Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Traditional business intelligence (and data mining) software does a very good job of showing you where you’ve been. Here are ten examples to get your creative juices flowing: Targeted direct marketing. Movies are selected, or recommended to customers, based on past reviews, related interests, or analysis of Twitter comments.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. A shorter version of this article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Rarely does it regain its former glory. Here’s why.

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Steve Blank

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. A shorter version of this article previously appeared in the Harvard Business Review. Rarely does it regain its former glory. Here’s why.

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Startup Professionals Musings

MAY 4, 2011

As an example, a few years ago I worked for small software company selling an expensive enterprise workflow product. If your "competitor" isn't really competing with your direct market, you can refer business to each other without anyone losing customers. Cross endorsement.

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Ben's Blog

JUNE 18, 2011

Because Stewart’s programmers are ten times more productive than they were in 2001 due to massive advances in programming language technology. Thirdly, the market is far bigger. In 1998, I was working at Netscape, which owned well over half of the browser market. Software is eating the world. What is next?

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JANUARY 25, 2010

A lot of tradeshows have been cancelled due to low attendance (which in turn is probably due to slashed travel budgets), but those which remain are that much more interesting. Sure you want to pitch your stuff, but this is a fantastic opportunity for direct market research on your potential customers! After the tradeshow.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 5, 2013

CRM became more sophisticated, resulting in detailed monthly statements and targeted direct marketing. I used to think that the success of my last startup was due to our software quality, thought leadership, patents, etc. Inflation: The Next Big Opportunity? While all this was true, something else was going on.

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Austin Startup

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

This is a huge recruiting year for data.world as we’ve found our product-market fit in the enterprise. data.world and our modern catalog for data and analysis is a new category of software, much like Bazaarvoice and Coremetrics created new categories before, and the brilliant book Play Bigger helped us find it. in honor of my mother.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Research Says… Research from customer experience firm Medallia published in the Harvard Business Review states , “Customers who had the best past experiences spend 140% more compared to those who had the poorest past experience.”. Data from Marketing Alternatives, Inc. Incentives and prompts for your referral program.

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Hearpreneur

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Thanks to Alex Contes, Review Grower ! #3- 10- Professional Organizations Photo Credit: Michael Dodd As a founder of an event management software startup, I have found networking in groups such as ILEA, MPI, and NACE crucial in building my personal and professional network in the events industry. Thanks to Emir Bacic, Pricelisto ! #10-

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 16, 2011

A customer can be sold on subscribing to your newsletter, but due to time constraints may hold off on reading it, preferring to save it for later. That can reduce future spam complaints due to lack of brand recognition. . Your list management software should be configured to send a welcome message as soon as an opt-in is confirmed.

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YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

For example, If I had the latest CRM software, then everything would be great. If you lose a customer due to price or other circumstances beyond your control, then fine. In 1983 he cofounded Direct Mail Express (DME) in Daytona Beach, Florida, with his siblings Mike and Kathy. Then, I could really grow my business.

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entrepreMusings

AUGUST 4, 2011

If you offer a product or service, then direct market research involving primary sources (i.e., It’s neither glamorous nor the tactics of a noble enterprise, but if you’re serious about market research and have limited funds to outsource the effort, then self-driven data mining is the smartest way to go.

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alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. However, Tinker commented that perceived legibility was due to a great extent to familiarity with the typeface.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

If something caught my eye, I’d immediately send a message to them, or do a little due diligence to see what the website was about. The problem with acting quickly is you also have to do your due diligence to make sure you’re not buying a lemon, so there’s a real fine balance there and an element of risk. I don’t know.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 4, 2011

This division is done automatically by software (see the end of the article). A confused mind always says ‘no’, goes the old direct marketing adage. A/B testing (or ‘split testing’) is when you create two versions of a page (page A and page B). CityCliq: 88.9% improvement.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 9, 2017

They’re pulling in things like critical reviews so if a business is on [00:03:32] or Eater or some of these other — depending on your industry you know maybe it’s something like Superlawyers if you’re a lawyer. John: What do you think about the trend to blend organic and paid. David: Sure.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

5000 2006-2010), a leading self-service direct marketing provider to over 100,000 small businesses. Business owners and marketers don’t necessarily need. Read all five posts in today’s series and come back each day this week for five new posts in this great educational series and another chance to win.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

You’ve paid your dues. Helping teams to better communicate with each other and helping companies to better communicate with the market. Helping clients with software and/or hardware issues. Who : Partner with a software business in your field. American Marketing Association. Canadian Marketing Association.

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