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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

It is something I talk about often, but mostly with my team members and in one-on-one conversations. Conversations with some of my fellow bloggers (thanks Rafat and Mike) only convinced me that it was time to jump into the deep-end. That conversation ended with two decisions. At GigaOm, we are story tellers. They may [.].

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ConversionXL

MAY 16, 2018

Relatively recently, conversion optimization specialists have discovered the immense power of experimentation when applied to an online environment in the form of A/B Testing, Usability Testing, and more. Common examples are Revenue and Conversions. Most of the time, this process happens unconsciously and in only a few seconds.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 22, 2020

The interview questions Smart and Street recommend are conversational and simple. Ask specifically for the boss’ name. She began her work-at-home career in 1996 with the launch of her first website: Home-Based Working Moms. They recommend an initial interview asking the following questions: What are your career goals? .

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YoungUpstarts

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The interview questions Smart and Street recommend are easy and conversational. Ask specifically for the boss’ name. She began her work-at-home career in 1996 with the launch of her first website: Home-Based Working Moms. They recommend an initial phone interview asking the following questions: What are your career goals?

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Steve Blank

SEPTEMBER 10, 2009

Palm in a New Market What makes this example really interesting is this: rewind the story 4 years earlier to 1996. In 1996 no potential customer had even heard of a Personal Digital Assistant. In 1996 Palm was selling a product that allowed users to do something they couldn’t do before. Market Type changes everything.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 17, 2024

No, not 19 2006, not 1996, 2006. I just had a conversation with Phil yesterday and he was telling me that he needs this. (13:53): 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. Phil (01:40): Well, when I started, I had no clue.

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Board Effect

MAY 1, 2019

Compliance with HIPAA laws is something that board trustees should be having conversations with their management staff about. HIPAA is a federal act that Congress passed in 1996 to help patients protect their personal and sensitive information. What Is HIPAA and Why Is It Important?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 12, 2025

During our conversation, Bruce shared powerful insights into how Google ranking, AI-generated content, and SEO strategy are evolving in 2025. Chapters: [00:09] Introducing Bruce Clay [00:53] SEO in 1996 [04:47] The Growing Importance of SEO [11:19] How to Create Quality Content for SEO [14:50] Is Zero-Click the End of SEO? [18:59]

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Software By Rob

MAY 4, 2009

Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. Whereas we got some big names interested in Pay4bugs very early, just with SEO. #9 Im a serial web entrepreneur here to share what Ive learned in my 11 years as a self-funded startup founder. 9 comments ↓ #1 CVOS man on 05.04.09

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Software By Rob

MARCH 12, 2009

Front End Developer Resume, An 11-pound Notebook, A 2-pound Netbook, and Internet 1996 → How Third-Party Licensing Can Ruin Your Launch Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

We’ve all heard stories about the impact that forms have on conversion rates, like how Expedia made an extra $1 million per year by removing one field on their form or how Marketo received 34% more leads by experimenting with their form length. Multi-Step Forms: How Asking More Questions Can Increase Conversions. Image Source.

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Brandanew

APRIL 23, 2018

After all, there are more CEOs named John in the US than women. This report about unpaid housework gets to the point easily: Statistics from the 1996 Census of Population confirm that women continue to do the vast majority of unpaid housework and care-giving, whether or not they work for pay.

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ConversionXL

MAY 31, 2017

It has always seemed like a given that if your conversion rate is slumping, you could fix it by making some adjustments to your forms (e.g. And while making incremental changes to your forms can boost conversion rates in the short-term, what happens when there’s a fundamental shift in the way people prefer to buy? Image Source.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 12, 2011

Fifteen years ago, in 1996, while I was still a student at Carnegie Mellon University , I wrote an article (blog post in today’s parlance) about the future of computing. I mentioned this article in a conversation I had with the co-founder of a new startup. Sunday, May 05, 1996. Just as it was, with no edits. Manu Kumar.

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K9 Ventures

AUGUST 12, 2011

Fifteen years ago, in 1996, while I was still a student at Carnegie Mellon University , I wrote an article (blog post in today’s parlance) about the future of computing. I mentioned this article in a conversation I had with the co-founder of a new startup. Sunday, May 05, 1996. Just as it was, with no edits. Manu Kumar.

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Austin Startup

MAY 24, 2017

We were named “Best Bossy Babes” of 2015 by The Austin Chronicle, Tribeza’s Top 10 to Watch in 2016 and we were selected by The White House to attend the United State of Women Summit in June 2016 for our work in Texas.” It was created in 1996 by 12 concerned mothers raising adolescent girls in Austin, Texas. GEN Austin Who?

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infochachkie.com

DECEMBER 5, 2011

Lousy Products Might Break Your Bones – But A Name Will Seldom Hurt You John Greathouse – Posted in: Entrepreneur , Strategic Planning. With a name like Smucker’s, it has to be good.” I would think that with a name like Smucker’s it has to be a vile disease or possibly a large, poisonous, South American leech.

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Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Jeffery Hayzlett (02:26): It goes back to the time in which a guy named Rob Ryan started the hero group back in 1996. And so that's where you start is that fundamental conversation. 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.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MARCH 30, 2023

13:28] Technology is really running our lives now, how do you sort of insert play into that conversation? [15:59] That wasn't my intention in 1996. The JAM team has produced and delivered over 3500 playful corporate events, in over 30 countries since the summer of 2020. And I have a vision that it would become as big as it has.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 27, 2019

All the way back in 1996, Disney added a magnetic stripe to their park pass. If you don’t want to use Ticket Tag (fingerprints), you can simply carry and show a photo ID that matches the name identified with your ticket. The park doesn’t store or share the fingerprints. And, according the their privacy policy , guests can opt-out.

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Up and Running

DECEMBER 9, 2014

My name is John Bates. I have been involved in startups since I graduated from college in 1996. The most obvious place that businesses and or accountants turn to for their small business clients is generally banks, big banks, community banks, you name it. I actually decided I should go in the spring.

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Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I began asking around who the smartest people in the online media industry were and two names came up again and again — Jonah Peretti (social & viral content) and Ze Frank (social video). An obvious vector for me would be software for the media industry. I asked Jonah in my interview how he became this viral guru.

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