Ben's Blog

JUNE 28, 2011

This was not so illogical as most companies didn’t even run TCP/IP—they ran proprietary networking protocols such as AppleTalk, Netbios, and SNA. After Mosaic, even Marc and his co-founder Jim Clark originally planned a business for video distribution to run on top of the proprietary Information Super Highway , not the Internet.

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Steve Blank

MARCH 11, 2015

I suggested the best place to start the conversation is with the 21 st century definition of a startup: A startup is a temporary organization designed to search for a repeatable and scalable business model. They’ve learned the best distribution channel to get the product from their company to the customer. and how to price the product.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

Before this South Korean wonder spread across the globe I had written about a trend in global audiences that exists when the costs of production are nearly zero and the costs of distribution are also nearly free. One idea I’ve been searching for is a platform that enables the creation of serialized programs with audience participation.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 31, 2017

Use insights about visitor page views, geographic location, search history, demographic information, and referrals to analyze and strategize. Login LockDown limits the number of login attempts from a given IP range within a certain time period. Yoast provides a color-coded analysis of your on-page search engine optimization.

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 10, 2010

He said that there remains a very healthy market for “data oriented&# software companies because the world is moving more toward measurability and software companies with differentiated IP often get a premium in the market. Company plans to use money to expand inventory and distribution capabilities, and build more social features.

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Steve Blank

MAY 3, 2011

The concept of Partners , took some explanation as some teams confused partners with the Distribution Channel.). Within the week they were #6 in Google search results for “Stanford Admission Books.”. Any IP you need to license? The Nine Teams Present. PersonalLibraries was now an on-line “social shopping system.”

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

Let’s say you’re a distributed startup team frustrated with your web meeting software. For instance, my IP address would show that I’m from a high-tech company in Boston, so they could offer me relevant case studies from other respected high-tech firms in Boston. Search results. There are tons of possibilities.

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Gust

DECEMBER 8, 2011

and search for its availability as a corporate name, domain name and trademark (all separate inquiries). Strategic partnership or distribution agreements. Stepping off the soapbox, let’s examine the highest level “To Do” list for a new startup: Formation, Governance and Equity. Pick a name for the new legal entity (e.g., Newco, Inc.”)

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Duct Tape Marketing

APRIL 12, 2012

Now that pretty much everyone gets that content is a must, it’s time to send your content creation and distribution to school to get smarter and more sophisticated. They found that it was rather easy to distinguish, through search queries, the very different content needed by these two market segments. Starts with analytics.

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Up and Running

JANUARY 5, 2018

While Walmart hasn’t acquired in this area yet, its internal initiatives and IP show interest. Allbirds’ expanding appeal, range of products, and distribution channels could attract Walmart. Increase in-store efficiency. Disclosed funding: $27.4M.

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Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders. The investor may also ask for a participation in which the investors receive some additional multiple of their investment prior to distribution of proceeds to stockholders.

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SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The new sales team, under Omid Kordistani, was off to a strong start selling keywords to large brands and placing the results at the top of the search results, highlighted as an ad, but still very prominent, much in the style that had been done in search results at other companies, including at Netscape where Omid came from.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 26, 2019

For an emerging brand that most people haven’t heard of, you can build trust with potential customers with high search ranking and having relatable content available. One thing worth considering is that your gross margins will tell you whether certain distribution channels are viable?—?for How will you effectively utilize influencers?

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

What would have happened if, before Netflix had become established, one of the major rental store chains or perhaps a coalition of big movie studios had realised the potential of those new distribution models and the danger to the existing happy cash generators, and consequently thrown $100,000,000 into getting their own service off the ground?

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Occam's Razor

JANUARY 28, 2013

They use geo/ip to work out where I am. Of course there is still the search box on top of the page. It shows the normal distribution of XS, S, L etc, but it also shows, how cool is this, the Model's size (S in this case), her height, bust, waist and hip size! I get a bunch of paid and organic search results.

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Version One Ventures

NOVEMBER 5, 2012

More equal access to distribution channels: The web gives software start-ups the ability to efficiently reach consumers and business customers through search, social, and mobile channels. Lower capital requirements: The cloud lowers the upfront R&D costs for a software start-up.

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VC Cafe

AUGUST 18, 2011

Celeno - Celeno is a leading vendor of standard-based WiFi silicon solutions capable of distributing up to 4 HD video streams, with full home coverage (over 500 sqm) and carrier grade robustness. 264 and multi-screen, the ICE Video Platform is the clear leader for Every Screen video processing and distribution.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 27, 2013

For instance, Amazon has switched its strategy from their efforts of the last decade to avoid state sales taxes on purchases, to one of building regional, urban warehouses and distribution centers with the goal of getting consumers their stuff within hours of an order being placed. Search is personalized. Image based content.

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The Next Web

DECEMBER 2, 2013

My suppliers are there, the market is there, and my investors are there,” he told me, having previously founded and managed an innovative search company in Palo Alto. Prepare for China’s IP laws. His company raised significant funds and has strategic partners in China. “My China is the new wild west and the opportunities are enormous.

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www.metamorphblog.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Make sure you own all the IP created during this trial period, and make no promises for later. Originally, SpeakerText was going to be a tool for journalists (I was a journo) to automatically transcribe and search within their audio interviews. Yammer is an awesome tool for fostering camaraderie on distributed teams.

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maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. Typically it goes one lead: $200K+, couple medium pro’s: $50-$100K, then strategic guys at $25K (sometimes $10K for ultra strategic / domain expertise / distribution / etc). Maple Butter. You are here: Home » Hiring » Crazy! 189 Answers To The Top Startup Questions On Your Mind.

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Mike Michalowicz

JULY 25, 2016

Too add, by implementing Profit First, within the first two weeks of starting the business, the company took their first distribution check! In 2012 we launched the Web.Search.Social service line to help small and medium sized businesses make the most of web, search and social marketing. Our Guests. Ralph Rivera.

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

Try going for a week without using a computer, smartphone, search engine, ecommerce, social media account, SMS, private message or email, to name a few services. So it makes sense that we all use the same social media network and a single search engine that learns and gets better based on every search that is entered into it.

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VC Cafe

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

Allot Communications -a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization and revenue generation solutions based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology. Fring - fring is a mobile social communication hub that lets users communicate and share web-based experiences over IP all from one integrated contact list on their mobile devices.

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VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Allot is a leading provider of intelligent IP service optimization and revenuegeneration solutions based on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) technology, Allot Service Gateway solutions for mobile broadband are compliant with 3G.4G/LTE Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers.

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Occam's Razor

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Search/Keyword Competitive Performance. The post outlines eight sources vendors use to collect data: Toolbars, panels, ISP data, search engines, self reported, scraped/indexed, hybrid, and external voc. On that note… If you search through the 300 posts I've written thus far (this one is 301!), Tools used in this post.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Whether you’re wondering what site search you should use or what is the best email marketing tool, knowledge is power. Â Search for apps tools. Google Custom Search Engine. IP Location Tools. Search Engine Optimization Tools. free, distributed source code control management system. Ad Promotion.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2019

Debugging tip: look at session distribution report, filter to users with lots of sessions and high repeat sessions, get clues from network, hostname, bounce, browser, geo-IP, resolution. Relevance” for a search engine is about (technical) ranking factors, not necessarily human relevance. Purpose: target pages and keywords.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

I find it appalling and almost frightening that secondlife seams to be preparing to fully open a grid financially supported by mostly over 30's who have money and spend it, to teens who have NO money and such plans are creating restrictive traffic flows in an already problematic search function. You earned their loyalty.

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