Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

You declare how much someone clicking an advertisement is worth to you, and then the search engine does its best to get you as many clicks as it can at that price. BillSeitz - yes, but that was already true back in 2004. Trying to answer that question at IMVU led me to discover Google AdWords and the world of search engine marketing.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Rae Hoffman-Dolan Rae is the Principal of Sugarrae SEO Consulting and does various types of Internet marketing; search engine optimization, viral marketing, affiliate marketing, site auditing, link development road maps and tons of other little nooks and crannies of this business. All rights reserved.

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Entrepreneurs-Journey.com by Yaro Starak

JUNE 19, 2010

I had a lot of fun learning what the internet could do for me. In fact, my first website I can’t show you, because I don’t think we have internet access, but I had a Geocities website in 1999 for a card game I used to play called Magic the Gathering. In 2004 I began blogging. I began placing advertisements on the website.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 2, 2018

It is now widely understood that the Internet runs on data. I first blogged about this in 2004—14 years ago!— Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection. (This post is running concurrently on the Return Path blog.). online experience.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

And you know what – this was mostly in 2012 (+ Moneyball came out in 2004). Remember the old marketing adage that said “half of the advertising dollars are wasted, just don’t know which half”? Everyone is welcome on every public website on the internet. . So this is the past. This leads me to rule #1. #1.

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Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. There are three sides to the network: the consumer, the venue and the advertiser.

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Software By Rob

JULY 13, 2010

The internet has created an unprecedented opportunity for solo technologists known as micropreneurs to conceptualize, create, and launch products that make a difference. Background The idea for ChangeThis came from Seth Godin, and the site was built by a group of talented developers in 2004. You don’t even need to register.

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OnlyOnce

JULY 2, 2018

It is now widely understood that the Internet runs on data. I first blogged about this in 2004—14 years ago!— Consumers are coming to understand and appreciate that the real cost of a “free” internet lies in advertising and data collection. (This post is running concurrently on the Return Path blog.). online experience.

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Start Up Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Since its launch in 2004, Facebook was the clear winner of social networking with 3.6 97% of FB / Meta’s revenue comes from advertising. Their success in advertising is in no small part due to the information they have gathered on their users. Both in terms of revenue and profit. But it is hard to see 3.6

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Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

They raised around $350 million to try and sell cars direct over the Internet. Scott left the company, which eventually IPO’d and became Internet Brands. Based in Palo Alto and founded in 2004 by PayPal alumni. And it carries no inventory. Company reports 250,000 users in 49 countries with 1mm+ application downloads.

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BeyondVC

JUNE 2, 2004

Rather than go into the software (which I really like btw, combination RSS reader, bookmark manager, and simple collaboration tool), I wanted to share some of our thoughts about consumer-based web businesses circa 2004. Critical Mass During the bubble period, the promise and potential of the Internet was all around us.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 27, 2004

Fred Wilson and John Battelle have some interesting posts on the future of television and advertising. Fred and John both seem to believe that the concept of paid search will eventually work its way into television advertising. Rather than assume it will all go away in the future, why not do something to make it more effective today?

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BeyondVC

MARCH 4, 2009

I have written a few post about the future of television advertising ( 10/2004 , 11/2006 , and 12/2006 ).    Yes the web has taken over and yes video on the web is advancing rapidly but that does not mean that the $60b spent on television advertising will disappear overnight.  This is real.

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BeyondVC

JUNE 2, 2004

Rather than go into the software (which I really like btw, combination RSS reader, bookmark manager, and simple collaboration tool), I wanted to share some of our thoughts about consumer-based web businesses circa 2004. Critical Mass During the bubble period, the promise and potential of the Internet was all around us.

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abovethecrowd.com

DECEMBER 18, 2017

From 2004 to 2014, the average payments for coinsurance rose 107% from $117 to $242. They are more likely to disclose, or perhaps even advertise their prices. Internet Web Sites/User Generated Content (UGC) — On the internet, information availability evolves in one direction only — more and more.

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BeyondVC

OCTOBER 27, 2004

Fred Wilson and John Battelle have some interesting posts on the future of television and advertising. Fred and John both seem to believe that the concept of paid search will eventually work its way into television advertising. Rather than assume it will all go away in the future, why not do something to make it more effective today?

Advertising 60

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BeyondVC

MARCH 4, 2009

I have written a few post about the future of television advertising ( 10/2004 , 11/2006 , and 12/2006 ).    Yes the web has taken over and yes video on the web is advancing rapidly but that does not mean that the $60b spent on television advertising will disappear overnight.  This is real.”.

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online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. In the 1990s Internet boom, easy money helped founders maintain more control early in a companys evolution, but founder CEOs without voting control often got replaced by a professional manager ahead of an IPO. Advertising.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

In April of 2004 Burger King and their agency, Crispin Porter + Bogusky had an insight that led to what was, at the time, the most successful viral effort ever launched by a business: the Subservient Chicken. With the release of the video for “ Here It Goes Again &# that all changed virtually overnight. Yes we can!

