YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Along with lack of oversight, outdated software or hardware, inadequate cybersecurity, or one bad tech investment could seal the demise of a small enterprise. In his new book, “Tech Debt 2.0 : How to Future Proof Your Small Business and Improve Your Tech Bottom Line” , senior global business and technology executive Michael C.

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ConversionXL

MAY 25, 2016

User generated reviews in general are tremendously influential in persuading people to buy. One study found that 88% of consumers trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations and 72% of consumers say positive reviews make them trust businesses more. How Do People Consume Product Reviews?

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Startup Professionals Musings

OCTOBER 22, 2021

There are also many other good sources of guidance, including the classic book “ Click Millionaires ” by Scott Fox. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution.

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ConversionXL

JULY 7, 2019

Here’s how to increase the conversion rate of your ecommerce site. What’s a good ecommerce conversion rate? Don’t worry about “average” ecommerce conversion rates. A good conversion rate is one that’s better than what you have right now. Quality product images. The more the better.

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View from Seed

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

On his website, he states that, “new technologies – robots, software, artificial intelligence – have already destroyed more than 4 million US jobs, and in the next 5-10 years, they will eliminate millions more. In many of those books, they talked about UBI as something that would be necessary down the road.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 15, 2023

Cracking the Code of Data-Driven Marketing written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing Marketing Podcast with Christina Inge In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast , I interview Christina Inge. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! Like this show? So Christina, welcome to the show.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Espousing that borrowing money and debt are optional, the book proposed that entrepreneurs starting such businesses were more interested in the lifestyle it offered rather than making oodles of cash. Let me cover the salient points of the book. The book also covered ways to raise funds and increase profits. Nuts and Bolts.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Covering a wide range of topics on social Customer Relationship Management (CRM), this ambitious book spans a wide spectrum of social business topics. Metz provides a good definition in his book as follows: “The customer owns the conversation now, so companies need to change the way they do business. Defining Social CRM.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 9, 2018

You race back to the office to tell everybody how well it went and you wait for the follow-up call to have a partners’ meeting or talk about term sheets or at least dip into due diligence. It’s predictable, there is no reason to get mad about it and with a well-designed play book you can overcome this much of the time.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

We’ve made some cool additions to our pre-conference webcast lineup , including two conversations with founding figures for methods that underlie Lean Startup. I interrupted them and gave them “the spiel: about TDD. Third, I needed to take small steps—one conversation where I really shared, one part of a presentation.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 20, 2017

Amazon took a consumer value proposition (buying books, then all retail products) and made the consumer experience significantly better, faster & cheaper. They didn’t do this by selling better books or electronics, they did it by building a logistics & warehouse powerhouse. years of software development.

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Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 7, 2014

I had dinner this week with a top new customer at one of our enterprise software investments. I wish I did more enterprise software investing because when I attend meetings like this I realize that this is my core DNA – rolling out business software solutions to customers. Contrast that with a VC conversation I had.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JULY 19, 2010

No wait, I forgot, actually the question is: What happens when employee #2 makes off with your code and roadmap and marketing data and customer list, moves to Bolivia, and starts selling your stuff world-wide at one-tenth the price? But now she has the vision and ability to design her own software, capitalizing on modern trends (e.g.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 9, 2019

I fund startups for a living and before that I ran two software startups that I founded. Once organizations scale they inevitably implement systems to make booking shared spaces more streamlined and usually more democratic?—?the the general procedure being that you “book a meeting room” by the hour via a scheduling system.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

We’ve spent years researching the best ways for ecommerce sites to show that they’re trustworthy and, in the process, increase conversions. Jewelry and accessories retailer Olive + Pepper tested LimeSpot during peak seasons, such as Black Friday and Christmas, and saw a 35% conversion increase. ” SurveyMonkey Survey of 608 U.S.

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ConversionXL

MAY 14, 2014

Here’s something that won’t come as a shock to people who work for big companies: not everyone is on-board with the idea of conversion optimization and testing. You’re actively doing conversion testing. He loved the book & the CRO mindset right away because it’s specific, measurable & results driven.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 22, 2018

Charlene Li, in her classic book “ Open Leadership ,” shows leaders how to tap into the power of the social technology revolution and use social media to be “open” while still maintaining control. Conversing: engaging in a dialogue with others. It can also be for solving everyday problems, like logo design or open source code.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Indeed, historically, Twitter traffic has had one of the lowest conversion rates compared to other social media giants. Yet Twitter can be a reliable source of both clicks and conversions. I still use hashtags for tweeting my articles but keep conversion-oriented tweets (i.e., How to earn clicks and conversions on Twitter.

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Somebody asked me the other day, what are all the possible ways one could increase the conversion rate? Here’s a list of 53 ways to increase conversion rate, along with an example for each case of how somebody did it. Adding proof to the home page contributed a lot to the 400% boost in voices.com conversion rate.

