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AI, Blockchain, Web 2.0, and Self Driving Cars

View from Seed

The most common analogies I’ve been considering with the current wave of generative AI are blockchain, self-driving cars, and Web 2.0. And both founders and investors are grappling with similar questions that were top of mind during early Web 2.0: Is there a means of efficient distribution amidst the noise?

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

In it he asserts that the web is dying and in its ashes will see the rise of the “App Internet.” It isn’t open in either its standards or in the way that applications are marketed and distributed. The web is dying and will be replaced by “the App Internet.” Enter the World Wide Web (WWW).

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Startup Metrics

TechEmpower

Get Users (= Acquisition, Referral) Drive Usage (= Activation, Retention) Make Money (= Monetize) Startup Challenges Management: Setting priorities, defining key metrics, reporting progress Product: Build the right features, getting product out quickly, testing for conversion/adoption Marketing: Accessing "web 2.0"

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4 steps to starting a Web business without knowing a thing about coding

The Next Web

So you have a great idea for a new mobile app or Web service—but you don’t know anything about coding or developing. A quick example would be OpenTable, a Web service and app that lists the best restaurants in your area and makes reservations for you. Eddy Lee, Ph.D, is a venture capitalist investing in Silicon Valley and Singapore.

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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. In it, I got asked a question I often hear: “What if we have a web-based business that doesn’t have revenue or paying customers?

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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

What’s missing is the last mile — distribution, customer journey design, guardrails and workflow automation. There doesn’t exist a web search API that has access to page content, parsed outlinks from the page, or even edit history.

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How Startup Businesses Benefit From Releasing Press Releases

YoungUpstarts

Invest in building an official website with the help of an expert web developer. An online PR distribution service is beneficial for startups because the process of sending press releases is automated, saving the organization time, effort, and money. Benefits Of Press Releases For Startup Businesses. Improve Your Bottomline.

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