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Times Square Strategy Session – Web Startups and Customer Development

Steve Blank

I was in New York last week with my class at Columbia University and several events made me realize that the Customer Development model needs to better describe its fit with web-based businesses. However the Customer Development Model and the Lean Startup work equally well for startups on the web.

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Proper Staffing is Key to Effective Global Expansion

Startup Professionals Musings

In order to manage international growth your company needs to be directly involved in international expansion rather than relying on distribution partners. Thus, it is essential to appoint a ‘head of international’ with significant hands-on experience to chart your course in the global world. The cost to us was nine months of pay.

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How Black People Leveraged Tech Bigotry to Boss the Blockchain Below the Radar

Austin Startup

The African-American community with a global movement known as the Afro-Tech quietly mastered blockchain/distributed ledger technology several years ago to benefit urban communities. Silicon Valley don’t want you guys out there to see Jessie Owens beat Germany in the 1936 Olympics because they saw how you loved Jessie Owens after that.

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Accel 2021 Euroscape: On the path to global dominance?

Cracking the Code

Before answering this, let’s take a look at what happened in the global software and cloud market over the last year. Global market snapshot The world now has 10 software and cloud giants worth more than $100B, representing $4.1T The development of Azure and the shift to the cloud has propelled the company to new heights.

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The United Nations: a Network of Networks

Reid Hoffman

Entrepreneurship for the Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Sustainable Development Goals are both optimistic and achievable. To succeed, we will need innovation that is both original and deployed at global scale. Or these business models might just fund the global availability of products and services with minimal profits.

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Measuring Market Penetration with Brand Tracking (+ Metrics & Examples)

ConversionXL

For example, you could deploy CSAT surveys at various parts of the buyer’s journey (distributed across leads so as not to bombard a single customer with multiple questions). Use this data to understand consumer behavior and to develop targeted messaging strategies. Take global brand Headspace , a meditation and mindfulness app.

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Invest in Israel Newsletter October 2011 Edition

VC Cafe

BigBand Networks, which has more than 200 customers in North America, Asia and Europe, provides broadband service providers with digital video networking solutions designed to make it easier to distribute, manage and monetize video. Fifty of its manufacturing activities and 70% of its consolidated revenues derive from global operations.

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