Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 2, 2013

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. In fact, quite the opposite usually happens, due to complexity and work to switch. If we build it, they will come.”

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 21, 2013

Is your ideal customer a young, tech-savvy, early adopter or a busy mother running a home full of kids? Community involvement can be an excellent way to get the name of your business out around the area, and have that name associated immediately with something positive.

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ConversionXL

MARCH 6, 2019

But there are technical and strategic keys to smart deployment. Those ad-specific stats pair with the ongoing shift toward video as the primary medium on the Internet. Cisco’s VNI forecast estimates that 82% of all Internet traffic will be video in 2022. LinkedIn video ads: tech specs, targeting, metrics, and cost.

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Startup Professionals Musings

FEBRUARY 24, 2012

Another variation on this theme is the person who creates a “solution” from technology, and then makes up a “problem” that it will solve. The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks.

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Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

He knew first hand what it was like for people to bully or make you feel self conscious due to your weight or looks or physical abilities. It was sort of an anti Secret or YikYak that become bullying platforms due to their anonymity and cruel crowd-enraged mob behavior. And importantly, just like on Tumblr no comments were allowed.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 13, 2022

When I think, of a “disruptor,” the first name that comes to mind is Elon Musk. As a CEO of a technological startup, I often need to find trustworthy information as quickly as possible. And he is not afraid to take bold bets on new technologies and business models. Photo Credit: Fletcher Wimbush. 4- Wikipedia. 11- Michael Pryor.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2011

The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks. In fact, quite the opposite usually happens, due to complexity and work to switch. If we build it, they will come.”

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 30, 2014

Viral Video Marketing. This is old news to anyone with an Internet connection, but also extremely hard to do for the average Joe with a low definition webcam. Like any good song, your product not only needs a hook, but a melody to provide the ear-worm and make your work a household name. Put a name and face on your brand!

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Both Sides of the Table

OCTOBER 19, 2009

There was no viral social networking products back then like Twitter where people could easily discover your content. It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. I hadn’t thought about the fact that he would become aware of my link.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. we weren’t the natural leader of a market or technology trend that everyone was paying attention to, we didn’t have substantial organic growth, and. In 2004, investors regained interest in the consumer internet again.

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Startup Professionals Musings

JANUARY 24, 2010

Another variation on this theme is the person who creates a “solution” from technology, and then makes up a “problem” that it will solve. The hot term these days is “viral marketing”, meaning we won’t do any marketing, but our product is so great that everyone will know about us anyway by word of mouth and through Internet social networks.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 14, 2010

12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link]. Internet Advertising Hits New Revenue Record – [link]. Keynote Speech Scott Klososky Social Technologies 12 Step Process – [link]. 12 Creative Design Ideas That Went Viral (And The Lessons You Can Learn) – [link].

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Home Social Media Business Entertainment Tech Web Video Dev & Design Apple Mobile Social Good Jobs Web Design Web Development Now Trending : Sony Retires the Cassette Walkman After 30 Years September 28, 2010 Jolie ODell View Comments 11 Trends in Web Logo Design: The Good, the Bad and the Overused email share email share Do you like this story?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 15, 2008 The one line split-test, or how to A/B all the time Split-testing is a core lean startup discipline, and its one of those rare topics that comes up just as often in a technical context as in a business-oriented one when Im talking to startups. First of all, why split-test?

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abovethecrowd.com

OCTOBER 17, 2013

The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. Awareness of the service was clearly spreading virally through word of mouth. And due to falling competent prices, Dell’s inventory turn advantage also contributed to a gross margin advantage.

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Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! And despite not going to University, Ash became a serial tech founder and the first marketing director of the Unicorn Startup Just Eat. That was luck to spot that technology. 13:24): And the tech industry was booming in London. Viral videos on YouTube summarizing it.

