Both Sides of the Table

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

And with mobile you even have the ability to message your users when new content is released which leads to much higher consumptions rates. And ironically many consumer mobile apps are more of hits-driven businesses than video is today. This type of “affiliate” traffic might represent 20% of your overall traffic.

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 5, 2018

Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Will consumers want to watch short-form mobile entertainment? After the crash, venture capital was scarce to non-existent. Think YouTube meets Netflix).

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 12, 2014

But being best-in-class at online marketing is also a sine qua non to standout from your peer group. What about mobile? I’m sure many of you know the techniques that mobile app companies use to get onto the iOS top chart list. We all use the Internet and our mobile phones everyday and it seems open and fair.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 14, 2013

They’re used to using the web and increasingly the mobile web for everything, commerce, communication, games, etc. They also probably haven’t seen a phone that isn’t mobile.) If you’re a software startup competing in China, the words that come to mind are “ruthless and relentless.” 70% of Chinese Internet users are under 30.

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Startup Professionals Musings

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

I believe we need more non-linear “out of the box” thinking, to come up with the next step beyond the iPhone, or the next big step in transportation technology. For example, DoorDash is a highly successful new food delivery service allowing people to order from local restaurants through a mobile application.

Non-Compete 365

Non-Compete Restful Leadership Entrepreneur 365

Up and Running

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

What’s a non-emergency medical transportation business? Josh Komenda , CEO of VEYO, suggests that there’s a large population of those who need non-emergency medical transportation, especially for medically frail or elderly people in rural areas. Image via TechCrunch. Many don’t have a driver’s license or access to a vehicle.

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Up and Running

JUNE 28, 2021

Incorrectly identifying workers as exempt or non-exempt. If a non-exempt employee is treated as an exempt employee, they miss out on overtime or an hourly wage, which will result in wage theft. If a non-exempt employee is treated as an exempt employee, they miss out on overtime or an hourly wage, which will result in wage theft.

Small Business 82

Small Business Software Review Non-Compete Salary 82

Seeing Both Sides

APRIL 10, 2014

For the last few years, many leaders in the Massachusetts innovation community have been arguing that non-compete agreements should be eliminated. Today, Governor Deval Patrick is officially proposing to change all that by putting forward legislation that will eliminate non-competes outright.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 19, 2011

The low-fidelity nature of the deliverable also encourages non-designers to join the discussion. Mobile designs require the context of the device to truly get a sense of the experience. As the team has matured through multiple iterations, roles have given way to competencies. An individual may have multiple competencies.

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Start Up Blog

APRIL 11, 2019

Fossil fuels won’t be able to compete on cost. Mobile Work > Office Work: More people will work away from office and formal work locations than those who work in them. Most people will be mobile in their work and cross-fertilise ideas with people outside their company and industry.

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ConversionXL

JULY 3, 2020

As such, Google continued to get stopped at our paywall during crawls, and we became virtually non-existent in its search engine results pages. So, yes, if someone really wants to read the article for free, they can copy the HTML from the Mobile-Friendly Test and load it into an HTML viewer. Flexible Sampling (2017).

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Board Effect

MARCH 22, 2022

Local banks promote social and economic development by providing loans, savings vehicles, and non-financial services to individuals and businesses. Customers demand the same services from community banks they enjoy at large commercial banks such as online and mobile tools.

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ReadWriteStart

JUNE 16, 2011

In the case of Freshdesk, their main competitor, Zendesk, is operating with a San Francisco - Copenhagen cost-structure and will find it harder to compete with this strategy. They charge $9, $29 and $59 per agent per month and I am eager to see bootstrapped, scrappy Freshdesk morph their pricing structure to aggressively compete with them.

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Up and Running

JULY 10, 2017

In our example, it’s 20K non-paying customers. It’s critical to understand the metrics in terms of dollars per additional user, as you’ll have to spend this amount to serve thousands of your non-paying customers. Your non-paying customers don’t value the product as much as paying users do. Free with in-app purchase.

Startup 110

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2014

Betting on the Ponies: non-Unicorn Investing – crowdspring.co/1jqLtKQ. 30 Free Web and Mobile Icon Sets from 2014 – crowdspring.co/UJxt3t. 30 Free Web and Mobile Icon Sets from 2014 – crowdspring.co/UJxt3t. Google’s 25 Rules For Building A Better Mobile Site | Co.Design – crowdspring.co/UJy31b.

Social Media 97

Social Media Small Business Design Silicon Valley 97

Steve Blank

JANUARY 30, 2013

Entrenched Innovation Model Issues : Qualcomm’s existing innovation model – wireless products were created in the R&D lab and then handed over to existing business units for commercialization – was wildly successful in the existing wireless and mobile space. Venture Fest was not integral to their success.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2016

Leveraging Embedded Competencies. Brand extension and market growth can be aided by a family name in ways a non-family brand name cannot. As an example, Apple may be able to expand into other technological markets related to computing and mobility, but the brand identity may not extend much beyond closely related industries.

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mashable.com

MAY 9, 2011

Leadership Abilities Are A Must It’s natural to want a tech savvy and competent CTO. As a non-technical founder of an IT company, it’s important to know when to dish responsibilities off. Be sure you find someone who is not just competent in understanding technology, but someone who is passionate about technology.

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View from Seed

MARCH 1, 2016

Who better to advocate for the capability of the disabled than Keller, who not only triumphed and demonstrated communication competency, but a mastery of all forms of communication? Stuart Butterfield had a vision for a non-violent MMO, and founded Tiny Speck to bring that vision to life. What makes you so special?”