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2011

In 1998, Google was the new kid in an established (if not quite mature) market for Internet search, and by 2004, it was by far the leading Internet search engine, handling almost 85% of the search requests on the web. A great example of this is the rise of Google and the demise of AltaVista, Lycos, Yahoo, and a raft of others.

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VC Cafe

JULY 9, 2010

The company is currently engaging with buyers and sellers in the marketplace, focused on revolutionizing the usage of data for performance based advertising. as in Telecom, Internet, Media and Entertainment), an angel fund led by Ilan Shiloach and Nir Tarlovski among others. Miscellaneous. Investment Rounds. Around the world.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 26, 2011

This is the tool I use most often to get lots of info. [link] Alexa Toolbar – Alexa is a service that collects data on people surfing the Internet using the Alexa Toolbar. The key number they produce is called an Alexa Ranking. This is in theory an estimate at the amount of traffic a site receives. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JUNE 8, 2011

This notion seems to be the current view for start ups these days in this put it out there and iterate quickly Internet driven world. Minimum viable products are okay until you learn how to create the real winner. Really great ideas emerge through lots of little failures. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 27, 2011

Like much of the “Twitter is total waste of time” talk that emerged in 2008, there’s truth, hype and money to be made and lost in every new direction the Internet takes us. Use this filter question as you analyze any new tool or direction: How could this help me do a better job serving the customers I already have? All rights reserved.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The concept was born in the 1980’s, truly getting its legs with the dawn of the internet. In 2004, journalist Ben Hammersley referred to the booming medium as “podcasting.” Despite the explosions in podcast visibility and the demonstrated effectiveness of podcast advertising, dollars have been slow to follow.

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2016

The concept was born in the 1980’s, truly getting its legs with the dawn of the internet. In 2004, journalist Ben Hammersley referred to the booming medium as “podcasting.” Despite the explosions in podcast visibility and the demonstrated effectiveness of podcast advertising, dollars have been slow to follow.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 6, 2011

The concept is not new and while it is a very powerful one, it’s been a bit tainted by the Internet marketers and coaches that have jumped into the business of putting these together for profit. I’m not suggesting this isn’t something you would pay to be a part of. All rights reserved.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Lee Odden Lee Odden is the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing , a digital marketing agency specializing in strategic internet marketing consulting, training and implementation services including: Content, Search, Email and Social Media Marketing. All rights reserved.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

This is a nice graphical representation of what is happening in this next wave of the Internet. As an add-on to this, I thought I would compare and contrast some differences, all quite obvious, with the first euphoric Internet wave. " Web 1999/2000 Web 2005 Critical Mass 12.8m " Web 1999/2000 Web 2005 Critical Mass 12.8m

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 12, 2011

I turned to Doug Hubbard, author of Pulse: The New Science of Harnessing Internet Buzz to Track Threats and Opportunities to talk about this very idea. Hubbard is the inventor of the powerful Applied Information Economics (AIE) method. He is also the author of How to Measure Anything: Finding the Value of Intangibles in Business.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

Lee Odden Lee Odden is the CEO of TopRank Online Marketing , a digital marketing agency specializing in strategic internet marketing consulting, training and implementation services including: Content, Search, Email and Social Media Marketing. All rights reserved.

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Hearpreneur

OCTOBER 30, 2015

After taking another year to build a second email marketing startup (with Anvil running in the background), I finally decided it was time for me to commit to building my own team and Anvil grew in earnest in 2004. Firstly I had been traveling the world and running blogs online, earning money by selling advertising.

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BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

This is a nice graphical representation of what is happening in this next wave of the Internet. As an add-on to this, I thought I would compare and contrast some differences, all quite obvious, with the first euphoric Internet wave. Spend $$$, advertising. " Web 1999/2000. Release early and release often. Tech platform.

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reidhoffman.org

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

What I’ve honorably been able to do, however, is share the deck I used to pitch LinkedIn to Greylock for a Series B investment back in 2004. the consumer internet landscape in 2004 vs. today. In 2004, the consumer internet was just beginning to rebound. the evolution of LinkedIn as a company. Reid Hoffman.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 17, 2011

Your content isn’t good enough that the magic content fairies will find it and spread it around the internet. Find the 10% of employees that are content creators and nurture that. 7. People will Magically Engage in your Content. Find out where your customers are on the web and be active in those communities.

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Altgate

JANUARY 28, 2009

of all pay-per-click advertising is click fraud. I’ve been hearing about click fraud for a while, notably the case of Michael Anthony Bradley who in 2004 was caught red handed trying to extort $150K from Google (to not publicly release his click fraud software) and then the case was mysteriously dropped. What do you think?

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 18, 2011

You’ve taken the first step towards dominating the internet. There is a lot of noise on the internet. You have a website that is well-designed, well-functioning, and most importantly well converting. Now, let’s look at 3 things that you can do to continue to market online. 1) Create Compelling Content. Don’t add to it.

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