BeyondVC

JANUARY 3, 2019

2018 Recap Welcome to our annual boldstart recap and enterprise predictions letter. Thanks to all of the amazing founders, advisors, co-investors, corporate partners, and others that helped make 2018 an amazing year. This will be a boon to startups as this encompasses finding PII, securing data, and incorporating privacy by design.

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Startup Lessons Learned

OCTOBER 11, 2018

As we put the final touches on Lean Startup Conference 2018 , I wanted to take a moment to share more about some of the panels, workshops, and events. In the Mastering Experiment Design workshop, participants will come prepared with a risky assumption of their own to build an experiment on, which they can then use to begin testing right away.

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Austin Startup

MARCH 3, 2018

March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 3:30PM?—?4:30PM March 9, 2018 5:00PM?—?6:00PM Salon K Giving Back Rocks: How Austin Brands Do It with John Paul DeJoria, Andy Roddick & Kendra Scott What do a jewelry designer, hair care billionaire, tennis player, and hospital have in common?

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Austin Startup

MARCH 1, 2018

Come enjoy the live band and intimate seating that also opens up into networking lounges designed to showcase Austin’s executive clout, global appeal, and the Austin tech scene and companies that live and thrive here 365 days a year. Can capitalism fulfill its promise to create a shared and durable prosperity for all of us?

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ConversionXL

JULY 22, 2021

User experience (UX) tends to be thought of more as a design issue rather than an SEO one. This can increase bounce rate and hurt conversions. Home > Resources Resources > Conversion rate optimization guide Conversion rate optimization guide > How to Write Copy That Sells Like a Mofo by Joanna Wiebe.

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The Startup Magazine

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

So, here are 5 factors in flux for 2018 that you and your business need to keep abreast of. In 2018, user experience is going to play a larger role in SEO. If you have visits that come from search which only last 30 seconds, your content of user experience may be hurting your conversions. User Experience. It Is All About Video.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Decisions on which menu bar type will be best, whether you want a full screen or a boxed screen and the sort of header design may all sound complicated to the uninitiated, but with the choice and help available, you will soon get past this first step. These return visits will hopefully turn into conversions, and your sales will start to grow.

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YoungUpstarts

DECEMBER 7, 2017

It’s a great tool for companies to introduce a new brand and test product-market-fit in an early, low-risk environment; cultivate a group of early adopters who become product evangelists and provide crucial feedback and support; get early customer feedback on product concept and design and build brand equity for a product.

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The Startup Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

However, sound investors would do well to remember that although their prevalence has certainly made these industries a popular topic of conversation, they are by no means the only viable option for significant returns. Private equity investments offer access to growth in more scaled businesses. Photo by Tiger Lily from Pexels.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 1, 2017

These 50 honorees hail from 10 different categories: “B2B Tech,” “Consumer Tech,” “Cybersecurity,” “EdTech,” “Health and Life Sciences,” “LifeStyle,” “Marketing / Advertising / Design / PR,” “Social Impact,” “Supporters,” and “Inno Picks.” Help SXSW help the Red Cross with Hurricane Harvey relief by donating here.

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Austin Startup

APRIL 30, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: April 30, 2018 Maker Faire is a family-friendly gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these “makers” to show hobbies, experiments, projects.

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ConversionXL

JANUARY 16, 2019

Conversational marketing. Drift “conversational marketing” 0.70 Drift and “conversational marketing”. For Drift, founded in 2014, that was easier said than done: Drift didn’t go all-in on “conversational marketing” until 2018. Inbound marketing. The subscription economy. Growth hacking. So how do you create one?

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

My company focuses on optimization for the high-end and luxury market, and over the years, we’ve learned there are 5 critical factors that will make or break the conversion rate of a high-end ecommerce store. Good design creates trust and can improve the perceived value of what you’re selling too. Don’t skip the basics. Image source.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 20, 2017

Attend Austin’s Tech Town Hall on Aug 24 was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 11, 2018

Developing a cohesive strategy: think about opportunities before, during, and after conversion. Automation sent post-conversion to check in on the experience, offer guidance, provide links to information, or encourage repeat purchases. 2 Turning captivation into a conversion. Especially in this new era of GDPR.

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Austin Startup

AUGUST 28, 2017

August 31 is GigaTECHs App Competition was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. These posts often cover tech-related trends; other times they focus on books, pop culture, sports and other current events.

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Hunter Walker

MAY 17, 2024

Textio brought this vision to market with our first product, designed to help people write job posts that attracted diverse and qualified candidates. I even love leading a really meaningful performance feedback conversation. I love leading workshops for the team on how to tell effective stories with data.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 26, 2018

On May 25, 2018, the European Union implemented new Internet regulations called the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR, for short. Meanwhile, new businesses and startups should keep GDPR regulations at the forefront of all business growth conversations to avoid having to backtrack and meet requirements retroactively.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 26, 2017

CARMEN HIJOSA Originally from Spain, Dr. Hijosa has a track record in the design and manufacturing of leather goods, selling through her own company and supplying key retail outlets such as Harrods and Liberties in London. in Mechanical Engineering (Product Design) and a B.A. She received a PhD & M.S.

