Both Sides of the Table

NOVEMBER 4, 2010

They see it as a source of differentiation for them as a company because their less financed competitors can’t afford it (and often their careers are wrapped up in the multi-millions of dollars they’ve spent implementing it). In 1999-2000 they weren’t doing enterprise-wide installations at Merrill Lynch, Dell and Cisco.

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Duct Tape Marketing

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

They want to ensure that people are not creating a huge RAF of content using LMS AI that will fill the internet with a bunch of croft things that are not really that valuable or are not properly fact checked. John (04:23): Yeah, we had a 2000 page site that we did just that to 1400 pages and immediately lifted their results.

SEO 90

SEO ChatGPT Technical Review Search 90

ConversionXL

APRIL 27, 2019

The internet is not in its infancy anymore. In a nutshell, a value proposition is a clear statement that: Explains how your product solves customers’ problems or improves their situation (relevance); Delivers specific benefits (value); Tells the ideal customer why they should buy from you and not the competition (differentiation).

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Sales Conversion Design Video 128

ConversionXL

JANUARY 18, 2022

Jeff Bezos’s private space technology company Blue Origin was founded back in 2000. Your brand is how you differentiate, build awareness , and sear your solution into customers’ minds so they think of you when that time comes. But what if your true mission is to “reduce the amount of boring content on the internet”?

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Marketing Social Media Non-Compete Audience 109

Duct Tape Marketing

JULY 14, 2022

So webinars have certainly been around for, you know, ages, internet ages, I guess, you know, 15, 20 years peop marketers have been using them, certainly live, but recently eight, 10 years ago, it seems like this platform of going and signing up and sort of watching a live , but it's recorded. John Jantsch (03:09): Yeah. Yeah, yeah.

Technical Review 96

Technical Review Demand Cofounder Video 96

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Unfortunately the results were quite disappointing as half the customers weren’t interested in using their smartphones for rewards or still used basic “dumb” phones without internet capabilities.

Retention 115

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ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Unfortunately the results were quite disappointing as half the customers weren’t interested in using their smartphones for rewards or still used basic “dumb” phones without internet capabilities.

Retention 112

Retention Developer Customer Programming 112

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Unfortunately the results were quite disappointing as half the customers weren’t interested in using their smartphones for rewards or still used basic “dumb” phones without internet capabilities.

Retention 105

Retention Customer Developer Programming 105

ConversionXL

JUNE 5, 2014

In a 2000 study found 68% of customers stop doing business with a company due to feeling like the company was indifferent towards them. Unfortunately the results were quite disappointing as half the customers weren’t interested in using their smartphones for rewards or still used basic “dumb” phones without internet capabilities.

Retention 98

Retention Customer Developer Programming 98

Up and Running

MAY 16, 2016

percent in 2000 to 19.6 Set yourself apart: Establish expertise credentials in certain areas of service to differentiate your business from your competition. From 2010 through 2015, the industry saw a moderate but steady four percent growth. This growth is due, in large part, to an aging U.S. population. percent by 2030.

North America 95

North America United States Technical Review America 95

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

I’m talking about understanding the norms in the industry of what it historically takes to build a successful Internet business and where you think you fall on that spectrum given the kind of business you are. As anyone raising money in April 2000, September 2001 or September 2008 can tell you that.

Pre-Money Valuation 303

Pre-Money Valuation Dilution Valuation PR 303

alexpoole.info

AUGUST 14, 2012

2000-2001 , Tullis et al., Letter differentiation and rate of comprehension in reading. Publications (in German) were: Wendt, Dirk (1970): Zur Lesbarkeit von Druckschriften (On the legibility of print), Umschau in Wissenschaft und Technik 70 (13), p 417-418, and in more detail: Wendt, Dirk (2000): Lesbarkeit von Druckschriften.

Technical Review 85

Technical Review Software Review Design Web 85

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 24, 2024

It is not differentiation. We didn't have the internet in marketing when I started, right? What I thought of when I read that was even in the same business marketing consultants, choosing what you're going to charge is a way to pick your competitors. There's so much competition in this bucket. Let's go over here. That's exactly right.

