Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Stories illustrate concepts and evoke emotions in a way that even the best facts and figures can’t. If you surveyed your customers today, what percent of your customers would put you in the winning category? Collect and publish compelling stories of customer delight. They highlight the impact of ‘yes’ to all. Marty Zwilling

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Stories illustrate concepts and evoke emotions in a way that even the best facts and figures can’t. If you surveyed your customers today, what percent of your customers would put you in the winning category? Collect and publish compelling stories of customer delight. They highlight the impact of ‘yes’ to all. Marty Zwilling.

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Up and Running

MAY 17, 2021

Turn your vision into bullet points that can go into different categories of questions and responses. You should have 3-5 points that illustrate your vision ready of varying lengths. Make a list of everything you want to convey. Practice different ways of capturing a statement that can weave into other answers.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

They’re an invitation to benchmark your goods and product categories. To illustrate, consider paper towels. By comparison, only 6.6% of mobile users convert. These metrics don’t mean you should advertise on desktop rather than mobile. Let’s say you sell smartphone cases. I don’t know any paper towel connoisseurs.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Highlight what is worth visiting in your area, and really illustrate the unique kind of stay that your customers will have. Bucket these items in categories to keep track of. Consider how you will position the property—what are the benefits, little perks, and specialties of your stay that you’ll showcase?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

That bond divides people into three categories: Insiders, Aspirants, and Outsiders. Cook’s Illustrated could fully gate everything, but who would know what they’re missing? Insiders, Aspirants, and Outsiders. Image source ). The moment a secret exists, it creates Insiders. Insiders have the power to keep or divulge a secret.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 19, 2012

Illustrator vs. Photoshop: How to Maximize Your Designs – [link]. 75 Scientific Mysteries, Illustrated by Some of Today’s Hottest Artists | Brain Pickings - [link]. The Oldschool Beauty Of Retro Illustrations – 37 Examples – [link]. 60 Creative & Inspiring Illustrations | GoMediaZine – [link].

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ConversionXL

APRIL 30, 2019

Note: All the website screenshots below are for illustrative purposes only. The key findings from their study were that websites with low visual complexity and high prototypicality (how representative a design looks for a certain category of websites) were perceived as highly appealing. Research on websites and first impressions.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

That bond divides people into three categories: Insiders, Aspirants, and Outsiders. Cook’s Illustrated could fully gate everything, but who would know what they’re missing? Insiders, Aspirants, and Outsiders. Image source ). The moment a secret exists, it creates Insiders. Insiders have the power to keep or divulge a secret.

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Customer Differentiation West Virginia Campaign 101

View from Seed

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Over the past few years, “pre-seed” as a distinct category has emerged within the early stage fundraising landscape. Of course, as a labeled category of financing arose, so did a number of dedicated pre-seed funds emerge to specialize in it.

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Brandanew

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Their stories will illustrate how his films, songs and interviews are invoked to frame a feminine conversation on inequality within families, workplaces and contemporary romances.”. Rather, I hope to reveal how female fans use his icon to talk about themselves.

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Up and Running

JULY 2, 2014

A bicycle store ought not forecast sales by item, but rather by type, like you see in this illustration. Most accounting systems used in small business have categories in the chart of accounts and reports that summarize by line of sales. It’s way easier to forecast total lunches than ham sandwiches vs. bowls of soup. We’re human.

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Forecast Sales Aggregator Software Review 119

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

Keep an eye on this number as you pull the data for your product category/country. Advertising is #5 at introducing, but #10 at converting (illustrates the disruptive nature of the massive amounts of information at our finger tips). You can have as many as 20 elements per category. I love the last set of information.

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VC Cafe

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Jason Allen’s AI-generated work “Théâtre D’opéra Spatial” took first place in the digital category at the Colorado State Fair and artists are not happy. Artists are concerned that the acceleration in creative AI will replace the need for paintors, illustrators, photographers and other creators, including actors.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 21, 2019

I saw this message illustrated well in a new book, “ Innovation Capital ,” by Jeff Dyer, Nathan Furr, and Curtis Lefrandt, who all have excellent credentials in the real world of business, as well as the academic world, through their innovation consultancy and access to key business leaders.

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Up and Running

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Amazon, as an MVP, was limited to a single book category. The MVP version allowed the team to run beta-testing, check the demand for the concept, and improve the product. That way, when a tool was presented at the conference, it was fully ready for widespread adoption. This is where UX design and its main artifacts come in.

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Version One Ventures

AUGUST 7, 2019

Last week I blogged about the return multiples for our Fund I and how they perfectly illustrate just how much the power law drives VC return. Alex Norman from AngelList asked how these return multiples have changed over time and what insights could be won from that data. Portfolio co’ 2.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

Some might have huge stats in each of these categories but still not have a clue how to drive targeted traffic or how to generate leads. He’s also the author of Content Chemistry, The Illustrated Handbook for Content Marketing. For some marketers, improving this score is the main reason for interacting with certain people.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 4, 2022

In the image above, Chris Goward of WiderFunnel illustrates how to identify which of your value propositions will resonate most with potential customers, while differentiating your product and brand. Here, divide your value props into three categories: Point of Parity (POPs). Choose value propositions based on differentiation.

