Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

In this model, you take some fraction of the lifetime value of each customer and plow that back into paid acquisition through SEM, banner ads, PR, affiliates, etc. For example, its always nice to have someone constantly optimizing your SEM accounts, driving down your CPA. But its not really viral growth, even when its exponential.

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The Next Web

OCTOBER 26, 2013

Over the last three years we saw an explosion in non-technical work, everything from data entry to customer service to marketing, SEO, SEM, legal, financial… We’ve reached the point now where if a job can be done in front of a computer, somebody’s doing it on oDesk.”. Focus on the East.

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Hearpreneur

MAY 31, 2020

We attend all the major dermatology tradeshow events in hopes of growing our doctor referral program, but our biggest breakthroughs with networking have come via social media. You do not need to blog or be on all social media platforms but make sure you are active on the ones where you are. Thanks to Richa Pathak, SEM Updates !

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Hunter Walker

APRIL 15, 2015

Every on-demand app I know generates substantial volume from their referral program (let’s lump word-of-mouth into this as well since it often involves sharing a referral code). Some analysis of these referral programs would probably make for a good tech blog post. How to Optimize Referral Programs by Ina Herlihy.'

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 7, 2008

Dont worry about selecting particularly good keywords, if youre new to SEM. SEM only gets at one segment of users, and for a brand new product, you presumably need some skill at marketing in general and adsense in particular to get any useful info. This post has been removed by a blog administrator. I used to use $.05,

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 7, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Sunday, September 7, 2008 Customer Development Engineering Yesterday, I had the opportunity to guest lecture again in Steve Blank s entrepreneurship class at the Berkeley-Columbia executive MBA program. Startup Lessons Learned season one : Every post from the blogs first year in print form.

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ConversionXL

APRIL 4, 2017

It doesn’t help that there’s a new blog post out every day about how you’re missing out on [X] and this company is killing it by doing [Y]. SEM is great because you can capture people as they’re searching for a solution, which is often some of the highest intent traffic you can find. iPullRank Blog. Litmus blog.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

I also owe a great debt to Kent Beck, whose Extreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change was my first introduction to this kind of thinking. (So Great blog! Get in touch: Twitter Email Facebook Linkedin Additional resources Startup LessonsLearned, All Seasons : Every post from the blog, in one 600+ page PDF. Good stuff.

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ConversionXL

AUGUST 27, 2015

How can you tell what caused that – optimization, SEM, seasonality, word-of-mouth, or something else? What we found was that the actual impact was actually 257% better and that what was really driving down performance was an SEM approach of pushing for quality leads over all leads, dropping overall performance. Word-of-Mouth.

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Startup Professionals Musings

APRIL 16, 2011

Search engines are programmed to rank websites based on their popularity and relevancy. These are subjective elements, but there are specifics that even a computer program can evaluate to set your ranking, and thus determine whether your site is alive and a good match to a specific search request. Create inbound and outbound links.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Startup Lessons Learned season one : Every post from the blogs first year in print form. for Harvard Business Revie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 12, 2008

0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) for Harvard Business Revie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Giving rise to three verbs: Implement (programming!) Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? where we turn ideas into code the best way possible.

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www.forentrepreneurs.com

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

SolidWorks 2: The best VAR management program in the world? SolidWorks 3: The best VAR management program in the world? In case you are not familiar with the importance of Product/Market fit, Marc Andreessen has a great blog post on this topic: The Pmarca Guide to Startups, part 4: The only thing that matters.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Labels: Test-driven development 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

And since I have a blog, I have a way to ask questions directly to you. Heres what I want to know: First of all, the NPS question : On a scale of 1-10 (where 10 is most likely), how likely is it that you you would recommend this blog to a friend or colleague? Eric, great blog. How annoying!) How did you hear about it?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008

As Seth writes this week in Seths Blog: Listening to the loud people , the most aggressive customers arent necessarily the ones you want to hear from. Thanks Eric, your blog has many golden nuggets!!! Startup Lessons Learned season one : Every post from the blogs first year in print form. for Harvard Business Revie.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MARCH 12, 2013