Customer 80

Customer Cloud Curation Columbus 80

Duct Tape Marketing

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Recent episode, The power of just one big marketing idea and How to get it really brings home this idea that instead of chasing the idea of the week, really lock in on one big idea to differentiate your business that can make all the difference in the world. Listen to Content Is Profit, wherever you get your podcasts. (00:55):

Seattle 91

Seattle Silicon Valley Conversion Naming 91

Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

The Differentiators The areas that kill the most time when consuming open source software are: Installation process Documentation Support Usability I’m sure we can all point out a handful of open source projects that have decent documentation and decent usability. 299/user for Vault vs. $0/user for Subversion? 21 Thomas Lie on 08.11.09

Open Source 62

Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 16, 2019

When I first heard about it a few years ago, I had to look up the prior three revolutions — caused by the growth of steam engines, then electricity, and then the internet. And then in the middle 2000’s Domino’s began a sharp decline. We’re in the midst of the Fourth Industrial Revolution as defined by the World Economic Forum.

Philippines 124

Philippines Business Model Engineer Operations 124

VC Cafe

AUGUST 15, 2011

The company has developed a kind of private advertising channel that enables advertisers to send marketing messages directly to potential customers via Internet banners. Lightech co-founder Zvi Schreiber also founded Unicorn Solutions, which was acquired by IBM Corporation (Nasdaq: IBM) for $10 million in 2000. Share/Bookmark.

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Israel China Cofounder India 90

The Equity Kicker

MARCH 17, 2015

Transparency provided by the internet makes this true at all stages, but it’s especially true at the earliest stages where capital requirements have declined precipitously. Over the last fifteen years that has become accepted best practice. If you need less money there are more people you can get it from.

Early Stage 60

Early Stage Venture Capital San Francisco Silicon Valley 60

The Equity Kicker

JULY 8, 2019

From around 2000, and perhaps coinciding with the need to work harder to win deals as opportunities dried up after the internet bubble burst, individual partners at VC firms began adding ‘helping CEOs win’ to their job descriptions. . The most visible symptom of this trend was VCs writing blogs to show just how value add they were.

Portfolio 84

Portfolio LP Venture Capital Partner 84

Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 28, 2018

Three years later, you can’t throw a stone on the internet without finding articles starting to talk about the importance of craft in content. I wanted a short and simple business name that could get my point across but also differentiate me. I was told at the time it was a horrible idea, and no one would know what craft meant.

Naming 103

Naming Entrepreneur Green Lead Generation 103

Pascal's View

APRIL 5, 2016

… First, we need to differentiate between whether Salzburg should prioritize the funding of entrepreneurs who are pursuing breakthrough innovation as opposed to incremental innovation. How can the Salzburg community come together to nurture ideas into startups and see these startups grow into globally relevant companies?

Austria 28

Austria Global Silicon Valley Advisory Board 28

Steve Blank

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Using this idea to differentiate themselves as the hot new Silicon Valley VCs, some of his former business school students made this phrase their rallying cry. Soon every other VC was using the phrase to justify the reckless “get big fast” strategies of dot-com startups during the Internet Bubble. By then it was too late.

Silicon Valley 324

Silicon Valley Differentiation United States Customer Development 324

Ben's Blog

MAY 24, 2021

There are a number of trends concerning IPOs and capital formation to note: First, the raw number of IPOs has declined significantly: From 1980-2000, the US averaged roughly 300 IPOs per year; from 2001-2016, the average fell to 108 per year. 1999-2000 51.6% Time Period IPO Pop % Above IFR 1999-2000 51.6% 1999-2000 37.5%

SEC 36

SEC Accredited Investor IPO Technical Review 36

Agile VC

APRIL 13, 2012

The kinds of places where you have to sign an NDA when you walk in the lobby… When I lived and worked in the bay area (2000-2005) virtually all the startups were down on the peninsula somewhere. So why are software & internet startups more urban today than 5-10 years ago?

Silicon Valley 185

Silicon Valley San Francisco San Jose Startup 185

SVPG

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The year was 2000, and the hardest part about the AdWords project was simply getting agreement that they could work on it. This solution clearly differentiated for the sales team, and also ensured quality search results, whether paid or organic. And especially how close this product came to never happening at all.

Product 60

Product Technical Review Software Review Engineer 60

VC Cafe

JANUARY 16, 2011

. - Aerotel Medical Systems is a world leading manufacturer of modular, home and mobile telecare and telemedicine solutions designed to transfer essential data over the telephone, mobile phone and the Internet. Flash Networks’ Harmony Content Control enables safer, more productive mobile use of the open Internet for consumer or business use.

Mobile 103

Mobile Securities and Exchange Commission Flash IP 103

Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

There is all sorts of advice on the Internet about how to raise capital. I’ve raised in boom markets and when everybody thought the Internet was a fraud. I raised money as an entrepreneur, like you, in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005 for two different companies. Our 2000 fund is the single best fund of its vintage.

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