The Next Web

NOVEMBER 17, 2013

When it comes to scaling your startup’s Web development resources (or lack thereof), it seems like you can never have enough assistance. Outsourcing technical development brings the benefits of expertise, reduced recruitment costs and concentrated focus executing on deliverables. And at what price? Doreen Bloch , Poshly Inc. .

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Seeing the tangible results of our efforts, like a client's business flourishing because of a website we designed or a marketing strategy we developed, is incredibly rewarding. The excitement of learning & adapting to new trends in digital marketing & web development keeps me engaged & inspired.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 11, 2012

Web Tool of the Month: crowdSPRING – [link]. Lean Marketing: Delivering Customer Service via Social Media – [link]. Better Agile Than Smart – [link]. Six Myths of Product Development – [link]. When Selling is the Worst Way to Win Customers – [link]. So what exactly is a tech company?

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Social Media Small Business Design Media 92

Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Thats the conclusion Ive come to after watching tons of online products fail for a complete lack of customers. Our goal is to find out whether customers are interested in your product by offering to give (or even sell) it to them, and then failing to deliver on that promise. Setup a simple website. We finally settled on a $1.99

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Startup Lessons Learned

MARCH 17, 2009

Although Im not a developer, I am captivated by the lean and agile start-up model that you write about. I plan to apply these models to my own ventures, especially within new contexts separate from software and web development. The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Customer Development ► June (3) What is a startup?

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Up and Running

AUGUST 6, 2015

Without positive cash flow, all companies (and small businesses in particular) likely won’t possess the agility necessary to respond to today’s quickly evolving business landscape. While it’s probably pretty safe to say that a lot of your customers will likely be at least a little irked when you raise your prices, such is life.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 31, 2018

Then we paired it with a cool icon that represents wisdom and agility, Owl. This level of transparency with our customers is a key priority for the brand, helping them understand right away what products are safe and healthy for them to use. Thanks to Josh Wadinski, Plantioxidants ! #4- 4- Part of my name and who we are.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 24, 2011

Karl is a software engineer with more than 10 years of experience who specializes in agile web development and web services integrations. He authors a software development blog at [link]. There comes a time in a software developer’s career where they reach a crossroads and ask themselves, “What next?

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 2, 2009

We were even more embarrassed by the pathetically small number of customers we had, and the pathetically low amount of revenue we had earned so far. The core of the article is my first attempt to articulate the key metrics (in graph form) that I believe demonstrate customer value. Retention cohort analysis. Funnel averages over time.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 31, 2016

It might be the products or the customers they deal with, or it could even be the fact that they are the ones in charge of it all. We decided to start something we felt would have the greatest positive impact on fellow business owners, an Agile Methodology consulting company. The reasons are as varied as the businesses themselves.

Entrepreneur 48

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Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 8, 2009

Of course, its possible that after the product is shipped and customer feedback is solicited, the next product design might be different. Yet a huge class of modern software projects are being developed in a very different context. It should still be Firm, and still promote Delight for our current customers.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Hire someone well-versed in communication between developers, customers and team members. A Painter With Programming Chops What I usually look for is a developer who is creative. Organization and Execution Your new CTO should be able to handle your development team so that projects run along smoothly.

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bhargreaves.com

MARCH 7, 2010

Actually any shop that does agile development with daily and weekly releases should. Scissor.com is another agile option. Agile dev shops should bring discipline and quicker results. Agile dev shops should bring discipline and quicker results. I’m talking to them.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 15, 2021

Bespoke by definition means made for a particular user/customer. In our first year we invested thousands (many, many) of dollars on web development, marketing materials, logos, and branding and our local market was starting to become familiar with our name. 19- As suggested by a customer. 10- Came to me while on a walk.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 25, 2017

Whereas when you’re running your own startup or managing the marketing for a smaller organization, the bootstrap mentality is acceptable if not entirely encourages, which means you can be much more flexible, agile, and creative in your business’s marketing solutions. Security: This is a no-brainer.

SEO 55

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css-tricks.com

JANUARY 2, 2013

Web Design. Web Development. iOS Development. So You’re Going To Start A Huge New Web Project. At the outset of a project is a perfect opportunity to build/choose/customize a CMS that works for you. How is the customer support at your hosting provider? What about the post-development!

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uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

NOVEMBER 17, 2011

These guidelines have been crafted from usability testing, field testing, website tracking, eye tracking, Web analytics and actual complaints made to customer support personnel by disgruntled users. Why Web Form Usability Is Important. Amazon , on the other hand, simplifies the process for registered and new customers.

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Web Software Review Design HTML 102

www.readwriteweb.com

OCTOBER 7, 2007

This requires a visual web-editor (assuming you’re building a web-application). Personally I use Visual Web-Developer from Microsoft - it’s free and powerful. However, it is also very complicated to use, as it’s a full web-development environment. Why Matt doesn’t mention an option number 3?

Web 40

Web AJAX Software Review Development Team Review 40

mashable.com

MAY 5, 2011

LaunchRock gives startups a turnkey solution for a custom coming soon page that allows users to sign up for updates and share the fact that they did so. But Socially sharing through the multitude of networks is another way of getting to the customers to sign up for your launch. Create Viral Content Infographics startup Visual.ly

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Pakistan Social Media Startup Stealth 94

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

In other words, it isn’t just about choosing native apps or choosing the mobile web — it’s also about looking at who your customers are and what devices they use. Mobile websites that aren’t optimized for touch or for larger screens can make customers confused, and again, unlikely to purchase.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

If you want to serve enterprise customers,NET is one of the best ways to do that and do it well. The tools which you find restrictive I consider a huge timesaver (which paying customers tend to appreciate)… they allow me to rapidly prototype and get solutions to customers. lorf: NET supports JAVA. So clueless.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

But it also seems like it could severely limit your long-term options: Once youve actually managed to make it through the first couple years and build up a customer base, you now have to invest thousands of man-hours into aggressively refactoring, and replace reams of PHP code with code thats secure, maintainable, and reliable.

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PHP Software Review Ruby San Francisco 166

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Also important: Only go for providers who have great reviews from many past customers. As talented as a programmer/web developer may be, it still takes at least SOME time to grasp the basic concept of what you are wanting to do. Or if prototype is good enough to sell, sell it to customers. Dont aim for the lowest bid.

CTO Hire 84

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

signup, upgrade, trial pricing Zuora – online subscription management FeeFighters – find the cheapest credit card processors HealPay – Collections made easy Customer Support Tender – support, knowledgebase tool for your site GetSatisfaction - conversations between companies / customers.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Steve Blank on Lean Customer Development. Customer service. Design/Front End: Twitter Bootstrap : Include this in your website, and you are half finished. Mobile Tools: If you are a web developer, you donâ??t Google Custom Search Engine. Customer Relationship Management. Codeacademy.

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