Steve Blank

MAY 26, 2024

I was the head of Marketing for MIPS Computer , a RISC chip startup. Even so, as we talked over dinner at first I couldn’t understand a word he was saying, until I realized that he had three or four levels of conversation going simultaneously, all interleaved. If you could keep them sorted it was fun to keep up with each thread.

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The Startup Magazine

JULY 8, 2022

The reason why is it has a relatively low rate of conversion compared to the alternatives—around two to five percent. The post Does a Freemium Model Work for Your StartUp? appeared first on The Startup Magazine. The freemium pricing model generally works best in sizable target markets. Incentives to encourage payment.

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Austin Startup

JULY 27, 2021

Strap Technologies, the groundbreaking company headquartered in Austin, Texas with a mission to become the world’s first substitute for the white cane, has announced that Natalia Ferriz will join the rapidly expanding team as Marketing Director. She is also a national speaker for What a Woman, Dalia Empower, Clip and Fuckup nights.

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Startup Professionals Musings

DECEMBER 5, 2014

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Marketing is everything these days.

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View from Seed

APRIL 11, 2016

Editor’s note: The NextView team periodically holds internal “shootarounds,” where we discuss a startup topic or trend and try to make sense of it for everyone involved: entrepreneurs, investors, and consumers. Below is a lightly edited transcript of our latest shootaround on voice technology. It can invite a lot of bad behavior.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 1, 2022

You can have the best technology, but if customers don’t know you exist, or they don’t know how your technology solves a real problem for them, your startup will fail. Yet I see many technology entrepreneurs that focus on the basics of marketing too little and too late. Marketing is everything these days.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2020

But, it is often seen that most of the startup practices do not consider marketing. However, avoiding dental marketing for 60 to 90 days before opening your startup practice may delay your future success. Marketing Checklist To Consider For All Dental Startups. It helps you achieve success for your dental practice. Wrapping Up.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 15, 2019

I found their five phases of the process to be compelling, based on my own years of experience mentoring startups: Nail the pain. Neither breakthrough technology nor maximum features will assure that “if we build it, they will come.” Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Conversational AI market is growing dramatically, training new large generative models, expanding the technology stack, and bringing more advanced products to the market. The technologies behind conversational AI products are becoming more complex as well. . Expectations vs. Reality . What is the Stumbling Block .

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The Startup Magazine

AUGUST 29, 2019

Now, PDF conversion is a critical capability in any startup’s document management system. Advantages of PDF Conversion. If you are thinking of hiring a PDF conversion service to scan documents to PDF , you may be interested in learning more about what this could do for your business.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

I found their five phases of the process to be compelling, based on my own years of experience mentoring startups: Nail the pain. Neither breakthrough technology nor maximum features will assure that “if we build it, they will come.” Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 6, 2022

My Favorite Podcast Conversations From 2021 written by John Jantsch read more at Duct Tape Marketing. In this episode, I’m taking a look back at the most popular episodes we aired and some of my favorite conversations in 2021. Marketing Podcast with John Jantsch. I chatted with some incredible guests in 2021.

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2021

Business startups need a tool that can help them increase customer intelligence for increased sales and revenue if they have to grow fast amidst stiff competition. This is why many business startups are scrambling for the right CRM tools in the market. This is a clear innovation in startup development. Increased Agility.

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Austin Startup

MAY 14, 2021

million investment round into Strap Technologies (“STRAP”), an innovative company that has developed the world’s first total technology replacement of the white cane for the blind and visually impaired. For a video overview of STRAP’s technology in action, click here. Globally, at least 2.2

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The Startup Magazine

JUNE 29, 2023

By understanding the preferences and needs of potential customers, businesses can tailor their communication and offerings, increasing the likelihood of conversions and long-term customer relationships. They were able to focus their efforts on leads that had the highest probability of conversion, optimizing their marketing campaigns.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 29, 2024

By the time businesses began to take notice of the unfolding promise of Internet technologies, he was perfectly positioned to take the leap into this exciting new industry. Recently we visited Richard Burry in his seaside base of operations in Cascais, Portugal for an intriguing conversation about the keys to online success.

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VC Cafe

APRIL 4, 2024

This creates a challenge, but also an opportunity for startups in the generative AI space. 70% of the startups in the current batch (170 out of 243) are AI companies. How can startups even compete against big tech, scale ups and other startups? Case in point: this week was Ycombinator’s W24 demo day.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 15, 2022

Understanding these reasons can help businesses adjust and improve their customer conversion rate by implementing new strategies. The post Startup Review – Macropay – Common Check Out Issues Customers Have appeared first on The Startup Magazine. Slow Website & Checkout. Speed is important.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Copywriting the website content for a tech startup can be a critical part of spreading your brand image and awareness. These are some copywriting tips that can help your tech startup to grow through your website and its content. As a tech startup founder, you might need to turn your attention to several things at once.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

As technology has grown and evolved around our society, communication has become easier and more accessible than ever. SMS is one of the greatest technological innovations in communication technology in recent memory. Have A Full Conversation. Keep Track Of Conversations. You can use SMS online as well.