Some people also refer to paid search marketing as SEM (search engine marketing). Paid search programs work by displaying short advertisements based on the search query from a user. For practical tips, you can also read Ten Practical Search Engine Marketing (SEM) Tips and 10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM Marketing Tips.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Is it too self-referential to post a blog entry about someone elses blog entry about how often to write a blog entry ? His post is ostensibly about how often to release new work (whether youre a blog writer, movie star, software team.) But Seth Godin is a great writer, so I dont see why I cant crib from him whenever.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

Labels: continuous deployment 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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mashable.com

MAY 28, 2010

How do you find that perfect Twitter handle or that ideal epithet for your blog, website or startup — one that’s snappy and memorable, and that you won’t hate by next year? Descriptive names, such as Stuff White People Like or Blogging Basics 101 , immediately convey information about what you do. How Do I Start? The downside?

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 13, 2008

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Saturday, September 13, 2008 SEM on five dollars a day How do you build a new product with constant customer feedback while simultaneously staying under the radar? SEM is a simple idea. Startup Lessons Learned season one : Every post from the blogs first year in print form.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 30, 2008

I would love to see some blog posts on any experiences you have had with set-based design. Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Great piece! Great post!

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 1, 2008

Labels: Test-driven development 0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

0comments: Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) for Harvard Business Revie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

thanks for the mention:) September 17, 2008 11:56 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 6, 2008

Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond" Six streaming locations Interviews ► March (7) New conference website, speakers, agenda Two new scholarship programs for lean startups Speed up or slow down? Startup Lessons Learned season one : Every post from the blogs first year in print form. for Harvard Business Revie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

April 5, 2009 8:44 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) for Harvard Business Revie.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 8, 2008

as is your beginning to blog. :) September 9, 2008 1:32 AM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?)

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 1, 2013

To learn more about SEO and PPC marketing, read 10 Practical Small Business SEO and SEM Marketing Tips. Examples of inbound marketing include blogs, podcasts, ebooks, newsletters, whitepapers, and videos. For example, we have an affiliate program at crowdSPRING that rewards others for sending business to us. Display Ads.

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 2, 2008

December 23, 2009 6:17 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) for Harvard Business Revie.

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Eric Friedman

APRIL 23, 2014

It was during this time that I actually started this blog (when it was all about Marketing). Some of the campaigns I worked on were traditional banners campaigns while others were more sophisticated sponsorships of the apps and programs of the day such as instant messaging clients, rollovers, and takeovers on sites. It was (and is?)

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Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

July 19, 2010 12:21 PM Post a Comment Newer Post Older Post Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom) Subscribe via email Blog Archive ► 2010 (48) ► October (3) Case Study: Rapid iteration with hardware The Lean Startup Bundle Stop lying on stage ► September (4) Good enough never is (or is it?) for Harvard Business Revie.

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ConversionXL

DECEMBER 13, 2022

But if you have enough traffic, you should use both types of tests in your optimization program. Ignore blog posts that tell you “99 Things You Can A/B Test Right Now.” Customizing the template can account for them and optimize your optimization program. Blog post and newsletter publishing schedule. Math is not magic.

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www.chancebarnett.com

MAY 10, 2011

Examples: Sign up with the Better Business Bureau and add the “BBB” approved logo Get on one of the verified Safe Sender programs if you’re driving emails subs and sending emails… and display this programs logo close to your email sign up form Simply tell your visitor that you’ll never spam them or share their email (and mean it!)

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ConversionXL

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Lean companies focus on building an MVP as quickly as possible using minimal resources (like “hackathons” where programmers compete or collaborate in sprints to design a program by the end of the event). Running search engine marketing (SEM) experiments requires testing more than just the ads themselves.

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Occam's Razor

AUGUST 22, 2011

Here you'll find all my blog posts categorized into a structure that will hopefully make it easy for you to discover new content, find answers to your questions, or simply wallow in some excellent analytics narratives. Blogging Experience Articles. + Podcast: Measuring Rich Media (Ajax, Flash / Flex, RSS & Blogs).

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