe, but also in countries that you wouldn’t normally associate with it. As a serial entrepreneur who runs multiple software companies from Cambodia, I know exactly what it feels like.

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K9 Ventures

JULY 21, 2016

Computing and software came a few years later for me as access to computers wasn’t as easy or affordable. Software is awesome as it gives you instant gratification. It requires a higher level of discipline than software does. Occipital — makers of the Structure Sensor for 3-D data acquisition.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 29, 2014

of businesses are actively seeking & collecting customer reviews on an ongoing basis. According to an article in Econsultancy , when a site has customer reviews, 63% of visitors are more likely to make a purchase & reviews produce an average of 18% uplift in sales. when influencing purchasing decisions. image source.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

paid media ROAS for TikTok was 14% higher compared to all digital media models, while ROAS for paid media was 64% in Europe. This is a snippet of code on your website that gathers information on site events, such as how users arrived at your site and their location. Videos that include footage promoting a discount code or deal get 67.4%

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 20, 2010

Gemassmer Startups struggling for survival are not uncommon, due to economic changes, management problems, or product issues. In this case, a private equity firm engaged me to assist in the purchase of a German software supplier. Customers interviewed were generally satisfied with the software products as well as customer service.

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conversionxl.com

APRIL 29, 2014

Website Reviews. Of all of those free ebooks, courses & discount codes, how many of those companies did you ever actually become a customer of? But it was never “free months” that kept me from using the software. For example , lets say you sell landing page software & I’m a registered lead, but not yet a paying customer.

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Cracking the Code

OCTOBER 10, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Save Asia for post-IPO Single instance, multi-tenant, single datacenter - Have only one version of the code in production. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. at 11:09 AM.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The Acquisition. With patience as one of my least prominent traits I didn’t want to spend 6 months coding, and 12 months launching/learning/trying to find product/market fit. So I took a page out of my playbook and went on a search for an acquisition larger than any I had previously attempted. ” moment.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The Acquisition. With patience as one of my least prominent traits I didn’t want to spend 6 months coding, and 12 months launching/learning/trying to find product/market fit. So I took a page out of my playbook and went on a search for an acquisition larger than any I had previously attempted. ” moment.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2015

The Acquisition. With patience as one of my least prominent traits I didn’t want to spend 6 months coding, and 12 months launching/learning/trying to find product/market fit. So I took a page out of my playbook and went on a search for an acquisition larger than any I had previously attempted. Another Next Thing.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 5, 2016

Lessons from Acqui-Hire Success Stories The best example of launching and expanding in new countries via acqui-hire can be found in Paris-based BlaBlaCar, Europe's top ride-sharing company with 16 offices worldwide. Fortunately, there is another, proven strategy, which I will expand on here – the acqui-hire.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 21, 2014

Software developer Patrick McKenzie aka @Patio11 (easily one of my favorite marketers to follow and learn from) asserts that 40-60% of users who sign up for a free trial of almost every software or SaaS application will use it once and never come back. Often, however, they’re unable to see the benefit of using the software.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In 2016 alone, 300+ “machine intelligence” (AI + ML) startups in Europe raised over €1.4 Venture Capital investments in AI, Europe 2016 (Source: Dealroom ). YouAppi (2011)- YouAppi creates adtech to streamline mobile user acquisition. Dragonera (2016) – AI based software development service.

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online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Computer Software. Ran gold Resources Ltd. View All Search Results » Subscribe. América Latina. 中文-简体 (China). Deutschland. 日本 (Japan). » More. » More. Loading… U.S. » More. » More. Loading… Asia. Management. Media & Marketing. Small Business.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Their code base had diverged and it was extremely slow and costly for Microsoft to be implementing Word separately for each platform: Windows, DOS and Mac. It also meant that there was great pressure to get the release out so they could start to gain the efficiencies of a single code base. In 1993, Word 6.0

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www.women2.org

MARCH 8, 2012

My delusions of coding grandeur quickly subsided and realized that I was not going to hack it. So, we chose a business concept, established the pain point, discussed the solution, identified monetization and customer acquisition strategies, and assessed market opportunity. Acquisition. Related articles from Women 2.0 Debriefing.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

If you decide to follow a blog acquisition strategy, you’re not going to write the blog yourself, not very likely. After I made some good money with the Small Business Branding site and the Magic site, I started to look for acquisition targets. I was able to jump on certain acquisitions quickly because I was watching that site.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

To get FDA clearance, Apple reportedly submitted two studies to the FDA (so far none of the data has been published or peer reviewed). Its purpose is to make sure that drugs, devices, diagnostics, and software products don’t harm thousands or even millions of people so the FDA wants a process to make sure they get it right.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Don’t wait to fill the void before letting him go (but obviously get all the code / usernames / password). Sometimes I use Balsamiq, sometimes I code a prototype, doesn’t matter – just create something, then tell the world. I think quick, do something, then review what I’ve learned. How I can find the right investor (software)?

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Software By Rob

JULY 15, 2010

No need to do that now, but it may be something I attempt in a couple years once my kids are older and we take a (currently theoretical) trip to Europe. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself. 14 comments ↓ #1 Ryan on 07.15.10 at 6:47 am [.]

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 28, 2011

You want somebody who can do handset deals in the US, Europe & Asia. What results must you have in order to raise venture capital or garner good press coverage that helps drive customer acquisition (and also more funding!)? million, a live product that was featured in iTunes and has gotten rave reviews. ON SUCCESS.

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Venture Chronicles

MAY 16, 2012

Lars Dalgaard came to SAP through the Successfactors acquisition and in a very short period of time he has established himself as a disrupter as well as consolidator of power. would you really just discover you don’t have enough people in Europe and then move people from the U.S. over to fill the gap?). SAP knows databases.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 10, 2008

Cracking The Code. Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Lets call this ratio the Customer Acquisition Cost ratio or CAC ratio. Labels: SaaS , sales and marketing , software. Cracking The Code on Facebook. Europe Consumer. (1).

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VC Cafe

APRIL 8, 2010

The most noteworthy M&A deals of 2009 were Siemens’ $418 million acquisition of Solel; Medtronic’s acquisition of Ventor, estimated at $325 million; and IBM’s $225 million acquisition of Guardium. Billing software company Amdocs has acquired mobile payments and messaging firm MX Telecom for $104 million in cash.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

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