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Feld Thoughts

OCTOBER 30, 2013

At dinner last week, my long time friend Dave Jilk (we just celebrated our 30th friendship anniversary) tossed a hypothesis at me that as people age, they resist adopting new technologies. This was intended as a personal observation, not an ageist statement, and we devolved into a conversation about brain plasticity.

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ReadWriteStart

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

The Latin American startup scene is attracting more and more attention and investments. Here’s a look at what’s fueling startup investments in Colombia. Colombia is not new to the startup scene , but it is beginning to garner increased attention from foreign VCs. A growing, increasingly connected consumer base.

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VC Cafe

JUNE 26, 2023

With this powerful new technology, we can unlock entirely new types of questions you never thought Search could answer, and transform the way information is organised, to help you sort through and make sense of what’s out there. We’re moving away from the 10 blue links (and sometimes 10 blue ads) and moving into something different.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 17, 2024

Hunter Walk: Textio , the startup you founded and CEO’ed until a few months ago, is almost 10 years old. I even love leading a really meaningful performance feedback conversation. Are there specific paths/opportunities in AI that you believe startups are actually better qualified to take advantage of than incumbents?

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The Startup Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Business finances – a topic of conversation that often comes up nowadays. If you’re a small startup, you might want to outsource your financial needs as a business until you’ve gotten to a point where you can hire internally full-time. Embracing technology is a must when it comes to existing as a company nowadays.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 18, 2014

I found their five phases of the process to be compelling, based on my own years of experience mentoring startups: Nail the pain. Neither breakthrough technology nor maximum features will assure that “if we build it, they will come.” Leverage your customer conversations to predict and validate your business model.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Honor Technology, Inc. , the world’s largest senior care network and technology platform which recently acquired global home care provider Home Instead , today announced it has raised $70 million in Series E funding and $300 million in debt financing. and ultimately our solutions will take care of our own generation when we’re older.”

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 2, 2023

I’ll start by taking you to the world of Startup X, a passionate team of entrepreneurs who believed they had the next big thing in the world of software as a service (SaaS). It’s disheartening, but sadly, this is one experience that many startup founders face. Do you find yourself and your project in a similar position?

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

I feel like “conversion rate optimization” is in 2013 what “social media marketing” was in 2009. Most startups fail. Not because they have a conversion problem but because they never really nail the product or how to market it. Same goes for e-commerce, SaaS or any startup really. image source.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. It’s been exciting to watch the Lean Startup movement grow from a practice utilized in the tech world to one implemented in a wide variety of sectors ranging from enterprise to education, religious organizations, nonprofits, and government groups.

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Austin Startup

MAY 23, 2019

Thank you to the Austin Technology Incubator at UT Austin for creating the Austin startup scene as we know it! This is no exaggeration: Austin’s startup community would not have taken off without the solid foundation laid by the Austin Technology Incubator , the longest running active tech incubator in the United States.

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The Startup Magazine

MARCH 7, 2024

For instance, beyond basic functions like app translation, currency conversion, and language localization, these platforms can extend their capabilities to apply real-time rules and regulations. The post What Entrepreneurs Should Ask Themselves Before Using AI Tools to Start a Business appeared first on The Startup Magazine.

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The Startup Magazine

APRIL 21, 2020

According to the US Small Business Administration, startups and small businesses numbered around 30.2 The role of such a company would be to give excellent subtitling services that will facilitate multilingual conversation. For any startup, a reach of 90% around the world is more like a dream come true. Cost of Translation.

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Austin Startup

JULY 2, 2019

Second, since we help grow startups, it’s important to note that diversity makes business sense. At the Forum, local leaders, entrepreneurs and tech professionals engaged in important conversations on inclusion— sharing powerful insights on their experiences throughout the day. Want to see more highlights from our LGBTQ+ in Tech Forum?

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The Startup Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Strategies to Combat Buddy Punching When it comes to strategies for preventing buddy punching, technological solutions take the forefront. Cultivating an Ethical Work Culture Apart from technological interventions, fostering a work culture where ethical behavior is valued and rewarded plays a vital role.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

To optimize your website for conversions, an experienced web development company will typically identify the reasons for the high bounce rate and address them using one or several of these tactics: Make the Website Load Faster by Decluttering It. Optimize the Website for Conversions.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Guest post by Lisa Regan, writer for The Lean Startup Conference The Lean Startup Conference is next week--and now that we can step back and see all the speakers and mentors, we have to say: Wow. He’ll talk about making a profit and making a difference in a conversation with New Media Ventures’ Christie George.

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