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Web Second, Mobile First

Both Sides of the Table

The titles were: Mobile First, Web Second. Mobile First, Web Second (continued). I know that they really impacted an entire cohort of startups because every company that was coming to pitch me businesses was (is) saying, “I’m a ‘mobile first’ company.” The power of large screen real estate.

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5 myths about the marketplace that mobile strategies busted

The Next Web

In the era of mobile, social, and the sharing economy, we’re seeing the emergence of next-gen mobile-enabled marketplaces in every ecommerce category, from fashion ( Poshmark ), to health ( Brighter and HealthTap ), lodging ( Airbnb and HotelTonight ), transportation ( Uber and Lyft ), and real estate ( Zillow ).

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Top 14 Sites to Promote Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

It’s a place for product-loving enthusiasts to share and geek out about the latest mobile apps, websites, hardware projects, and tech creations. Why it’s great: Product Hunt is a great way to promote your mobile app or software. Why it’s great: The Startup Pitch is great for promoting your mobile app or software.

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Making Web Design Easier With Duda

Duct Tape Marketing

Key Takeaway: Duda started out with a simple idea and goal — to help small businesses boost their traffic with better mobile websites. You get access to a curated catalog of top outsourced talent in 500+ categories – already vetted for quality and experience.

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How to Build the Next Huge Mobile App

Lightspeed Venture Partners

The advent and growth of social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr and, now, Pinterest has heralded a new era in the Internet where people are connected to one another to share, discover, curate, and collaborate. However unlike the intent oriented desktop Internet search, the mobile platform is about discovery. I’m all ears.

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How Online Video Companies Can Increase Margin and Build Better Businesses

Both Sides of the Table

And with mobile you even have the ability to message your users when new content is released which leads to much higher consumptions rates. And ironically many consumer mobile apps are more of hits-driven businesses than video is today. This type of “affiliate” traffic might represent 20% of your overall traffic.

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Why You Should Encourage Customer Reviews (And How To Do It)

YoungUpstarts

Get mobile. At this point, there’s no excuse for not being optimized for mobile. Reviews, likewise, should be mobile-friendly, especially since 80% of surveyed customers admit to using their smartphones to research products while shopping in a physical store. Now that’s a win-win!