Software By Rob

AUGUST 5, 2010

You own a wall of books, or perhaps a Kindle or iPad bulging at the edge of its hard disk with non-fiction you’ve earmarked for future reading. You own a wall of books, or perhaps a Kindle or iPad bulging at the edge of its hard disk with non-fiction you’ve earmarked for future reading. Also a student of reading.

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Startup Lessons Learned

DECEMBER 16, 2009

That foundational idea, so clearly articulated in books like Lean Thinking, is what originally led me to start using the term lean startup. For those whove heard it, it contains a length discourse on the subject of agile software development and extreme programming, including its weaknesses when applied to startups.

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YoungUpstarts

AUGUST 24, 2015

Espousing that borrowing money and debt are optional, the book proposed that entrepreneurs starting such businesses were more interested in the lifestyle it offered rather than making oodles of cash. Let me cover the salient points of the book. The key is to spend 50% of your business development time on creating.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 7, 2011

The image to the left is the cover for the comic book Cat Woman, designed by Adam Hughes.You’ll find more cool comic book covers in the Random Fun section below. CPC & conversion rates are abysmal. Specialist agencies to help w/ Facebook ads, but not atrocious conversion rates – [link]. – [link].

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Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

If you’re doing investment pitches, you should read this book. If you’re doing a pitch I’m going to see, I want you to have read this book. And if you’re a startup CFO, finance lead, bean counter, or presentation slide deck preparer, then you should read this book. He openend with his first issue.

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Software By Rob

JULY 24, 2009

Startup Marketing Advice, “Failure,&# Things I Learned the Hard Way, and more… → Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. Your early conversion rates are going to be abysmal. And you know what? Thanks again!

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Software By Rob

JULY 16, 2009

→ Two Must-Read Books for Micropreneurs Cool News, Links & Reviews , Micropreneurship If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place. Bob Walsh’s new book The Web Startup Success Guide comes out next week. I picked up Pamela Slim’s book Escape from Cubicle Nation a few weeks ago.

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Software By Rob

JULY 20, 2010

While on paternity leave this week I read seven books. I have a list of around 20 bullet points I took away from this book, which is a solid task list for me to mull over in the coming months. Check out my book Like this post? Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation.

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Austin Startup

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Eynon will serve as a Technology Officer overseeing software development of Strap, a state-of-the-art wearable device that enables blind people to detect any type of obstacle and notify them of possible collisions. Strap Technologies is on a mission to become the world’s first substitute for the white cane.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 20, 2021

The publishing industry, and especially the children’s book publishing industry, are extremely set in their ways, having created and sold many of the same books for decades, via the same channels (many big publishers don’t even sell their books online!). Thanks to Teigan Margetts, Ethicool Books ! #13-

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Software By Rob

MAY 23, 2010

iMemories offers hassle-free conversion of pretty much any analog medium you have (even those old slide wheels and 8mm film) to DVD, and the DVD includes chapters every few minutes, plus a color cover with frames from the video. Check out my book Like this post? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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VC Cafe

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Last night, I had the privilege of listening to Reid Hoffman, one of the most influential figures in technology and entrepreneurship, deliver a fascinating lecture about his upcoming book, SuperAgency (due to launch in January 2025). You can check out his Youtube channel for many conversations between Reid and his AI clone.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 3, 2016

Conversion optimization is a little different if you’re in B2B. Some of the same underlying principles apply, but because of the inherent differences in buying decisions and sales cycles, pulling B2C optimization practices straight from the book might be a bad idea. Longer Sales Cycles and Micro-Conversions.

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Software By Rob

MAY 3, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Out → I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. Stay Small. Start Small.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2014

How Typography Affects Conversions - crowdspring.co/1ctwTbY. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 14 Informative & Free e-books for Web Designers - crowdspring.co/1girpFe. 14 Informative & Free e-books for Web Designers - crowdspring.co/1girpFe.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Here’s a fun parody from IKEA, poking fun at those ads and promoting the annual IKEA book catalogue. How We Increased Landing Page Conversion by 16%: Lessons Learned from Redesigning the Buffer Home Page? A Great Job Interview Requires a Great Conversation – crowdspring.co/1w2Owuk. Very well done by IKEA.

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YoungUpstarts

JUNE 2, 2011

you) has to recognize when debate, conversation, and analysis can’t take you any farther. It was during those phone conversations that I truly learned what listening to the customer really meant. In other words, you’re focused foremost on doing the right thing for the right reasons, for all stakeholders. I apologize. You’re right.’

