Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. Thats why eBay advertises on search engines, and Facebook doesnt. Labels: search engine marketing 0comments: New comments are not allowed.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 4, 2008

Maybe youd like to start with The lean startup , How to listen to customers , or What does a startup CTO actually do? ) Without those open and yet expert-filled channels, it might have taken me many years more to correct my naivety and fill out my understanding of core topics. Case Study: Continuous deployment makes releases n.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

I dont see any reason why having the team offshore is any more of a liability in this area than, say, having to do this work while selling through a channel (and hence, not having direct access to customers). Labels: agile , continuous deployment , customer development , events , listening to customers , slides 3comments: Sean Murphy said.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

There are other models, in other distribution channels. Not many customers ever browse the app directory or search for specific apps - they dont have to, they find out about apps by being invited by a friend. And I dont see much searching for apps going on. And how can they tell the best app for a given search?

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