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Board Effect

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Create categories like “Trustee of the Year” or “Board Leadership Excellence.” Give them recognition in your annual report that quantifies and illustrates the positive impact of your trustees’ work, providing concrete evidence of their contributions. Honor trustees at an award ceremony.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Instead of just listing off the talents you’ll need to instill in your children to encourage them to become the good entrepreneurs of the future, I’ve sourced a number of gift ideas that fit within these categories. And, if you’re raising a little lawyer, try The Illustrated Book of Bad Arguments. Love Dr Seuss?

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Occam's Razor

JULY 24, 2018

A quick search query will illustrate that that looks something like this…. The business impact is on the y-axis, illustrated from Super Tactical to Super Strategic. The time-to-useful is on the x-axis, illustrated from Real-Time to 6-Monthly. Roughly compute what percentage of the team’s time was spent in each category.

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Steve Blank

NOVEMBER 8, 2013

In this example the startup is creating a new category – a lifelong learning network for entrepreneurs. So to illustrate this they drew these adjacent markets as a cloud surrounding their company.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

MAY 24, 2010

Here is a diagram to illustrate the procedure: Click to Edit on WebSequenceDiagrams.com. The instructions are laced with stern, upper case warnings that if the invoice doesn't follow the proper format, lacks item category labels (found in document B), or is submitted during the wrong hours, it will be ignored.

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Up and Running

MAY 19, 2015

The illustration here shows a sample expense budget from the same bicycle business plan I used in the previous article how to forecast sales. Match your accounting categories as much as possible, so you can track later. The math is simple. The math and the logic is simple. Make the rows match your accounting as much as possible.

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Forecast Balance Sheet Software Review Salary 60

online.wsj.com

SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

Firms Miss Out on Jobs Push A new federal program that lets states give companies financial incentives for hiring jobless people hasnt gained traction, illustrating the complications of government attempts to tackle unemployment. All Business Categories. All Franchise Categories. All Business Categories. Franchises |.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 3, 2014

There are endless business models across every industry, but there are only two real business purposes: solving an existing pain point (selling “aspirin”) or creating a whole new category (selling “vitamins”). If you’re selling vitamins — introducing some new category to the market — you’ll need to come up with a hook for your business.

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Steve Blank

FEBRUARY 18, 2010

Categories and indexes on the web pages aren’t quite the right metaphor or substitute for random access. They suggested that sharing those stories on the web was the best way to illustrate some of the more salient points of what even I will admit is a difficult text. It’s been a year since I’ve been blogging.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

There is a silver lining between that platitude and working your mind into an ineffective frenzy, thought, and it’s best illustrated by the diffuse mode of thinking, which occurs when our minds solve problems in ‘the background’ while we concentrate on something else. Barbara Oakley, Ph.D. Bringing All the Right Energy Together.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Ecosystem 101: The Six Necessary Categories To Build The Next Silicon Valley – [link]. 30 Inspirational Typographic Illustrations – [link]. The Dangerous Seduction of the Lifetime Value (LTV) Formula – [link]. Practical Advice for Raising Early Stage Venture Capital – [link]. 34 Awesome Print Ads – [link].

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That includes illustrating its main role in what it does for your business. When it comes to the aspect of conversion, what we need to do is to delve into some of its foundational concepts first. All in all, the conversion is considered when a marketing strategy finally results in a potential customer becoming a customer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 1, 2013

40+ Beautifully Illustrated Websites | GoMediaZine – [link]. Oscar-nominated editors clear up the biggest category misconception – [link]. Responsive Navigation: Optimizing for Touch Across Devices – [link]. 10 Wireframing Tools for Increased Productivity – [link]. Can’t Focus at Work?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

And of course, we’ve included some handy illustrations as a sort of field guide to the logos of the web. Kawaii Illustration Calling all woodland creatures: You’re wanted on the Internet. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone!

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Web Design Social Media Software Review 111

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

And of course, we’ve included some handy illustrations as a sort of field guide to the logos of the web. Kawaii Illustration Calling all woodland creatures: You’re wanted on the Internet. Submissions once a day till Nov 26, 2010 per category Top 5 per category will advance to finalists round Good luck to everyone!

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ConversionXL

JULY 21, 2022

Segment your audience by combining three core categories : Behavioral. This is evident in the brand’s conversational tone of voice, illustrations, and clever use of the color pink, all of which are present consistently across its digital channels. Divide customers by previous activity. Demographic.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 2, 2019

But, Unsplash also has a detailed category system including topics like Textures & Patterns, Nature, Business & Work, and Current Events. Pixabay is unique in that it offers vector art, videos, and illustrations as well as stock photography. You can also filter your search by photography, illustration, vector or video.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

For example, if you offer an affordable solution in a notoriously expensive software category, you may be perceived as an entry-level platform for startups or small teams with smaller budgets. To illustrate, take outerwear brand Vollebak. While it’s best not to obsess over competitors, they do affect how you’re perceived in the market.

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