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2010

Inspiration: 50+ Vector-Based Book Covers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 13% of all adult leisure conversation is swearing – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 6, 2010

Inspiration: 50+ Vector-Based Book Covers – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. 13% of all adult leisure conversation is swearing – [link]. Here are some of the links that I’ve liked and shared this past week!

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 20, 2010

Optimizing Conversion Rates with 5 Quantitative & Qualitative Tests (Part 2) – [link]. Book Covers: 75+ Awesome Designed Books – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template tco use today) – [link]. Power of Social Cloud – [link].

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VC Cafe

JUNE 18, 2012

Brandsforce is a plug & play social media marketing platform that generates conversations, engagements and measurable actions on social networks. And since conversation is part of that, we’ve created tools to meet people with shared tastes, compare preferences, and review and rank titles. Brandsforce - Company Website.

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ConversionXL

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Back in 2016, I read a book called Sprint by Jake Knapp, founder of Google Ventures. As advocated in the book, I felt the idea of using restraint would help me quickly execute on new ideas. Conduct client development interviews. My agency wouldn’t have expanded beyond digital PR if it weren’t for early client conversations.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 15, 2009

I had a realization recently while talking with a Micropreneur Academy member: focusing on increasing traffic and improving conversion rates is a fantastic game plan for a startup. It’s also hard to prioritize what to work on next: traffic, conversions or new product features.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 15, 2010

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Terror of Firsts Podcast Ranked #13 in iTunes: Management and Marketing → I Need Your Help! Which Book Would You Be Most Likely to Buy? I’m in the first stage of writing a book.

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Small Business and Startups: 5 Tips For Keeping the Books – crowdspring.co/1f1zOfD. Small Business and Startups: 5 Tips For Keeping the Books – crowdspring.co/1f1zOfD. Books that Shape Common Early Stage (Startup) Culture – crowdspring.co/1fLefAN. DIY: How to Design an Indie Book Cover – crowdspring.co/1fHFLPg.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 2, 2009

I’m really into saving time, and one way I’ve found to do that is to skim books, or listen to them as abridged audiobooks when I’m on the road. In line with this, about a year ago I found an awesome collection of summaries of the best marketing books ever (in the opinion of the book’s editor).

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crowdSPRING Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2018

The standalone apps support using multiple accounts, conversations with optional end-to-end encryption , and playing games. A chatbot (or bot) is a piece of automated software that engages in a conversation with people. Marketers want to reach more prospects, generate more leads, and improve conversions.

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This is going to be BIG.

AUGUST 21, 2017

I'm perfectly ok if a corporation decides that they don't want to be in the business of working with the Daily Stormer--and no, telling a Jewish software developer that they don't have to work for a company protecting Nazi websites is in no way anywhere near the same as saying it's ok for a florist not to do the flowers at a gay wedding.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 14, 2010

I’ve gone on and on about the subject of pre-launch marketing on my podcast , made mention of it in my book , went into detail on TechZing , and again on a recent Micropreneur Academy conference call. And after talking about this subject at length, I found myself again evangelizing it last week at the Business of Software conference.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Almost no one thinks about improving conversion rates. Popularity Another reason people focus on traffic instead of conversions is because that’s what everyone talks about. For every 50 books or blogs on search engine optimization or AdWords there is one on improving conversions. Conversion, Not So Much.

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 25, 2012

Freemium Pricing for SaaS: Optimizing Paid Conversion Upgrades – [link]. Terrific essay about book cover design … Hack the Cover – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. – [link].

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Steve Blank

APRIL 2, 2009

Since no benchmarks existed, we enlisted our engineering department in a serious software development effort and wrote our own. Then we were going to buy our competitors’ boards (think “secret shopper”) and compare them to ours.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2012

The One Conversational Tool That Will Make You Better At Absolutely Everything - [link]. Will 2013 be the year of conversion optimisation? 20 Exceptional Book Packaging Designs - [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link].

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Software By Rob

SEPTEMBER 23, 2009

That has to win for the worst conversion rate ever. The competition will be less and your conversion rates will be orders of magnitude higher. Check out my book Like this post? Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. That’s not a market, that’s a drive by.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 19, 2013

Iron Conversions – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. How Colors Affect Website Conversions | Web Design Mash – [link]. Summer Business Books: What to Read Now – [link]. My product failed.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 12, 2010

By now we’ve discussed the fact that you should first plug your funnel , then improve conversion rates , then work on sending as much traffic as possible to your website. But we haven’t talked about how big of a role traffic quality plays in determining your conversion rate. Check out my book Like this post?

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 11, 2008

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Should You Build or Buy Your Micro-ISV? I’m in a Book! sent) October 11th, 2008 | Software Development Building your startup? Check out my book Like this post?

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