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Twitter Networks are Different than Social Networks

Both Sides of the Table

I’ve talked about how Twitter is a new form of RSS (curated RSS), it’s a a new form of IM / SMS , it’s a place where business is conducted and it’s a place where advertising will drive leads due to the link sharing nature of Twitter. I think they’re missing something.

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How to Out Amazon, Amazon

Both Sides of the Table

Curation There are really multiple forms of “curation” that I think can build sustainable differentiation in products vs. the retailer that is selling them. In the simplest form curation is the selection of similar products in terms of function, quality, design aesthetic and perhaps brand.

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Out of the Crisis #12: Curative founder Fred Turner and Celine Halioua on diagnostic supply chains, scaling up testing, and partnering with government

Startup Lessons Learned

By now, the new company they formed called The Curative has performed something like 20% of all COVID tests in the state of California. The story of how Curative pivoted and scaled is about moving with entrepreneurial speed to find a solution, then collaborating with investors and government for the public good. I am Eric Ries.

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Top 9 Best CRMs for Small Businesses in 2019

crowdSPRING Blog

We’ve curated a list of the most recommended CRMs for small businesses and startups to help you evaluate the best CRM that fits your needs and the needs of your business. Based out of California, Insightly is a CRM with features that may appeal to small businesses. Many are free while others cost thousands of dollars per month.

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Six Nudges: Creating A Sense Of Urgency For Higher Conversion Rates!

Occam's Razor

Below is a collection of nudges, curated from my global experiences, influenced by research and data I’ve access to. Our average delivery times to California are 50% faster than Amazon. 80 people in California have booked this destination in the last 30 days. In-stock status. Life of current price. You catch my drift.

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Where are the opportunities for machine learning startups? [guest post]

VC Cafe

So-called after the California Gold Rush where the purveyors of picks and shovels made a killing (whereas the outcome for prospectors was mixed), the picks and shovels of machine intelligence are hardware, data feeds, and (arguably) the algorithms themselves. It’s not uncharted territory?—?if Pick and Shovel’ plays.

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How Does LinkedIn Manage News: Five Questions With Their Managing Editor Katie Carroll

Hunter Walker

One of the main things we focus on is daily news, whether that’s through the Daily Rundown — a digest of news for professionals, which now has 13 editions in eight languages — or our trending topics, which are editorially curated conversations from members.