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Cracking the Code

MARCH 12, 2010

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. To date, Salesforce has been focused on small tuck-in technology acquisitions, so it is an interesting move for them. You named 3 in your post, but what are the 10 others? internet. (6). Cracking The Code.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

AUGUST 5, 2011

As Bloggers or Internet Entrepreneurs, we constantly are building web properties or creating content. The Publisher will review your content, make you an offer and on your acceptance publish your content on their websites. This is a great tool for startups when they are brainstorming product/company/service name ideas.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

Thank god for the internet, because twenty years ago, I could not have started this business! All the research is out there – there are a lot of smart people on the internet sharing information for free. This is hardly a surprise: a viral-friendly experience and Instagram aesthetic heavily inform the Glossier marketing campaign.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 19, 2023

Despite not going to university, Ash became a serial tech founder and the first marketing director of a unicorn startup – Just Eat). Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! I I of course, it's so cliche now, but you know, I like to tell even 30 year olds, you know, about uh, dial up, um, internet and, uh, Yeah.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

OCTOBER 24, 2011

You’re going to tell Jason and Bob just the name of your URL, nothing else, and see if Jason can figure out what it is. It helps you manage, at first a checking account, is where the name came from, through text messaging. It does a lot more than that now, but that’s where the name came from. Jason: Chext?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

From a technical point of view, its amazing. All I see is a name, an icon, a price, the developers name, and a review star-rating. The reviews are all over the map. But even clicking through to see a screenshot and some reviews is incredibly time consuming, given the hundreds of apps in most categories.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Promotional giveaways are a tried-and-true way of building consumer awareness and getting your name out there, sometimes literally. Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. Ask for testimonials or reviews. Be respectful of that, and be prepared to act on reviews that are consistently negative.

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 20, 2017

Promotional giveaways are a tried-and-true way of building consumer awareness and getting your name out there, sometimes literally. Don’t try too hard to “go viral” and above all, obey the law. Ask for testimonials or reviews. Be respectful of that, and be prepared to act on reviews that are consistently negative.

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Hearpreneur

JULY 3, 2019

I am thrilled to be able to pay my publicists more than larger companies because it’s the right thing to do and cheer alongside the hard-working authors for whom reviews are far and few between without an independent publicist on their team. The only blog post I had ever written went viral in 2014. Photo Credit: Nigel Sielegar.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

My name is Robert Rhinehart. Most people I think at least in the technology community know you as the inventor of Soylent and the company by the same name. I was developing a mesh network that I envisioned being useful in the developing world and for the internet of things. Here is my conversation with Robert Rhinehart.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I had a lot of fun learning what the internet could do for me. In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. I didn’t have a contractor doing technical things for me. Where am I today?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 23, 2023

Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! In a recent episode, they talked with Kevin Perry about how he goes viral on every single platform. Scroll back to top Sign up to receive email updates Enter your name and email address below and I'll send you periodic updates about the podcast. Like this show?

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

But, just because you’re great at writing blog content, or technical descriptions, or FAQs, does not mean that you’re a great copywriter. So, always review your copy to ensure that you’re writing in an active voice that will quickly and directly resonate with your readers. The goal of marketing copy is to convert.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

I have been close to the tech & startup sectors for more than 20 years and I can’t think of a period in which I felt more optimistic about the innovation and value creation I see in front of us. By the end of 2011 the Internet population was estimated at 2.3 By 2010-2011 this had shrunk by half again, averaging under $15 billion.

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mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Interestingly, the #1 mobile commerce site on Internet Retailer ‘s index, Walgreens, is nearly identical in appearance to its native iPhone app. ); // Welcome to Mashable! Sign in with Facebook or Twitter to get started! Have an account?

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Educational content covers videos like how-to’s, tutorials, documentaries, product reviews, and many more. Some of my favorite examples of channels that think outside the box with this are: What’s Inside ; Hydraulic Press Channel ; Primitive Technology ; Practical Engineering ; Rose Anvil. Content is the key.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 14, 2019

Perhaps we didn’t have a name. To really brainstorm, well, what if instead of having a marketing campaign on the internet, we had it on the moon? Anyway, I started running these topless races and to mixed reviews. That exercise developed after I was working at a tech company and a boss of mine said, “Hey.

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Cracking the Code

FEBRUARY 12, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The name of the bird is PiccoZ. internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends. How the use of internet is transform. Monday, February 12, 2007.

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Cracking the Code

JULY 6, 2007

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. Hi Philippe, My name is Andrei and I have two questions that I hope you can take the time to answer for me: 1. internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars. Churchill Club 2008 Top 10 Tech Trends.

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Cracking the Code

JANUARY 28, 2008

Thoughts from a Venture Capitalist on Software, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), Cloud Computing, Internet and more. The first internet wave managed to solve pretty well the "Where to buy" problem, with sites like Kelkoo , Shopzilla , NextTag , PriceGrabber, or Shopping.com. internet. (6). In search of Europe's next tech stars.

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