Startup Professionals Musings

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Back in 1999, Amazon patented a feature and changed their own process and on-line commerce forever: One-click purchasing, versus re-entering name, address, and credit card information for every transaction. He got even by going viral, so easy to do these days, costing shareholders perhaps $180 million.

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Both Sides of the Table

MAY 23, 2012

In 1998 it was 150 million, 1999 250 million and by 2000 it had crossed 350 million. When you order an Amazon Kindle it comes pre-configured with your user name already configured into the device so that you can click a single button and buy shit. There are 20x more consumers online. And buy people are doing en masse.

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SoCal CTO

OCTOBER 5, 2010

want to sidestep the argument about whether or not it's good to be " stealth " or not, and work with the assumption that if you've purchased the domain name, you're going to put up some sort of website. It’s a San Francisco Bay Area forum for networking, jobs and education for over 500 Product Management professionals.

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Sophia Perl of Wisdom

AUGUST 27, 2011

Hahaha, I laugh because later in his talk he mentions another website with a long name. One idea that never took off was NameMyThingey.com where you can crowdsource business names. People would get 50-100 name recommendations and be indecisive and not choose a name after all. Alright back to the talk.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 6, 2015

The positive reception of the brand increased to the point of being named Tech Company of the Year by USA Today. The stunt went viral, with the app receiving plenty of publicity. In 1999, eCommerce company, Half.com , turned a $100,000 investment into a $300,000,000 sale. Tommy Hilfiger Corporation.

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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. Customers are first asked to fill out an in depth profile to help identify their size, style, and preferences.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 1, 2016

We built some early ecommerce sites around 1999 and back office order processing systems using visual basic for applications (VBA). Our goal was to create a viral environment where personal networks and recommendations helped drive online store purchases. . #8 – Almost By Mistake. Photo Credit: Marcus Miller. I was a developer.

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