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

Steve Blank

Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Ballmer and Microsoft failed because the CEO was a world-class executor (a Harvard grad and world-class salesman) of an existing business model trying to manage in a world of increasing change and disruption. What’s Missing? They remain entrepreneurs.

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

Steve Blank

Services (Cloud, ads, music) have a very different business model. Ballmer and Microsoft failed because the CEO was a world-class executor (a Harvard grad and world-class salesman) of an existing business model trying to manage in a world of increasing change and disruption. What’s Missing? They remain entrepreneurs. .

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

Americas new business model: Sharing. TaskRabbit has (people) making over $5,000 a month in San Francisco," says Craig Shapiro, founder of Collaborative Fund, a venture-capital fund specializing in sharing sites. Becoming a TaskRabbit But mostly, the business of sharing is about making some extra cash. Game Hunters.

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

by Aneace Haddad, CEO & Founder, Taggo. CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Sure, lots of features were added over the years.

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Initially your job is to understand each of the parts of your business model before you hire someone to do it. Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) But the rest; sales, marketing, bus dev is actually customer development that the founder needs to understand.

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Twitter Link Roundup #148 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

To succeed, you need a good product AND a sound business model – [link]. Was Steve Jobs a Role Model for Leaders? Best business models are fueled by kindness not technology – [link]. Kill Your Business Model Before It Kills You – [link]. Is Three Founders One Too Many?

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How to Use eCommerce Email Marketing to Increase Conversions

ConversionXL

There’s really no denying that email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. Direct Marketing vs. Transactional: Which Is Best? There are two primary types of emails that you should be concerned with in eCommerce: direct marketing and transactional. Not necessarily. Example: Etsy.