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In a Strong Wind Even Turkeys Can Fly

Both Sides of the Table

Within a year, by late 2000 / early 2001 consulting firms were firing people en masse. The things that always differentiated Accenture? Investment in training, adherence to process, global knowledge sharing systems, quality control / partner reviews and campus recruitment programs that attracted the right talent.

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Time is the Enemy of All Deals

Both Sides of the Table

We moved into the legal process and final due diligence in January and February of 2000. Our final closure was the first week of March 2000. Push hard to set up the technical reviews, the due diligence meetings, the reference calls – whatever. They accepted my argument. Don’t be complacent.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

might have been a lot less differentiated. But Friendster’s computer systems couldn’t keep up with the explosive growth (reportedly due to the complexity of the security model set up to control connections, privacy and authenticity of users) so MySpace was hot on the heels and swept up the market in a very rapid ascent.

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What I noticed in 2013

Start Up Blog

I’ve been reviewing my notepad from 2013 and thought I’d share my insights into what’s changed and the big issues from my perspective in startups, business and technology. Technology is no longer a thing: It’s almost not worth mentioning now it is so ensconced in human life. A way of communicating.

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Which Are More Legible: Serif or Sans Serif Typefaces?

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In 2003 as part of my master’s degree I reviewed over 50 empirical studies in typography and found a definitive answer. Part 2 reviews the evidence for and against the legibility of serif and sans serif typefaces. However, Tinker commented that perceived legibility was due to a great extent to familiarity with the typeface.

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How to Increase Sales Online – The Checklist

ConversionXL

RightNow Technologies increased their conversions 4x by building a persona focused site. explains how your product solves customers’ problems or improves their situation (relevancy), delivers specific benefits (quantified value), tells the ideal customer why they should buy from you and not from the competition (unique differentiation).

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Mastering SEO in the Age of AI

Duct Tape Marketing

Discover the importance of adapting traditional SEO tactics to accommodate the advancements in AI technology, from content creation to technical optimization. Click on over and give us a review on iTunes, please! John (04:23): Yeah, we had a 2000 page site that we did just that to 1400 pages and immediately lifted their results.

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