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Austin Startup

JANUARY 15, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: January 15, 2018 The final deadline to apply for the SXSW Release It program is the end of the day on Friday, January 19. This competition is designed for startups (as well as established companies) that have a product, a service or an app that will launch in the first quarter of 2018.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

JavaScript has a critical role in conversion optimization, too. Marketers without jQuery skills rely on testing tools’ visual editors to design and publish A/B tests, often with bad results. In early 2018, I wrote code in Python to connect to a cryptocurrency service provider’s database using their API solution.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Facebook’s data tool is designed to provide marketers with demographic and geographic information, such as: Page Likes Age Gender Top Cities and Countries Location Interests. If you want to increase traffic, look at actions such as clicks, referral traffic, and conversions. Research the competition. Take Salesforce. Take Buffer.

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Austin Startup

MAY 13, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: May 13, 2018 Inclusiveness and diversity was one of the most important themes at SXSW 2018. John Slatin AccessU: May 14–16 in Austin was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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ConversionXL

OCTOBER 2, 2018

All were published between 2016 and 2018. What seem like merely aesthetic design choices may actually be the way your customers learn to trust you (or don’t).”. The most consistent design element associated with site trustworthiness—more than any single choice in color, font, or layout—was effort. Cheap design looks…cheap.

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ReadWriteStart

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

billion for 2018 sales though Apple and Google’s stores. Agenda, an Apple design award winner in 2018, focuses on a direct offering first, complemented by an option to go to the App Store. App stores gain from delivering the best experience for the buyer and why they keep coming back or more.

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Here are four digital marketing strategies to keep in mind to improve your customer experience in 2018: 1. Feature Live Chat in Website Design. Mobile User Friendly: Design your site with mobile as your top priority. Devise how to combat drop-off and increase revenue in areas where you’re getting conversions.

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Austin Startup

JUNE 5, 2018

The Forrest Four-Cast: June 5, 2018 Show your tech pride at the world’s only LGBTQIA-themed Startup Weekend Hackout ! Startup Weekend HackOut, June 7-10 was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 9, 2018

Use design thinking to be an innovator in your market. Design thinking sounds like its meant exclusively for creative thinkers, but anyone can take advantage of its straightforward process. Or, as I learned to think of it when I was getting my degree in design: The Process. Design matters. Be an innovator. Check it out!

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Mobile sites get more visitors, but apps fare better for engagement and conversion rates: comScore Mobile Metrix, U.S, In any case, you need to see past the shiny objects in web design pitches and know how PWA technology will (or won’t) help you achieve your marketing goals. Age 18+, June 2017. You may simply be a voice in the room.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Once your in-house team maxes out conversions for that funnel, what will they do next? Conversion rates are low—or unknown. Codecademy has always had strong traffic, but we just didn’t have a lot of expertise in conversion.”. Other companies have trouble nailing down their conversion rate due to analytics challenges.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

#10- During a random conversation. During a random conversation, my husband suggested I begin charging clients for my help. That’s why in October of 2018, after being laid off from my last position, I started Sedruola Maruska Coaching. Thanks to Michelle Faulds, SlyFox Web Design & Marketing ! #27-After

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Hearpreneur

MAY 18, 2022

Rather than pursue a career in fine art, gallery art, or the commercial art industry my fascination with functional art and design pushed me to create the product illustrate offers today. I began Authentic House in 2018 after a year of exploring what it might mean to live a more purposeful life. Photo Credit: Alice Ojeda.

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Austin Startup

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Attend DivInc Demo Day on December 8 was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story. Help SXSW help the Red Cross with Hurricane Harvey relief by donating here.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 19, 2019

I constantly — I mean constantly — use the word Epic in conversations and social media postings. The beta that launched in January 2018 was called LRND, pronounced “Leonard” – also named after Leonhard Euler. On the way north from the Chicago suburbs to Wisconsin, I thought it would be a great idea to have my own PR firm.

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Up and Running

AUGUST 7, 2019

The “Amazon’s Choice” designation also was limited to only Prime items and specifically notes that they’re “available to ship immediately.”. Cyber Monday 2018 was the largest online sales day in U.S. That same review of 2018 holiday season sales looking specifically at your market shows that mobile accounted for 41.7

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crowdSPRING Blog

AUGUST 6, 2018

As we wrote recently , If your website isn’t well-designed, quick-to-load, and easy-to-navigate, you’re sabotaging your brand’s valuable online presence. The stakes are too high to risk losing business due to weak website design or poor user experience. But when should you revisit the design of your website?

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 4, 2019

In 2018 I learned to drive a car on a left-hand side, started to meditate, learned how to play poker and make an ollie on a snowboard. Google’s Sergy Brin has been quoted as saying that, “any conversation I have about innovation starts with the ultimate goal.” What are your business goals for 2018? Photo Credit: Nancy MacIntyre.

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