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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

Companionship Differentiated value prop vs. generalist chat products – AI companion products hat specialise in content that mainstream models aren’t good at (or don’t allow), like fictional role plays or erotica. Verticalized Video Understanding – machine interpreted video. It’s time to build!

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The Definitive Guide To Instagram Marketing

Duct Tape Marketing

17:40] Do you get penalized by the algorithm for using an auto-scheduling tool? [18:34] TikTok is very much vertical, short form, you know, 50 to 15 to kind of 62nd videos. So those are kind of probably the two biggest differentiators. It confuses the algorithm, it confuses your audience. Is the reason for that?

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Search Intent: How to Analyze and Optimize Your Site

ConversionXL

But algorithms haven’t always kept pace. If you can get to the bottom of Page 1, a page title and meta description written for humans (rather than search engines) could help differentiate your site, earn more clicks, and ( probably ) send positive signals back to search engines. But algorithms haven’t always kept pace.

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Should I Lower My Prices To Compete?

ConversionXL

In another study, Granify, a CRO software company, conducted a real time behavior analysis of 20+ million visitors over 5 different verticals and also found that “lower prices” was not as pervasive as we may have believed. Shipping Costs. Now, as I said, these are just averages. Wait a second?! superior customer service.

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“Speed and Tempo” – Fearless Decision Making for Startups « Steve.

Steve Blank

An example of a reversible decision could be adding a product feature, a new algorithm in the code, targeting a specific set of customers, etc. I love the way you differentiate. If the decision was a bad call you can unwind it in a reasonable period of time. Would you be interested in guest posting?

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

He is starting to see this occur in sites that are verticalizing content. It has become a short form premium destination that is verticalizing content in category channels. He does think there are opportunities in vertical search. Improvements have been made and further changes to the algorithm are being made.

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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

While not all of our investments will pay off in the long run, we are willing to take these risks in an attempt to create the best and most differentiated products in the market.” The smartphone is for everyone, we don’t have to think the iPhone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it’s for everyone.