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SoCal CTO

DECEMBER 19, 2012

I asked some of the same questions I ask in my Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions and then I get to a very common conversation: Me : Do you have specs? It's the same as when I've created financial models and then have it reviewed by a hard-core CFO, sophisticated investor or similar kind of expert. Founder : Ummm. what do you mean?

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 5, 2021

The workflow might look something like this: User is directed to a landing page They enter their details to access a lead magnet On the following page, they’re invited to book a consultation. Similarly, once the lead books their consultation, their details in the CRM are updated, and they’re added to a new email automation workflow.

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YoungUpstarts

JULY 1, 2015

Spanning the breadth of using content to generate leads, acquire prospects and convert customers, the book straddles content marketing, Search Engine Optimization (SEO), social media and other related areas. The following words of advice from FreshBooks (featured in the book) are probably worth considering: Tell your story on social media.

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

-Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of Originals , Give and Take , and OPTION B with Sheryl Sandberg Since The Startup Way came out on October 17th, I’ve had a great time traveling with the book, speaking to audiences, and meeting amazing people creating change in all types of organizations. Next stop on the book tour: London.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 5, 2019

There are also many other good sources of guidance, including the classic book “ Click Millionaires ” by Scott Fox. Take advantage of software tools to automate routine business functions, like taking and delivering orders. Use free e-commerce software and services like PayPal before building an expensive customized solution.

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Duct Tape Marketing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

He has worked with hundreds of small- and medium-sized businesses and has sold millions of dollars in digital marketing services to some of the largest brands in the world, including SEO to Amazon and conversion rate optimization to Costco. How do you help people translate their niche into their sales conversation? Like this show?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 11, 2010

Ask a technical founder about his startup, and he'll proudly describe his stunning software — simple, compelling, useful, fun. Great," I always exclaim, sharing the thrill of modern software development, "so how will people find out about this brilliant website?". We're going to get reviews on blogs.". Frightening honesty.

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ConversionXL

JULY 27, 2015

million ticket sales per year due to inaccessible booking sites. AbilityNet say that ecommerce is losing out £50 billion a year in the UK spending power due to poor accessibility [PDF]. I’ll show you five reasons you should care about accessibility and seven ways a more accessible form will increase your conversion rate.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 14, 2021

The USP that communicates this is: “ConvertKit helps you find your audience, turn them into true fans, and earn a living as a creator with our audience building and email marketing software.”. Use these conversations to understand the needs and desires your customers are struggling to fulfil. Without a purpose, this USP wouldn’t exist.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 7, 2021

The growth of parcel services has been boosted due to – Free trade agreements (FTAs) signed between various countries and the development of special economic zones (SEZ) in different economies. The admin shares the courier booking request – to the nearest courier delivery personnel.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2012

We’ve chosen 10 arenas of everyday life and made our pick for the best book on excellence in that area. For uncommonly high grades, this book reveals the uncommon strategies that the smartest students use to study smarter, not harder. Patton was too important to pass over, and this is the best book about him.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

For conversion optimization , the main difference is the variability of Internet traffic. Results compare conversion rates among the variations based on a single change. Some 74% of optimizers with a structured approach to conversion also claim improved sales. Bugs—if they’re around—are a conversion killer. Probably not.

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mobile.smashingmagazine.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

× Smashing Pages: Smashing Books. Categories: Coding. Best Of Both Worlds: Mixing HTML5 And Native Code. There are three principal ways to develop a mobile solution: native code, hybrid mobile app, mobile Web app. Despite the latter article, LinkedIn subsequently switched directions towards using more native code.

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

While on paternity leave this week I read seven books. I have a list of around 20 bullet points I took away from this book, which is a solid task list for me to mull over in the coming months. July 20th, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post? I recommend it.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Today, my new book, The Startup Way , finally hits bookshelves! I want people to use my book as a way to start conversations about the critical roles of innovation and sustainable growth everywhere from startups to large corporations to public policy. In order to start those discussions, though, people need to read the book.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

Penelope Trunk pushed me over the edge when she wrote that for the last two years she's been schlepping around a Harvard Business Review article called "The Making of an Expert" because: "The article changed how I think about what I am doing here. I didn't know anything about peer code review before starting Smart Bear.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2012

Here’s how to increase the conversion rate of your ecommerce site. What’s the conversion rate I can be happy with? A good conversion rate to strive for is better than the one you have right now. The grandfather of boosting ecommerce conversion rates is having high quality photos of your product. Check it out.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’ve gone on and on about the subject of pre-launch marketing on my podcast , made mention of it in my book , went into detail on TechZing , and again on a recent Micropreneur Academy conference call. And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference.

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