Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

“After reading your post on Why Founders Should Know How to Code it looks like web/mobile startups have it easy. Activities define the unique expertise your company needs to deliver the value proposition, customers, channels, customer relationships and/or revenue. (If Or can we outsource these activities to Partners?”

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment? NewTV will depend on partners like telcos to distribute the content. Think YouTube meets Netflix).

Lean 335

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

SEO / SEM are promotional techniques for marketing through the Google distribution channel, which have yielded huge benefits to many companies – Yelp being a prime example. That channel giveth and then taketh away so you had millions of users who had not grown accustomed to the feature set of Viddy and thus didn’t stick around.

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SEM Viral Marketing Widget 379

Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Traditional video had very high costs of distribution due to limited time slots of broadcast TV (we only had enough spectrum to support 3-4 channels). The number of channels grew with cable & satellite TV but we still have limitations that makes distributing content high. Not so fast. Technology is Critical.

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ReadWriteStart

JULY 2, 2022

All you have to do is partner with wholesalers and manufacturers to sell their products under your brand name. Brands looking to take one step closer to their customers can also develop a mobile app/chatbot and use other promotion channels.

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Cost Software Review Technical Review Cloud 140

ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Popup ads, full-screen mobile ads, and auto-playing and prestitial video ads, for example, all have high disapproval ratings from users, pushing them towards using ad blockers. Mobile analysts say that fewer than one in three users are likely to grant permission, while 96% of U.S. The other option is to partner with a PR agency.

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Advertising Cost Customer PR 131

YoungUpstarts

MAY 30, 2014

by Nikole Haiar, Director Marketing, Retail & Partner Services at Hostway Corporation. Mobile is the future. Purchasing products and services from a mobile device must be fast and easy. By following these tips and finding the right partners, you can set yourself up for success in e-commerce.

Social Media 174

Social Media Mobile Analytics Cloud 174

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2020

To get you moving in the right direction, why not think about partnering with an eCommerce & Amazon Marketing Agency. Email marketing is one of the most effective marketing channels for conversions. Websites shouldn’t be overcomplicated or fussy, plus they should also be easy to use on mobile. Utilize email marketing.

eCommerce 264

eCommerce Sales Software Review Social Media 264

Startup Professionals Musings

JUNE 5, 2019

Customers expect you to provide access via their mobile devices, as well as being responsive to sales and support questions on social media and multiple Internet channels and partners at their whim. Even small businesses can now easily be global in scope, and available 24x7 online.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2023

Regarding trade financing, many banking partners have only begun their digital journey. 20- Streamlining omnichannel strategy Photo Credit: Aktug Dogan One growing trend in E-commerce is mobile commerce. Thanks to Daniel Todd, Influence Mobile ! #24- In the coming year, I predict we will see more U.S.

Artificial Inteligence 124

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 6, 2014

The functions of an early-stage board are pretty obvious and well understood: Providing introductions to customers, biz dev partners, recruits, the press, other investors, etc. Offering a sparring-partner function on strategic decisions. how much energy to put into channel partners vs. direct sales. Mentorship.

Technical Review 325

Technical Review Early Stage Software Review Los Angeles 325

Feld Thoughts

MAY 14, 2011

I completely agree that email is the key communications channel for social media and have written about this before in posts like 100% Click Through Rate , Email – The Original Social Graph and Email Is Still The Best Login. In Fred’s post, the comm channel is email. But email isn’t the only comm channel.

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SMS Social Media Channel Email 138

SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What channels will you use (e.g., How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user. Does it need to playback on mobile devices?

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SoCal CTO

AUGUST 4, 2011

What channels will you use (e.g., How concerned are we about design for mobile? Native mobile apps? Obviously, it's far simpler to aim for browser-based systems and basically aim your design to work okay on mobile devices with some additional effort on the part of the user. Does it need to playback on mobile devices?

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Developer Founder Viral Oauth 384

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2018

UniTel Voice Virtual Phone System connects multiple mobile phone numbers through one central, virtual switchboard. If you have a business partner or other employees in your organization, this ensures that the right person is getting reached and that client calls aren’t being missed because someone is busy.

Technical Review 173

Technical Review Database Security Social Media 173

Hearpreneur

JANUARY 12, 2022

8- A Mobile Application. Because of COVID-19 and the chaos, it has wreaked on brick-and-mortar businesses like mine, I've decided with my partners that we need to take a different approach within our company to generate more revenue. If you have a YouTube channel, you can also make money by making educational films about your industry.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 4, 2020

Intermediation and re-intermediation of tourism channel partners such as Airbnb can happen too. This creates a sustainable competitive advantage for the business, and ensures a more secured future for stakeholders such as investors, employees, suppliers, and tourism partners.

Technical Review 165

Technical Review Singapore Artificial Inteligence Myanmar 165

Board Effect

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Personalized Outreach and Engagement Generative AI can help nonprofits create effective messaging and personalized appeals, as well as identify the best channels for reaching various target audiences. Social Media Content Creation AI can help generate engaging, relevant content for social media channels within seconds.

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Artificial Inteligence Generative AI Government ChatGPT 52

YoungUpstarts

APRIL 22, 2016

These days that means things like designing a frictionless web experience, and providing a mobile app so people can interact with your business anywhere, any time. With so much time and energy invested it makes sense to do everything you can to maintain that relationship. It means taking user data and pushing out actionable insights.

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Japan Global Asia API 100

The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Mitul’s passion to excel and customer focus have been built into the core values and mission of Citius Partners. They provide a hands-on transformation and revenue growth partner for B2B technology companies. Inside Sales), Channel, Pre-Sales, SDRs, Marketing, Customer Success, and Professional Services.

