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.

CTO 78

CTO Internet Illinois Cofounder 78

ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

But is personalization really the key to a better user experience? The hypothesis is that the more personalized the site / user experience, the more likely visitors are to convert. Customization is the visitor’s conscious decision to alert the user experience. One thing Netflix could do to improve the user experience (vs.

Web 48

Web Software Review Jordan Technical Review 48

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. Once you have a first version of your app running, you can use the tools on this site to get it into the hands of users and to get paid.” Â Search for apps tools. Google Custom Search Engine.

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

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.

Mobile 113

Mobile Media IP Distribution 113

Up and Running

JANUARY 31, 2017

With that in mind, here are the WordPress plugins you can use to fully optimize your blog for user experience and lead generation. Use insights about visitor page views, geographic location, search history, demographic information, and referrals to analyze and strategize. Enhance your interaction with visitors. UserNoise.

SEO 60

SEO Analytics Caching Engineer 60

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.

Small Business 92

Small Business Securities and Exchange Commission Social Media Startup 92

Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 11, 2009

Some of our most passionate early adopters were using IMVU’s user-generated content capabilities to create illicit content. It's a great illustration about how policy changes can have unintended conequences amongst different user segments - and how easily their views can slip through the cracks. Choose wisely.

Community 158

Community Management Lean Software Review 158

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

Our solutions provide peace of mind, improve quality of life and save costs to users and service providers. 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

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

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.”)

Intellectual Property 139

Intellectual Property Non-disclosure Agreement Delaware Stock 139

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. PillPack is a logistics/healthcare crossover startup.

Acquisition 94

Acquisition Hawaii Partner Non-Compete 94

news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

If youre in a market like pharmaceuticals, where all user testing can be done in a lab, execution in a bubble makes sense, but if your startup is a web product it sounds like hubris. flavor of a question-and-answer, poll-your-friends site with a distant revenue model and no user acquisition strategy. It was yet another Web 2.0

Stealth 41

Stealth Technical Review Startup Software Review 41

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

Search for: Videos. Ask your existing users this question via a survey. How can we reward our top users without money and without appearing too big brotherish? 2) Invite people to use your product in person (on their laptops), 3) Measure the impact using www.survey.io – iterate and fix all the user flows. Maple Butter.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

Tim Keane

JANUARY 12, 2010

  In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections. A liquidation preference means that the investors receive their investment back (plus dividends) prior to a distribution of the proceeds to stockholders.   In a bottom up approach, the forecast is built from actual user projections.

Term Sheet 68

Term Sheet Valuation Dividend Liquidation Preference 68

Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

But Google opens the mail of other people who didn’t sign up to the terms (ie those who send an email to a Gmail user) and nothing happens. After any statement like this, they’ll just pop up with their classic rebuttal: users can just opt out. We need to start treating the digital and the physical world the same way.

Government 79

Government Algorithm Artificial Inteligence Social Media 79

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.

Metrics 60

Metrics Analytics Non-Compete Search 60

ConversionXL

JUNE 19, 2019

The goal of display marketing is to change the perception of the user. For users who haven’t converted, we still have the delta between the propensity to convert to give us the value of a visit. Behavior (Friction): User testing is a great way to study behavior. User motivation/goals: Segments tell us just who we’re talking to.

Agile 90

Agile Analytics Algorithm Software Review 90