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

We use technology in every business, from online sales and shipping to mobile Web. One of the worst things I’ve seen are very non-technical VC’s teaming up and opening tech companies. Software programmers are in extremely high demand - you’re competing with Facebook, Google and thousands of other startups.

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Occam's Razor

JUNE 4, 2018

Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. Something so special, it stands out against everyone you compete with. Delivery times based on geo/IP/mobile phone location. They look up your mobile location (with your permission), and they’ll come find you. In-stock status. Life of current price. Personalization.

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Conversion eCommerce Artificial Inteligence Aggregator 124

The Next Web

DECEMBER 21, 2013

From the very beginning, I’ve been struck by how similar is the plight of Rick—the blue-steely-eyed sheriff’s deputy bravely leading his band of non-zombies—to my own experience co-founding my startup Speek, where for the past year-and-a-half we’ve been working to make mobile conference calls easy, and building a team and a culture in the process.

Leadership 159

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 27, 2010

So, you’re a small or medium-sized business, and you want to build a Facebook, mobile or web app. You can target multiple mobile platforms at once with tools like BuildAnApp , or you can look into the geolocation angle with a tool such as Socialight or Shout’Em.

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Small Business Technical Review Social Media Software Review 104

Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

Mobile Mondays : Boston chapter of the world’s largest Mobile professional community. MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. [link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Raizlabs – Mobile Development.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 6, 2019

They ordered more than four million toys and electronics through the Amazon mobile app. With that being said, how can you compete with the force that is Amazon if you’re a smaller retailer or a start-up, even if you are operating an e-commerce platform? All of this can be exciting, especially if you’re an e-commerce retailer.

Non-Compete 149

Non-Compete United States Analytics Metrics 149

Duct Tape Marketing

DECEMBER 29, 2021

So your customers hear your messages loud and clear an automated mobile optimization adapts your content for multiple device types. I, I, but it's also something that people are probably sick of hearing about and that's NFTs non fungible tokens. So the, the idea of a non fungible token, what is it? All right.

Small Business 82

Small Business Marketing Audio Networking 82

Up and Running

JUNE 27, 2018

However, this move alienated their current customer base, as they felt that Gap was moving away from the comfortable, non-trendy items and into a more fashion-forward brand. You’re probably juggling lots of competing priorities. The clothing retailer attempted to appeal to a younger market by revamping its logo.

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Marketing Social Media Campaign Sales Cycle 109

Steve Blank

JUNE 23, 2016

First, the shift away from desktop computers to mobile devices meant that Intel’s power-hungry x86 processors weren’t suitable. All of Intel’s resources – fabs, manufacturing strategies, and most importantly executive mindset — were geared towards large, expensive x86 processors, not low-cost mobile cores of someone else’s design.

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ReadWriteStart

AUGUST 28, 2012

We use technology in every business, from online sales and shipping to mobile Web. One of the worst things I’ve seen are very non-technical VC’s teaming up and opening tech companies. Software programmers are in extremely high demand - you’re competing with Facebook, Google and thousands of other startups.

Technical Review 79

Technical Review Cofounder Founder Software Review 79

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 28, 2018

A 2017 analysis of the European Central Bank revealed that non-cash payments are on the rise in the EU, increasing by 8.5%. For businesses, accepting cash-only payments is no longer a viable long-term strategy, so they need to explore online, mobile and card payments as early as possible. Modern payments. Increased security.

Non-Compete 133

Non-Compete Security Startup Mobile 133

blog.alinelerner.com

JUNE 21, 2013

Bemoaning that non-technical people are the first to filter resumes is silly because it’s not going to change. To sort facts from folk wisdom, I isolated some features that were universal among resumes and would be easy to spot by technical and non-technical people alike and then ran statistical significance tests on them.

CTO Hire 98

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 98

ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 31, 2013

Ouya is an open source Android-based gaming platform that is looking to compete with PlayStation and Xbox. The custom Android ROM company that has found favor with hackers and hobbyists is looking to become the next mobile operating system. The home automation platform lets users control their homes from a mobile device.

Startup 60

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Disney+ successful debut with 10 million subscribers on day one showed the market that it’s possible to compete, if you have the content arsenal, and with the Disney catalog, Marvel, Star Wars and ESPN, they certainly do and they are offering it at a lower price. Source: Data: Axios research; Chart: Axios Visuals.

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Non-Compete Audio Video Matching 164

ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

We’ll look at key ranking factors including content, speed, structure, and mobile-friendliness to ensure your site can be crawled and indexed. Indexability: This shows where a URL is indexable or non-indexable. Indexability status: The reason why a URL is non-indexable. Test and improve site speed and mobile responsiveness.

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Technical Review SEO Software Review XML 162

thenextweb.com

OCTOBER 17, 2011

4 Reach out to complimentary (not competing) startups. Paring with similar, but non-competing companies makes cross promotion easy and mutually beneficial. Murdochs Sun newspaper reportedly shuns paywall in favor of paid mobile apps and ads. All Stories. Top Stories. Daily Dose. Design & Dev. Entrepreneur. Shareables.

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Social Media Stealth India Startup 67

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

You can minimize risk by performing due diligence when selecting a company or individual to work with, clearly defining the project scope, expectations and milestones in any development contracts, and allocating enough money to hire competent developers. 2 What Would Facebook and Twitter Sneakers Look L.

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Software Developers Software Development Software Review Software 79

YoungUpstarts

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

For starters, smartphones make it possible for employees of small businesses to be more mobile with the company’s operational interests. With these technologies in hand, a small business has the potential to compete with larger companies for control of a greater portion of the market. Off-Site IT Services.

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