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Founder B2B Private Equity India 128

YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 13, 2013

They range from customer insights, marketing, sales, analytics, demand management, support, and customer experience, to mobile and location based services. 5) Embracing social advertising and retail , as well as the exciting opportunities offered by mobile and geo-location technologies.

Technical Review 187

Technical Review Software Review Customer Social Media 187

VC Cafe

JULY 29, 2012

Most consumer products online or on mobile, require users to either learn something new (for example, edit photos using filters at Instagram) or acquire a new habit (for example RunKeeper logging). make a copy of this Google doc template of the Business Model Canvas to re-jig who your users, collaborators, channels and business model(s).

Engineer 145

Engineer Technical Review Software Review Startup 145

Hearpreneur

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Our focus on digital channels like email and SMS has made it simple for us to engage customers and prioritize their needs. Automated communications via a variety of channels assist businesses in increasing marketing productivity and reaching customers. Mobile-First is not going away. Photo Credit: Brianna Bitton.

Technical Review 105

Technical Review Software Review Artificial Inteligence Technology 105

YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

We have partnered with existing developer communities, including academic communities to offer developer days and workshops. Thousands of BlackBerry enthusiasts come together for sessions, demonstrations, hands-on labs and keynotes — all focused on creating mobile applications for the powerful BlackBerry platform.

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Hearpreneur

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Zoom connects us professionally and personally on all of our mobile and desktop devices. Another thing I appreciate about this firm is its adaptability to change and expansion into new areas, as they entered the mobile and gaming sectors and were able to gain a big market share, proving their success. I most admire Bubble.io

Technical Review 124

Technical Review Entrepreneur Software Review SEO 124

The Next Web

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

Eric Lazar is VP of Mobile CRM for ePrize , focused on educating brands on how best to capture the mobile user, drive revenue, and build relationships that start on mobile. Nomophobia: the fear of being out of mobile phone contact. However, what’s rarely discussed about this continually evolving channel is why.

SMS 147

SMS Mobile Marketing Channel 147

Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

We’re looking forward to channeling the energy and excitement attendees bring with them, and to providing opportunities to learn about not just things that have been successful, but missteps and major obstacles that have been overcome--all part of the Lean Startup process. For the whole program, please take a look here.

Lean 103

Lean Las Vegas Cofounder Startup 103

ConversionXL

MARCH 13, 2019

Nike’s B2B arm, on the other hand, partners with select brick-and-mortar apparel retailers, including high-end boutiques for its limited edition sneakers and chains like Foot Locker for its popular Jordan line. A seamless mobile experience is essential, even if purchases take place on desktop. Consideration.

B2B 130

B2B eCommerce B2C Sales Cycle 130

YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 31, 2017

A shift of priorities is under way so that businesses can keep pace with a digital world that is always requiring more – more bandwidth, memory, channels, options, customization, and faster services. Contact lists, customer data, and the number of mobile employees continue to increase. Emails collect too fast to keep up with.

Small Business 100

Small Business SMS Bandwidth Cloud 100

Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 19, 2019

Website, content, social media, SEO, and email marketing are the primary five channels. It has a clear promise and is mobile-friendly. You can check your site’s load times for both desktop and mobile with the PageSpeed Insights tool. For more on how to establish a strong network of strategic partners, check out this post.

Marketing 71

Marketing Technical Review Lead Generation Social Media 71

The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 18, 2017

The impact of Blockchain, Open Banking, Mobile Money and Payments innovation are radically transforming the financial services landscape as FinTech disruptors intensify the challenge to incumbent banks in Africa and kickstart new opportunities.

Africa 62

Africa Ethiopia Elevator Pitch Technical Review 62

Steve Blank

MARCH 31, 2014

Which brings me back to your mobile phones. Today’s workforce has radically different expectations, brands are losing their power, physical channels are being destroyed by virtual ones, market share is less important than market creation, and software is eating world. Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market.

Private Equity 326

Private Equity Metrics China Intellectual Property 326

Occam's Razor

OCTOBER 15, 2012

It takes little money – comparatively – to try a new advertising medium, or improve your website, or build a mobile app, or try just about anything else. Consumer Barometer was created by IAB Europe with TNS Infratest and Google as partners. and mobile intent to purchase (I love this data).

Global 136

Global Czech Republic Russia Norway 136

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. Topics have included “Leveraging Pinterest”, “Mobile Commerce”, and “Facebook Advertising”. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Raizlabs – Mobile Development. Intrepid – Mobile development. Ruby specialists.

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Boston Technical Review Community Cofounder 71

The Equity Kicker

MAY 19, 2015

We’ve been doing a good deal of thinking about the future of ecommerce as the world goes mobile. On the web these retailers found their customers via search, but that doesn’t work as well on mobile. So how will discovery work on mobile? They will be primarily web based (including mobile web) and may not need an app.

eCommerce 60

eCommerce Mobile Aggregator Vertical 60

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 31, 2014

But other critical hypotheses such as activities, resources, partners, channels needed testing offshore. channel partners and Chinese manufacturers and customer acquisition and activation programs outside their home country. Identify activities/resources/partners locally and then globally. Trip 2 to the U.S.

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Global Australia Silicon Valley China 335

The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

Start by defining your key resources, activities, and partners. Develop a marketing strategy that leverages both digital and traditional channels. From cloud computing and mobile applications to AI and blockchain, the right technological tools can streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and open new revenue streams.

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Intellectual Property Angel Investor Business Model Bootstrapping 132