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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. When visionary founders depart (death, firing, etc.), Large companies and their boards live in fear of losing what they spent years gaining (customers, market share, revenue, profits.)

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

If the Microsoft board was managing for quarter to quarter or even year to year revenue growth, Ballmer was as good as it gets as a CEO. When visionary founders depart (death, firing, etc.), Large companies and their boards live in fear of losing what they spent years gaining (customers, market share, revenue, profits.)

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From Loyalty Programs To Fan Clubs, A Paradigm Shift

YoungUpstarts

by Aneace Haddad, CEO & Founder, Taggo. CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. Sure, lots of features were added over the years.

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From Airbnb to TaskRabbit to Zimride, sharing is becoming big business

www.usatoday.com

TaskRabbit has (people) making over $5,000 a month in San Francisco," says Craig Shapiro, founder of Collaborative Fund, a venture-capital fund specializing in sharing sites. Others, such as Loosecubes, are looking for a more consistent stream of revenue by switching to a subscription-based model. Find free office space at Loosecubes.

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SuperMac War Story 9: Sales, Not Awards « Steve Blank

Steve Blank

Hopefully you and your co-founders are experts in one or two parts (agile development, SEO/SEM, etc.) But the rest; sales, marketing, bus dev is actually customer development that the founder needs to understand. Or by a VP of Marketing who talks “branding&# , SEO/SEM, PR agency, etc. Worry about the sales results.

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Depressing Thoughts About Groupon’s Model

Seeing Both Sides

Most of the reports breathlessly describe the explosive revenue and customer growth the company has achieved in two short years and what a breakthrough the model represents (an example can be found in John Battelle's hagiographic blog post). But haven’t we seen this movie before in the world of direct marketing?

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Ecommerce Email Marketing: How to Increase Conversions

ConversionXL

Generating revenue via email marketing requires strategy. Once you perfect your ecommerce email marketing strategy, conversions will soar. There’s really no denying it: Email marketing still plays a vital role in generating eCommerce revenue. Experian took an even closer look, focusing on revenue.